Spending silver...
After speaking with Chang Zhiyuan and seeing Mr. Chang out, Pei Ye, looking at the piece of paper where Master Huang was keeping accounts, remembered these words again.
When the old house was sold years ago, he received twelve silver taels, an astronomical sum for him. Now, with twenty taels at hand, Pei Ye felt rather wealthy. He was to send the children into the city, and he found it hard to believe that this wouldn't cover the costs.
"They can ride on the conventional ox carts or donkey carts. They're young children; a simple plank is all they need for sitting. We likely need five carts. We can borrow from people we know, some of the children will have their own. If not, we can spend a little money. One silver tael should be about right."
