"System, can I withdraw part of the ancient silver and exchange the rest for modern goods?"
Qin Chuan asked the system in his mind.
【sure】
[How much ancient silver do you wish to withdraw? What modern goods do you wish to exchange it for?]
Qin Chuan looked around and, seeing that there were many people, it wasn't convenient to exchange modern supplies in front of so many people, so he said to the system:
"I haven't decided which modern goods to exchange for yet. Let me withdraw 10 taels of ancient silver first. Can I save the rest?"
[Yes, this system is like your personal money market fund. You can deposit as much as you want, and it will even generate interest for you.]
"There's interest? How much interest?"
Qin Chuan rubbed his hands together excitedly. Great! The system even offers interest!
However, the system's next response was like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing his dream of living off interest.
The annualized interest rate for demand deposits is 0.1%.
"System, are you sure you're not mistaken? An annual interest rate of one-thousandth?"
This system is absolutely reliable and will never make a mistake; the annual interest rate is 0.1%, take it or leave it.
Qin Chuan was speechless for a moment, thinking to himself, "What's the point of saving it then?"
In a fit of anger, he withdrew all the silver.
This stuffed his sleeves so full that they were bulging, and when he tried to put the contents back, the system wouldn't allow it.
More than 70 taels of silver, that's several kilograms! Who would carry so much silver on their person?
Looks like I need to spend it quickly.
The first thing Qin Chuan thought of was to repay Su Ruyan's money.
"My wife, shall I perform a magic trick for you?"
Qin Chuan spoke mysteriously to Su Ruyan.
Su Ruyan's expression was somewhat cold; she neither refused nor agreed.
"My wife, look at my hands, they're empty, there's nothing there, right?"
Qin Chuan clenched his fists in the air with both hands, then switched them between his left and right hands, shaking them back and forth...
Su Ruyan glanced at him indifferently, found it uninteresting, and then ignored him.
Taking advantage of her shifting gaze, Qin Chuan swiftly pulled a large silver ingot weighing at least ten taels from his sleeve, clenched it in his fist, and said, "Now, it's time to witness a miracle..."
"Wife! Look what this is!"
Qin Chuan opened his hands, and a gleaming white silver ingot appeared in his right palm.
This move completely stunned the onlookers.
"Huh? How come this idiot has a silver ingot in his hand?"
That's a full ten taels of silver!
"How did he conjure it up?!"
Qin Chuan moved very quickly, and these people were too far away to notice him taking the silver out of his sleeve.
This trick truly shocked many people.
"Could this fool Qin really conjure up silver?"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Qin Chuan handed the silver to Su Ruyan with a smile, saying, "My wife, I borrowed a small piece of silver from you earlier, and now I'm returning a large one to you..."
Unexpectedly, Su Ruyan frowned, and her expression suddenly became serious.
The atmosphere around them immediately became heavy.
Sure enough, someone started shouting:
"That idiot Qin must have stolen the money!"
"Everyone, look! Who's lost money!"
"Surround Qin the Fool! Don't let him get away!"
In a very short time, Qin Chuan was surrounded by people, and those who had just praised him for his kindness immediately changed their tune.
"That Qin idiot is really wicked, he actually stole money in public!"
"Exactly! I thought he was kind-hearted, but I never expected him to be so wicked!"
Even the villagers who came with him began to criticize Qin Chuan.
"You idiot Qin, stealing money is absolutely wrong, it'll land you in jail!"
"Whose money did you steal? Give it back right now!"
At this point, several people started shouting that they had lost money.
Qin Chuan panicked for a moment, not expecting that although the world had changed, people's hearts had not.
Human beings' inherent greed for money has never changed.
"Qin Chuan!"
Su Ruyan's face looked very pale at this moment.
Her face darkened, and in a fit of anger, she slammed the lotus flowers she was holding onto the ground, scattering them everywhere and crushing them underfoot.
"I, Su Ruyan, misjudged you! I thought you were just a little simple-minded and wouldn't do anything petty, but I never expected... you actually... you actually stole money!"
Su Ruyan was truly angry; her phoenix eyes flashed with malice, and her expression was furious.
"My wife, please don't be angry, let me explain!"
Qin Chuan hurriedly said, "This silver really did appear out of thin air!"
"You're still lying, aren't you?"
Su Ruyan's chest heaved with anger, her eyes glaring at Qin Chuan as if she wanted to devour him alive.
As the people shouting about losing money grew more and more agitated, they even attracted the attention of the constables.
"What happened here?"
Two constables came over and asked.
Several people told the constables that they had lost money, and the thief was Qin Chuan.
"You, and you too... come with us to the county government office!"
Without saying a word, the two constables took Qin Chuan and the group of troublemakers to the county government office.
Village head Hu had originally thought that once the wedding procession was successfully completed, he could take up a position as a respected elder in the county. However, now that Qin Chuan had committed a crime, as the village head, he would certainly be held accountable.
Thinking of this, Old Hu immediately became so angry that he puffed out his beard and glared at his opponent: "It's over! It's over! This fool Qin has ruined this old man..."
Seeing Qin Chuan being taken away, Su Ruyan's pretty face turned frosty. She gritted her teeth and followed him to the county government office.
At this moment, her heart was filled with regret and helplessness.
The regret is that it was all for naught.
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