Everyone was overjoyed. Those who exchanged them for a few bucks were definitely delighted, and Heizi himself was more than pleased.
As for the idea that one copper coin could exchange for ten vegetables, that would require ten kids, or one kid coming ten times. Even if they came both in the morning and afternoon, that would take five days — and Heizi wasn't a fool, he wouldn't let people continually exchange his vegetables.
Besides these square-hole copper coins, there were also small copper coins. Those marked with ten or fifty from the previous year worked, as well as some other old coins. As long as people brought them, they could exchange them for a tomato. However, each person was limited to two exchanges per day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon - no more than that.
If cash was exchanged, it would be counted by the number. Ten for a dime. Heizi didn't understand antiques and didn't know their value, so they were all the same to him - ten for a dime.
