Chapter 140: Buying a Horse
Putting the vegetables into a big cloth bag and carrying it on his shoulder, Lin Ruan greeted the big tiger and the little tiger, and went out of the valley and went down the mountain.
When he was about to reach the mountainside, Lin Ruan heard a shout.
It was the sound of those who were hunting, chasing their prey.
This is already close to halfway up the mountain, and the valley where the big tiger mother and son live, although it is still some distance from here, according to the posture of these people, it is estimated that it will not be long before they can break through.
Lin Ruan couldn't help but be a little worried about the future life of the big tiger mother and son, if Shen Wushan was really taken by these people, the big tiger could only move to other mountains.
I don't know if there are any other mountains and forests in this vicinity that have not been visited by humans in addition to Shenwu Mountain.
Lin Ruan suppressed the worries in his heart and went down the mountain to make a detour into the city.
When I arrived in the county, the hot pot restaurant had already opened, and Lin Yi and the others were cleaning.
When Lin Fu saw Lin Ruan coming, he greeted him with a smile: "Big girl, last night's business was even better than noon, and all the things prepared yesterday were sold out, not to mention, and a few customers gave a deposit, so that they must leave a table today." There are also several customers who are inquiring about the roast duck. ”
When Lin Ruan heard this, she was also very happy, she deliberately set up a consumption of two taels of silver to send the roast duck, the purpose was to promote the roast duck. Of course, a hot pot must not be able to eat two taels of silver, so Lin Ruan said that it can be consumed cumulatively.
Register your name and eat it twice, but you won't have two taels of silver?
handed over the dishes he brought to Lin Yi, Lin Ruan went to the counter to look at last night's order menu, and calculated the account, the fault of last night's business, he earned two taels more than noon.
"Yes, thank you for your hard work."
"Big girl, we don't work hard."
After reconciling the accounts, Lin Ruan went to the carriage and horse shop.
She wants to buy a horse and a carriage, and in the future, she will go back and forth between Linjia Village and the county seat every day, and it is really inconvenient to have no means of transportation. The ox cart was too slow, and the time was wasted on the road when it swayed to the county seat.
When she arrived at the carriage and horse shop, Lin Ruan said her plan, and the guy immediately enthusiastically led her to the horse pen to see the horses.
After turning around, Lin Ruan didn't like it. Most of these horses for sale are old horses that have been eliminated from the carriage and horse dealers. Cheap is cheap, but not cost-effective.
The young man was a discerning man, and seeing that she had not shown any interest in any horse, he asked, "Girl, you may as well tell me what kind of horse you want, and I will choose it according to your request." ”
Lin Ruan stroked the hair on the front of his forehead, "The horse I rented before, I think it's pretty good." ”
The guy had a sad look on his face: "Girl, I'm afraid that the horse won't succeed." ”
The horse has a good personality and is also young, and he has only been in the carriage and horse shop for more than half a year, and he has not even earned back the capital to buy a horse, and the shopkeeper will definitely not agree to sell it.
"If it doesn't work out, you talk to your shopkeeper first."
There is no business that cannot be discussed, it is nothing more than a matter of money.
Seeing that she had made up his mind, the man had to report to the shopkeeper.
After a while, the shopkeeper came over with a smile on his face and arched his hand at her, "Girl, I heard that you want to buy that big horse?" ”
Lin Ruan nodded: "Exactly, that horse is very well-behaved, I rode it twice, it feels pretty good, I want to buy it." ”
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "The girl has good eyesight, this horse is indeed good, but anyone who has ridden it has not said that it is bad." But I'm really sorry, this horse is only rented and not sold. ”
Lin Ruan smiled: "Shopkeeper, don't talk about those fictitious ones, how much silver, you can make a price, if you can accept it, I will buy it, if you can't accept it, I will turn around and leave." ”
Seeing that she sincerely wanted to buy, the shopkeeper stretched out his hand and slapped her: "Fifty taels, even horses and carts." ”
Lin Ruan shook his head: "This price is on the high side, forty taels is more than enough." ”
"Girl, I won't tell you anything about it, I bought this horse for twenty-five taels of silver, and after training these times, the carriage is brand new, and the cost is nearly seven taels of silver, and I charge you fifty taels, but I don't want much."
Lin Ruan was about to return forty-five taels when a horse roared from the backyard, and then a guy hurriedly ran in.
"The shopkeeper is not good, the horse sent two days ago went crazy again and kicked Lao Li Tou and fainted."
"What?! Take me over and have a look. ”
The shopkeeper was just about to leave, and then remembered Lin Ruan, turned his head and said, "Girl, I'm really sorry, I have to go to the back to see the situation first, if you don't have anything urgent, please wait for a while?" ”
Lin Ruan nodded: "I don't have anything to do with me, why don't I go over with you to see the situation?" ”
"This is unacceptable, girl, I don't know, that horse is wild, and no one in our line can get close to it, in case it hurts you again......"
"It's okay, I'll just stand far away."
The shopkeeper was anxious to take a look at the situation behind, and when he saw that Lin Ruan had to follow, he had to nod: "If the girl wants to see it, then follow along, but you have to stand farther away." ”
Lin Ruan nodded and followed the shopkeeper to the back.
Skirting the horse circle and passing through an alley of four or five meters, you will reach another yard.
At this time, in the yard, a tall horse with a dark body and only a white lightning-like hair in the middle of its forehead was raising its front hooves frantically in the yard, trying to shake off the shackles around its neck.
Several trainers were circling around it, one of them clinging to the reins around the black horse's neck.
The black horse looks like a wild one, and several horse trainers are so tired that they are sweating in this weather.
Not far away, several guys were surrounding a man in the prime of life with a pale face, nervously asking questions. That's the trainer who was kicked unconscious by the horse.
As soon as the shopkeeper entered the backyard, he went to see the horse trainer, and Lin Ruan looked at the horse with bright eyes.
It's so beautiful!
This wild and toned body is the horse she wants!
The black horse was surrounded by those horse trainers, and the rope around its neck couldn't be shaken off, making it more and more irritable.
At this moment, a horse trainer ran a few steps to it, trying to take advantage of the opportunity to climb its back. The black horse was very alert, and quickly dodged, kicking his hind hooves, and almost kicking the trainer in the face.
The trainer's backhand was a whip, and immediately a trace appeared on the horse's body, which showed the strength of the trainer.
The shopkeeper looked at the horse and had a headache, gritted his teeth and said: "No, this horse is too wild, this method can't be tamed, use ruthless." ”
The horsemen waited for the shopkeeper's words, and when he commanded them, they immediately drew their whips, and some of them went to get the clubs that stood at the base of the wall.
This is to subdue the horse.
Lin Ruan saw that they were going to fight against the horse, so he hurriedly stopped: "Wait! Let me give it a try. ”
Several horse trainers glanced back at Lin Ruan, and one of them said impatiently: "Little girl, you are not as tall as this horse, tame it?" Beware of stepping you out of the way with one kick, and don't get out of the way, don't delay our efforts here. ”