Chapter 718: Chapter 718: Silver in the Wallet
He felt as if the stool beneath him were covered in thistles, making him unable to sit comfortably.
He really couldn’t afford it…
“Sanlang, go and get Uncle Miao twenty catties of beans,” Qiao Xiaomai spoke up.
“No need, no need, you should keep it to sell,” Miao Dali quickly stood up to leave upon hearing this.
“Uncle Miao, you’ve worked hard these past two months. These twenty catties of beans are the least we could do,” Qiao Xiaomai hurried to stop him, “Sanlang and I will be leaving for a month to go to Prefecture City, so we’ll be troubling you more in the future.”
Tong Sanlang, who was originally preparing to lead the ox cart to fetch water, responded with a grunt, quickly filled a sack with twenty catties of soybeans and brought them out.
He stuffed the sack into Miao Dali’s arms and said, “Uncle Miao, please take it and we appreciate your help in the future.”
“No, no, I can’t accept that.” Miao Dali tried to refuse.
“Come on, just take it. This is a heartfelt gift from me and Sanlang.” Qiao Xiaomai held onto the sack, not allowing Miao Dali to put it down. “I was planning to give this to you anyway, so it’s good you came. Please accept it quickly. It would look too unseemly, quarreling back and forth over some soybeans.”
“Just take it,” Tong Sanlang also urged, “We’ll be depending on you a lot more in the future, Uncle Miao.”
With no other choice, Miao Dali held on tightly to the sack in his arms. He nodded heavily, “Don’t worry. I’ll move here starting from tomorrow and ensure that everything goes smoothly.”
A catty of soybeans cost six hundred Wen and yet Qiao Xiaomai was willing to make soymilk for everyone. Such kind-hearted people were rare to find.
Now she was gifting him twenty catties of soybeans, such an expensive gift, he surely would not receive it for nothing!
“Thank you so much, Uncle Miao!” Qiao Xiaomai said, her face beaming with smiles.
After seeing off Miao Dali, the day quickly turned into night. Tong Sanlang led the ox cart to fetch water, and then heated it up for bathing.
The night passed quickly.
The next morning, while Qiao Xiaomai’s family was having breakfast, Shopkeeper He came to collect their goods.
Two thousand catties of soybeans, at six hundred Wen per catty, totalled to twelve hundred taels.
Fifteen hundred catties of sesame, at five hundred Wen per catty, totalled to seven hundred and fifty taels.
Ten thousand catties of sweet potatoes, at two hundred and fifty Wen per catty, totalled to twenty-five hundred taels.
Adding all together, they had four thousand four hundred and fifty taels.
Shopkeeper He counted out four hundred and forty silver notes, along with ten five-tael silver ingots.
If it were any other boss, he would have given Qiao Xiaomai four hundred and forty-one silver notes directly. Unfortunately, he’s an employee, and couldn’t decide on the fifty-tael tip.
With four hundred and forty silver notes in her money pouch, Qiao Xiaomai’s grin was so wide it almost split her face.
Making money was such a cinch!
Repaying Yang Ye’s debt of ten thousand taels was a piece of cake,
Feeling cheerful, she immediately handed the ten five-tael silver ingots back to Shopkeeper He, “Send a table of dishes over at noon. Just make up the amount, be sure to spend all these fifty taels.”
Shopkeeper He responded with an affirmation, took the silver ingots, and put them away.
The transport capacity in ancient times was limited; a horse-drawn carriage could carry only a thousand catties at most. To collect all the goods from Qiao Xiaomai’s house, he had to use fifteen carriages in total. Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn novel✦fire.net
He planned to split these goods into two parts, half to be left at the Yushen Residence in town, and the other half to be sent directly to the headquarters of Yushen Residence in Capital City.
Where were the most wealthy and influential people in Daqi?
Of course, Capital City.
Having a chancellor as a backer, the membership system was entirely operable in the Capital City.
Besides Capital City, the place with the most wealthy and scholarly people was Bailu Town.
Moreover, all the wealthy people here were scholars, the group of people most likely to spend silver lavishly at home. Making money off them was the easiest.