On the road from the city gate to the wharf, in addition to the commune's properties, many shops have been opened on the periphery in the past year. The most conspicuous of these shops is the quality warehouse, and there are six or seven near the wharf.

The quality store, also known as the unraveling shop, is just a different name in different places, and it is actually the pawnbroking industry of later generations. The pledge bank is a typical usury, lending on collateral, with a short period of time and high interest. The wharf is the core of Yongcheng's commerce, and it is naturally also the place where the quality bank is gathered. In particular, with the prosperity of the business belonging to the Yongseong Commune, these parasitic industries also flourished rapidly.

Sha Bao and Chai Xin brought the money raised, went out of the city gate, and came all the way to the Xiang family warehouse near the dock.

When I entered the door, a small servant came up to greet me.

Sha Bao took out the pawn ticket and said, "I bet a jade belt here a month ago, and today I have scraped together enough money to come and redeem it." ”

The little guy looked at the pawn ticket, waited for a while, and then returned to the back.

In the room behind the warehouse, a supervisor listened to the pawn ticket number of the small servant's report, picked up the pawn ticket from a stack of pawn votes for a while, and frowned: "Strange, why don't you see this person's pawn ticket?" Isn't it the rest of the supervisors, someone took the pawn ticket away? ”

The little guy said in a low voice: "Director, that person said that he was a jade belt-"

The director slapped his forehead: "Alas, it turned out to be the person who was the jade belt!" The day before yesterday, the owner came here to inspect and saw that the jade belt was extraordinary, so he took it back for his own use. I didn't expect that the Lord would be able to scrape together the money and come and redeem it, how is this good? ”

After speaking, he stood up and paced for a while, and said to the little servant: "You go out and let the man have a cup of tea, and I will come later." ”

The little servant took the order out, and the supervisor went to the place where the account books were stacked on the side, and carefully examined the records of Shabao's arrival that day. After a long while, he straightened up and took a breath, put his hands behind his back, and walked outside.

Sha Bao and Chai Xin ate a cup of tea, and when they saw the supervisor coming out, they hurriedly got up to greet each other.

After seeing the ceremony, the guest sat down, and the supervisor said: "Don't blame you for being sluggish." The guest wants to redeem the jade belt, and take it as a ticket for me to see. ”

Sha Bao took out the pawn ticket and handed it over, and said: "This jade belt is a family heirloom, and I have collected enough money today, and I want to redeem it, and the supervisor is convenient." How much interest you want, just forget it, and I'll pay it together. ”

The director took the ticket, looked at it for a while, put it on the table next to him, shook his head and said, "Oh, how is this good?" ”

Sha Bao's heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked, "Director, is there anything wrong with this pawn?" I always have it with me, and I can't go wrong! ”

The supervisor said: "It's not inappropriate to be a ticket, it's just that the day is a little wrong." Guest, you've been doing it for more than two days—"

Sha Bao said indifferently: "It's only two days." At that time, it was clear that if you exceed the day, you should add more money. ”

The director shook his head: "That's the goods that the small store kept for you, and it's the gali money." It's really unfortunate this time, your jade belt was taken by a guest yesterday and bought at a high price. We opened a quality warehouse, and as soon as the days passed, the goods did not have to be sold, otherwise where would the money come from? ”

Seeing that the supervisor looked very serious, Sha Bao knew that things were not good, and changed color and said sharply: "Director, that jade belt is my family heirloom." At that time, it was clear that the price could be lower, but it was not allowed to resell the jade belt! What do you mean by that? ”

The supervisor spread his hands: "Guest officer, you don't even have a personal certificate now, who knows if it's true or not?" On your ticket, it is clearly written that it is January, in black and white. Now it's been more than two days, and the jade belt is the goods in the store, so you can't ask anymore. ”

After speaking, seeing Sha Bao's unrelenting look, he got up and said loudly: "Come on, send off guests!" ”

Seeing that the supervisor was about to go back to the back, Sha Bao stood up abruptly and said loudly, "Okay, it's not to bully me!" I am a state general, and this one is the county magistrate of this county, you are so bold! ”

The director sneered: "General? What is it! Our quality warehouse, the owner is a relative of Hu Zhizhou in Chuzhou, and now he is the transfer envoy of this road. Don't talk about a county, what can I do if I know the state? You have passed the date of the ticket, and I am not afraid of you in a lawsuit! ”

After speaking, he went back to the back, leaving only Sha Bao and Chai Xin speechless. It is common to mortgage things in the pledge treasury for more than one or two days, and it is nothing more than paying some more interest. The pledge bank is not immune to disputes, even if the date has passed, the collateral will be left for some time, so it is extremely rare to sell it when it expires, which is not in line with the rules of the industry.

Seeing Sha Bao and Chai Xin staying in place, the little guy said in embarrassment: "Guest, don't be embarrassed by the little one-"

Since the shipwreck, Sha Bao has suffered countless hardships for more than a month, and finally scraped together enough money, where did he think that this was the result? For a while, my heart was on fire, and I kicked over the stool next to me, and I was about to have a seizure.

Chai Xin hurriedly grabbed it and said, "Brother, where is this place?" How many public patrols outside, don't come nonsense! Let's go back and discuss, if you have a county official in charge, your jade belt will be able to get it back. ”

After speaking, he hurriedly pulled Shabao out of the quality warehouse.

Although he comforted Sha Bao on his lips, Chai was also anxious in his confidence. The supervisor said that this quarantinery was a relative of the governor of Chuzhou, and he had no fear, but he was afraid that the treasure would not be easy to recover. With the end of the new policy, the personnel of the imperial court changed greatly, and the Huainan Road transfer recommended by Fan Zhongyan made Wang Su urgently transferred to the border area of Weizhou to serve as Zhizhou. Before Wang Su left, he moved to Hu Kai, the governor of Chuzhou, and asked him to take the right to take the envoy and act as his agent.

Chai Xin didn't know that Hu Kai was the transfer envoy of the right to take the road, but he only heard the supervisor say that the backstage of his family was the transfer envoy of the road, and he couldn't help but worry. The transfer envoy is the biggest official along the way, not to mention Du Zhongxiao, even Xia Zhu is not a particularly important matter, and he will not oppose him. With such a background, there is really no way for this quality warehouse to swallow Shabao's jade belt.

As Chai Xin walked a few steps, Sha Bao gritted his teeth and said, "I urgently needed money that day, so I only made twenty pieces of that jade belt, and I would be in this warehouse." They must have thought that the price was too low, and they didn't want me to redeem it and swallow the treasure. It's hateful, how could you meet such a bad businessman! ”

Chai Xin had no choice but to comfort Sha Bao, no matter what, go back to the county and go to Du Zhongxiao to find a way.

At this moment, Du Xun on the opposite side looked at the commune's shop selling all kinds of groceries, turned out, and admired it. I didn't expect this shop to have all kinds of goods, as long as you buy from here, you can also open a shop when you return to your hometown. complained to my son in my heart, there are so many money-making businesses here, why didn't I tell myself earlier. Look at other officials such as Zhizhou, which one is not doing business well.

As soon as he looked up, he saw Chai Xin and Sha Bao standing in the middle of the road, and asked loudly, "Chai Jiejie, have you redeemed the jade belt?" ”

Chai Xin saw that it was Du Xun, and hurriedly pulled Sha Bao to salute in front of him, shook his head and said: "It's not a coincidence, it's more than two days after the current period, and the director of the quality warehouse is extremely difficult to speak, and we are not allowed to redeem it, alas, this matter is a little difficult to do, so I have to find another way." ”

Du Xun listened, pointed to the dock and said with a smile: "This is Yongcheng County, the magistrate is my son, and you are his personal entourage." In their own place, who would dare to act like this? What's the matter if it's been more than two days? Let's go over and have a look! ”

Chai Xin smiled bitterly: "The outsiders are kind, and the little ones have it." The origin of that quality bank is not small, and it is not that it is going to go. Only go back to report to Duzhi County, there must be a way to redeem the jade belt. ”

When Chai Xin heard this, his eyes narrowed and said, "How do you say this?" In this county, is there still someone who doesn't give face to the magistrate? ”

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