Liu Haojia picked up a heavy piece of gold and said, "This time, the two uncles should go out with more gold and less silver. When you arrive in Jinan and Nanjing, you will find a gold and silver shop to exchange, otherwise it will be really unsafe on the road! ”

Although the economy of the Ming Dynasty is relatively developed, and there has been a rudimentary form of the money village, that is, the big merchants around the country use their own reputation to issue a banker ticket! However, the scope of use of this kind of banker ticket is very narrow, and it can only be circulated in the location and surrounding areas of such large merchants, and no one will recognize it if it is a little farther away!

As for the gold and silver shops mentioned by Liu Haojia, there are generally two functions, one is to make gold and silver jewelry for profit, and the other is to collect handling fees by exchanging gold and silver for business travel. And the fee is not low!

Therefore, at that time, many merchants had to hire a dart master to protect the gold and silver they carried, and some merchants even directly carried small items with high value, such as jade, pearls and other things. However, in this case, the price of such items varies greatly due to the different judgments of the prices of such items in different places. So the most common is to use gold and silver!

Seeing the box of gold and silver in front of him, Liu's father had finally seen the money, so his performance was fine. But Liu Guangyuan and the others were very excited! However, Liu Guangyuan still tried his best to sober up, estimated and said, "Second Young Master, the two of us can't use so much gold and silver, right?" I heard you say just now that these seafood and lemon fruits are not worth much money locally, or we should bring less and leave more for the house! ”

Liu Haojia said: "That's true, but you always have to leave enough deposits for merchants to facilitate their operations." You must know that the way of working is different between those who pay enough money and those who don't! On the other hand, as the so-called poor family is rich, you will bring more silver on the road and a little more security! At this time, it is the time when the Liu family needs the help of the two uncles, don't be stingy with silver and break your body! ”

After speaking, Liu Haojia pretended to look at Liu Guangyuan and the two of them inadvertently, and sure enough, the two of them looked excited! This made him feel that these ancients were still very easy to fool! Thinking of this, he continued: "It's better to be like this, this time the two uncles brought Jinbao and Yinbao with their two brothers when they went out, and they should also see the outside world!" ”

Father Liu hesitated and said, "They're still a little younger, aren't they?" It's only a half-sized kid now! ”

Liu Haojia said seriously: "Father, if it weren't for the fact that my brother was going to inherit the title in the future, there could be no problem, otherwise I would have sent him out!" You know, only an eagle that has experienced a storm can truly spread its wings and soar! Our Liu family is facing great changes, but there are too few people who can use it, so we don't have time for them to grow slowly! ”

Liu Guangyuan also nodded and said: "Master, Jinbao is already fifteen years old, Yinbao is also thirteen years old, and they will be able to marry in a few years, and now it is time for them to go out with us to experience and have a long experience!" ”

Father Liu hesitated for a moment and said, "In this case, I also agree with them to go out for a walk!" It's just that you must be more careful on the road, don't live in some wilderness shops, and settle in relatively large villages and towns as much as possible! ”

Brother Jinbao, who had been listening nervously on the sidelines, shouted happily when he heard this, turned around and went out to report the good news to his mother! They may not realize that what they are bringing to their mother is definitely not good news! But in this age of men being the masters of the house, their mothers have little right to speak!

After the Jinbao brothers left, Liu Haojia distributed the amount of gold and silver they carried, leaving three hundred taels of silver for himself, and handing over the rest to Liu Guangyuan's brothers to take away. After taking the gold and silver, Liu Guangyuan said, "Doesn't the second young master want to buy people?" Now let's go to the human market for a walk! ”

But when Liu Haojia heard Liu Guangyuan's introduction just now, he didn't have any good impression of Renshi, so he shook his head and said, "I won't go, why don't you two go Uncle Guangyuan!" In addition to buying some children to come back, people who drag their families also have to buy four or five! ”

Liu Guangyuan said: "Then the second young master, how many children do we want in our family?" Do all these children want boys? ”

Liu Haojia hesitated for a moment and said, "Both men and women want it!" But it's better to have more boys! ”

Then he said to Liu's father: "Father, I have already asked him to wait in front of a few servants sent by the Zhang family, and I have to bother my father to settle them." ”

Father Liu naturally nodded in agreement, and then several people took the gold and silver and left. Father Liu came forward to settle the servants who were borrowed from the Zhang family, and they were strictly restricted to activities in the front yard, and these people naturally agreed to come down, and their attitude was very respectful!

Maybe they also thought that if they did a good job and were praised by the master's family, they might be able to stay in the Burning Mansion! In their opinion, becoming a servant of Gu Ningbo's Mansion is more face-saving than a merchant's house! It's just that they may not dare to show this kind of thinking!

They could only redouble their efforts to attract the attention of Gu Ningbo's Mansion. If they take the initiative to bring it up, I am afraid that this kind of betrayal will not be accommodated by both families, and the best result is to eat a family meal, and the worst result is either to be sold or beaten to death!

In the evening, Liu Guangyuan and the two returned to Gu Ningbo's mansion with several carriages. The carriage was filled with children, large and small. The carriage was followed by more than a dozen adult men and women. Judging by how often they look into the carriage, they know that their own children must also be in the carriage.

The carriage entered Gu Ningbo's mansion through the side door, and Liu's father, Liu Haojia, who heard the news, came over with a few temporary servants. By the time they arrived, all the children in the carriage had already come out, and the whole group had split into two groups.

A group of people is a complete family with adults and children. Although these men and women had panic in their eyes, they still tried to straighten their bodies. And Liu Haojia obviously saw a trace of joy and hope in their eyes, probably thinking that they would be able to have a stable life soon! After all, he was sold to a noble mansion, and the family is still intact, it is much better than staying under the hands of people!

The other group was a large group of children huddled together. There were boys and girls among these children, and they were huddled together in panic like little beasts that had just been thrown into a strange area! It seems that relying on each other's body temperature to get a trace of warmth! In their eyes, fear alternates with hope, because they don't know where their future can go.

Looking at their clothes again, Liu Haojia was really a little angry! The youngest of these children was five or six years old, and the eldest was like him, but none of them had any complete clothes! Some of the children didn't even have shoes on their feet, they were just hastily wrapped in straw!