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Chapter 1561: Local Tyrant
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“If you go to the bank again, they won’t admit that they’re wrong and say that you’re slandering them. It’s useless even if you go to the government. If you aren’t confident enough, the government will beat you up instead.
“Anyway, I’ve never heard of anything like this happening at Treasure Bank. It is also possible that Treasure Bank is a big bank with branches everywhere. The main branch even has connections in the capital. If its reputation is tarnished, how could it open so many branches? That is why many people go there more often.
“The Treasure Bank here isn’t big, the one in the county is much bigger. I heard that the main branch of Treasure Bank in the capital is even bigger. It’s so big we can’t even imagine it.”
“There used to be a bank in town,” the noodle shop owner said. “It was a new bank, but it was suppressed by the Jucai Bank not long after it opened. It seemed that there were people in the government that made sure it stayed closed. I also heard that Jucai Bank wants to suppress Treasure Bank. However, Treasure Bank has opened many branches, and they have a main branch in the capital. They know the high officials and nobles. Their background is stronger than Jucai Bank, so they can’t be destroyed. However, the Jucai Bank had been in this town for so many years. Their network here was bigger than that of the Treasure Bank, and it’s complicated. Just like the local tyrants here, it would be difficult for the Treasure Bank to suppress the Jucai Bank here. Anyway, the two banks are always trying to usurp each other.”
As soon as the noodle shop owner finished speaking, someone came to eat the noodles again. They went back to working again, but Jiang Yue and Xue Yan stayed on to think about the matter of the Jucai Bank and Treasure Bank.
Not long after Zhang Dazhu and Zhang Shoushou finished their noodles, Xue Yan also finished eating his. Then, Xue Yan took out a piece of silver from his purse.
The owner of the noodle shop quickly took the money and gave it to Xue Yan.
Only then did Jiang Yue, Xue Yan, Zhang Dazhu, and Zhang Shoushou leave the noodle shop.
When they were a little further away from the noodle shop, Jiang Yue and Xue Yan asked a few passersby about the Jucai Bank and Treasure Bank. These passersby said something similar to the noodle shop owner.
Only then did Jiang Yue and Xue Yan decide to go to Treasure Bank.
There was no need for Zhang Dazhu and Zhang Shoushou to lead the way. They also wanted to familiarize themselves with the town. Xue Yan gave Zhang Dazhu some of the copper coins that the noodle shop owner had given them as change and said, “Not only will we hire a carriage, but we will also buy a carriage to return to the village. We won’t need to take the ox cart anymore. After you have a good tour of the town, take this money to get the ox cart and head home. We will probably only return to the village in the evening.”
“Oh wow! Okay!” Zhang Dazhu and Zhang Shoushou quickly agreed.
Then, the father and son went shopping by themselves.
They had changed into their best clothes for this.
Ever since the heavy tax was imposed, the father and son stopped coming to town. Some places in town had changed. Although they did not plan to buy anything and could not afford it, it was still fun to have a stroll.
Unlike Zhang Dazhu and his son walking around excitedly, Jiang Yue and Xue Yan were much calmer. They sauntered as if they were taking a stroll and paid attention to their surroundings.
However, it was still a bit far to go to the East City. Taking into account Jiang Yue’s pregnancy, they only walked for a short while before Xue Yan hired a nearby carriage and let the carriage driver slowly bring them around.
The carriage’s window curtains were open, and he and Jiang Yue could see what was happening outside through the window.
The roads in the town were paved neatly and were very flat. The carriage was deliberately made to be so slow, so it became a smooth ride.