"Fifty taels is five taels, from the time when the merchant borrowed the money from us, there is also a time of two or three months, even if it is a whole number, two and a half months."

Shang Shanke could hear clearly at first, but this little gangster made her a little confused after the time.

The thug crackled with the abacus, then added the abacus to the crunch, and put his other hand in the bosom of his baggy clothes, as if he was going to pull something out.

"Two and a half months is one hundred and five days, five taels a day, and together it is five hundred and seventy-five taels. I've always liked whole numbers, so I gave Miss Shang five days, hoping that Miss Shang would come over with six hundred taels to redeem the IOU. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Shi's whole person was stunned, and even Shang Shanke was so frightened that he staggered back.

Originally, I thought that the interest they mentioned would be one percent, maybe it would be one percent of the arrears added when the money was repaid, or maybe it would be calculated according to the month, and the interest of one percent per month would be acceptable to the merchants, who would have thought that their rules here were actually calculated by the day.

"How can it be reasonable, no matter which rich man or money bank can settle accounts like this." Shang Shanke's head was a mess by the astonishing number of six hundred taels, as if he had seen the darkness of her future ending.

"That's really sorry, Miss Shang, this method was passed down by your husband's rich man, and we are just doing things for others."

"Otherwise, Mademoiselle may also consider taking a look at the offer I made earlier." In the face of Shang Shanke's unimposing accusation, the little gangster was not afraid at all, but pulled the other two people to make unseemly jokes.

"You," Shang Shanke's hands and feet were weak for a while, and he could barely stand on his feet, but fortunately he was supported by the little poem next to him, so he didn't fall to the ground in embarrassment.

"Miss-" Xiao Shi was also a little distressed by this suffering young lady at this time, but she didn't know what to say, so Shang Shanke beckoned her to stop her follow-up comfort.

Shang Shanke propped up the wall next to the alley, trying very hard to get himself up, and before he could fully recover, he saw the skirts and footsteps of several people walking on the stone slab next to him.

"It turns out that this is a loan shark, I have only heard of it outside, and I have not seen it with my own eyes." Shang Shanke raised his head, only to see Xiang Fanhua standing in the middle of several people, pinching the knuckles of his hands with his fists, making a clicking sound.

People who do some risky business have a particularly keen sixth sense of danger, and although the sound of pinching the bones of Xiang Fanhua is small, it makes the gangsters sound very threatening.

"After all, people who know the name of my family's dart bureau don't have the courage to dare to come over and ask for trouble."

There are countless dart games in this world, but very few can really say such things with confidence, and those little gangsters looked at each other for a moment and spoke tentatively.

"Downwind dart game?"

"Ah, I haven't been home in a long time, and I'm a little overjoyed to hear my family's name." Xiang Fanhua patted his chest and laughed twice, and suddenly all the smiles were annihilated, and turned into a sharp gaze, staring at the three unsightly thugs in front of him.

"Now that you know my family's name, you should be aware of what will happen next, right?"

A faint sentence made each of the three gangsters tremble. The three of them pushed and shoved each other, and finally it was the one who took the lead who spoke.

"Miss Xiang, we are doing serious business now, don't embarrass us. This debt repayment is justified, even the tailwind dart game can't break our rules casually. ”

Seeing that Xiang Fanhua was about to choke on their words, Bao Jingshu continued to say Xiang Fanhua's words.

"If I am not mistaken, the method of borrowing money by the day and with such a high interest rate is collectively called usury, and this was clearly stipulated in the reign of the emperor."

"The interest rate of money on a daily basis cannot be higher than that of the bank, and if you want to have a high interest, you must calculate it according to the number of times you borrow at one time. If it is found that he has violated the law, he will be punished with 50 slabs and as a robber. ”

"Do you think it's worth it to be beaten up and then you can't get so much money back, or do you want to change your mind now? Well? The tactful ending of the last word makes people listen to it without half a point of charm, but dare to only feel a deep threat.

As soon as these words came out, not only Xiang Fanhua, but even Jiang Liuyu and Shang Shanke were extremely surprised. Jiang Liuyu swallowed the saliva in her mouth and gently tugged at Bao Jingshu's sleeve and asked.

"What you say is true, why haven't we heard of it?"

"Naturally, it's bluffing, I just want to see if these people have common sense." Bao Jingshu tilted his head sideways and spoke quietly, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, in fact, he didn't want to speak in front of these people, if he was heard, wouldn't his previous efforts be wasted.

But fortunately, the psychological defense of those little gangsters was not very good, and they did not notice the whispers between them. Seeing that they seemed to have some signs of hesitation, Bao Jingshu decided to add another fire.

"Naturally, it's okay if you don't believe it, as long as no one dares to offend you, you will naturally run away from the sky." Bao Jingshu chuckled as he spoke, making those little gangsters laugh inexplicably.

"It's a pity that the one next to me is Princess Jing, and the princess came out on a whim today. Tell me that with King Jing's upright and fair character, as long as the princess goes back and says a word, will he let you go so easily? ”

Bao Jingshu said it very straightforwardly, and Jiang Liuyu was amused by it, so he didn't laugh out loud when he pressed it against his nose. Originally, Bao Jingshu was extremely smart and calm, but he didn't expect to use the trick of fox and fake tiger.

And Jiang Liuyu thinks that her identity seems to be useless except for sounding good, and it is still an unexpected joy for her to be able to come in handy at this time.

"Princess?" The little thug raised his eyebrows, looking a little incredulous, looking at her heart on fire, and shouted angrily, "What, isn't it like that?" Do you want me to take you to the magistrate? ”

"No, no, no, the little ones will leave, and ask the princess for forgiveness." The little gangster led by him was smart, and he deliberately didn't mention the crime that Bao Jingshu said before, and ran away with two little followers in a hurry.

Jiang Liuyu was still a little worried about the fact that they had only a few doubts about their identities, and glared at their fleeing backs a few times before she walked to Shang Shanke's side and looked at her situation.

"How are you? Did they bully you? ”

"I'm fine, please don't worry about the princess." Shang Shanke had a moment of joy after watching the gangsters being scared away, but soon turned to sorrow.

Rejecting Jiang Liuyu's support, Shang Shanke waved his hand, stood up and saw Xiang Fanhua and Bao Jingshu also surrounding her, she lowered her eyes and bowed very solemnly.

"I have no teeth to remember the great kindness of today's people, and I only hope to be a cow and a horse in the next life, and to make grass and tie rings. to repay the great favor. ”

"A beauty like you, with such good conduct, when you disappear from this world in the next life, won't the world blame us for agreeing to your request today."

Bao Jingshu smiled lightly and Jiang Liuyu got her up, and deliberately made a joke to break the heavy atmosphere, and said that Shang Shanke was a little embarrassed.

"Thank you, ma'am." Shang Shanke took out a handkerchief and wiped her cheeks to hide the redness on her face, suddenly raised her eyes, and asked with some doubts. "It's just that a few of you are already on the road, why did you suddenly come back again?"

"It's not that Jingshu is worried that your weak character will suffer, so we came back to take a look, but I didn't expect it to be the right time."

Jiang Liuyu glanced at the surrounding situation, the bluestone pavement and alley in the middle of the pink walls and tiles were extremely quiet, but there were many portals, and it was not clear which door would appear behind the few gangsters.

"Anyway, it's still early, so we'll escort you home. If you don't watch you safe, Jingshu won't be at ease. ”

Shang Shanke originally wanted to refuse hardly, but when he heard Jiang Liuyu's last words, he lowered his head a little sadly.

"In that case, it will bother a few people."

The alley was quite wide, and such a road could barely squeeze the four of them walking side by side, but their respective maids could only surround the front and back.

"It's just that there is one thing that you still need to explain to us, your family is ruined, how can you owe so much usury to others." Jiang Liuyu's question was too straightforward, which startled Xiang Fanhua, and hurriedly quietly pulled her sleeve so that she could speak softly.

And sure enough, Shang Shanke's face suddenly became very ugly, and a handsome little face was now full of paleness.

"A few people complained that my father had to sell his family's land and some calligraphy, painting and antiques in order to pay the wages of the farmers in the industry," Shang Shanke said. He sighed faintly.

"Later, after I got married to the Ma family, my father was very hot when he saw the rich bride price, so he thought about buying back the things that the family had sold to pay off the debt. As a result, there is not much money left after paying off the expenses on weekdays and the drag left by the stepmother. ”

"But the words of redemption have already been released, and my father was born a face-loving person, how can he be willing to give in easily, so he had to ask someone to borrow some money to redeem it, who knows that it is this kind of person who borrows——"

Shang Shanke's words stopped abruptly, and his voice was slightly choked, making Jiang Liuyu embarrassed to ask again.

"There's something you might not like to hear, but I want to say it anyway." Jiang Liuyu stretched out his hand, hugged Shang Shanke's shoulder and patted it twice.

"I think your father doesn't love face at all, or he wants to slap a swollen face and become fat, completely ignoring the life and death of his family, and met such a father,"