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Chapter 20 Dehengdang

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    Under the setting sun, Zhao Hao looked at the buns in his hand with mixed feelings in his heart, and his nose even felt a little sore.

    He was stunned when his shoulder was suddenly tapped.

    Zhao Hao came back to his senses and saw that Zhao Shouzheng had returned at some point.

    "Hey, eating steamed buns again" Zhao Shouzheng said and reached into the paper bag.

    "It would be nice to have some." Zhao Hao rolled his eyes and asked Zhao Shouzheng, "Where are my candies?"

    "Oh, I gave you a gift." Zhao Shouzheng looked at Zhao Hao strangely and said, "Didn't I tell you that my father is going to the Imperial College to resume school?"

    "Then what?"

    "You haven't been in jail for two years, how dare you go to see Master Si Ye empty-handed?" Zhao Shouzheng explained: "Master Si Ye is famous for not doing things without money. Besides, he must know that our family and Zhou Jijiu have had a falling out.  , How can I get him to help me resume school without getting something valuable? Money is too vulgar, but sugar is too elegant? Besides, we don¡¯t have any money"

    "That's it" Zhao Hao suddenly said: "This is what you told me this morning."

    Zhao Shouzheng said while eating steamed buns: "Yes, of course I have to ask you first about the things my son makes. I will take them away only after you say it's okay."

    "Yes?" Zhao Hao rubbed his forehead and said, "Yes, it's just talking in sleep."

    "Yes, yes, of course." Zhao Shouzheng smiled and praised his son: "Thanks to your pound of sugar, Master Siye successfully resumed school for my father, and he also sent greetings to your grandfather.  Okay."

    "That's worth it" Zhao Haoxin said, isn't making money just to build a career?  This extra pound of sugar can be considered a good use.  "But what about my capital?"

    "Don't worry, my son, my father has already thought about it!" Zhao Shouzheng laughed and comforted his son: "My father's best friend is Man Jinling. As long as my father opens his mouth, let alone ten or twenty taels of silver, it will be several hundred  You can raise more than a thousand taels."

    After saying that, he took Zhao Hao and walked home: "Go home and eat steamed buns. I will go out early tomorrow morning to raise money! I swear I won't pay it back until I break Loulan!"

    Zhao Hao saw that he didn¡¯t look like a hypocrite and thought that Qin Hui also had three good friends.  No matter how popular Mr. Zhao is, he can't be worse than Qin Hui.

    He finally felt relieved and followed Zhao Shouzheng home.

    In the yard, Gao Wu also repaired the roof and was fetching water to wash his hands.  The father and son divided most of the buns and asked Gao Wu to take them back and eat with his old father.

    Of course, even if Zhao Hao is beaten to death, he will not reveal the origin of this bun.

    ??~~

    It¡¯s another wordless night.

    Early in the morning, Zhao Shouzheng got up, dressed carefully, combed his hair neatly, and hung his private jade pendant around his waist.

    After looking at the well water for a long time, he felt that he had regained his former charm, and then he went out calmly.

    Zhao Hao also woke up.  How can I sleep soundly when I have something on my mind?

    Through spending these days with Zhao Shouzheng, he has gained a deep understanding of the nerds of the Ming Dynasty.  Zhao Hao was really worried that something might happen to Zhao Shouzheng again?  When he heard his father going out, he followed quietly.

    It seemed that none of Zhao Shouzheng¡¯s friends lived in the north of the city. Zhao Hao followed him to the Xiaofenqiao area near the Bell and Drum Tower, and then arrived at the first family.

    He hid in the corner far away, watching Zhao Shouzheng adjust his clothes, took a few deep breaths, and then raised his hand and knocked on the courtyard door.

    After a while, a man dressed as a servant opened the door.  Although they were far away and couldn't hear clearly the conversation between the two, they could still guess that they were asking about Zhao Shouzheng's purpose.

    Before he said a few words, the servant waved his hands repeatedly, not allowing Zhao Shouzheng to finish his words, and closed the door.

    Zhao Shouzheng shook his head in disappointment, pointed at the door, muttered a few words angrily, and then headed to the next house.

    The next house let him in, but when Mr. Zhao came out, Zhao Hao saw the depressed look on his face and knew that he must not have borrowed the money.

    In this way, Zhao Shouzheng wandered from house to house.  For most of the day, I looked for more than a dozen friends I thought I had good connections with, but no one was willing to lend me money.

    Seeing him sitting slumped by the big stone bridge with his eyes straight, Zhao Hao felt very uncomfortable and couldn't help but want to show up and call him home.

    Who would have thought that Zhao Shouzheng suddenly stood up and walked quickly towards Hubu Street across the street. Judging from the excitement on his face, it was probably not because of internal anxiety.

    I¡¯m afraid I¡¯ve thought of a way.

    Zhao Hao felt relieved and did not show up for the time being.

    Hubu Street is named after the Nanjing Hubu Taxation Department was established here. Its prosperity is much higher than that of Gulouwai Street.  However, Zhao Hao had no intention of understanding it at this time., followed Zhao Shouzheng closely, fearing that he would be separated accidentally.

    I followed him slowly and saw him entering a pawn shop with a black and gold signboard of "Dehengdang".

    "Dehengdang" Zhao Hao suddenly felt something familiar, pressed the felt hat on his head, lowered his head and entered the pawn shop.

    This Dehengdang restaurant is very large, with seven or eight people behind the counter alone, and a dozen or so waiters outside the counter.  Seeing Zhao Hao come in, someone immediately came forward to entertain him.

    "Young gentleman, do you want to be pawned?"

    Zhao Hao didn't say anything, but pointed at Zhao Shouzheng in front.

    The clerk regarded him as Zhao Shouzheng's follower and ignored him.

    Zhao Shouzheng came to a counter that was as high as his shoulders, raised his head and said to Chao Feng inside: "May I ask, is your boss Zhang Shixiong in the store?"

    When Chao Feng heard that the other party called his boss Shixiong, he didn't dare to neglect him. He quickly turned away from the counter and invited him to have tea in the small living room aside.

    After a while, a tall man with a smile on his face and a shy belly opened the curtain and came out from behind.

    When Zhao Hao saw that person, he suddenly realized, wasn't this Zhang Yuanwai who came to the house to lend usury that day?  !

    After listening to the conversation between the two, he realized that it turned out that the Zhao family and Zhang Yuanwai were both fellow Huizhou residents.  The Zhao family is from Xiuning, and Zhang Yuanwai is from Qimen. The two families are from neighboring counties.  In the past, Zhang Yuanwai relied on this relationship to get involved in Nanhubu, and he became a rich man in Nanjing who was half official and half businessman.

    It turns out that Zhao Shouzheng had never been to a pawnshop before, but he had always heard that pawnshops eat people without spitting out their bones, so he wanted to find a shop owned by an acquaintance to avoid being ripped off.

    ??~~

    Zhao Shouzheng took off the jade pendant from his waist and handed it to Zhang Yuanwai.

    "Brother Zhang Shi, this is my beloved thing. As the saying goes, 'I am alone and poor now', I would never pawn it if I had no other choice." Then he heard him sigh and said: "Brother Shi, please take care of my father."  For the sake of taking care of you for many years, I will give you some money to redeem you within a month."

    "Don't worry, dear brother, since you have come to my place, brother Yu will not let you down." Zhang Yuanwai's sincere smile made people feel very cordial. He glanced at Chao Feng and said, "What are you doing standing there in a daze? Look quickly.  Look, hurry up and give me some money to help my wise brother."

    "Yes, yes." Chao Feng nodded and took the jade pendant. He first looked at it carefully in front of the lamp for a moment, then took out a crystal magnifying glass the size of a copper coin and looked at it for a long time. Fang looked confused: "This"

    "Speak directly if you have anything to say, my dear brother is not an outsider." Zhang Yuanwai frowned.

    "The little man told the truth. Don't be surprised, Mr. Zhao. This jade pendant is probably not Lu Zigang's handiwork," Chao Feng said, turning the jade pendant to the back, pointing to the 'Zigang' engraved on it, and signed: "Lu Zigang's."  The signature is powerful and dignified. But please look at it, Mr. Er, the line the knife passes through here is too smooth, but appears stiff and lacks roundness, and there are chipping phenomena to varying degrees on both sides of the knife edge line. How could Lu Zigang make such a mistake?"

    "Ah, really, I haven't noticed it?" Zhao Shouzheng couldn't help but gasped, and hurriedly took the jade pendant and magnifying glass to take a closer look. It felt like it was exactly what the other party said.

    "Nowadays, the world is deteriorating, and there are countless people who make and sell fakes. Many of them are top craftsmen themselves. They use fake jade articles to pawn shops as collateral, and after getting the money, they never return. We are also very difficult to guard against, and we are often caught unawares."  Nachao Feng sighed and said: "Moreover, the purpose of pawnshop collection is only to mortgage. When the current period is up and the money is cleared, the items must still be returned to the original owner. So for the sake of safety, when we collect this kind of jade, we only look at  The quality, size, and carving skills of the jade, nothing else matters."

    "That's it" Zhao Shouzheng nodded and asked, "How much can your store sell?"

    "Twelve taels of silver." Chao Feng said.

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