"Don't worry, everyone who leaves us is in good health. Our reputation is well-known in the county. They are a little thin, but if you take care of them, they will all be good workers. 80 taels for 10 people, this price is very reasonable."
"75 taels. If you're willing, we'll buy it. No more talk."
The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, but thinking that these people would need food and drink every day even if they didn't sell, he finally agreed. "Miss, you are so amazing. I will let you have it this time. Just consider it a good relationship. 75 taels is 75 taels."
Several people paid the money and followed the broker to the government office in charge of household registration to transfer the household registration. There were two more couples under Dashan's name. Chun Xiao originally wanted a couple as well, but for convenience, he added the two women at the back to his name. There were originally 27 people under his name, and now there are two more. The remaining four were registered under Dahe's name.
Originally they wanted to buy for 6 people, but now they bought 10 at once. The three of them were a little excited. They led the people to the inn, booked beds for them in a large bunk bed, and asked the waiter to order two tables of food, one table for the 10 servants and one table for the four of them. When they saw the food on the table, the 10 people were reluctant to pick up their chopsticks at first. After Dashan asked them to eat, they began to eat voraciously, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they ate like crazy.
Dashan sighed, "I don't know how long they've been hungry." He quickly asked the waiter to bring them another large bowl of porridge and a large bowl of pickled vegetables.
"It's been a year already, why isn't the war in the north over yet?"
The waiter was preparing food at the next table when he heard them talking about the war. He came over with a serious face and said, "I heard from our boss that there's still a lot of fighting to do. He said there's a traitor on our side, which is causing us to lose the battle. We found the traitor not long ago, but we've suffered huge losses up front. We're going to have to endure this."
"It won't affect us, right?" Daha asked the waiter worriedly.
"How can it not be affected? Haven't you seen that there are so many more beggars on the streets than before? They are all those who have escaped from there. There are even rich families giving out porridge over there. It's so pitiful!" He said as he shook his head and walked away.
After Dashan and his friends finished their meal, they arranged the 10 people to rest on the dormitory bed and told them that they still had things to do. They asked them to take turns to have someone look after the two guest rooms they were staying in, and they would be taken back when the work was done.
Those people could tell from their conversation and the meals they arranged for them that the owner who bought them this time was a family, and they were all kind people. They had been wandering around for a while, and now they were lucky enough to have caught up with a kind owner, so they naturally cherished their things very much and nodded to indicate that they would take good care of them.
After dinner, several people set out to look for herbal medicine merchants. They went to Boss An's house again, but he still didn't come back. They had no choice but to go somewhere else. Finally, they managed to get together several herbs they had, but the price was still expensive. Even with the discount, the price was still much more expensive. The last time they bought it, it was already expensive, but they bought almost 180 kilograms of each for 150 taels. This time, they only bought 100 kilograms of each for 150 taels.
She felt that she should consider asking the restaurant owner to raise the price. It would be too uneconomical if the cost was borne by them. Otherwise, she could ask the restaurant to recommend a supplier of medicinal materials to her. As long as the medicinal materials were cheap, there would be no price increase. It was all her fault for being too honest that she only thought of this now.
Today is the fourth day since they arrived in the county town. Before leaving, Chunxiao was cautious and asked the servants if any of them could drive cattle. As a result, four men said they could drive cattle, and two women also said they could drive cattle. This was a pleasant surprise for Chunxiao, as it meant they could buy a few more cows at the livestock market. When they left the mountains, they took the six people who could drive cattle with them.
They all went to the livestock market. It was a big market, selling all kinds of livestock. Not to mention buying a few, even buying dozens of them was available. It was not difficult to buy, but if you wanted to buy good ones, you had to ask and look around. Fortunately, there were a few people who knew how to herd cattle, and they were distributed in different places to make the selections. Although Chunxiao didn't understand, it didn't stop her from joining in the fun. She even saw someone selling live deer, which was quite surprising.
Finally, after spending several hours looking around and comparing prices, he bought nine oxen, plus two ox carts, for exactly 110 taels. This time, the two brothers paid for it, and they would settle the ownership when they got home.
Everything in the county town was considered done, but it was already afternoon and it would be dark by the time they got halfway back, so they had no choice but to stay in the county town for another night.
In the afternoon, Chunxiao really took Shuwen to the teahouse. Although the price of ordinary seats in the teahouse was high for them, it was much cheaper than that on the river boat. They ate peanuts and listened to the people on the stage performing opera, feeling fresh and comfortable.
The next morning, several people set out. Six servants and Daha rode an ox each, following behind Dashan and Shuwen's ox cart. It looked quite spectacular from a distance. This time, there were only about 800 kilograms of medicinal materials in total, which was just enough to be placed in two carts with a few more people sitting on them.
The women sitting in the car along the way were a little restrained. Chunxiao asked them questions one by one. Chunxiao was sitting in Yan Dashan's car, and the two people she bought sat with her. Although they were wearing less now, at least they each had an extra cotton jacket.
"When you go back, stay in my room first. Oh, by the way, I live alone."
The women were obviously surprised to see her, but they didn't dare to ask any more questions.
"What are your names?" I forgot to look carefully when I was signing the indenture contract.
"My surname is Zhang."
"My surname is Yang, please give us a name, young lady."
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