webnovelfull Chapter 171 Golden Leaves
Chapter 171 Golden Leaves
When you're out and about, anything can happen, so Song Jiaojiao planned to go to the money exchange to get some silver or gold leaves to sew into her inner garment.
Song Jiaojiao wasn't actually worried about the money; it was stored in her spatial storage, and no one but her could access it. However, just in case, she still wanted to keep some on her person.
When they arrived at the money exchange, there weren't many people there in the afternoon, which was convenient for Song Jiaojiao.
"Shopkeeper, do you have gold leaves or silver leaves? How do I exchange them?"
"Ten silver leaves for one tael, one gold leaf for one tael."
The shopkeeper looked up at Song Jiaojiao and replied.
"How do we exchange the gold?" Song Jiaojiao still wanted to exchange the silver notes in her space for gold and silver, as that would be more convenient. Although the silver notes that Wang Ziyi sent were issued by the state, no one could guarantee that the Great Jin Kingdom would not face any disasters in the future.
"Ten taels of silver can be exchanged for one tael of gold."
Song Jiaojiao took out a 10,000-yuan silver note and handed it to the shopkeeper, saying, "Exchange it all for gold for me."
The shopkeeper's face instantly lit up with a smile when he saw the silver notes Song Jiaojiao took out, and even his voice became fawning.
"Sir, our bank doesn't have that much gold on hand for such a large sum. What do you think?"
“Then we’ll exchange as many as we have,” Song Jiaojiao said with a smile.
"Alright, please follow me, sir." The innkeeper came out and led Song Jiaojiao and her party up to the pavilion, where he quickly set out tea and snacks.
"Please wait a moment, sir, I'll go and make the arrangements right away."
"Hey, shopkeeper, wait a moment, could you please exchange some hundred-tael silver notes for me?" Song Jiaojiao took out another ten-thousand-tael silver note and handed it to the shopkeeper.
When the shopkeeper saw Song Jiaojiao take out another large silver note, his smile instantly became even more obsequious. He bent over and said with a smile,
"Okay, please wait a moment, sir."
Song Jiaojiao wasn't worried that the manager would embezzle her silver notes. This kind of money shop was everywhere in the Great Jin Kingdom. Although silver notes worth ten thousand taels were rare, they were not uncommon in a place like the prefecture, where everyone was either rich or noble.
"Mom, this is delicious." Mu Xue said indistinctly, holding a piece of osmanthus cake.
"It's delicious, we'll go buy some more later. Xiaoxiao, Xu An, you guys have some too." Song Jiaojiao gave each of them a piece; after walking for so long, everyone was starving.
Song Jiaojiao also took a piece to try, and it was indeed very good. The pastry was sweet but not greasy, and it also had a strong osmanthus fragrance.
Fifteen minutes later, Zhang Gui brought everything he needed.
"Sir, here is five hundred taels of gold, all the gold in our shop. This box contains gold leaves, this contains silver leaves, and here are the rest, all exchanged for 100-tael silver notes. In total, it is 13,000 taels and 130 silver notes. Please count them, sir."
Song Jiaojiao took the silver note from the shopkeeper and put it away. "I trust the shopkeeper's character. I'm in a hurry to leave today, so please help me hire a carriage."
Song Jiaojiao grabbed a handful of gold leaves and gave them to the shopkeeper.
"Okay, don't worry, sir, I'll take care of it right away." The shopkeeper took the gold leaf and hurriedly went to do what Song Jiaojiao had instructed.
After the shopkeeper left, Mu Xue asked in confusion.
"Mother, why are you exchanging so many gold and silver leaves?" Mu Xue asked, playing with a silver leaf.
A single silver leaf is not heavy, and ten silver leaves are not even an ounce, but about nine mace, but they are more convenient to carry than silver.
"You'll find out later," Song Jiaojiao said, not saying it here.
After hiring the carriage, Song Jiaojiao went straight back to the inn.
Five hundred taels of gold weighs about 50 jin (25 catties), and it's not convenient to carry it back from such a long distance, especially since it came from a money exchange. Xu Sen and the others weren't brought along this time, and even if Shang Xiaoxiao knows some kung fu, she can't protect so many people.
Upon arriving at the inn, Song Jiaojiao carried two small boxes, while Shang Xiaoxiao followed behind carrying a box containing gold.
"Young Master Song, Wenxiang Pavilion just delivered a lot of flower seeds, and I have already instructed them to move them to your courtyard."
The innkeeper stepped forward and spoke.
"Okay, thank you for your help." Song Jiaojiao casually grabbed a handful of silver leaves from the box and handed them to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper never expected to receive a reward for simply delivering a message.
However, it was lunchtime, and the lobby was full of people. Song Jiaojiao's actions, if seen by someone with ulterior motives, would inevitably bring trouble.
"Young Master Song, please go back and check if anything is missing." The shopkeeper dared not keep Song Jiaojiao any longer and hurriedly urged her to go back.
Others might not know, but he was well aware that the boxes Song Jiaojiao was carrying were unique to the money shop. He really didn't know whether to call Young Master Song simple-minded or just plain stupid.
Song Jiaojiao nodded and quickly led everyone inside. She had forgotten that there were quite a few people in the hall, and that showing off her wealth like this might cause trouble later.
Song Jiaojiao simply placed the things in her bedroom.
"Mu Xue, take Xiao Xiao to see if the things Wenxiang Pavilion sent are correct?" Song Jiaojiao gave Mu Xue the list from Wenxiang Pavilion.
After more than half a year of study and instruction from Bai Shuqin, Muxue can recognize most of the characters.
"Okay, Mother, I'll go right away."
Mu Xue smiled and left, thinking that she could help Song Jiaojiao.
After Mu Xue left, Song Jiaojiao took out the gold ingots from the box to take a look. Each ingot was fifty taels, and there were ten in total. Song Jiaojiao put them all into her spatial storage, and put the other two boxes directly into her spatial storage as well.
They simply placed the large chest containing the gold on the table.
After putting away the money, Song Jiaojiao went to the courtyard.
"Mu Xue, are you done checking? Are the quantities correct?"
Seeing Mu Xue's serious expression, Song Jiaojiao asked with a smile.
"Mother, the flowers are correct, but the seeds are still not correct."
The seeds sent by Wenxiang Pavilion were all labeled with names, of course, those fancy-sounding names. Judging from the names alone, Song Jiaojiao really didn't know what kind of flowers they were.
“Alright, Mother, that’s right, there’s one more thing.” Mu Xue said, pointing to the packet of unnamed seeds.
"Oh, Mu Xue is so great. That bag must have been a gift from the shopkeeper."
Song Jiaojiao took the order and continued speaking.
"Are you hungry? If you are, take Xu Sen and Shang Yu out to buy some food."
It's getting a bit dark now, and the prefectural government is quite lively at night.
"Okay, I want to eat the wontons from last time. Xu An, let's go find your brother." Mu Xue pulled Xu An away.
"Xiaoxiao, you should come too. Keep an eye on Miss." Song Jiaojiao shook her head and said to Shang Xiaoxiao as she watched Mu Xue walk away.
“Yes, Madam.” Shang Xiaoxiao said and quickly followed.
Although the person who sold himself to bury his father last time hasn't been seen again, he might suddenly reappear from somewhere. Song Jiaojiao isn't worried about her own safety, but she's mainly afraid that those people will harm Mu Xue.
Holding the seeds, Song Jiaojiao returned to her room, intending to plant them in her spatial storage and see how they turned out.
As soon as I entered the space, I heard, "Host, you've arrived. Did you bring anything good?"
Fei Hu grinned slyly as he looked at the cloth bag in Song Jiaojiao's hand.
"Um...we'll find out once we plant them. There aren't any good seeds here, so I bought some flower seeds to try."
Fei Hu curled his lip. Although flower seeds couldn't compare to medicinal seeds, they were better than nothing.
"The best thing is still the medicinal herbs, the more precious the better."
"Of course I know the medicine is good, but it's not so easy to buy. It's not available in pharmacies either. There's nothing I can do about it."
Song Jiaojiao said as she planted the seeds.