After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 16 Selling Tiger Skins at the Market

Before this, Su Xiaoxiao carried a portion of tiger meat and a tiger skin, which made her stand out even when walking through the village.

"Look, isn't that the young widow from Old Liu's family? Is that a tiger skin she's carrying?"

Some people were unaware of the situation and were quite surprised, finding it astonishing to see Su Xiaoxiao like this.

Who would have thought that a young woman could kill such a large tiger and carry it on her shoulder with great prestige?

However, if she runs into some acquaintances here, Su Xiaoxiao isn't that aloof.

She knew she had to greet people; when someone asked her where she was going, she would reply that she was going to the market to buy something.

In fact, she was taking this tiger skin to the market to sell, and everyone knew that perfectly well.

However, what makes Su Xiaoxiao so remarkable is that she didn't directly say that she was going to the market to sell tiger skins. If she had said that, some villagers would have been very jealous.

For example, Wang Tieniu from Granny Wang's family always felt that Su Xiaoxiao had stolen his big tiger.

Su Xiaoxiao tried to keep a low profile, and only when she arrived at the town's market did she realize that...

Sure enough, it was quite lively here. This was her first time in a market since she transmigrated. There were many people, and there were a lot of vendors selling small commodities and goods. Everyone was shouting and hawking their wares.

The area was bustling with vendors haggling over prices, indicating that the local economy was quite prosperous.

Su Xiaoxiao randomly found a stall, greeted the vendors next to her, and then set up her stall.

After she displayed all her tiger skins and tiger bones, she attracted a lot of attention.

Some people's eyes lit up when they saw the tiger skins, and they all came over to ask Su Xiaoxiao how to sell them.

Su Xiaoxiao said directly, "The tiger skin has no wounds and is of excellent quality. I won't sell it for less than thirty taels!"

Su Xiaoxiao's answer was very firm, and the men stared at each other, practically drooling.

"Young lady, you're quite pretty, aren't you?"

They stared at Su Xiaoxiao's face for a long time. "Did you come out to sell yourself all by yourself? Didn't your husband come with you?"

One of the men spoke with a mocking and teasing tone, clearly not a good person.

Su Xiaoxiao disliked these people from the first glance.

"Let me make this clear: I'm here to sell tiger skins. And I'm selective about my buyers; I won't sell tiger skins to people of questionable character."

"What? You're saying someone has bad character and isn't a good person?"

The man who had just tried to flirt with Su Xiaoxiao immediately felt he had lost face in front of his companions, and he roared angrily.

Su Xiaoxiao was certainly not afraid of him, and pointed her finger directly at the tip of his nose, saying, "I'm talking about you!"

The man was about to hit Su Xiaoxiao when his companion stopped him. His companion gestured to him that there were many people and suspicious eyes in the market, and it wouldn't be good if people said he was bullying a woman.

Moreover, for this very reason, he didn't want people to think that he was bullying a weak woman because he had more people than her.

He had no choice but to keep quiet. At this time, many more onlookers arrived, and they were very interested in Su Xiaoxiao's tiger skin. In fact, the tiger skin was peeled off very neatly, showing great artistry.

Especially the wound on the tiger-skinned left leg, which wasn't very noticeable.

An old man stepped out from the crowd, pointed to the tiger skin on the ground, and said, “Young lady, we don’t mean to look down on you. It’s just that you know there are a lot of fakes these days, using skins from other animals to pass off as tiger skins. To be honest, the hunters around here haven’t brought this tiger skin to sell for many years. After all, it’s quite difficult to hunt a tiger.”

"Yeah yeah!"

Those around him echoed his sentiments.

“We often come to the market, but no one has ever seen anyone selling tiger skins or tiger bones.”

Su Xiaoxiao had no intention of paying attention to them; she showed everyone the important patterns on the tiger skin.

"You can judge whether it's a real tiger skin based on the tiger skin's stripes and smell. I believe those who know their stuff can tell, right?"

Among the crowd were experienced hunters who gathered around to examine the tiger skin closely. They discovered that Su Xiaoxiao had not lied; the tiger skin she had brought was indeed genuine.

Such affirmation made the onlookers even more eager to come over and examine the tiger skin more closely. They wondered what the tiger skin looked like, as they had never seen anyone selling tiger skins at the market before, and this was the first time they had ever seen one.

The chance of a person seeing a tiger in person in their lifetime is extremely rare, unlike nowadays when people can simply go to the zoo to see one if they want to.

People started bidding; upon hearing that it was a genuine tiger skin, they naturally wanted it very much.

"I'll buy it for twenty taels."

Although it's not quite what Su Xiaoxiao initially imagined, judging from the current trend, it seems like they're competing with each other.

Su Xiaoxiao then showed the tiger skins to the surrounding crowd one by one, saying, "Look at their appearance! They were just skinned a few days ago, perfect and flawless. As you all know, it's not easy to find such a fine tiger skin. So, if you like one, hurry up and bid! Whoever offers the highest price, I'll sell it to them!"

These people thought about it and realized that what the young woman said was true.

The opportunity was rare, and many people were eager to get their hands on the tiger skin.

"I'll give you thirty taels!"

An elderly man dressed in very fine clothes walked out from the crowd. He was in good spirits and looked to be around sixty years old.

Everyone treated him with great respect and unconsciously made way for him.

He squatted down and touched the surface of the tiger skin with his hand. It felt like satin. The tiger had indeed been skinned not long ago. The key was that the tiger was very large. It must have been fat and strong when it was alive. Most hunters rarely managed to hunt such a big tiger.

"Young lady, with the tiger bones and tiger penis on the ground, I'll add five more taels of silver for you. Sell them to me as well!"

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao's eyes widened.

Thirty-five taels of silver—in the countryside, a farmer could earn one tael of silver after five years of hard work, but she could get it with ease.

Su Xiaoxiao was extremely excited, feeling like she was about to become a little rich woman. This much money was equivalent to at least 350,000 yuan in modern terms, and she had obtained it all with just a tiger skin.

Without even thinking, she replied, "Okay! It's a deal! But there's a flaw on my tiger skin; there's a wound on my left leg. Do you think it will affect anything?"

(End of this chapter)