In the pawn shop, Xu Ning and the shopkeeper were very satisfied. Both parties felt that they had made a lot of money from this transaction.
The shopkeeper smiled and wrote out the pawn ticket, indicating that it was a dead pawn, and then asked Xu Ning to sign and pledge it, and said: "Mr. Xu, five thousand copper coins are difficult to transport. How about I exchange it for you with a silver note, which will be easier to carry." .”
There are silver notes and gold notes in this world, similar to banknotes in modern society. However, these gold and silver notes were not issued by the Zhou Dynasty, but by banks founded by some merchants.
The most famous one is Yunze Bank, which is the largest bank in the Zhou Dynasty and has a good reputation.
Five thousand copper coins weighed several thousand kilograms, and it was impossible to move them away, so the shopkeeper thought of changing them into silver notes, which would be easier to carry.
Xu Ning thought for a while and nodded in agreement. It was indeed easier to carry the money with silver coins. In fact, he wanted to change the copper coins into gold and take them back to modern society to sell them.
But in modern society, it is very troublesome to sell such a large amount of gold. Most gold shops will not accept it without a purchase invoice. Moreover, selling so much gold may attract the attention of relevant departments, and most of them will expose their secrets. Captured for research.
It's better to take it slow first, wait until you have established a foothold in this other world, and then find a way to get the gold back to modern society to sell it.
Seeing that Xu Ning agreed, the shopkeeper took out a stack of silver notes with a face value of one hundred and handed it to Xu Ning, and then took another ten taels of silver to complete the transaction.
When Xu Ning and Li Daniu left the pawn shop, the shopkeeper called a clerk and whispered: "Go and see where they stay, and find out their identities by the way."
The guy nodded and followed out.
A smile appeared on the shopkeeper's face, he couldn't put it down and touched the artificial gems, and asked the clerk to find out Xu Ning's identity and where he stayed. Naturally, he wanted to get the five thousand taels back.
If you don't have any background, then you can take advantage of others. Five thousand taels is not a small amount. If you can get it back, you will really make money.
Of course, if the other party has a good background, then forget it. If you use the five thousand taels as this rare treasure, you will also make a profit.
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After Xu Ning and Li Daniu came out, Xu Ning said: "Uncle Daniu, I want to buy a house in the county. Do you know where I can buy it?"
"To buy a house, we have to go to Yahang. I know the place." Li Daniu was very familiar with Yongping County and took Xu Ning to Yahang.
Not long after, they arrived at Seihei Gahang, which was closest to them.
"Shopkeeper, my young master wants to buy a real estate, why don't you come and entertain him soon?"
Li Daniu shouted as soon as he entered, straightening his waist. Although he knew places like dental shops and pawn shops, he had never been in the county before.
First, I didn't want to buy it, and second, I was a little timid, just like people without money in modern society dare not enter those luxuriously decorated nightclubs. At most, they only take a look outside.
But it's different now. He has no money, but Mr. Xu has money, two thousand taels. He will never earn that much money in his lifetime.
Li Daniu has completely regarded himself as Xu Ning's lackey, so he naturally wants to pretend to be powerful.
As soon as he finished speaking, someone came quickly.
"Sir, I am Zhang Chengping, the shopkeeper of Yahang. I wonder what kind of property you want to buy?"
"I want a relatively spacious, quiet, fully equipped house that can be moved in directly. In addition, I also want to buy a shop, with a budget of about 3,000 taels."
Zhang Chengping's eyes lit up when he heard this. This is a big business. He immediately became more polite and said with a smile: "Master, I have several houses that meet your requirements, but I still need to see if you like it." .”
"Okay, let's go now."
Xu Ning did not hesitate and asked Zhang Chengping to take him to see the house.
After looking at several places, I finally selected a somewhat remote but more quiet house. This house occupies a small area of more than 100 square meters, but the building is antique and everything is complete inside, so you can move in directly.
Then there is the shop. It was bought in a place with not much traffic and cost a total of 3,110 taels.
Xu Ning also wanted to buy a better shop, but there were no better shops available, so he had to choose this shop with not a lot of traffic.
Xu Ning then went to Yahang to buy a maid and two servants to take care of the house.
These maids and servants have to sign a contract with him, which is considered a contract of betrayal. If they escape and are caught, they can be beaten to death without any interference from the government.
The maid named Cuixue was responsible for taking care of Xu Ning's daily life, while the two female maids were responsible for cleaning the house. Don't ask why Xu Ning didn't find a male servant.
This was for the sake of his own personal safety. After all, he didn’t know the details of the servants he bought from Yahang. Although Yahang assured him that these servants were from poor families who could not afford to eat, they sold themselves as servants. .
But with the mentality of being on guard against others, Xu Ning only chose women. If he really had any bad intentions, it would be easier for him to deal with them.
The shop can be put into use after a little tidying up. Xu Ning is not in a hurry. He has been running around all day and will rest before talking.
"Uncle Daniu, it's getting late now. Why don't you stay here for one night? When you go back tomorrow, you can help me buy truffles..."
"Truffle?" Li Daniu was a little confused. What was a truffle?
"Well, it's the Wu Niang Guo you call me. According to the price I told you before, it's five cents per gram. You can charge as much as you want."
"Okay." Li Daniu nodded. Although he didn't know what Xu Ning wanted to do with so many motherless fruits, he didn't ask too much. This was a necessary quality for a qualified bitch. He only had to obey orders without asking the reason.
"Also, ask anyone in the village who has old medicines, especially ginseng, and I will buy them too."
"Sir, it's time to eat."
The voice of the maid Cuixue sounded outside. Xu Ning opened the door and came out, followed by Li Daniu. When the two of them arrived in the hall, they saw six or seven dishes on the table, including chicken, duck, fish and shrimp. This was specially ordered by Xu Ning. Cuixue went shopping.
He gave Cuixue a hundred taels and asked her to arrange her life without saving. The meals were cooked by two maids. In order to leave a good impression on Xu Ning, it can be said that she tried her best.
Li Daniu's eyes widened and he swallowed unconsciously. He had never seen such a sumptuous meal.
"Cuixue, you taste it first." Xu Ning said.
Cuixue understood what Xu Ning meant. She was afraid that there would be something wrong with the food, so she asked her to test the poison. She tried every dish and waited for a while, but there was no problem.
Xu Ningcai smiled and said, "Let's all sit down and eat."
The three Cuixue girls said they didn't dare, and Xu Ning didn't force it. They asked Li Daniu to eat with them. Li Daniu also said that he could just eat the rest after Xu Ning ate first.
Xu Ning had no choice but to eat alone. He didn't eat much, mainly because it didn't taste good. Although the two maids had made it very carefully, they were limited by the condiments of this era and couldn't make it taste good and delicious.
Xu Ning felt that he had to bring some condiments to improve his life.
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Zhou Ji Pawnshop, the shopkeeper Zhou Xing looked a little ugly when he heard the news about the waiter's investigation.
Damn Xu Ning actually used his money to buy a house and a shop. How can he get the money back? But the servant of the other party is carrying a box and cage today, and there are probably good things in it. Xu Ning just settled in the county today, and there is nothing background.
You can take action tonight.
