Yǐqián cūnlǐ de xiǎodiàn yǔnxǔ shúkè shēzhàng, yuèdǐ zài jiéqīng.
In the past, the village shop allowed regular customers to run a tab, settling up at the end of the month.
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赊账 was common in traditional Chinese village economies, where trust-based credit between neighbors was normal. Today the concept survives in expressions about delayed payment or owing someone.
