NOVEL ONLINE FREE 24: Struck It Rich!
Sure enough, after transporting the wild boar back to Spring Arrival Restaurant and weighing it, it came in at five hundred and fifty-eight jin.
Calculated at sixty copper coins per jin, it totaled 33,480 copper coins.
Converting to silver, that was thirty-three taels, plus a bit more than four qian of fractional silver.
This time they really struck it rich!
When the fat chef asked whether Gu Yu wanted bank notes or silver, Gu Yu directly stated he wanted silver.
With bank notes, they would need to pay regular storage fees at the money house, and if payments were late, money would be deducted.
Silver kept in his space was convenient to access, required no storage fees, and couldn’t be stolen by others.
Finally, Gu Yu hefted the heavy silver in his hand, feeling extremely satisfied.
In the ancient currency system, besides copper coins and fractional silver, gold and silver were divided into denominations of one tael, five taels, ten taels, and fifty taels, with sizes varying according to value.
Gold was worth more than silver—ten times as much.
Previously, when selling the roe deer, Gu Yu had actively requested exchange into one-tael pieces of silver, thinking smaller denominations would be easier to spend. But now with enough silver, Gu Yu directly asked for three ten-tael pieces, with the remainder in three one-tael pieces and four qian of fractional silver.
Afterward, as Gu Yu tucked the silver into his bosom, he also made it clear to the fat chef that information about their transaction couldn’t be leaked, otherwise he would sell his goods to other restaurants.
Hearing this, the fat chef immediately patted his chest, promising he would absolutely not leak anything.
Upon hearing this, Gu Yu nodded with a smile, and as he left through the side door, his steps became noticeably lighter.
When he opened his eyes this morning, Gu Yu had been worrying about how to get through winter.
But now, he had directly earned forty-four taels of silver.
It felt somewhat unreal, like being in a dream.
Of course, Gu Yu’s transmigration was already quite unreal—even if he told others, no one would believe him.
But who could he tell now?
If Gu Yu told people in ancient times that he had transmigrated, they wouldn’t just dismiss him as a madman—they might consider him possessed by evil spirits or a monster in human form, tie him up, and burn him alive.
So it was better to keep quiet and focus on living a good life.
After all, there was no one in the modern world that Gu Yu cared about. At most, he was just unaccustomed to the lack of convenient devices.
Quickly walking to where the ox cart was parked, Gu Yu didn’t linger in town. After riding the cart back to the village entrance, he immediately got off and headed toward the Gu household.
After being busy all day, the sky had gradually darkened. In less than half an hour, it would be completely dark.
Day and night alternated, and stars would soon dot the night sky.
On his way home, Gu Yu took out the snacks he’d bought in town from his space, filling his long-hungry stomach one bite at a time.
Originally, Gu Yu had planned to bring these purchases home as dinner to enjoy with Gu Mengyao and his little brother-in-law, but unexpected events meant he hadn’t even had time for a sip of water.
As for home, with the meat buns Gu Yu had left, the siblings would certainly have enough to eat.
Before leaving, Gu Yu had specifically told Gu Mengyao that since he didn’t know when he’d return, and might eat in town before coming back, the siblings shouldn’t wait for him for dinner.
Who knew he’d be so busy he couldn’t even eat…
However, though he was tired, just thinking about the silver stored in his space immediately made Gu Yu feel energetic again.
With this silver, not to mention other things, they could finally build a new house.
The hurdle of winter had been weighing on Gu Yu’s mind, constantly worrying that the three of them would suffer from the low temperatures. Unexpectedly, they had now easily solved this problem.
Thanks to the wild boar Gu Mengyao had hunted.
Sigh, he wondered how the young girl was doing now. When he returned home earlier, she hadn’t looked well. Luckily, they still had some wild pheasant left at home. He could stew it into chicken soup to nourish her.
With this thought, Gu Yu quickened his pace, eager to get home immediately to check on Gu Mengyao.
“Niece Mengyao, since your father’s death, we’ve been hunting together for quite some time. How could you become like this now!”
But just as Gu Yu reached the door of the Gu household, a man’s forceful, rhythmic voice suddenly rang out.