Chapter 226: Go To The Capital To Look
Three hundred and fifty yuan per gram, which is quite a bit more than their previously estimated price of three hundred yuan per gram.
You know, with an extra fifty yuan per gram, that big chunk would cost a lot more!
In the end, it weighed 54 jin.
Yun Jiao wanted to keep some.
“I want to keep one jin.”
Old Wu looked pained, “What good would it be if you kept it? Wouldn’t it be better to sell it all to me?”
Yun Jiao said, “To give to my master! He’s a Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor, and ambergris is a medicinal material, isn’t it? I want to give him one jin.”
“Grandpa Wu, are you going to make fragrant perfume with this?”
Old Daoist Wu replied, “Perfume is only one of its uses; this ambergris has many other functions.”
“Then, when Grandpa Wu’s perfume is ready, can Jiaojiao buy some?”
Old Wu laughed heartily, “You don’t need to buy it; I’ll give you five bottles for free.”
Yun Jiao looked a bit shy, seeming extremely embarrassed, but she said,
“Then, I’ll take five bottles.”
Yun Linhai and the others’ mouths twitched; this little one was truly not polite.
After removing Yun Jiao’s one jin of ambergris, there were still 53 jin left, and the final calculation came to yuan.
Over nine million, just a little short of ten million.
In an era where even a household earning ten thousand yuan was publicized in the newspaper, this sum was absolutely an astronomical figure!
While the other members of the Yun family were still in a daze, Yun Jiao didn’t feel much about this string of numbers.
Of course, if it were a pile of money placed in front of her, that would be another matter.
Old Wu naturally didn’t have that much money with him; he would have to return to the capital to remit the payment.
However, such a large sum of money would make remitting it a bit troublesome.
Just the remittance slip would need to be sent via mail to this location, and there was a risk of it getting lost.
Old Wu simply suggested, “Why don’t one of you accompany Jiaojiao to the capital? Remitting money there would be more convenient for me, and I heard Old Mu say that you wanted to buy a house in the capital, so this would be a good opportunity to look.”
Upon hearing this, the Yun family members were all tempted.
That was the capital…
Old Mu suddenly said, “If you want to go, I’ll accompany you on this trip.”
“Huh?”
Yun Jiao looked at him in surprise; didn’t Grandpa Mu say that was his sad place?
Old Wu was also very surprised. As his friend, he knew a bit about what had happened to him, and no matter how his friends tried to persuade him, he refused to go back.
It seemed this family held an extraordinary place in his heart.
Old Daoist Mu pretended not to see his old friend’s gaze.
“It’s good that you’ll be away for a while. Otherwise, people might come asking all sorts of questions, and some might even ask to borrow money.”
Grandpa Yun and the others immediately thought of what had happened last night.
In fact, many people had already come this morning, trying to build connections and inquiring about the affairs of Yun Jiao’s godfather and godmother’s family.
Grandpa Yun immediately said seriously, “You’re right, we should go to the capital to take a look.”
Let the villagers calm down.
Yun Chen Nan said, “I won’t go.”
He still had to attend school, and this was a critical time, with the college entrance examination coming up soon.
His voice was gentle yet confident, “After the college entrance examination, there will be opportunities to go.”
Shen Yunlian and the others were also tempted, but…
“What about Xiaowu and the others?”
Yun Xiaowu and the others were still attending school; would they have to ask for leave from school because of this?
Yun Jiao immediately spoke up for her brothers.
“Let’s all go, let’s all go! We’ll see Tiananmen, see the Great Wall, and we can also see the best universities there. Let brothers work hard and study.”
Tiananmen, the Great Wall, and Qingbei University were places the Yun family inevitably mentioned when talking about the capital.
Oh no, they were even more tempted now.
“Alright, I’ll ask for a few days’ leave from their teachers.”
Anyway, they would only be gone for a few days and then come back; it would be good for the children to go out and broaden their horizons.
Yun Jiao made a V sign.
The remaining issue was the animals at home, which was simple. The two dogs would be sent to Grandma Liu’s house for a few days.
Someone would also be asked to look after the chickens, ducks, and geese at home for a few days. Of course, they wouldn’t let people help for free; bringing back a gift from the capital would be possible.
Finally, Turtle Xiao Er was returned to the sea to be looked after by Gui Yi.
Speaking of which, Turtle Xiao Er had grown quite a bit; it was now almost the size of Yun Jiao’s small washbasin.
As for Cat Leader, there was no need to worry. As a cat, its hunting ability was strong, and it could find food wherever it went.
It could even manage without feeding them, and it would be easier.
She didn’t know what Cat Leader was thinking; she always felt that when it went hunting, it would bring back food for them, mainly for Yun Jiao, and the others were just incidental, as if Yun Jiao couldn’t eat enough.
Yun Jiao actually thought of her maternal grandmother, uncle, and cousin.
But she thought that there were already many people, and bringing outsiders along wouldn’t be good.
It’s not a big deal; after she bought the house, she could bring her maternal grandparents and uncle to play then.
Old Wu told them not to worry about the train tickets; he had connections to buy sleeper tickets for everyone.
They planned to leave the day after tomorrow, giving them one day to sort out matters at home.
After Old Wu left, Yun Jiao hugged Turtle Xiao Er and went to the seaside.
Yun Lin He and Yun Lin Hai looked at the motorcycle at home, eager to try it.
Regardless of whether they knew how to ride it, they would sit on it first!
After eating its fill outside, Gui Yi spent most of its time strolling back and staying in the nearby sea area.
Gui Yi no longer hid far away at the sight of orcas, but it would find a place to hide.
At this moment, it gradually swam over when called by Yun Jiao.
“Gui Yi, I’m going to be away for a while, possibly for several days before I return. For this period, Turtle Xiao Er will be entrusted to you.”
Turtle Xiao Er wasn’t exactly small, but Yun Jiao treated it like a baby.
She was even more unwilling to entrust Turtle Xiao Er to anyone in the village for safekeeping. She remembered that there were still people in the village who had designs on Turtle Xiao Er’s turtle shell.
‘Where to?’
Gui Yi rarely spoke, and when it did, it was slow, like a very stable old cadre.
When a voice suddenly appeared, Yun Jiao took a moment to react.
“I’m going to the capital to buy a large house!”
“Don’t worry, the large house is for my grandmother and father to live in. I still like the sea the most.”
Yun Jiao’s eyes sparkled, “I wonder if I can buy an island. When I’m super rich in the future, I want a beautiful island as my territory, and build a beautiful large house on it!”
Well, this could be put on the plan. She’d ask Third Brother if islands could be bought.
Third Brother was the smartest in the family.
Yun Jiao sat on Gui Yi’s large turtle shell and sang to the sea surface.
“Don’t be afraid; I’ll protect you if the orcas come. They definitely won’t dare to bully you.”
“I need to tell the orcas too.”
Yun Jiao’s singing was distant and ethereal, carrying a special magnetic field.
It sounded only slightly louder than ordinary sounds, but the special audio magnetic field could travel very far, and only animals could hear it.
That’s why the orcas could always hear her when she sang and would come looking for her.
