Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 112: First Experience of Depositing Money in Ancient Banks

Shen Yu smiled and said, "It's nothing. You will be my helper in the future, and we will be family. Don't be so polite all the time."

Having said that, he lowered his head and concentrated on the task at hand.

Under Yucheng's guidance, Jiang and Dundun slept on the floor.

Shen Yu had been busy all day long. Jiang had prepared dinner again. The light homely taste made Shen Yu very happy. He felt that it was such a blessing to have someone who could cook to his taste by his side.

After dinner in the evening, she washed up and went to bed. While she was asleep, she could vaguely hear Li and Jiang chatting in low voices.

When they set up the stall on the second day, pulling the cart became an easy job with the addition of Jiang and Dun Dun. Shen Yu was steering in the front, and the two of them were standing by. Yutao and Yucheng were just decorations, jogging all the way to the market.

When she arrived at the market, Shen Yu happily discovered that she had really found a treasure this time.

Jiang not only cooked delicious meals, but also treated people with thoughtfulness and generosity.

She was shy and uneasy when she first arrived at Shen Yu's house, but after getting familiar with the family, she took the initiative to do everything.

But after watching Shen Yu sell for a while, he remembered the price and how to sell. And he treated customers with warmth and enthusiasm, making people feel like spring breeze.

Shen Yu gave some instructions and then asked Jiang to sell the products in front of the winnowing basket. Li assisted her by handing over lotus leaves or helping to pack the products. He completely trusted Jiang to receive the guests.

She concentrated on making buns, honey cakes and candied date cakes in front of the dough board. Not only was her work much faster, but she could also sit down and rest for a while when she had free time.

Unlike before, she had to balance sales and production, and was busy the entire morning.

When Shen Yu was free, he would take out a charcoal pencil and write down the ingredients needed to make the small reunion cakes at the back of a booklet. When he was ready to close the stall, he would go and buy them one by one.

After closing the stall, Shen Yu followed the plan he had made with Li. After they got home, Li and Dun Dun went to order the bed boards and bed frames.

Shen Yu packed up the silver and money that the family had collected in the past few days, the whole ingot of silver that was exchanged last time, and the three gold and silver coins. He put the copper coins in a wooden barrel as before, pulled it with a small cart, and went to the bank with Yucheng and Yutao to deposit the money.

Jiang stayed at home to prepare breakfast and wait for them to come back.

This time, because there was only a few days' worth of money, the amount was small, and the cart was light, Yu Cheng volunteered to pull the cart, patting his chest and promising that he could pull it.

Shen Yu smiled and gave up the car's space. She and Yutao each held the cart and pushed it from time to time.

We soon arrived at Huilong Money House. The waiter standing at the door to greet us was the same waiter from last time. He remembered the cart and the bucket of cabbage and came up to greet us warmly as soon as he saw them: "Hello, young lady. Your business is booming. It's only been a few days and you're here to exchange money again."

Shen Yu nodded and smiled, "My dear brother, I'm fine. Please help me take the money in."

The young man agreed and said, "Wait a moment, young lady."

He ran in like the wind and called for help.

It was Tian Qing who came out again, followed by a young man.

Tian Qing smiled and bowed, saying, "Please come in, young lady."

The young man walked ahead with the bucket in his hand. Shen Yu and the other two followed Tian Qing to the room they had been to before. Shen Yu sat down and explained his purpose. Tian Qing smiled and said, "Thank you for trusting our bank. Wait a minute. I'll write a letter for you."

After saying that, the young man walked out, put down the bucket and went out. Only Shen Yu and the other two were left in the room.

Yutao and Yucheng looked around curiously at the furnishings on the treasure cabinet in the room. Shen Yu only said one sentence: "Be careful when you look at it, don't drop or bump into anything." He did not stop the siblings' curiosity.

After waiting for a while, Tian Qing came over with pen and ink, followed by two waiters, one of whom was holding a money counting plate. Shen Yu took a look and found that Xu from last time was not among the two.

The two waiters were counting the silver and money that Shen Yu brought, while Tian Qing started filling out the money voucher while asking Shen Yu's name.

He quickly filled out the money slip and waited for the clerk to count it. Then he added up the silver ingots, gold and silver ingots that Shen Yu brought and calculated the total amount before he could fill it out.

Shen Yu took out the purse he carried with him, poured out the silver ingots and the three gold and silver coins, and asked Tian Qing: "I don't need these gold and silver ingots for the time being, but they mean something to me. Can I keep them in my custody? If I want to take them back later, you can still give them to me instead of giving me the silver ingots and silver coins of the same amount."

Tian Qing stretched out his fingers to pick up the gold and silver ingots and examined them carefully. He smiled and said, "I think these must be the girl's favorite things. These three can be recorded on the money voucher as a deposit. However, there will be no interest on the deposit, and a deposit fee of ten big coins will be charged every year."

Shen Yu nodded immediately after hearing this, and said with a smile: "That's great, then I'll keep these three gold and silver ingots. If I come to take them, I can just pay with money, right?"

Tian Qing nodded and asked, "Miss, do you have a seal with you?" Shen Yu shook her head and said frankly, "This is also my first time saving money. I don't know what I need to prepare. What kind of seal I want, I'll make one."

Tian Qing explained: "If we only rely on the banknotes, then if the banknotes are taken away by others, they can still withdraw money. Wouldn't that be a mess? To deposit money in a bank, the owner needs to leave his or her handwritten name and his or her own unique seal. Only when the banknotes, handwritten name and seal match can the money be withdrawn."

Shen Yu said in some embarrassment: "What should I do? I brought all the money here today."

Tian Qing said, "Miss, don't worry. You are just depositing money now, not withdrawing it, so I will open an account for you and write a letter. You can leave your handwritten name. When you are able to make the seal, you can come back and keep a copy."

Then he continued, "Girl, can you write? If you can't, you can just draw a pattern you can draw. As long as it matches when you come to collect the money, it will be fine."

Shen Yu smiled and said, "I can still write the name."

As he was talking, the clerk counted the silver and reported the amount. Tian Qing picked up a pen and wrote the amount of money to be deposited and the gold and silver items to be deposited on the money slip. He then took another money slip of the same style and wrote down the same number.

After writing, she folded the two pieces of money and placed them side by side, pressed down the top with a ruler, handed the pen to Shen Yu, and asked the girl to write her name on the first page, and also this place, he pointed to the place where the two pieces of money were placed side by side.

Shen Yu looked carefully. There was a place for stamping and writing names on the first page, and the same was true for the joints. Shen Yu picked up the pen, tried to keep his hand steady, and wrote the three words "Shen Yuzhi" in a completely disorganized manner. After writing, Shen Yu smiled embarrassedly and said, "This is the best I can do. It's OK as long as it's barely recognizable."