If he dared not run away or wished to remain in the arms of his family over the holidays, the tenant, in order to pay his debts, would have commonly to strip his house, leaving his loved ones only husks, and sometimes not even that.
If he dared not run away or wished to remain in the arms of his family over the holidays, the tenant, in order to pay his debts, would have commonly to strip his house, leaving his loved ones only husks, and sometimes not even that.
佃户要是不敢逃走，或是想留在家里过个团圆年，那么，为了还债，往往得把家里的东西抵个罄尽，只给老婆孩子留下糠皮，有时连糠都不剩。