Chapter 25 The Fishing Boat is in Hand

"With this price, you can buy a house in Haiping Town, right?"

Su Qian raised his eyebrows and looked at the boy.

"You are joking, girl. This house is for enjoying a comfortable life, but this fishing boat is for supporting the family, so of course it also requires so much money."

The boy replied with a neither humble nor arrogant attitude, bowing slightly.

"Well, can you take us to see the real thing?"

Su Qian asked softly.

"Does the girl want to see a new boat or an old one? If it's a new one, you'll have to wait two days. If it's an old one, the younger one can take her to the dock right now."

The boy continued to ask.

"I have an urgent need, so let me take a look at the old boat first!"

"Then please move on, young lady. We will go to the dock immediately."

The boy whispered a few words to his companion, who nodded and went out.

Su Qian raised her eyebrows.

The servant immediately responded and said with a smile, "Don't blame me, young lady. The old boat was sent here by a fellow villager in the town to sell on your behalf. I saw that you really wanted to buy it, so I sent someone to inform him."

Su Qian nodded, "Then do you know why that family sold the fishing boat that supported their family for no reason?"

It is better to inquire about the origin of a used fishing boat. If it is an accident ship or a dispute ship, she will definitely not take it.

"This little one knows a thing or two."

As the boy led Su Qian and the others toward the dock, he said, "The fishing boat belongs to a family named Yu in Haiping Town."

"The eldest and youngest sons of the Yu family made their living by fishing at sea. But a while ago, something happened to his family. One of his sons died and the other was injured. They could no longer go out to sea. So old man Yu asked our fishing company to sell his family's boat."

"An accident? But it happened at sea?"

The second uncle of the Su family, who had been silent, finally spoke.

If the Yu brothers had met with the accident at sea, he would never have let Xiao Aqian buy the fishing boat no matter what.

"That's not the case. I heard that the old woman of the Yu family was sick and went to see a doctor at night. As a result, something happened on the way and she encountered bandits, which resulted in one death and one injury."

The servant shook his head and said, "I heard that the wife of Yu's eldest son also married someone else with her baby, leaving behind the old, the young, and the disabled. Old Yu plans to sell this fishing boat, get his youngest son's leg healed, and then find him a new wife."

"Well, as long as it doesn't happen at sea, then there's no problem."

The second uncle of the Su family nodded and said nothing more.

"Your concern is justified."

The boy nodded and explained, "In fact, there are some boats like this that are sold in our fishing company every year, but most of these boats are already damaged and can't be sold for more than a few taels of silver!"

Soon, the three of them arrived at the dock. The boy pointed to a fishing boat at the edge and said, "Look, that's it."

Su Qian's eyes lit up when he saw the fishing boat that was painted shiny with tung oil.

The fishing boat, about three or four meters long, looked brand new, and its awning was spotless, covered with oilcloth.

It is obvious that it has been carefully maintained and looks no different from a new ship.

The servant saw Su Qian's expression and knew that she had taken a fancy to it. He then said, "Miss, don't worry about this boat. The two brothers of the Yu family have been taking good care of it. And the boat is very new, only about a year old. If it weren't for the youngest son of the Yu family who urgently needed money for medical treatment, it would have cost at least eighty or ninety taels to buy it!"

"Okay, this is it!"

After carefully observing the fishing boat, Su Qian decided to buy it.

"Wait a moment, you two! When the old man from the Yu family comes, we will go through the registration procedures. By the way, the young lady also needs to pay our fishing company an additional 1 tael of silver as an agency fee. The total is 51 taels. Is that ok?"

"no problem."

Soon, the old man from the Yu family came over. When he heard that Su Qian had decided to buy his fishing boat, his eyes became moist.

Now, his little son is saved!

Led by the servant of the fishing shop, the two men quickly pressed their fingerprints on the purchase contract, and Su Qian handed the banknote to the servant.

The boy went to the bank, exchanged a fifty-dollar note, and came back with some silver.

Afterwards, Su Qian took back her forty-nine taels of silver and the contract that represented her as the ship owner.

After everything was settled, Su Qian handed over ten taels of silver to Uncle Su and said, "Uncle, go buy whatever you want! We'll see you at the dock later!"

Because Su Qian planned to buy a little in the town and buy the rest at the trading market, so he must act separately from Su's second uncle.

"Okay, consider this money as a loan from your uncle. I'll return it to you when I have money in the future!"

The second uncle of the Su family also knew that his niece still had a lot of money, but when the eldest brother was away, their family could not rely on the eldest sister-in-law's family and live like a blood-sucking worm.

So, he discussed with his wife last night to eat separately.

Su Qian put the silver into the hands of the second uncle of the Su family and smiled, "Okay, when the second uncle becomes rich in the future, you can return it to me!"

Afterwards, the two separated.

Su Qian walked slowly and leisurely in Haiping Town. The bluestone paved cobblestone roads gave the town a unique look.

The town is not big, but it has everything.

She first went to a blacksmith's shop and bought some farm tools for clearing the land, as well as an axe for chopping trees and a planer for peeling bark, which were not available in the market.

In the blacksmith shop, she saw Su's second uncle selecting iron pots, so Su Qian decided not to buy another pot.

Then she went to the cloth shop and bought some muslin and cotton. Although it was still hot, it was a little cool at night, so she still had to make a quilt.

Su Qian also went to buy some condiments.

After that, you can withdraw it from the trading market.

She bought a large piece of oilcloth and planned to cover the stone house first. After all, everyone was sleeping on the leaves now.

Su Qian didn't plan to buy anything else. Anyway, she now had a fishing boat, which made it much more convenient for her to go in and out of Haiping Town.

After asking the waiter to help him deliver the things to the fishing boat at the dock, Su Qian sat on the fishing boat waiting for his second uncle.

Seeing that the mother and son selling buns were still there, Su Qian bought ten more big meat buns.

Afterwards, Su Qian quietly added a few pieces of fine cotton cloth and coarse cloth to the things she bought in the boat awning, as well as a few menstrual belts. Su Qian also bought a few and kept them there.

Although this body of mine has not been here yet, Gu Luyun, the second aunt of the Su family, and Su Xi will definitely need it, so it is better to buy it in advance just in case.

She also traded a cooking knife at the market, which she had forgotten to buy at the blacksmith shop just now. She hurried to buy it before Uncle Su came back.

Almost there!

Su Qian looked at the things she bought and nodded slightly. It was enough for now. She could buy more later if it was not enough.