Chapter 170: So-so's Secret (2)
So-so asked as he placed seven hermits on the table.
“how much is this””?”
As my teacher said, I have been not paying attention to the market price for a while. Since it had been a long time since I visited Taewoong Bang, I was very curious about the price. So much so that my heart started pounding.
The branch Commander turned his head and asked the clerk who was standing upright with her hands folded.
“How much is the price today?”
“eight””.”
I tried to say it was 800 taels, but the clerk couldn’t. This was because he suddenly heard a woman’s voice in his head.
– One thousand eight hundred taels. I will refund you the difference, so please tell me this amount.
The clerk opened his mouth as if it were absurd.
Just a year ago, the market price for one hermit was only 80 taels. Even now, it has risen ten times. But 1,800 cat?
If you want to exchange all seven silver coins, you will have to pay 12,600 taels. Based on the salaries of lower-ranking officials, it was an amount that could only be reached by saving it without spending a single penny for ten years.
The clerk couldn’t understand her intentions, but he was in no position to hesitate.
“It”s 1,800 taels!”
The branch Commander, who did not know the the local language, glared at the clerk. Her eyes seemed to ask me if I was crazy.
On the other hand, So-so pricked up his ears as if he had heard wrong.
“That”s right. You”re lucky, kid. The price limit is set, but there was someone who bought it in a hurry today, so I was able to trade it at a special price.”
So-so”s mouth was stuck to his ear. How could we have expected it to rise this much?
“Then how much are you paying for everything?”
“It”s 12,600 taels.”
“Then” six thousand three hundred dumplings” ten thousand Tanghulu””
So-so flexed his fingers to estimate the value of the currency. Anyway, there was no doubt that it was a huge amount of money.
The clerk nodded and smiled.
“You made a good investment and became rich. You won”t be able to carry it with coins, so I”ll exchange it for banknotes. Is that okay?”
“yes””.”
So-so lost his mind. After a while, the clerk brought a small, luxurious jade box and held it out.
“Now, go ahead and count it.”
I carefully opened the small jade box with both hands and found that it was full of banknotes.
Since I didn’t know how to count, I glanced at the snowflake. When she nodded once with a happy smile, So-so started counting the sheets one by one in his own way. It took a long time, but how dare I complain.
“1100. 11200. 11300″ 11,000″ how far did it go?”
The branch leader, who was putting her hands together, smiled brightly and quickly folded the fingers of both hands to show them.
“Haha. There are 11,100 people.”
“11,100. 11,500″.”
After a while, So-so confirmed that the amount was the same and carefully collected them and put them in a box.
“Is there anything wrong?”
“Yes. Thank you~”
So-so’s face was flushed. It was because I was both happy and confused about the current situation.
Seolhwa asked, gently wrapping her arms around the child”s back.
“Now that the money exchange is over, shall we go now?”
So-so fastened the jade box tightly to his left side. Then, smiling brightly, he held Seolhwa”s hand and started to leave Taewoong”s room.
“Hehe. Goodbye.”
“Yes, yes! Go in carefully!”
After half an hour has passed. The branch Commander and clerk who had gone out to meet me at the entrance came back into the special room.
Their expressions had changed one hundred and eighty degrees from before. I was filled with both relief and despair.
“What”.the market price of hermits is 1,800 taels each? Are you crazy?”
The branch Commander scolded the clerk with an expression of bewilderment. This was because it was at a burdensome level even for Taewoong”s room.
The clerk explained the situation, knitting his eyebrows together as if it were unfair.
“He told me to! Why would I do something like that? My head vibrates and I hear voices, as if”.”
At that time, one of the warriors waiting at the entrance spoke for me.
“It is a technique called Jeonum Ipmil .”
The branch Commander nodded and his expression relaxed. He noticed the situation. As if feeling sorry for no reason, he gently tapped the clerk on the shoulder and spoke in a soft voice.
“That”s right… it was good. But you should have told me separately.”
“How do you talk in that situation? They asked me to say that they would give it back, but I had no choice.”
“Yes, yes. Good judgement. If she said so, there would be no problem.”
At that time, the clerk noticed something and hurriedly went somewhere. It was the chair where Seonghwa-hwa was sitting a little while ago.
“I lost this. If I run now, I will be able to catch up. Shall I bring it to you?”
It was a small bag embroidered with snowflakes. The branch Commander smiled brightly and stretched out his hand.
“Adepts who have reached such a state say that they can feel the weight of a grain of sand. They are not people who would not notice if they spilled their belongings. They left them behind on purpose.”
The branch Commander, who was opening the bag, opened his mouth wide.
“”Why are you doing that?”
“I have doubts about whether my eyesight is normal right now, so you can take a look for yourself.”
The clerk’s eyes widened as he handed over the bag. It was full of golden characters.
Gold coins were produced in small numbers and were therefore a currency with little circulation. It was so rare that even in Taewoongbang, there wasn’t much trade.
“Wow” this amount would be worth 30,000 taels at the current market price. That”s a huge profit? What on earth is this?”
The branch Commander nodded and said with an excited face.
“I don”t know what his intentions are, but don”t even try to find out. Anyway, I should use this opportunity to expand the palace hall and create a special space that only he and his daughter can use. Blessings only come to those who are prepared.”
***
Tsk-!
It was a sound coming from Il-gwang’s fist.
He was warming up for a long time in the training hall of Wolf Fang Squad. Every time the huge fist struck the air, the sound of the bell spread without fail.
Recently, I was immersed in the fun of perfecting my own martial art by appropriately mixing Mountain Crushing and annihilation weapons.
“Uncle Il-gwang, what is that?”
When I looked back, So-so was approaching me, her eyes shining.
“It”s a new martial art that my uncle is developing these days. Isn”t it scary?”
“Are you going to tell me later too?”
“I saw you playing So-so. But why did you come again? If you want to spar with your uncle, you have to first defeat Hyeonjeong and Cheong-hae.”
The purpose was not to dance or anything.
So-so walked closer to Il-gwang and pulled his collar.
“Uncle, please go somewhere with me.”
“Why? I”m busy right now.”
As expected, Il-gwang was not going to follow obediently.
So-so twisted his body and gently shook his uncle’s collar.
“Ugh. Quickly”.”
Il-gwang felt something strange. My nephew was acting cute? There has never been anything like this before. I couldn’t help but wonder what was going on. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said.
“I have to come back in Bansijin. But where are you going?”
So-so thought for a moment and spoke with a serious expression.
“I”m going to buy a house today.”
At that moment, Il-gwang burst into laughter.
“Haha. You want me to go with you to buy a house? Do you? Do you have money?”
So-so gently opened the jade box he was holding in his hand. At first glance, it was not a small amount of money. Il-gwang could not close his mouth.
“Huh…how did you save this money?”
“I earned it by investing the silver. Here, I will return the four hundred taels I borrowed from my uncle.”
I knew very well that So-so was making a lot of money by investing his money. It was something he himself told him. But this much profit? It seemed like there was some other source of income.
A confused Il-gwang asked as he handed over the money.
“It”s five hundred taels?”
“I added 100 taels more.”
“My uncle receives all of her pocket money from his nephew. So this is used as compensation for helping out.”
So Il-gwang and So-so held hands and headed to the streets of Jangan.
“But does your father know that you are doing this now?”
“No, it”s a secret. This is a gift from So-so.”
“Who in the world buys a house as a gift?”
So-so looked around and whispered in a low voice.
“Now, you and I will live together, Master. But do you want your uncle and Teacher Cho-hee to live in our house too?”
“Uncle isn”t ready yet. So-so-so lives first.”
Il-gwang also wanted to do that, but he wasn’t ready yet. My relationship with her.
The two were looking at several homes through a broker.
Jangan’s population has been rapidly increasing recently, but since it has just entered the recovery period, there were still many empty houses and quiet areas on the outskirts. Compared to the most prosperous countries in Hanzhong, the population density was three percent, so housing prices were low.
So-so showed interest in front of the house he visited for the fifth time. There was a fenced yard and even a clean kitchen. And there was one large room.
“Uncle, how are you doing here?”
“It”s all good, but there”s only one room.”
“My father, my teacher, and I will sleep together here.”
As if there was no need to think, Il-gwang wrapped her arms around So-so’s back and led him outside.
“There must be at least two rooms.”
“why?”
“When adults sleep together, why are you wearing that?”
“I”ll sleep in the middle too.”
Il-gwang was at a loss as to how to explain it. He sighed and spoke again with a serious expression.
“Originally, adults and children sleep separately. There must be at least two rooms.”
So-so pursed his lips and walked away.
“Chi… I understand.”
The two walked around the castle and looked at more than ten houses.
It wasn’t until sunset that I found a place I liked and completed the contract. Therefore, my steps were very light.
“If I go out and live, does that mean I won”t be able to see my uncles anymore?”
“No, I”m going to have fun. Hehe.”
“This guy, his lies have increased a lot.”
“It”s true. I”m going to go see my uncles every day~”
“We”ll see. But is your father in the barracks right now?”
“He”s probably alone right now.”
The other Wolf Fang members were in the midst of training, but it was time for So-mu to come in.
So-so took the lead in arriving at the barracks and opened the door.
Squeak-!
As expected, So-mu was sitting alone. Seeing as he had brought a lot of documents, it seemed like he was going to finish the rest of his work here.
“Daughter, are you here?”
Il-gwang said, gently pushing So-so”s back.
“Now take your gift, Captain. I”ll do some more training and then come back.”
So-mu looked at the Il-gwang and was confused. And what made him even more suspicious was his daughter’s strange behavior.
Isn’t So-so, sitting across from him, making eye contact to set the mood?
“””why?”
“Father, I have something to tell you.”
“Huh? What are you saying?”
So-so took out the rolled up Korean paper from her arms. Then he spoke clearly and with a serious expression.
“Father, we can live together with Master now.”
“””what?”
I even thought I had heard something wrong.
So-mu silently unfolded the Korean paper his daughter gave him. And her hands started shaking.
It was a document that signed a contract for a house. And the daughter’s name was listed as the homeowner.
“I bought a house, Dad.”
“””.”
So-mu sat cross-legged. He rested his chin on his left hand and made a serious expression. I kept tapping my fingers on the floor as if I couldn’t calm down.
I had heard a rumor from Yeon Seo-hwa that So-so would make a lot of money by investing in silver, but I ignored it at that time. I never expected this situation.
And now, it didn’t matter how the money was saved.
Joy, worry, and even absurdity. All kinds of emotions stirred in his head.
“Come closer for a moment.”
So-so crawled like a puppy and came closer little by little.
Then So-mu opened her arms and gently hugged her daughter. At the same time, he gently patted my back and asked.
“My daughter is all grown up now.”
“Hehehe. Really?”
“Okay. But since when” did you know?”
“What is it?”
“With my father and teacher…”