Chapter 317: Spending Money
So it is precisely because of this that Jiangguo's aquatic products business is sold far and wide.
"At the northern end of Jiangguo, you can see the sea. It is also a place with abundant resources and various competitions. If you want to go, I can take you to see it then." Lin Zhishen looked at her with a faint smile in his eyes.
"The sea..." Lin Baoer sighed.
She didn't see the sea much in modern times, but she saw it twice here. Once when she was ten years old and followed Lin Ruqian to do maritime business, she went there once when she grew up.
"Okay." She smiled.
You can't see enough of the sea, and when there are friends around, the taste is even different.
The two of them walked slowly on the street, and all kinds of shouting filled their ears, full of the fireworks of the world.
"There is another legend that you should be very interested in. According to legend, after a day and a night of sea travel, you will encounter an isolated island. The people there call themselves the South Country. Everyone in the country knows the art of using snakes, not only controlling people's minds, but also all kinds of snake techniques. If you happen to go there, if you are accepted by them, you will be treated with courtesy and treated as a guest of honor. If you are not accepted, the moment you step into the island, you will be crawled all over your body by snakes, and you will die in seven steps."
Lin Zhishen walked with his hands behind his back, his thin lips opening and closing.
"Have you been there?" Lin Baoer looked at him.
"No, I just heard about it. It's quite interesting." Lin Zhishen shook his head.
Hearing this, Lin Baoer smiled, "It's really interesting. I can go there to have a look if I have the chance."
"Aren't you afraid of becoming the latter?" Lin Zhishen raised his eyebrows.
"When have I ever been afraid?" Lin Baoer said proudly, turned around and went into a ready-made clothing store.
"Hey! Hello, two guests! What kind of clothes do you want?" The shopkeeper of the ready-made clothing store greeted them with a smile. Seeing that the two of them were extraordinary, he rolled his eyes and pointed to the ready-made clothes on the other side of the platform, "You two are so lucky today. This is made of silkworm silk just shipped from the South. It is warm in winter and cool in summer. It is a treasure!"
Surprised by his words, Lin Baoer looked over, "Southern Country?"
There were two skirts and two men's suits on the platform, all of which were extremely gorgeous and inlaid with pearls. At first glance, the materials did look very valuable.
"Is it the southern country famous for the art of weaving?"
"It seems that you also know this place." The shopkeeper smiled, "It is there, but people only know that it is famous for the art of weaving, but they don't know that the silk that is exported to various countries is also a rare treasure there. One piece is worth a thousand taels of gold."
"So expensive?" Lin Baoer was amazed.
She didn't care about these things. Usually Shen Xuelan or Lin Ruqian bought them for her, or she would just go to a shop and buy two sets when she was away. She never knew the price of these fabrics.
Lin Zhishen glanced at the clothes and said, "It's worth the price."
He confirmed the rumor for her.
"Of course." The shopkeeper was very proud. "I heard that because people in the South know the art of silkworms, the silk from the South is always better than that from other places. I heard that there is also the rare golden silk. But ordinary people like us can't afford to wear the golden silk. It's sold to the royal families of various countries, or those dignitaries and so on."
"But this ordinary silk is already very good. I fought for it for a long time." The shopkeeper smiled embarrassedly.
Hearing this, Lin Baoer seemed to be thinking about something, and glanced at Lin Zhishen without leaving a trace.
[Royal? Then doesn't Ah Shen have it too? 】
【But seeing how Ah Shen looks unloved, he probably has no money to wear clothes...】
She retracted her gaze and pointed at the one at the edge and asked, "How much is that one?"
That one was far less gorgeous than the previous ones. It was a gradient of white and blue. Only the inner lining and the most important part of the outer shirt were made of silk. It was very plain and low-key.
"Sir, you really know what you are talking about. Although this one is not entirely made of silk, the other parts are also sewn with the finest snow thread. It only takes..."
The shopkeeper stretched out three fingers.
Lin Baoer was stunned and couldn't believe it. "Three hundred taels?!"
The shopkeeper smiled obediently.
"Let's go." Without thinking, Lin Baoer directly pulled Lin Zhishen and wanted to leave.
Three hundred taels to buy a piece of clothing, why didn't he go and grab it!
But she had just taken a step when she was gently stopped by Lin Zhishen. He looked at the shopkeeper and pointed at the men's suit on the other side and said, "How much is it in total with that one?"
The men's suit was similar to this skirt. The lining and outer part were made of silk, and the rest was sewn with snow thread.
"For the sake of my relationship with the two guests, a total of five hundred taels of silver will do." The shopkeeper rubbed his hands and smiled flatteringly.
"Okay, pack it up." Lin Zhishen took out the banknotes from his pocket.
Lin Baoer pulled him to a corner in disbelief, whispering, "Are you crazy?! The shopkeeper is obviously cheating us!"
Although the silk is precious, but with just a few words from him and no proof, who can believe that the silk on the clothes is really from the South? What if it was taken from somewhere else to make up the number? !
Lin Zhishen smiled and shook his head at her, and handed the banknotes in his hand to the shopkeeper after he looked over.
Looking at the stack of banknotes, Lin Baoer felt pain.
They had only robbed a total of 800 taels of silver from Xiao Shan's men, and now they spent 500 taels. What should they do next? ! But they still have to prepare to stay here for a while, and they also have to prepare supplies for Si Xu, and money is indispensable.
"Nothing." Lin Zhishen patted her shoulder.
After the shopkeeper Huanxi packed up the two clothes, the two left the clothing store.
"Why do you have to buy this! Just buy two cheap ones!" Lin Baoer was angry.
[If you don't manage the household, you don't know how expensive it is. You just throw away five hundred taels of silver. I don't know whether you will steal or rob it later! ]
Listening to the voice in his ear, Lin Zhishen blinked, touched his nose, and held Lin Baoer's hand tightly, "Come with me to a place."
Lin Baoer didn't understand.
Half an incense stick later, Lin Baoer looked at the sign in front of her and hesitated, "Casino?"
Lin Zhishen didn't say anything and walked in first.
After a slight hesitation, Lin Baoer followed.
Although she had the system in hand, she was completely clueless about gambling, not to mention that compared to those gamblers, she would just give away money.
In fact, it was not that she could not exchange the things in the system mall for silver, but she was reluctant to do so. The points were much more useful than silver, so she would save as much as possible, as long as she was not starving to death.
Moreover, when she was in the Taiping Kingdom, Lin Ruqian's industries were everywhere, and she never worried about having no money. But when she came here, she suffered a setback.
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