Chapter 74 Fleeting Years 6
The man smiled, bent down and stretched out a hand to Jia Huan: "Hello, boy, my name is Jonathan, can I know your name?"
Jia Huan put his small hand on the palm of Jonathan's big hand and shook hands with him.
"Hello, Mr. Jonathan, my name is Jia Huan. Of course, you can also call me Caddis."
"Kadis? That's a very good name. You will grow very strong in the future." Jonathan smiled.
"Thank you." Jia Huan nodded in thanks and his eyes fell on the priest next to Jonathan.
Jonathan noticed his gaze and said with a smile: "Let me introduce to you, this is my friend, a clergyman named Edward."
"Hello, Father Edward."
Jia Huan greeted Edward politely.
"Hello, kid."
Edward's expression was gentle and kind. He knelt down, stretched out his hand, and shook hands with Jia Huan.
"Father Edward, are you looking for me because of the two songs of "Hallelujah" that my brother and I sang?" Jia Huan asked bluntly.
"Yes, son." Father Edward said, "I want to bring these two songs back to the church, let the children in the choir sing, and spread them to every place where the light of the Lord shines."
Edward said: "This may affect your singing business in the future, so I will compensate you a sum of money."
Jia Huan: "Thank you for your kindness. In fact, with Mr. Jonathan's musical quality, these two songs should have been recorded. You can ask Mr. Jonathan for it. But if you go to us, we will compensate you.
To us, it shows that you are a kind person. In this case, I will not be greedy and ask for more. Just give me five pounds."
Edward was surprised that this child wanted too little.
Jia Huan felt that enough was enough.
You know, one pound can be exchanged for ten oceans, and five pounds can be exchanged for fifty oceans.
One yuan of ocean is equivalent to seven cents and two cents of silver, which is equivalent to one tael of silver.
Fifty oceans are equivalent to fifty taels of silver.
For ordinary people, this is already an astronomical sum of money!
It is enough for the Jia family to buy a smaller house.
You know, a large tiled house in a courtyard only costs one hundred and fifty oceans.
There are eleven or twelve rooms in this courtyard that can accommodate people.
Naturally, the Jia family will not buy a courtyard house. They will only buy a small house with three or four rooms. It is not a tile-roofed house. Fifty yuan is enough.
Father Edward and Jia Huan made a deal, and both parties were very satisfied.
Jia Huan couldn't be more satisfied that he was able to earn a house from a capital-free business.
Jia Mancang and Jia Mantun didn't know what Jia Huan said to the foreigners, but after these two or three days, they also became familiar with foreign coins.
Seeing the banknotes in Jia Huan's hand, the eyes of the two children almost bulged out.
What did I say to the foreigners? How could I get so much money?
"Brother, second brother, pack it up, let's go home." Jia Huan happily put the pound into his pocket and turned around to hug the wooden box.
While the two brothers were still in a daze, Jia Huan grabbed a handful of money from the wooden box and put it into his other pocket.
The three children returned home and placed the wooden box in front of Zhang Chunni.
Zhang Chunni was pleasantly surprised when she saw more money than yesterday.
Jia Mancang and Jia Mantun looked at Jia Huan, and Jia Huan gestured to them, indicating that they would wait until Jia Erzi came back.
The two of them nodded in understanding and kept their mouths shut, not talking about the five pounds.
In the evening, after dinner, the family of six sat on the kang and counted money.
When Jia Erzi heard what Zhang Chuni said about Jia Dongmei running away to learn her skills, he was annoyed and agreed with Jia Dongmei's choice to learn her skills.
Jia Erzi: "Now that our family is rich, we should let the children learn some skills. Both sons can go to school and Dongmei can learn about time, so we don't object. I won't go to school tomorrow.
Worker, go find out who she is learning time tune from, and go to that house and have a look. If it is reliable, let Dongmei stay and continue learning. If it is not reliable, bring the person back."
Zhang Chunni naturally listens to her husband.
Jia Huan said with a smile: "Dad, if you don't go to work tomorrow, you can go look for a house!"
"Looking for a house? What to look for?" Jia Erzi wondered.
Jia Huan smiled and took out five pounds from his pocket and placed it in front of Jia Erzi and Zhang Chuni.
"What is this?" Jia Erzi asked doubtfully.
Neither of them knew the British pound.
Jia Mantun proudly gave his parents some popular science: "Dad, grandma, this is a pound, a foreign currency. This is five pounds, which can be exchanged for fifty oceans."
"Fifty oceans?"
Jia Erzi and Zhang Chuni both gasped.
Jia Erzi understood why his younger son asked him to find a house.
It’s time to find a suitable house to buy!
Will they finally have their own industry?
Jia Erzi was so excited that his whole body was shaking.
"Tomorrow, tomorrow I will look for a house."
Zhang Chuni also said excitedly: "Dad, I will go with you."
People like them who live in a foreign land want most to own a house of their own. Only in this way can they truly have a home of their own.
A smile appeared on Jia Huan's lips.
Very good!
The financial conditions of my family have finally improved.
You are still very useful!
Didn't embarrass the time traveler.
That night, except for Jia Huan, the rest of the Jia family could not sleep.
Everyone is thinking about buying a house and moving into a new home, and they are very excited.
However, Jia Mancang and Jia Mantun were children after all. They had too much sleep and were no match for the God of Sleep. Soon they went to see Duke Zhou.
Jia Erzi and his wife fell asleep in the lake after midnight, and woke up early the next morning.
Jia Erzi first went to the dock to ask for leave, and after returning home, he went out with Zhang Chunni.
Jia Mancang and Jia Mantun followed them out the door. They were going to school.
It's the first day of school, so you can't be late.
The two men were carrying cloth schoolbags slanted across their shoulders, their heads held high, and they were so proud that the nearby residents were puzzled.
What are these two children going to do?
Because Jia Huan took them to sell singing at a gathering place for foreigners, and these people in the courtyard would not go there, so they did not know that the two brothers made money singing.
Jia Erzi and Zhang Chuni went to find Jia Dongmei first.
This is still easy to find.
Those with some skills like to live in groups and all live in the same street.
When the couple arrived at that street, they stopped someone to ask, and they found out who Jia Dongmei's apprentice was.
He is a relatively famous seasonal tune performer in this area, named Huali. In addition to making money in the teahouse, he also recruited several students and taught his skills to others.
Jia Dongmei often came to Huali's place some time ago to peek at Professor Huali's apprentice. After being discovered by Huali, she didn't come for a while.
Yesterday, Jia Dongmei went to Huali with her apprenticeship fee and successfully became a disciple of Huali, learning some singing tunes.
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