068 Nanshi buys horses
gave his daughter a thumbs up, Lin Youcai didn't delve into it, and went out to borrow an ox cart.
The second girl and the dog in the house, as well as the Liu family, have been chasing Lin Dalang and asking what Lin Meiyi told him just now, Lin Dalang honestly retold the conversation between himself and his sister, but the three of them didn't believe it.
On the contrary, he deliberately concealed it, playing dumb riddles with them, and refused to tell them what was special about these two things.
Lin Dalang felt that he was even more wronged than Dou E, and planned to call Lin Meiyi over to confront him personally, but people only laughed and didn't say anything, and his mysterious appearance made his mother and younger siblings misunderstand him even more.
"Okay, big brother, let's be good brothers, I don't expect you to be like this, hum, liar!"
The dog snorted twice, turned his head in anger and didn't want to deal with the big brother anymore.
Erya also pouted angrily, it didn't work to use coquettish and splattering, and she was so aggrieved that she threw herself directly into Lin Meiyi's arms, complaining that her eldest brother was bullying.
Lin Meiyi looked funny, coaxing that hug, but just didn't explain.
Because she really doesn't know what to say, the less her family knows about this extraordinary ability, the better.
Even if you know, it's not at this time that the strength is not enough, and knowing too much is easy to suffer.
Xu is Lin Dalang also thought of this, although he was wronged by his family, he also continued to pretend to be confused and did not force Lin Meiyi to admit anything.
Lin Meiyi secretly gave a thumbs up to the eldest brother who was crying and mourning: Big brother, little sister respects you as a man!
When Lin Dalang saw this small action, he could only smile aggrievedly.
"Come out, boys! It's time to go to the county seat! ”
Lin Youcai's shout came from outside the door, and Lin Meiyi pulled the second girl in her arms and went out with Lin Dalang.
Knowing that this time I went to the county seat not to have fun, Erya and Goudan were sensible and didn't have to follow, the sister and brother rubbed the ox cart for a while, and sat at the entrance of the village and got down by themselves.
There are a lot of people who go to the county seat, and those who see Lin Youcai have to take a ride, everyone who knows, Lin Youcai also carries, the big guy sits in the car, and he knows that he is all going to the county seat to prepare military supplies without asking.
Of course, there are still some people who are ready to go to the county town to buy slaves instead, but what people didn't expect is that after hearing the news of the conscription, the traffickers doubled the price of male slaves.
The slaves that could be bought for about fifteen taels were now worth thirty taels, and that's it, they may not be able to buy them.
As soon as Lin Meiyi followed her father and brother into the city, she heard the insults of the people, and the people guarded a group of male slaves with a face that did not change, whether they should collect money or collect money, and they didn't take this group of people who couldn't afford slaves in their eyes at all.
There are two gates in Luxian County, the north side is pedestrian, and the south side is car and horse line, so gradually, the north side has become the entrance, and the people who go out of the city take the south gate.
Lin Meiyi and his entourage drove the ox cart and could only go to the south gate, and the carriage and horse parking place naturally formed a small market, specializing in cattle, horses and livestock.
And slaves are among them, because in the eyes of many people, slaves are comparable to cows, horses, and livestock, and there is no difference.
No, when I came in from the south gate, I saw a messy livestock market, some sold horses, some sold slaves, without exception, all of them increased the price, Lin Youcai led a pair of children to walk around the entire market, and did not find a satisfactory seller.
"It is said that there is no treachery and no business, and today I can be regarded as having seen it." Lin Youcai said in a low voice: "An old horse dares to ask for thirty taels of silver, and those who don't know think it is a bloody horse!" ”
Lin Dalang looked at the smiling vendors around him, frowned, and said, "Dad, if you don't buy a few more pairs of shoes, let's not buy horses." ”
"Even if you buy it, who knows if you can bring it back, if you die on the road, we will spend all this money in vain."
Besides, he can't ride a horse.
Lin Youcai didn't think so, "This money can't be saved, you don't know, the difference between having a horse and not having a horse, from Luxian to Biansai, there are thousands of miles, marching is not a joke, if you don't have a horse, you have to run behind the horse, besides, with a horse, you can use it more, and the top can look at you highly." ”
"But ......," Lin Dalang was puzzled: "This horse is too expensive." ”
He has been strong since he was a child, and he thinks that he can run with a horse, and if he can save his family some money by suffering a little, he would rather endure hardship.
Lin Youcai glanced at him, too lazy to say more, anyway, he must buy this horse today.
The way of the world is that he can't afford to save this money.
After thinking about it, Lin Youcai took the two children back to the south gate again, preparing to find someone with a little conscience in this ** business.
However, he went around in a circle, and the vendor with a bit of conscience had already sold out and was ready to leave.
If you hesitate, you will lose!
"This, this is to anger Lao Tzu!" Lin Youcai is now regretting it, very regretful.
Lin Meiyi didn't talk much along the way, but now looking at her father's appearance, she couldn't help but laugh:
"Dad, let's go, don't hesitate any longer, just go to the one you were optimistic about at the beginning."
Lin Youcai said helplessly: "The boss hates the price hike the most, do you really want to slaughter him?" ”
Lin Meiyi nodded, "Dad, we don't have a choice, hurry up, otherwise there will be no horses over there, and you won't be able to explain to your mother when you go back." ”
Lin Youcai thought about his wife's angry appearance, and nodded hurriedly, but he still hesitated, "Yiyi, don't be reckless, you have to leave some money for yourself." ”
"Don't worry, I know it." Lin Meiyi said with a smile.
Seeing her smile, Lin Youcai and Lin Dalang glanced at each other, and suddenly felt embarrassed.
Alas, the two old men are not rich enough for a little girl, you say that this is not a shame.
Lin Meiyi shook her head helplessly, ignoring the awkward thoughts of the two men, and walked straight to the horse dealer that her father chose at the beginning, pointed to a big red horse in the stable behind him and asked:
"How much does this cost?"
The horse dealer was dealing with other customers, but suddenly he heard a crisp inquiry, and hurriedly turned his head to look at it, his eyes surprised.
The little girl bought a horse, and it was the first time he had seen him.
But if there is money to be made, he doesn't care if it's a girl or a boy.
"Girl, you have a good eye." The horse dealer came up and first praised him, saying how good his horse was, and finally Lin Meiyi was impatient and interrupted directly, so he raised his five fingers and shouted: "Fifty taels." ”
"Fifty taels?" Lin Dalang was about to say that you might as well go and grab it, but before the words came out, Lin Youcai glared back.
Lin Meiyi hooked her lips and sneered, "Thirty taels, if you don't sell it to me, I'll make your horse unsellable." ”
The horse dealer's eyes widened, looked Lin Meiyi up and down, and laughed, "You little girl, you are not big, but your tone is not small!" ”
"If you can't bear the money, let me go!" The horse dealer glanced at Lin Youcai's father and son, looking at the tall figures of the father and son, what he said was quite polite.
Lin Meiyi raised her eyebrows and asked rhetorically, "You don't believe it?" ”