The clerk carefully put the golden peanut away and asked, "Do you want banknotes, silver ingots, or silver pieces as payment?"
"Give me two thousand taels of silver pieces, and the rest will be silver ingots."
The clerk nodded at her and politely said, "Please wait a moment."
This time, she waited for a full five minutes, before the clerk came back with several men carrying boxes. He looked at her and said, "This is the payment for your golden peanut. Would you like us to deliver it to your place?"
Xu Xiang looked at those boxes filled with silver ingots and said, "Just help me carry it to the alley outside. My servant will be here shortly."
The clerk glanced at her coarse clothes but said nothing. Everyone has secrets and he doesn't care as long as the deal is done. He raised his hand to signal those men to move the boxes to the alley next to the pawn shop.
