Liu Chenggan's father was a Qing Dynasty jinshi, and he was also a late Qing Xiucai. He opened a "Yuanlai" pawnshop on The Four Roads in Shanghai, with a plaque hanging high in the middle of the shop, the word "Yuanlai" in the middle was written by Liu Chenggan himself, and on the left was written the seven characters of "The Year of the Great Qing Xuantong Wang Shuo", to know that it was the 11th year of the Republic of China at that time, but the year number of the Great Qing Xuanun was written.
For Liu Chenggan's retro behavior, the well-meaning people in the store advised him: "Lord, your retro behavior, don't let the villain take advantage of the loophole to frame you, be careful!" Liu Chenggan listened but did not think so, thinking that he did not have a personal vendetta with anyone, and there was nothing to be afraid of.
The Liu family had a great career and a large number of wives and concubines. Legend has it that there was a fourth aunt who hooked up with a small white face outside, and was the apprentice grandson of The Shanghai rogue leader Jin Jinrong, called Lao Qi. Since the old seventh hooked up with the fourth aunt and empress dowager, he was eager to blackmail the Liu family's property, so he seduced the fourth aunt: you keep a snack, find the old man's flaws, take a sum of money to leave him, we will be a long-term couple. So the fourth aunt thought of this "source" pawnshop plaque, and said to Old Qiyi, as soon as the two of them summed up, they told Jin Jinrong about it, and Jin Jinrong tried to deal with this "old antique". 15 days later, the Shanghai court sent a summons, ordering Liu Chenggan to wait for trial after 3 days, Liu Chenggan regretted not listening to the advice of well-wishers, the result was that the judge sentenced Liu to a fine of 120,000 silver yuan, the fourth aunt proposed a divorce, and later 120,000 silver dollars were transferred by the court to Jin Rong, and 30,000 yuan was given to the fourth aunt and the seventh, and the rest was divided up by Jin Rong's Hu.
A plaque made Liu Chenggan lose the money and run away from his wife, and as a result, he fell seriously ill.
Source: Nanxun Ancient Town
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