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Join the ServerLin Qinghuan pretended to think for a few seconds before reluctantly agreeing.
“Alright, let’s go with your price.”
Mo Chen’s face lit up with a smile. “Miss, how many of these do you have? I’ll take them all.”
Although he offered to buy everything, Lin Qinghuan only took out half. Everyone understood that scarcity increased value. Bringing out too much at once would make it seem like she couldn’t sell them, and that would lead to lower prices in future deals.
“I have one hundred and fifty boxes of matches, ten flashlights, and fifty lighters. That comes to three thousand five hundred taels of silver.”
“No problem, three thousand five hundred taels.” Mo Chen nodded readily and told the shop assistant to fetch the banknotes.
Lin Qinghuan pretended to step out to get the items. After all, lighters might be plausible, but matches and flashlights couldn’t possibly be carried on her person. That would be an obvious slip.
Mo Chen was respectful enough not to send anyone to follow her, so Lin Qinghuan didn’t go far. She dawdled outside for a while before returning.
She placed the bundle containing the flashlights on the table. Mo Chen checked the quantity and quality, then they exchanged money for goods.
Mo Chen merely flipped the switch on the flashlights and pressed each lighter. As for the matches, he didn’t dare touch them. They were single-use items; checking them one by one would set them all on fire.
“Miss, here are the banknotes for three thousand five hundred taels. Keep them safe.” Mo Chen handed over the money with both hands, looking at Lin Qinghuan as if she were a wealthy patron.
“If you have any other good items in the future, feel free to sell them here. I’ll give you a high price.”
Although he was just a steward of a branch of the Heaven’s Mechanism Pavilion, he had good judgment. Even the pavilion master couldn’t replicate these items, yet this unknown young woman had them.
There might be other treasures in the future, so winning her over was wise. Any rare goods should ultimately end up in the Heaven’s Mechanism Pavilion’s hands.
Lin Qinghuan nodded, pretending to tuck the money into her sleeve, but she actually tossed it into her storage space. After all, three thousand five hundred taels in banknotes would be a disaster to lose if carried on her.
She continued strolling through the town and remembered the plot of land that Jia Dafu had allocated to her. Since she couldn’t grow anything on it, she would fence it off and build a few houses.
If there were guests, they could serve as rooms; otherwise, they would be used as storage. She wanted to find a craftsman to ask about the cost of the entire project.
In the county, vendors were gathered in one area, and the labor market was in another. The strict separation showed how effective Ma Weiping’s administration was. In the past, the place was chaotic, with frequent robberies and fights. Now, with this division, things were much better.
When she reached the labor market, workers waiting for jobs immediately surrounded her.
“Miss, do you need a craftsman? I can do carpentry, make benches and tables, no problem.”
“Miss, I can not only make tables and chairs but also wooden beds.”
“Miss, I can build houses, whether earth or wood, I can do it all.”
Lin Qinghuan struggled to speak amid the crowd.
“I need one person to make tables, chairs, and wooden beds, and a few workers to build houses for storage. How much is your daily wage?”
This was no small project; it could take three to five days, or even eight to ten, so she needed to settle the price in advance.
“Miss, two hundred coppers a day for making tables and beds.”
“For building houses, it’s a bit more expensive, three hundred coppers a day.”
The prices were within Lin Qinghuan’s budget. She had just come into a large sum of money, so spending even a hundred taels on building wouldn’t hurt.
“Alright, I’ll take you all. I don’t need you right now. Check back tomorrow or the day after, and I’ll come find you to start work.”
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