Zhu Hao's educational career is about to take off.
The women's school has entered the final preparation stage.
The main person in charge is Mrs. Gongsun. She has finished confinement in the second half of the first month and is checking various preparations. The person assisting her is Gong Yeling.
at the same time.
Zhu Hao's purchase of the boat accelerated. Shopkeeper Ma went to meet Ouyang Nu, who said he would consider it.
Inside the inn.
"Miss, something really went wrong with Mu Renqing... He escaped secretly last night and took away all the money. He left a letter in the room, saying that the Duke of Chengguo would come forward to help the Ouyang family tide over the difficulties, but the prerequisite was that the young lady must marry
I used to work as a side house...I have reported it to the government, but the prefecture and county yamen said that this matter is not their responsibility..."
The mother-in-law beside Ouyang Nu looked sad.
I thought that my trip to Anlu was to solve the difficulties faced by the family, but I didn't know that I fell into a trap carefully set by others. I fell deeper and deeper into it, and now I am on the verge of despair.
Ouyang Nu asked eagerly: "Since the incident happened locally, why did the Anlu Prefecture and Changshou County government offices stand by and watch?"
The mother-in-law sighed: "Mu Renqing is not a local. He is missing this time. It will consume a lot of manpower and material resources to find him... After the local magistrate resigned, the new magistrate has not come to perform his duties, and the magistrate will not come for a while."
If he will step down, who will care about the interests of foreign merchants like us at this time?"
The principle is simple but easy to understand.
Originally, the local government did not want to deal with the affairs of outsiders, especially the debt disputes between outsiders... Your shopkeeper took the money and ran away, so the local government came forward to arrest people for you? Have you ever considered that our government would handle the case?
cost?
Besides, the local two-level yamen are now at a critical stage of transition between the old and the new, and every lawsuit will be postponed. Aren't you merchants from Nanjing? You need to file a complaint back to Nanzhili!
"How much money do we have left now? How much foreign debt...is there?"
Ouyang Nu is facing the dilemma of her family's bankruptcy, her pretty face that looks both angry and happy is full of despair.
The mother-in-law said: "Fortunately, the mirror business was not completed before. The Zhu family's advance payment of 160 taels of silver has only been returned to 80 taels. They have gone to collect it many times... Even if it is all recovered, this
Some of the more than three hundred taels of silver were borrowed from outside, and we also borrowed seventy taels from Shopkeeper Ma..."
"What?"
Ouyang Nu did not expect that the situation was so bad.
On the surface, Su Xigui introduced her to Anlu to do business, but on the first day she arrived, she had a falling out with the largest local house owner. Later, she had no intention of cooperating with Su Xigui's people to do business. When did she owe Su Xigui's subordinates?
Shopkeeper seventy taels of silver?
The mother-in-law had a gloomy look on her face: "This debt is a loan... I didn't have enough money to buy a mirror before, so Mu Renqing took the lead to borrow the money... It was only after confirming with the creditor that I found out that the owner of the loan was Shopkeeper Ma."
Ouyang Nu finally understood.
The loan was borrowed from Ma Zai, shopkeeper Ma. In fact, the real creditor behind the loan was shopkeeper Ma.
"Their money was paid back first!"
Ouyang Nu made a decision immediately.
The mother-in-law looked helpless: "The interest on this debt is the lowest, and the debt repayment period can be postponed to two months. The debt we borrowed in Nanjing may have reached the point where we can't end it... The house in Nanjing and the few people we didn't bring over
All the ships have been seized by their creditors, they cannot get their money back, the holes cannot be plugged, and they will all be confiscated... It is better to go back to Nanjing... and just leave!"
The mother-in-law means that local debts can no longer be taken care of. The biggest debt crisis of the Ouyang family occurred in Nanjing.
Ouyang Nu sighed: "Even if we return to Nanjing, can the debt be repaid?"
Both master and servant fell into silence.
Just at this time, a servant's announcement came from outside: "My boss, Shopkeeper Ma is here to see you."
Ouyang Nu immediately stood up and was about to go out to greet her. The mother-in-law hurriedly reminded: "Miss, if you want to avoid living in the mountains, it is better to cross the Han River directly from here to the west, take Jingmen, Dangyang, Yidu, and then take a boat to Shu, Ma
It’s better not to meet the shopkeeper. This person is very treacherous... The headmaster Su behind him is even more unkind. Besides, we still have debts in his hands..."
According to my mother-in-law’s opinion, it’s definitely not good for the creditor to come to visit. It’s too late to hide. How come you are so proactive in welcoming me?
Ouyang Nu shook her head and said: "It is definitely not a good idea to avoid seeing them. Besides, we need to find someone to sell the few boats we have!"
If you want to run away, you must travel lightly, and you can also run away with the ship? Wouldn't it be easy for the creditors and the government to track him down?
Of course, we need to find someone to sell the boats and other things inside first, and pass the trouble to others.
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The first floor of the inn.
Ouyang Nu saw shopkeeper Ma and the "child" she had seen at the ferry.
"Shopkeeper Ma, this is..."
Ouyang Nu was surprised to find that Ma Yan was actually standing behind the child this time.
Shopkeeper Ma said: "Let me introduce you solemnly, this is our small boss, and the local business is all handled by the small boss."
Ouyang Nu couldn't help but frown when she heard this.
What tricks are you playing again?
The mother-in-law was dissatisfied and said: "Master Ma is here to do business, why do you have to do some fancy things to hide from others? If you have something to say, just say it."
Zhu Hao was ignored and was not angry. He spread his hands and said, "I'm here to discuss business. What's your attitude... Lao Ma, didn't you agree that they agreed to sell the boat?"
"My dear boss, I'm sorry, maybe I didn't make it clear before." Shopkeeper Ma quickly admitted his mistake.
"Should we go upstairs to talk? Or should we just break up and stop doing business?"
Zhu Hao looked at Ouyang Nu impatiently.
Don't think that we don't know your situation. You are now desperate and showing signs of running away, so we come to block you. Even if you want to run away, you have to pay back the seventy taels of silver with interest, otherwise you think that my money
Was it brought by the strong wind?
The mother-in-law refused firmly: "We won't sell the boat."
Zhu Hao sneered and ordered: "Okay, Lao Ma, find someone to go to the government and notify the government. Spend some money to help, call all the yamen from the prefecture and county yamen, and urge them to return our money with interest."
Already..."
The mother-in-law said with a dark face: "The debt has not yet matured."
"I think there is a problem with your integrity and there may be a risk of running away, so I first set the rules and seized your route guide and customs clearance documents... This should be in line with the rules. In addition, Lao Ma, find someone.
Keep an eye on it to prevent accidents."
Zhu Hao issued the order ably.
Debt not due?
It doesn't matter. First, use the local government to divert your way, and then find someone to monitor you and see where you are going.
The mother-in-law wanted to say something else, but Ouyang Nu stopped her: "The young master, let's talk upstairs."
Zhu Hao grinned, showing two rows of white and neat teeth: "This is so cool, Lao Ma, come up with me and talk about it."
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The room at the back upstairs.
This can be regarded as the daughter's boudoir.
After Zhu Hao came in, he sat down grandly, while shopkeeper Ma could only stand behind him.
"To put it bluntly, three hundred taels of silver will buy you four boats, the four docked on the river. If you don't want the ones that carry people, you will have to carry cargo... After excluding the seventy taels of silver you owe us, I will give you a total of two hundred and three.
Ten taels, I won’t charge you with the interest. If you agree, bring the boat deed and go with us to the local government to register.
"Let's put aside the ugly words first. We are only responsible for buying ships. You are responsible for the subsequent disputes about these ships. We don't care. After we clean up these ships, they will be used to transport goods and have nothing to do with your Ouyang family."
Ouyang Nu's beautiful face was miserable, and her voice was slightly trembling: "Three hundred and four ships, I'm afraid they are not suitable... No matter how cheap they are, they won't be sold at such a low price..."
Zhu Hao smiled and said nothing.
Shopkeeper Ma on the side said: "Master Ouyang, I'm not going to listen to you. You can run far away with the money. Now someone is willing to take your boat. You should be lucky. Besides, the price... is higher than the market price.
It’s only 30 to 40% lower, but the convenience it brings to you is unimaginable.”
Ouyang Nu bit her lower lip tightly.
From Shopkeeper Ma's words, she understood that her situation had long been under the control of others.
She is sure to be eaten.
"There's one more thing. If someone hadn't mentioned the matter about the mirror before, I'm afraid you wouldn't even have the coffin left. As for who secretly reminded me with kindness... I don't need to tell you, right?"
Shopkeeper Ma told another piece of news that shocked Ouyang Nu.
"It turns out it's you..."
Zhu Hao said hurriedly: "Don't talk nonsense. When will we get over it with you? Just know some things well!"
Zhu Hao would not admit that he did this. If the Zhu family knew about it, wouldn't it mean that he and Shopkeeper Ma deliberately cheated the Zhu family?
"Also, if you don't do business in the future, you can transfer all the channels you control to us... Let's give you an extra thirty taels of silver, and take over your shopkeepers, guys, and all the people who can do the work.
Call me, and these thirty taels will be regarded as the severance pay I give you."
Zhu Hao made another suggestion that surprised Shopkeeper Ma.
Zhu Hao actually wants to get the Ouyang family’s connections and business channels?
Does this mean that Zhu Hao is not willing to only do business in Anlu? Before Zhu Hao opened a restaurant in Jingshan County, shopkeeper Ma could feel the ambition of the small boss.
"Little Master, what are you going to do?" Ouyang Nv felt uncomfortable that her family was about to go bankrupt, and the only resources she had left were being cared about by jackals.
Zhu Hao shook his head: "Perhaps you have other choices... If you feel that my request is presumptuous, you can just not do this business... Besides, Master Ouyang returned our seventy taels of silver with interest.
From now on, I won’t get involved in business matters."
The mother-in-law said hurriedly: "Miss, please return the seventy taels of silver to them. They are definitely not good people!"
This was said loudly on purpose, just to let Zhu Hao and Ma Yan hear it.
Ouyang Nu suddenly became obsessed and looked at Zhu Hao with sharp eyes: "You sold the Zhu family's mirror to them, right? Where did you get the mirror? Is it you who is the mysterious local businessman who can produce mirrors? No wonder Su
A person as smart as the boss will leave the local business in your hands..."
This said...
Even shopkeeper Ma was a little surprised, this little lady suddenly became enlightened?
It's just that you woke up a little late. If you had talked about the business in a good manner when we first met, how could you have reached the point where you are now at the end of your rope?
"Old Ma, what do you say?"
Zhu Hao turned his head and asked Ma Yan with a smile.
Shopkeeper Ma said: "I think it's better for the little boss to stop doing business with them and ask for the seventy taels of silver back. Don't worry about other things."
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