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This news came as a shock to Madam Yao, Chen Mu Mu and Lu Jinfeng.

Chen Mu Mu Mu Mu's face turned white, and inwardly scolded Chen Tang a few times.

If she didn't die early, then it was later. But if she died at this time, then who was she supposed to ask for the answer she wanted to find?

After all, Chen Tang was the father of her body.

That person noticed Chen Mu Mu Mu and was stunned for a moment. Seeing that she was about to make a move, he hesitated for a moment before extending his hand to stop her.

"Miss Chen, listen to uncle's advice. You'd better not go to the gambling den."

The girl's father was dead, and there was actually someone stopping her from going to collect her father's corpse?

The three of them did not know whether to laugh or cry, but they could not help but feel a chill run down their spines.

Madam Yao was the first to react as he scolded angrily, "That heartless guy owes me a pile of sh * t, right?"

The man nodded and looked at Chen Mu Mu with an indescribable pity in his eyes. "A full three hundred taels of silver. Where did your father get the money from? Those people at the gambling house aren't good people. If you go over there, you'll definitely be captured and sold."

These words were not alarmist. The people from the gambling den had always been vicious, and there was no reason for them to say so. Although Chen Tang owed so much money, but the problem was that in the eyes of the people from the gambling house, Chen Tang's life was not worth much, if he died, he would die, and the debt would not be written off.

Chen Tang still did not have a child, he could only blame himself for dying in the gambling house, but Chen Mu Mu Mu was Chen Tang's daughter.

Repaying the debts of his father and his children was a matter of course. Even if the onlookers sympathized with his family, they wouldn't stop the people from the gambling den.

Thus, if Chen Mu Mu wanted to protect himself, the best way would be to stay far away from these people and not have anything to do with them.

The Madam Yao hesitated for a while before saying to Chen Mu: "Little girl, you are a person with a bitter life. Although Chen Tang is your father, he has already betrayed you once and you do not need to compensate yourself. Hurry up and go, I will collect your father's corpse for you."

Three hundred silver taels, ordinary people would not be able to afford it even if they had to spend a few lifetimes. How would they be able to pay it back? If Chen Mu Mu Mu were to be captured, he would be under their control for the rest of his life.

The man also said: Miss Chen, I heard about you, you will definitely not pay Chen Tang's sum, if you are worried about your father, we can help you collect the corpse, and die like a lamp being extinguished, there is no need to bring suffering on behalf of a dead person.

Chen Mu Mu looked at Madam Yao, then looked at the person: "Thank you Third Aunt and Uncle for your kind intentions, but that was my father, no matter what, I will go see him one last time."

This village was much warmer than the Apricot Rain Village she was in.

In Xingyu Village, the close Madam Niu forced his son, Lu Dayi, to his death, and threw his own daughter away. His close relatives, Lu Daquan and the others, bullied their elder brother, his widow, Madam Li, as well as his son, Lu Jinfeng. As for the villagers, each one of them was colder than the other. This could be seen from the situation of Madam Li and Lu Jinfeng, widows and children, who had been bullied for many years.

The Apricot Rain Village was more influential than the Chen Family Village, and the Chen Family Village was more humane than the Apricot Rain Village, although there was no lack of villains like Chen Tang, there was no lack of care and concern from people like Chen Ming, who were just relatives.

For those who were good to her, Chen Mu Mu Mu never wished for them to get into trouble.

If Chen Tang died, she would be in trouble to retrieve her corpse, so if Chen Ming and Madam Yao were to go, wouldn't the people from the gambling den be looking for trouble with them?

What kind of place was the gambling den? There was never a lack of wicked people who would do anything they wanted.

Relatives and relatives, even if it is just a "contact", close to do not think of running away.

"Miss Chen, you better not be foolish and filial. If your father is already dead, why are you still fighting for face?" Madam Yao's face was full of worry, "Only when one is alive can there be hope."

"I know what you and uncle mean, Third Aunt, but I've already made up my mind." Chen Mu Mu Mu replied, "I can't allow my brother to follow in my father's footsteps."

Madam Yao and Chen Ming were stunned.

They were only concerned with persuading Chen Mu not to offend Chen Tang, but they forgot that he was still alive.

Even though Chen Tang was dead, his son was still alive.

Needless to say, Chen Ergou would definitely not be able to take out that much silver to pay back.

Since they could not pay off their debts, how could the people from the gambling house let Chen Ergou go so easily?

If he were to be enslaved, he would be sold, but if he were to be enslaved, he would be sold... He was afraid that he would directly follow in Chen Tang's footsteps.

Chen Mu Mu Mu did not wish for Chen Ergou to die, since they were outsiders, it would be hard to persuade him otherwise.

Chen Ming shook his head. Although he did not agree, he still said, "Then you have to be careful."

Chen Mu Mu nodded and asked, "Is my brother in the gambling den too?"

Based on the gambling den's methods, with how much debt Chen Tang had, Chen Ergou would definitely not be able to escape. Even if he was not at the gambling den, he should have been captured by the people from the gambling den.

"It's indeed in the gambling den." Chen Ming looked at her worriedly, "When you're in the past, you should observe your surroundings first. If the situation turns bad, don't force your way out. Otherwise, send someone to our doorstep for nothing." I still have to bring the news to Chen Xiaotian and Chen Shi.

These people that Chen Ming mentioned could be considered Chen Tang's clansmen, they did not interact much normally, but for such a vile matter as human life threatening, they had to inform him.

Chen Mu Mu Mu expressed his understanding and that person hurriedly left.

"Third Aunt, as a woman, don't get involved with other people, so that others don't gossip." Chen Mu Mu Mu also turned away Madam Yao, "Brother Xiao Feng and I can take care of ourselves."

The Madam Yao hesitated, but then nodded his head: "I cannot help in the past, so be careful."

Finished speaking, a trace of determination flashed past Madam Yao's eyes, but he did not greet Chen Mu and Mu Lu Jinfeng and hurriedly left.

Lu Jinfeng said: "Perhaps they are trying to sound nice because they are afraid of trouble."

"It's a matter of life and death, and he still owes me so much money. It's only natural for others to avoid him." Chen Mu Mu didn't seem to mind as she pursed her lips, her eyes filled with yearning, "But compared to taking a detour, it's better to just say a few words that sound better on the mouth."

Better than nothing.

Lu Jinfeng declined to comment. As far as he was concerned, if they really cared about him, then he would just put it into action. Otherwise, if they talked extravagantly, who wouldn't?

The Chen Family Village wasn't big, and Chen Mu Mu had grown up in this place. It wasn't difficult to find the gambling house Chen Tang and his son frequently visited, not to mention that there were many people surrounding the entrance of the gambling house.

Chen Mu and Lu Jinfeng squeezed into the crowd and quickly saw the scene at the door.

Chen Tang's body was covered with wounds, he was lying on the ground motionlessly, with his eyes wide open, as though he died with grievances. The surrounding people were all pointing at him, but no one was willing to carry him away.

At the side of Chen Tang's body, a thirteen or fourteen year old linen robed youth was kneeling. However, the direction he was kneeling in was not towards Chen Tang, but towards the few people gathered at the entrance of the gambling den. The youth's face was covered with bruises of varying depth. It was obvious that he had just been beaten up by someone and it was not light either.

A person in charge of the gambling house stepped on the doorstep, he raised his nose at the young man and said with a fake smile: "Chen Ergou, your father owes you money. Tell me, what happened to the three hundred silver that your father owes you?"

"Whatever you want to do is fine. Do you want to listen to what I say?" Chen Ergou was not afraid of him, there was numbness in her eyes, and her young and tender face was full of indifference, "Anyways, my father is gone, and I'm the only one left at home, so it's just my life, if you want it, then go ahead and take it!"

Upon hearing these words, Chen Mu Mu Mu nearly burst into laughter.

Chen Ergou was normally the representative of a disloyal brat, but he did not expect that at this time, not only was he not cowardly at all, he even had the guts to beg for mercy while holding his own against the people from the gambling den.

At most, he would just die.

He truly deserved to be called a rascal from birth, bringing the realm of a rascal to a whole new level.

However, not everyone admired Chen Ergou's arrogance. At least, the people at the gambling house didn't like him when they saw him acting so arrogantly. That manager immediately spat out and slapped Chen Ergou.

"You little bastard, who are you!?" The money that I owe you is still so righteous, it's going against the will of heaven! You want to die, how can it be that easy! "

As if the slap wasn't enough, the manager kicked the young man a few more times and cursed, "I've been running a gambling den for so long and have never met anyone who dares to go back on their word. If you don't pay three hundred silver taels, I won't let you die!"

Chen Ergou glanced at him, looking like a dead pig unafraid of being roasted in water.

"It's not like you don't know about my family's four walls, you actually dared to take our money. Now that one of you is dead, you still don't recognize us? What, do you want me to take my money out?" "I told you, even if you tear me down and sell me, I wouldn't be able to get you a single silver coin!"

"Stinking brat!" The steward was infuriated, he kicked him a few times, and his anger rose to the top, "You refuse a toast and eat a forfeit. Fine, since you want money you won't kill yourself, right? Alright, this daddy doesn't need you to return the money, this daddy will treat it as money to feed a pig, and accept it! "However, you little bastard, if I don't cut you up, I won't be able to quell the hatred in my heart!"

The steward kicked and cursed. Suddenly, he shouted to the group of thugs, "Go get me a kitchen knife! I'm going to chop off every single piece of meat!"

"Yes!" The thug replied, and someone hurried into the gambling den.

The spectators were all sighing, someone scolded softly: "This black-hearted Chen Baifu, for such a sin, he will definitely be punished!"

Some of them disapproved, "Speak less. He is the brother-in-law of the county magistrate. This Chen family's village belongs to the emperor. The county magistrate is the strongest. If you offend him, you will have a good ending in the future."

That person was indignant, "Ha! So what if you're the brother-in-law of the County Magistrate?! You can't possibly cover the sky with one hand! A living human life is nothing in his eyes, he simply has no sense of justice! "

After hearing this, someone also agreed, "That's right, although Chen Tang is too preposterous, he does not commit the crime to the point of death.

"I'm still looking, since Chen Tang is dead, I might as well let his son go, unless he wants to kill him!"