Mountain People

After coming out of Fragrance from Ten Miles, Dong Cheng went to the county government non-stop, as before, through the back door, but the person who opened the door this time was different from the last time.

The old man who opened the door was obviously very kind. After learning Dong Chenghu's intention, he immediately invited them to wait in the side room, and ran to Gu Daniu himself.

This time, Gu Daniu rushed over faster than ever. As soon as he saw Dong Chenghu, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and almost called his father, "Brother-in-law, you If it doesn't come, I don't know how to explain it!

I borrowed more than 2,000 taels from the county government this time! This is not a small amount. If it weren't for the fact that the yamen wanted to make this profit, they would definitely not give it to me. It's just right for you to come here. Let's go to the master quickly. Change it, get back the IOU I signed, my heart is at ease! "

What Gu Daniu didn't say is that he borrowed money from the county government three times. If it wasn't for him telling the truth about the purpose of borrowing money, the master thought that if Gu Daniu could still use the shop to pay off the debt, he would definitely not lend him again.

As long as he sees the master these days, he will be asked when to repay the money, which makes him panic all day long.

After understanding the reason, Dong Chenghu couldn't help but wonder: "You don't mean that the county government wants to make this profit, the more you borrow and the longer you borrow, the happier they should be, how can they still urge Pay you back?"

Speaking of this, Gu Daniel was heartbroken, and said gloomily: "What else could be the reason? I don't think I'm good enough... But this matter will be unreliable to anyone, I am the only one. How much is the monthly silver? They all know exactly what the family is like. If I can afford the shop, it will be suspicious. I also said that your family bought it, so I will help raise the money and pay After showing them the house deed, they felt at ease.

It's just really uncomfortable to be stared at by the master every day, and everything is so constrained, I feel like I can't lift my head up! I will never ask him to borrow money again! "

Although this money is not from the master, but Gu Daniu just feels aggrieved, and is stared at like a thief every day, and everyone feels awkward.

The two talked all the way to the master's office.

As soon as the master saw Gu Daniu bringing someone over, his eyes narrowed unconsciously, he thought about many possibilities, but he couldn't see it at all, he said with a smile : "It's Steward Gu! What wind brought you to me today? I also brought guests here, hurry up and sit down, and I'll have someone serve you tea."

Master greeted Gu Daniu and Dong Chenghu, and then lay down on the desk and wrote a few words, and then he was relieved and stood up, sitting beside Gu Daniu in a good mood, Asked, "Who is this?"

Master looked at Dong Chenghu up and down, but didn't find anything special, so he asked Gu Daniu suspiciously.

"This is my brother-in-law, that is, he wants to buy a shop. Because he is not in the county, he can only ask me to borrow money first, and come here to pay it back now." Straight, the anger I got in front of the master for a while, went back today at noon.

Although the master had already guessed, but after hearing Gu Daniu's words, he still felt incredible, not only tsk tsk tsk and praised: "Sure enough, he is not a person, I don't know what to call this person?"

Dong Chenghu chuckled modestly: "Master just calls me Chenghu." Now the entire Yongjia County is under Song Youxin's world, and he has some connections with Song Youxin, so he doesn't feel restrained towards Master .

Dong Chenghu's behavior like this is unusual in the eyes of the master. As long as ordinary people enter the yamen, they are not trembling and shrinking. It is really rare to be as natural and calm as Dong Chenghu.

Master thinks so, and treats Dong Chenghu more politely, no matter how unusual Dong Chenghu is, come to send money today, he will be polite, and make money with peace!

"It turned out to be the Chenghu brothers! You can buy so many properties at such a young age, you are really young! Since you come to pay back the money, I will first look for the previous materials, you guys Wait a moment." Master said a few words of greetings, and since he was not familiar with Dong Chenghu, he immediately went into another room to look for materials.

The rest of Dong Chenghu and Gu Daniu sat and looked around boredly, as if they wanted to see a flower in the room where the master was working.

Master didn't make them wait for a long time, but went in for a while and came out with a ledger and a box.

Seeing Dong Chenghu and the others staring at the things in his hand, he explained with a smile: "This is the IOU from Gu Guanshi, because the yamen is now giving money to the outside world, but mainly to those who do business The merchant also needs the other party to mortgage certain valuables.

Because Guanshi Gu is also an old man in the yamen, plus he showed us the house deed, and the shop of Shilixiangxiang is in the county town, and we often receive filial piety from the shop , confiscate Gu Guanzong's mortgage, and only let him sign the receipt, but the interest rate will be much higher.

Generally mortgaged loans, the interest is three cents a day, one thousand two days is thirty cents ago, like this unsecured loan, the interest is five cents a day , two thousand taels is one hundred cents.

Gu Guanshi borrowed 2,400 taels, but it was less than 2,500 taels. Because the time between these loans was inconsistent, it was calculated as 100 taels a day. This is what we agreed before. , From the first day of the loan to the present, the total is 18 days, and the interest is 12800 cents. "

Master slapped the abacus, and Dong Chenghu didn't open his mouth in front of him. After the master settled the account, he paid off the money and took a closer look at the IOU from Da Niu. , I'm sure there's nothing wrong, so I can relax.

The two sat by Master's side for a while. Seeing that Master seemed to have something to do, they got up and said goodbye.

The two left the master's residence and walked away quickly. It was not until they returned to Gu Daniu's residence that Gu Daniu let out a long sigh of relief. The IOU he signed was torn to shreds, and only in this way could he truly feel relieved.

Dong Chenghu looked at Gu Daniu's actions amusingly, then frowned and said, "Daniel, that master is really treacherous, it's a pity not to be a businessman! Before and after your three IOUs The time is inconsistent. If we calculate the interest according to the five cents he said, our combined interest will definitely not be one, two or eight hundred cents, but he insists that you agree to this calculation. It's not a normal calculation!"