Siheyuan starts from a better life

Chapter 9, exchanging legal currency

Author: Flying Wooden Fish

Chapter 9, exchanging legal currency

But Sister Zao, I have something to ask you for help now. Jiang Yan thought for a moment and then said to Tian Zao, Sister Zao, you know there is an abandoned house near No. 28 Nanluogu Lane! Can you help me ask?

The owner of this house came out. I want to buy this house. By the way, how much does it cost?

Don't worry, leave this matter to me, Tian Zao assured Jiang Yan, patting his chest.

Sister Zao, Mei He and Xiao Liuzi woke up. As soon as Tian Zao finished speaking, the voices of other children came from the side.

Upon hearing what they said, Tian Zao and Jiang Yan quickly stood up and walked towards where Mei He and Xiao Liuzi were lying.

Mei He, does it still hurt? When they arrived, Tian Zao picked up the youngest Mei He and asked.

It doesn't hurt anymore, Sister Zao, I'm just a little dizzy.

Sister Zao, I think you should take Mei He and Xiao Liuzi to the hospital for a check-up. When Jiang Yan said this, he took out three cash coins from his pocket and handed them to Tian Zao.

You take the money and take them to see a doctor. The remaining money will be used to give the brothers a few meals. We will discuss our affairs in detail later.

After Jiang Yan finished speaking, he left here without waiting for Tian Zao to refuse.

After arriving at the overpass, Jiang Yan had a bowl of braised pork at a food stall. After eating, he turned around and walked towards Pigeon Market.

Pigeon Market is located at Duck Bridge in Sijiu City. It was originally a place where Eight Banners disciples bought and sold pigeons. Later, after continuous expansion, it became a huge market, but the name Pigeon Market has also been passed down.

Jiang Yan seemed to only remember this one place where he could exchange French currency for oceans.

The reason why he can remember this place is because his master took him here several times.

Fengtai Teahouse in Dove City is a favorite place for many pigeon fanciers. The rotten pork noodles here are very famous. Many people will travel half of the Forty-Nine City just to have a bowl of such barbecue noodles.

Wu Laosan is the best waiter in Fengtai Tea House. He can remember almost every repeat customer. He can also remember every customer's hobbies.

So when it comes to opening a restaurant or teahouse, half of the success can be achieved if you have a good chef.

As soon as Jiang Yan walked to the door of Fengtai Teahouse, he was recognized by the sharp-eyed Wu Laosan and hurriedly walked out of the house.

Yo! Brother Jiang, I haven’t seen you for a long time. Your master didn’t come today!

When I didn't come, the master asked me to come up to the second floor. After saying that, Jiang Yan took out a two-cent silver coin from his pocket and threw it directly to Wu Laosan. He said, "Bring me a pot of good high-quality crushed rice and reward you with the rest of the money."

Already.

Then thank you for the reward. After saying this, Wu Laosan shouted to the inside, "Break a pot from the second floor."

A waiter inside responded, and when he saw Jiang Yan coming in, he took Jiang Yan directly to the second floor.

Different from the noise on the first floor, the second floor was much quieter and there were fewer people sitting inside. There were a few people whispering at each table. When they saw Jiang Yan going upstairs, they just looked up.

.Just do what you should do.

Jiang Yan sat down on a seat by the window, relaxing across the tea. After a while, a man in his thirties sat in front of Jiang Yan.

My surname is Wu, you can call me Lao Wu. I wonder if my little brother has any business that can take care of Lao Wu.

I want to change the big head and small head.

Datou is the colloquial name for the Yuan Shikai statue series coins. To be more precise, it is called "Yuan Shikai statue back Jiahe silver coin".

The small head is a silver coin with Sun Yat-sen's portrait printed on it, which is called the one-yuan founding commemorative silver coin with the portrait of Sun Yat-sen, commonly known as "Sun Xiaotou".

Then let's hold hands! After saying this, Old Wu stretched out the sleeve with his hand hidden inside, and Jiang Yan naturally stretched his hand in.

The two of them held hands for about ten seconds before Jiang Yan took out his hand and spoke to Old Wu until he got wet again.

Has it gone up again? Little brother, the price I gave you is the highest price. If you don’t believe it, you need to ask someone.

Holding hands means two people are secretly negotiating the price with their hands.

The price this person gave was 6.5 million French coins for one silver dollar.

The last time Jiang Yan exchanged money with his master, he offered six million French currency for one silver dollar. Unexpectedly, a few days later, the price would increase again.

However, the price is not bad, and now Jiang Yan wants to quickly deal with the legal currency in his hand.

Guys, open a private room, serve a pot of good scented tea, and then signal Lao Wu to follow you into the private room.

After waiting for the clerk to leave, Jiang Yan took off his backpack, took out a few wads of French currency inside, put them on the table and said to Old Wu, count them.

Jiang Yan drank tea while watching where Old Wu was counting the legal currency.

After a while, Old Wu raised his head and said to Jiang Yan, "The total is 84 million and 300,000 French currency. How about I exchange it for you twelve large heads, nine jiao silver cents and seven copper coins."

After hearing what Old Wu said, Jiang Yan silently calculated in his mind. His calculation was not much different from that of Old Wu, so he nodded.

Lao Wu accepted the legal currency, counted twelve Yuan Datou, four 2-cent silver cents and seven copper coins from the backpack he brought and handed them to Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan pinched Yuan Datou with both hands, blew on it, put it to his ear and listened to the sound inside. Jiang Yan nodded, and then used the same method to test all Yuan Datou and silver coins at once. Only after the test was correct did he put it

Put the money into your pocket.

Little brother, if you have legal currency, you can exchange it directly with me. Don’t worry, you are a good boy. After saying this, Old Wu left the private room.

Jiang Yan was not in a hurry to leave at this time, but sat there and drank a pot of scented tea leisurely before leaving Fengtai Tea House.

Before leaving, he curled his lips, saying that he also likes to drink Zhang Yiyuan's scented tea.

After coming out of Pigeon Market, Jiang Yan walked aimlessly on the street. When he saw the busy streets and people coming and going, he couldn't help but think of these four or nine cities in later generations.

Although the Sijiu City in later generations was countless times more prosperous than it is now, it was far from as antique and charming as the current Sijiu City.

In this era, people are more smoky and worldly than those in the Four Nine Cities in later generations.

In this era, when people meet on the street, they will greet each other warmly, without the indifference of later generations. Moreover, as long as they can help, they will not be stingy and extend their hands, even if their abilities are limited.

Unlike later generations, people who live in the same unit may not know each other even if they have lived there for more than ten years.

Not to mention helping each other, which is really rare unless you ask for something else.

Jiang Yan, who was filled with emotion for a moment, sighed and still walked aimlessly.

Passing by the once glorious palace, Jiang Yan also took a curious look. At this time, the Forbidden City was not what it was in later generations. There was no People's Monument or a large square in front of the Forbidden City. It was just a relatively small square paved with stone bricks.

There is a doorway called Daqingmen, but the paint on it has peeled off and it looks dilapidated.

Jiang Yan stayed in this square for a while and ate a mouthful of sand. There was no protective forest in the northwest, and the sand in Sijiu City was really big.

When he came out of the Forbidden City, he looked up at the sun. It was almost noon, so Jiang Yan walked quickly towards his home.

When he was almost at home, Jiang Yan took out ten kilograms of white flour, ten kilograms of fine Northeastern rice, three kilograms of meat, and some candies and pastries from a space in a small alley. He took these things and returned directly to the courtyard.

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(End of chapter)