Chapter 10

A Flying Dragon gold coin worth millions!

This was a stall selling silver dollars.

The portrait on them wasn’t Yuan Datou, it was Huang Datou, but they looked the same.

That’s right, the history of the parallel universe, just the names of the people were different, nothing else was different.

Tie Lanyan looked at them one by one, she found that they were all genuine.

Seeing that she was looking carefully, the old lady selling silver dollars quickly said:

“There are 20 silver dollars here, if you want them all, just give me 5 jin of rice.”

Tie Lanyan’s eyes lit up.

Although these were all common styles, one could still sell for two or three thousand in the future, 20 silver dollars could at least sell for tens of thousands.

5 jin of rice was only a few yuan, it was a real bargain for her.

Tie Lanyan didn’t agree directly, she asked again: “Do you have any special silver dollars?”

This old lady had all genuine items, maybe she had other good stuff.

“Yes!” The old lady took out a golden silver dollar from her pocket, chuckled and said:

“I have one more, but the portrait on it is a bit ugly, it’s wearing a tall hat, unlike the other bald heads.

I didn’t dare to take it out, if you buy them all, I’ll give it to you.”

Tie Lanyan’s eyes widened.

Wait! What did she see?!

A Flying Dragon gold coin! The kind that sold for millions at auction! (See picture)

Tie Lanyan’s heart was racing, she suppressed her excitement: “… Let me see.”

“Here you go!” The old lady handed it to her casually.

Tie Lanyan took it and looked at it carefully.

The edges were fine, the weight was even, the color had layers, and the sound of tapping was melodious.

It’s open! It’s definitely open!

The BGM was already playing in Tie Lanyan’s mind, she couldn’t wait to dance.

“This style is very special… are you sure you want to give it to me?”

The old lady chuckled: “Big sister, if you like it, take it, it’s fine.”

Tie Lanyan couldn’t help but feel a twinge of guilt.

But soon, that guilt was replaced by reason.

Wake up!

This was an era where gold, silver, jewels, antiques, and paintings were like scrap metal, not even as good as a bowl of rice!

If she didn’t take it, it might be thrown in the corner to gather dust.

It was better to get it for herself.

Isn’t that the meaning of finding a bargain?

Anyway, she would give her the corresponding reward.

“I like the look of this silver dollar, how about this, I won’t take it for free, the other silver dollars plus this one, I’ll give you 20 jin of rice for all of them, okay?”

Tie Lanyan had a bit of conscience, but not much.

Although she had a lot of savings, she also had a lot of expenses every day, and the food in the space hadn’t been planted yet, so she had to save where she could.

“Of course! You’re so kind, big sister!”

The old lady was so happy that her eyes were red.

The rice jar at home was empty, otherwise she wouldn’t have risked coming here to set up a stall.

Her mother-in-law had been bedridden for a long time, she had been nagging about wanting to eat a full meal, so she could leave without regrets.

Now that she had so much rice, she could make the porridge thicker, maybe her mother-in-law could pull through.

Otherwise, if she was left alone, she really wouldn’t be able to survive.

The old lady wrapped the 21 silver dollars in a handkerchief and exchanged them for the rice with Tie Lanyan.

The moment she got the rice, she packed up and prepared to go home.

The young man next to her was envious, he quickly said to Tie Lanyan:

“Big sister, I see you like silver dollars, I also have something here, do you like it?”

The young man’s stall was filled with some worthless handmade trinkets.

Tie Lanyan had already looked at them before.

Now that she heard him say this, she paused: “What is it?”

The young man quickly handed her an item: “It’s this!”

Wow! It was actually a silver ingot! (See picture)

Tie Lanyan: “Why didn’t I see it on the stall before, where did you put it?”

The young man: “Oh, it’s windy here, I put it under the cloth stall with a few stones.”

Tie Lanyan: … What a waste.

Now she was certain that the silver ingot was real, it was in good condition, it could probably sell for hundreds of thousands in the future.

She had to get it!

Tie Lanyan: “It’s okay as a little trinket, how much do you want for it?”

The young man: “You can decide, three or five jin of rice is fine.”

Tie Lanyan: “I don’t have much grain left, I’ll give you 10 yuan.”

The young man’s eyes lit up: “Okay! Thank you, big sister!”

He finally had money to buy his mother a birthday present!

The young man was overjoyed, he also gave Tie Lanyan two wooden dolls:

“Big sister, please accept them, I made them myself, a little token of my appreciation.”

Tie Lanyan didn’t refuse: “Thank you.”

Her conscience didn’t hurt anymore.

At this special time, she had already given enough.

Tie Lanyan then saw a few precious ancient medical books.

The old woman selling them was white-haired and wrinkled.

She said that her old man was an old Chinese medicine doctor, but now he had broken his leg and had no money for treatment, it was really pitiful…

It’s a pity.

Tie Lanyan bought all the medical books from the old lady’s stall, she gave her 30 yuan and 10 jin of rice.

She planned to use these medical books to learn by herself, so they had a different meaning, it was okay to give a little more.

The old lady was overjoyed and almost knelt down to Tie Lanyan.

“My dear girl, you’re a good person, you’re truly a good person, I’m so grateful to you, old lady!”

She originally thought she could only exchange for one or two jin of grain, she didn’t expect to receive so much.

Now her old man wouldn’t have to wait to die, he could live!

As long as he was alive, there was hope!

“Thank you so much…”

The old lady’s eyes were filled with tears, she kept repeating these few words.

Tie Lanyan: “You don’t have to thank me, we’re just making an equal exchange, no need to say these things.”

Traditional Chinese medicine is vast and profound, with a long history, it’s a subject worth learning.

She was also honored to be able to collect so many rare books.

Next, Tie Lanyan collected a dozen antiques from other stalls.

Ming and Qing dynasty copper coins, Tang Sancai blue and white porcelain, incense burners, ancient jade pendants, etc., for a total of over 100 yuan.

After organizing all the things into her backpack, Tie Lanyan quickly left the black market through the back door.

She walked for about half an hour before flashing into the space in a hidden place.

As soon as she entered the space, Tie Lanyan relaxed.

The living room of the bamboo house was already piled high with things, all bought today.

Tie Lanyan organized them one by one.

The white flour, eggs, and other ingredients she bought at the supply and marketing cooperative cost 18 yuan and 60 cents.

Then she bought 30 jin of beef from the reseller, a total of 120 yuan.

Then the black market.

She spent 50 yuan on chicken and ducks, 80 yuan on pork and ribs, over 30 yuan on rice, white flour, etc.

Then there were the apples, bananas, and satsuma mandarins for 155 yuan, nation-wide ration coupons for 40 yuan, and antiques for almost 200 yuan.

In total, she had spent over 500 yuan today.

Her total savings were about 4200 yuan, minus the 500 yuan, she had about 3700 yuan left.

She had spent so much in one day, money really doesn’t last!

Tie Lanyan felt a lot of pressure.

Tomorrow she would go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy seeds.

When the time came, she would plant the space full of grain, and when the food was ripe, she could be self-sufficient and also sell it for money!

But today was also a fruitful harvest.

The value of those antiques combined would exceed tens of millions in the future.

She was also a small rich woman!

Awesome!

Next, she had to work harder and realize her dream of getting rich by stockpiling goods!