One gold shield, six silver enamels, and twelve bronze buckles.

These are all the assets of Jiangxi Lin.

Although the Kingdom's Financial Supervisory Committee clearly stipulates that ten copper buttons equal one silver enamel, the actual situation is... precious metals such as gold and silver and ordinary metals such as copper are difficult to interchange.

Sometimes the underground exchange even reaches an astonishing 1:1 2 to 1:20.

Jiangxi Lin Meizhi clutched her pockets and quickly left Building 17, Heishi District, holding the steel rod.

But I couldn't help but think in my heart that, sure enough, I still couldn't change my greed for money.

…

Room 5, Building 17, Blackstone District.

The large room was empty, and the only furniture was the gray leather sofa in the center of the living room.

The sinister young man who called himself Edward Gale was sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, enjoying the scantily clad woman sucking her toes, with an indescribably sick and ferocious expression.

But the three guys who were trafficked by Jiang Xilin were already awake at this time, and were kneeling beside them with their heads hanging down and shaking.

This is a devil, a real devil crawling out of hell.

"Don't you have anything to say?"

Edward Gale shook his feet gently, just like teasing a cat or a dog, and the woman chased his toes, sucking and nibbling them like a cat or a dog.

The three people who were kneeling and shivering lowered themselves even lower, and no one dared to speak.

"Sam, don't you want to say something?"

Edward Gale named the middle-aged man kneeling in the center.

Sam suddenly trembled, and his whole body felt like he was out of body.

"I..." Sam opened his mouth, "Please, Lord Edward, give me another chance. I will never make similar mistakes again."

He knew Edward Gale's temperament. He was a very results-oriented person. It was better to make a guarantee for success next time than to find reasons for failure.

However, this time he was obviously different.

"There will be no next time."

Edward Gale spoke calmly, and in the most eye-catching place next to him was the "Deed of Prosecution" belonging to Sam and the three of them.

Sam's breath was suffocated, and his whole body felt like it was struck by lightning. The two boys beside him suddenly raised their heads and looked at Sam in disbelief.

"Spare your life, Lord Edward, please give us another chance, Lord Edward, my son is only seven years old..."

The panicked Sam crawled towards the sofa, and his two younger brothers followed closely behind him with frightened expressions on their faces.

Edward Gale stretched out his legs and kicked away the woman who was lying on the ground sucking his toes. He stood up and put on his shoes indifferently, ignoring Sam and the other three who were crying.

"Lord Edward, I have fragments of the Book of Thorol."

Sam desperately shouted at Edward Gale's leaving back.

After hearing this, Edward Gale paused and stopped.

…

…

At this time, Jiang Xilin was reveling in the joy of an unexpected windfall. At the same time, this also gave up his original idea of ​​setting up a salted fish stall.

One is that after observing this morning, he found that it is impossible to set up a stall in this world of ice and snow.

Another thing is that the security of this world does not allow him to set up a stall at all.

Maybe before the items are sold, they will have been robbed by the surrounding gangsters.

He wandered around the Blackstone District carrying a steel rod.

Now that I have money in my pocket, I want to rent a house nearby, take a shower, change my clothes, and find something to eat at the same time.

…

The sky is still very gloomy, the world is plagued by wind and snow all year round, supplies are in short supply, and ordinary people generally look very thin and pale.

Jiang Xilin put his hands in his pockets, and standing next to him was a young woman with long, dry, thick hair, ordinary appearance, and a thin figure.

Her name is Abel Vera, and she is the owner of the Sinda Apartment Building at the junction of White Rock District and Black Rock District.

"Mr. Xilin, are you satisfied?"

Abel Vera asked in a low voice.

"Good."

Jiang Xilin nodded, mainly because he took a fancy to the small window in the living room.

It is precisely because of that small window that the price of this house is as low as 12 copper buckles per month, which is considered a free price for an apartment building close to Baishi District.

"As long as you are satisfied."

Hearing what Jiang Xilin said, he seemed to have the idea of ​​renting this house, and Abel Vera calmed down in her anxiety.

The Xinda apartment building has two floors, with two units on the upper and lower floors.

She and her daughter lived in one apartment, and the remaining three apartments were sold at a low price in the early days to treat her father's illness. The third apartment was rented to a lame veteran.

In the past, her and her daughter's livelihood depended entirely on the rent from the retired soldier.

A few days ago, her daughter caught a cold, and she spent all her savings on treatment. Now there is still more than half a month until the lame retired soldier pays the rent.

Just when she didn't know what to do, Jiang Xilin knocked on the door of the apartment.

"Thank you my Lord for your care."

While Abel Vera expressed her gratitude to the gods she believed in in her heart, she diligently introduced the contents of the rental contract to Jiang Xilin.

Sometimes Jiang Xilin touched his chin, thinking, and sometimes he suddenly realized something and nodded slightly.

Abel Vera, who finished explaining in one breath, looked at Jiang Xilin, who was frowning and thinking without saying a word, and felt a little uneasy.

After all, this is a rental contract for a house without windows. This house with windows should have more discounts on fuel and water bills.

She was lucky in her heart and felt that Jiang Xilin should not understand, but she was also afraid that Jiang Xilin would see through and turn around and leave.

"this……"

"This contract can be changed here and here."

As soon as Jiangxi Lin opened his mouth, Abel Vera immediately pointed to the terms of phlogiston fee and water fee and started to explain.

Jiangxi Lin:……

Looking at the warm and attentive landlady beside him, Jiang Xilin was speechless. He actually wanted to say, "Well... can you read?"

As a result, before he finished speaking, he unintentionally deceived some hidden variable terms.

In the end, the two negotiated and determined the final terms of the contract. After signing the contract, Jiang Xilin said to Abel Vera, who was accepting the contract with satisfaction,

"Um...Ms. Abel, can I ask you to be my language teacher?"

"Language teacher?"

The landlady's head was filled with questions.

"Well, I want to learn writing, and I get 1 silver enamel every month."

Jiang Xilin nodded seriously and sincerely.

No matter what era, writing is the cornerstone of civilization and the best tool for changing one's own class.

Of course, Jiang Xilin's main purpose of learning writing is to understand the world.

The price of 1 silver clasp per month really made Abel Vera very excited. After all, although the Kingdom's Financial Supervisory Committee stipulated that 10 copper buckles equal 1 silver clasp, the reality is that it takes at least 15 to 20 copper buckles to exchange for 1 silver clasp.

A silver enamel.

so……

"I wonder when Mr. Xilin wants to start?"

"Let's do it tonight."

"Late, at night?"

The landlady chickened out a little.

Jiang Xilin knew what she was worried about and didn't want to give up on Abel Vera, a cheap teacher, so he explained:

"I have to work during the day to earn money to support myself, and I only have time at night."

"Oh well."

The landlady finally nodded hesitantly and agreed.

…

After everything was settled, Jiang Xilin politely sent away the landlady, and then ran to the kitchen impatiently, wanting to boil some hot water for a bath, but was dumbfounded to find...

There was a phlogiston stove in the kitchen, but other than that, there wasn't even a kettle for boiling water.
Chapter completed!