What does debt collection mean in traditional culture?

It is said that homophonic was invented to urge debtors to pay back the money. We all know that Laba garlic is a famous specialty snack in northern China, especially in North China. On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the peeled garlic is pressed tightly into the jar, and then soaked in rice vinegar. When you open the jar on New Year's Eve, you will find that the garlic cloves in the jar have become green, beautiful, sour, delicious and delicious.

However, some people say that Laba garlic was originally invented for debt collection. It is said that a long time ago, a family borrowed money from others and refused to pay it back. The borrower is not in a hurry to pay back, and the borrower is embarrassed to urge him to pay back, so the debt has been dragged on until the twelfth lunar month. Entering the twelfth lunar month means the New Year in China. At this time, every household is in a hurry for money, and the borrowed ones are no exception.

A few radish heads at home, the elders have to wait on both sides, and relatives have to walk around. They can't come up with so much money at once, so the borrower is very upset. At this time, it suddenly occurred to them that they still had a large sum of money to lend, so the owner of the loan went to the borrower and wanted them to pay back the money, but after wandering around other people's homes for a long time, he returned to his own home.

Sorry to ask for money, but people don't take the initiative to pay it back. What can we do? At this time, the clever hostess suddenly remembered her pickled Laba garlic on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, so she asked her husband to send a can to the borrower. When the borrower saw that the creditor sent garlic, he felt very embarrassed and returned the money. It turns out that "garlic" and "calculation" are homophonic, and it is really excellent to inform people who borrow money and don't pay it back.