Before preparing these things, Shiguang must have done his homework.
In ancient times, one tael of gold was generally equivalent to ten taels of silver, and gold was rarely used as currency in the market, serving only as a store of value. Meanwhile, the price of silver is exceptionally low, making it clearly more cost-effective to exchange the same amount of money for silver.
Therefore, the amount of silver in this box was several times that of gold.
Looking at this pile of yellow and white things, Lin Momo understood everything.
That fool Time, he exchanged all the money she transferred to him for these things, and probably added his own money as well.
Sigh, why does she feel so unworthy of this?
Fortunately, she left him her jade gourd with magical powers before she left, which could be considered a kind of exchange.
Just as she was about to weigh herself, Lin Momo spotted a small card under the cloth bag. She picked it up and saw that the weights were already marked on it.
However, the unit marked above is grams, and one gram equals 0.02 taels.
Converted to taels, the individual weights are as follows: 0.1 taels for gold melon seeds, 0.2 taels for gold peanuts, 1 tael for gold ingots, and 2 taels for gold ingots; 1 tael for silver melon seeds, 2 taels for silver peanuts, 5 taels for silver ingots, and 10 taels for silver ingots.
Although the total amount of gold and silver was not specified, Lin Momo could roughly calculate that it should be at least tens of thousands.
Ten thousand taels of silver is worth about one million RMB.
Time, you fool, how much of your own money has been added to it?
Lin Momo's eyes welled up with tears, and she bit her lip tightly, her heart pounding with emotion.
After she calmed down, she gradually realized a problem: the gold and silver from the modern era were of extremely high purity, far exceeding the quality of gold and silver in this era, making them too eye-catching when placed together.
After some consideration, Lin Momo decided that it would be best to remain still for the time being and wait until she had a clearer understanding of the situation before making any decisions.
It hasn't reached the point where action is absolutely necessary yet.
As for not leaving these silver coins, how should the shortfall of more than twenty taels of silver be made up?
She wasn't unprepared.
After packing up the two boxes, one large and one small, Lin Momo was barefoot on the carpet looking for something when she suddenly spotted a wooden box.
My eyes lit up.
Yes!
Besides the wild ginseng she gave away, she also bought fifteen wild ginseng roots in Northeast China. She sliced two of them and vacuum-sealed them in small sample bags for future use.
The rest are all kept in this box.
Although it's not very valuable in later generations—you can buy a ginseng root that's been artificially cultivated for twenty or thirty years for a few thousand dollars—it should have been worth something in ancient times.
Lin Momo planned to take one ginseng root and sell it to see how much it was worth in ancient times.
If that doesn't work, she still has a lot of valuable things in her space, she can just replace one of them, such as those natural pearls and exquisitely designed gold and silver ornaments.
Upon opening the box, a faint aroma of ginseng wafted out.
Inside lay a dozen or so vacuum-preserved ginseng roots. Lin Momo casually took one out, closed the box, and put it back in its original place.
After leaving the space, Lin Momo, carrying the ginseng, went straight to the first clinic she had visited that morning.
The clinic was already bustling with activity, with people queuing, seeing doctors, and getting their medicines dispensed.
After stepping through the door, Lin Momo pretended to buy medicine and went straight to the medicine counter, where two clerks were responsible for dispensing the medicine.
After one of the patients was seen off, Lin Momo quickly approached and asked, "Young man, do you accept this medicine?"
As she spoke, she opened the red cloth in her hand, revealing a corner of the ginseng, showed it to him, and then quickly wrapped it up again.
The young man recognized it as a ginseng root at a glance, his mouth agape slightly. He then replied, "I'll take it! Please wait a moment, young lady."
Before he finished speaking, he dashed off to the back room.
A short while later, he came running back happily and politely invited Lin Momo to the back room.
The old doctor held the ginseng and examined it for a long time before slowly speaking: "This one looks to be over thirty years old. Seven taels is considered ginseng, and eight taels is considered a treasure. Yours is a bit lacking. However, the processing is quite good, and it can still be worth more than fifty taels."
At this point, he looked at Lin Momo and asked her kindly, "Little girl, are you still going to sell this ginseng?"
In modern times, one tael of silver is worth one hundred yuan. Fifty taels of silver is worth five thousand yuan, so it seems like we sold it at a loss.
But this was ancient times, and things were very different then; silver was still quite valuable.
Fifty taels of silver can be exchanged for five taels of gold.
This is already a huge sum of money in the eyes of ordinary people.
In modern times, an ounce of gold would be worth about five thousand yuan.
"Sell it!" Lin Momo blurted out. "Our clinic is known in town for its honesty and integrity. I trust that you, sir, are a good person and wouldn't lie to me. If you say it's worth this price, then it's definitely worth it."
The old doctor chuckled and said, "Good! The young lady is quite perceptive. I'll give you the highest price then, fifty-eight taels."
Then, turning to the shop assistant, he instructed, "Go to the counter and get the money."
After selling the ginseng, Lin Momo walked out of the clinic with light steps, her movements so brisk they seemed to create a gust of wind.
It was almost ten o'clock after all this commotion, but Lin Momo still didn't plan to go back.
Having already sneaked out, she naturally wanted to explore to her heart's content before returning. The atmosphere at home was too oppressive, making her uncomfortable. Anyway, her older sister, Lin Daya, wasn't going back to her husband's family home until tomorrow, so she could let herself have some fresh air today.
Lin Momo strolled around the town.
While browsing, she continued to stock up on things in her online space.
Passing by the pork stall, the meat looked quite fresh, so there was no need to worry about it being injected with water. I waved my hand and bought it!
She bought all the remaining meat, almost filling her basket to the brim. She quickly moved to another spot, put the meat in her spatial storage, and continued wandering around with an empty basket on her back.
The trip was very fruitful; we bought a whole slab of tofu, a whole honeycomb, a whole jar of sesame oil, and about ten roast chickens and geese.
Previously, Lin Momo would only eat chicken twice a year.
It's not that I don't like it, but I can no longer eat the authentic chicken that I had when I was a child. Now I can finally show off my chicken with peace of mind.
I'm so happy!
If it weren't for the fear of attracting too much attention and making people hate her, the agitated Lin Momo would have loved to shut down the roast chicken shop.
Finally, she also visited a grain store and bought some local grain seeds, such as wheat, rice, millet, peanuts, soybeans, and red beans, as well as some vegetable seeds such as leeks, celery, coriander, and rapeseed.
Just consider it a change of pace.
Later generations focused only on quantity when it came to grains and vegetables, neglecting quality and losing the original flavor, but this also allowed them to feed more people.
For Lin Momo, besides pursuing the taste, these old seeds can be saved for her own propagation after being planted, without worrying about the genetic degradation affecting the yield after replanting.
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