After a night of heavy rain, the heat of the past few days has also decreased slightly. The leaves are particularly green after washing, and when you open the window, the air is filled with a refreshing scent of herbs.

This long-awaited rain moistened everything in Binh Duong and pleased people's mood. Early in the morning, people come out of the closed portals to feel the freshness after the fresh rain.

Someone met and greeted: "This rain has finally fallen, but it is the first rain since the beginning of summer." ”

"Who's to say it isn't? If it doesn't rain anymore, you'll die of drought. It is also a blessing for the people of Binh Duong, and it is finally waiting for the rain, but it is a good sign. ”

After having breakfast at home, Cai Si didn't ride a horse, and came to the money bank in Dongjie Lane. It's still early, and the guy hasn't opened the door yet. Cai Si went up the steps, and Tuk Tuk Tuk knocked on the door three times. Sun Xiao's dissatisfied voice came from inside: "The guy who opened the door hasn't come yet, so let's wait for half an hour before coming." ”

Cai Si scolded: "Let your mother's bullshit, hurry up and open the door for the master!" ”

As soon as Cai Si's words fell, he heard the sound of footsteps inside, the door of Qianzhuang opened, Sun Xiao's hair spread out, kowtowed and said: "The little one asks for the master, I don't know that the master came so early, can I eat breakfast?" ”

Cai Sisi stepped in and asked, "Where did you go to drink cat urine last night, and it won't open sooner or later?" ”

Sun Xiao got up from the ground, followed behind Cai Si, and said step by step: "Look at what the master said, since the last night when he was on duty and drank at night, and was stolen by a thief a few silver ingots, where did the little one dare to drink?" I watched for most of the night last night, and I closed my eyes only after five watches, and I haven't woken up yet. ”

Cai Si sat down in the hall. Looking at Sun Xiao, he was surprised and said, "Oh? Are you on duty at night? What about the people in the morning, why don't you see one? ”

Sun Xiao looked at the sky and wondered, "Song Jiu should do it for me today." Why haven't you come here yet? But what's going on at home? ”

As he was talking, he saw a thin man break into the hall. He looked up and saw that the owner was coming, and his heart was bluffed. I played cards with a few friends last night, and I didn't break up until the third watch, and I accidentally slept in the morning. However, usually the owner doesn't come until midnight, so why did I arrive at the store early in the morning today?

He can't be allowed to think too much. As soon as his knees weakened, he knelt in front of Cai Si and said, "Little Song Jiu asks for peace to the owner!" ”

Cai Si didn't look at him, and said quietly: "You came so early!" ”

Song Jiu replied: "I had a fight with my daughter-in-law last night. It's been the third watch, and I'm up late this morning. The owner sees the small one who committed it at the beginning of this month, so spare the small one this time. ”

At this time, Sun Xiao had already brought tea. Cai Si had to take out the master's shelf. Drink the tea slowly.

Song Jiu saw that the owner did not speak. Peeking up, he saw Cai Si's cold gaze looking at him, and he hurriedly lowered his head and put it away.

Cai Si blew open the tea leaves floating in the tea lid and said: "The state has national laws, the family has family rules, and the money village also has the rules of the money village." If I break the rules and don't punish them, how will I care about other people in the future? ”

Song Jiu said pitifully, and said in his mouth that he begged the owner for forgiveness. Sun Xiao touched the scene. couldn't help but kneel down and beg Cai Si to forgive him this time. Cai Si only drank tea leisurely, unmoved by their pleas. After sipping half a cup of tea. Cai Sicai said slowly: "In the case of your first offense, I will spare you this time." ”

Song Jiu was overjoyed when he heard this, and was about to thank the owner, but Cai Si said again: "Don't thank me first, I haven't finished my words yet." Rao is forgiving, but this month your monthly money will be deducted half. ”

Song Jiu heard that half of the silver was going to be deducted, so he was sad, so it was better to play dozens of boards for himself, without the silver, what kind of cards would he play. Thinking like this, his face actually showed a look, and he hummed to himself: "But if you come a little late, you will have to deduct half of the silver, and other money banks don't have such rules." ”

Although the voice was small, Cai Si was not deaf, and he could hear clearly, so he only pretended not to hear it, and ordered: "You all get up, it's time for Duchen, hurry up and open the door to do business." ”

Sun Xiao stayed up all night, and his eyes were almost open. He handed over to Song Jiu clearly, and hurriedly went home to sleep. Song Jiu pulled his face and lazily sorted out the silver ingots and copper coins. After a while, the bookkeeper and the two newly hired young men in the store came in from the backyard one after another. I met the owner, and the bookkeeper brought the yesterday's account books to him to check, and the young man cleaned the bank. A qiē seems to be all in order.

The sun was particularly bright after the rain and the sun was shining, spilling down from the panes, casting dappled shadows on the counters, floors, and tables of the bank. A new day is coming, and Cai Si hopes that this is a prosperous day for business.

It's a pity that the morning passed, and not a single guest from Qianzhuang came. Song Jiu was sitting behind the counter dozing, and Mr. Bookkeeper was bored flipping through a copy of "A New Chapter of Calculation". At first, the two young men also served tea and poured water snacks, and after a long time, seeing that there was really nothing to do, the two young men found an excuse to sneak to the backyard to cool off.

Cai Si only sat with a pain in his buttocks, and he didn't wait for a guest to enter the store. He said in his heart, today is really an evil sect, don't you need copper coins anymore? He stood up impatiently, walked around the hall twice with his hands on his waist, and asked Song Jiu, "How many days have you been like this?" ”

Song Jiugang was deducted half a month's silver coin, how could he be in the mood to answer? Said lazily: "Isn't it? A new Fengyin coin village was opened from the back street, and one or two silver were exchanged for ten copper coins, ten more copper coins than we had here, and everyone seemed to be crazy, and they all went there to change money. ”

Cai Si walked to the table, slapped the table and said angrily: "We will also make a profit of ten yuan, if they do this, do they still have money to earn?" ”

Song Jiu said coldly: "People just want to eat us, and when they buy and sell, they will naturally raise the price." ”

Cai Si sat on the stool again and said angrily: "Let them lose money, I see how long they can last?" At this price, half a copper coin will not rise. ”

For a moment, the room was speechless. When it was time for lunch, Qianzhuang had its own small kitchen with a cook to cook. The two young men came back from the backyard and said to Cai Si: "The kitchen made knife-cut noodles, ask the master can eat here?" ”

Cai Si said angrily: "What am I going to do when I go back at noon?" What should I do if I suffer from heat stroke? ”

The young man bowed his head and replied yes, turned around and went to the kitchen to serve noodles, let Cai Si eat first, then Mr. Song Jiuhe, and finally it was their turn.

Coincidentally, someone entered the store at this time, carrying a blanket on his back, which looked heavy.

Cai Si was eating noodles, and when he looked up and saw such a distinguished guest entering the door, he had already pushed the noodles aside, greeted him with a smile, and asked, "Do you want to exchange money or silver tickets?" The silver ticket of our money bank is redeemed when it sees the village, and it is very convenient to redeem it with the village. ”

The guest was slender and long, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and when he entered the store, he only ran to the counter, threw the jacket on his back to the table, untied the rope, revealed the silver ingots inside, and asked, "How many copper coins are exchanged for one or two silver ingots here?" ”

Cai Si saw that there were about ten silver ingots in his blanket, most of which were more than one or two silver ingots, and he said in his heart, if the market is not opened, it will be a Dali city when the market opens. Before Song Jiu could speak, Cai Si replied diligently: "My money bank here is the fairest, and one or two silver ingots can be exchanged for nine hundred and eighty copper coins." ”

The guest was also neat, first tied the coat, still threw it on his back, and turned to leave.

Seeing that he was leaving, Cai Si hurried over, stopped the guest and said, "Why didn't the guest redeem it?" ”

The guest glanced at him and said angrily: "I am still too little to exchange for 990 copper coins, and I will redeem 980 wen here for you?" Am I stupid or are you stupid? ”

Cai Si was already angry, listening to him speak politely, his face also showed impatience, and he snorted coldly and said: "Do you like to redeem it, I sue you, nine hundred and eighty wen is not much." I don't believe it, can I starve to death without you? ”

When the man heard this, he stopped, pointed at Cai Si and scolded: "You are just a money banker, what kind of thing are you, and you speak so arrogantly?" ”

Cai Si is most afraid that people will look down on his identity, he used to work under Gao Wenhan, he was used to being scolded, he finally opened a money village and became the owner, but he was still scolded by others, and his heart became more and more angry, and he couldn't get angry for a while, and slapped the man in the face.

Although this palm was not heavy, it really annoyed the man. He purple-faced, slapped the bow left and right twice, and scolded: "You are also worthy of beating me!" No matter how rich you are, you are still a slave, but I am a scholar, and I will have an official position in the future. ”

was beaten in front of his buddy, and in Cai Si's opinion, it was also the first time he had beaten the bank. He twisted and got into a fight with the man. At first, the guy Song Jiu only stood still, he wanted to see the owner's jokes. The bookkeeper was old and frail, and he did not dare to come forward to persuade him. The two young men were strong, but they were eating noodles in the backyard at this time, and they didn't hear the noise in the front hall.

The two of them fought more and more fiercely, Cai Si's nose was bleeding, and the guest's forehead hit the corner of the table, making a mark. Afraid that things would make a big fuss, Song Jiucai came forward from behind the counter to stop the fight, and persuaded him: "Stop fighting both of you, if you fight again, you will die." ”

The two shouted in unison: "It's just right to die, who is afraid of whom?" ”

Song Jiu couldn't persuade him, but he knew that the owner was most annoyed by the prefect Gao, and at this time, he happened to come out to talk about it. So, Song Jiu let go of the two, turned to the door, kowtowed and said, "The little one asks for peace to the prefect!" It's okay in the store, it's just that the owner is playing with the guests, so please go away! ”

Hearing that Gao Wenhan had arrived, the two stopped at the same time and asked in unison, "Where is Gao Wenhan?" ”

Song Jiu got up and said, "Master Gao just walked over from the outside of the store. ”

The man whispered, "Worse than a profiteer! ”

A strange look flashed in Cai Si's eyes, and he asked in surprise, "You, who are you talking about?" ”

The man said angrily: "I said Gao Wenhan, what's wrong? Isn't it more hateful for him to buy and sell officialdom joints and bribe bribes than you? It's a pity that I can't hold the evidence of his corruption in my hands, otherwise I would have to let him fall off the horse. ”

I thought that Cai Si would be annoyed when he heard it, but who knew that he wiped the nosebleed on his face with his sleeve, his face showed surprise, and he clasped his fists and asked: "Dare to ask the name of the son, Cai Si asks the son to speak in the backyard!" (To be continued......)