Chapter 123 Bought a Mule
After breakfast, the head of the village took the three families who wanted to buy mules to the trader to buy mules, and also pushed the cart to sell them. When they got the mules, they would definitely need to add a new carriage, so the cart would no longer be needed!
Although the cart is old and can't be sold for much money, it's better than just throwing it away!
Xu Zhiyi saw that Li Zheng and Lin Qi were both selecting mules seriously. She inquired about the prices of all the livestock. An ordinary horse cost at least 40 taels of silver, a cow cost 11 taels of silver, and a donkey cost nine taels of silver.
As for mules, there are two prices: donkey mule is twelve taels of silver, and horse mule is a little more expensive at fifteen taels of silver.
The village head took Xu Zhiyi and Lin Qi to look at them, and finally decided that if they were going to buy one, they should buy a better one. Although a donkey mule is three taels of silver cheaper than a horse mule, a horse mule runs much faster than a donkey mule! And its load-bearing capacity is also stronger than that of a donkey mule.
Xu Zhi decided to buy the mules and had already chosen them. He planned to bargain with the broker: "Boss, we are going to take three mules at once, you have to give us a discount!"
Upon hearing this, the pawnbroker looked very embarrassed and said, "Girl, this mule is a top-quality product. Fifteen taels of silver is really a fair price."
"Besides, other shops have raised their prices due to the drought, but I am the only one that is still keeping the same price as before. If you don't believe me, you can go ask around and come back to see if my price is the most fair!"
Xu Zhiyi raised his eyebrows slightly, rolled his eyes, and said calmly: "Well, I won't bargain with you, but we bought three at once, so you have to equip us with a covered carriage, how about that? If possible, we can pay the money now."
After hearing this, the boss of the brothel showed a trace of hesitation on his face: "This... Hey, girl, I'm losing money by giving you a carriage! It costs eight or nine hundred coins to install the most ordinary carriage with a canopy. The most I can give you is a cart. I really can't give you any less. And the cart is not cheap. You will have to buy a cart alone for two hundred coins, right?"
"Well, let's go for a walk first! We'll come back later." Xu Zhiyi sighed and motioned for everyone to follow him and walk away.
When the boss of the yazi saw that the girl really left, he quickly ran over and shouted, "Hey, hey, girl, don't go! Hey, come back, forget it, can't I take you back? Hey, come back quickly!"
Only when he saw the man coming back did he breathe a sigh of relief. Humph, come back later? That's what he had said before, but what happened? They actually came to his door with their animals. He regretted it so much that he should have given up the money!
Xu Zhiyi heard the boss's shout and turned back with the village head and Lin Qi.
At this moment, the two of them were so impressed in their hearts that if they could bargain and get the boss to say that he would give them a truck, they would definitely agree and even feel that they had gotten a great deal.
After paying the silver, the broker quickly harnessed the carriage to the mule.
A quarter of an hour later, the boss of the yazi company helped load the three cars.
The three of them looked at the loaded carriage and ignored the mule. At this glance, it really looked like a horse-drawn carriage!
Lin Qi happily walked around and said, "Uncle San, Miss Xu, once this covered carriage is installed, what is the difference between it and a horse-drawn carriage?"
Village head: "There is a difference. The difference is that the cart is not pulled by a horse, but a mule."
When everyone in the inn learned that the horses and mules had been bought, they excitedly carried their packed bags downstairs.
Su Manman came down and saw the mule cart, and exclaimed: "Mom, my cousin bought a horse carriage!"
Qin heard this and corrected Su Manman: "Manman, that's a mule, not a horse. It just looks like a horse."
Xu Zhiyi looked at the pile of luggage and suggested: "We can tie the large bags to the roof of the car, and the remaining small items can be put in a large bag, which can also be tied to the bottom of the car."
Upon hearing this, everyone quickly started packing their bags.
After everything was ready, it was almost noon. In order not to delay the journey, I simply bought some dry food for lunch at the inn, so that I could stop to rest in the evening!
The carriage could accommodate three people on each side, while the middle was spacious enough for two and a bit crowded for three. Su Mingchuan and Su Manman, the two younger ones, sat on small stools on both sides of Qin's legs.
Su Ze saw Shen Wuyou sitting on the edge of the carriage outside the carriage, and quickly pushed him: "Wuyou, hurry up and get in the carriage, I'll drive the car"
Shen Wuyou heard this and quickly waved his hand: “Uncle, how can this be possible, how can I let you drive the car, I’ll do it instead”
Su Ze: "Oh! Be obedient and go in quickly"
Seeing the two people fighting for the wheel for a long time, Old Man Su decided, "Stop fighting. Let me take turns driving the car. Each of us will drive for about half an hour. Isn't that good?"
Su Ze: "Then I'll go first, and no one is allowed to snatch it anymore!"
Xu Zhiyi opened the carriage curtain, and the wind from outside blew in. Even wearing a cotton coat, he still felt a little cold. He then took out some cloth, cut a simple scarf, and handed it to Su Ze, who was driving the carriage: "Uncle, it's windy outside. Wrap this around your neck to block some of the wind."
Upon hearing this, Su Ze took the lead and wrapped himself up according to Xu Zhiyi's method, wearing a mask on his face and a scarf around his neck. It seemed that he would immediately shrink his neck when there was no wind!
"Zhiyi, with this wrap around you, the wind won't get into your neck. It really makes you warmer!"
Seeing this, Xu Zhiyi also instructed the head of the village and Lin Qi's two mule carts, and whoever was driving outside could cover them with this equipment.
Then he looked at Su Ze's hands that were pulling the rope, which were already red from the cold. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and modern gloves appeared in his mind.
She did it right away. Although she didn't know how to sew, Su and Qin knew how to do it. She described it carefully to see if she could sew it out first.
Along the way, Xu Zhiyi was teaching Su and Qin how to sew gloves. After failing two pairs, they finally succeeded in making a pair. Although it was not as perfect as the modern ones, it was acceptable!
He brought out a pair of gloves and asked Su Ze to put them on. Then he tied up his arms with ropes. It really looked like a real guy!
Afterwards, Qin and Su each sewed an extra pair for the other two coachmen.
After only two hours of travel, we had to stop and find a place to camp for the night, because it was winter and it was getting dark quickly.
After getting off the mule cart, Xu Zhiyi gave the gloves sewn by Su and Qin to the head of the village and Lin Qi, and told them that whoever drove the cart should wear the gloves so that the hands holding the reins would not be so painful.
After they tried it, they found that their hands were not that cold!
Village head: "Zhiyi, this is much more flexible than the hand clothes. The hand clothes cover all four fingers! Although it is warm, it is not flexible to work. Your hand clothes have five fingers separated, which is much more convenient."
Xu Zhiyi: "That's good, I just improved it a little bit based on the hand clothes."
"Okay, tonight, let's set up a tent in this open space and spend the night!"
Upon hearing this, everyone tied the mule to a tree and began to unload their luggage!
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