Chapter 73 Raising Money
"Creak..."
The back door of the courtyard was carefully pushed open, and Chen Hui, wearing a floral jacket, walked out like a thief and came to Zhou Jia.
"Give!"
Su stretched out his hand, and a bulging money bag was handed over:
"Thirty-two Source Stones."
"So many." Zhou Jia was stunned.
Although the monthly money given by the Huo family is quite large, living in the inner city is not easy. It has only been more than a year, and it is really rare to be able to save more than 30 Origin Stones.
Not everyone is like him, who can 'acquire' dozens of Origin Stones from time to time.
"Not only mine, but also Rongrong's." Chen Hui said matter-of-factly:
"We are all in the same group, so of course we can help if we can. Look at how much you are missing, and I will try my best to find a way for you to borrow again."
"I am short of money, how can I ask you to find a way." Zhou Jia shook his head and did not go to take the money bag:
"The cold month is coming soon. Food prices will not be cheap this year. Have you prepared enough things in advance?"
"If it's not enough, leave some Origin Stone."
"Don't worry!" Chen Hui waved her hand proudly:
"Who is hungry? The Huo family's maids are not hungry here in Huojiabao. As early as a few days ago, the housekeeper had already arranged food in the house."
"Take it!"
With that said, he stuffed the money bag into Zhou Jia's arms:
"Don't act like a girl."
"Ha..." The familiar feeling of intimacy made Zhou Jia chuckle, tighten his wallet, and nod slowly:
"Well, after the cold moon, I will return the Origin Stone to you as soon as possible, along with interest."
"Don't worry, forget about the interest."
Chen Hui looked back and whispered:
"I'm going back first. You don't know how vicious the new eldest sister is. If she finds out that I'm not here, she doesn't know how to punish her."
"We can't let Rongrong stare from the front all the time."
"Okay." Zhou Jia put away his money bag:
"You're busy."
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Baibao Pavilion.
"In the first two months, the price of weapons increased, but in the recent period, no one will be short of weapons, and the price will naturally come down."
Master Nito, who looked about forty, put down the giant sword in his hand and said:
"Fifteen Source Stones."
Zhou Jia was covered with a mask. After pondering for a moment, he took out a package and placed it on the table:
"There are some things here. Please estimate the price. If possible, I plan to sell them together."
"Okay!"
Nito nodded and opened the package, with a look of regret in his eyes:
"What a wonderful inner armor, but it was ruined. If it were intact, I could buy hundreds of Origin Stones. Now I can only give you ten at most."
"This thing..."
Picking up a black wooden sculpture, his eyes moved slightly:
"It's rare."
"Oh!" Zhou Jia leaned forward:
"I got this thing by chance. Although I don't know its origin, it is definitely worth a lot of money."
The wood carving came from a man in black who broke into his tree house one night. It looks like a strange human body, and its hand is light but can withstand knives and axes.
"Hehe..." Nito smiled and shook his head, putting down the wood carving:
"You don't have to lie to me. This thing is the sacrificial form of Hades, one of the supreme gods in the world of Fei Mu. There is a high probability that it has divine power."
"But here, it's just a decoration."
"Six Origin Stones!"
"Forget it." Zhou Jia shook his head and put away the wood carving.
"Don't!" Nito stretched out his hand to stop him and said urgently:
"I'm not going to lie to you. This thing is useless. Even if you ask all the questions in Huojiabao, the Holy Church will probably pay a higher price for the sake of Hades."
"Really just a decoration."
Zhou Jia thought about it seriously and shook his head again:
"Forget it, it's not like we're missing those few Origin Stones anyway."
"Wait!" Nito gritted his teeth:
"Twenty Source Stones!"
"No more. I can give you at most twenty Origin Stones. Otherwise, you can ask elsewhere. There will never be more than ten Origin Stones."
Zhou Jia raised his eyebrows, and seeing the other person's gritted teeth, he finally put the wood carving down.
Just as the other party said.
There really is no such high price anywhere else.
Before coming here again, he had gone to several places and exchanged all the bits and pieces he had accumulated for Source Stones.
"These are even less valuable." Seeing Zhou Jia put down the wooden carving, Nito subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the remaining things, and said speechlessly:
"Broken sleeve arrows, half weapons..."
"Pack it up, ten Origin Stones, how about it?"
"Yes!"
Zhou Jia had no objection this time and nodded in agreement.
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Carrying the Origin Stone in his arms and walking back to the tree house, Zhou Jia frowned and looked thoughtful.
Although I have tried my best to get it together.
But...
Still a little worse.
And it's not just that you're done with the Lei Yuan Stone, it still costs money to refine it into the axe, and the price will never be cheap.
If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have been so anxious to buy food.
However, in recent times, the situation has become more and more tense, and the price of food has also become higher and higher. Why not take some action to help the emergency?
"Brother Zhou!"
The familiar voice made him stop.
When he heard the sound, he saw Fatty Han, who had a long knife hanging from his waist and was dressed as a member of the Ichthyosaur Club, leaning against a tree and looking at him with a smile on his face:
"You made it easy for me to wait!"
"Brother Han." Zhou Jia nodded:
"What's wrong with you?"
"Can't I come to you if I have nothing to do?" Fatty Han shook his head and threw a money bag over:
"Go on!"
"Da..."
The money bag was as heavy as the Origin Stone given by Chen Hui.
"As you know, it's going to be a cold month soon, and I'm a little tight on money. Here are thirty Origin Stones, so take them first to save yourself."
Zhou Jia shook his money bag and said nothing.
"Don't be polite to me." Fatty Han walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder with a bold look on his face:
"We are all from the earth. If anyone is in an emergency, how can we not help?"
"I heard that you borrowed Zhao Gang's money. You can borrow his money, but I, Fatty Han, can't borrow his money? Isn't my money just dirty?"
"No." Zhou Jia hesitated for a moment, raised his head, and said with a serious expression:
"Thank you!"
"Why are you so polite?" Fatty Han raised his eyebrows and laughed:
"Gone!"
Watching the other party leave, Zhou Jia's eyes changed slightly.
A long time,
Only then did he tighten his arms around the Origin Stone.
Enough!
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When he came to the inner hall for the third time, Zhou Jia had lost his initial excitement and stopped expressionlessly at the counter in charge of Director Xu.
"Did you bring the money?"
Manager Xu changed into a long velvet indigo coat and put on animal skin velvet boots. He looked like a rich man from the inner city. Upon seeing this, he stood up lazily and took the money bag:
"It's fast enough."
"I've borrowed as much money as I can." Zhou Jia sighed, a rare expression of regret, and said with cupped hands:
"Excuse me, Manager Xu, to bring me the Lei Yuan Stone."
"It's a little late at this point!" Manager Xu looked at the sky, shook his head and said:
"The key to the inner treasury is with the deputy hall master. He is no longer in the inner hall at this time. Otherwise, you can come and get it tomorrow."
"Tomorrow?" Zhou Jia glanced at him:
"I'll definitely get it tomorrow?"
"This..." Manager Xu pursed his lips and said:
"You don't know something. It's not that simple to go to the inner warehouse to get things. You need to go through several procedures and have the signatures of other people."
"These are all rules, no chaos."
"That's it!"
He leaned forward and whispered:
"There is a friend in the inner treasury who is short of a few taels of black mystical jade. If Brother Zhou can help him get it, I can let him go through the process quickly."
"You understand."(End of Chapter)