Zuo Ling was puzzled. Transferring money was so convenient; with just a few taps of her finger, the money was gone. It was much more convenient than cash or gold.

For someone who runs a business, how could they not be prepared for something this big?

She neither said yes nor no.

Seeing that she remained silent, the shop owner sighed, slammed his fist heavily on his other hand, and said with utmost sincerity:

"Hey girl, to be honest, business is getting harder and harder. We just want to pay less tax. Paying in cash means we can pay less tax, right?"

He raised his chin, giving me a look that said, "You know what I mean."

Zuo Ling suddenly realized that she could understand why business was difficult and why people wanted to pay less tax.

For buyers and sellers, profit is the key to survival.

For her, whether it's a bank transfer or cash, as long as the money can be spent, that's fine; taxes are the tax authorities' problem.

She's just an ordinary citizen with little influence; she can't control everything. If she dares to speak out, she'll be wiped out.

He frowned immediately, thinking to himself, "What if you give me fake money or fake gold? I'll be at a loss."

Guessing what she was thinking, the shop owner pointed to the money counter in the store and said:

"Miss, feel free to check. If you don't trust us, there's a shop nearby that sells money detectors; you can buy one yourself. Gold is even easier to check; we have scissors. Gold is heavy, so it's hard to fake."

For others, transporting 40 million in cash and gold would require an armored vehicle.

Zuo Ling has a personal space, so she has no worries about safety:

"Okay, as you said, I'm in a hurry and I'm waiting to leave."

While the shopkeeper was preparing the money, Zuo Ling went outside and bought two money counters.

Different brands, different models.

Anyway, she has plenty of space, so there's no need to worry about not having enough room.

The shop owner saw it, smiled, and didn't say anything.

Of the 20 million yuan in cash, more than half were in 1,000 yuan denominations.

The government has been issuing 1,000-yuan notes for over a year now. Zuo Ling earns several thousand yuan a month but has never had the chance to use one, so she can't tell if it's genuine or counterfeit.

Fortunately, she bought the latest model of banknote detector, which can verify banknotes of up to 1,000 yuan.

Zuo Ling did not perform all the tests; she performed them randomly, without any order.

First, it's to verify the authenticity of the money; second, it's fun because I've never used a money detector before.

After checking over 100 stacks, I stopped.

Based on the random inspection, all the cash was genuine.

In all her life, apart from a gold ring and a gold necklace given to her by Ding Jiaojiao at the Ding family, Zuo Ling had never handled gold before and didn't know how to test its authenticity.

I picked up a gold nugget, weighed it in my hand, and it was quite heavy.

The shop owner proactively brought over a balance scale and said:

"Gold is 380 yuan per gram, so 20 million yuan is a little over 105 jin (52.5 catties). Here's 80 yuan, I almost gave you the cash back."

Regardless of the shopkeeper's expression, Zuo Ling went straight for the shears, snip, revealing the golden yellow inside.

Cut five pieces in a row, and they're still a bright yellow; they should be fine gold too.

In the apocalypse, gold is a hard currency. Ding Jiaojiao said that the Kyoto refugee camp accepts gold and gives a very high contribution value.

Contribution points can be used to shop in the shelter, rent or buy a house, and exchange for the supplies you need.

Because she knew about her past life, Zuo Ling agreed to the gold transaction.

After the transaction was completed, the shop owner gave Zuo Ling several large leather suitcases and helped her load the cash and gold into the suitcases.

With money coming in continuously, Zuo Ling was in a good mood. He drove his van out of the city, unaware that several tails were following behind him.

It gets dark late in New South Wales; it's still light out at 8 p.m.

Zuo Ling wanted to make the most of the daylight and get to Shu Prefecture as quickly as possible.

Today is October 18th, and there are 110 days left until the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

If you haven't arranged a place to stay, you need to return to Kyoto at least a month in advance.

Time is running out, there are still so many places I haven't been, so much stock I haven't stocked, and so much money I haven't spent...

The most pleasing thing is having a lot of money left unspent.

A quick glance at the account balance: 135.55 million...

A quick glance at the space revealed 20 million in cash and 80 gold bars worth 20 million each.

This is so enjoyable! I've never been happier than before.