Gu Beiheng and Peng Laosan didn't go into the store, but drove the carriage directly from the back to the street in front of the store. Su Qi came over with Dabao, Erbao, and Gu Beijing.
Gu Beihan and a few others, along with Yao Liu, also came out of the store and stood there with unfriendly expressions.
"How much silver does it cost to rent a carriage?" Zhang Yunyu saw Gu Beihan and the others coming out, walked over quickly and asked with concern.
"Eighteen taels of silver for a car is enough for an ordinary family of four to spend for two years." Gu Beihan frowned. Everything would cost money to bribe the officials along the way.
The money those people asked for was like flowing water.
He was worried that there would be little money left when he arrived in Jinyang Prefecture.
"What a black-hearted shop owner! He gave birth to a son without an anus." When Zhang Yunyu heard that it was so expensive, he started to curse dirty words.
The fat shopkeeper was not happy when he heard this. He said, "You can scold me, but can't you scold my son? I can't count on him to shed his humble ways and bring honor to the family."
"Auntie, please stop talking nonsense. Ask around the county. Everyone says that the prices at my Laohuaishu Cart Inn are fair and just. If you are not satisfied, you can go to another store." The fat shopkeeper almost patted his chest and pulled Zhang Yunyu to swear.
Businessmen value harmony, otherwise the fat shopkeeper would definitely take a broom and drive out this woman who was spewing shit.
The bearded man's face turned ashen. "Men are talking, and you women have no right to interrupt. Get out~" As he said the word get out, a thunder exploded in the sky.
Zhang Yunyu was so frightened that she shrank her neck and dared not speak.
Zeng Wuming and the other two walked up to Su Qi. They looked at each other awkwardly, then knelt in front of Su Qi.
"Miracles doctor. Please lend us some money to hire a carriage. From now on, our lives are in your hands." Zeng Wuming's sinister eyes were filled with a bit of stubbornness.
Su Qi chuckled:
"What do I want with your lives? I don't have the money to help you."
The three looked disappointed.
Gu Jingru rolled her eyes as she noticed the colors on Zeng Wuming and the others' heads. Zeng Wuming's was a relentless black, but the others were all a rather unsatisfactory gray.
Mu Chentao, who originally had a deathly grey aura, now had a faint hint of other colors. Gu Jingru was furious; she knew his luck had changed.
She originally thought that after the one who was supposed to die had died, she begged her mother to save Zeng Wuming's life.
Let him be a dog by her side.
Unexpectedly, he was intercepted halfway. Su Qi actually saved these people one after another, making those gray colors become lively.
I'm so hungry, I want to go eat.
I also want to eat the golden thing as big as the millstone on Su Qi’s head.
Zeng Wuming closed his eyes and then opened them again. "Divine Doctor, the three of us here and the three standing over there are willing to sell ourselves to you as slaves. We will not complain if you beat us, kill us, or sell us.
The money I earn from selling myself only needs to be enough to rent a carriage." Zeng Wuming knew that the world was like this, not as prosperous as before.
"36 taels of silver for six people? I'm the only one who loses in this deal." Su Qi was not unwilling to pay 36 taels of silver, but it was too easy to be targeted if he paid the money.
Everyone else looked over with envy.
Could it be that Su Qi was rewarded a lot of money for saving the official's life?
It seems that the concubine of the Su family came here and gave money, but Su Qi didn't want to be a big victim, so she hid herself.
Zhang Yunyu was so angry that he fell backwards.
He just wanted to catch the missing Aunt Liu and pull out all her hair to vent his anger.
"I will only give you 24 taels of silver, and two of you are still young. You won't need money to eat, drink, and defecate during this journey, and you can't open up wasteland for me when we get to Jinyang Prefecture.
I won't do business that will make me lose money." Su Qi stretched out her fair hand and pointed at the two boys who were only six or seven years old.
The two little guys burst into tears immediately.
"We can eat less. We can pick up firewood along the way and give it to Dabao and Erbao as toys."
Dabao and Erbao thought to themselves, "We don't want any toys." They held Su Qi's neck tightly, instinctively wanting not to distract their mother's attention.
A young man was walking hurriedly in the distance.
He stood a few steps away and looked at Gu Beiheng earnestly.
"Miracle doctor, sir. Mu Chentao said that he could never repay his life-saving grace, and he is willing to sign a contract to sell himself. In this case, I, Mu Guang, am also willing to sign a contract to sell myself." Mu Guang clasped his hands together and spoke sincerely.
Gu Beiheng looked at Su Qi, moved his eyes and nodded.
Then he looked at Yao Liu and the other officers, "Captain Yao, we're not breaking the rules, are we?"
Yao Liu rubbed his hands and laughed.
"It's not considered a violation of the rules. You will be demoted to commoners, but you will not be allowed to take the imperial examinations or join the army." Yao Liu was obviously easy to talk to and knew what maximized his interests.
"Thank you, Yaotou."
Seeing that Gu Beiheng agreed, Su Qi naturally had no objection.
Originally, I wanted to take Zeng Wuming in for my own use. Now that the situation is favorable, I can take him in. After he signed the indenture, why should I be afraid that he would work for the little koi?
Things that don't exist.
If you encounter a servant who betrays his master, you must make him live a life worse than death.
Su Qi and Gu Beiheng bought these people, seven intact men, plus Mu Chentao, a wounded man who was half dead.
Gave them 38 taels of silver.
36 taels of silver for renting a car, and 2 taels of silver for them to buy some food and necessities.
The people in Yuezhou Prefecture are very united.
Zeng Wuming handed the silver to Mu Guang, who arranged its use.
Mu Guang first went to give the store owner 36 taels of silver. With the tacit consent of Peng Laosan, he went to the grain store next door with a middle-aged man and made a restrained yet frantic purchase with the remaining two taels of silver.
The food we bought were the cheapest foods such as coarse flour, rice, beans, etc.
It wasn't a lot, after all, there were about twenty people there. Even though eight of them had sold themselves, there were still about twenty mouths left.
Gu Jingru leaned on Fang Xiaoya's shoulder, secretly regretting that she was too young. Many things were inconvenient for her, and her mother was hesitant and lacked courage when doing things.
If she could be by Su Qi's side, she could absorb her wealth.
How nice it would be if she could still be used to do things. Why did Zeng Wuming, the wolf cub, feel something was missing from her heart when she was with Su Qi?
Gu Jingru couldn't figure it out and just felt uncomfortable.
Gu Beiheng helped Su Qi, Dabao and Erbao into the carriage. Su Qi spread a thin quilt in the carriage, which also had a secret compartment.
All the furnishings look like carriages purchased for the town or for the wealthy families that visit.
"Beiheng. The frame is covered with tarpaulin. The weather is not good and it's going to rain."
"good."
Without Su Qi's instructions, Gu Beiheng originally planned to use oilcloth to clean up the carriage.
When we set off again, it was already dark.
The Gu family's main branch had two carriages, the second branch also had two carriages. The side branches also hired three carriages, plus one carriage for Gu Beiheng and Su Qi, and two carriages for the Yuezhou government.
The official rode a horse and also bought a carriage.
Peng Laosan and Yao Liu decided to let the wounded lie down inside to avoid secondary injuries caused by being tossed around.
Mu Guang was driving, and the others were sitting on the carriage. Mu Chentao was a wounded man, half lying in the carriage, with Su Qi and her family sitting opposite him.
There was no distinction between men and women along the way.
When the dormitories were built, men and women would share a room. Even those who had money would rent a separate room for the whole family.
Gu Beiheng's carriage was more stable than other carriages. In order to make Su Qi comfortable, he made anti-vibration measures on it.
Qiqi leaned against the carriage and dozed off for a while.
I didn't sleep well until my head fell into a warm embrace and I fell asleep peacefully.
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