Chapter 19 - 12 Suppliers
Xu Qing followed his lead and continued, "It's all my careless mistake, I lost the travel permit issued by the village. Right now, I'm tied up and can't attend to this matter. What a mess, it looks like we need to think of another solution."
As he spoke, he started to walk out.
"Sir, don't leave in such a hurry. Although you can't get the tooth card without the travel permit, it doesn't mean the travel permit can't be processed!" The broker's assistant caught Xu Qing's attention with his words, seeing that he indeed turned around, he continued with a flourish, "But the price for a travel permit is more expensive than the tooth card, I need to make that clear, it requires this much!"
The assistant held up two fingers.
"Two hundred copper coins?"
"No, two taels of silver!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Qing turned and walked away. When he reached the door and saw the assistant didn't chase after him, he nonchalantly walked back.
Taking out two taels of silver, Xu Qing weighed it and said, "I have the money, but you must ensure that this tooth card and travel permit aren't forged."
"That won't happen. This is an official broker, everything has been approved by the Government Office. See this stamp? It's officially issued and absolutely authentic!" The broker's assistant, a master of seeing business opportunities, brightened up at the sight of money and confidently assured Xu Qing, then invited him to the inner room.