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ll pay you ten more coins as tips. .: Why do I have to read this letter for you? .: (moving from behind the counter) There39。s nothing to argue about. (pulls the tavern keeper aside and whispers to her husband) We don39。t have any lose. .: (tears open the letter reluctantly and read the letter) Dear Father, How are you recently? I am now in Changchou doing business. My wife is pregnant again. kids are all filial to us. They can recite some poems. I39。m sorry that I can39。t travel with you. Afler doing business for three years, I made a big fortune. So here are 50 taels of silver for you. And I think its enough for you to live in fort. I39。ll be home in two months. ~Nish you well.Your son: (giving the bundle to the tavern keeper39。s wife) What a good son! Now take what I owe you and exchange the rest for coins, please. .: (opens the bundle shockingly) Wait a moment! That39。s really a big future. .: (to the old man) All right. You have money now. You can pay us. .: Well. The silver you gave me is more than you need to pay. Ah..., let me see. (pretends to be weighing the silver ingots on the scales) Mmm.... They39。re exactly 50 taels. The current exchange rate for 50 taels is 5000 copper coins. You have to pay us 100 coins. So, here are 4000 and 900 coins you keep yourself. .: That39。s what my son told me in the letter. So, goodbye now. .: . Show the gentleman to the door. (The old man takes the coins and leaves the tavern.).: You can39。t believe it. That 50 taels of silver weights 60. His son must have been too busy to check the weight. The old man didn39。t know they could exchange for 6000 copper coins. So we eamlO taels. .: It39。s so great . We made a big fortune today. : (snikering and walking to the keeper)Are yousure about the silver cotent? You39。d better