The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 294 Saving Money
"Let's stop here. Go find an inn. We won't go back tonight; we'll leave tomorrow morning."

Most people don't stay overnight, but unless it's a special circumstance, Old Mrs. Wang doesn't allow the Wang family to travel at night, so when they don't have enough time, they usually stay out overnight before returning home.

Wang Dalang asked nervously, "Grandma, should I book an inn?"

Grandma Wang took out her purse and pulled out a piece of silver: "What, you think I can't even order you around?"

"No, no, Grandma, I've never placed an order before, I don't know how to place one..." Wang Dalang worked for Wang Chuanfu, but he had never handled so much money before.

This piece must be worth three or four qian of silver, Grandma is so willing to part with it.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go!" Old Mrs. Wang frowned, looking like she was about to get angry.

As she spoke, Old Mrs. Wang got off the donkey cart.

Wang Dalang quickly drove the donkey cart forward a couple of steps, then leaned out and asked, "Grandma, what if we get lost if you don't come with me?"

"You could lose yourself, but I wouldn't!" Old Mrs. Wang waved her hand dismissively. "Hurry up and get on with it. You're useless and talk too much. If your father were here, I'd be slapping you!"

Wang Dalang then shrank his neck and hurried away with his donkey cart.

After walking for a while, Wang Dalang suddenly realized, "How much should an inn cost for one night?"

If he sets the price too high, Grandma will beat him to death!
Thinking of Old Mrs. Wang's angry appearance, Wang Dalang became even more flustered.

"Calm down, let's go see how others have set their prices." Wang Dalang had an idea in mind. He remembered seeing his grandmother bargaining with someone before, and thought that if he bargained as well, he should be able to get a better price.

Of course, Old Mrs. Wang deliberately didn't say it.

"Hopefully he'll be a bit smarter than your father." Old Mrs. Wang glanced casually in the direction Wang Dalang had left, then dusted herself off and headed towards the Ruyi Money Exchange not far away.

Ruyi Money Shop is the one where Chitu gave her the silver notes; Old Mrs. Wang wants to exchange it for another one.

The young clerk behind the counter didn't pay much attention when he saw an ordinary-looking old lady walk in. He casually asked her, "Grandma, do you want to deposit or withdraw something?"

"Take it." Old Mrs. Wang placed the banknotes on the counter. "Take it all."

The young waiter thought it would be at most 50 taels, but when he looked, it was 2000 taels.

He was wide awake. He swallowed hard: "Old man, are we taking the whole thing?!"

Grandma Wang said impatiently, "Hurry up, there's still a lot to do, don't delay."

"Sir, you have quite a lot to do, I can't make the decision myself. Please go inside and rest for a bit, I'll go and fetch the manager right away!"

The young waiter led Old Mrs. Wang into the waiting room at the back, then hurriedly ran up to the attic to find the sleeping innkeeper.

Upon hearing that someone wanted to take 2000 taels of silver, the shopkeeper immediately got up, no longer dozing off.

2000 taels of silver is no small amount; it could fill two large boxes. And an old lady came to carry it.
Moreover, they usually don't keep much cash on hand; it's usually someone else who deposits it.

Upon seeing Old Madam Wang, the shopkeeper immediately wanted to glare angrily at the young waiter.

This is no ordinary old lady. Look at her demeanor; she's definitely not an ordinary person!

The shopkeeper had traveled all over the country for many years and was very knowledgeable. He knew that even the wives of ordinary merchants might not have such composure.

The shopkeeper walked over with a forced smile: "Old man..."

Grandma Wang put down the hot tea in her hand and nodded to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper."

Fifteen minutes later, the shopkeeper's smile became even more genuine as he respectfully saw Old Mrs. Wang out.

The young shop assistant was puzzled: "Shopkeeper, isn't that old lady going to deposit her money in another bank? Why are you being so polite to her?"

Although in the end the old lady only exchanged the banknotes for a token, there was no need for such flattery.

I always felt it was a bit strange to have Arabic numerals in classical Chinese texts, but this makes it easier for everyone to read the numbers clearly.

Therefore, Arabic numerals are used for larger sums of money, or in scenarios with many numbers.

Single digits are usually in Chinese characters.

Just enjoy it for fun.

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(End of this chapter)