Pick up a princess to be your wife

Liu Qian really knew how to choose; each item he wanted was more expensive than the last.

Ordinary coarse cloth is not expensive; nowadays, you can exchange one pound of rice for two or three bolts of coarse cloth.

However, cotton cloth was a scarce resource; even ten ordinary households might not have a single cotton-padded garment.

In winter, people with poorer conditions could only wear several layers of thick clothes, while those with better conditions could only wear paper fur coats.

Only wealthy families could afford cotton-padded clothes.

Herbs are not usually valuable items, but in this chaotic world, their prices have increased exponentially.

As for salt, even in times of peace and prosperity, ordinary people simply cannot afford it.

As for fine salt, that was something only royalty and nobility were entitled to enjoy.

"What herbs do you need?" Li Mu asked.

"Medicine for headaches and fevers, as well as medicine for wounds," Liu Qian replied.

"Two hundred taels of cotton cloth per bolt, five hundred taels of fine salt per catty, and one tael of typhoid medicine and one five taels of wound medicine per application," Li Mu said.

"Okay, let me do the math."

Liu Qian thought for a moment and said, "I want two hundred bolts of cotton cloth, three hundred catties of fine salt, one thousand doses of typhoid medicine and one thousand eight hundred doses of wound medicine."

“No problem, leave the antiques for now. I’ll take you to pick them up first thing tomorrow morning. You’ll need to bring your own transportation,” Li Mu said.

"We exchange antiques for goods," Liu Qian said.

“That won’t do; I need time to prepare the goods,” Li Mu said.

“Then I’ll give you the antiques once you’ve prepared the goods,” Liu Qian said.

“My rule here is that if you want to exchange supplies, you must leave your items behind first. If you don’t trust me, you can find another supplier,” Li Mu said.

Liu Qian squinted and pondered for a moment, but finally agreed.

“Alright, I’ll come find you here at this time tomorrow morning,” Liu Qian said.

"no problem."

Liu Qian glanced at the antique with some reluctance before leaving.

If Li Mu hadn't saved his life before, he wouldn't have been able to trust Li Mu.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even see the goods, and the other party would run away with the two antiques, leaving him with nothing for the rest of his life.

After receiving the two antiques, Li Mu began to feel conflicted.

These two items are both incredibly valuable, and he really couldn't bear to exchange such rare treasures for points.

But he has no points at all, and apart from exchanging his antiques for points, he has no other way to get supplies for Liu Qian.

The price Li Mu offered Liu Qian was slightly higher than the price offered by the system.

However, it would take 180,000 points to redeem the supplies Liu Qian needed.

Left with no other choice, Li Mu had to replace the Qin King's sword.

【Points: 200000】

As for this ice silkworm jade garment, Li Mu kept it for other purposes.

Since arriving in Luyang County, he has owed He Xianzhi a great deal of favors, and on one occasion, He Xianzhi was even humiliated by Zhou Wanfu.

Moreover, Li Mu still owes He Xianzhi money.

This jade robe made of ice silkworms would be better given to He Xianzhi to repay all the favors he owes to him.

Li Mu is someone who doesn't like owing favors to others.

Of course, repaying a favor was one aspect, but the most important thing was to win He Xianzhi's favor.

If I could bring her home as a wife, I'd at least have someone to warm my bed.

"Xiao Liu, Wuji, are you still there?" Li Mu called out.

"Here he is!"

The two of them quickly ran upstairs.

"Who brought this guest back?" Li Mu asked.

“We brought it back together,” Zhao Wuji replied.

"The prize money is three thousand taels; you can decide how to divide it," Li Mu said.

"How much?" Zhao Wuji and Yang Xiaoliu exclaimed at the same time.

They saw that the short man was dressed fairly well, but not in a jade burial suit, so he wasn't considered extremely wealthy. At most, he had some family fortune, and the antiques he brought were probably not worth much money.

But Li Mu told them that the two of them could receive a prize of three thousand taels of silver.

Doesn't that mean Li Mu received a deal worth 300,000 taels of silver?

"Three thousand taels, you two can ask Zhao Cuo for it anytime," Li Mu said.

"We've struck it rich..." Zhao Wuji was very excited.

He and Yang Xiaoliu split the three thousand taels in half, so each of them would receive one thousand five hundred taels.

With such a huge sum of money falling into their laps, these two peasants instantly became millionaires.

"This is nothing! Follow your second brother, and I'll guarantee you wealth and prosperity," Li Mu said.

"That's right! Three thousand taels, how are we going to spend it!"

"Even if you spend it all, you'll never run out of money, right?"

At noon, the group of brothers returned to the pawnshop for lunch. After lunch, Li Mu announced Zhao Wuji and Yang Xiaoliu's performance results.

These two boys held their heads high, just like roosters.

This made the other brothers extremely envious.

"Wuji, Xiao Liu, you've struck it rich! You've got to treat us!"

"Yeah, the brothers have been keeping a close eye on you guys."

"Tonight, I'll treat everyone to a brothel for some fun."

……

"Quiet."

When Li Mu spoke, the chattering crowd immediately fell silent.

“Don’t keep staring at other people’s hard work. This money was earned by Wuji and Xiaoliu through their own abilities. How they spend it is their business. Your real skill is bringing in more big clients,” Li Mu said in a deep voice.

"Second brother is right."

"Yes, we also have to earn money through our own abilities."

Although Li Mu spoke up for Zhao Wuji and Yang Xiaoliu, the two brothers had already secretly decided that once they received the prize money, they had to treat their brothers to a good time tonight, especially Li Ertie.

The reason the brothers were so united was because Li Ertie was a spendthrift.

Whenever he had money, he would always share it with his brothers or take them out to have a good time.

"After lunch, everyone should rest for a while before going out to do business again this afternoon," Li Mu said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Second Brother!" everyone answered in unison.

Li Mu nodded, turned and went upstairs, with Li Ertie quickly following.

"Brother, did those two lads really bring us 300,000 taels of business?" Li Ertie asked incredulously.

“We can make a lot of money from this deal,” Li Mu replied with a smile.

“These two lads are really lucky. They won three thousand taels of silver in one go, which is more than I’ve earned in the last few years,” Li Ertie said.

“Before, when you made money, you didn’t know how to expand your base. Now that I’m in charge, what are a few hundred or a thousand taels? In the future, all the brothers will be rolling in money,” Li Mu said.

"Hehe, of course I believe you have such ability, little brother." Li Ertie chuckled.

The pawnshop closed before it even got dark.

That afternoon, a few of the brothers brought back some clients, but they didn't receive anything of value.

Li Mu wasn't in a hurry. Li Ji Pawnshop had just opened, and it would take time to build its reputation and do business.