He Xiucai was unaware that he had been used by Qin Sanniang and was currently waiting to deposit money at the Huitong Draft Bank.
Hearing that he planned to deposit gold, the bank's clerks dared not serve him and hurriedly called out the head manager.
In these times of war, not many people come to their bank to deposit money. Wealthy families have their own guards to transport their gold and silver treasures, and as for small families? They don't have much silver to deposit!
If he hadn't been forced into it, He Yingyuan wouldn't have chosen to deposit so much gold in the bank. In this era, such a practice was risky! Fortunately, he had lived through another lifetime and knew that the Huitong Bank had a very strong backing and would rise rapidly in the coming decades, becoming the number one bank in the Great Sheng Dynasty. As long as there were no major deviations, the gold he had deposited there was absolutely safe.
The shopkeeper, who had just lain down fully clothed, couldn't even spare a moment to be intimate with his newly acquired concubine. He quickly got out of bed, put on his cotton-padded jacket, and hurriedly ran to the front yard.
All the way, he wondered which wealthy family in Luochuan City wanted to deposit gold. Recently, his bank business had been doing quite well. Although there hadn't been any big deals, since the area hadn't been affected by the war, some moderately wealthy families were always planning ahead. However, if he could land a big deal, he could also gain recognition in front of his boss.
On the surface, the owner of their bank resides in the Jiangnan region, but it is said that the real owner is a high-ranking official in the capital! The bank's notes can be withdrawn freely throughout the Great Sheng Kingdom – that's their confidence!
Upon entering the front hall, they were greeted by an unfamiliar young man dressed in a blue cloth robe, standing tall like a bamboo shoot. He wore a jade crown and had a mustache that gave him an air of authority. His eyes, in particular, were cold and aloof, making people hesitant to act rashly.
The shopkeeper had originally intended to give him a hard time, but this time he ended up being the one who was intimidated.
Perhaps inspired by Qin San Niang's makeup and disguise techniques, He Yingyuan bought some charcoal pencils and a fake mustache from a street vendor. Nowadays, there's a saying that a man without a beard is unreliable, so many men who care about their appearance can put on a small mustache to enhance their image.
With this makeover, hehe, I really do look quite different.
"I wonder how much money this gentleman wants to deposit?" The young man was dressed plainly, but his demeanor was quite extraordinary. The shopkeeper dared not be presumptuous and asked politely.
He Yingyuan glanced at him and placed a bag of gold on the table. "This is the gold I plan to store, a total of one hundred ingots." One ingot of gold is worth one hundred taels of silver, so these one hundred ingots would barely amount to ten thousand taels of silver! It really wasn't much!
While He Xiucai sighed inwardly that this really wasn't much, the shopkeeper swallowed hard, thinking to himself that this big shot had come from who-knows-where, spending ten thousand taels in one go without even blinking. He immediately became even more cautious.
"Sir, are you planning to save all of these?"
"Of course, just issue me ten silver notes worth one thousand taels each."
"Alright, please wait a moment." By the time the shopkeeper and the assistant had weighed and recorded the gold ingots one by one, and then issued him the silver note, half an hour had already passed.
"Here's your silver note! You can take any silver note from our bank anywhere you like, we're honest and fair, ha ha ha!" The shopkeeper presented the silver note with both hands.
"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't have deposited money with your company. Huitong Draft Bank is a large and powerful company, and it would never ruin its reputation."
In his past life, when he held immense power, the Huitong Bank's business had grown exponentially, essentially monopolizing most of the nation's wealth. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to successfully rebel; he needed substantial financial backing to recruit soldiers. While his wealth wasn't small, it was nothing in the eyes of many at the Huitong Bank, where depositors held millions of taels of silver. Later, the Huitong Bank had to issue a notice refusing orders under 500 taels.
Aside from the gold he had stored, He Yingyuan exchanged the gold in his possession for two hundred taels of silver for daily expenses. He also exchanged the remaining gold ingots for gold foil to put inside his books. This type of gold foil, which resembles book pages, is called gold leaf and is commonly used in the north. It is different from the leaf-shaped gold leaves used in the south.
This is truly a real-life example of "there is a golden house in books"!
Looking at the two hundred taels of silver on the table, Liao Hongying was shocked that her husband could borrow money from a "relative." Two hundred taels of silver?! When did her father-in-law have such a close relative?! Aren't they afraid they won't pay back so much silver? This won't do. After things settle down, she has to find a way to earn money quickly. Her husband still wants to continue his studies, but at least they don't have to worry about money now, which is a good thing.
In the middle of the night, after everyone had fallen asleep, Qin San Niang quietly entered the space, eager to see what changes would occur after so many jade stones were placed inside.
What came into view was a small farmhouse courtyard, which covered about half an acre and had three main rooms and two side rooms.
She quickly pushed open the door to the main house. The environment had changed, and she didn't know if her hoarded items were still there. Fortunately, everything was stored in the second room on the west side, though it was a bit messy. She guessed that this was the small room from the beginning.
She glanced around; the steamed buns and donkey meat pancakes were still piping hot, before she had the mind to look at the other rooms. However, they were all empty, clearly needing her to fill them. There were two open spaces in the front yard, separated by a stone path. On the right side of the yard was a well. Qin San Niang went to look; the well wasn't deep, and she could easily reach the water with her hand. It seemed more like a natural spring, and right now, the water was bubbling up!
I suddenly felt thirsty, so I quickly scooped up a handful of water with both hands and drank it! Wow, this water is so delicious, so sweet and refreshing, it's just as good as nature's own water!
She had seen the Spirit Spring Space before, and wondered what would be different about this well water. She could try it sometime! After drinking the water, Qin San Niang felt refreshed, though she didn't know if it was just psychological or real.
The backyard was a wasteland, overgrown with weeds. This posed a challenge for her; clearing this land would take a lot of work, and just pulling weeds would exhaust her! However, raising livestock there seemed like a good idea!
There's always a way out; things will work themselves out! Who would worry about space anymore?!
But where did the supermarket go? Although there weren't many hot meals left, the rice, flour, and daily necessities were still very useful, such as sanitary napkins, toilet paper, flashlights, and even her family heirloom mirror!
Fortunately, perhaps sensing her thoughts, the front gate opened, and the supermarket was right in front of her, although it seemed a bit blurry from the outside!
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