Chapter 29: Earning Three Hundred Taels of Gold Without Anything
As five taels of silver fell in front of her, Lin Xiaoyue finally saw the man's appearance clearly. He was a young man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. He was wearing a black suit and had a sword on his waist. He didn't look like someone he was going to mess with.
But Lin Xiaoyue didn't care about all this. She finally got a good night's sleep, and someone was actually trying to snatch it from her?
Even if the king of heaven comes today, he can’t take away her top-notch room!
"Who are you? Don't you know the first-come, first-served rule? My boss has already taken my money. If you want to stay at the top-class hotel, go somewhere else!"
The man showed an impatient expression on his face. He threw a tael of silver to Lin Xiaoyue and said, "You have no right to know who I am! This is compensation for you. Take the money and go live somewhere else!"
Lin Xiaoyue stroked the silver in her hand. She had more money than him, right? The emperor's silver was all in her space!
"I'll give you ten taels! Waiter, lead the way!" As she said that, she threw one tael of silver back to the man opposite, then took out ten taels of silver from her purse and placed it in front of the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper was so happy that he could hardly close his mouth. He didn't expect that the girl in front of him, who was dressed in ordinary clothes, was actually a rich man. She was really a hidden talent!
He was afraid that Lin Xiaoyue would regret it, so he looked at the man tentatively, "Sir, would you mind giving in? It was indeed this girl who came first!"
The man's sharp eyes swept over Lin Xiaoyue, "Humph! I'll give you twenty taels!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the silver between his fingers turned into ashes in an instant!
Lin Xiaoyue took a deep breath. What’s so great about having brute force?
Today I will make you a big victim!
"Shopkeeper, I'll give you one hundred taels!"
The man held up a finger and said, "One hundred and fifty taels!"
Lin Xiaoyue raised her eyebrows, placed two hundred-liang silver notes in front of the shopkeeper, and said calmly, "Two hundred liang!"
The man's veins bulged with anger as he grabbed Lin Xiaoyue's wrist and demanded, "You're not wearing the clothes that a lady from a wealthy family wears. Where did you get so much money? I suspect you stole this money. I'm taking you to see the authorities now!"
Lin Xiaoyue held the man's hand and asked with a smile, "Sir, besides the fact that you threw five taels of silver to the shopkeeper at the beginning and then just said you didn't want the silver, I actually gave the shopkeeper the silver note, but you said I stole it! After all this trouble, can't you afford to pay so much money?"
The man suddenly pulled his hand back, pulled out a silver note from his pocket and threw it in front of Lin Xiaoyue, "Five hundred taels! Open your dog eyes and see clearly!"
Lin Xiaoyue picked up the banknote and looked at it from front to back. It was a real banknote, the same as the one she got in the palace!
So she leaned against the counter, stretched her neck, and said to the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, if I give my top-notch room to this young man, can you give me three hundred taels? After all, your room was only worth five hundred coins. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have made that much!"
When the man heard Lin Xiaoyue split the money with the shopkeeper right in front of him, he was furious and pointed at Lin Xiaoyue's nose and cursed, "How can you be so shameless, woman?"
Lin Xiaoyue put away her silver and banknotes, looked at the man and said, "You were the first to shamelessly try to steal my room. I'm just giving you a taste of your own medicine! You still have a choice. I won't argue with you. You can still give the shopkeeper the five taels on the table and stay in the Tianzi Hotel, but these five hundred taels are my compensation!"
The shopkeeper looked at Lin Xiaoyue, then at the man, his beard standing on end with anger. It seemed like he might not get any benefit from your quarreling here!
He decisively took out three hundred taels of silver and negotiated with Lin Xiaoyue, "Miss, I agree to take two hundred taels, and your accommodation and meals tonight will be free!"
Lin Xiaoyue felt that the shopkeeper was quite capable. It turned out that businessmen always put profits first!
Satisfied, she took the silver and handed the note to the shopkeeper. "Thank you, shopkeeper. Please lead the way, waiter!"
The man's eyes almost popped out. You guys are so happy, but is he, the person involved, nothing?
"Stop right there! Otherwise, I'll kill you with one sword!"
Lin Xiaoyue turned around and asked the sharp sword tip, "Why? I was here first!"
The man felt like he had been silenced, feeling extremely aggrieved but unable to argue with the woman in front of him. In the end, all his anger was reduced to just one word: "Get lost!"
Lin Xiaoyue unexpectedly earned fifty taels of silver today and felt very happy!
She simply ignored the man's murderous expression and followed the waiter upstairs.
Along the way, she asked the waiter about the difference between the Di-number rooms and the Tian-number rooms. The waiter told her that the Di-number rooms were not as spacious as the Tian-number rooms, but they also had views of the street, and the furniture and quilts were not as exquisite as those in the Tian-number rooms.
She couldn't help but feel a little regretful. She was exiled before she even lived in the palace, and now her No. 1 room was robbed. Fortunately, she didn't gain nothing. She had free food and accommodation and also got three hundred taels of silver notes for free. It was the best consolation!
Entering the ground room, she took out a tael of silver and gave it to the waiter, saying, "Give me a bucket of hot water. I want to take a bath. Also, bring me my dinner directly. I don't want to see that disgusting man!"
The waiter's eyes lit up when he saw the silver. In this small town, it was rare for a customer to be so generous. He excitedly took the silver and nodded in response, "Okay, you can rest first!"
As expected, money gets things done quickly. After a while, a steaming big wooden barrel was carried into Lin Xiaoyue's room.
The waiter looked at Lin Xiaoyue with a smile and said flatteringly, "Sir, if you feel too hot, there is cold water in the room. Should we serve you dinner now, or wait until you finish your shower?"
Lin Xiaoyue thought for a moment and asked, "Wait until I finish my shower. By the way, did that man ask you for anything?"
The waiter was stunned for a moment, then answered truthfully, "He also asked me to get him a bucket of hot water, but I saw that you came first, so I gave it to you first."
Lin Xiaoyue nodded with satisfaction and gave him another ounce of silver and a packet of medicine powder. "Well done! This is sleeping pills. Put it in his food later. I don't want to harm him, but I'm also afraid he'll hold a grudge. Be careful and don't get caught!"
The waiter understood what Lin Xiaoyue meant. He stuffed the powder into his sleeve and said, "Okay, then please take your time!"
After locking the door, Lin Xiaoyue took off her clothes and soaked in the wooden tub. The warm steam made her feel a little dizzy, and she fell asleep without realizing it. She didn't know how long she slept, but she was finally woken up by the cold water.
After quickly changing her clothes, she went outside to call the waiter for dinner, but found that the man had knocked the waiter unconscious and dragged him into the room.
She was so frightened that she hid in her room. What was the man going to do? Had he found the hypnotic drug? Would she be the next one to attack?
But I don’t have any martial arts skills, what should I do?
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