15.—He has not a cash to live on.
16.—Seven-tenths of these ten-cash pieces are copper, and three-tenths iron.
17.—A piao is a paper note on which is written the number of cash it is worth (lit., its buying value). It is the same as coin.
18.—Gold is heavier than silver. Iron is lighter than silver.
19.—If one wants to weigh things that one is buying, one must use the balance.
20.—What weight are these balances equal to weighing? The largest will weigh 300 catties.
1.—Hsioh hang. Hsi pei si. Tu pei si. K’eh pei si.
2.—Hang. 3.—Hsia fai. 4.—Hsi ka. Ka pei si.
5.—Chien-i kuai. A kuei. Chien-i. 6.—Pei si ngi. Pei si tou. Pei si ‘hlou. Piao. 7.—Yi liang ngi. Yi tioh pei si. ‘Hlao tioh pei si piao.