Chapter 24: On the Stone Bridge
The black leopard skin was bought by Tian Lin, and what kind of use the other party bought it for was none of Liu Xiu's business, and the surrounding crowd dispersed one after another when they saw that there was no excitement.
Liu Xiu's senses were very keen, and he vaguely felt that there were several pairs of eyes staring at him in the dark, and he suddenly felt a little helpless, this kind of thing he had expected and could not be avoided at all.
A countryman like Lausanne has never even heard of silver coins, but you can imagine what a huge sum of money Liu Xiu is carrying twenty gold coins at this time, plus Liu Xiu They look very easy to bully, it is no different from telling others to come and rob me, there are always people in the world who take risks and get nothing.
Although he found this, Liu Xiu didn't care, and the villagers who went to change things had not yet returned, Liu Xiu asked Luoshan: "Is there a rich village in this Qingliu Town?" ”
"Naturally, there is, I know where it is, but I've never been in, do you want to go?" Luo Shan nodded.
Of course you have to go, money is used to spend, Liu Xiu observed before, there are very few silver coins traded in Qingliu Town, and the gold coins must have a larger face value, so they have to be exchanged for change to be easy to use.
Let Luosang wait for the other villagers in the same place, and Liu Xiu and Luoshan go to Qianzhuang.
went to the money bank, there was no accident during the period, what made Liu Xiu speechless was that the gold coins were exchanged for change, and the money bank actually had to charge a handling fee, and a few words were taken out from the mouth of the money bank, whether it was saving money or withdrawing money, the money bank had to charge a handling fee......
The exchange rate for gold coins for silver coins is one to hundred, and the exchange rate for silver and copper coins is also one to one hundred.
So in the end, Liu Xiu's twenty gold coins were exchanged for 1,950 silver coins and 3,000 copper coins, and the handling fee charged by the money bank was one percent of the twenty gold coins, that is, twenty silver coins!
It's just a money grab, but there is no way to do it, twenty gold coins are estimated to be difficult to find elsewhere.
Carrying a heavy money box, Liu Xiu walked in when he passed by a clothing store, and when he came out, he had already put on a set of white silk robes, and a pair of deerskin boots under his feet.
I haven't worn clothes for a few months, and Liu Xiu is really a little unaccustomed to it, especially the clothes like ancient costume robes.
The only advantage of silk clothes is that they don't feel hot on hot days, but are cool and cool.
In addition to this set on his body, Liu Xiu also bought nearly ten sets of clothes and shoes, including silk and cotton, linen and coarse cloth, all of which were wrapped in Luoshan.
However, after buying so many things, it only cost Liu Xiu less than five silver coins, and he secretly said in his heart that it was really cheap.
Originally, Liu Xiu wanted to buy two bodies for Luoshan, but Luoshan didn't want to live or die, so Liu Xiu could only give up.
Luoshan didn't dare to ask for it, the clothes in the store were not something that people like him could wear, they were ridiculously expensive for him, as far as Liu Xiu was wearing, if converted, Luoshan's family was estimated to be not enough for a year's work, and this was because his father was the village head.
Liu Xiu doesn't have a clear concept of money in this world, so naturally he doesn't know what Luo Shan thinks in his heart.
"The noble man looks so good in this dress, he looks more like a rich young master than that Young Master Tian," when he left the clothing store, Luo Shan looked at Liu Xiu with a large bag of clothes and praised him sincerely.
Shaking his head, Liu Xiu smiled: "Just me? It's also a rich young master, come on, I'm just an ordinary person."
Luo Shan smiled and did not answer.
It is worth mentioning that Liu Xiu specifically inquired that there is no rule in this world about what people should wear, what if they wear the wrong one, as long as you have money, even if you wear a gold armor, others will only envy it.
When Liu Xiu came to Lausanne's place again, Lausanne almost didn't recognize Liu Xiulai, and was stunned for a while before he was stunned: "Engong? I thought I was wrong, tsk, this outfit is like that, by the way, the beautiful boy who walked out of the painting"
The corners of Liu Xiu's mouth twitched, yes, I will bask in the sun more in the future, and I don't bask in the sun less, why is the skin not a little darker?
Waiting in place, the villagers who had exchanged salt for things soon came back one after another with large bags and small bags.
Liu Xiu's arrangements are very complete, even more than twice as much as Liu Xiu expected, and in the end, good guys, there is still about half of the salt left in them.
Liu Xiu asked and learned that the salt they took to exchange things was so good, they had never even heard of it, and the villagers exchanged that kind of salt for things, and the merchants did everything, and even took the initiative to give some discounts!
In the words of the villagers, the best salt in the town is only fifty copper coins a catty, and if the family saves a little, it is enough to eat for half a year, so the salt that Liu Xiu took out, when converted, is almost a hundred copper plates a catty, and the merchant took the initiative to raise the price and did not take advantage of it, so honest that Liu Xiu looked sideways.
After a little pondering Liu Xiu, it is estimated that the merchants in this world are similar to the ancient Chinese on the other side of the earth, and the merchants are profit-seeking, but the first thing is to talk about Xinyi, if Xinyi is gone, the business will not be able to continue, especially the small businessmen take Xinyi very seriously.
Everyone came back, Luo Shan looked at the sky and said, "Nobleman, since we have finished our affairs, should we leave for home now?" Otherwise, you won't be able to reach the village before dark."
"It's done? This is where to go, I have to be busy next" Liu Xiu looked at Luo Shan and shook his head and smiled.
Scratching his head, Luo Shan was puzzled and asked, "What else has not been done?" ”
Carrying the box containing money, Liu Xiu smiled without saying a word, asked the others to follow with their things, and took the initiative to walk to a store......
Next, in the stunned eyes of Luoshan and others, in half an hour, Liu Xiu negotiated a large deal with the shopkeeper.
The store is a grain shop, and Liu Xiu has all the grains and grains in his cognition, so he waved his hand and said directly, but he wants all the grain, and he will make up 100,000 catties of grain for me!
Although Qingliu Town has suffered a disaster this year, the price of grain has risen slightly, but Liu Xiu feels that it is really cheap, and the average of the five grains is only one pound of five copper plates, a full 100,000 catties of grain, and his 1,950 silver coins have not been spent, and there are more than 400 left!
It can be seen that salt in this world is much more precious than food.
Selling the leopard skin got 20 gold coins, which is 200,000 copper coins, which is more than enough to buy 100,000 catties of grain.
Liu Xiu roughly estimated in his heart that if there were more than 1,000 people and 300 households in Linbian Village, each with 300 catties of grain, plus their own grain storage and other methods, although there was a disaster this year, it should be better than previous years.
The reason why he did this, Liu Xiu purely wanted to help the villagers as much as he could, he knew that he would not stay outside for long, and sooner or later he would go back to the mountains, where the money was useless at all, so he simply spent it to save trouble.
If you want to use money next time you come out, it's enough to bring out a silver thread plant.
For Liu Xiu to spend such a large amount of money, the villagers of Linbian Village who came with him were naturally stunned, not to mention the owner of the grain shop, although his family's inventory is not so much, but patting his chest to ensure that 100,000 catties of grain will definitely be sent to Linbian Village within three days, and ten cars will be sent today, which is already the biggest limit.
Liu Xiu discussed with the other party, handed over a fixed price, and paid as much as he could, in short, 100,000 catties and a catty could not be less, the store understood, and agreed to come down.
When they left the store, they thought they were dreaming, but after seeing the grain that was already being loaded at the door of the store, they were sure that Liu Xiu really wanted to buy so much grain.
There is so much food Liu Xiu must not be able to eat alone, so it is self-evident what it portends, so the eyes of the villagers looking at Liu Xiu are completely different, and Liu Xiu estimates that they will not hesitate to jump into the fire pit one by one.
These villagers are too simple, and a little favor can make them die.
No matter how much ability to do how much things he has, Liu Xiu can only take care of Linbian Village a little, and there is nothing else that can be done.
The people are suffering, I can't afford to be born, it's better to go back early......
The grain was delivered by the store's ox cart, so naturally Liu Xiu didn't have to worry about them, and when he passed by a tinkling blacksmith shop, Liu Xiu stopped a little and then walked in.
After some negotiation and spending seven silver coins, Liu Xiu bought five hundred catties of pig iron, and even bought a complete set of iron-striking tools from the blacksmith shop.
The reason why I bought these, Liu Xiu is to get a bamboo house, and when the time comes, you can also try to make some tools to take advantage of, five hundred catties of pig iron, it should be enough in the short term, and if it's not big enough, you can buy it again, anyway, you can recognize the road.
Of course, these things don't need Liu Xiu's hands, dozens of villagers have been wrapped, and there are even more than a dozen that have not been used.
When they came to the town, dozens of villagers were empty-handed, and when they went back, they were full of loads, especially looking at the ten truckloads of grain that followed them, and the villagers were extremely down-to-earth.
Leaving Qingliu Town had to pass through a stone bridge, and before he got on the bridge, Liu Xiu saw a group of people standing on the bridge, obviously coming for himself and others, Liu Xiu signaled Luoshan for them to go first, and he directly met those people.
Lausanne They know a little bit about Liu Xiu's details, and they are not afraid that Liu Xiu will suffer, but around this, they have also slowed down, if Liu Xiu is in trouble, they will not hesitate to go up to help.
There were more than a dozen people on the bridge, the first was a young woman in white, there were two middle-aged women with cold faces on the left and right beside the woman, and the others were sword-wielding guards in green clothes.
Coming to a position about five meters in front of the woman in white, Liu Xiu stopped, did not look directly at the other party, but looked at the river below and smiled without saying a word.
The woman in white is about fifteen or sixteen years old, it is the most beautiful years of a girl's life, her facial features are delicate and slender, there is no trace of cosmetics carving, and the clear water comes out of the hibiscus, like a small hundred flowers and slim.
The atmosphere was a little delicate, and the woman in white looked at Liu Xiu curiously for about three minutes, and then smiled: "Childe knows that I am waiting for you here?" ”
"Don't dare to be sentimental, as long as the girl doesn't come specifically to find trouble," Liu Xiu raised her head and smiled faintly......