The young sixth master asked for a sky-high price and proposed a monthly interest of three cents.

Han Xiufeng helped Qian Junchen argue with reason, knocked on the table and said: "Sixth master, the law of the Qing Dynasty has long been clear about money and debts, regardless of the government and the people, who owe private debts and fail to repay the default, they must add a cane according to the amount of money owed and the period of default. But for the powerful who take away other people's property without lawsuits, they will also have eighty rods. and if he takes away his wife and daughter, he shall have a hundred rods. If there is a treacherous deed, it is even worse! ”

"Brother Han, are you scaring me?" The sixth master was unhappy, put down the tea bowl and said, "Besides, did the master forcibly seize his property?" Did you take his wife and daughter? ”

"I'm not scaring you, you didn't forcibly take away Master Qian's property, let alone take away Master Qian's wife and daughter, I mean charging three points of monthly interest, which is to force Master Qian to a dead end! No matter what Master Qian says, he is also an official of the court of the sixth grade, if something happens because he can't repay your debts, you can't ask for it, right? ”

The young sixth master didn't want to force Qian Junchen to a dead end, so he muttered: "Two cents per month, no less!" ”

Qian Junchen had to get by, just thinking about passing the current hurdle first, seeing that the creditor was relieved and quietly pulled Han Xiufeng's sleeve, he would accept it if he wanted to see it, but Han Xiufeng shook his head as if he didn't know: "Sixth master, in my opinion, the annual interest rate is about two cents." If you think about it, Mr. Qian has so much official money and rice money, and as you said, he has other foreign debts. You are fine, take a step back, and he will find a way to at least pay back the money owed to you. If you have to charge two cents of monthly interest, this interest will roll down, let him pay it back, and no one will be able to please him in the end. ”

Whether Qian Junchen has money or not, the sixth master knows best, thinking that it is easy for the lion to open his mouth, but in the end, the bamboo basket may be empty, so he can only say stupidly: "Two cents per year will be two cents per year, but you have to give him a guarantee." ”

"Sixth master, I am willing to give Master Qian as a guarantee, but I didn't come to the capital to take care of this hall, but to fill the gap. No one knows when this deficiency will be filled, if it is filled soon, as soon as it is filled, you will have to take office, where will you find me then? ”

Han Xiufeng didn't want to rub his tongue with him anymore, looked back at Qian Junchen, and continued: "Sixth master, I have said everything that should be said, and I have done everything that should be done, whether it will work or not, you can give a word." Okay, I'll be a middle-aged person for you and Mr. Qian and help you re-establish the IOU. No, you can do whatever you want. If you want to talk about fellow villagers, there are many Sichuan villagers in the capital, and they don't care what I care about as a newcomer to Jiupin Inspection! ”

"Okay, I don't need you to guarantee it, let's make a note!"

……

There was a stove in the hall, and the ink that Pan Er helped grind at that time could still be used, Han Xiufeng re-established a note in front of everyone, threw the original one into the stove and burned it, and immediately asked Pan Er to take forty taels of silver tickets and hand them to the young sixth master in front of Qian Junchen.

didn't run in vain, the young sixth master took the silver ticket and the re-established IOU and went home.

Qian Junchen is very grateful, if it weren't for Pan Er and Du San, I'm afraid he would have to kowtow to Han Xiufeng.

"Master Qian, don't be like this." Han Xiufeng beckoned him to sit down, pointed to the jade bracelet on the table, and said bluntly: "Master Qian, the forty taels just now were not for you, but for Changsheng to help you." You have to pay back the money you owe to the sixth master. The forty taels you owe to Changsheng have to be repaid by the same idea. ”

"This is nature, this is nature," Qian Junchen hurriedly turned around and bowed to Pan Er.

"Master Qian, we are fellow villagers, so we don't need to set up any notes, let Changsheng collect this bracelet first, when will you return the silver to Changsheng, and when will Changsheng return the bracelet to you."

Qian Junchen has never taken the bracelet as a pawn, not because he knows how valuable this jade bracelet is, but because this jade bracelet is really ancestral, and he feels that he will be sorry for the ancestors and ancestors if he takes it as a gift but has no money to redeem it, but now he is desperate, so he can only promise: "This is natural, this is how it should be." ”

How could Pan Er miss this opportunity, and said coldly: "Master Qian, my young master is not rich, and I don't have much silver." And we are sitting in the capital, if we don't have money, we really can't live this life, so you have to give me a deadline, and I won't calculate interest with you. ”

"How was it for two months?"

"It's only one month, no matter what you buy in the capital, it's more expensive than your hometown, and no matter what you do, you have to spend money, and the money we have on us is only enough to spend a month."

What else could Qian Junchen say, he could only grit his teeth and say: "One month is one month!" ”

Pan Er put away the jade bracelet and said helplessly: "Master Qian, let's just say it, if you don't pay it by then, I can only sell the bracelet, how much can I sell, I won't give you a refund if I sell more, and I think I'm unlucky if I sell less." ”

"Okay, that's it."

"Okay, that's it," Han Xiufeng smiled, turned around and asked, "Master Qian, what are your plans next, will you move today?" ”

There is no need to hide from creditors anymore, and if you move out, you won't be able to find a place to live for a while, Qian Junchen said without thinking: "If you don't move, you will live here." ”

"Okay, I'll ask the big head to clean up for you."

Everything that happened just now, Second Master Fei heard it clearly in the Westinghouse.

He never thought that Han Xiufeng would help Qian Junchen get ahead, and really helped Qian Junchen solve his urgent need, so he couldn't help but dig out Master Gu's letter and read it again.

Just as he was feeling that what Master Gu said was true, he heard Han Xiufeng ask outside: "Second Master, are you going to have a supper with us later, or will you go out to eat?" ”

Second Master Fei put down the letter, opened the door and walked to the courtyard: "Eat with you, and partner with you from now on." Don't worry, I won't eat and drink in vain, and the money for the meal will be deducted from the money that the guild owes me. ”

"Then I'll let the big head do more," Han Xiufeng smiled, and then turned back and asked, "Master Qian, where are you eating at night?" ”

Qian Junchen, who was busy laying out the futon, hurriedly ran out and said, "I'm the same as the second master, and the food money is ...... The meal money is posted first, and then it will be counted later. ”

"Calculate together, what do you take with Zhixing?" Second Master Fei didn't give him face at all.

Qian Junchen said stupidly: "Brother Zhixing, I will have a supper, go to the yamen to be on duty during the day, and eat at the yamen at noon." ”

Second Master Fei fell for him and lent him fifty taels of silver, but he hasn't paid it back to this day, thinking that the fifty taels were lost, he couldn't help muttering: "Seeing that the New Year is over, in a few days the yamen will be sealed, the old man will rest and bath, do you have anything to eat when you go to the yamen?" ”

"Our Harmony Department is not Shuntianfu, and it is the busiest during the New Year's holidays."

"That's right, the New Year has to be celebrated, and it won't be lively without you."

"Second master, Master Qian, these are trivial matters, it's cold outside, let's go in and sit, I still have something I want to ask the two of you."

"What's the matter?"

Han Xiufeng lifted the curtain and invited the two into the hall, and while beckoning them to sit, he asked curiously: "Second master, there should be a lot of guild halls like ours in the capital, do you know how people run it." ”