Chen Xiaohui straightened his clothes and Shi Shiran went out. Come to the street, wait for a carriage, and spend five copper coins to get on the carriage.
This carriage is walking on the rails laid on the road. It has four wheels and twenty seats on it. In addition to those who sit, you can also get some people who stand. The furthest you can go is from the east of the city to the west of the city, and from the south of the city to the north of the city, which is very convenient.
This is a carriage that Wang Xiaolie set up based on the buses of later generations, which greatly facilitated the travel of people in the city. The terrain in Luoyang City is relatively flat and tracks are set up. The carriages have less resistance and faster speed on the tracks. In front is a three-horse cart, which can seat twenty people at a time, making it convenient and fast.
Before long, the carriage arrived near Huitong Bridge, and Chen Xiaohui got out of the carriage. Looking around, we came to a nearby market.
Near Huitong Bridge is the Luohe Wharf, where goods from the north and south gather. The supply and marketing cooperative has set up a large market here, which attracts shops and is very lively.
Chen Xiaohui walked along the road by the river. He did not enter the shops to look around, but just looked at the vendors on the roadside. Arriving in front of a gold and silver shop, he stepped into the shop.
Seeing Chen Xiaohui's neat clothes and extraordinary bearing, the manager of the shop hurriedly winked and ordered the boy to come up to him quickly.
With a smile on his face, the waiter cupped his hands to Chen Jiaohui and said, "Your Majesty, make a fortune! I came to our store today. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Chen Xiaohui looked around and said, "I want to buy two silver collars. I wonder if they are available in the store?"
"Yes, yes." The waiter replied happily, leading Chen Xiaohui to the counter on one side. "There are three taels, five taels, ten taels, twenty taels, fifty taels, all kinds of styles here. They are all officially engraved, and they are absolutely accurate."
The public security in Luoyang City is good, and the store is large. I really dare to put real silver here and seal it with a piece of glass. Through the glass, Chen Xiaohui watched carefully. I have never used any silver before, I just think it is white and I like it very much.
He asked the boy to bring out a silver collar worth ten taels. Chen Xiaohui took it in his hand and looked at it carefully.
Most silver collars are now official collars, with the year number and weight engraved on them. Moreover, after the silver collar is cast and pressed, it looks smooth and lovely. They are all 95% fine and can be used directly.
Chen Xiaohui didn't know much about silver, so he pretended to look at it for a while and said, "What's the current market price?"
The boy said: "One tael of silver and two thousand cash. This is the official price. Children and old men are not deceived."
Chen Xiaohui nodded: "Every time I ask, it's the same price. I guess it's not wrong. I have one hundred taels of cash here, which can be exchanged for fifty taels of silver collar. One is 20 taels, and two are 10 taels. , and exchange for two more fifty taels."
The boy was overjoyed after hearing this. The business was completed today, and I earned a lot of commission. Take Chen Xiaohui aside, look at the silver collar first, and then pay.
When Chen Xiaohui arrived at the place where he paid the money, he took out a thick stack of huizi from his arms and handed it over.
The cashier in the gold and silver shop had the money in his hand and was a little surprised to see that it was a brand new stack. When I picked it up and looked at it, I immediately felt it was strange. But upon closer inspection, it is clearly Huizi. Feeling weird in my heart, I took it for a while and walked to the side to look at it carefully.
When Chen Xiaohui saw it, he felt extremely nervous. He just pretended to be calm and calm on his face.
After a long time, the person who collected the money didn't notice anything strange. He had no choice but to come back, accept Chen Xiaohui's gift, and give him the silver collar.
Coming out of the gold and silver shop, Chen Xiaohui let out a sigh of relief. He patted his chest repeatedly and said with his mouth open: "I don't dare anymore, not anymore! Places like the Gold and Silver Shop are not comparable to other shops and cannot be bullied!"
Inside the store, Yu Chengliang, who was collecting money, felt strange. I took out a newly received card and looked at it carefully. But if you look left and right, you can't see any flaws.
Yu Chengliang dealt with cash from the beginning to the end of the year. Although he couldn't see any flaws, he just felt something was wrong. In the end, I had no choice but to call my boss and said, "I have carefully read the lessons I collected today, and they are all true. But it doesn't feel right, and I can't tell what's going on."
The owner held it in hand and looked at it for a while, but couldn't see anything. In the end, they simply soaked it in water and burned it. All options were exhausted. Finally, he said: "Since it doesn't feel right, I think it's a little strange. Let's not use our brains and take it to the bank tomorrow. If they say it's no problem, then it's really no problem."
Chen Xiaohui left the shop and walked for a while. He kept looking behind him from time to time. When he saw that no one was catching up, he let go of his worries. After wandering around Huitong Bridge for a while, I saw a roadside tavern with a sign: "Yanshi silver bars, delicious." Then I remembered that it was already spring and I was running out of silver bars.
Lifting his steps, Chen Xiaohui entered the tavern.
A boy came up quickly and said, "How many guests are there? Should we sit upstairs or downstairs?"
Chen Xiaohui touched the fifty taels of silver collar in his arms, thinking that it would be boring to drink alone with such a good thing today. He said: "There are two of them. The other one needs me to go over and let me know."
Busi agreed wholeheartedly.
He led Chen Xiaohui up to the second floor and sat down in a small attic.
There is no good tea in the roadside tavern. Chen Xiaohui ordered a plate of silver bars, a steamed panfish, a plate of beef in soy sauce, and a plate of cold lotus root. He told the fish to wait for a while, served the beef with soy sauce and silver bars first, and drank slowly by himself. After the servant goes down, go and invite the guests.
Sitting by the window, Chen Xiaohui looked out the window.
It's already February, the willow branches beside the trees are turning green, and the trees are full of white magnolias, which is particularly beautiful. Under the white magnolia, a crabapple is painted pink, which looks particularly beautiful against the peach blossoms next to it.
Chen Xiaohui praised: "Luoyang has flowers like brocades in February. It is really a city full of brocades!"
While drinking wine and looking at the scenery outside the window, I just felt that life is like this, what more can I ask for.
I don't know how long it took, but a big man like an iron tower appeared at the top of the stairs. He stretched out his head and saw Chen Xiaohui drinking there, and shouted, "San Lang is really in a good mood! Don't you feel lonely drinking alone?"
Chen Xiaohui turned around and saw it. He stood up quickly and said, "It turns out that Brother Six is here. Please sit down quickly!"
The big man sat down opposite Chen Xiaohui, looked at the dishes on the table and said: "With so much meat, do you want to feed the birds? Please bring more meat!"
Chen Xiaohui smiled and said: "I don't have the big belly of my brother, how can I dare to ask for more?"
After saying that, he called the boy and cut another plate of soy sauce beef and brought it up.
The big man's name was Lu Zongyuan, who was from the same hometown as Chen Xiaohui. Chen Xiaohui comes from a well-off family with several hundred acres of land. In addition to his own twenty acres of land, Lu Zongyuan also rented fifty acres of land from the Chen family, so the two knew each other since childhood.
During the Song Dynasty, the relationship between landlords and tenants was not as hierarchical as it was later in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but there were still differences. People from the Lu family have always been respectful to the people from the Chen family, even a little fawning. Until Lu Zongyuan and Chen Xiaohui played together since childhood, Lu Zongyuan would not let Chen Xiaohui go. It was not until Chen Xiaohui entered school that he rarely saw Lu Zongyuan.
Especially this year, Wang Xiaolie used official money to build camps, and some of them were even villages where the camps were located. The land belongs to the government, and the conditions of the tenants are much better than those of the private sector, which leads to the rapid rise in the status of the tenants. Chen Jiaohui's family rented out the land, and their income was not much, which brought them closer to the Lu family's status.
Now Lu Zongyuan works as a porter at a nearby dock. Because of his height and strength, he has become a small leader. Recently, he was promoted as one of the foremen by the government and his colleagues. His status has risen sharply, and Chen Xiaohui does not dare to underestimate him.
After drinking three bowls of wine in a row, Lu Zongyuan slapped the bowl on the table and said, "You people, who have read two books and can write a few words, just like to drink this kind of rice wine! There is no smell of wine, and you will fade away after drinking it." Birds come!”
Chen Xiaohui said with a smile: "It's my fault. My brother is here, he should get some strong drinks."
He called the boy and ordered some strong wine to be served. After drinking two bowls in a row, Lu Zongyuan put down the wine bowl with satisfaction.
After eating a few pieces of beef, Lu Zongyuan glanced sideways at Chen Xiaohui and said, "What good things happened today? If you treat me to wine and meat, you must be very happy."
Chen Xiaohui looked around and saw that there were no guests, so he lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Today I went to the gold and silver shop and exchanged fifty taels of silver collars."
Lu Zongyuan was startled and asked hurriedly: "Do you know how to draw?"
Chen Xiaohui nodded heavily with a smile on his lips.
Lu Zongyuan said: "This is amazing! With this skill, you will be prosperous in the future!"
Chen Xiaohui sighed: "It's a pity that I drew it, not printed it. If you can't print Huizi, you won't be able to make a big fortune. It took me half a year to save up one hundred strings. It's too slow." !”
Lu Zongyuan said with a smile: "Greed is not enough! One hundred guan in half a year, 200 guan in a year. What kind of business can you make so much money? Brother, don't be so greedy in life, just keep it flowing."
Chen Xiaohui nodded. Yes, two hundred pounds a year is a lot of money. How many rich men look like they are wearing silk and satin, but in fact they cannot make so much money. Earning this much in a year is equivalent to that of a low-level official.
After sighing for a while, Chen Xiaohui said: "I went to the gold and silver shop today to exchange for silver collars. I was very nervous. When I paid, maybe there was too much money. The person who collected the money took it and looked at it for a long time. . At that time, my heart jumped to my throat! Fortunately, he didn’t notice it in the end and accepted the money.”
Lu Zongyuan said: "The money collectors in gold and silver shops are all smart people. How much money have you seen in your life? We can't see the flaw, but these people can't see it."
Chen Xiaohui nodded: "Yes, yes! I don't know how embarrassing it would be if I saw it in person! But with so much money, if I buy other things, I don't know when it will be spent. If you don't buy gold and silver, then what will you buy? ?”
Lu Zongyuan drank a glass of wine, frowned in thought, and said nothing.
Chen Xiaohui said: "I went to the Gold and Silver Shop today. My heart is still pounding. Sixth brother, please help me think of a way. You have hundreds of people under you, and you can always think of something." Find a way."
(I have been very ill these days, so updates are unstable. Please forgive me.)
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