CHAPTER XXVII
After Su Qi'er asked the direction of the journey, she said goodbye to the Chen couple early the next morning and went all the way to the south, and arrived in Chen County before sunset, and found a less conspicuous inn to live in, and inquired about the place where the carriage was sold early the second morning, and did not find a suitable one for an hour, looking at Xiao Er's impatience, he stuffed 10 copper coins. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"Well, little brother, you just say what kind of carriage you want, I'll recommend it to you, you see that I said that you are not satisfied with it this morning, why don't you ask me to find it for you?"
"It's not that I can pick the younger brother, the eldest brother said that I will go on the road alone, and I will bring 20 taels of silver on my body to buy a carriage all the way to the largest city in the south, and I must not be carefully selected? Besides, any of your carriages here are more than ten taels, and I am also a layman, if it weren't for the fact that my parents were gone, why would I be running around at such an age! I want to live in peace at home! It's really difficult for my little brother! ”
"You have to get it, I really convince you, you dare to go on the road for twenty taels of silver, you are not afraid of starving to death halfway!"
"My father's last wish is that one day I can find my aunt, if my aunt is doing well, I will also be clean, if it is not good, I will live nearby, and try to help if you need help!" Speaking of this, Su Qi'er lowered her head, and her body was also infected with some sadness.
"Hey, don't be sad here, you don't know that you think we're bullying you!"
"Yes, yes, it's the younger brother."
"I'm unlucky, there's a smaller carriage over there, it's too small to fit too many things, but it's enough for you, and it just so happened that someone in the store sold a pony two days ago, and the mongrel didn't grow big, and it was just right for the carriage! You're also a person who doesn't dare to run a carriage, so it's more convenient. As he spoke, he took Su Qi'er to the carriage.
"Why do you look so shabby, big brother, will this fall apart halfway?" Looking at the very old carriage, Su Qi'er was very skeptical that this would be the last piece of wood in the store, and it belonged to the kind of thing that no one wanted after a few years.
"Hey, let's be a layman, it's not safe outside these days, plus you're so young, everyone wants to rob you, if you drive this carriage, I think who wants to rob you without anything! Besides, on the outside it looks like the carriage is not sturdy, but look inside! Saying that, Xiao Er lifted the curtain of the car, "See, it looks like it's a whole piece of wood, and the literature and theory are clear." Speaking of this, Xiao Er tapped the wood, "Do you hear this voice?" The wood on the willow tree is good, and it is most suitable for long-distance use, but in the end, there is less wood to make such a small carriage, one person is okay, and two people are not big enough. ”
Su Qi'er listened to the introduction of this little er, and looked at the dry and cracked wood outside, the inside was indeed whole, and it looked very neat, so naturally she didn't know if such a carriage was suitable for herself, but she just looked at the size that was really appropriate.
"That's it, see that you really want to buy a carriage, and you really don't understand, it's a solid person, I also know the difficulty of going out at a young age, this carriage is also the most suitable one I recommend here, you see that the storage space of the carriage here is under the seat, I was thinking of saving enough money to buy it myself and go out to go around, who knows that my family is in a hurry to say that a daughter-in-law is getting married, which is cheap for you, look here is my own will open up, specially used to place some spare things, even if you are robbed halfway, you are not afraid!" Xiao Er looked at Su Qi'er's hesitant appearance and added ingredients again, and secretly squeezed into Su Qi'er's ear to explain.
Hearing this, Su Qi'er was even more moved, but she still didn't dare to make a decision at will, the silver taels on her body were enough for the time being, but she didn't know what would happen in the long run, so it was better to make a decision after careful consideration.
"Yo, Niu Er, steal and sell your broken carriage again! It's not that I said, the carriage will be bought by you if you don't want it, you say that whoever goes out wants such a small carriage has to shrink up when he sleeps at night, and there is not even a seat in it, and people who sit for a day will be wasted! A very sudden voice came in, and Su Qi'er looked at the person suspiciously.
"Little brother buys a carriage, it's not that I said, my adult son is definitely a sister-in-law, or I will recommend it to you, as for this carriage, Niu Er bought it by himself and bought useless rotten goods, I don't want to put it here and sell it for two years, and no one can look at it!"
"Eh, I said what would happen if you didn't dismantle my stage! Besides, what kind of carriage does the little brother want to choose, is it up to you to help you decide? ”
Seeing that the two of them were arguing more and more hot, Su Qi'er didn't want to waste time here all day, so she thought about it and said, "Second Brother Niu, right, you bought this carriage yourself and then you don't need to go out to put it here for consignment, right?" ”
"Oh, yes! So you think I can buy it myself? ”
"I can't say that, little brother, this carriage is so crowded that you sleep in it at night, and the storage space is so small, even if Niu Er adds one on the top, it can only put some small things, how uncomfortable it is for you to find a coachman to sit in it!"
"Then Brother Chengzi, did you say that this carriage is strong?"
"It's still okay to be firm, but it's not practical to do anything?"
"Niu Er, how much is this?"
Originally, listening to Chengzi speak like this, Niu Er thought that his carriage would not be sold again, who would have thought that Su Qi'er would say this, and his eyes lit up in an instant, and he spoke incoherently, "So the little brother wants it?" ”
"I'll ask for the right price, after all, it's still quite suitable for me, even the second cow should also know that the little brother is in a tight situation, this...
"It's okay, it's okay to be cheaper, it's really my daughter-in-law who is going to give birth, I'm so anxious to sell it, you must know that it has been here for two years, and no matter how much you maintain it on weekdays, you always have to discount it! In this way, I will count you a total of 10 taels of silver with that pony, charge a cost, and I will send you a waterproof carriage cover, so that you don't have to worry about the carriage breaking down when it rains, and I will go home to find some unused cloth for you to wrap, and you will be safer on the road! ”
"Eh, thank you, Second Brother Niu."
A morning to understand Su Qi'er knows the price of these, the carriage with the horse 10 taels belongs to the normal price is low, plus the things sent also helped Su Qi'er save a lot of trouble, thank you after paying the deposit, agreed to pick up Su Qi'er for dinner, she was very happy to go to the market to buy some daily necessities that will be used on the road, eat some favorite snacks, all the way to Niu Er, just Niu Er also cleaned up the carriage.
Looking at the carriage that had changed inside and out, Su Qi'er was very satisfied.
"Can the little brother drive a carriage?"
"Uh, no!" Hearing Niu Er ask like this, Su Qi'er immediately began to have a headache, what is the use of not being able to drive a carriage to buy it?
"It's okay, it's dinner time, why don't you go home with me and have some food, and then teach you before dark, this little carriage is also easier to learn."
"Then thank Second Brother Niu first!"
After paying the rest of the money, Su Qier and Niu Er sat on the side, on the way Niu Er summarized some precautions to Su Qi'er, and when passing by the bazaar, Su Qi'er spent 50 copper plates to buy some meat and eggs to give to Niu Er's sister-in-law to supplement some nutrition, Niu Er was very grateful after hearing this, saying that Su Qi'er spent too much money, and it was definitely not enough to spend so much distance so far.
Niu Er's daughter-in-law made very simple pasta, fried a radish saved in the cellar and ate some noodles alone, Niu Er hurriedly pulled Su Qi'er to learn to drive a carriage, and even talked about the situation that might be encountered. Before leaving, Niu's second daughter-in-law was very distressed when she saw Su Qi'er going on the road alone at a young age, and took some pickles picked at home, saying that she could eat dry food on the road, and it would not be so unpalatable.
Su Qi'er was very grateful and put away the inn, put the daily necessities she bought into the carriage one by one, thinking that she would rest early when she left the city early tomorrow.