The happy little days of the Ye family

Chapter 661 Exchange for Gold Nuggets

After coming out of Zhang's pawn shop, the father and son found a deserted alley and discussed in low voices the silver and gold and silver jewelry they had.

Including the things found in the house yesterday, the gold items totaled 7 taels and 9 taels, while the silver items totaled 6 taels and 8 taels.

If all were converted into silver, the total would be 85 taels and 8 cents.

The three of them had already agreed last night to exchange the 85 taels for gold nuggets and take back the pawned silver.

But now Tangshan has changed his mind. He and the young couple have a lot of money on hand, and Tangshan also wants to exchange the 60 taels he pawned for gold nuggets.

Gold is small in size and lasts longer than silver notes. If you need to escape from any natural or man-made disaster, it is best to carry gold nuggets.

The father and son murmured for a while, and finally they decided to exchange the 60 taels of silver into gold nuggets.

Including these 60 taels, the total is 145 taels and 8 cents.

Tangshan took out 140 taels and planned to make 14 small gold nuggets weighing one tael.

As for the remaining five taels or more, it is enough to cover the loss and labor costs.

After the two discussed it, they drove the bullock cart to the Gold and Silver Tower.

Just like before, the two of them did not rush in. Instead, they stood not far from the door and secretly observed the reactions of the people coming out of the Gold and Silver Building.

The Jinyin Building is a very impressive two-story building, with two handsome young men standing at the door.

Business at the Jinyin Building was very good. The father and son only stood there for a while before they saw several people with different identities entering.

No matter how you dress up, the greeting guy at the door is very enthusiastic, just like the guy at the teahouse said.

The two looked at it for a while and felt that the gold and silver building was indeed pretty good, so the father and son went in with a huge sum of money.

As soon as the two entered the Gold and Silver Building, a handsome man came forward to greet them.

"Two guests, what kind of jewelry would you like to see? Our Gold and Silver Building has gold, silver, pearls, and various gemstones. We also have masters who can customize jewelry."

Tangshan lowered his voice and asked, "Can I exchange the silver and old jewelry for gold nuggets?"

The younger brother nodded and brought the father and son to the shopkeeper of Yinlou.

Shopkeeper Liang of the Silver House knew that the Tang family and his son wanted to exchange for gold nuggets, so he thought it was a big deal and hurriedly took the father and son to the small side room.

Shopkeeper Liang was a little disappointed after knowing that he had just exchanged 140 taels of items for gold nuggets, but the smile on his face did not change and he enthusiastically explained to the two the required loss and labor costs.

To melt gold and silver objects and then re-make them into gold and silver, there will be a certain amount of loss. The loss alone costs shopkeeper Liang 2 taels of silver.

During this period, it would take craftsmen several days to re-make these melted objects into gold or silver.

Therefore, the labor cost is quite high. In addition to the loss of converting silver into gold, the total cost is as high as 4 taels and 2 yuan.

Tangshan felt pain in his face when he took out the money. For a moment, he didn't want to exchange it for gold. Silver has the same use anyway.

However, Tangshan finally gritted his teeth and gave the 4 taels and 2 money.

There were ready-made small gold nuggets in the silver building itself. Tangshan gave shopkeeper Liang something worth 140 taels and 4 taels and 2 yuan, and he got 14 small gold nuggets weighing one tael.

Of the 14 gold nuggets, the father and son each took 7, put them in their respective pockets, and hid them in the secret compartments of their clothes.

Xiaohe Town is full of merchants from all over the world, and there is a mixed bag of people here.

140 taels is not a small amount. After exchanging gold nuggets, the father and son, who were rich in money, did not dare to wander around the town and drove the bullock cart directly home.

When going back, the father and son were always suspicious, always feeling like someone was following them.

Along the way, Tangshan drove the ox cart very fast, and it took only one hour to return to Taohua Village after a two-hour journey.

Returning to the entrance of the village, the father and son breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the familiar peach trees and the enthusiastic people in the village.

When the two returned home, Ye Qingqing was still doing embroidery with Ye's mother at Ye's house.

Hearing the movement in the Tang family, Ye Qingqing immediately packed up his things and hurried back.

As soon as Ye Qingqing came back, he immediately locked the door and walked quickly to Tang Xiaojing.

Tang Shan took the bullock cart to the backyard. When Tang Xiaojing saw that there was no one in the yard, he directly took Ye Qingqing's little hand and led them to the hall.

Tang Xiaojing looked at Ye Qingqing who looked anxious, but he didn't show off and said with a smile:

"The small jade objects I brought over were all pawned. A total of 60 taels of silver were pawned at the pawn shop."

"Including the gold and silver items I brought with me, it would be 145 taels and 8 cents in silver."

Ye Qingqing opened her mouth wide with joy, excitedly pulled Tang Xiaojing's sleeve and exclaimed:

"So much! In addition to the 121 taels and 742 coins that have been divided before, the total of the things we found in the house is 267 taels and 542 coins!"

Tang Xiaojing looked at Ye Qingqing who was in high spirits, and said in a good mood: "Dad and I agreed to take out 140 taels and exchange them for 14 taels of small gold nuggets at the Silver House."

As he spoke, Tang Xiaojing put the 7 gold nuggets in his wallet into Ye Qingqing's little hand, and then took out the remaining silver.

"A total of 4 taels and 2 coins were spent in exchange for the gold nuggets, and the 1 taels and 6 coins were the remaining silver."

Ye Qingqing held the gold nugget in both hands, quickly calculated in his mind, and the silver bell-like laughter rang again.

"A total of 481 taels of silver were spent to buy the house. Now, the treasure hunt in the house has found another 267 taels and 542 taels of silver. This is equivalent to the original purchase of this house, which only cost 214 taels."

The two of them laughed so hard when they thought that they only spent 214 taels of silver to buy such a large house near the academy.

Tangshan had just fed the cows, and as soon as he entered the hall, he saw the young couple standing together and having a good time, with bright smiles on their faces.

Tangshan was just about to walk away quietly, but unexpectedly there was a gurgling sound in his stomach.

Only then did Tangshan remember that the father and son hadn't had lunch yet.

When they arrived at Xiaohe Town, the father and son stopped to inquire about banks and pawn shops, but they didn't think of having lunch.

After exchanging gold nuggets, the two men, who were rich in money, did not dare to stay in the town longer, so they hurried back.

Hearing the cry from Tangshan's stomach, Tang Xiaojing remembered that he hadn't had lunch either.

Knowing that the two of them had not eaten yet, Ye Qingqing hurried to the kitchen to make bacon rice and loofah and egg soup for the two of them, to reward the two great heroes.

In the evening, Ye Qingqing took Tang Xiaojing with him again and took inventory of their small treasury.

Ye Qingqing took out all the silver hidden in the two secret compartments. Except for a 50-tael silver note found in the house, the others were all broken silver.

There was a small pile of broken silver on the table. The two of them counted it until their hands were tired. They had a total of 205 taels of silver.

Then Ye Qingqing took out 7 small gold nuggets, "With these 7 small gold nuggets, we have a total of 275 taels of silver on hand."

Looking at the silver and gold nuggets on the table, the young couple were so happy that they couldn't close their mouths.

Ye Qingqing put the gold nuggets and silver notes into the secret compartment on the beam.

Ye Qingqing also specially wrapped the banknotes in oil paper so that they would not be afraid of getting wet or being eaten by insects.

The remaining 155 taels of broken silver were divided into two halves, 100 taels were hidden in the secret compartment behind the wardrobe, and the remaining 55 taels were hidden in the ground under the bedside.

The cunning rabbit has three caves, and the money is hidden separately so that it will not be taken away in one pot.