"Congratulations, among your ten stones, there are two Taotie golds, which is two taels of silver!"
"Brother, there isn't a single Taotie gold among these ten stones of yours. Try harder to find one."
Gripping stones and turning them into sand is actually a form of flexing muscles.
Although those who did not get the money were unwilling, they did not dare to provoke Qiumu.
Soon, as time passed, it was already noon.
Qiao Mu had already given back all the 500 taels of silver that he had borrowed from Chen Gongfeng.
"Mr. Qiao, I'm here again." The old man with a goatee, Lao Yang, came to Qiao Mu. He carried a sack on his shoulder and grinned at Qiao Mu, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.
He untied the bag on his shoulder, and the stones inside immediately overflowed like water, all the size of eggs.
Lao Yang didn't sleep all night yesterday. He picked up stones by the river all night and picked up a whole sack.
Although he didn't sleep, he was very energetic, not sleepy at all, and looked full of energy.
"You picked up a lot of stones, including a lot of Taotie gold, but..." Qiao Mu spread his hands:
"I have run out of silver, so I will stop buying Taotie gold."
"Ah? It's over like this? It's only been a day?" Old Yang was dumbfounded, but he didn't dare to make trouble in front of Qiao Mu who could turn stones into sand at will.
Old Yang stood there and suddenly became dejected. He didn't want the bag of stones anymore and turned around to leave.
"Wait." However, Qiao Mu stopped him:
"I've run out of silver, but that doesn't mean I won't accept Taotie gold."
"I'll trade you this bag of rocks for something else."
After saying that, Qiao Mu took out a piece of gold the size of an egg from the storage bag on his waist. The gold had intricate patterns on it, and was carved with a pattern of a gluttonous monster. It looked quite good indeed.
"This is a Taotie gold that has appeared in person." Qiao Mu said with a faint smile:
"The Taotie Gold God is self-hidden, but as long as it attracts human attention, it will reveal its true form in just a few days."
"This Taotie gold is your reward."
"From now on, one sack of stones can be exchanged for one Taotie gold. First come, first served, while stocks last."
"Gold... This is gold!" Old Yang's eyes widened.
It was a roller coaster ride. Yesterday I thought I had picked up some money for free, but today I thought my chance to pick up some money was gone. But then I got a gold coin the size of an egg...
Even though Lao Yang was a lifelong gambler, he had never experienced such ups and downs!
“From exchanging stones for silver, it has become exchanging stones for gold!”
"Is there such a beautiful thing in the world?"
Everyone rushed to tell each other, and the crowd became more and more excited.
"Yes, of course." Qiao Mu answered loudly:
"I, Qiao Xi, came into the city to look for Taotie gold. To be honest, I came here to make a fortune."
"I make money by looking for gold, and you make money by working for me. We make money together, and we become rich together."
"Fellow villagers, opportunities don't wait for anyone. The total number of Taotie Gold is 10,081 pieces, and the total number is limited. In other words, it is becoming increasingly difficult to unearth the Taotie Gold in these 100,000 mountains."
"First come, first served, no waiting after the deadline!"
The discussion among the crowd gradually became heated. The things they got changed from silver to gold. How could they not be excited
Outside the crowd.
The head of the Luo family frowned as he listened to the noise here, and a feeling of uneasiness rose in his heart.
He didn't quite understand what Qiao Xi was going to do, but he had a vague idea in his mind... This person might be here to steal their business.
Obviously, Taotie gold and Golden Country gold are the same thing, just in different packaging.
The head of the Luo family, in the spirit of keeping the wealth within the family, made money for his clansmen first after getting the gold, and kept it a secret from the outside world, only deceiving outsiders like the gambler Lao Yang who were not aware of the situation.
But Qiao Xi's tactics were different from theirs. Not only did Qiao Xi steal their Touchstone and the gold from the Golden Land, but he also made a big fuss about it as soon as he got it, attracting the attention of over a thousand people in one day.
"If the people of Taotie City were to be defrauded of their money by him, they would surely be wary in the future. How would our Luo family, which is honestly engaged in the gold business, make money then?" The head of the Luo family frowned, gradually realizing that something was not right.
"Luo Cheng, I asked you to report to the police secretly yesterday. What was the city lord's reaction?" the clan leader asked in a low voice.
The lord of Taotie City is naturally no ordinary person.
He was not only a court official, but also a capable warrior.
At the beginning, the head of the Luo family hired Chen Gongfeng out of fear that the city lord would cause trouble for the Luo family after it became prosperous, based on the principle that it would be a crime to possess a treasure.
"The city lord... asked for Qiao Xi's name and then stopped talking. It seems that he doesn't intend to take care of the matter. He also advised us not to provoke him." The traveling merchant Luo Cheng replied.
The head of the Luo family felt a pang in his heart.
The more powerful the warrior is, the more he seems to be in awe of the Qiao family...
It seems that the Qiao family's background is even more terrifying than they had previously expected.
"There's nothing we can do. Let's just wait and see what happens." The head of the Luo family sighed.
... ..
The third day, the fourth day, the fifth day passed... ..
The gold rush brought by the Qiao family swept across the entire Taotie City like a whirlwind.
By the sixth day, Qiao Xi's name had become famous throughout the city and he had become a sought-after figure in the entire Taotie City.
The stones he purchased almost filled up the guest rooms of the inn.
It was also on the morning of the sixth day.
Qiao Mu opened the bag full of stones and what he saw were no longer stones but a bag full of gold.
"The Luo family's Touchstone is really effective. In just a few days, we have accumulated so much gold that is hard to tell whether it is real or fake."
Qiao Mu left the inn and walked out.
Now that the stone has turned into gold, he will do something new.
When we walked to the open space outside the Luo Family Ancestral Hall again, it was already crowded with people.
"Master Qiao."
"Master Qiao is here."
Many mountain people had been waiting there for a long time, and when they saw Qiumu coming, they all greeted him.
"I have something to say today." Qiao Mu said:
"I didn't expect the folks in Taotie City to be so enthusiastic and collect so many stones so quickly. My gold has been divided up."
The mountain people who came over carrying sacks of stones looked at each other, their disappointment evident in their words.
Too.
With Qiao Mu's way of distributing money, even if he had a fortune, he would spend it all.
The silver and gold have been given away, so now there is no more money to give away. Does this mean that Qiao Mu’s acquisition of Taotie gold has come to an end
"I'm sorry." Qiao Mu said:
"The Taotie Gold God is self-hidden. It will take several days for it to change from stone to gold."
"The Taotie Stone I purchased has not yet been transformed into Taotie Gold." Qiao Mu said sadly:
"If we wait slowly for the transformation, the acquisition of the Taotie Stone will be delayed again. So I thought of a way."
Qiao Mu said confidently:
"Didn't I give you a lot of Taotie gold a few days ago?"
"Now that the funding chain is broken... I'm asking you to lend me some Taotie gold first, and after three days, I'll return the full amount and give you 10% interest."
"In three days, I can earn 10% interest?" Gambler Lao Yang's heart was pounding.
"Master Qiao has helped the villagers make a lot of money these days, so I don't think he is a liar."
"After all, I was able to get those dozens of taels of silver from that bastard Luo Cheng thanks to Master Qiao."
"Let's take a step back and say that even if it's a lie, the gold I have in my hands these days was also earned from Master Qiao."
"This is a huge gamble." Gambler Lao Yang's heartbeat quickened:
"If you win the bet, you can earn 10% interest."
"If I lose the bet, I will just earn a little less. I have made a lot of gold and silver from Master Qiao these days."
With this in mind, the gambler Lao Yang was the first to step forward and slap the purse into Qiao Mu's hand.
"We have seen everything Master Qiao has done these days. I believe you!"
Old Yang covered his chest with his hands, his heart was pounding, his face was flushed, and he felt inexplicably excited.
Among the crowd, there are many people who have similar ideas as the gambler Lao Yang.
With Lao Yang as the leader, more and more people came forward.
The crowd became lively again.
Far away from the crowd.
The head of the Luo family watched the movement here quietly, and finally sighed:
"Good fellow, this Qiao has finally shown his true colors and started lending money."
"Fortunately, I warned my fellow clansmen in advance not to get involved in this mess."
But after he finished speaking, he didn't hear any response from the person next to him.
Looking back, the young Luo family members beside him were looking far in the direction of Qiao Mu, almost looking anxiously:
"Chief, this business is really profitable. We can earn 10% interest in three days."
"Only a business like Taotie Gold, which is extremely profitable, can afford such high interest rates."
"If the Qiao family's acquisition business stops for one day, the loss will be astronomical. No wonder he dares to borrow money like this."
"Alas... If we had joined the gang like that gambling devil Old Yang, wouldn't we have made a fortune by now?"
"After all, this business isn't a loss anyway. At most, we'll just lose a little bit of our imputed profits." The younger generations of the Luo family spoke with a hint of resentment.
The implication seemed to be that they were blaming the head of the Luo family for not allowing them to get involved in this business.
The head of the Luo family widened his eyes and couldn't help but cover his chest. He suddenly felt a little dizzy.
“What a sin.”
The head of the Luo family didn't want to stay in this place any longer, so he left in a flash, thinking out of sight, out of mind.
However, after the patriarch left, Qiumu parted the crowd and walked towards this side.
"Luo Cheng?" He looked at the merchant Luo Cheng, with whom he had briefly met before, and the other members of the Luo family who were secretly observing him.
"I want to discuss business with your Luo family... Let's go to the ancestral hall."
The traveling merchant Luo Cheng glanced calmly in the direction where the head of the Luo family left, with many thoughts in his mind.
During this period, the clan leader forbade them to contact the Qiao family and participate in the Qiao family's business, which really made them anxious.
The young men in the clan are not without complaints.
Luo Cheng finally nodded:
"Master Qiao, please."
... .
Just a few days passed.
When Qiao Mu entered the Luo's ancestral hall again, it was completely different from before.
Before, he was a foreigner whom no one knew.
Now he is Master Qiao, who is stirring up trouble in the whole city and is very popular in the whole Taotie City.
"Everyone, when I told you that I was here to discuss business, you didn't believe me." Qiao Mu said:
"So I had to resort to a little trick."