In wuxia stories, characters often throw around silver taels and copper coins to purchase the various products and services that were a part of life. What would you reckon would be the average prices of the following common items?
1. an ordinary man tou steamed bun
2. a cheap meal at a noodle stand or small teahouse
3. an expensive meal (with meat and fish dishes and fine wine) at an upscale restaurant in a major city
4. a ping bottle of cheap wine
5. an equivalent amount of good wine (i.e. lui yee hung or better)
6. a roast chicken
7. a night's lodging at a cheap inn
8. a night's lodging at an upscale inn (best suite in the house)
9. blacksmith services (repair broken weapons)
10. an ordinary saber, sold at a village market
11. an ordinary sword, sold at a village market
12. medical services and common prescription herbs from an ordinary doctor (no special herbs such as Thousand Year Ginseng or Snow Lotus)
13. a month's rent in an ordinary village house
14. enough cloth/wool to make an ordinary suit of clothes
15. enough silk to make a fancy suit of clothes, colorfully decorated and all (i.e. the attire of a wealthy person)
16. a live chicken
17. a live goat
18. a live hog
19. a live bull or cow (cattle)
20. a live horse