Samira's purse was still on Zhang Tie's body. When Samira tried to go for wool and came home shorn in the Wild Wolf Castle, Zhang Tie found that this purse was still new and in a common style. Therefore, he kept it and was not afraid that Samira would cause him trouble at all.
After buying two bags of rice for his family, he had only used less than half of the silver coins in the purse. There were still over 20 gold coins left.
The money in the purse was equal to his dad's salary for over two years. It was also a large sum of money for Zhang Tie. Previously, Zhang Tie felt a bit distressed. However, when he thought of those little guys who were staring at him with big, shiny eyes and holding the sign "We're Very Hungry", Zhang Tie couldn't help but feel a bit sad.
Zhang Tie felt that it was really God's will. Previously, with the name of the "Soul and Bloodline Oath" of Grandma Teresa and the Patron God School, Samira was so scared that he didn't dare to argue against him in the court. Finally, he gained a complete victory. Today, Zhang Tie decided to use this money on the orphanage of the Patron God School.
Because many commoners in Blackhot City could only buy things after getting off work in the evening, especially after the price of food soared. Compared to before, they could buy fewer things each time. However, they bought more frequently. Therefore, many shops and firms in the market would not close until after 10 pm.
Being very familiar with this market, Zhang Tie didn't wander around blindly. Instead, he directly drove to the door of a comprehensive firm whose boss was a Chinese.
The moment Zhang Tie got off the car and took a look at the door, the boss inside welcomed him enthusiastically. Like all the other Chinese who did business outside, Zhang Tie was attracted by this boss. He also noticed Donder's shrewd and capable temperament.
Glancing over the various goods piled up like a small hill in the warehouse beside the shop, Zhang Tie nodded inside.
"Is there anything I can do for you?" This Chinese boss was very enthusiastic, partly because of Zhang Tie's Chinese appearance and partly because of the good reputation of the soldiers of the Norman Empire in Blackhot City.
Seeing that the boss spoke Chinese, in this age, all the Chinese people were very united. In the eyes of outsiders, the so-called Chinese people only needed two people to form a partner or three people to form a group. A guy who could form a gang with only five people. In any place, as long as there were more than 10 Hua people, nobody would dare to bully Hua people.
Without saying anything, Zhang Tie directly threw Samira's purse towards the Chinese boss, who caught it at once.
"I'll use this money to buy things from you. How much discount can you offer? "Zhang Tie also asked.
The shopkeeper shook the bag of money a little and smiled. "For businesses that cost more than 20 gold coins, we can give you a discount of 3%. Considering that you're Chinese, I can give you a discount of 4%. Furthermore, I can help you deliver the food to your door for free. Grain business doesn't bring much profit. This is the best discount that I can give you!
"Very well. Give me the list, let me see! "
Of course, there was no need to look at the list of goods for small transactions, but for transactions of more than 10 gold coins, the boss would take out a list of goods for you to choose from. On it was everything he had in his warehouse and everything he could get his hands on.
Glancing at the items on the list, Zhang Tie started to sweep them like ordering dishes in a restaurant.
Fifty bags of 25kg of rice …
Thirty kilograms of corn, 34 bags …
Twenty kilograms of flour, 50 bags …
Twenty kilograms of dried meat …
Ninety-Eight kilograms of white sugar …
Twenty seven kilograms of salt …
Twenty three bottles of palm oil, five kilograms of salt …
Seventeen bottles of alcohol, two kilograms of it …
As Zhang Tie spoke, the Chinese boss hurriedly recorded it with a pen. After that, he hurriedly took out his abacus and calculated. After deducting the 4% discount that he had given to Zhang Tie, the final result was 26 gold coins, 18 silver coins, and 33 copper coins. Opening the purse, he counted the money inside and was immediately dumbfounded. There were exactly 26 gold coins, 18 silver coins, and 33 copper coins in the purse.
It was exactly the same as the total amount of the goods he wanted to buy.
"What? Is it not enough?"
"It's enough, it's enough. The money in the purse is just enough, not a single coin less. Previously, I wanted to waive the 33 copper coins!" The Chinese boss' forehead started to sweat slightly. Just now, the military officer of the Norman Empire had casually ordered the goods in less than 30 seconds. Moreover, there were so many goods, which were so complicated and had different prices. Many of them were not even in whole numbers. Additionally, the boss had given him a discount of 4%. 'Did this guy calculate the prices in his mind before ordering the goods?' 'Impossible! It took me more than a minute to calculate the price with my dozens of years of experience. How could this guy know the answer after only one glance? But if it's a coincidence, it's even more impossible!'
For a moment, the Chinese boss felt that this young military officer of the Norman Empire was unfathomable. However, he didn't know that Zhang Tie's Mental Arithmetic by Abacus had already reached a level that even Zhang Tie couldn't describe clearly. When Zhang Tie took the goods list, he really only glanced at it before he could figure out how many goods he could buy with the money in the purse. It only took him two seconds to decide on the goods he wanted.
"Can I load the truck?"
"Oh, yes, right away! All of these goods will be shipped out from the warehouse. I need to transfer the alcohol from another place. It might take some time... "
"Fine, hurry up. I have people waiting for these goods to be cooked!"
"Fine, it will be done in ten minutes. Please come in and drink some water!" The boss became more attentive.
Ten minutes later, a truck full of goods and four porters followed Zhang Tie's car towards the west of Blackhot City. After a short while, they arrived at the orphanage in the Civilian Area not far from the city wall in the west of Blackhot City.
Grandma Teresa and the other kids of the orphanage were already waiting for Zhang Tie at the gate of the orphanage like how they had done when Zhang Tie delivered rice soup. Everybody knew that Zhang Tie would bring them some food; however, they had not imagined that Zhang Tie would bring a truckload of food and the most urgent materials of the orphanage.
Rice, flour, corn, sugar, jerky, oil, salt, and alcohol.
A truck full of food! This was the largest donation that the orphanage had received since Grandma Teresa established it.
All the children in the orphanage cheered. Their little faces instantly blossomed with joyful smiles. The desolate orphanage suddenly became joyful as if it was welcoming the grandest festival.
Although Zhang Tie felt a bit distressed to spend so much money at the beginning, when he saw the radiance and hope on the faces of the kids and Grandma Teresa, Zhang Tie felt warm inside and extremely happy.
'It's all worth it.' Zhang Tie told himself. He felt that the real wealth was not about how much money he had, but how many people he could bring happiness and satisfaction to with his money.
A stingy guy with a lot of money would definitely not be as satisfied and happy as he was now. If he kept the money in his pocket, he would not be able to feel such satisfaction and happiness.
Being rich was a happy thing, but if he could spend the money to make the people around him happy, he would feel more happy, satisfied, and bright inside!
Being so happy and satisfied, Zhang Tie almost forgot that his wounds had not been healed. He then joined the porters and helped to carry the goods from the truck into the orphanage.
The moment he picked up two bags of rice with his left hand, the wounds on his lower abdomen and shoulders started to ache fiercely.
Gritting his teeth, Zhang Tie's face turned sallow after carrying the goods. Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and the two wounds on his body seemed to have become damp again.
A little girl with a bag of salt ran towards him excitedly. Carelessly, she bumped her head against Zhang Tie's lower abdomen. The little girl hurriedly apologized, but Zhang Tie's face turned pale at once.
"It's okay. Hurry up and carry the goods in!" Zhang Tie forced a smile and sent the little girl away. After that, he panted heavily.
Grandma Teresa walked over, her eyes fixed on Zhang Tie's face.
"You're hurt?"
"Yes, it's just a minor injury. It's nothing serious. These things should be enough for the orphanage to last for a while! "Zhang Tie smiled.
"Can you show me your wounds?" Grandma Teresa asked with concern.
"Grandma, can you cure diseases?" Zhang Tie asked in a relaxed and joking tone.
"The glory of God is everywhere!"
… …
When the children of the orphanage and the female servants were preparing the sumptuous supper in the kitchen, under the strong request of Grandma Teresa, Zhang Tie had already taken off his shirt and laid on a hard bed in the prayer room of Grandma Teresa.
Every once in a while, the pious believers of the Grepis School would close themselves in such a prayer room for seven days, isolating themselves from the outside world in order to pray, meditate, and purify their hearts and bodies.
After untying the gauze and bandage, the two wounds on Zhang Tie's lower abdomen and shoulders started to ooze blood once again. After carefully checking Zhang Tie's wounds, Grandma Teresa told Zhang Tie to lie in the prayer room and wait for her while she went to fetch a bottle of medicine.
Since Grandma Teresa was very insistent, Zhang Tie didn't refuse her and could only wait in the prayer room.
Two minutes later, Granny Teresa solemnly walked in with a small quaint box made of an unknown material …
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