Apart from grain and flour, which served as hard currency, Xia Huai'an possessed something even more valuable: table salt.
However, selling illicit salt was a serious crime, and there was no need to take such a massive risk.
He calculated in his mind and said, "Alright! As the Fourth Brother says, three thousand catties of grain and flour or fifty liang of silver. However, I cannot produce it right now. In half a month, on the day the house is handed over, I will deliver the grain or silver. If payment cannot be settled on time, for every day delayed, I will add an extra thirty catties of grain and flour or half a liang of silver. Is that acceptable?"
Chapter 19