Li Zhi patted his chest in front of the beauty and said with a smile: "Don't you look at who I am Li Zhi?" Earn more than 70 taels of silver, isn't it like playing? ”

Cui Wending did not tell Cui He about the soap reservation, and Cui He did not know where Li Zhiyin earned it. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Hearing Li Zhi bragging at this time, Cui He bent down and laughed, the flowers and branches trembled, and the beautiful face made Li Zhi fascinated.

Before Li Zhi crossed over, he always felt that the people of the Ming Dynasty probably looked like wood. But after crossing over, I found that this is not the case, especially this Cui He, even if it is by the standards of later generations, he is also a beauty who is one in a thousand. I don't know how those famous Chen Yuanyuan willows looked like in the late Ming Dynasty?

After laughing for a while, Cui He straightened up and said, "Then I will go with you too, that Xiao Guangwei always pesters me is really annoying, I want to see his face black." ”

Li Zhi smiled, and strode in front, taking Cui He and Li Xing behind, to the courtyard of the Xiao family. Li Zhi and his entourage and the servant at the door reported their origins, and were taken by the servants to the front hall of the Xiao family. The servants of the Xiao family also didn't let Li Zhi and the others sit, and left everyone there to stand, and they stayed aside.

There is no chair to sit on, and Li Zhi is not angry, but he secretly said that the thinking of the late Ming Dynasty is still very traditional, and he really has no status if he owes people money. Unlike later generations, those who owe money and don't pay it back are like uncles.

In the middle of the ring, a short and thin middle-aged man, Xiao Shouyi, the head of the Xiao family, walked out with his son Xiao Guangwei with an IOU from the Li family in his hand.

Seeing that Li Zhi took Cui Yi to pay off the debt, Xiao Guangwei was so angry that his face turned black as if Li Zhi did not repay the debt, and he followed his father without saying a word.

Walking into the hall, Xiao Shouyi didn't beckon Li Zhi to sit down, but said directly: "Li Zhi, are you here to repay the money?" ”

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Yes, I owe you sixty taels of silver, and there are eight taels of interest for half a year, a total of seventy-eight taels of silver, and I will pay it back to you now." Li Zhi took out the silver from his arms and held it in his hand, and said, "You return the IOU to me!" ”

Xiao Shouyi didn't say anything, just said a good word, and took the silver from Li Zhi's hand, he took the scale from Xiao Guangwei's hand, weighed it, and nodded.

Xiao Guangwei, who was standing in the back, saw his father nodding, and his heart was cold in an instant. Did this Li Zhi really come out with seventy-eight taels of silver? And how is his relationship with Cui He getting better and better? Li Zhilai came to repay the debt, Cui He followed, this momentum is not right. In a few days, wouldn't Li Zhi marry Cui He? Now that Li Zhi can't be a servant after paying the money, his hope of marrying Cui He is getting smaller and smaller.

Xiao Guangwei's heart was gloomy, and his black face was blood-red with anger.

Xiao Shouyi was about to return the IOU to Li Zhi, but he heard Xiao Guangwei shouting from behind: "Dad, wait!" Li Zhi! It's only been a few days, where did you earn the money, could it be stolen and cheated? ”

Xiao Shouyi took the IOU and was taken aback by his son's actions, which froze there in mid-air.

Seeing Xiao Guangwei messing around, his younger brother Li Xing said angrily: "Xiao Guangwei, now that the silver has been returned to you, how do we get the silver, what does it matter to you?" ”

Xiao Guangwei stood up and said, "No, the source of your family's silver is unknown, it's too abnormal, we can't return the IOU to you!" If it's stolen money, maybe they'll pull my house in. ”

Li Xing's face flushed with anger, and he scolded: "Xiao Guangwei, you are talking nonsense! ”

Xiao Shouyi took the receipt in his hand, didn't give it to Li Zhi for a while, and said: "Slow down, don't be in a hurry, explain things clearly." ”

Li Zhi glared at Xiao Shouyi, and secretly said that this son is a bastard, and this father is not a good person. What kind of idea is the IOU that is procrastinating and not returning, and what is the idea of "making things clear"? The location of their yard is good, and it is worth more than seventy-eight taels, it seems that the Xiao family subconsciously wants their yard to pay off their debts.

Clearing his throat, Li Zhi said loudly: "Xiao Guangwei, don't talk nonsense, this money was not stolen by us, it was earned by selling soap." ”

Xiao Guangwei was stunned when he heard this, the popularity of the soap business is already well known, and Li Zhi said that it was a little reasonable to say that the soap business made money. But it's only been a few days, how can a soap of twenty yuan make so much silver?

"Nonsense, it's only been a few days, how did you earn seventy-eight taels of silver?"

Li Zhi looked at Xiao Guangwei with disdain, and said lightly: "Originally, this is all my business, and I don't need to tell you, but you care so much, it doesn't hurt to tell you." My soap business was booming and in short supply, and someone paid a few hundred taels of silver in advance to buy goods from me, so I naturally made a lot of silver. ”

Hearing Li Zhi's words, Xiao Guangwei's heart darkened. He secretly said that this Li Zhi used to be stupid, why is he so powerful here? Not only has the soap business been so prosperous, but now someone has paid for his soap in advance, and if he continues like this, he will not be rich in a long time.

Xiao Guangwei looked at Cui He with his eyes, but saw Cui He looking at Li Zhi. The big beautiful eyes were full of appreciation for Li Zhi's ability to earn money and pay back. Seeing this scene, Xiao Guangwei's face turned pale with anger.

Li Zhi turned to look at Xiao Shouyi and said lightly: "The Xiao family is in charge, could it be that you want to find someone who ordered soap to come out and confront him?" ”

Xiao Guangwei didn't wait for his father to answer, and said loudly unconvinced: "Who is afraid of whom? Then find someone to confront you! ”

Of course, Xiao Shouyi is not as stunned as Xiao Guangwei and knows what is wrong. Li Zhi's words were conclusive, and this silver was obviously earned by him seriously. The Xiao family wants to find someone to confront them, and things will get bigger. The Xiao family lent money at high interest rates, and others came to repay the money, and the Xiao family wanted to check the origin of the silver and not repay the IOU, which was not good for the reputation of the Xiao family.

"Guangwei, don't mess around!"

Looking at Li Zhi with a smile, Xiao Shouyi said: "Since you said the origin of the silver, I have nothing to doubt, Li Zhi, this IOU will be returned to you!" The debts of our two families are cleared twice! ”

Finally, the loan that was heavily pressed on the Li family was paid off!

Li Zhi took the IOU, tore it in half, and then put it in his arms.

"Good! Good! Lee Sik is amazing! Really made money to pay off the debt! ”

Seeing that Li Zhi tore up the IOU, Cui He clapped his hands childishly and cheered. Seeing that Cui He was so happy for Li Zhi, Xiao Guangwei's face was even more pale.

The five-cent interest on the loan with the mortgage of the house is usury, and the Xiao family borrowed the money purely for profit. The Li family paid back the money, and they no longer owed the Xiao family any favors. Li Zhi didn't bother to say more to the Xiao family, and said lightly:

"Farewell!"

The news that Li Zhi went to Xiao's house to repay the money soon spread all over Jingbianfang. Some people even gathered around the door of Xiao's house and secretly looked inside to see if Li Zhi had really returned the silver.

When Li Zhi finished paying back the money and walked out of the gate of Xiao's house and strode home, he heard the neighbors on both sides talking about him.

"Look, it's out, it's really the money back!"

"Hell, this Li Zhi used to be stupid and stupid, stupid for eighteen years, why is he so good now?"

"The Li family really paid the money back! This Li Zhi is really out of luck! When Li Cheng just died, I thought that the Li family was going bankrupt and lived on the streets from then on! ”

"Five points of interest! The principal and interest are seventy-eight taels, and I don't know how I earned it. ”

"How else can you make money? Of course, it was made from the soap business, but I don't know where Li Zhi sold the soap? ”

"The soap trade is so profitable, does Li Zhi's family still recruit people? I'm going to work at his house, too! ”