Tipped Twenty Gold Coins

However, it was clearly impossible for her to simply elope with a complete stranger she had just met.

Kelly gestured to a maid nearby and said, "Go, take this to him."

The maid took the coin purse from her young mistress and immediately headed downstairs.

"Hmm? What did you send him?"

Seeing her best friend Nina ask, Kelly replied calmly, "Meeting is fate; I just gave him some coins."

Nina didn't pay it much mind; at their level, money was of little consequence, so giving some away was nothing.

The people around Matthews saw that the playboy had left, so they didn't dare to crowd around again.

"Sigh, Mia, let's pack up and go. It doesn't look like today is going to work out."

"Yeah, it's all that Rory's fault."

Matthews ruffled her hair, comforting her by saying, "We can use a little trick to deal with that lackey from before."

Matthews looked up at the sky, then continued a moment later, "We can't afford to provoke a playboy of Rory's level right now. Only by becoming strong will no one dare to bully you!"

Mia nodded vigorously and said to Matthews, "Brother, when Mia grows up, I will definitely become a powerful mage to protect you!"

"Hahaha, good. Our Mia has ambition!"

As they were packing their things to leave, they heard someone call out, "Wait a moment."

Matthews didn't know anyone in this city and didn't think the call was for him, so he ignored it and turned to leave.

"The brother and sister in front, wait a moment."

Seeing the woman who had caught up to them, Matthews asked, "I wonder what business you have with me, miss?"

"Here, this is a reward from my young mistress for you."

Seeing the beautiful embroidered pouch the girl was handing over, Matthews didn't take it immediately. He relied on street performances to make a living and only accepted small change. Having just experienced the incident with Rory, he had to be cautious.

"May I ask for your mistress's name, so I may repay her in the future?"

"My mistress is Kelly, the eldest daughter of the Berna Family. Why would she care about your repayment?"

With that, she handed the coin purse to Matthews, who accepted it and expressed his thanks.

He then took a folding fan out of his bag and handed it to the girl, saying, "Matthews thanks Miss Kelly for her reward. I made this myself; it may not be worth much, but please accept it as a return gift."

The maid looked at the fan, thought back to the conversation between the young ladies, and accepted it.

Just as they were talking, Rory Daur walked into the restaurant. This restaurant was one of his family's businesses, so his subordinates had naturally reported to him in advance that the city lord's daughter was dining there, prompting him to rush over.

"Hello, Miss Nina. Hello, Miss Kelly."

Rory sat down opposite them and shouted to the outside, "Bring out the new dishes quickly! From now on, treat Miss Nina as you would me."

Nina said gracefully, "You are too kind, Young Master Rory, but we have already finished eating."

Kelly, however, directly ignored the playboy she disliked. She already hated the idea of arranged marriages, and on top of that, the fat man in front of her didn't have a single handsome feature that matched her tastes. Naturally, she didn't give this playboy who appeared before her any pleasant looks.

"Hahaha, no need to be so polite."

Rory laughed, seemingly unbothered by the unfriendly atmosphere the two women were projecting toward him.

At that moment, the maid who had gone to deliver the gift to Matthews returned and stepped forward to hand Kelly a folding fan.

"Miss Kelly, this is his return gift."

Kelly took it, unfolded the fan, and played with it while asking, "Did you ask his name?"

"Miss Kelly, he said his name is Matthews."

"Hmm."

Seeing Kelly playing with an object he had never seen before, Rory asked curiously, "What is that? Can I take a look?"

"No, this is a return gift from someone else."

Rory smiled awkwardly and then signaled for the servants to bring out the food again.

Matthews weighed the coin purse in his hand, realizing that a place like this was too crowded and full of prying eyes. He couldn't count the contents on the street, so he pulled Mia away.

"Wow, so many gold coins!"

On the road in the wilderness, Matthews really hadn't expected that Kelly, the eldest daughter of the Berna Family whom he had never met, would actually give him as many as twenty gold coins.

He knew that when he bought animal furs before, a dozen skins only cost two silver coins. One thousand copper coins made one silver coin, and ten silver coins made one gold coin.

In his previous world, a wolf skin in some remote areas was worth about 300 yuan. That meant 150 copper coins were worth about 300 Chinese yuan. One copper coin was worth about 2 yuan, one silver coin was worth 2,000 yuan, and one gold coin was worth about 20,000 yuan. In other words, a wealthy person had just casually tipped him 400,000 yuan.

"Yeah, that's what a rich person is."

Mia's eyes sparkled at the sight of the gold coins, and she grabbed them, trying to stuff them into her clothes. "Mine, they're all mine!"

"No way, these were given to me."

The siblings began to scramble for them in the open wilderness. A moment later, Matthews said, "Alright, we have enough gold coins to test for magic talent now."

Mia pouted, her lips puffed out enough to hang a bottle from, looking very unhappy. She hadn't managed to grab a single gold coin; Matthews had snatched them all.

"Hmph, I won't forgive you."

"Once we reach the capital, I'll buy you a pretty dress."

Mia's face, which had been overcast just a moment ago, immediately cleared up. She said happily, "Really?"

Matthews knew all about empty promises. Back when he was doing his summer internship, that damn skinflint boss had constantly hoodwinked them poor students. Now, using the same tactics to fool a seven-year-old girl, Matthews naturally didn't see any problem with it.

When they arrived at the next city, Mia looked at the gong in her hands. She said to Matthews with clear reluctance, "Brother, do we still have to perform?"

"That's right, otherwise what are we going to eat?"

"But don't we have money?"

Matthews immediately covered her mouth and gave her a stern look, saying, "Hmm? How could we have money? That's only a few dozen copper coins; what would that even cover?"

"Hmph, Brother. You're even more detestable than that skinflint you're always talking about."

"Get to work. I shouldn't have told you those stories."

As soon as she heard Matthews threatening to stop telling her stories, Mia immediately caved. She was used to falling asleep every night listening to her brother's tales and had long since grown fond of them; there was no way she would let him stop telling those interesting stories.

"Step right up, don't miss out. My sister and I have just arrived in this fine place, and we're performing to make a living."

"If you have money, please support us with a coin; if you don't, please support us with your presence."

The crisp, girlish voice combined with the sound of the gong immediately attracted a crowd. During the performance, there were people who showed their support, and the earnings were quite decent.