According to Liu Xiaosi, after shopkeeper Zhou Da left, Fengde Building became the territory of two young masters.
One of these two young masters was a gambler and the other was a prostitute. They had no intention of doing business. They were only thinking about spending the money in the cabinet and squandering it. Fengde House had to rely on the accountant, Mr. Zhao, for support.
Today is the third day of the lunar new year. It is supposed to be the day when Fengde Building pays the bills upstream, but all the cash on the counter was taken away by Shaodong’s family. As a result, the sauce shop, butcher shop, and grain store all came to the door and blocked the door if they refused to pay the debt.
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The accountant Zhao only knew how to settle accounts, but how could he have seen such a battle? No matter how hard he tried, the creditors refused to let go, and the two young masters didn’t know where to live. They had no choice but to let Liu Xiaosi rent a carriage and hurried to the countryside to find shopkeeper Zhou Da.
Firefighting.
Now the store is full of creditors, colleagues are waiting to see the joke, and customers can't come in. If this continues, the creditors will go to the Yamen, and Fengde Building will really be sold to others to pay off the debts.
You guys are really good. The shopkeeper has only been here for less than half a month, and even the store is about to be sold. After hearing this, Zhou Shi complained in his heart.
Once on the main road, the horse started to run, knocking Zhou Shi all over the car.
"Slow down, Xiaosi, slow down..."
"You can't be slow, or you'll be sued if you're later!"
It was after noon that the carriage entered Jiangdu City, and it took another half an hour to stop at the entrance of Fengde Building.
"The shopkeeper is back!"
Liu Xiaosi shouted while helping the pale Zhou Shi get out of the car.
Zhou Shi looked up and saw that the three words "Fengde Garden" were written in official script on the plaque above the store door. There were no other decorations, making it look simple and simple.
"Shopkeeper, you are back!"
A tall, thin man wearing a melon cap came out of the store, wiping sweat with a rag in his hand. Needless to say, this man was the accountant Zhao Qinfeng.
Zhao Qinfeng threw the rag aside and reached out to help Zhou Shi.
"The shopkeeper——"
"Ugh——"
The journey was bumpy, and Zhou Shi relied on not eating breakfast and lunch to avoid vomiting due to motion sickness. The side effect was that his dizziness became more serious.
Now when he smelled the stinky rag mixed with the smell of sweat on Zhao Qinfeng's body, Zhou Shi finally couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of sour water.
"Hoo-ho-take me in."
Zhao Qinfeng was vomited all over, but he didn't dare to complain, so he had to leave first and let Liu Xiaosi take Zhou Shi into the store.
As soon as he crossed the threshold, everyone in the store stood up.
"Shopkeeper Zhou, you're fine."
Zhou Shi returned the favor weakly. After spitting it out, he felt much better and could recognize the faces of these creditors one by one.
"They are all acquaintances of Shopkeeper Zhou, no wonder they are so polite." He thought.
The atmosphere in the store turned from tense to awkward. These creditors all knew that Zhou Shi was fired by Shaodong's family in the name of "coveting the Fengde Building property". Now this "ungrateful" guy has been invited back. It's really unfair. p>
The shopkeeper of the soy sauce shop, whose surname is Cheng Mingyouyi, is about forty years old and has a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. When he saw the others who came with him, he didn't say anything, so he spoke first.
"Shopkeeper Zhou, I wonder where you can find a job now?"
Serving the dead in an inn... Zhou Shi would certainly not say that.
"Shopkeeper Cheng is joking, he just digs the land at home and grows some food to make a living."
"Haha, what are you doing when shopkeeper Zhou comes back this time?"
Good guy, you are the guest, so I should ask you what you are doing...
"I heard that Fengde Tower owes you money. I will come back to help you settle this debt."
Cheng Youyi said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou has returned to his fields, and now he comes to work for Fengde Building. Cheng admires him for his benevolence and righteousness."
Zhou Shi had a smile on his face, but he thought in his heart: This man named Cheng said something sarcastic, clearly sarcastic that I had already been driven away and came back to clean up the mess and meddle in my own business.
"Shopkeeper Cheng, Shopkeeper Lu, and Shopkeeper Sun, please take a seat. Have you guys eaten? Waiter, let the kitchen start and bring some good wine. I'll drink a cup with some distinguished guests."
"No, no need." Cheng Youyi waved his hand and said, "We are here to do something. We will leave as soon as we are done. We don't dare to disturb you."
You guys have been sitting here since early in the morning. Isn’t this called disturbing?
"Where else, you guys take care of us every day, how can we let you go back with an empty stomach?"
Zhou Shi winked at Xiao Si and told him to go to the kitchen and deal with these creditors by himself.
"Guys, how much did Fengde Building owe last month?"
"Come on, it's all here."
The three creditors took out their account books and turned to a page for Zhou Shi to check.
"Shopkeeper Zhou...Mr. Zhou, please comment, we are working in a small business and we all point our fingers at other people's mouths to eat. If we can't turn around, we will close down." Shopkeeper Sun of the butcher shop complained. p>
"Mr. Zhao has already checked this number and there will be no mistakes. As long as Fengde House settles the account, we will leave immediately." Shopkeeper Lu of the grain store said.
Zhou Shi seemed to be looking at the account books, but in fact he was also thinking about the three creditors.
Normally from the first to the third day of the lunar new year, Accountant Zhao would bring money to settle the bill. Why did someone come to his door this month? This is not considered delinquent... Besides, even if he wants to pay, does he need three shopkeepers to come to the door at the same time? Whatever.
Wouldn't it be enough to assign an accountant and a clerk to run errands?
Taking a closer look at these three people, Cheng Youyi has been quite aggressive from the beginning and talks the most, but the money he owes to the soy sauce shop is far less than what he owes to the grain shop. And shopkeeper Lu of the grain shop is only one of the three shopkeepers of the grain shop, or
The youngest one does not have much say... As for the chubby shopkeeper Sun, what he said is a bit exaggerated. His butcher shop is the largest in Jiangdu...
Thinking of this, Zhou Shi knew something. This time the creditor came to the door, it was obviously someone who took the lead.
He closed the account book and said:
"Guys, Mr. Zhao should tell you about the situation in the store. We won't be able to get this money out for a while."
Cheng Youyi smiled a little sinisterly.
"It doesn't matter, we will wait for the boss to come back and let him handle it."
When those two boys come back, they are not allowed to package Fengde Building and give it to you...
"I'm afraid the two bosses can't make the decision, not to mention they are missing now."
"They can't make the decision, so Mr. Cheng can make the decision? What do you want to make the decision?"
Cheng Youyi, it’s too shameful for you to say this.
In this case, there is no need for me to be polite to you.
"My old boss made it very clear during his lifetime that I will take care of all the business of Fengde Building. If I can't make the decision, who will make the decision?" Zhou Shi's tone became increasingly cold.
Cheng Youyi refused: "We have known each other for many years, Mr. Zhou, and we are embarrassed to say some things on the stage. You have been fired by the owner of Fengde Building, why are you still in charge of Fengde Building's business? Your current owner says you are greedy.
Family property, you said that your old employer handed over the business to you, who do you want us to believe? If you don’t have a will to prove it, isn’t it just empty talk?”
Zhou Shi sneered: "A will? This is a will."
"Bang!"
He took out the iron abacus from behind and threw it heavily on the table, making a loud noise. The three shopkeepers were so frightened that they shrank back and almost fell to the ground.
"This iron abacus was used by my old employer during his lifetime. He entrusted it to me to let me control the big abacus of Fengde Tower. Everyone, can any of you tell me that this abacus is not the property of my old employer? I am honest.
I just fell headlong into this plan and will never regret it!"
The three creditors looked at each other. None of them expected that Shopkeeper Zhou, who was usually gentle and kind, would now look fierce and make such a vicious oath!