Liu An had no intention of turning down the gold offered by Gongsun Zan.

50 acres of wasteland, calculated at 500 or 600 yuan per mu, is only 30,000 yuan at best, which is equivalent to only 3 acres of fertile land.

Most capable people are proud in their hearts. Gongsun Zan was able to rule the roost in the troubled times of the late Han Dynasty and become a great prince. Needless to say, he was capable.

Such a person must be full of pride inside.

One of the reasons why Liu An took the trouble to replace wasteland with fertile farmland was naturally to get more land.

Secondly, he was also betting that someone like Gongsun Zan would not be able to take advantage of him.

In addition to wasteland, he will definitely give other things to make up the difference between good farmland and wasteland.

It's just that the fields belong to the public family, and Gongsun Zan is just giving him a favor, but he has to pay for the gold from his own pocket.

But it is still worth spending some money to buy a sword.

A sharp sword makes it easier to kill people, and it also looks much better when taken out.

Of course, although he thought so in his heart, Liu An would not say so on the surface.

He bit his lip hard, painful tears filled his eyes, then he raised his head and said to Gongsun Zan with a moved expression:

"Brother...brother has been very sincere to me, and An Wan will not repay me in return. If I am of any use in the future, I will do whatever I ask, and An Wan will die without hesitation!"

"Haha, you and I, brothers, why do you have to be so polite?" Gongsun Zan laughed boldly, "If necessary, I will definitely call my wise brother! Haha!"

Afterwards, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves, Gongsun Zan got his favorite sword, Liu An completed his mission, and gained many more fields.

When he had time, Liu An even secretly weighed the two gold cakes Gongsun Zan gave him. He estimated that they weighed about two kilograms.

Xiaojin is the name given by Liu An to the weight unit ‘jin’ in the Han Dynasty, which is approximately equal to 250g.

Because two kilograms in the Han Dynasty were approximately equal to one kilogram in modern times, in order to distinguish them, Liu An named the 'jin' in the Han Dynasty 'Xiaojin'.

Liu Ming, on the other hand, not only fulfilled his uncle's entrustment, but also got to reunite with his old classmates.

At noon, the three of them had a lively lunch together, which was a great time.

After noon, Liu An and Liu Ming left the county government office under Gongsun Zan's farewell.

Although Liu Ming was very happy, he couldn't help but look at Liu An worriedly after leaving the county government office.

"Uncle, do you really want to cultivate 50 acres of wasteland by yourself? That will be very hard..."

"Of course I know how hard it is. I was a little scared before, but now..."

Liu An patted his pocket, which contained two gold cakes given by Gongsun Zan.

"With money, it's easy to talk about anything. If I can't survive anymore, I'll hire some people to help... There are many disaster victims outside Zhuoxian County who can't survive!"

When Liu Ming saw what Liu An said, he stopped trying to persuade him.

It was still early, Liu An was going to buy some daily necessities, and asked Liu Ming if he wanted to come with him.

Liu Ming knew that Liu An was weak and was worried about him being outside alone. He simply had nothing to do today, so he planned to wait for Liu An to finish shopping and go back together.

With the two gold cakes in his pocket, Liu An finally felt at ease.

Although money is not everything, nothing is impossible without money.

He and Liu Ming came to the north of Zhuoxian County, where the market gathers.

In the Han Dynasty, big cities like Chang'an and Luoyang had separate markets. There was a cattle market, a horse market, a wine market, and a cloth market.

But Zhuoxian County is not Chang'an Luoyang, and the population is not that large, so the market is unified in the north of the city.

Naturally, each market is not separated separately.

Those who sell grain and meat, those who sell straw mats and mung beans, all gather together.

However, this also caused a lively scene in the north of Zhuoxian County.

When Liu An and Liu Ming arrived at the market in the north of the city, it was just after noon and the sun was shining.

There are a lot of people in the market, many servants of wealthy families are helping their masters purchase supplies, and there are also some ordinary people who are picking up cheap things to buy.

Occasionally, you can even see one or two young men in bright clothes and angry horses, leading a few servants to wander around pretending.

Liu An was not in the mood to hang out. He was still wearing thin linen clothes.

Things were fine in Gongsun Zan's house before. Fire walls were built in all the county government offices, so it was quite warm inside.

Now when I come outside, even though the sun is shining brightly, it’s still the first month of the year!

Liu An was weak, so a small breeze would instantly give him a jolt.

Following his memory, he came to a relatively high-end ready-made clothing store in the north of the city. Liu An planned to buy a piece of cloth and wear it first.

It's not like Liu An didn't know that the price of this slightly higher-end ready-made clothing store must be high, but he only had gold cakes and no copper coins.

Ordinary people used the official five-baht coin of the Han Dynasty for daily transactions, and gold and silver were only used for large transactions.

In those small stores, Liu An was afraid that they would not be able to find his golden cake.

In the Han Dynasty, there were no places to exchange coins like bank accounts. To exchange gold, silver and copper coins, you had to go to the government office.

The government doesn't exchange it for you for free. For every 1,000 yuan worth of currency exchanged, a commission of 20 yuan will be charged.

If Liu An exchanged a piece of gold cake, he would be sucked out of 200 yuan of blood. He wouldn't be so stupid. He could just buy something and let the store change the money.

This relatively high-end store is called 'Lu's Clothing Shop'. Seeing the name, Liu An couldn't help but wonder if it was the property of the Lu Zhi family?

Although Lu Zhi was an official in the court, his people did a lot of business in his hometown of Zhuo County.

But this has nothing to do with Liu An, he is just here to buy clothes.

Walking into the store, Liu An's trembling body was shaken. Sure enough, the room was warmer than outside!

Clothes of different fabrics and styles were hung on the walls of the store, but there were only a dozen or so styles, which were incomparable to the dozens or hundreds of styles Liu An saw when he visited clothing stores in later generations.

However, unlike later generations, garment shops in the Han Dynasty also had the business of customizing clothes.

In other words, if you are not in a hurry, you can choose the fabric yourself, choose the style you like, tell the shopkeeper the size and let the shop make it individually.

Clothes in later generations were almost all mass-produced by factories. It was convenient for the boss and customers to trade, so naturally there was no such humanized service.

It's just that Liu An is in a hurry right now, so he won't consider custom-made clothes for the time being. In the future, when he has enough food and clothing and the time is right, he can do a custom-made one.

In addition to ready-made and custom-made clothes, there are also some fabrics and silks on the counter.

Although the name is a ready-to-wear shop, in ancient times clothes and fabrics were not separated into different families. Stores selling clothes would also sell some cloth and silk, which not only expanded the scope of the business, but also made it easier for customers to choose fabrics for custom-made clothes.

When the shopkeeper saw a customer coming, he smiled kindly and came over to greet Liu An and the two of them: "Do you want to buy ready-made clothes or customized clothes?"

People who enter a clothing store generally come here for the clothes, so it is reasonable for the shopkeeper to ask this question.

"Ready-made clothes." Liu An replied.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper knew who his business partner was.

Although Liu An is obviously not as well-dressed as Liu Ming and looks younger, he has never seen anyone doing business. If he judges people by their appearance every time, he will lose a lot of business.

Seeing that Liu An's linen clothes were thin and his cheeks were red from the cold, the shopkeeper recommended a warm fur coat to Liu An.

Fur sweaters, as the name suggests, are sweaters made of animal skins and were the main clothing to keep warm in winter during the Han Dynasty.

However, this 'main' one is only for the rich, and the poor people cannot afford it.
Chapter completed!