Chapter 49: Redemption (2)
Behind Zhao Guanhou, an old man sixty miles away, wearing a long gown and a pair of citrine glasses stuck on the bridge of his nose, shaking a folding fan in his hand, walked in unhurriedly, did not speak, and only watched them noisy from the side. Behind him, there were four strong followers, just by looking at the dress, they knew that they were bodyguards and thugs.
When the shopkeeper saw the old man, his face changed, and he hurriedly went over to give a salute, "Master Liu!" You are coming, the villain is late, you must not be blamed. You and our Pang Ye, but you have a lifelong friendship, you have to say something about this. ”
The old man hurriedly stretched out his hand to help the shopkeeper, "Master, it's too polite, I can't afford it." I'm just an old man in the next place, and I am soft-spoken, what can I say? If his ocean number is not bad, and the ticket is fine, you can give it to others. Pawnshops have been this rule since ancient times, everything is according to the pawn ticket, what else is there to say? ”
The old man who came was Liu Daoyuan in Zhao Guanhou's mouth, and he was also the No. 1 clay knife pen in Jinmen. He himself has read books, passed the imperial examination, and has the fame of Xiucai on his head, and he can stand up without kneeling when he sees Jinmen Zhixian.
It's just that he had no intention of going to school, and he didn't continue to gain fame, but devoted himself to studying the laws and regulations of criminal names, and he found out most of the loopholes in the Dajin Law. The pleadings he wrote can be called impeccable, and in the Jinmen lawsuit, if someone gets Liu Daoyuan's pleadings, the lawsuit will not be fought, and half of them will be won first.
His pen is as light as a feather, but it has the power of a thousand pounds, and he has the ability to turn black and white into a deer as a horse, which is on par with Lawyer Tessie. Let the people he cares about, the light ones are bankrupt, and the heavy ones are ruined. The elders of the Jinmen would rather provoke the martial arts gangsters who beat themselves with a blue nose and swollen face, and absolutely do not want to provoke this powerless Liu Xiangshi.
After Meng Siyuan ransomed the pearls, he invited this big man out of the mountain as soon as possible, but Liu Daoyuan was old and refined, and he was not willing to offend a local snake like the Pang family for money. In addition, the Pang family has the power of Eunuch Pang behind it, and it is not a problem that can be solved by a simple lawsuit.
The pawn ticket in Meng Siyuan's hand was extremely unfavorable to him, because his contribution was very limited, and he was only willing to mediate and let the Pang family make appropriate compensation, but as for the matter of returning the pearl, he was powerless.
Pang Yutang himself is also half-mixed, he has heard of Liu Daoyuan's name, but he has no respect for this person, and he looks down on this old man very much. When he came forward to say Xiang, he was blocked by Pang Yutang and didn't give him face at all. only insisted on everything according to the pawn ticket, and refused to give a penny of compensation, which made Liu Daoyuan a big heel.
This kind of people mix the world, and what they care about most is their face, and they don't say anything, but they are very dissatisfied with the Pang family in their hearts. Zhao Guanhou pulled him to witness today, and he was happy to give the Pang family a powerful one, letting them know that Liu Daoyuan's face could not be cut casually.
Although he didn't say much, just watching from the sidelines, the sweat on the shopkeeper's forehead kept rising. You must know that this is a criminal saint, who specializes in making trouble for others, and if he targets him, he can overturn an iron case. If he is rough now, he will have to go bankrupt.
Zhao Guanhou was there, pressing step by step, "Shopkeeper, you count the money, it's not enough." If it's not enough, I still have it on me. As he spoke, he took out a few silver tickets from his body and placed them on the pawnshop counter, "Where are my pawns?" Please get it back quickly. Parents who are affected by the body, I don't dare to always leave it in your pawnshop, or hurry back, I can rest assured that I will look at it myself. ”
"Second Master Zhao...... You...... Your current period is three months, so why rush it? There is no shortage of these oceans on our counters, so you can just use them and not be in a hurry to redeem them. The little one made you a friend, no matter when you redeem it, I will not accept all this money, and I will treat it as a filial piety to you to buy tea and drink. ”
"That's not necessary, I don't lack this bit of foreign money, although the current period has not arrived, but there is no rule that the current period has not arrived, and it is not allowed to redeem it. I pay interest on a monthly basis, that is, the shopkeeper, why is it so prevaricated, can't I take it as a pawn? ”
At this moment, a few people walked in outside, including pawn customers with parcels, and idlers who obviously came to see the excitement. At this point, the shopkeeper also understood that the purpose of Zhao Guanhou's finger was not for a mere hundred yuan at all, but for the current redemption. Thinking about it, I also know that that finger must also be in Zhao Guanhou's hand, and now I am determined that I can't pay anything.
He felt that something was wrong with the pawn ticket that day, because it was written on it that Zhao Guanhou's left hand was half cut off, and this content was written too finely, even if he wanted to mix it up now, there was no place to be ambiguous. And these people must also be Zhao Guanhou's people who came to see the excitement and coaxed. It's a little different from the last time, this time there was no one wearing a long shirt in the lively crowd, but with Liu Daoyuan's big Buddha, he didn't dare to shout out of the courtyard to be rude.
Moreover, since Zhao Guanhou dared to come, he must have something to rely on, he was not even afraid of cutting his fingers, let alone his own stick. If it is really hard, I am afraid that this matter will not be good.
After all, this shopkeeper is also an old Jianghu who has seen a lot of storms, and when he saw this situation, he had to respectfully give Zhao Guanhou a salute, and gave a smile, "Second master, the villain told the truth, there were bandits outside that day, and then the officers and soldiers came." The store was busy for a while, and half of the second master's finger was accidentally lost. The loss of the pawn is the fault of our pawnshop, this hundred oceans, even if we give it with both hands, in addition, we have another hundred oceans and one hundred yuan, as a compensation for the second master, I don't know what the second master of Zhao wants. ”
"What? Are you saying that I prepared the ocean today to redeem my dang, but you Yuanfeng lost my finger? Zhao Guanhou's voice suddenly raised. He already had the foundation of singing Peking Opera, and this sound was like thunder, and it was heard all over the room.
"Second master, this is our Yuanfengdang's fault, if you are not satisfied with the compensation of one hundred oceans, we can discuss it again......"
"Discuss? I don't think there's anything to discuss. If I don't have any money, I'm going to take it away, can you talk to me? Zhao Guanhou's face was as blue as iron, and his momentum became more and more vigorous
"If there is any ambiguity on my pawn ticket, will you discuss it with me today, or will you fool me with something? When the time comes, you will still say that this is how the ticket is written, and you can only blame yourself for being stupid, not on others. You only recognize the vote and don't recognize the person, this rule is very good, I like it. Then I'll talk to you today with a pawn ticket. I came to the door with real money, you can't take out the pawn, this matter, there is no discussion! Keep the ocean, I only need my belongings. ”
"Second master, but this thing, it's really ......" The shopkeeper had more sweat on his forehead, knowing that he had encountered a big event this time, and he wanted to lose some of the ocean to solve the matter, but it seemed unlikely. He had no choice but to ask tentatively: "The villain is confused, don't be like me, please ask the second master to go to the backyard with me to serve tea, this matter...... Negotiable. ”
The shopkeeper was just about to take a step, and a crisp and pleasant Beijing piece sounded outside the pawnshop, "Can't go!" He was the finger at the counter, and at the time of redemption, he could only be at the counter, how could he go to the back and say? ”
Hou Xing led more than a dozen gangsters, spreading the news outside, and when he heard that someone was coming to make trouble with Yuanfeng, many people spontaneously came to watch and see who had the upper hand. These people had already blocked the door, but the guards brought by the people were strong, and they separated the crowd and cleared an alley.
Two handsome young men parted the crowd and walked into the pawnshop, and the leader pointed at Zhao Guanhou with a folding fan in his hand, "You are a person...... Not good! This son has already said that if there is anything, come to the Li Shunde Hotel to find me, but for such a big matter, but he does not come to me Jin Shi Gongzi, is it looking down on people? ”
This handsome boy who came first was Jin Shi, who was dressed as a man, and the man behind her was slightly shorter than her, with a moderate figure, and he was also extremely gorgeous. Born with thin eyebrows and apricot eyes, her appearance is a little charming, but her demeanor is down-to-earth and generous, her demeanor is chic and calm, and she has no feminine attitude. If outsiders see it, most of them will think that this is a boy and a girl.
But since Zhao Guanhou saw that Jin Shi was a daughter, this handsome man also decided that it must be a woman. At least the men of this era, unless they are the likes of the little white face, will not follow the path of the woman Jin Shi.
He didn't have a deep relationship with Jin Shi, and he knew that she was either rich or expensive, most of them were a woman with a lot of backgrounds, and he was too far away from a gangster, so he never thought that he could really become friends with her. It was intentional not to contact her, but I didn't expect to meet her again in the pawnshop, and she was accused in public, so I had to sue for a crime, "Ten masters, this is my fault, I will come to the door another day to make amends." ”
"Another day? You don't know when it will be changed this day, you have to make amends to my son today, otherwise, I can't spare you. Jin Shi glared at him, then at the shopkeeper, and the expression on his face instantly became serious
"Daring minions! I received other people's belongings, but I refused to keep them wholeheartedly, and I lost my things, and I just wanted to use a hundred oceans to send them away. The parents of the body hair and skin, can be sent away with just a hundred gold oceans? If you think that you can buy half a finger for two hundred oceans before and after, and my son buys all the bits and pieces of your body, how much do you say? Xiao Wu, take the silver, Jin Zhong, take the knife! Ben Gongzi doesn't have much money on him today, so let's buy him ten fingers and ten toes first! ”
Two of her companions answered, one pulled out a knife, and the other took out a few silver tickets from his purse. Above is the words of the four Heng ticket numbers of the Beijing Division, which is very reputable and can also be exchanged in Jinmen. And the guard who drew the knife, without saying a word, had already reached out to catch the shopkeeper, and then pressed his hand on the counter, turned back and asked, "Master, which finger do you command, start first?" ”