Poof!

The little guy Chu Jiuyi sat on the ground and cried: "It's over, second son, we are really homeless this time!" ”

The little guy who had been dead began to howl again.

Cui Geng was speechless for a while......

He took two steps forward and hurriedly helped the old butler up, and said softly: "Uncle Mao, hurry up, get up and talk slowly." ”

Cui Geng helped the old housekeeper Mao Bo to a place in the courtyard and sat down, and asked, "Mao Bo, what's going on?" The winery has always been the sister-in-law's business, and the title deed of the family is also written in black and white for our Cui family. How did Sanniang usurp and occupy it? ”

"Alas... Erlang, these days when you are asleep, a lot of things have happened at home. “

Mao Bo paused, glanced at Cui Geng, and suddenly found that he didn't know his second son.

According to his understanding of Cui Geng, he must have been panicked when he heard the news of the family change, how could he be so calm today?

Could it be that after three months of sleep, the second son's temperament has also changed greatly? It's a bit unbelievable.

But now he didn't have time to think about this, and hurriedly told the story of what happened in his family......

About half a pillar of incense, Cui Geng's face sank like water without saying a word, and listened quietly. After listening to it, I already know what has happened in my family in the past three months.

It turned out that just a month ago, Su Xiuxiu, a sister-in-law who has always been in charge of Cui's winery, received a letter from her mother's family, saying that her father was sick and wanted her to go back to her parents' house. Su Xiuxiu's maiden home is in Putian County, next door to Qingyuan County, so naturally after receiving the letter, she will leave to go back to her parents' house to visit her father.

Before Su Xiuxiu left, he did not hand over the wine shop to Erniang, who was usually money-loving and aggressive, but temporarily handed over the wine shop to Sanniang, who had always been a rule-abiding person. But who knew that in just one month, Sanniang exposed her temperament that had been hiding for several years, not only with the help of Fang Ming, the account manager, but also secretly stealing the seal that Cui Geng put at home, and recording all the Cui family's properties in Qingyuan County in her own name, the third lady of Cui Mansion. These two people also secretly bribed Song Wen, a Cao official of Qingyuan County, with a large amount of money, to notarize the theft and transfer of Cui's family property for them.

Who is the county yahu Cao? That is the official in charge of the household registration and taxation of a county, and the affairs of money and grains.

Although he is just a miscellaneous official who does not enter the stream, he is not an official, but he is definitely a person with authority in Qingyuan County. Especially the merchants in Qingyuan County, they were all in awe of him.

It is said that the county order of the broken family and the order of the door are destroyed, but this Xu official harms people, and it is more than that.

As a result, the thieves and officials conspired to seize it, and in just one month, the Cui family's winery, hundreds of acres of fertile land, and ancestral house in Qingyuan County have changed owners since then.

What surprised Cui Geng even more was that this Sanniang, who was included in the house by her father as the third concubine, was actually cousins with Fang Ming, the account manager, and the two had an adulterous affair in the past few years after his father's death.

The dog man and woman hid their relationship very deeply, and it seems that after his father's death, he had already had the intention of stealing the Cui family's property.

It seems that he left home a few months ago and came to Quanzhou, accidentally fell asleep for several months, and his sister-in-law Su Xiuxiu returned to her parents' house to entrust the wine shop to Sanniang, which just gave the dog man and woman the opportunity to seize the family property.

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……

After pondering for a moment, Cui Geng's eyes were slightly clear and bright, and he asked, "Mao Bo, how did you settle down in the house now?" ”

Mao Bo replied with a bitter face: "Now that the pair of dog men and women have occupied our mansion and changed the house plaque, Cui's Wine Shop has also been changed to Fang's Wine Workshop. After they left a group of people, they directly blasted the old slave and the second lady out of the house. The old slave temporarily arranged her in a farmer's house in the suburbs. ”

Cui Geng raised his eyebrows slightly, sighed, and asked, "What about my sister-in-law?" ”

Mao Bo said: "I was still at the master of the in-laws in Putian County, and the old slave didn't have time to pass the news over." However, the second lady shouted every day that she wanted to remarry, saying that she would not keep the festival for her lord, and she would not be able to live this poor life. ”

"Poof!" Cui Geng couldn't help but laugh and said happily, "I'm a second mother, it's really easy to change my nature." It's my sister-in-law's, let's hide it first. Otherwise, with her soft and strong temperament, she doesn't know what trouble she is going to cause. Okay, let's not delay. Xiao Jiu'er—"

Cui Geng gently kicked the buttocks of the little guy Chu Jiu, and urged: "Clean up, let's leave for us now." ”

Chu Jiu sighed and hurriedly returned to the house to pack up his salute.

Mao Bo hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Second son, we are going back this time to ......"

"Reclaim the industry, of course!"

Cui Yan clenched his fists and replied without thinking: "Whether it is a mansion or a winery and fertile land, it is all left by the ancestors, how could I let him fall into the hands of others?" ”

"But the county government ...... over there"

"No, since I can't take my property through the law, I'll use other methods."

"Back in Qingyuan County, not to mention the capital of a comeback, even the place to settle down is gone."

"Don't worry about that."

Cui Geng threw a confident look at Mao Bo, nodded and said, "Mao Bo, I have my own way!" ”

At this time, Chu Jiu came out of the house and reported: "Second son, clean up!" ”

"Okay, let's leave for Qingyuan County!"

After a while, the ninth day of the first month locked the gate of the small courtyard, and the three masters and servants hurriedly embarked on the return journey.

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Qingyuan County has less than 2,000 households, is a medium-sized county among the five counties of Quanzhou, 160 miles away from Quanzhou Prefecture, in the west of Putian County, and the two counties are bounded by Xiantan Village.

Cui Geng's master and servant returned to Qingyuan County from Quanzhou, first hiring a boat to take the river, and then hiring a carriage to take the official road. When I arrived outside the gate of Qingyuan County, it was already early the next morning.

When he was outside the city gate, Cui Geng sent Mao Bo to hire a carriage to go to the farmer's house outside the city and take Erniang back to the county seat. Then he entered the county seat with Chu Jiu.

In Qingyuan County early in the morning, the streets are still sparsely populated with pedestrians, and they are not lively.

Entering the city, Chu Jiu suddenly stopped and reminded in a low voice: "Second son, the coils on our bodies have been used up. Now you let the old housekeeper pick up the second lady, where do you let her come back and live? ”

Cui Geng smiled and said, "I have my own way." By the way, Xiao Jiu'er, do you know how to catch money to make the historian go? ”

"The history of catching money?"

Chu Jiu Wei screamed and said strangely: "Second son, what are you doing with that black-hearted pickpocket?" ”

The so-called history of catching money, he is neither an official nor an official, he is a business temporarily recruited by the state and county yamen in the Tang Dynasty, specializing in managing the public office capital for the state and county yamen. As for the capital of the public party, it is the special money allocated by the imperial court to the state and county governments, which is specially used for the purchase and sale of official loans, commonly known as government usury. Most of the money was given to private merchants for short-term turnover, or it flowed into the currency market to seek huge profits. Usually the capital of 50,000 Wen, the interest should be paid 4,000 Wen per month, and the interest of 50,000 Wen a year is 100%, which is definitely a usury among usury. In addition to a part of the interest paid to the imperial treasury, the rest of the state capitals and county officials were retained by themselves as allowances and benefits for local officials.

Thinking that Gaozu Li Yuan raised troops and went west to the east during the Zhenguan period, the war lasted for decades, and the Tang Dynasty spent countless war funds, and the finance and taxes dried up, so I had to make a little money to compensate. In the fifteenth year of Zhenguan, His Majesty Li Er, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, led the imperial court to issue usury and earned a little interest to supplement the treasury.

Later, Chu Suiliang, who was born as a high-level intellectual, found out, and immediately scolded, Your Majesty, you are the Son of Heaven, how can the King of Ten Thousand Vehicles do such a ninth-rate deed?

His Majesty Li Er was scolded and stunned, and he was afraid that Chu Suiliang would invite Wei Zheng's old horseman to come, and he was about to admit that he would stop doing it, but who knew that Chu Suiliang said again, if this kind of usury that destroys people's character is done, how can it become an example for all the people? The court can't do it, otherwise where is the prestige of the court? Why don't we let the state capitals and county governments come forward and recruit some people with bad reputations from the people? In this way, we can achieve a win-win situation.

As a result, the official usury professional manager came into being.

Therefore, when the little guy Chujiu heard that Cui Geng was going to find Lingshi to catch money, he immediately calmed down. Regardless of whether it is in the government or the opposition, the usury business of catching money and making history is not only disgusted by the literati of Shilin, but also spurned by the people. Otherwise, why did Chu Suiliang stop His Majesty Li Er from doing such a thing in the first place.

Sure enough, Cui Geng pointed to the burden that Chu Jiu was holding in his arms, and said with a smile: "Although we are not entangled, don't we still have the deed of the small mansion in Goldfish Lane in Quanzhou City?" I'm going to take our house deed as a pledge and borrow some money from Lingshi in Qingyuan County. ”

"No way!"

Chu Jiu immediately tightened his burden, shook his head resolutely and said: "This is the only family business in our family now, I have to keep it for my master!" ”

“……”

Cui Geng was speechless for a while, could it be that this son really looks like a loser? Even a small guy is so distrustful.

Adversity sees the truth, and Cui Geng is more moved by this little guy who still hasn't given up until now.

He had no choice but to follow the temptation and say: "Good behave, Xiao Jiu'er, if your son-in-law wants to take back our family's ancestral home and winery from the hands of that pair of dog men and women, you must make a comeback." If you want to make a comeback, you always need capital, right? But don't worry, my son not only wants to take back the Cui family business intact, but also will buy many, many mansions in Quanzhou City in the future, and hand them all over to you to take care of, how about it? ”

Chu Jiu's eyes widened and asked, "Really?" ”

Cui Geng said with a smile: "Then can there be a fake?" ”

Suddenly, Chu Jiu loosened his tight burden and nodded heavily: "Well, just believe in the second son!" ”

Cui Geng: "......"

Chu Jiu walked quickly to the front and said: "Our Qingyuan's money-catching order is called Wu Gongyi, and the black-hearted ghost is in Yauma Lane in the West City, and the son is with me!" ”

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About two hours later, it was nearly noon.

Cui Geng's master and servant have already walked out of the house of Shi Wu Gongyi, who caught money.

A four-room courtyard in Goldfish Lane in Quanzhou City is estimated at 300 yuan. The discount was fifty percent of the pledged deed, and Cui Geng borrowed one hundred and fifty yuan from Shi Wu Gongyi, who caught the money. It has always been a thousand dollars, which is worth about one tael of silver. However, in the Tang Dynasty, silver was used as a precious and soft currency, so the currency on the market in the Tang Dynasty was still dominated by copper coins and silk silk.

Don't underestimate the consistent money, now in the second year of Yongchang of Ruizong Li Dan, Wu Cao controlled the government, and the currency was far less strong than Taizong's Zhenguan years and Gaozong's Yonghui years. However, the price of Luoyang rice still reaches 100 yuan of doumi, which means that the consistent money can be exchanged for ten buckets of Luoyang white rice, which is equivalent to 125 catties.

In other words, Cui Geng's four-room courtyard in Quanzhou City, which was valued at 300 guan, could be exchanged for 3,000 buckets of rice, equivalent to 37,500 catties of rice. The copper coin of Kaiyuan Tongbao is still a hard currency, weighing six catties and four taels per piece. Even if the deed is discounted by 50% and pledged 150 yuan, it will weigh 960 catties!

Therefore, in the Tang Dynasty, where silver was not very popular, ordinary rich and noble families would go out with a few hanging money, and few people would bring dozens of dollars to go out. Who will go out with hundreds of pounds and thousands of pounds of copper plates?

Fortunately, Wu Gongyi's family still had some cash, so after Cui Geng exchanged most of the tattooed silver with him, he let Chu Jiu pack about three copper coins in the baggage and left the Wu family.

Walking in Yau Ma Lane, the little guy Chu Jiu was also tired enough to carry a small twenty catties of copper plates, and his little face was slightly red and cursed: "This guy is called Wu Gongyi, and the small courtyard of 300 guan is actually pledged at a discount of 50%, and it will cost 15 yuan per month." Hmph, fifteen yuan can buy one hundred and fifty buckets of high-quality white rice. Damn Wu Papi, what a black heart! ”

Cui Geng listened to Chu Jiu's curse, shook his head for a while, and secretly felt sorry for Wu Gongyi in his heart, this usury for the government is really eight lifetimes of blood mold, not to mention that it is not much good, and he carries infamy every day.

Then he smiled and patted Chu Jiu's shoulder, and said, "Okay, don't scold, I'll pay back the principal and interest after three months." It's normal for the interest rate to be high, otherwise the government's public office capital will be so easy to get? ”

Chu Jiu stomped his feet angrily: "Three months is still short?" It's going to be forty-five dollars in three months, how much fine white rice can you buy? ”

“……”

"And after three months, if you can't pay the principal with interest, you will have to take our small courtyard. A small courtyard of 300 guan, how much high-quality white rice can you buy? ”

“……”

All the way to the mouth of the alley, the little guy's mouth was never closed, and he kept up with the white rice when he opened and closed his mouth, and Cui Geng's ears were about to have calluses when he heard it.

At the mouth of the alley, Cui Geng finally broke out: "How much high-quality white rice, how much high-quality white rice!" You kid was reincarnated as a starving ghost in his last life? ”

However, before the ninth day of the first month was silent, a charming voice came from a well-styled carriage that had just been parked at the mouth of the alley: "Yo, Erlang is so angry, what's the matter?" This is just coming out of the Shi family to catch money? ”

Immediately afterwards, the curtain of the car window was slowly lifted, and a delicate face poked out.

Cui Geng slowly raised his head and was about to deal with it, but Chu Jiu had already scolded: "Phew, you are a slut who eats people and doesn't pull shit, and the femme fatale is shameless......"

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