The guild hall was half renovated, and the money was almost spent.

However, this silver refers to the silver in the public account, and the six hundred taels earned from selling the first thing and the silver earned by exchanging the silver in the public account for money for renovation cannot be counted, and the silver in one's own pocket is one's own, and the public and private should be clearly distinguished.

What should I do next without money, Han Xiufeng couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and the next morning he was about to go to "Rishengchang" to inquire, when Pan Er actually brought a familiar person from the guild hall who couldn't be more familiar.

"Uncle Yu, why are you here?" Seeing that Yu Youfu was wet and depressed, Han Xiufeng grabbed his arm again and asked eagerly, "Uncle Yu, speak, what's wrong with you?" ”

Yu Youfu didn't know how guilty he felt in his heart, and said with tears streaming down his face: "Fourth baby, something is wrong, uncle...... Uncle...... Uncle I'm sorry for you! ”

Han Xiufeng subconsciously asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Without waiting for Yu Youfu to speak, Pan Er said with a bitter face: "Fourth brother, the bill of exchange is a shame!" Duan Jingcheng and Guan Zhutou were not at ease, so they asked Uncle Yu to escort Gu Zhixin, the nephew of Master Gu, to send us a bill of exchange, but there was no accident when they walked so far, but they had an accident when they arrived in the capital! ”

Han Xiufeng was taken aback, but he quickly regained his senses, helped Yu Youfu and said, "Uncle Yu, don't worry, the bill of exchange is not a silver ticket, nor is it a money ticket, so it is not so easy to lose." ”

"But it's gone!"

"I said it's okay, it's okay, even if it's lost, isn't it two thousand taels, and we can earn it slowly when the silver is gone, as long as the person is okay." Han Xiufeng said that he was not in a hurry, but he was more anxious than anyone else, helped Yu Youfu into the room, and asked in a low voice: "Uncle Yu, what the hell is going on, aren't you escorting Master Gu's nephew, where is Master Gu's nephew?" ”

"How dare he come to see you if he loses the bill of exchange, even if he goes back, he can't explain to Master Gu, he is still in Zhangjiawan, saying that he wants to report to the official. I didn't dare to wait there, so I came to the capital to report to you, but I finally arrived at the city gate and closed again, so I could only wait outside the city all night and wait until dawn to enter the city. Yu Youfu licked his lips and said, "Fortunately, I am a little entangled in my body, otherwise I wouldn't be able to come in without money to pay taxes." ”

Han Xiufeng knew that the Zhangjiawan he was talking about was the Hehe Post in Tongzhou, known as the "No. 1 Water Horse Post in Beijing", which was the place where officials entered Beijing to change carriages and learn the etiquette of meeting the emperor.

I didn't expect that there was no accident when I came by myself, but there was an accident in them.

Han Xiufeng thought for a while and asked, "Uncle Yu, how did Master Gu's nephew lose the bill of exchange?" ”

"There is an open space at the entrance of the post station, which seems to be called Wangjiachangzi. We didn't have a fire card, we couldn't live in a post station, we could only live in an inn on the edge of Wangjiachang, and I washed my feet and went to bed after supper. He is a scholar, I heard someone next door playing the piano and went to watch, I waited until the middle of the night to see that he had not come back to ask, shouted twice at the door, he said not to go back to the room to sleep, there is a smell of wine in the room, listen to the movement There is a mother-in-law in the room! But yesterday morning he woke up, and the mother-in-law who slept beside him was gone, and the bills of exchange, silver tickets, and broken silver hidden in his clothes were gone! ”

Afraid that Han Xiufeng wouldn't believe it, Yu Youfu said eagerly: "The fourth baby, it must have been stolen by that mother-in-law." Because along the way, I asked if the money order was there, and I also asked at the supper the night before, and he showed it to me. ”

Han Xiufeng groaned: "I fell for the beauty scheme." ”

"I haven't seen that woman, I don't know what she looks like."

"Even if you know, it's useless, people are not stupid, they must have left early if they stole bills of exchange, silver bills and scattered silver, Tongzhou is so big, where can we find it." Pan Er thought about it and gritted his teeth and said, "And that mother-in-law must have accomplices, and they came prepared." ”

"Four babies, I'm sorry for you, I ......" The more Yu Youfu thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became, and he couldn't control his tears.

"Uncle Yu, I don't blame you." Han Xiufeng figured out the ins and outs, got up and said, "Uncle Yu has definitely not eaten after waiting outside the city all night, you hurry up and cook for Uncle Yu, and I will go to find Li Bantou first." ”

Li Bantou is the official of the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses Division, responsible for patrolling and arresting thieves in that part of the hall, cleaning up the streets and ditches, prisoners, and fire bans, Pan Er not only recognized but also sent him money more than once, and subconsciously asked: "Fourth brother, the bill of exchange was lost in Tongzhou, what is the use of looking for Li Bantou?" ”

"Please Li Bantou come with me to Rishengchang."

"Does going to 'Rishengchang' work?"

"It works." Han Xiufeng knew that if he didn't make it clear that Yu Youfu couldn't eat, Pan Er would be uneasy, and explained with a smile: "The ticket number is not really recognized by the ticket, no matter who takes the bill of exchange to the counter to withdraw the silver, he has to wait for five days, just to see if there is anyone who has lost the bill of exchange to report the loss within five days." ”

Pan Er reacted and hurriedly said: "The bill of exchange was lost the night before yesterday, so it's too late to report the loss!" ”

"So you don't have to worry." Han Xiufeng thought about it and explained: "Uncle Yu, this matter can't be blamed entirely on Master Gu's nephew, he is also in someone's hands, after eating, I bother you and Changsheng to run again, go to Zhangjiawan to pick up Young Master Gu." ”

"Since I can report the loss, I'm relieved, I'll pick up Young Master Gu after eating."

……

Li Bantou is easy to find, because he usually doesn't go to the yamen much, and drinks tea in the teahouse at the entrance of the guild hall almost every day.

Han Xiufeng found Li Bantou, stuffed a tael of silver, and said what had happened, and Li Bantou rushed to "Rishengchang" without saying a word. For "Rishengchang", Chongqing Hall is really not a big customer, and two thousand taels is not a big amount, and the shopkeeper still lets Xiao Wuzi receive it.

Xiao Wuzi asked the ins and outs, got up and said with a smile: "Master Han, Li Bantou, you two sit down for a while, I'll go to the counter first and ask if anyone has cashed the money order you lost, even if there is, it's nothing." Who is the person who remitted the bank, where it was remitted, when it was remitted, and where it was to be remitted, we 'Rishengchang' all have accounts, and it will be impossible to find out for a while and a half, but it will be able to find out in ten days and a half months. ”

"That's bothering you."

"It's not about labor, it's a small matter."

The two waited for half a pillar of incense, Xiao Wuzi came back from the counter, sat down and said with a smile: "Master Han, the gentlemen on the counter said that no one has come to cash yet, and I have also reported to the shopkeeper, please don't worry, the shopkeeper said that if someone takes the bill of exchange to cash in the past few days, the counter will stabilize the person first, and the little one will hurry up and invite you to confront him." If no one takes the bill of exchange to pick up these days, we will also fly to the general number, and the general number will help you verify with the Chongqing branch, and after verification, you can cash it without using the bill of exchange. ”