Exchanging Money

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A sudden knock on the door woke Peng Shulan from her sleep.

However, the headache and dry mouth caused by the hangover made Peng Shulan rub his temples.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Stop nagging! Knock on my ass!" The knocking started again, and Peng Shulan couldn't help but curse, "Which bastard is disturbing your Grandpa Peng's rest!"

Upon hearing Peng Shulan's voice, the knocking stopped abruptly, followed by a surprised shout, "Constable Peng? Officer, what are you doing here?"

"This is my home, I won't stay here..."

She replied instinctively, but when she saw the situation in front of her clearly, Peng Shulan was stunned.

Seeing Song Zhao and Song Ran still fast asleep on the table, Peng Shulan immediately remembered the fox fairy banquet from the previous night.

However, the empty table at this moment seemed to be telling Peng Shulan that it was just a dream.

Just as he was filled with doubt and surprise, Peng Shulan saw a little girl of about ten years old walking over, carrying a small water bottle.

Upon seeing the little girl clearly, Peng Shulan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Lord Fox Immortal?!"

"Lord Yi Yun hasn't arrived yet."

After giving a brief explanation, Zhao Wan filled a bowl that had been placed on the table with water and pushed it in front of Peng Shulan: "Lord Yi Yun said that you drank quite a bit of alcohol last night, and you might have a hangover when you wake up. A cup of hangover tea will make you feel better."

Hearing Zhao Wan's words, Peng Shulan also remembered the delicious food and wine from last night.

Unable to resist licking his lips, Peng Shulan didn't pay much attention to the color of the hangover tea, picked it up and put it in his mouth.

"Hmm, sweet?" However, the refreshing and sweet-sour tea immediately perked up Peng Shulan.

Seeing Peng Shulan's expression, Zhao Wan felt a little smug. "Lord Yi Yun said this is honey lemon tea, it's very good for sobering up."

Honey? Lemon?

Hearing about these two ingredients, Peng Shulan's mouth watered. He quickly downed the tea in his cup, smacked his lips, Peng Shulan showed the empty bowl to Zhao Wan, saying, "Little fairy, I feel this cup isn't quite enough!"

"You..." Zhao Wan pouted slightly, but still held the teapot and poured another cup for Peng Shulan: "Drink slowly!"

"Mmm." She agreed quickly, but Peng Shulan finished her cup just as quickly. Showing the empty bowl to Zhao Wan, Peng Shulan smiled and said, "Little fairy, another cup, please!"

"Oh dear, how can you be like this! I don't even want to drink it so fast!" Zhao Wan complained, but she still obediently poured Peng Shulan a cup, then hugged the teapot to her chest. "That's all! That's all!"

"Little fairy, does the Lord Fox Immortal limit me to only three cups?"

This time, Peng Shulan didn't rush to finish it. He drank half a cup first, and then asked with a smile.

"No, no!" Zhao Wan replied, looking at Peng Shulan with her face almost scrunched up, and couldn't help but stomp her foot.

After downing his drink in one gulp, Peng Shulan handed the bowl over. "Then, have another one!"

Seeing Zhao Wan's behavior of seemingly about to cry but having no choice but to fill her cup, Peng Shulan felt double the joy.

Peng Shulan could guess what was going on. The fox spirit had probably prepared hangover tea for them, but as a reward, it also promised to give the little girl the remaining honey lemon tea.

Therefore, starting from the second cup, Zhao Wan was so reluctant to accept Peng Shulan's request for more cups.

Peng Shulan's repeated refills of the honey lemon tea were not only because the tea was really delicious, but also because he secretly wanted to tease Zhao Wan a little.

After all, last night, Yin Yunze used Zhao Wan's face to bully them. Now, it's just a matter of the tables turning.

However, just as Peng Shulan was about to watch Zhao Wan continue to reluctantly pour him tea, he saw the girl's expression change.

After a moment of silence, the little girl put on an expression as if she had seen a strange man snatching her candy.

"Want some? Help yourself." Listening to Zhao Wan's accusations in his mind, Yin Yunze placed the remaining half-pot of honey lemon tea in front of Peng Shulan, rolled his eyes at him, and said, "How old are you? Bullying an innocent young girl? Aren't you ashamed?"

"Fox, Lord Fox Immortal, you, you've arrived..." Caught red-handed by Yin Yunze, even Peng Shulan was usually quite thick-skinned, felt a little embarrassed. "I, I just thought the little fairy was cute, so I was teasing her..."

Too lazy to expose Peng Shulan's little scheme, Yin Yunze glanced at Peng Shulan and asked, "Not drinking anymore?"

"I won't drink anymore, I won't drink anymore!" Upon hearing this, Peng Shulan quickly put the teacup on the table.

"If you're not going to drink anymore, then you'll come with me to run some errands." Seeing Peng Shulan's expression, Yin Yunze didn't mince words and ordered, "Do you know which money exchange in this city is trustworthy? Which one can exchange silver for gold?"

"This, Shuntong Money House is considered..." Peng Shulan, being a local strongman, gave an answer after a moment's thought.

The thousand taels of gold I exchanged earlier were also from this Shuntong Money House, so we're practically acquaintances.

Having no better option, Yin Yunze nodded and said, "Then take me there."

"Yes."

Upon hearing Yin Yunze's instructions, Peng Shulan threw the clothes she was wearing onto the table and instinctively got up to lead the way.

However, once he reached the door, Peng Shulan realized that he probably didn't need to follow Yin Yunze's orders.

Peng Shulan instinctively turned around, but after meeting Yin Yunze's eyes, she immediately turned back.

"It's just a little effort; there's no need to offend a powerful fox Divine Ability!"

It has to be said that last night's scene left a very deep impression on Peng Shulan. And, having enjoyed last night's banquet, running an errand today is no big deal.

As Peng Shulan pushed open the door, he saw two of his men standing in the doorway.

"Boss, you..." The two were about to say something when they saw Peng Shulan come out.

"You don't need to concern yourselves with my affairs!"

After giving the two a sarcastic remark, Peng Shulan glanced around and chose a direction to walk in.

Yin Yunze followed behind Peng Shulan.

Watching the two figures, one large and one small, disappear into the distance, the two constables looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Didn't you tell the boss that he didn't see him during roll call this morning? Is he very angry now?"

"The boss told us to leave his business alone!"

"Too..."

The conversation between the two did not reach Peng Shulan's ears. After walking for quite a distance, Peng Shulan led Yin Yunze to Shuntong Money House.

"Constable Peng, what brings you here?"

As soon as I entered, a waiter came to greet me.

"Cough cough."

Peng Shulan was about to say something when he suddenly realized that he didn't seem to know what Yin Yunze was planning to do.

Turning his head, Peng Shulan discovered that the young girl who looked like Zhao Wan was no longer behind him; instead, there was a young man in his early twenties.

However, Peng Shulan recognized those eyes; they belonged to a fox spirit.

"I have some silver here. Could you please exchange it for gold for me?"

As they were talking, Peng Shulan noticed that the young man had conjured a box out of thin air.

Needless to say, Peng Shulan realized that this young man was the unpredictable fox spirit.

The heavy box landed on the ground with a dull thud. Yin Yunze opened the box, revealing the silver bars inside, and said, "This is all silver bars, each weighing two taels, a total of one thousand taels of silver. Exchange them all for gold for me!"

Yin Yunze didn't want to attract attention, so he stopped pretending.

Upon seeing such a large sum of money, even the waiter was taken aback.

For a money exchange in a county town, one thousand taels of silver was not a small sum.

Upon seeing the box of silver, Peng Shulan's eyes widened immediately. He quickly leaned closer and whispered, "Fox, Lord Qingqiu, you mustn't..."

"Although I am skilled in Illusion Technique, when have I ever used Illusion Technique to deceive you?"

Yin Yunze naturally knew what Peng Shulan was worried about, and lowered his voice to explain, his tone full of confidence.

After all, this box of silver was genuine silver that Yin Yunze had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy.

Nearly two months later, Yin Yunze finally completed the money-making method he had originally planned: directly exchanging silver for gold and making more than ten times his initial investment!

Three hundred thousand taels of silver can be turned into five million taels of gold in a single transaction, which is much more profitable than the hard work of selling grain!

Originally, Yin Yunze hadn't expected Peng Shulan to bring it up, so Yin Yunze casually said, "However, I want genuine goods and don't want to be swindled! Peng Shulan, you introduced this money exchange..."

"..."

Although Yin Yunze hadn't finished speaking, Peng Shulan immediately understood what he meant.

Feeling a bitter taste in his mouth, Peng Shulan couldn't help but think to himself, "The fox spirit's feast was indeed not for nothing."

That was what he thought, but Peng Shulan immediately put on a serious face and shouted at the waiter, "Get your manager out here! Quickly finish counting and exchange this Young Master Qingqiu's money for gold! If you delay the Young Master Qingqiu's business, don't blame me for being impolite!"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Upon hearing Peng Shulan's words, the waiter, knowing he lacked the authority, hurriedly called out to the manager, "Manager, a big customer has arrived!"