According to the calculation method of the Daxia Dynasty, one thousand copper plates is one tael of money, and one tao of money is one tael of silver.
Now Lin Xiao killed a giant python, and the government gave him fifty taels of silver.
It can be seen that the Daxia Dynasty extremely encouraged the hunting of dangerous animals.
As soon as they left the government office after receiving the reward money, they were blocked by several fur traders who came after hearing the news.
"Lin Xiaowu, well done! You actually chopped down such a big python! How much did it cost? Give me a price!"
There were only a few fur traders in the town, and they were acquaintances with Lin Xiaowu, so they immediately came to inquire about the price.
In their town, hunting tigers and wolves is very common. At least seven or eight of them are killed every year.
The price for wild beasts like tigers and wolves is generally around 30 taels of silver.
But the giant python is different. The giant python hacked to death in Linjiacun is really rare!
Therefore, Lin Xiaowu stretched out his hand and made the sign "six".
When the fur trader saw it, he immediately cursed:
"Lin Xiaowu, you son of a bitch, why don't you talk to me like a lion here?"
Several other fur traders also pointed at Lin Xiaowu.
"Lao Lu, have you ever seen such a big python skin?"
Lin Xiaowu was neither angry nor angry at being scolded. He unfolded the dried snake skin and continued:
"Look, where can you find such a large and complete piece of python skin?!"
"That's not worth sixty taels of silver!"
"This snakeskin can be made into at least three complete dresses. One snakeskin dress can be sold for fifty taels of silver. How about three?"
"What if I miss it? No, no, sixty taels of silver is too expensive, make it cheaper."
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After some haggling, the python skin was finally sold to Lao Lu for fifty taels of silver.
Including the fifty taels of reward he just received from the government office, Lin Xiao had a total of one hundred taels of silver in his pocket.
It sounds like a lot, but in fact it's just two silver ingots.
Although two silver ingots are not much, in the Daxia Dynasty where the per capita income was less than half a pound of money, Lin Xiao had already become a little rich woman.
"Come on, let's go eat big meat noodles, eat with open stomachs, and be full!"
Lin Xiao, who was rich, waved her hand and led several people to the stall where she and Li Yuyan had eaten meat noodles.
I ordered ten large bowls of meat noodles in one go.
The village chief and others each had three bowls, and Lin Xiao had one bowl.
After the noodles arrived, Lin Xiao put a few pinches of salt she made into the big meat noodles.
Lin Xiaowu and Mazi looked at each other, wondering what Lin Xiao had put in their noodle bowls.
But seeing that the village chief and Lin Xiaohu were enjoying themselves, they ate without paying attention.
The fresh and salty noodle soup is paired with chewy noodles and melt-in-the-mouth meat, which makes several people enjoy the meal.
After Lin Xiao finished eating, he went to the bank first and exchanged one of the large silver ingots for ten copper coins and four small ingots.
She originally thought about replacing them with small ingots, but she was afraid that there would be no copper coins.
After all, half a coin is already a big sum for them, let alone ten coins?
I can't find it at all!
When Lin Xiao rushed over, several people had just finished eating the big meat noodles.
Lin Xiao paid the bill and gave each person a sling of copper coins.
Instantly, everyone in the basket felt relaxed!
"Xiao Linzi, this is too much, you must not do it!"
The village chief looked at the pennies on the table and felt that it was very dazzling. He accompanied Lin Xiao to the government office and took a pennies from someone else. This was a bit sinister!
Several other people felt that the money was very hot, so they ate a meal of rice porridge and meat noodles without doing anything.
Now they have to take so many red packets, eat them and get them, but they don’t have the nerve!
When Lin Xiao saw the reactions of several people, he felt extremely satisfied. It seemed that he had not misjudged the person.
She smiled and said: "You came with me to the government office early in the morning to receive the snake skin reward. If it weren't for you, I don't know what I would have done. Therefore, you deserve all this!"
Lin Xiao was not being conceited by saying this. If the village chief had not reported the matter to the government, she would not have been able to get such a large bounty.
Without the bargaining between Lin Xiaowu and the village chief and the fur trader Lao Lu, the python skin might have to be sold at a low price.
"We fellow villagers should help."
The village chief continued: "You also treated us to rice porridge and meat noodles, which is enough. You can take the money back, we can't have it!"
"Yes, Xiao Linzi, take it back quickly!"
"Brother Lin Xiao, put your money away quickly so that your wealth will not be wasted."
"Yes, yes, Xiao Linzi, put it away quickly!"
Look, look, how simple is the soul that has not been simmered in poisonous chicken soup!
Lin Xiao sighed secretly, then lowered his face and pretended to be angry:
"I, Lin Xiao, am a scholar and value face most. Do you really want to refute my face?"
Seeing that Lin Xiao was really angry, the village chief reluctantly collected the money and cursed helplessly:
"You are good at everything, but your temper is more stubborn than that of an ox!"
When the other people saw that the village chief had collected the money, they could no longer refuse and collected the money each.
Mazi also told Lin Xiao to keep her money and spend it sparingly, and not to spend too much money without restraint.
Next, Lin Xiao's operations made several people see what it means to spend money like water.
Lin Xiao went to the market and bought an oversized wooden barrel, two bags of rice and half a wild boar.
Finally, I bought a lot of candied haws and maltose, saying I was going back to the village to share with the aunts and children.
After going back and forth, a small amount of money was spent like this.
Several grown men beat their chests with heartache and scolded Lin Xiao for being a prodigal.
On the way back, Lin Xiao asked a few people to help move dozens of kilograms of salt rocks, and then returned home satisfied.
Li Yuyan had been waiting at the entrance of the village since he came back from Zhoujiacun, and finally brought Lin Xiao back when the lanterns were first lit.
"Why so late?"
He immediately took the bamboo basket slung on Lin Xiao's arm. The bamboo basket was very heavy, which made him feel distressed.
She walked back from Jiuzhou Town alone with such a heavy basket?
"The basket is so heavy, why not put it on the cart?"
The distressed Li Yuyan complained.
"Oh, look, there's no room on this cart!"
Only then did Li Yuyan realize that the cart had been piled full of messy goods, and there was really no room left.
"What are these things?"
"Big wooden barrels, rice, wild boar, sugar and stuff like that."
Lin Xiao looked like a child asking for credit from adults, she introduced excitedly.
"What do you need a big wooden barrel for? To take a bath?"
Li Yuyan asked puzzledly.
"This is my new way to make salt..."
Before Lin Xiao finished speaking, Li Yuyan quickly covered her mouth:
"Don't talk nonsense!"
"Oh, it's okay. I told them. It's no longer a secret."
Lin Xiao took Li Yuyan's hand away from her mouth and said with a smile.
"Do you know everything?"
Li Yuyan suddenly felt dizzy.
How could this silly woman tell others the secret of her own fortune?
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