Chapter 38
How much does a hundred strings weigh?
If it's Xiaoping money, it probably weighs less than one kilogram. A string of money weighs less than ten kilograms, maybe eight or nine kilograms. And one hundred guan of money weighs eight or nine hundred kilograms.
Even Li Kui couldn't carry it.
What's more, Han Dahu only brought five men and he still wanted to go into the mountain?
So he prepared fifteen five-tael silver ingots, and asked each of his five men to carry a few copper coins. He hurriedly and slowly arrived at Baizhang Village on the third day. On the surface, it was ninety-five coins, plus
The five guans that Li Kui withdrew first amounted to exactly 100 guans. But the value of silver coins was much higher than that of copper coins, far more than the total of 100 guans.
"Master Han has sent money!"
He shouted noisily, and the whole village came out to watch. The people in Baizhang Village had never seen so much money as one hundred guans. They all stretched their necks and stared at Han Dahu walking in the middle of the road. This made the patrol
Mr. Jian was a little confused. He didn't expect the people in the village to be so hospitable and at the same time quite stressful.
He wasn't worried that someone would dare to steal Li Kui's money. Isn't this too troublesome?
Tired of living!
Li Kui's reputation is not only well-known in Baizhang Village, but also in Mengshan Town, Yishui County, and even Linyi City, the seat of the state government of Yizhou. Even people in the world rely on petty theft and robbery to make a living.
, and they don’t look down upon a hundred thousand guan. There are so many rich households in Linyi City, which one has a fortune of several thousand or even tens of thousands of guan?
And the lazy gangsters on the street dare not go against a murderer who can kill a tiger with his bare hands.
It can be said that money entering Baizhang Village is real insurance.
"Mr. Han, we have never seen how much money there is in a hundred dollars, but it seems that you don't have enough money on your back?"
"Yes! Mr. Han, you can't fail to keep your words!"
"It's a man, you have to spit every nail, and you can't have diarrhea!"
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Han Dahu said in his heart: "Yes, keeping one's wealth secret simply doesn't work in Baizhang Village. It's better not to hide it." The person asked borrowed a tray and red cloth, and put fifteen silver ingots in the red cloth.
Put it on the cloth, and in the sunlight, it will suddenly have a dazzling illusion.
"Master Han is so righteous!"
"I'm done waiting!"
Han Dahu said in his heart, what's the point of taking it? It will only be useful if Li Kui takes it. If Li Kui wants to sell Guanri, not to mention one hundred Guan, but three thousand Guan, he will grit his teeth and give it away.
The whole village escorted Han Dahu into Li Kui's yard. At home, Li Dalang was practicing roasting chestnuts with sugar. In Li Kui's words: "If you can't stir-fry the chestnuts, you will keep consuming them. When you run out of sugar, go to the town to buy it."
Every time he failed, the hallucinations of making money in vain resounded in Li Dalang's ears. The heart-wrenching annoyance made him wish he could hit his head against his own wall.
But Li Kui deliberately refused to let him pass, and he always made sense.
Li Kui's family simply couldn't finish the fried sugar-fried chestnuts, so the naughty children in the village took part in it. So in the past two days, every child in the village had a sad face when they came to eat, and their stomachs were full.
I couldn't eat it at all.
"Da Lang, where are your brothers?"
Li Dalang came to his senses numbly, and said with his mouth: "Behind the cliff." Seeing that the person coming was Han Dahu, he immediately put down his shovel and hurried to call Li Kui. After walking a few steps, he immediately turned back to Li Qing and said: "Li Qing, come here and help me, brother."
Watch the heat, stir-fry for a while, and I’ll come as soon as I can.”
Li Qing was the head boy in the village who was bullied miserably by Li Kui. In the past few days, Li Kui's family was losing money every day, but they got an advantage and were no longer afraid of Li Kui. They agreed to replace Li Dalang and started to stir up trouble.
By the time Li Dalang called his brother Li Kui over, Han Dahu had already eaten the sugar-roasted chestnuts.
Putting it on the chestnut, clapped his hands, Han Dahu smiled at Li Kui and said, "This is not a bad meal."
"Brother, what price do you think this kind of food can be sold for in the county?" Li Kui asked. Han Dahu is a businessman after all, and his understanding of the market must be better than his.
Han Dahu thought for a while and casually said a price: "Ten coins per catty. If it's more, fewer people will buy it."
"How many?"
Li Kui told Li Dalang that sugar-roasted chestnuts cost ten cents per pound. Li Dalang would not believe anything he said. But Mr. Han was an official and a rich man who was losing money in the county, so what he said was more credible.
Even though Han Dahu was lukewarm towards Li Dalang, he felt closer to Li Kui when he met him than when he met his own brother. He talked about his experience in the county with a smile: "Brother, you didn't go, I'll wait in the county."
After walking around the streets for half a day, many merchants in the city invited me to have banquets one after another. If every family lined up, they would have to eat until the first month of the year."
"Brother, I still have something to ask for your help. My brother wants to find a house in the county. If the price is right, he will buy it. Also, please help me ask the dental shop." Li Kui directly told Han Dahu what he had agreed to do.
Once, he took out only one ingot of silver among the money Han Dahu sent, and pushed the tray with the silver in front of Han Dahu.
Han Dahu was stunned, then smiled and said: "Brother Xian, you don't have to do this. You can't spend this money to buy a shop facing the street for a house in the city."
"Then please ask eldest brother to help buy a bigger house." Li Kui replied: "The rest is to compensate eldest brother for his money."
Han Dahu was overjoyed and asked, "Brother Xian, are you going to live in the county?"
"I don't have this plan. By the way, the house deed will be written in my brother's name." Li Kui naturally despised the houses in the county. Although the county was lively, for him, could it be as attractive as Bianliang?
"A good brother has great righteousness. In this way, Dalang can be considered as having a stable job." Han Dahu flattered. At the same time, he was impressed by Li Kui's character. He is a generous person who is not good at calculating.
He was destined to go to the capital city, how could he create a comfortable home for himself just to stay in an inconspicuous little place like Yishui County?
And he also knew that Han Dahu wanted to befriend him on purpose, so he gave him more money. One tael of silver was far more than regular money. If Han Dahu was only interested in his sword, it would be simple. He was not dead.
A person who cannot survive with a knife, but what if this person has other intentions?
You must not have the intention of harming others, and you must have the intention of guarding against others.
Han Dahu is a shrewd person. He looks simple and honest, but he is full of twists and turns. He understands Li Kui's intention without thinking. He wants to set the relationship between the two of them right, neither getting close nor alienating each other. This way he can
Best to get along with.
Han Dahu stroked his thick beard and laughed and said: "Since Brother Xian said so, I will ask Brother Xian for me. I will naturally explain to Brother Xian how much I will spend and use in the future."
After finally making a trip to the mountains, Li Kui was still rushing to deliver money. He couldn't be a bad person and chase people away after lunch.
But he had to talk to Han Dahu, so it was not appropriate to cook by himself. I went to my uncle's house, so the cooking had to be left to Li Dalang.
The only hard vegetable at Lao Li's house is bacon slices, radishes, and cabbage stewed randomly.
Li Dalang carefully put a little sesame oil in the pot, and then Li Kui next to him said disdainfully: "It's missing."
Li Dalang sighed and said to himself: "If you don't become a family member, you won't know how expensive firewood and rice are!"
He probably accepted his fate. He was absolutely no match for Li Kui at home, so he could only continue to pour some oil. He was so heartbroken that he almost shed tears.
Li Kui confessed to Han Dahu: "There is nothing to eat at home, so I can only wrong my brother."
Han Dahu pretended to smell the oil smoke and felt it was not bad. He smiled and said: "This smells very good. I can eat two more bowls of rice." He also probably guessed why Li Kui sent Li Dalang to the county seat.
Okay, my younger brother has a bold personality and doesn't want to pick on anyone. But Li Dalang has such a temper and is also a talker. Do you think it's annoying to you?
But soon an untimely voice broke the silence. Li Dalang suddenly looked at the opened salt jar and trembled: "What a prodigal! Old Li's family is going to be ruined!"
Han Dahu heard it interesting, turned his head, his eyes almost popped out, looked at the salt shaker stupidly, stood up blankly, then twisted a little in the salt shaker and put it in his mouth.
Salt.
The smell of the sea.
Shivering, he asked Li Kui: "Brother Xian, is this salt?"
Li Kui glanced at the salt shaker and said nonchalantly: "How rare. Of course the salt shaker is filled with salt."
Han Dahu immediately ordered to the peasants and soldiers around him: "Drive away the villagers outside the courtyard, and you all will be guarded by me near the courtyard gate." Then his eyes fell on Li Dalang and he hesitated.
Li Kui also felt that Han Dahu was making a fuss out of a molehill, but Han Dahu's cautious look puzzled him. Isn't it just salt?
No matter how aggrieved Li Dalang felt, he said to Li Dalang: "Brother Han and I have something to say, you go out first."
"Where are you cooking?" Li Dalang felt that he should talk to his brother about the principles of life, the philosophy of life that if you don't have enough food, you don't have enough clothes, and you will be poor if you don't calculate.
Chapter completed!