Chapter 478 479 Seek a Meeting
Yang Yi looked at Ruyi's sincere look and bowed to him, "Thank you, Manager Zhou, for speaking frankly."
"Brother Yang, goodbye." Ruyi nodded to him, turned and left.
Yang Yi returned to the house, knelt down to Father Yang and said: "Father, mother, eldest brother and sister-in-law, I want to avenge my grandfather and seek justice for myself. I want to tell Manager Zhou what happened to us and expose that Temptress.”
Mother Yang wiped her tears and cried: "Brother Yi, your grandfather asked us to go back to the countryside and live a good life. We can't fight them. Let's listen to grandpa and go back to the countryside."
"Mom, if we don't move that witch, we will never have a peaceful life no matter where we escape. It's all my fault that I was deceived into thinking that I really took over a big business, and that I harmed my family and my grandfather." Yang Yi knelt down. Crying loudly in front of Mr. Yang’s body.
Brother Yang said: "Father, mother, what Brother Yi said makes sense. Linxian County is not far from Kyoto. It will be easy for the witch to find us. Besides, we still have the IOU in their hands. Even if we go to the Yamen, it will be us." Damn it, I just heard what Manager Zhou said and it seems that he is an upright person, so we can give it a try."
Father Yang looked at his son and said sadly: "Let me think about it and restrain your grandfather first."
Mother Song returned to Xiangjun's Mansion and reported to Ningxiangjun what happened to Ruyi, "Madam, how did that bitch happen to go to the Yang family? Is the Zhou family targeting us?"
"A bunch of trash," Mr. Ning Xiang was so angry that he kicked the little girl who was beating her leg, and cursed angrily: "You guys with the surname Zhou are everywhere, just wait! I want to see if you are serious L!"
Aunt Song looked at the furious Ning Xiangjun with fear, fearing that the anger would spread to her.
Ning Xiangjun looked at Nanny Song gloomily, "Go to the Yang family and ask them to shut their mouths, and then let a few people keep an eye on the Zhou family."
"Yes, madam." Nanny Song breathed a sigh of relief, carefully exited, and took the car to Lantern Lane.
When she arrived at Lantern Alley, she saw white flags hung up by the Yang family. She hesitated for a moment before taking the others in. The grief-stricken Yang family and the neighbors next door who came to help glared at the two.
Grandma Song didn't care about such a look, and stared at Yang Yi like a poisonous snake, "Yang Yi, Madam told you to shut your mouth tightly, otherwise I will make you look good."
Father Yang's father and son clenched their fists and watched Granny Song lead the people away. The woman next door pulled Yang's mother and asked with concern: "Are they afraid of the little kid who came to my house today to inquire about news?" elder brother?"
Mother Yang nodded with swollen eyes, "That little brother is capable and is not afraid of them."
The mother-in-law patted her hand and said comfortingly: "Let's take care of your father-in-law's funeral first. Your father-in-law will bless you."
Father Yang thought about the IOU and finally made up his mind. He looked at Yang Yi and said, "Brother Yi, go to Dongda Street immediately and ask to see Manager Zhou and ask him to take you to see Mr. Zhou."
"Dad, I'll go right away." Yang Yi agreed, turned around and ran out.
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Ruyi took the lantern home and reported to Li Yu what happened to the Yang family in Lantern Lane. After a while, Han San and Jixiang also came back.
Han San reported to Li Yuchen: "Madam, I knew something about loan lending before. Today I asked a few people about housing loans in Kyoto. They said there are underground banks, pawn shops and casinos. Casinos Just like that boy from the Feng family last time, he made huge profits, and he could double his profits in half a month."
"Underground banks and pawn shops have several lending methods, such as rolling on the ground and drawing money while sitting on the ground. Rolling on the donkey is usually limited to one month, and the monthly interest ranges from 3 to 5 cents. If the interest is not repaid upon maturity, the interest will be doubled. , the interest will be included in the compound interest of the next month's principal, the principal will gradually increase, and the interest will increase exponentially. Most of the people who borrow this kind of money are poor people, and even borrowing one or two silver can make people bankrupt."
"Most of the small traders in Kyoto said that for a period of three months, a borrower could borrow nine taels of silver and the interest would still be calculated based on ten taels. After maturity, thirteen taels would be repaid with interest. I asked A few friends said that there is a pawn shop in the North City that I heard was opened by a certain nobleman. The pawn shop has a lot of money, a donkey rolling around on the ground, and a pawn shop. It also sells a kind of pawn shop called lamb's interest. Families that are over 100 years old will be forced to separate their wives and children, and their families will be destroyed.”
Li Yu thought that there were loan sharks in the previous life, and there was no shortage of people doing this kind of business in this dynasty. For thousands of years, there has been no shortage of people who have sacrificed their conscience for money. "Do your friends know the identity of that noble man?"
"I don't know. People who have worked with me have never dared to borrow money, for fear of being trapped and unable to get out. Madam, I think this pawn shop is very suspicious, and I want to check it out."
Ji Xiang also said to Li Yu: "Madam, I also think we can check this pawn shop and see where they are from?"
Li Yu thought for a while, "Okay, you go and check it out, and wait until the master comes back to see if he has found any clues in Jingzhao Yamen."
The two stood up and walked to the second door, and saw Ruyi hurried in. Jixiang looked at him, "What happened?"
Ruyi glanced at the two of them and said, "Yang Yi from Lantern Lane came to the door and was waiting outside to ask to see the master."
Ji Xiang wondered: "Why did the Yang family figure it out so quickly?"
"It's said that the witch's mother-in-law came to threaten them. I'm going to report to Madam. Yang Yi is still waiting outside the gate!"
Jixiang patted Ruyi and walked out with Han San.
After hearing Ruyi's report, Li Yu said, "Ask him to wait for the master to come back in the flower hall in the outer courtyard."
"Madam, his grandfather is gone. According to custom, he cannot enter other people's homes. He asked to see him," Ruyi said.
Li Yu nodded, "Go to the teahouse at the corner of the street to book a seat, place him there, and ask Zhaocai to go to the Yamen to pick up your master."
"Yes!" Ruyi responded and retreated. Li Yu went back to the house and looked at the child sleeping soundly in the cradle, and fell into deep thought.
Ruyi took Yang Yi to the teahouse at the corner of the street, ordered some pastries and snacks, and said to Yang Yi: "Brother Yang, I heard that you have also studied for a few years, why don't you study again?"
Yang Yi smiled bitterly and said, "Manager Zhou, I'm not afraid of your jokes. It's my face that is causing trouble. My classmate's sister made a fuss about marrying me when she saw me. The family was powerful, so I went back to the countryside and hid for a year. I stopped going to school. Last year, my parents arranged a marriage for me. I thought that after we got married, I couldn’t hide at home and rely on my parents, brother and sister-in-law to support me, so I went to work as an accountant in Cloth Village. Who knows what would happen next year? Another trouble."
Ruyi sighed, "Yes! A poor family has an outstanding-looking child like you. There are all kinds of monsters and monsters in Kyoto. If you are unlucky, you will be cruel and greedy and exchange the child for money. But your grandfather , and the parents really care about their children, so they are the cause of trouble."
Yang Yi nodded, "That's true."