It didn't take long before the young woman returned, and she handed the pair of bamboo chopsticks to the old man with a smile as she said, "The deputy shopkeeper has asked me to congratulate you, and he also said that you're not allowed to show off these chopsticks to him the next time you two have a meal together."0

"In his dreams! There's no way I'm not showing them off!" the old man immediately retorted.0

He then quickly stowed the pair of chopsticks away before opening a drawer and pulling out five lesser heat coins, which he handed to Zhang Shanfeng.0

"Generally speaking, in transactions that take place in large shops, one lesser heat coin is equivalent to 100 snowflake coins, but everyone knows that when it comes to transactions that take place in private, each lesser heat coin is generally worth about 104 or 105 snowflake coins."0

Zhang Shanfeng nodded in response with a smile as he accepted the five lesser heat coins, then turned to find that Chen Ping'an and the green-robed children were still making faces at each other like idiots. He nudged with his elbow as he scoffed, "Quit playing dumb! These are for you.1

“I still owe you the principle, but the interest has been paid off, at least. If you feel like that's too much, then you can deduct these five lesser heat coins out of the principle instead. As for the rest, I'll just have to repay you in the future."0

After learning the true value of that armor pellet from Ancient Elm Nation, Zhang Shanfeng knew that he couldn't pretend as if he were still oblivious just because they were friends. The true value of the armor pellet far exceeded the 500 snowflake coin price tag that Chen Ping'an claimed, and it had to be treated as such.0

Chen Ping'an accepted the five lesser heat coins and stowed...1