It was an old man who sold the livestock, and he was drinking tea boredly before they arrived, and he didn't get up when he saw them coming, but only said hello lazily: "Both, look at what to buy." ”

Having said that, the old man did not think that the other party could afford it.

Xia Huai didn't look at it much, and said directly to the old man: "Uncle, what is the price of these livestock?" ”

The old man saw the customer who asked the price without looking at the goods for the first time, and couldn't help but stand up and look at Xia Huai: "What does the little lady want to buy?" If you want a horse, a horse like ours will cost eighteen taels of silver. If you want a mule, it usually costs twelve taels of silver. ”

Without waiting for Xia Huai to bargain, Zhou Huiniang walked up quickly, pointed at the old man and scolded: "Okay, you old goods, the mule I bought from you last time was only eight taels of silver, how come it costs twelve taels to my daughter?" ”

The old man chuckled in his heart, looked at Zhou Huiniang closely, and then touched his beard and smiled embarrassedly: "It turned out to be the third daughter-in-law of the old Xia family... It's not that I'm asking for high prices, and you know that there have been frequent ground movements recently, so you can ask around and inquire about which prices have risen somewhat! ”

Hearing the old man say this, Zhou Huiniang paused, although she felt that what the old man said was reasonable, she still raised her eyebrows: "The price increase is understandable, but you have risen by four taels of silver this time, which is too outrageous!" ”

The old man was also weak-hearted: "Harm, the main thing is that my mules look good, you see, which one is not more spiritual and strong than the one you bought?" ”

Zhou Huiniang and Xia Huai both went to take a look, and sure enough, they found that what the old man said was true, these mules were really in good spirits!

"Well, for the sake of regular customers, if you buy a mule, I'll give you a cheaper!"

Xia Huai nodded: "Bother the old man to help me pick a good mule." "She's not very good at picking these things, at most she can see if there's anything wrong, and the rest has to rely on professionals.

The old man did not refuse, and immediately led the two to see the mule. Xu saw that both of them were women, and the old man touched his beard and began to show off:

"As the saying goes, 'long-necked mule, long-tailed horse, buy it when you see it', look at how long this mule's neck is, its neck is long, its endurance is long, and its work is energetic!"

"Look at the four legs first, then buy a skin. The hooves of the mules are small and healthy, and the fur is smooth and smooth. ”

"The legs are long and the waist is thin, and they can't be old enough. The legs of my mules are short and thick, and they are definitely good at pulling goods! ”

"The horse looks at the tooth board, and the tree looks at the annual rings. This mule also needs to be looked at, like this mule, I'll show you—" The old man said as he broke the mue's mouth so that the two of them could get closer and see it clearly.

"Four years old and four teeth, this mule is more than four years old, which is the age when he can pull goods!"

Regor's eyes sparkled as he looked at the mule, and there was eagerness in his eyes.

Xia Huai couldn't help but hook the corners of his mouth, touched his son's furry head and asked, "Brother Rui, do you like this mule?" ”

Rego'er chick nodded like a peck of rice.

"Okay, then let's buy it!" Xia Huai looked at the old man: "Uncle, please help us with a carriage, the carriage should be made of wood." ”

The old man on the side was still annoyed that he had just talked too much about being too selfless, but when he heard that Xia Huai really wanted to buy it, he couldn't help but be overjoyed at the moment: "Okay, good, I must give you a good wooden carriage!" ”

When the carriage was ready, the old man stretched out three fingers and said, "One price, thirteen taels of silver." ”

Xia Huai was not in a hurry, took a step back, and handed over the battlefield to her mother.

Zhou Huiniang rolled up her sleeves, crossed her waist and began to bargain, and finally bargained to twelve taels of silver.

The old man finally waved his hand as if he was very distressed, and the two sides were very happy.

Xia Huai took out the money bag from his package and took out twelve taels of silver, calculated his family wealth, and finally came to the conclusion that he needed to exchange some money.

Zhou Huiniang happily led the mule and took the car away, and shook her head when she heard the words: "Keep your jewelry first, there is not much time to spend money on the road." ”

Xia Huai shook his head: "Mother, I know that you and my father love me..." thought about it, and then said: "I also know that my grandmother can treat me, but there are too many people in a big family, I still want to exchange some money to buy some food and hoard it, if it really comes to that point, Rui Ge'er and I will not be hungry..."

As for which point, Zhou Huiniang could guess.

She wanted to say that there was no shortage of rations for her mother and daughter at home, but in a blink of an eye, she thought of the ignorant second sister-in-law and the second nephew and daughter-in-law who always caused trouble, and finally sighed and nodded: "Okay, let's go find your father and them." ”

When he arrived at the door of the grocery store, Xia Dashan was carrying a cloth bag and hooking up with Wang Tieniu. Seeing Zhou Huiniang leading the mule cart, she was stunned: "Child, you stole a mule cart?" ”

Zhou Huiniang: "... What nonsense, this is what our daughter bought! ”

Xia Dashan scratched his head in embarrassment, and the next moment, an exclamation almost pierced his ears.

"What! Xiaohuai bought a mule cart?! Zhang Meihua shouted in disbelief.

Xia Dashan glanced at his sister-in-law calmly, he didn't even call him a father, what was her excitement about being a sister-in-law?!

Zhou Huiniang tied the mule to the wooden stake next to her, stepped forward and said: "Harm, Huai'er has a little money on hand, thinking that it may not be necessary on the road, it is better to buy a car, it is more convenient!" ”

didn't wait for Zhang Meihua to answer, and immediately turned her head to look at Xia Dashan: "Daddy, Huai'er wants to buy some food, you can help me take a look." ”

Xia Dashan is a good businessman, and he knows better than anyone which one in this town has good grain and low prices. It couldn't be better to ask him.

However, he was a little strange: "Our family has enough food, and we don't need to buy it for the time being." ”

Zhang Meihua and Xia Dazhuang also nodded: "Yes, yes, why do you spend this money when you have food at home?" ”

Zhou Huiniang glared at Xia Dashan, and then smiled: "Harm, this kid doesn't want to take advantage of the family... Daddy, go quickly, the village chief will be urging later. ”

Xia Dashan had a lively brain, and he understood it immediately, and pulled Wang Tieniu with a smile: "Let's go, Tieniu, let's go together!" ”

Xia Huai still plans to pawn some jewelry, and it will probably not cost much to buy food, but she also plans to buy something else, don't look at what she has in the space, but what excuse will she use to take it out at that time? Therefore, it is best to buy everything to save yourself from being suspicious!

Her package contained two pairs of gold bracelets, a pair of gold hairpins, two pairs of jade earrings, and several brightly colored silk flowers.

The town is still relatively small, there is only one pawnshop, the so-called one is dominant, I am afraid that this price will not be too reasonable. But no matter how unreasonable it is, she has to pawn it.

The pawnshop is quite large, and as soon as I entered, I heard the sound of the bookkeeper pulling the abacus.

Generally, the pawnshop's account office not only manages the accounts, but also has the ability to recognize people and goods. So as soon as Xia Huai entered the door, the account room looked up: "Little lady, please come in, what do you need to pawn?" ”

"I have a few silk flowers, a pair of jade earrings and a gold bracelet, can you help me see how many can I make?"