Chapter 14 (1/2)

Chapter Fourteen The Show's End

Everyone waited nervously as the allotted time of three days passed

To deter the truth or not, many sharecroppers and curious corain store to wait Even before the ti people

Chitchat spread a the crowd Most didn't believe that the An faenerous

The rabble rousers who had started the whole thing that day were present as well

As the day went on, no movement occurred in the store The sun was alde had hired to spread rumors started to do their job

Waiting beneath a blazing sun, the commonfolk started to shuffle their feet in discontent as they began to suspect An Ziran had been lying Some of thean to approach the grain store, seeain

This is when the doors swung open

Since the incident, they had re open Needless to say, no business had been carried out Not that it mattered; it wasn't like the An family owned only one such store

The store was eed chairs and tables and a big chest on the floor In the middle stood the current head of the family An Ziran He looked even skinnier than he had three days ago, his figure even ht blue robes he looked just like a handso prince Of course, no one was in the mood to admire him

Seeing that he had actually shown up, the common people immediately rushed close, only to be held back by the An family's servants

Shopkeeper Feng took a stand outside ”Everyone, please stay calm and patient for just a moment If you want your loan receipts, you'll have to stand in line quietly No chattering or rabble-rousing Just listen for your name and come up one by one to claim your receipt”

After he had spoken, the people quieted down

Shopkeeper Feng nodded his head approvingly before returning inside oncesir, there should be no more issues now”

”Then let's begin,” said An Ziran calmly

Suzi, who had been standing next to the chest, opened it immediately From within he produced a pile of loan receiptsThe people outside waited, necks craned in anticipation Even though people from the An family were present and they still hadn't received their loan receipts in thethat there was even a slight possibility of it happening The whole thing felt like a dream

Anyuan County may have been se number of farmers owed the Ans money In an attempt to finish before sunset, An Ziran had his servants put four tables in the grain store and arranged for four different shopkeepers to distribute receipts and keep the line

One name after another was called When they received that faan to sob These were the loan receipts that had tortured theht that there was no chance they would see theain

Seeing that any chance for change had passed thede left the scene quickly

Just as they left the crowd, they were immediately seized and thrown into an alleyway nearby Everyone else at the scene was too i on outside