Chapter 92 The extra ones are given to the girls
Jiang Qi'an was a little surprised that she would think of this, so he replied softly, "Yes, glutinous rice can be boiled into soup, and then mixed with lime, sand and gravel to make the city wall extremely stable."
Chen Jinyue nodded to show that he understood, and his eyes fell on the two boxes he brought.
One big and one small.
They are all very exquisite.
But, didn’t we agree to bring some furniture?
Jiang Qian'an saw her curiosity and took the two boxes.
The small box contained only four pieces of jewellery, but they were absolutely exquisite.
The gem-studded hairpins, hairpins, earrings, and bracelets, all made with handmade filigree inlaying, made Chen Jinyue's eyes glued to them.
"Is this enough to pay for the girl's wine?" Jiang Qian'an said in a gentle voice.
Chen Jinyue exclaimed, "Of course it's enough, and it's more than enough!"
One piece can cover all the alcohol costs, and there will still be some left over.
Jiang Qianan smiled with satisfaction when he heard this.
"That's enough. Anything extra is a gift to the girl."
“???”
Facing those doubtful and inquiring eyes, Jiang Qian added, "The exchange items I gave the girl always felt insufficient according to the value of Jiang Country. You felt that they were redundant, which can make us feel at ease."
As he spoke, he opened the second larger box, which contained gold ingots. "This is a thousand taels of gold. Is it enough to pay for the grain?"
Chen Jinyue picked up a gold ingot and looked at it.
Same as last time.
The specific weight of silver coins depends on different historical periods.
One jin in Jiang State is about 223 grams. If one jin is calculated as sixteen liang, one liang is about 13.9 grams, and ten liang is 139 grams.
One thousand taels of gold weighs a total of 13,900 grams.
If calculated solely based on the melted gold, the total value of this box would be eight or nine million, barely enough to cover the total price of the grain she purchased, leaving little profit.
But if we calculate based on the initial price of 900,000 each, these can be exchanged for 90 million in cash.
This is enough to show the historical value of gold and silver. They are far less valuable than antiques.
Although it is impossible to sell at such a high price due to the number of handed-down items, even with a proper discount, it is still a considerable profit.
She put down the gold ingot and nodded, "That's enough!"
His attitude was far less enthusiastic than when he had just received the jewelry, and Jiang Qianan took note of it silently.
Gold and silver are really not that valuable to her.
That's even better.
He could use gold and silver to make more exquisite items and exchange them with her for the supplies needed at the border, so that both sides would be satisfied...
"I'd like to trade that lumber for the furniture you mentioned. But it's too big for me to carry alone. Does she have any bigger transport tools?"
He was referring to the small cart that he used to move goods before Chen Jinyue delivered them to him.
Chen Jinyue reacted and said that this big customer was thoughtful, so how could he forget what she wanted most?
However, "timber still needs time, it's not here yet."
Jiang Qi'an, "No problem, I'll pay you first."
"Wait!" Chen Jinyue didn't delay and quickly went outside to find two large carts. "Is this okay?"
After a pause, he asked, "Is the door wide enough? Can we get through?"
Jiang Qi'an nodded, "Okay."
In order to transport this batch of furniture, General Xiao brought a group of deputy generals to specially rebuild the two gates.
Soon, Chen Jinyue saw pieces of antique furniture being brought in one by one.
screen!
Desk!
Food table!
Mirror table!
Armchair!
Lamp hanging chair...
Because the chairs take up a lot of space, two are too few.
The group of burly soldiers piled up five or six chairs high. When they pushed them in, Chen Jinyue's heart almost stopped.
"Are you crazy? How can you put them like this!" She rushed over quickly, carefully took them down one by one, and then checked the adjacent places to see if there were any bumps or scratches.
That expression was so painful.
Jiang Qian'an had a confused expression, and it seemed that she was more excited about the furniture than the gold.
Although in order to satisfy her, they found custom-made furniture from wealthy families, the wood was scarce and precious, and not cheap before the war.
But this natural disaster and the war made all these things meaningless. Many people simply dismantled them and burned them as firewood for heating.
The few who remain are all wealthy.
But when they heard they could exchange it for food, they all brought it to the General's Mansion to exchange...
Chen Jinyue felt even more pained when he heard his description. "What a waste! What a waste! No wonder he left nothing for future generations. All his feelings were burned!"
"Leaving nothing for future generations?" Jiang Qian'an asked, grasping the key point.
Chen Jinyue was afraid that he would be emo again, so he quickly changed the subject, "I'll send you another batch of coal, free of charge! Don't burn these, give them all to me!"
Jiang Qi'an was not as sad as he was when he heard about the demise of his country for the first time. He was quickly attracted and said, "Girl, are you serious?"
"really!"
"good!"
Jiang Qian'an worked harder in delivering goods.
Another batch was sent back and forth.
There are round stools, round corner cabinets, square corner cabinets, mirror frames, wash basin racks, lampstands, and suitcases...
The number of furniture Jiang Qian'an collected was not too many, but the variety was complete, enough to decorate three or four rooms.
There is even a bed.
A four-sided bed, which was their couch.
A Luohan bed.
A bunk bed.
The moment Chen Jinyue saw the bunk bed, an idea suddenly struck him. "Do you have one of those? The kind...?"
Jiang Qi'an rarely saw her so happy, and was also affected and hurriedly asked, "Which one?"
"Thousand Workers Babu Bed!"
“???”
Looking at the other person's confused face, Chen Jinyue realized that it had only appeared in the late Ming Dynasty.
She was amazed when she saw this luxurious bed for the first time.
Complex and sophisticated, it has everything you need.
There are water clusters, toilet boxes, dressing tables, etc.
Keep out mosquitoes in summer and keep warm in winter.
Later generations had a bad opinion of this design of bed, calling it a "cage named after a bed that traps girls for their whole lives."
Putting aside feudal ideas, she actually likes this design.
It feels very safe inside.
The origin of this type of bed is that when a daughter of a wealthy family is born, her parents ask a famous craftsman to make one for her, to be used at the wedding to demonstrate the family's strength and status.
Even if we take a step back and consider that women had a low status in ancient times, their families were willing to spend so much time and effort on them for the sake of their reputation.
On the other hand, their family...
Chen Jinyue sometimes even wondered, if he really disliked her so much and found her an eyesore, why didn’t he strangle her to death when he gave birth to her?
"What kind of bed is that? Miss, could you please tell me in detail so I can ask a craftsman to customize one for you?" Jiang Qian'an asked after noticing that she hadn't introduced it for a long time.
Chen Jinyue came back to his senses, took out his phone, and searched for some pictures. "This is also called a bed within a bed. The craftsmanship inside is very exquisite..."
She introduced herself incessantly, but Jiang Qian'an didn't listen.
I just stared at the small black box, and the painting on it was so vivid.
Better than any famous artist.
“This, this…”
"You think the design is amazing too, right?"
"What is this little box? Why is the painting so exquisite and vivid?"
“…”
Chen Jinyue was speechless, completely out of sync.
It was at this moment that she suddenly realized that this ancient prince had never seen a mobile phone.
But he was also very patient. He saw her answer the phone several times but never asked a question?
It turns out that he is someone as unpopular as her.
So good at observing people's words and expressions.
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