Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 690 Big Shots, Little Shots (4)

"father!"

"mother!"

Before Zhang Wu approached the Xiao family, the voice came over. At this moment, the gate of the Xiao family was closed, and there were quite a few people in this small courtyard.

“Oh, they’re all here.”

Zhang Wu pushed the door open and saw several brothers-in-law squatting on the side, while his father-in-law was sitting on a wooden stool. Before he had time to think about anything else, he saw his brother-in-law walking towards him.

"Xiao Er'er, why did you come back so early today?"

Zhang Wu smiled and looked at his brother-in-law who was walking towards him, grinning and saying, "Aren't you busy there? I heard that during the Chinese New Year, there won't be any..."

"Fourth brother-in-law, did you bring the money?"

Xiao Niezhong looked calm as he stared at his brother-in-law and said, "Give it to me if you have brought it."

"it is good."

Zhang Wu nodded subconsciously and took out the cloth bag from his arms, but as soon as he took it out, Zhang Wu was stunned. Something was wrong! With a shudder in his heart, Zhang Wu looked at his father-in-law.

"What…what money?"

Zhang Wu tightly grasped the cloth bag, looked at Xiao Niezhong with a somewhat evasive look and said: "This is..."

"Give it to me first."

Xiao Niezhong ignored him, snatched the cloth bag from Zhang Wu's hand, then turned and walked towards his father. At this time, Zhang Wu saw piles of silver dollars on the small table next to his father-in-law's pole!

This……

Zhang Wu was stunned. Could it be that his father-in-law and mother-in-law had concealed the fact that they wanted to buy a house from his brother-in-law, and his brother-in-law already knew about it?

This is going to be bad!
Zhang Wu frowned slightly. He knew his brother-in-law's temper very well. Since that incident, his brother-in-law seemed like a different person.

"come over!"

While Zhang Wu was stunned, the older one among the three squatting people whispered to Zhang Wu.

Ok?
Zhang Wu was stunned for a moment, then walked towards them.

"Boss, Xiao Er knows about the house purchase. I'm afraid it won't be possible, right?"

When Zhang Wu came over, although he was curious about why his three brothers-in-law were squatting, but thinking about buying a house for his younger brother-in-law, he didn't think much about anything else, so he squatted down and said worriedly to his eldest brother-in-law Chen Shi.

"What the hell are you buying? Something big has happened."

However, Chen Shi frowned, his expression looking very serious.

"Something big happened?"

Zhang Wu was stunned.

"really."

While Zhang Wu was stunned, Xiao Niezhong, who had counted the silver dollars, put the pile of silver dollars together and said, "The Shaofu has officials under his jurisdiction, and the silver dollars issued are all real."

"Xiao Er'er, what do you mean by that?" After hearing this, Zhang Wu stood up and looked at Xiao Niezhong and said, "We are working in the Shaofu, and we earn our hard-earned money. How could it be fake..."

"Say less."

Chen Shi, who was squatting, stood up and grabbed Zhang Wu, then looked at Xiao Niezhong and said, "Xiao Er'er, maybe something went wrong. Let's go to Huahui Bank."

"Woo~"

At this moment, the cry of an old woman was heard in the house.

"mother!"

"mother!"

Immediately afterwards, several noises were heard in the room. When Zhang Wu was puzzled, he heard the voice of his wife.

"What happened?"

Zhang Wu then realized something was wrong and frowned as he looked at Chen Shi and the others, "Why are we going to Huahui Bank? Xiao Er said the money sent by the Shaofu was real. Could it be that the money we brought is fake?"

Chen Shi and the others had complicated expressions and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Fourth brother-in-law, let me say it."

Xiao Niezhong looked at the piles of silver dollars in front of him and said to Zhang Wu, "My parents went to get money without telling me to buy me a house. They took out 47 silver dollars, and six of them were fake."

"My eldest sister and her husband brought home thirty silver dollars. After deducting this month's wages, three of the fifteen silver dollars they took from Huahui Bank were fake."

"My second sister and her husband's family brought home thirty silver dollars. After deducting this month's wages, six of the twenty silver dollars they took from Huahui Bank were fake."

"Third sister, third brother-in-law's family, give..."

"impossible!!"

Zhang Wu stared at his brother-in-law with eyes wide open in disbelief. "How could the silver dollars withdrawn from Huahui Silver Bank be fake? The only place in the court that actually exchanges new currency is Huahui Silver Bank. This..."

"Boss, we've been deceived!"

Before Zhang Wu finished speaking, a woman ran out of the house and looked at him with tears in her eyes. "When Xiao Er was in the literacy class, the teacher there once mentioned how to distinguish the authenticity of the new currency. Eight of the silver dollars we exchanged from Huahui Silver Bank were fake!!"

"!!!"

Zhang Wu's face changed drastically, and the way he looked at his wife changed. He looked like he was struck by lightning. It was obvious that he could not accept such words.

fake?

How is this possible? !

"Alas... it's all my fault." At this moment, the old man who had been silent all the time sighed softly, "If I hadn't wanted to buy a house for Xiao Er'er, today's incident wouldn't have happened."

"Dad, how can I blame you for this?"

Xiao Niezhong forced a smile, looked at his father and consoled him, "You and mother are kind-hearted. Besides, if you look at the root of this matter, it's not your fault at all."

"Then what are you still standing there for? Go to Huahui Bank!!"

At this moment, Zhang Wu came back to his senses, glared at everyone and said, "This is all our hard-earned money. Damn it, we deposited it in Huahui Bank, and now it turns out to be fake?"

"Ah...why didn't you go?"

Sun He, who was standing next to Chen Shi, said with a look of grief and indignation: "Fortunately, Xiao Er was smart, otherwise, all these counterfeit bills would have been confiscated by Huahui Bank."

"what?!"

Zhang Wu glared and said, "Why did they withhold it? That's our money!!"

"Fourth brother-in-law, don't get excited."

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Xiao Niezhong said at this moment: "Third brother-in-law didn't say the whole story. It was temporarily handed over to the Huahui Bank. They issued us a receipt. After the matter is investigated and it is confirmed that the counterfeit money was redeemed from them, they will pay the full amount."

"Isn't that just buckle?"

Zhang Wu clenched his fists and said, "If they were fake, what's the point of issuing a receipt?"

"Yes!"

Qi Shan said at this moment: "This was originally exchanged from them. Even if the full amount is paid, it should be delivered on the spot. Give them the fake one and give us a piece of paper. If they deny it later, won't we lose a lot?"

"alright."

Seeing that his brothers-in-law were in a bad mood, Xiao Niezhong smiled and said, "It's rare that our family is all together, and our nephews and nieces are here too, so let's not talk about this."

"Brothers-in-law, I've taken all the money. I won't say anything else. After you buy a house, go to Yan's House and I'll treat you to a good meal."

"Are you still in the mood to eat?"

Zhang Wu glared at Xiao Niezhong and replied subconsciously, but just after he finished speaking, Zhang Wu seemed to have thought of something and walked towards his brother-in-law with a glare, "Xiao Er'er, what do you want to do?"

"Do nothing."

Xiao Niezhong had a calm expression as he put the piles of real silver dollars into the cloth bag. His cold eyes were fixed on the small piles of fake silver dollars. "Let's go to the government and ask for an explanation!"

"Xiao Er'er, you can't do this."

After hearing this, Chen Shi hurried forward and advised Xiao Niezhong: "This matter is too big. Is it so easy to get into the government? What if..."

"Yes, little ear."

Sun He followed closely and said, "Why don't we listen to the boss about this matter? Let's go to Huahui Bank again. Maybe we can exchange the counterfeit money for the real one."

At this time, Zhang Wu looked at Xiao Niezhong and others with a confused mind. It was obvious that some things had been discussed before he came, but they were not made clear.

But when he heard about going to the government office, Zhang Wu became nervous. After all, they were fleeing to the interior. Fortunately, the emperor cared about the people of the Ming Dynasty and implemented favorable policies in the capital, the surrounding areas and northern Zhili. They were able to enter the officials under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu. Otherwise, they really didn't know where they were.

No roots.

This is the true portrayal of Zhang Wu and others.

So after hearing about their father-in-law and mother-in-law wanting to buy a house for their brother-in-law, they all supported it.

Only after buying a house can you say that you have rooted in Beijing.

Now, every family of them rents a house!

Even if it is under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu, it is still rented.

"The government office is there for people to enter. If you have a grievance, where else can you go if you don't go to the government office?"

Under such circumstances, Xiao Niezhong smiled and said, "I understand your concerns, but you just think too much. The laws of the Ming Dynasty are there, and we can't always live in the past. We encountered corrupt officials in Liaodong, but now we are under the feet of the emperor, and some things really can't be generalized."

"That's impossible to say."

Zhang Wu stared and said, "Who knows what it's like to be an official? I'm just an ordinary citizen. What if..."

"What about our money?"

Xiao Niezhong asked back, "If we don't ask the officials, who should we ask? This is definitely not an isolated case. We can get fake ones from Huahui Bank, but other banks don't have them?"

"Since we came to the capital, we have heard that His Majesty has killed many corrupt officials and evil spirits. I don't believe that anyone would dare to protect each other!"

"Xiao Er'er is right."

The old man stood up and looked at his sons-in-law. "On this matter, just listen to Xiao'er. He has studied and thinks differently from us. Okay, let's not talk about this matter anymore. Just give your money to Xiao'er. When he saves enough, he will definitely pay you back."

"Dad, that's not what we meant. This money is for you two elders to show our filial piety. We never thought of asking for more."

"Yes, Dad, money is not important. What's important is that our family is safe and sound."

"Dad, why don't I go and file a complaint with the authorities? If anything happens, just arrest me. Xiao Er can't be in any danger."

"Yes, Dad. If you can't do it, I'll go. Anyway, I have a large family and descendants. If I'm really caught, I..."

"Okay, okay, stop talking."

Looking at the emotional brothers-in-law, Xiao Niezhong laughed, "We are not going to the execution ground. Look at the state of each of you." When he said this, Xiao Niezhong turned around and shouted into the house, "Mom, I'm hungry."

As he said that, Xiao Niezhong walked towards the side room, "Hutou, what are you guys still hiding for? Come out, uncle will buy you some candy!"

When the word "uncle" was called out, Zhang Wu and the others immediately felt uncomfortable.

(End of this chapter)