Chapter 88 Buying a Horse (Part 1)

  It's not a bad name this time.

The folks are very curious, did Su Fatty get some expert advice?

   Could this be the legendary enlightenment?

   heard that she fell on the day of her wedding——

  The aunts and aunts in the village: Do they want to go back and throw their own children...

  Su Xiaoxiao didn't know what the villagers thought, and she accepted a wave of attention from the villagers frankly.

  The main thing is that she is used to it. The original owner has gotten too many strange eyes since she was chubby and grown up. She doesn't care about it, and she doesn't know how to distinguish it carefully.

  If she took a closer look today, she would find that everyone looked at her differently than before.

   Not only because she lost a little bit of malice, but also because she was unconsciously attracted by her new look.

  The person is still the same person, and the fat is still very fat, but for some reason, the villagers think that Su Fatty looks much more pleasing to the eye.

  It seemed... to have turned white, the reflection of the snow in the snow and the dazzling sunlight above her head hit her waxy face, and her skin was so tender that water could be squeezed out.

   In addition, a few sharp-eyed aunts noticed that her face is a little different. It used to be a big round pancake, but now there is a little line on the edge of the jaw. It is a cute little round face!

   "Fat girl...beautiful."

   Said Fang, who was drying clothes at the gate of Lao Su’s house.

  Su Jinniang spread out her clothes and said in a low voice, "I'm so fat, how can I look good?"

  Su Yuniang in the room took the words leisurely: "Don't tell me, she is just fat, and her facial features are really not bad. She has lost weight and is much more beautiful than you!"

  Su Jinniang was so angry that she hung her clothes on the clothesline!

  The snow hadn’t fallen a few days ago. Today the weather is fine and the wind is not strong. Sitting in the bullock cart, the three little ones squinted their eyes enjoying themselves, and they were so proud!

  Looking at their happy faces, Liu Ping knew that they were having a great time at Xiao Su's house.

  She is also a stepmother for others, but Su Fatty, who is always regarded as a bully, is better than their own mother.

  Thinking of this, Liu Ping unconsciously showed envious eyes.

   And Su Xiaoxiao happened to turn her head to look over, and met Liu Ping's eyes inadvertently.

   Liu Ping's heart skipped a beat.

  Su Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes: How do I feel that you want to be my son?

  ...

   An hour later, the three majors and the third minors arrived at the horse market that Liu Ping mentioned.

  It is said to be a horse market, but it is actually a few old sheds built by the pier, where some animals waiting to be sold are kept.

  It's only the tenth day of the lunar new year, and there are quite a few people coming and going in the horse market.

The triplets of the fat village girl and Xiaotuanzi had a 100% return rate, and passers-by looked at them one after another.

  Su Xiaoxiao said to the three little ones on the bullock cart: "Look at uncle, don't let him get lost, you know?"

  The three little ones nodded seriously, and grabbed Su Ergou's sleeve with a snap, they will definitely watch uncle!

  Liu Ping said to Su Xiaoxiao: "The biggest shed is the government's post horses. Except post horses are not for sale, others can be chosen at will."

  The six of them strolled around the horse market. To be honest, except for the fat and strong post horses of the government, the rest of the horses were either old or sick, and the prices were ridiculously expensive.

"Fifty taels? This is an old horse!" Liu Ping looked at the dealer in disbelief, "Don't bully me because I don't understand the market. I have worked here for two years.It only sells for twenty or thirty taels."

The dealer said slowly: "Gossip: There is going to be a war in the Southwest, and there is a shortage of horses. This horse is always a little old and can pull goods. You think it is expensive, and it will be dragged away by the barracks another day. You can't buy it if you want to buy it! Really!If you want, forty-five taels, no less!"

  Su Xiaoxiao shook her head and took Liu Ping away.

  She doesn't care whether the gossip is accurate or not, she doesn't plan to spend all her belongings on buying an old horse that won't last a few years.

  No, it’s still two taels short.

An old businessman diagonally opposite shouted at Su Xiaoxiao: "Girl! Are you a hauler or a traveler? If you are a hauler, look at the mules! My place is full of high-quality horse mules, which eat less and have great strength.There are people up to ten years old!"

   Liu Pingdao: "Nonsense! Horses and mules eat a lot! Donkeys and mules eat so little!"

  Mules are the descendants of horses and donkeys. Those born to a female horse are called horse mules, which are closer to horses, and those born to a female donkey are called donkey mules, which are closer to donkeys.

  The advantages of donkeys and mules are small food intake, strong endurance, and long life span. They can be used until about 20 years old.

  Horse mules are strong, fast running, and relatively intelligent. The disadvantage is that they are short-tempered, difficult to tame, and have a shorter lifespan than donkey mules. They will lose their ability to use when they are about fifteen years old.

  "Generally, people are still willing to buy horses and mules. They can do work and are stronger than horses. They are not as difficult to raise as horses. Although they eat more than donkeys and mules, they eat less than horses."

Liu Ping continued, "The price of young and strong horse mules is generally five to ten taels, the most expensive is no more than fifteen taels, and the price of donkey mules is about three to eight taels. The prices are different in different places, and this is the price here.There are places where mules are worthless."

  Su Xiaoxiao felt that hiring Liu Ping was the right thing to do. Liu Ping made up for her blind spots in knowledge, otherwise she would be blind if she were to choose by herself.

"Liu Ping!"

  A man in his early thirties, not tall but very muscular, walked towards the two of them briskly.

   Liu Ping took a closer look: "Brother Hai!"

  He said to Su Xiaoxiao: "I worked under him before, he is a foreman here."

  Su Xiaoxiao let out a cry.

  Brother Hai came to the two of them, smiled and patted Liu Ping on the shoulder: "I haven't seen you for two years, where have you been? This is—"

   "My boss." Liu Ping introduced Su Xiaoxiao.

  When he heard that the young girl dressed as a village girl in front of him was actually Liu Ping's employer, Brother Hai was visibly surprised.

   "My surname is Su." Su Xiaoxiao.

  The three little ones couldn't sit still in the bullock cart, so they dragged Su Ergou around, and the four of them were not around at the moment.

  The other party said with a smile: "So it's Miss Su, sorry for your disrespect, my surname is Huang, Miss Su just call me Haizi."

  Su Xiaoxiao smiled slightly: "If you don't mind, I'll call you Brother Hai too?"

Huang Hai smiled and said, "Okay, okay!"

  He looked at Liu Ping again, "I just took a big job, and I was going to ask around for news about you, and I wanted to ask you to come back to work, but I was late."

  Liu Ping worked hard, worked hard, and there was no foreman who didn't like him.

   Liu Ping smiled innocently.

  Huang Hai didn't embarrass him, and said gently: "I just saw that you seem to be selecting animals? Are you using them for yourself? Are you buying goods or people?"

   "Mainly to solicit goods." Su Xiaoxiao's novel.

  Huang Hai looked around and said, "The good stuff is inside, follow me!"

  He turned and led the way.

  Liu Ping came over and whispered, "Brother Hai is quite reliable, why don't we go and have a look?"

  Su Xiaoxiao: "Okay."

  The two followed Huang Hai to the shed on the far side, and the seller was the old businessman just now.

  Huang Haidao: "Uncle Yang, one of my own."

  The old businessman glanced at the two of them: "Horse mule or donkey mule?"

   "Horse mule." Su Xiaoxiao's novel.

  The old businessman left for a while, and when he came back, he had an extra fat mule in his hand.

   "Twenty taels for a high-quality horse mule, the same price!"

   This is a four-year-old mule, regardless of age or physical fitness.

  Huang Hai laughed and said, "Uncle Yang, twenty taels is too expensive! You said you belonged to me!"

  The old dealer snorted: "It's not someone you brought, I won't sell it below twenty-five taels!"

Huang Hai thought for a while, and said to Su Xiaoxiao and Liu Ping: "Recently, the southwestern area is not peaceful, and there are rumors that there will be a war everywhere, and the price of livestock has increased a lot. In the past, a high-quality mule would be sold for a few dollars.Ten taels to eight taels, the most expensive is only fifteen taels. If you wait a few days, I see that the Southwest won’t be able to fight, and the limelight will pass, and the price of livestock may come down.”

   Then who can guarantee how long it will take for the limelight to pass?

  Su Xiaoxiao is waiting to use it. If you delay for a day, you will lose a day of business.

  Su Xiaoxiao looked at the old businessman and said, "Five taels."

   Huang Hai choked!

  Girl, you really dare to chop!

  He chopped off a fraction, but you chopped off only a fraction!

  The old businessman was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, and almost grabbed the broom to drive Su Xiaoxiao out!

   "Who did you bring! Did you buy the livestock in good faith!" The old businessman scolded Huang Hai head and face.

  What can Huang Hai do?He has lived for more than thirty years, and this is the first time he has seen such a strange thing.

  The old businessman said angrily: "Twenty-three taels! One cent less...don't sell it!"

Su Xiaoxiao stretched out a chubby hand: "Five taels."

  Old dealer: "...!!"

  Where is my knife!

  Huang Hai looked at Liu Ping beside him, what kind of employer are you looking for?Are you sure you don't regret it?There is still time to rely on me——

   Liu Ping's forehead was also sweating coldly.

   As expected of a bully in Xinghua Village, this price was cut——

  He was afraid that Su Fatty would not be able to negotiate a price, so he would go straight to the bricks and shoot others——

  The old dealer trembled all over: "Two, twenty taels!"

  Su Xiaoxiao: "Five taels."

  The old businessman pointed with a crossed arm: "You can only buy a donkey for five taels!"

  Su Xiaoxiao spread his hands and said: "Five taels can buy a cow in our countryside. What kind of donkey are you? Immortal donkey? You can also sell five taels!"

  The old businessman covers his old heart, the surname Huang, if you bring this kind of guest over next time, I will break up with you!

  Huang Hai cleared his throat, and smiled embarrassingly: "Why don't you, Uncle Yang, sell me some face, this mule is only ten..."

  Before he finished speaking, Su Xiaoxiao chubby flipped his hand: "Ten taels!"

  The old businessman was furious: "Fifteen taels!"

  Huang Hai: I’m going to cut it down to eighteen taels,,,

  The old dealer regretted it after he finished speaking. What did he just say?Ten, fifteen taels?Did he confuse the fat girl?

  Su Xiaoxiao smiled, ready to pay.

  But at this moment, a sudden change occurred.

  The three little ones ran over and grabbed her sleeve: "Mother."

  Huang Hai and the old businessman were dumbfounded.

  This little girl's son is already this old?

  The third little one dragged her to another shed, which was the official stable.

  The three pointed to a newborn frail foal inside.

   It was a premature foal, born two days ago. The mare was seriously injured and died shortly after giving birth.

  The little pony has nothing to eat, has been hungry for two days, and can't even stand upright.

   If this continues, it will starve to death within a few days.

   A pony cannot live without a mare, so the officers and soldiers at the post station didn't bother to take care of it.

  The three of them looked at Xiao Ma who had lost his mother, their eyes filled with deep sympathy.

   "Want that pony?" Su Xiaoxiao asked.

The three nodded.

  Su Xiaoxiao touched their little heads. They were only two and a half years old. At such an ignorant age, perhaps even they themselves didn't understand why they felt such strong sympathy for a little lonely horse.

  The three little ones looked at the unattended foal without blinking.

  Liu Ping whispered: "No, you don't need to spoil the child like this, just buy two candies later to coax you."

   "Do you really want to take it home?" Su Xiaoxiao confirmed to the three of them again.

  The three nodded seriously.

  The official horse of the post station is not sold, even if it is only a foal, but this foal is in a special situation, the mare is dead, and there is no other postpartum mare to feed it.

  Huang Hai came forward to negotiate with the officers and soldiers: "If you keep it, it is dead, so you can just treat it as dead?"

  The officers and soldiers said: "No, it's against the rules."

  Huang Haidao: "It's in compliance with the rules when it's dead? Why do people in your government do things like this?"

  In the end, it was Huang Hai who found the old postman who had owed him a favor, and he was accommodated, and sold to Su Xiaoxiao at the price of a retired old horse.

  He helped out because he helped, but he covered his eyes and didn't see.

  Forty taels, bought a newborn foal, and couldn't feed it at all.

   This is a waste of money!

  Su Xiaoxiao asked Su Ergou to go to the post station to ask for some hay to spread the bullock cart, and carried the frail pony onto it.

  Because of buying a pony, she only has five taels of silver left.

  She silently came to the old dealer's stable: "Well, donkey, are you still selling it?"

  Old dealer: "..."

   "Five taels!"

  Su Xiaoxiao emptied her purse: "I only have two or three."

   In a quarter of an hour.

  A group of six people left the horse market with a sickly pony and a skinny donkey.

  Liu Ping really never dreamed that they could buy a livestock like this.

   Completely deviated from the original plan!

  While driving the ox cart, Liu Ping comforted himself: "Donkey...the donkey is good. It eats less, has strong endurance, can pull mills, can pull goods, and has a docile temperament..."

   As soon as the words fell, the docile donkey next to him kicked down the sign that signifies the entrance of the horse market in a very violent manner!

Liu Ping:"……"