Exile opening: I won with the Universal Maker

Chapter 36 Buying a Horse
"How many did you say?"

Shen Yuexi stopped, stared at Feng Zhang with a pair of shiny black eyes, and looked at Feng Zhang in disbelief.

Feng Zhang stuttered when she saw it, and said, "I guess the most... at least four... four... 40 taels."

The two left Feng's house, and Shen Yuexi and Feng Zhang mentioned that they were leaving here in two days and needed to buy a horse.Feng Zhang told her that buying a horse cost at least 40 taels of silver, which shocked her a lot.

"How could it be so expensive, 40 taels!" Shen Yuexi said while touching the silver in her arms guiltily.

Only in his early 30s, plus the two taels given by Mrs. Lin, a total of 32 taels and five taels.

Feng Zhang pouted his neck and said: "Miss Pei, this is still the lowest price. A slightly better horse costs a hundred taels of silver. The young master said that if it is a steed that travels thousands of miles a day, I am afraid that a hundred taels of gold can't buy it." arrive."

"Don't be so exaggerated, it's just a cart, you don't need a horse."

"That's right, that's why I said 40 taels."

"That's too expensive, there's not that much money at all."

"Go to Old Man Sun first, talk to him, maybe we can negotiate the price."

The two argued all the way to the gate of a farmer's yard at the end of the village.Before reaching the door, a smell of horse dung was blown into Shen Yuexi's nose.Subconsciously, she raised her sleeve to cover her nose.

Feng Zhang didn't fool around, the family did have a horse.

Feng Zhang smiled and said: "Miss Pei, I'll call the door."

The gates in the country are generally seldom closed, and they are not locked in broad daylight.But the door was tightly shut.But Feng Zhang had a loud voice, he yelled through the gate, and then heard an old man's voice from the yard:

"Feng Daudao, please keep your voice down, don't scare my horse."

Shen Yuexi was taken aback, Feng Zhang nicknamed Feng Daudao?
The courtyard door opened a crack, and an old man in his sixties stuck out his head wearing an old felt hat.A pair of mung bean eyes rolled around, first glanced at Feng Zhang, and then fell on Shen Yuexi who was behind.

"Feng Bold, it's late afternoon, why are you coming here to shout?"

Feng Zhang was not polite, he raised his hand and wanted to push the door in, and said, "Old man Sun, isn't your old horse for sale?"

Old man Sun was stuck at the door to prevent him from entering, and said:
"Don't go into the yard, my horse can't help being frightened, and it will loosen when it's frightened. I'll drive to the county to sell it later."

"Where are you going? I'm here to find a buyer for you," Feng Zhang staggered away, pointing at Shen Yuexi, "Mr. Are there any?"

Old man Sun looked at Shen Yuexi, Mung Dou rolled his eyes, and hurriedly opened the courtyard door with a smile on his face.

"Come in quickly. It's a good thing you came early, otherwise I would have to sell it in the city."

"Aren't you going to let me in?" Feng Zhang greeted Shen Yuexi, while not forgetting to hate old man Sun, "Aren't you afraid that your horse is loose?"

Old man Sun chuckled and said, "How is that possible? My horse is fine. I was afraid that you would wake up my wife by yelling."

Shen Yuexi followed Feng Zhang into the yard of old man Sun's house, and saw a horse tied under a jujube tree at a glance, with its head bowed there.

Old man Sun walked up to the horse, raised his hand and patted the horse's neck, saying:
"I spent a lot of money to buy this horse back then. I have a strong temper. Cough... If I was not in a hurry to spend money, I would never sell it. I have feelings... Look at this, it's mainly because I have been coughing these days and I can't take care of it." Take care of..."

Shen Yuexi was afraid that the horse would kick her.Just stand a little farther away.

The black horse was skinny, with a disheveled mane on its neck, its head drooping listlessly, and it was chewing grass intermittently.Even the ribs on his body can be clearly seen.

If this horse is compared to a human being, it is old and frail and malnourished.

Shen Yuexi couldn't understand horses, so she tilted her head and quietly asked Feng Zhang beside her: "Brother Feng, when did he buy this horse?"

Feng Zhang bent a finger calmly and pointed at himself.Then he pointed to the horse again.

Shen Yuexi didn't understand what it meant for a moment, and looked at Feng Zhang in bewilderment.

He means he bought the horse?
"My mother said that when old man Sun bought this horse," Feng Zhang explained bluntly, "I was not born yet."

Shen Yuexi blinked and nodded.

Feng Zhang is one year older than Xiao Zhuo, which means that this horse has been bought for at least 21 years.Plus it wasn't small when I bought it.It is estimated that I will go to the age of 30.

She also knows a thing or two about the lifespan of a horse.This is a well-rounded old man.

You won't die halfway, will you?

She worriedly said to Feng Zhang: "Brother Feng, why don't we go to the county seat..."

In Daliang Village, except for the old man Sun who sells horses, the rest of the family has mules and the like, but they are not for sale.If you really want to choose something, you have to go to the county seat.

Before she finished speaking, old man Sun raised his hand and shouted:

"Hey, Miss Pei, don't worry. This horse is a bit old. But it's not a problem to walk hundreds of miles a day."

Shen Yuexi bowed her head and snapped her fingers. If it is a hundred miles a day, it will take about five days to reach the northern border.Considering that the horse is still pulling a cart, this speed is acceptable.It is this old man Sun who seems a little unreliable. I don't know if he is telling the truth.

Feng Zhang circled the horse twice, and said to old man Sun: "This horse is so skinny, can it pull a cart?"

Old man Sun slapped his chest loudly: "Feng Daudao, don't talk nonsense, you saw me go to the county town early this morning to pick up goods, and I came back before noon. How far back and forth?"

"Forty miles back and forth." Feng Zhang answered honestly.

"Forty miles in the morning, forty miles if you walk casually in the afternoon, and a little more in the evening, isn't it bragging for a hundred miles?"

Feng Zhang turned his head to look at Shen Yuexi, and said, "Miss Pei, Old Man Sun is telling the truth."

"How much will it cost?" Shen Yuexi didn't hesitate, and looked directly at old man Sun.

Old man Sun stretched out four fingers: "If Mrs. Pei sincerely wants to buy it, I won't ask for more, 40 taels."

Shen Yuexi swallowed, because she didn't have enough money in her pocket.

She hesitated for a moment, then resolutely raised her feet and walked towards the black horse.

You have to find faults, and you have to find faults even if there are no faults.Anyway, bargaining, you can't give as much as you say.

She cautiously walked up to the black horse, and immediately heard the sound of grunting and heavy panting from the horse's throat, which was extremely unsteady, as if it had bronchitis.

"Is this horse sick?" She frowned and looked at Old Man Sun.

Treat her like a fool?

Seeing that Feng Zhang was also angry, Old Man Sun's face flashed a little uncomfortable, he coughed dryly, and explained:
"Last time, I was a little tired from shopping. You can buy it and take two sets of medicine... In this way, 36 taels of silver, let me pay for four taels of medicine."

Shen Yuexi kept silent and lowered her head to calculate.

36 Two taels were not enough, and the old horse was still sick, so she couldn't just go on the road like this, she had to find a veterinarian for treatment, and she would have no money left.

Seeing that she was still silent, old man Sun showed a anxious look on his face: "34! If you still don't want to buy it, I'll rush to the city and sell it."

Shen Yuexi felt that something was going on, raised her head and said, "Thirty!"

"Thirty is too low, don't sell it! At least 33..."

"31, if I don't sell it, I will go to the county with Brother Feng."

"32, I really can't..."

"Deal, I bought it!"

As Feng Zhang said, a horse costs at least 40 taels.Although this horse is old and sick, they only sell it for 32 taels, which is fine.The most important thing is that she has 32 taels.

When the silver and goods are settled, Feng Zhang goes to untie the reins.Shen Yuexi showed a smile to old man Sun who was looking at the quality of the silver:

"Uncle Sun, since the horses are all sold, it's useless to keep the car, why don't you give it to me?"

Old man Sun's mung bean eyes suddenly widened.

(End of this chapter)