Chapter 21: The Bazaar
Li Runfu got up early in the morning to clean up and went out of the room.
It's a sunny day, the market must be very lively, today I have to buy horses and make a carriage, and in a few days the carriage will be ready, and I can find some work in the city. The daughter always said that she wanted him to solicit customers in the city, but how much could he earn by soliciting customers? It costs 20 yuan to pull a guest from the west of the city to the east of the city, and the average family can afford to sit down, and those who can afford to sit are some rich and noble families, but most of the rich and noble families have their own private carriages, so how can they rent other people's cars? Unless he goes out of the city and goes far away, but he can't come back for at least a few days or even a whole month, how can he rest assured that Ah Xing will be left at home alone? It's better to help people pull goods, so many business workshops, I'm afraid I can't find a job?
Although the doctor said that his legs couldn't work, he was not the delicate body of the rich and noble, how could he manage so much? Now that his leg injury has healed, it must not have much to do with it. It doesn't take long to earn the money back from the carriage, and then repair the house, and then save Axing's dowry money.
Thinking of this, Li Runfu smiled, feeling that his future life was bright, but when he thought that these were all exchanged for his eldest daughter as a concubine, his joy turned into guilt, and he couldn't help but sigh long.
Just thinking about it, Li Runfu heard a slight footsteps, he knew that Ah Xing was coming, so he looked up in the direction she came from, this look, the whole person was stunned, A Xing was wearing a gray shirt today, and her snow-white face seemed to have darkened a lot overnight, just like the sun that suddenly basked in the summer all day! He stood up, pointed at A-Xing, and exclaimed, "A-Xing, your face ...... What's wrong with your face? ”
Seeing her father's frightened and frightened look, Ah Xing hurriedly walked to his side and said with a smile: "Daddy, don't worry, my face is plastered with dust, in this case, Daddy doesn't have to worry!" ”
Ah Xing knew that although she was still young, her face had begun to glow, and she was afraid that her appearance would not be under Li Yin in a few years. It is a good thing to have a beautiful face, but the problem is that A-Xing's family background is too poor, powerless, and powerless, in this world, it is a burden to have this kind of beauty with a background like hers, just like Li Yin, I don't know when he was taken by Master Hu and accepted to be a concubine, what room for resistance does a family like them have? In the end, it was not 50 taels of silver, and a blue and gray sedan chair was carried to the Hu family!
Daddy doesn't want her to go out for her good, but Daddy doesn't know what she thinks, what he thinks is good is not good for her, in order to reassure Daddy so that he can have more freedom in the future, he has to hide his face, only in this way can he reduce a lot of trouble.
Since ancient times, women have regarded white as beauty, and no one will look at her like a black chocolate!
Li Runfu looked at Ah Xing with a black face, frowned, and said, "Why did you make yourself look like this, I don't know what happened to you when I was seen!" ”
Ah Xing smiled and said, "It's okay, Daddy, it's clean when you come back." It's not too early, let's go! ”
Li Runfu thought that there would be a lot less trouble in this way, so he said: "Anyway, just this time, wash your face when you come back, otherwise others will see it and think you have some disease!" ”
Ah Xing replied with a smile: "I know Daddy!" ”
The two of them went out of the alley, and walked a quarter of an hour east to the largest market in the city.
The market is bustling and very lively. There are all kinds of shops here, selling the four treasures of the study, selling jewelry, and selling silk and satin fabrics...... There are also all kinds of small vendors, selling vegetables and all kinds of knick-knacks, and there are also those who set up a corner in the market and sell all kinds of livestock.
"Daddy, it's so lively here!" Ah Xing looked left and right, usually to buy vegetables to go to the small market near the entrance of the alley, like here, such a big market, such a busy market A Xing is still the first time to see it.
And she also found that the people around her didn't pay much attention to her, unlike the last time she walked to Hu's house, the pedestrians on the road stared at her, which shows that her "disguise" is still very successful.
Li Runfu saw that his daughter was so happy, so he smiled and said: "Today's weather is good, and it is just spring, and everyone will come out to buy supplies." That's why it's so lively. Do you want to go shopping? Buy something you like, there are plenty of places selling rouge gouache and hairpin silk flowers! ”
Ah Xing is not used to the aesthetics here, she doesn't like to put hairpins on her head at all, she usually uses a ribbon to tie up her hair, which is both trouble-free and simple.
"No need Daddy, let's go see the horses first! When you see the horse, you have to order the carriage. I'll come out again when I have time to hang out later! As she spoke, Ah Xing pointed to the front and said, "Daddy, there are a lot of horses over there, let's go and have a look!" ”
Li Runfu looked up and saw a large open space enclosed in a corner in front of him, with a fenced stable on one side and a large open space in the middle, where a healthy horse was running.
The father and daughter approached the fence, and the horses running in the clearing raised a cloud of dust, which made Ah Xinglian sneeze a few times. Li Runfu's one-arm didn't care about covering his face, he used his sleeve to kick the dust in front of Ah Xing, and then covered Ah Xing's face.
At this moment, a man who looked like a horse merchant walked up to them. The horse merchant wore a blue shirt with a black cloth belt tied around his waist, and looked very capable. He looked Ah Xing's father and daughter up and down, and asked, "Do you two want to buy a horse?" ”
Li Runfu nodded and said, "I want to buy a horse to pull a cart." ”
A smile appeared on the horseman's face, and he opened the gate of the fence, "It's dusty here, come in and take a look!" Then he took them to the stable, and said, "Look at them, you see, I have here all the best horses, all of them of the same breed with wild horses, and they have good endurance, and they are fast in running the ground." ”
Li Runfu looked left and left, and every time he saw one, the horse dealer next to him boasted about his horses with his three-inch incorruptible tongue, saying that these horses were more powerful than sweat and blood horses, which really made people laugh.
A Xing doesn't know how to choose a horse, so she can only watch from the side, although Li Runfu has been a soldier, he is only an infantryman, not a cavalry, and has little contact with horses, so he doesn't know much about horses, but he heard from his neighbors that he should choose a horse with bright coats and strong limbs. According to this criterion, he chose a tall brown horse.
Ma Shang smiled and said, "Big brother is really good eyesight, and he picked up the best horse we have here in one fell swoop!" However, this price is also the highest of all the horses we have here. As he spoke, he said a price, which was a few percent higher than the price expected by Axing's father and daughter.
Ah Xing's father and daughter looked at each other, not knowing if the price was reasonable. Ah Xing didn't know how much a horse cost. Li Runfu also has no experience, and no one he knows can afford a horse, so he doesn't know how much a good horse costs.
Ma Shang looked at the stunned appearance of the two, happy, and thought, today is to catch two stupid sheep!
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