Siheyuan's Journey Through the Ages

Chapter 61 The Consequences of Two IOUs

Ma Qing spent a pleasant afternoon, watching Xu Damao and Yan Jiecheng leave, and making a decision in his heart that Lou Xiao'e and Yu Li would no longer appear in the original plot. I said, even Jesus couldn't stop it.

Xu Damao and Yan Jiecheng returned to Xu Damao's home together. Yan Jiecheng said to Xu Damao excitedly, "Brother Mao, I didn't expect the money issue to be resolved like this. It seems that Ma Qing is still afraid."

"He is a little cautious, but if you say he is afraid, I don't think so." Xu Damao did not look very happy, and always felt that he had caused a big trouble.

"You're right. Ma Qing must have some concerns. He's a technical secondary school student and a state cadre, so he must be aware of the impact. Do you think we really have to write an IOU for this money? It will hurt me to pay back the 200 yuan, and I don't know when I'll be able to pay it back. Anyway, Ma Qing has money, so this is not a big deal for him. Otherwise..." Yan Jiecheng added.

"Stop, how can you be so stupid that you can't even understand what I'm saying? Didn't you hear what Ma Qing said just now? We have to pay him back when he gets married. What this means is that if you don't pay him back, he will just marry that woman.

Although I don't know who that woman is, she can't be a married woman. I think the possibility is too low. So, ask your father about the specific situation of that woman."

Xu Damao analyzed the situation and continued, "After we find out clearly, we will consider whether to pay back the money or not. However, the IOU will have to be written tomorrow. We have to get the money first. Alas, if I really have no other choice, I don't want to treat Ma Qing like this. I have always been on good terms with him." Xu Damao sighed.

"Okay, I'll take care of the investigation. If this woman has a man, hehe, then things will be different. We can make a living from this for the rest of our lives, hehe." Yan Jiecheng became excited and smiled foolishly.

Xu Damao looked at the foolishly smiling Yan Jiecheng, and suddenly a trace of regret arose in his heart. Is it really worth it to offend Ma Qing for 200 yuan? He always felt that something bad was going to happen.

The next morning, Ma Qing got up late again. There was no other way. He was tortured to death by the zombies in "Billion Zombies" last night. He was so drunk that he went to bed very late.

Ma Qing said to his uncle Chen, "Uncle, I just fed you yesterday, and you are still so energetic now. It's great to be young."

Ma Qing ate, washed up, took his passbook, left the hospital and went straight to the bank. Ma Qing came to this bank every month and was an old acquaintance of the bank.

"Old Zhou, give me 600 yuan." Ma Qing walked to the window and handed in his household registration book and passbook.

"Why did you withdraw so much this month, Ma Qing? It's not a good thing to do. Your Ma family's assets have dropped from more than 1 yuan to more than 4000 yuan now. You are squandering it too quickly." The bank staff member named Zhou took the passbook and tried to persuade him earnestly.

"Brother Zhou, you know what life is like. I'm an 18-year-old boy with great needs and a big appetite. The Ma family's savings have to be used to support my health. I think my parents will understand. Besides, not all of the money I withdrew this month is spent by me." Ma Qing had his own plans and planned to dig a small trap for the bank staff.

"Xu Damao and Yan Jiecheng from our courtyard are getting married, aren't they? It's not easy. You know my father-in-law, they came to me to borrow some money. You know, we have been neighbors for many years and have grown up together.

How can I refuse this? Besides, they both have formal jobs and are able to repay the money. It is my duty to help them with their marriage, don’t you think? "

"Is that so? You are such a careless guy. There is nothing right or wrong about this matter. To marry a wife, you have to rely on yourself and your parents. Why should you rely on your friends? Hey! Forget it, now that you say so, the money is yours. What else can I do?" Zhou, a bank staff member, said as he went through the procedures for Ma Qing.

When the bank staff member surnamed Zhou finished the formalities and handed the money and documents to Ma Qing, he also said: "Dear brother, be clear about the accounts. Remember to ask them to write you an IOU. People's hearts are hard to tell."

"Okay, thank you, I know." Ma Qing took the money and the ID. There are still many good people in this world.

When Ma Qing came back, Xu Damao and Yan Jiecheng were chatting at the door of Xu Damao's house. When they saw Ma Qing, they hurried to greet him.

"Ma Qing, how is it? Did you get the money back?" This is Xu Damao.

"Are you two brothers so anxious? The money has been retrieved, but where is the IOU?" Ma Qing asked.

Xu Damao and Yan Jiecheng quickly took out the IOU from their pockets. "That won't do. The IOU should clearly state why you are borrowing money from me and when you should pay it back. Please rewrite it." Ma Qinghao said unceremoniously, thinking, you two bastards, you want to cheat me of my money, I can't let you be so comfortable. "You guys write first, I'm going home first, come to my house when you're done."

Ma Qing returned home and divided the 600 yuan he had withdrawn from the bank into three parts. He put one part in his pocket and wrapped the other two in newspapers and placed them on the table, waiting for Xu Damao and Yan Jiecheng to come.

As a result, it was more than an hour later that Xu Damao and Yan Jiecheng arrived at Ma Qing's house. Damn, two illiterate people, it took them so long to write a IOU.

Ma Qing took the IOU and read it. It read:

IOU
The borrower Yan Jiecheng, due to marriage, would like to borrow 200 Yuan (in words: two hundred Yuan) from the lender Ma Qing without interest, and guarantee that the loan will be repaid within two years, on time, without any delay.

In case the above words are not enough, I have written this IOU as proof.

Borrower: Yan Jiecheng

1963/ 1/ 13

Ma Qing looked at the IOU and laughed in his heart, "Uncle, third uncle, you can't blame me for this. Yu Li is not a good daughter-in-law anyway. I'll just reject her for you."

The other one is of Xu Damao, they are the same except for the name.

Ma Qing smiled and said, "This IOU was written by Third Master, right? Look at the wording, it's definitely not written by you two."

"Okay, Ma Qing, don't treat us so badly. It's just an IOU. Can't we even write it?" Yan Jiecheng was unhappy.

"Uncle San will definitely not work for nothing, so you should give me 2 cents for this IOU."

"What 2 cents, 5 cents per portion? He even has to give money to his own son. I've never seen a father like this." Xu Damao muttered.

Ma Qing put the IOU on the table, took out the ink, and pushed two sums of money in front of the two people, saying, "This is the money I promised to lend you. Count it. If there is no problem, you can take fingerprints and leave with the money."

Xu Damao was a little unwilling, but after counting the money, he still pressed his fingerprints and said, "Is it that serious? I still have to press my fingerprints." Ma Qing ignored him and decided to lend it to him or not.

As for Yan Jiecheng, he had probably never seen so much money in his life. He smiled happily while counting the money.

Maybe he was blinded by the money, or maybe he was thinking that he could marry Yu Li and get into bed right away. He felt very happy and pressed his fingerprints happily.

"The money has been borrowed, so I won't keep you two. You two brothers should keep your mouths shut. Don't tell anyone about the loan, or you'll cause me trouble."

"Okay, we know about this." The two of them quickly agreed.

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