Entering the shop with the shape of a copper coin carved at the door, there was an open space of six or seven square meters, and then inside was a high horizontal wooden counter cut from east to west, with a wooden railing on top, only a small hole in the middle that could just show the head.

There was a middle-aged man with a mustache sitting inside, who was making an abacus at the counter, and should be the shopkeeper of the bank.

There were two tall young men standing behind him, standing straight on both sides, it should be like a guard, after all, it is a money bank, and there is a lot of money in circulation, and I am afraid that some people will have crooked ideas, just like there will be bank robbers in later generations.

Qian Yan felt that it was estimated that there were not necessarily only these two in this money bank, and it was very likely that there would be more later, otherwise there would be an emergency, and these two would not be able to protect it.

Sure enough, the ugly ugly voice to Qian Yan: "I'll go!" In such a small courtyard, there are eight or nine big men! ”

Qian Yan looked clear, sure enough, these two are just on the surface, once something happens, there will be six or seven after shouting.

The front counter is so big, it can't fit so many people.

Behind this counter is a cabinet with copper nails, and some of the drawers are covered with copper skin, so I think it must be a place to put silver and silver tickets.

Qian Yan put the silver ticket with the word "exchange" on the counter and said, "Shopkeeper, I want to exchange silver." ”

The shopkeeper raised his eyes and glanced at Qian Yan, not like the bank staff of later generations, who asked him to take identification, fill out forms or ask some questions.

He took the silver ticket and looked it up and down carefully, and asked, "Is it directly exchanged for fifty taels of silver, or is it exchanged for scattered pieces?" ”

Qian Yan smiled and said, "Can you exchange it for three ten taels and one ingots, and the rest for one or two?" I'm going to go out shopping for flowers in a while. ”

The shopkeeper nodded, "Okay, wait." ”

After speaking, he got up and walked to the cabinet behind him, opened the drawer and took out the silver taels, and put them directly on the tray on the cabinet.

brought it to the counter and pushed it out, letting Tilt Yan take the silver herself.

Qian Yan stretched out her hand and took a ten tael, and turned it upside down, sure enough, it was less than a catty, and now one catty should be sixteen taels, and the ten taels of silver are more than 300 grams.

Although the weight is light, the exchange of copper money is still the same, one or two silver to a thousand copper plates, now the copper plate is mostly Kaiyuan Tongbao or Han Yuan Tongbao, the purchasing power is converted into the money of later generations, almost more than a thousand, which is relatively high.

When Qian Yan followed a few old ladies to buy things before, she knew the price here, five yuan can buy white noodles, and miscellaneous grains only cost two or three yuan a catty.

One tael of silver is equivalent to a thousand copper plates, and the purchasing power is already very powerful.

Qian Yan first put all the silver taels in her satchel, and the casual movements, the two big men in the back looked sideways.

After leaving the bank, he took a few steps forward before he transmitted the sound to Chou, asking him to leave two taels of silver in his satchel, and the rest were received in its space.

Anyway, it's by your side, and you can ask it at any time when you spend it, and you can run into pickpockets on the road and be taken away.

In these troubled times, it is not uncommon for pickpockets to rob the road, so it is better to be careful.

While collecting the money, Chou Chou said to Qian Yan: "Actually, you can just exchange gold for silver taels in that bank, and this kind of money can generally help guests exchange it." ”

Qian Yan shook her head and said: "Forget it, the two tall men in the money village go to that station, and they don't feel solid when they look at it, it's better to take the regular road."

When Ugly Ugly saw her say this, he didn't say anything more.

They first went to the cloth village where they had been before, and bought a silk of autumn color, which was bright and elegant, and prepared to go back to give it to the old lady, so that she could find a tailor shop in the port city to make clothes.

At this time, the silk was not like later generations, many of them were woven by machines, and they were really expensive, and this one cost her ten taels of silver!

At this price, I feel that the fifty taels I redeem are not enough to spend.

After that, I didn't buy fabrics, I simply bought ready-to-wear clothes, I didn't buy silk and satin, I bought ordinary cotton and linen.

At this time, the clothes were still in the style of the Tang Dynasty, and the men's clothes were not very good-looking, they were the kind of round necks, but the women's clothes were really attractive.

Tilt Yan bought a total of five sets, one for herself, one for her mother, and one for grandma, grandma, and aunt, they are all more accepting of new things, and they will definitely wear them when they buy them back.

As for the cousins and aunts, forget it, don't look at them usually speak very open-mindedly, but they are very conservative about dressing up, and they only wear the kind of clothes that are all over the street, and they like to follow the crowd.

Unlike their own grandparents, they like to be different, especially grandma and mother often run to Hong Kong City, when they get there, they really let themselves go, every day is a slim cheongsam, or the kind of high slit.

Every time Grandpa and Dad had to follow behind their butts, they were afraid of being pried into the corner, and they wanted to hold a needle in their hands and sew the slit on.

Grandma and aunt usually like ancient costumes and often wear simple Tang costumes. I like cheongsam or hanfu very much, I should have been brought by my mother, and I often spend time with them and brainwash them, so my ideas are not so old-fashioned.

After buying clothes and cloth, I went to the embroidery village to buy some embroidery, and these alone cost nearly twenty taels of silver!

No way, these things are really precious, it is said that those embroideries and silks came from Wuyue, the distance is long, and it is cross-border, and the cost is high, which is understandable.

After that, I went to the fat powder shop and bought some rouge gouache in small porcelain jars, this thing will definitely not be used, that is, I went back as a gift to give it to people, it looks good, like a handicraft, and it is indeed an antique.

But it's really not good for the skin, rouge is fine, then gouache is fine.

Her wife said that the ancient gouache also exceeded the lead and mercury standards.

I bought these things, and I went to buy some handicrafts, and I just ate them, but there was really nothing to eat at this time.

There are only a few kinds of pastries, and they smell very fragrant, but Tilt Yan looks not much different from those in a certain fragrant village in later generations, and they are not as soft as those made by others.

When I was about to go shopping, I saw a bookstore, and I went in to have a look.

To be honest, there is no comparison with the bookstores of later generations, just a few books, all of which are handwritten books, and there is no price on them.

The guy inside may have seen her as a woman, and she wasn't dressed very well, and she didn't even say hello.

But his eyes were fixed on her, for fear that she would break the book.

After looking around, Qian Yan picked out a travel book and said to the guy: "How do you sell this book?" ”

The guy stood up a little surprised, took the book from Tilt Yan's hand, looked at her carefully, and looked back at her as he walked towards the counter.

When I asked the shopkeeper at the counter, the shopkeeper took one look and said, "One tael of silver." ”

It's staggering, just such a thin book costs more than a thousand yuan!

I can't complain that many poor students in ancient times couldn't afford to read!

(End of chapter)