"A manor with a lake sounds pretty good too." Tang Wen nodded. "But I prefer islands. How wonderful it would be to be an island lord. If someone had a large island to trade, I'd give him this whole shipment."
"How much merchandise do you have?" Xiao Gai asked.
"Five hundred lighters, five thousand bottles of wine, five thousand bottles of champagne, and several thousand packs of cigarettes," Tang Wen said.
"How much is a pack of cigarettes?" Xiao Gai asked.
"There are quite a few kinds. These Phoenix Brand ones cost one tael of gold a pack," Tang Wen replied.
"How much are the lighters? I mean the kind with a beautiful woman pictured on them that can perform magic tricks," Xiao Gai asked.
"Those are expensive. Twenty taels each, in gold," Tang Wen said.
"That adds up to quite a sum," Li Kongfan said.
"Let me work it out. Nearly fifty thousand taels of gold, I think," Wei Kang said.
"I do have a large island called Divine Turtle Island, within Yanling Commandery. The Imperial Clan awarded it to my ancestors for their military achievements," Xiao Gai said.
"Divine Turtle Island?" Tang Wen feigned surprise.
"What, you know it? It's just a deserted island. I've only been twice myself, to fish. But it's full of mosquitoes and weeds. You can't even enjoy yourself there," Xiao Gai said.
"I don't know it." Tang Wen shook his head.
"I might as well trade it to you. It's no use to me anyway. I originally planned to build a residence there for fun whenever the mood struck me, but that would cost quite a lot of silver too. A bit of a waste," Xiao Gai said.
"Yours is just a deserted island where even birds won't shit. At least neighboring Su