Before long, Gallon and Tom, having bought the wrought iron, arrived at the tavern to meet as agreed.
According to their report, they had visited several iron merchants. After some comparison and price negotiation, they purchased two thousand catties of wrought iron at a price of 40 Copper Coins per catty, spending a total of 80 Gold Coins.
The quality of these two thousand catties of wrought iron was on the lower end of average—not exactly top-grade material. However, it was more than sufficient for forging some everyday tools, such as plowshares.
Ronin looked at the few pieces of wrought iron Tom had brought over. Forgive his untrained eye, but he couldn't tell the difference between good quality and bad.
"A job well done!"
Ronin took the remaining 20 Gold Coins from Gallon and praised them both.
Carrying and spending so many Gold Coins was a first for both of them. The fact that they handled the task properly showed they had some capability.
