PNB Chapter 158 Jiang Ya has no silver here.
Chapter 158 Jiang Ya has no silver here.
Dou Weiyi's eyes widened, and she pointed at the bamboo basket of copper coins, stammering, "Fatty, what's this for?"
The chubby girl patted the bamboo basket, the copper coins making a crisp sound, and grinned, "Dou Weiyi, this is the restaurant's profit for the past few days. The boss asked me to bring it here to settle your rent."
Dou Weiyi turned to look at Gao Mengli and Lin Xi. Before she could speak, Lin Xi shrugged and spoke first.
"We don't want to either, but it's a small business, and we pay in pennies!"
There were no money shops, so they couldn't exchange silver.
"Therefore, we have no choice but to trouble Lord Dou to carry it back!"
Gao Mengli covered her mouth and chuckled, "So, Lord Dou, you should find someone to open a money exchange. That would make things more convenient for us!"
Fortunately, the oil mill and the courtyard house settle wages and material costs every three days.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have enough copper coins to store under their beds in the restaurant!
While it's nice to sleep on money every day, it's inconvenient to take it out for large expenses because it's too heavy!
If they don't open a money exchange soon, they're all ready to build their beds out of copper coins.
Upon hearing this, Dou Wei realized that this was the matter.
However, none of the merchants he "captured" were able to open a money exchange.
Besides, even someone who could run a money exchange wouldn't dare to "capture" someone in Pingyao County.
Rich people all have powerful connections; he's afraid of kicking a hornet's nest...
He was also anxious about this...
Seeing Dou Weiyi's stunned expression, Gao Mengli probably understood the reason.
Lin Xi was asked to attend to the business when she came over. "Lord Dou, Pingyao County is indeed in a poor stage right now, and we can't attract wealthy merchants to do business here."
However, even though it's small, it has all the essential parts. Pingyao should also set up some convenient shops for the people.
If we don't have one, then we'll find a way to create one.
Upon hearing this, Dou Weiyi sighed and said, "How could I not know what you're saying? A money exchange is indeed a beneficial business for the people. But I don't have the money to open one."
Gao Mengli lowered her head and pondered for a while, then an idea came to her. She leaned closer to Dou Weiyi and asked, "Does Pingding County have any?"
When Gao Mengli mentioned this, Dou Weiyi became furious. "Speaking of which, Pingding County didn't exist before, but it does now."
That was all thanks to Tang Guangjun's clever tactics; he got Qian Yun to open a money exchange in their county.
Gao Mengli paused for a moment when she heard Qian Yun's name. "Oh, Qian Yun?"
These two people are related?
Dou Weiyi keenly noticed Gao Mengli's reaction, his face full of gossip. He looked around, then quietly leaned close to Gao Mengli's ear and told her all about their messy affair.
Lin Xi kept glancing at the two of them, feeling restless and anxious.
These two are definitely talking badly about someone.
Unfortunately, he was too busy to share the gossip immediately.
"Boss, hurry up and flip it, it's going to burn!" A customer next to Lin Xi reminded her when he noticed she was distracted.
"Oh!" Lin Xi quickly snapped out of her daze, pursed her lips, and expertly flipped the pork chop.
After listening to the gossip Dou Weiyi shared with him, Gao Mengli was speechless.
This Qian Yun, is she just like her Xi Xi, a hopeless romantic?!
Being obsessed with love is a bad thing; making money is much better than being in a relationship.
No, Tang Guangjun is their "enemy," and Qian Yun is a shareholder in her oil mill. These two cannot be together.
She objected, she disagreed!
Then, Gao Mengli's eyes lit up. "Lord Dou, why don't you have Qian Yun open a money exchange in Pingyao County? Once Pingyao has an oil mill, things will be completely different!"
Besides, Qianyun also has money from the oil mill, so she wouldn't refuse.
Moreover, money shops charge a fee for exchanging copper coins for silver.
It means that for one tael of silver, you need to pay 1020 copper coins.
Gold and silver can be stored for a long time and are hard currency.
Copper plates will develop patina if left for a long time.
Most importantly, during times of natural disasters or man-made calamities, copper coins are rarely accepted in the market; gold or silver are always in circulation.
Copper coins and RMB are the same thing.
Therefore, people with savings at home preferred to exchange them for silver or gold and store them at home.
As soon as Gao Mengli finished speaking, Dou Weiyi realized the key point and slapped her forehead, "That's right, how come I didn't think of that! Qian Yun wouldn't have opened a money exchange before, but now, she would definitely be happy to open one!"
Dou Weiyi was so excited she rubbed her hands together like flies!
He immediately grabbed the packaged food and rushed off to find Qian Yun.
Gao Mengli quickly chased after him, "Hey, Lord Dou, you forgot your copper coins!"
After those words were spoken, Dou Weiyi was nowhere to be seen.
Gao Mengli pouted.
She finally understood and had grasped Dou Weiyi's lifeline.
This guy is faster than anyone else when it comes to anything related to money.
Gao Mengli had no choice but to instruct the chubby girl, "Girl, take the copper coins back and return them to Dou Weiyi after work."
"Eh!"
The chubby girl responded and ran over, about to grab the bamboo basket, when Jiang Ya pushed her aside.
"I'll carry it."
The chubby girl pouted and looked at Jiang Ya with dissatisfaction: "Jiang Ya, I'm very strong. I can handle this bamboo basket easily. Don't underestimate me."
After saying that, he even waved his "little fist" at Jiang Ya!
Jiang Ya was amused by the chubby girl's actions. "Girls, why are you doing such heavy work? I'll carry it, you can rest for a while."
Seeing that the chubby girl was about to say something, Lin Xi quickly interjected, "Chubby girl, let my cousin do it. You help me get the crispy crackers out."
Upon hearing this, the chubby girl stopped arguing with Jiang Ya and quickly went to the kitchen in the backyard to get the crispy crackers.
Jiang Ya stared blankly at the chubby girl's cheerful figure for a moment, while Gao Mengli stood in front of him and clicked her tongue twice.
Jiang Ya was startled when he heard the sound, only to find that his cousin-in-law was staring at him with a meaningful look in her eyes.
Jiang Ya's ears turned red, and she quickly took a step back, lowered her head, and walked towards the backyard with the bamboo basket containing the copper coins.
Gao Mengli quickly and loudly instructed, "Cousin Jiang, if you don't know the location, just ask Fatty!"
As soon as Gao Mengli finished speaking, she told Jiang Ya to run even faster.
"Huh? A ghost is chasing him!"
Gao Mengli, never one to shy away from trouble, had a gossipy look on her face!
Then he walked over to Lin Xi and continued with what he was doing!
At the end of the day, Jiang Ya, under the pretense of being on the way, carried the bamboo basket filled with copper coins and escorted the fat girl back to the Dou residence.
Jiang Shuzhi smiled like an aunt, but didn't follow them. She stayed a few steps behind and went to the city gate to wait for Jiang Ya to take the carriage back to the village together.
Sitting in the carriage, Jiang Shuzhi looked at Jiang Ya, whose ears were red, with a smile, without saying a word.
"Aunt...Aunt, why are you looking at me like that?"
Jiang Ya's toes, cramped and twisted, formed a five-room-one-living-room shape.
Jiang Shuzhi looked at Jiang Ya with a smile, without pointing it out, "It's nothing, I just think you're good-looking!"
It's just so beautiful!
She was quite surprised to see any expression other than indifference on her nephew's face for the first time.
Jiang Ya felt uncomfortable under Jiang Shuzhi's gaze and could only awkwardly turn his face to the side, looking at the scenery outside the carriage.
At this moment, the afterglow of the sun shone on his face, making his features even more distinct, while his flushed ears betrayed his inner shyness and unease.
Seeing this, Jiang Shuzhi found it even more amusing and deliberately cleared her throat: "Ya'er, you were quite enthusiastic at the restaurant today, always eager to carry copper coins and showing concern for Fatty."
Jiang Ya's face turned even redder, and she hurriedly explained, "Auntie, I was just being concerned as a friend, please don't overthink it."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuzhi, her teasing couldn't be more obvious, deliberately dragged out her "Oh~"