Chapter 93 Buying a Mule Cart
Shu Yu followed Butler Yu to see the remaining rouge and face powder. Actually, it was not bad. Apart from a few that were really not very good, the remaining twenty or so boxes were better than the ones that Cuihua and the others bought from the rouge shop in town.
Shu Yu thanked him, and then Butler Yu left, along with Quan Zhongren, who had received the agency fee.
Shu Yu stayed behind to look around the shop. Now that she was the only one left in the shop, she had to think carefully about how to arrange it based on its layout.
Only after they left the shop did Butler Yu whisper to everyone, "You must keep what happened just now a secret, especially about the rent. Our master knows their situation, and given our connection, he knows they were frightened and suffered an undeserved misfortune. If we hadn't run into them, that would have been fine, but if we had, we would have helped them to calm their nerves. Not waiving the rent outright was also to protect the young lady's pride. However, if word gets out, it will inevitably damage the market."
Everyone in the school understood immediately, saying, "We understand, we understand."
Steward Yu gave Quan Zhongren one tael of silver, smiled, and left.
The Yu family doesn't care about the rent for the shop; if they could, the patriarch would prefer to sell it directly. However, since they just announced that his wife was seriously ill, it's easy for outsiders to speculate and cause trouble if they rush to sell the shop she manages. Renting it for a while and selling it after things have calmed down isn't too late.
Moreover, after listening to the nun's words, the master has been doing good deeds lately. He is especially attentive to matters concerning the children. Of course, he would help the twins who almost met with disaster.
After inspecting the shop inside and out, Shu Yu was very satisfied.
She then went to the silk shop next door and bought some better quality fabrics, along with some carefully selected rouge and face powder, before heading back.
When passing by the carriage shop, Shu Yu paused. He needed to buy a vehicle, not just a horse-drawn carriage, but also a mule cart, for convenient delivery and travel.
She had inquired and learned that there weren't many horses in Jiangyuan County, and good horses were out of the question; wealthy and powerful families all went to the prefectural city to buy them. Therefore, the price of horses here was roughly between fifteen and twenty-five taels.
Mules are much cheaper, ranging from eight taels to twelve taels.
Shu Yu hesitated for a moment, then turned and went to Niu Ma Shi.
Half an hour later, a mule cart was led out from inside. The seller stood behind her and kept sighing, "This young girl is too good at bargaining." He thought that because she was young and looked so ignorant, he could make a big profit off her.
Unexpectedly, the mule, which was originally 12 taels, was reduced by 1 tael. Not only that, but the carriage that came with it was both beautiful and sturdy, which tricked her into giving up.
She gave him twelve taels for the mule and the carriage, which was equivalent to giving away such a nice carriage for free.
With a smile, Shu Yu placed all the things on the mule cart, led it out of the city gate, and then sat on the cart shaft, heading towards Shangshi Village.
She has already learned how to drive a mule cart. The first two times she rented a cart, she communicated with the driver and even tried driving it herself.
Shu Yu has a strong learning ability, and the mule is also obedient, so everything went smoothly along the way.
As soon as they arrived at the entrance of Shangshi Village, the mule cart attracted the attention of the villagers.
The entire village has at most two cows and one donkey; no one actually buys a mule cart.
Because Shu Yu had rented a mule cart twice before, the villagers assumed she had rented one this time as well, and after glancing at it, they turned away and whispered among themselves.
(End of this chapter)
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