Hu Xueyan said: The risk of borrowing money is extremely high. If it is released and cannot be recovered, it will become a dormant account, which is even worse. It turns out that Hu Xueyan observed an interesting phenomenon: rich people like to deposit their money in the bank, and people who have no money also have their own plans. They will rummage through the valuable things at home and try their best to do business. In fact, banks are pawnbrokers for the rich and pawnbrokers are banks for the poor. So, I'm going to open a pawnshop with the money saved by my clients. He said.
Hu Xueyan soon opened a pawnshop and hired an appraiser as the shopkeeper. In the following days, banks and pawn shops won the trust of many people under the honest management of Hu Xueyan, and their business became more and more prosperous, and a large amount of wealth flowed to Hu Xueyan. However, because of this, many people are trying to cheat Hu Xueyan, the living god of wealth, with crooked ideas.
Once, a customer swaggered to the pawnshop, saying that he wanted to pawn a Shang jade, and asked to see the boss by name. The shopkeeper was stunned by the other side's voice. He took the jade and looked at it again and again, looking more and more like an antique of Shang Dynasty. He asked the other party how much money he wanted as a pawn, and the other party held out three fingers: at least three hundred and twenty pieces of silver, which is inappropriate! The shopkeeper thought the price was too high, and the customer waved his hand: It seems that you don't know the goods. Call your boss!
As it happens, Hu Xueyan wasn't there that day. The shopkeeper was afraid of missing the treasure, and finally compromised, giving the customer 320 pieces of silver and leaving the jade. The next day, the shopkeeper looked at the jade repeatedly and invited several experts to enjoy it together. Unexpectedly, people who came to see it unanimously said that it was just a fake antique. The shopkeeper panicked when he heard it. He quickly reported to his boss, Hu Xueyan, and sincerely admitted his mistake.
Unexpectedly, Hu Xueyan not only forgave the shopkeeper's mistake, but also asked him to set a banquet: I want to invite the famous gentry nearby to appreciate this precious Shang Dynasty antique! The shopkeeper's eyes widened after hearing this: Boss, we have been cheated. Do we have to let others fall for it? Do you still have a conscience in doing business like this?
Hu Xueyan smiled: Do as I say.
In this way, Hu Xueyan put a few tables, invited nearby celebrities and gentry. When everyone was in the highest mood, Hu Xueyan told the man to hold the jade out from the second floor and introduce it to everyone in a serious way, saying it was an antique of Shang Dynasty. Unexpectedly, the man was walking when his foot slipped, and the jade in his hand flew out and broke into pieces on the spot.
Everyone in the place was startled by this sudden scene, and everyone called it a pity. Seeing this, Hu Xueyan bowed to apologize to everyone: It is really disappointing that we failed to appreciate today's antiques due to our mistakes. I hope everyone will forgive me!
Soon, everyone ate and drank enough and left Hu Xueyan's home one by one. When they came back, these celebrities and gentry told the strange things they saw at the party as jokes. A few days later, the news that Hu Xueyan had broken an antique of Shang Dynasty reached the ears of the pawnbroker. The swindler was very excited at once: Since Hu Xueyan broke my things, I will extort another compensation! So the swindler came to the pawnshop with the three hundred and twenty pieces of silver he had pawned. He said to Hu Xueyan viciously, I want to redeem my antique now. I can't deliver anything today, even if I take out 1200 pieces of silver, it won't solve it!
Hu Xueyan word, take a silver ticket to verify the authenticity. After receiving the money, the shopkeeper waved his hand, moved out a piece of jade and handed it to the liar. Hu Xueyan said: Now, I will return this jade to you intact. However, I have to tell you one thing: the jade that that man broke at the party is more fake than the one in your hand! Say that finish, he burst out laughing.
It was not until this time that the swindler realized that throwing antiques in public was just a game carefully set by Hu Xueyan, to deal with a man as he deals with you. He suddenly felt ashamed and left with fake antiques.