Chapter 113: Banks and supermarkets opened

The second day of the third month of the first year of Qiande (963 AD)

On the open space to the west of the camp, several buildings have risen from the ground, and on the north side is a house made of red bricks, about 200 square meters in size and more than four meters high. The roof is covered with blue tiles, and a wooden plaque hangs at the main entrance that reads 'Seven Seas Bank'.

To the south of the bank, there is a large wooden building with an area of more than a thousand square meters and a height of about five meters, with a roof covered with thick branches and thatch. The four walls of the building are made of logs, not even the bark has been peeled off, giving it a very primitive and rugged appearance. On the wooden gate hangs a plaque that reads 'Seven Seas Supermarket'.

Hundreds of people gathered in front of the gates of banks and supermarkets, and there was a lot of noise. The seven Zhao Zizhong brothers all stood in front of the bank, waiting for the time to announce the opening of the bank.

After a while, Cui Zhaorong came over and said, "Everyone, the auspicious time has arrived, and you can start." ”

Zhao Zizhong walked up to everyone and said loudly: "I announce that Seven Seas Bank is officially open!" ”

At this time, in the open space next to the crowd, Zhang Hong and five guards lit the fuse, and then quickly ran away.

The fuse burned rapidly, and soon burned to the end. "Bang, bang, bang, pop~". There was a sound like thunder, and then confetti flew and smoke filled the air.

Everyone was stunned, not knowing what was happening, some of the timid people were running in fear, some were sitting on the ground, and a few women were crying.

Na Zhe pouted and said, "Lao Du, the firecrackers you make are very bad!" But it's okay to scare people. ”

Du Dalei said triumphantly: "What's wrong?" That's pretty good, you know the. ”

Zhao Zi glared at them again, turned around and walked into the bank. At this time, someone outside the crowd shouted: "Get out of the way, the people who saved the money are coming!" ”

The crowd parted, and several guards walked in, all carrying a large bag, which made a 'bang, boom', which was supposed to be the sound of copper coins colliding with each other. Zhai Xiaoshan followed behind, constantly greeting people he knew.

Someone asked Zhai Xiaoshan: "Captain Zhai, do you save money?" Why, all these pockets are your money? ”

Zhai Xiaoshan said loudly: "I have to train during the day, Wanqiu has to go to the school to teach, there is no one at home, so I don't feel at ease at home, I will save all the money, a total of more than three hundred!" ”

Everyone is very envious of Zhai Xiaoshan, this kid is too rich, and the pockets carried by the four guards are full of copper coins! Many people followed Zhai Xiaoshan into the bank, wanting to see what was going on with the bank.

Zhai Xiaoshan walked to the front of the wooden counter, and a bookkeeper stood up and asked with a smile, "Do you want to save money?" How much do you want to save? ”

Zhai Xiaoshan nodded and said, "It's probably more than three hundred, it's all saved." ”

Several of the guards put their money bags on the counter, panting with exhaustion. The bookkeeper called a few bank staff, untied his pockets, poured out the copper coins, and began to count them.

After more than half an hour, several people counted it several times, and the bookkeeper took a piece of paper and said to Zhai Xiaoshan: "Distinguished guest, your money is a total of three hundred and forty-seven yuan and another four hundred and fifty-six yuan, do you want to order it again?" ”

Zhai Xiaoshan was arrogant, waved his hand and said, "You don't need to order it, save it." ”

Du Dalei, who was watching the excitement on the side, came over and patted Zhai Xiaoshan, "You are stupid!" It's all saved, what do you usually spend? ”

Zhai Xiaoshan touched his head and asked puzzledly, "Didn't you say that you can take it at any time?" Wouldn't it be okay to take it out when you use it? ”

Du Dalei knocked him on the head again, "If you say you're stupid, you'll have a runny nose, and you can get 10% interest if you save for a year, but you can't withdraw money within a year; If you survive, the interest is only 2%, and the money can be withdrawn at any time, but the interest is less! ”

Zhai Xiaoshan was a little dazed, scratched his head and asked, "What should I do then?" ”

Du Dalei put his arms around his neck and said with a smile: "Boy, I'll teach you a way, you save three hundred for a year; The remaining 40 or so were exchanged for banknotes, and the usual pocket money was kept. If you save 300 yuan a year, you can get 30 yuan of interest, what do you say? ”

Zhai Xiaoshan opened his mouth wide, and asked with some disbelief: "Can you get thirty times in a year with three hundred guan cuns?" I'm not dreaming, am I? ”

Zhao Zizhong walked over and said, "This is all true, don't worry about it, save it boldly, I will vouch for you." ”

Zhai Xiaoshan said: "I believe in Mr. Zhao, so let's do it." ”

Mr. Ledger handled the procedures for Zhai Xiaoshan, and the people watching the excitement next to him were discussing, and many people were skeptical, no one thought that saving money would have such benefits.

After a while, the bookkeeper handed Zhai Xiaoshan a booklet and said with a smile: "Distinguished guest, this is a passbook, you have to keep it." On this day next year, if you come over with your passbook, we will give you 330 yuan at Seven Seas Bank. ”

Zhai Xiaoshan took the passbook and carefully put it away. The bookkeeper took out some pieces of paper, counted them, and handed them to Zhai Xiaoshan, "This is the rest of the change, which has been exchanged for paper money for you, and there is an amount on it." These banknotes can be bought in the supermarket opposite, where only paper money is accepted, not copper coins. ”

Du Dalei said to Zhai Xiaoshan: "Boy, now that you have money, shouldn't you treat yourself?" You don't have to break too far, just go to the supermarket and buy some wine and treat me to a drink. ”

Zhai Xiaoshan hurriedly nodded and said, "No problem, I'll go now." ”

He walked outside the bank, followed by Du Dalei. Many people also followed to see the excitement. The two walked into the supermarket and saw a mountain of goods inside, more than a dozen women wearing uniform blue clothes, embroidered with 'Nanami' on the front and 'supermarket' on the back.

A good-looking woman greeted her with a smile and asked, "Distinguished guest, you are the first customer of Seven Seas Supermarket, you can enjoy a 10% discount on shopping, you can buy more, just this day, don't miss it!" ”

Zhai Xiaoshan asked a little puzzled: "What is a nine-percent discount?" ”

Du Dalei leaned over and said: "You stupid, that is, if you buy something for ten yuan, you will pay nine yuan." I don't understand this, it's a great mallet. ”

The woman who was the shopping guide covered her mouth and laughed, Zhai Xiaoshan thought about it and said, "If it was really so cheap, I would definitely buy more." But I won't pick anything, so let my wife buy it. ”

The shopping guide woman smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, you just need to get a shopping card, and anyone can come." If you apply for a card now, you are the owner of the No. 1 card, and you can enjoy a lifetime discount of 95%. ”

Zhai Xiaoshan already understood the meaning of the ninety-five fold, and hurriedly said: "I'll do it, I'll do it immediately." Take me there. ”

Du Dalei saw that Zhai Xiaoshan had gone to apply for a card, so he walked out of the supermarket and walked towards the bank. Halfway through, he bumped into Na Zhe.

Na Zhe saw that there was no one next to him, so he whispered: "Lao Du, you and Zhai Xiaoshan's double reed performance is good!" Now there are people who have gone to save money. ”

Du Dalei said in Na Zhe's ear: "The people who go to save money now are all arranged by Cui Daoshu, just like Zhai Xiaoshan." ”

The two walked into the bank and saw Cui Zhaorong saying proudly: "I have saved all my savings in this life, a total of five hundred." In the future, I won't do anything, and I can get 50 yuan a year, which is enough for me to retire! Ha ha! ”

Du Dalei said in a low voice: "How is it?" It's To, right? ”

There was a long queue in front of the counter, mostly guards and stewards of the Cui family, craftsmen, and servants. These people were mobilized by Zhao Zizhong and Cui Daoshu, and while queuing, they loudly preached the benefits of saving money.

Many of the onlookers were tempted and ran back to get the money. Zhao Zi saw that the scene was very hot, and the staff of the bank couldn't be busy at all, so he took his brothers into the counter to help count the copper coins, and Du Dalei and Na Zhe also followed.

Zhai Xiaoshan finished the shopping card, got out of the supermarket, and ran to the school. He galloped all the way and soon arrived at the school.

Zhai Xiaoshan walked to the office door and knocked on the wooden door. A crisp female voice inside said, "Come in." ”

He pushed open the wooden door and stepped inside. The four women in the room were chatting, Fu Hongyu's face was as cold as ever, and Wanqiu and the two girls were talking about something.

Wanqiu saw Zhai Xiaoshan, stood up and asked, "Husband, why are you here?" ”

A woman teased: "Wanqiu, he must have missed you, he can't wait until the evening, and now he is chasing here." ”

Wanqiu's face flushed, pinched the girl, and then pulled Zhai Xiaoshan out of the office. Another girl's voice came from behind: "Yo, Wanqiu can't wait, is this going home with her husband?" Hee-hee! ”

Wanqiu's face turned even redder, she pulled Zhai Xiaoshan and hurriedly ran into the distance, and when she saw that there was no one around, she stopped and asked, "Husband, why didn't you go to training today?" You went to the academy to find me, what happened? ”

Zhai Xiaoshan explained in detail the process of saving money and applying for a shopping card, Wanqiu thought about it and said: "Husband, our family doesn't lack anything now, if you buy a lot of cheap items, you won't need them at all in a short time, and it will be wasted." ”

Zhai Xiaoshan said a little anxiously: "Lady, it's really cheap!" On the day of opening, there will be no such discounts! ”

Wanqiu held Zhai Xiaoshan's hand and said softly, "Husband, I think so." We went to the supermarket together to buy some gifts for your colleagues and my sisters and thanked them for helping us at the wedding. Do you think you can? ”

Zhai Xiaoshan nodded and said, "This method is good, lady, you are so smart!" I also want to buy some gifts for Mr. Zhao's brothers, your vision is much better than mine, help me choose some well! ”

The two of them had made up their minds and walked in the direction of the supermarket. When they arrived outside the supermarket, they saw a large number of people gathered in front of the gate, most of them people who had exchanged banknotes at the bank and were rushing to buy at a 10% discount on the opening.