Chapter 396: 50 Catties of Gold
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
After thinking for a moment, Du Yue walked to the counter and asked the staff member, “If we want to buy the villa directly, how many catties of grains do we need?”
The staff member smiled politely. “The villa that I introduced to you just now is the smallest. If you want to buy it, you need 6,000 catties of grains. Although you might think that paying 6,000 catties of grains in one go is a little too much, if you look at it from another perspective, the monthly rent is 100 catties, which means that you need to pay 1,200 catties of grains in a year. This 6,000 catties of grains is actually only five years of rent. If you have the conditions, I suggest you buy it directly. It’s more cost-effective that way.” Du Yue nodded. “You’re right, but who can get so much grains in one go now?”
The smile on the staff member’s face did not change. “I can’t help you with this. You can only think of a way yourself.”
Du Yue did not want to argue with her about these meaningless things. She asked directly, “If we don’t have grains, can we use other materials to pay for it?”
“Of course. You can also pay with fruits, vegetables, meat, and seafood. Of course, if you have gold, you can also use it to pay.”
“Gold?!” After saying so much, there was finally an option that moved Du Yue.
“Yes.” The staff member’s tone was gentle. “This small villa only requires 25 catties of gold.”
25 catties of gold. According to the price before the apocalypse, 1,000 grams of gold was worth at least 400,000 yuan. 25 catties was ten million yuan. Ten million yuan could only buy a small villa of more than 100 square meters in this remote suburbs, and it was not renovated at all… These thoughts flashed through Du Yue’s mind, but she quickly rejected them. The currency used before the apocalypse was meaningless now. The gold in her interspace had become useless after the apocalypse. Now that she could use it to buy a house, it was already the best use of the gold.
She had 50 catties of gold, but Du Yue was curious. The other bases did not accept gold, so why did the fourth base need so much gold? Du Yue looked at the staff member. After their eyes met, she suppressed the doubts in her heart. Even if she asked, she probably would not be able to get any useful information, so there was no need to say anything more. “Our identity cards are the temporary ones. Can we book a house now?” Du Yue asked.
The corners of the staff member’s lips curled up even wider than before. “Of course, you can.”
As a staff member of the base, he was very clear about some well-known secrets of the base. For these people who could take out so much gold to buy a villa at once, it would definitely be a piece of cake for them to carry out the three days of labor. It was only a matter of time before they upgraded their identity cards. There was no need to make things difficult for these big customers.
Du Yue remembered that she had already paid the young man for today’s rent, so she said, “Then we’ll come back tomorrow to book a house.”
The staff member smiled politely. “There are very few houses available now. I believe you can see that many people are fighting to book a house. If you come tomorrow, I don’t know if I can still help you reserve this house. So if there’s no issue, I suggest you book it now. Buy it early and enjoy it early!” It sounded nice, but every word was a trick. Du Yue was not an inexperienced little girl. Naturally, she would not change her mind just because of a few words from the staff member.
Du Yue smiled and nodded at her. “Thank you for the reminder. We’ll come back tomorrow!”
After saying that, Du Yue turned around and left without caring about the staff member’s reaction. Walking out of the housing management center, Xia Ju could not help but ask, “What are they doing with so much gold? Gold can neither be eaten nor drunk.”
Du Yue frowned. “I’m not too sure either.”
“Moreover, 50 catties of gold is too much. Can we afford it? I think living in a small building is also fine… I’m not picky,” Xia Ju said.
“You don’t have to worry about the gold. I have it.” Du Yue had a lot of gold in her space!
She had thought that the gold could only be piled up there and would never be used. She did not expect the gold to be of great help to her now! As expected, the idea of being prepared was correct. After leaving the residential area, the three of them drove back to the experimental field. The time was just right. When they arrived, the work in the fields was almost done. The three of them waited for less than five minutes before the workers finished their work.
After passing the inspection and paying the grain, today’s work was considered completed..