Chapter 124: Nine Out and Thirteen Returns
King Wu Rong said with a smile: "How can it not be enough that the Laba Festival in the palace is extremely grand. [No pop-ups. ] With a mouth diameter of 2 meters, depth 1. A 5-meter bronze cauldron is dedicated to boiling eight porridge. At the beginning of the lunar month, the palace governor and the internal affairs office sent a secretary to transport porridge and dry firewood to the palace. There are many varieties of porridge materials, there are high-quality cream, diced mutton and cereals and all kinds of dried fruits, etc., to the fifth night of the first month to be ready, the sixth emperor of the first month sent ministers together with the minister in charge of the internal affairs office, led the officials and people above the third grade to the temple to supervise the weighing of grain, transport firewood. In the early morning of the seventh day of the first lunar month, the minister sent by the emperor to supervise the porridge ordered a fire to be lit and monitored until the early morning of the eighth lunar month, until all the porridge was boiled. At this time, the minister of porridge sent by the emperor led the officials to begin to offer porridge in front of the Buddha, the palace lamps were shining, the cigarettes were curling, the ancient music was singing, and the lamas entered the hall to recite the scriptures, and then the porridge was presented to the court, and at the same time it was sealed in a can, and sent to the palace and all parts of the country with a fast horse for reward. It was not until after dawn that the porridge was finished and the ceremony ended. The first pot is offered to the Buddha, the second pot is dedicated to the emperor and the palace, the third pot is given to the princes and ministers and temples, the fourth pot is given to civil and military officials and officials in the provinces, the fifth pot is distributed to the harem, and the sixth pot is used as alms. So don't worry, this king said that there is, then there is"
Chen Qiaoqiao listened very yearningly, "That relationship is good, I will wait for the prince's laba porridge" Song Zimo couldn't help but have mixed tastes, what does this Wu Rongwang mean, didn't he also take a fancy to Chen Qiaoqiao, Song Zimo was really a little crying and laughing, he rarely liked a woman, or a widow, and there were so many to grab
Wang Duo was even more gloomy, could Chen Qiaoqiao, who was surrounded by everyone, find herself
When the matter was decided, everyone dispersed with their own concerns, but the bully Xue turned back soon after, and the shopkeeper hurriedly greeted him, "Miss, what's the matter today, why did you provoke them?"
Bully Xue sighed, "I don't want to either, but I didn't expect this Chen family to say that he would come to the Hunan restaurant" The shopkeeper was silent, "So, they didn't come to investigate"
"It shouldn't be, this Chen family seems to have a good impression of me" Bully Xue said firmly, "Then it's not easy to get in touch with the Chen family, miss, there is hope for our affairs"
A trace of sadness appeared in Bully Xue's eyes, "I hope God will open his eyes so that my father's and mother's grievances can be washed away one day"
"It will definitely be miss, that day is coming" The shopkeeper was a little excited.
Chen Qiaoqiao was in a good mood, took Si Zuo and Si You home, and when she arrived at the gate of the Chen family, she saw a lot of five big and three rough men surrounding, constantly banging on the door of the Chen family, and shouting: "Statement Ping, you are a turtle-raised grandson, you get out of Lao Tzu, don't think that you will be safe by hiding in your turtle shell, grandma, if you don't get out again, Lao Tzu will burn down your Chen family's bullshit loyal and brave general's mansion, I am the turtle king eight holes, hahahaha"
A group of laughter was endless, Chen Qiaoqiao was furious, and the mouths of these people were really too stinky, "Let your bullshit come here to spread wild, are you tired of it, do you know what is going on here, it is the general's mansion given by the emperor, if you dare to knock on the door and shake the plaque down, that is the crime of bullying the king, you know, the crime of bullying the king, that is to destroy the nine clans, how many of you can destroy the nine clans" Chen Qiaoqiao shouted angrily.
Everyone couldn't help but be a little afraid, they were all silent, but a big black man led by him snorted coldly, "What kind of emperor does the emperor have no reason to owe money and not pay it back, hey, isn't this Mrs. Chen, I heard that Mrs. Chen's lawsuit is very powerful, why don't we go to court too, maybe that Bao Fu Yin will also sentence her to not have to pay back."
Chen Qiaoqiao looked at this person, the whole person was dressed as a local tyrant and hooligan, and his arrogant appearance seemed to be unable to see anyone at all, "What do you mean by this, who owes money" There was a faint uneasiness in her heart.
"Who is it, Mrs. Chen, it's not your good son, isn't it Mrs. Chen, I don't know, your good son Shuping lost five hundred taels of silver in our gambling stall, slapped his ass and left, where is there such an easy thing We are also businessmen, and there are so many brothers to support, we are really difficult to do, he is good, hiding at home and not coming out, your house is even more powerful, we are creditors, and we don't have a cup of tea to collect debts, but the latte general entertained us Lao Tzu was originally a Sven person. I'm stunned to give it to you alive, my temper is forced out, and I don't believe it today, and we won't leave if we can't get this silver back, and I'll consume it."
Chen Qiaoqiao almost didn't die of anger when she heard this, this statement Ping lost five hundred taels last time, and she forced him to swear that he would never gamble again, she also knew that swearing was useless, and she was still thinking, Wang Duo asked around to see if there was any errand, so that Cheng Ping could practice it, maybe there was something to do, and Cheng Ping would slowly become reliable.
But I didn't expect that it had only been a few days since I had relapsed into my old ways, and I still owed so much silver, what could I do
Seeing that Chen Qiaoqiao's face changed and changed, the big black man couldn't help laughing, "I heard that Mrs. Chen's art gallery business is very good, no wonder the third young master of the Chen family is arrogant, and he dares to borrow five hundred taels of silver, but Mrs. Chen, your son has to teach him well, and people who do business can't be untrustworthy and don't pay off their debts."
Chen Qiaoqiao fixed her expression, "I can't listen to your words about this matter, you say that five hundred taels is five hundred taels, I want to go back and ask Shu Ping first, and then make plans."
"That's a good feeling, ask the servants in your house to open the door, we said face to face, anyway, we have an IOU in our hands, and we are not afraid" After that, he raised the note in his hand, Chen Qiaoqiao's eyes were sharp, "Isn't it three hundred taels, why did it become five hundred taels again?"
The big black man smiled, "Mrs. Chen is sharp-eyed, you know the rules of our gambling stalls, nine out of thirteen, isn't it five hundred taels"
Chen Qiaoqiao couldn't help but be surprised, "Nine out of thirteen returns, that is not usury", there is such a usury in the Great Song Dynasty that the dead do not pay their lives, and one of the usury has a particularly high interest rate and the heaviest exploitation, which is called "nine out of thirteen returns". It's just a bloody mouth, heavy profit. But people are forced by poverty or to relieve their urgent needs, even if they know that it is a fire pit, they have to give up their lives. Hate it and have no choice, only hope that Lei Gong will destroy it, so this kind of pawn is cursed by people as "Lei Gong Bang".
Chen Qiaoqiao knew that this loan shark was powerful, borrowing nine to repay thirteen, and the interest rate was 139944. 4, this is clearly a robbery
The black man smiled and said: "It seems that Mrs. Chen knows how powerful this is, today it is five hundred taels, and tomorrow, it will not be this price, but I don't care, this silver can't escape, just saying that your Chen family mansion is worth a lot of silver, and there are so many white and tender, watery girls, that is also very good Mrs., although she is a little old, it is also a little beautiful, even if you don't want it in the green building, keep it for the fun of the brothers, it is also excellent hahaha"
As soon as the black man's words fell, the group of wolf-like men surrounded him obscenely, looking at Qiu Xiang and Dong Mei in a daze, even Si Zuo and Si You were not spared, "Big brother, this proposal is good, this big brother keeps it for himself" Saying that, he was about to come and pull Qiu Xiang's hand, Qiu Xiang was frightened and hurriedly retreated, "Yes, it's really good, there are such beauties in the girl, it's really rare to follow the uncle, what is good to be a girl, it's rare for you to be a good uncle, the eleventh aunt of the uncle, keep your fragrant and spicy drinks, Give birth to a boy for the uncle again, and the uncle will treat you as a bodhisattva hahaha"
"Big brother, look at this buttocks, it's round and warped, it's the material for giving birth to a son hahaha" Where did Qiu Xiang see such a battle, and she was so frightened that she cried. Si Zuo and Si You cried even more.
Chen Qiaoqiao was furious, and shouted: "Shut up, it's just that I owe you money, and it's not that I don't pay it back, when I ask Shu Ping clearly, we will definitely change it If things get bigger, it will not be good for your gambling stalls."
The black man put away his narrow smile, "Okay, just wait for Mrs. Chen's words, give Mrs. a face today, Mrs. give a happy word, when can I give the silver?"
The top priority is to drive these people away, and other things will be talked about later, Si Zuo and Si Right are already scared, but there can be no more chaos, "No matter what the situation is tomorrow, please come back tomorrow, this five hundred taels of silver is really not a small amount, I have to ask first, and there is also fundraising, it will take time."
The black man nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, it's just according to Mrs., I'll come back tomorrow, but if I don't have any money tomorrow, I'm going to take away the little beauty with this pretty girl, you wait for the uncle" After speaking, he laughed and swaggered away.
Chen Qiaoqiao took a deep breath and comforted the people who were crying miserably, "Okay, they're gone, don't cry"
"Mrs. Chen, what's wrong with this menacing, it scares me" The lady of the Fan family came up with a few women, they had seen it a long time ago, but the group of people was fierce and vicious, they didn't dare to come over, and when they saw them leaving, they were impatient.
Chen Qiaoqiao couldn't help sighing, "It's not that I can do anything about this unfilial son" The lady of the Fan family still wanted to ask, but Dong Mei pulled her, "Mrs. Fan, our lady is bitter in her heart, so don't ask"
The lady of the Fan family saw that Chen Qiaoqiao's face was indeed very ugly, so she quietly left.
As soon as the words fell, the door opened, and the little girl said cautiously: "Madam"
Chen Qiaoqiao said coldly: "You are really dedicated" Just now, a group of people embarrassed them, and no one in the family came out, which was really cold
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