Money

After Xavier moves in all the things he bought to their new home it feels more like the modern world is really brought in with him.

With the television, there are no connection or tv program but with the video player he brought a cabinet full of movies to show his family.

There's also some dvd drama series that he saw on the store and brought them for his mother and sister.

It is convenient and they don't have to tiptoe in the night or use an oil lamp.

There are huge and small flashlights too in case of a black out.

Xavier rent half their field saying his father will stay with him but he will often be seen in the house to get his father stuff is his alibi to the village chief. The neighbors will not be suspicious if they see him coming and going.

And he still can send vegetables to his boss from his work before that he promised.

What he needs is more income here too so he check his business and his rental houses but can't decide where to invest that he doesn't need to be there all the time.

He got a call from his college buddy and ask him if he wants to be his partner.

While partnership is good. He can't really give his time in business. Now that he has a family on the other side who will worry when he came home later.

He is more of a family man than a businessman he thinks. After reading all his proposals and his plan. Checking its potential in this age.

He thinks that this is actually a good thing to invest. So he ends up as an investor.

He went home after cheking his business. His store manager told him that they should start thinking of having a branch for his milk tea business.

"Hmmm.A branch is not really desireable this year. The competition is good and we can't just push through with sheer force. And the sale is not that good last month. Let's give it more time. If it made more sales. Let's open up in a mall to compete in that tight market in a period of time. Well, we will lose and earn money in business." He said and praise her hard work.

After that visiting his other small scale business...though small scale it earns him large some that bachelors his age won't be earning normally.

His spendings these past months are high due to their family house construction. His mother even worried he is wasting all his savings for them and felt pity toward him.

It was not small money but he doesn't really mind as long as they are happy.

He is even willing to let go of all those things in the beginning when he decided to cross worlds.

Now, he is even more willing to spend all his money.

After buying jewelries for his mother and sister.

He also thinks of his eldest brother who sneakily went out every night to go to the village.

When he caught him one time.

He confess that he is visiting his girlfriend.

It seems his girlfriend is already 21 and this year is her last time to get married so her family want to marry her off soon despite knowing her relationship with Gerald.

It seems the woman will get anxious if he won't come see her every night.

He too is anxious but they are busy with their house so he can't go and earn money enough to pay her bride's money.

5 silvers.

He thought at first that that is a small sum for a woman. It turns out that is the highest bride's money to ask for in their village. It is normal in the city to ask for silvers but in the village even his own mother only ask 1 silver.

The money is divided into copper bits, copper ingots, silver bits,silver ingots,gold bits, gold ingot. And depends on its weight will depend on its value.

One copper ingots is equivalent to 100 copper bits.

And one silver is 10 copper ingots.

If you can buy a half kilo of rice for 30 copper bits. Then the bride price is really a bit huge sum.

The more the bride's money. The more the man's family value the girl so the woman's family is not being mean. They only have one daughter and they value her greatly. And actually, they fear that if their daughter marry Gerald, she will only starve to death.

He has been thinking a lot because of it.

When he went to the other side for contract signing. He went to a store and bought large bags of tea leaves and pretty jars and some souvenir laced.

He print out a brand name he will use and off he goes back to the other side.

Harvey helps him carry his load.

"What are you going to do with these bottles? Is this tea leaves?"

"Second Brother, can you help me make this?"

"Of course. What do you require my assistance?"

Harvey smiles and of course agreed.

"First we will glue this black brand name design inside the bottle. Then use a glue stick to make the bottle lead cover stylist with this decorative lace. Put tea leaves inside and sell it off."

"Do you need money?" Harvey of course help him.

"We will buy eldest brother a bride." He said.

"......oh! That's good. He's been out of it but refuse to say it to Dad. He really want to go and hunt on the mountain because of this worries." Harvey said and looks down.

Xavier teaches him how to use the glue gun and what not to do so off they go.

Cheska in some point came and even design a flower design in the bottle lid.

"It's fine. If I can't earn enough. I still have my trap card. Anyways, this is for you and Mom, Cheska." Xavier gave three jewelry boxes to Cheska. When Cheska opens it. Even Harvey is stunned.

Cheska left them and hurriedly went to their mother.

"Do you always buy expensive stuff? How come you are not yet married?" His brother Harvey said.

He didn't say anything but he was tempted to confess.