Old Liu's son's luck was terrible. After hanging out at the gambling den for two days, he lost the entire 500 taels of silver he had borrowed. Knowing he had caused a big problem, he planned to run away at night, but Mr. Li and his men caught him outside the town.
Li Shengxiong, a tyrant in Yunzhou City, wouldn't allow someone to borrow money and escape his sight. That night, he dragged Old Liu's son back to the house and beat him half to death, demanding immediate repayment.
Unfortunately, Old Liu's son had no money to repay, so Li Shengxiong took him to Old Liu's home for the money, declaring that if the debt wasn't paid, Liu Ran'er would be taken as a concubine.
In fact, Li Shengxiong had already secretly investigated and knew all of Old Liu's land had been gambled away by his son, leaving nothing to repay the debt, not to mention the interest as high as 5%.
