Captain Ma and his group originally came to find Yue Jiuyue. Ma has already made his selection and needs to pay!
Hearing what Yue Jiuyue said, Captain Ma and his men quickly walked over and reprimanded the owner of the chicken, duck, and gosling chicks:
"Hey! You old codger, how dare you swindle just anyone? Aren't you afraid you'll run into a brick wall and get killed someday? Open your dog eyes wide and look carefully, this is my brother's mother, got it?"
The small business owner was already trembling with fear when Yue Jiuyue complained to Captain Ma. He never expected that he would encounter someone who was rich but foolish. Not only was the person not really foolish, but the person's backing was also incredibly strong. He couldn't afford to offend him!
"I'll remember! I'll remember! I'm so sorry, ma'am! I was blind to your greatness. Here, you can have all these chickens, ducks, and geese!"
It's best to spend money to avoid trouble. Don't let them hold a grudge, because then it won't be about losing money to avoid trouble. Who knows what you'll end up losing?
"No need. We'll pay whatever the price is. We're all honest, law-abiding citizens. Earning money isn't easy."
"Thank you, Captain Ma, for upholding justice for me. Once the court is over, I'll treat the officials to a drink. We common folk rely on officials like you for protection! Thank you for your hard work!"
As Yue Jiuyue spoke, she grabbed a handful of copper coins from her purse and handed them to Captain Ma.
"Auntie, this is what we should do!"
Anyone can say nice things, especially when there are benefits involved.
With Captain Ma in charge, the vendors selling chicks, ducklings, and goslings no longer dared to ask for prices arbitrarily. They obediently gave Yue Jiuyue the lowest price, and Yue Jiuyue actually bought all the chicks.
The price was cheap, and since they had come by oxcart today and would be buying a horse-drawn cart later, there was plenty of space to take all the seedlings home.
"Mother, we really owe Captain Ma a lot today. He not only picked out the best horse for us, but the price was also very fair. The horse only cost eighty taels of silver!"
Lin Chaobei chattered on and on about thanking Captain Ma, but words weren't enough. Yue Jiuyue directly slipped half a tael of silver coins to Captain Ma.
"Thank you, Captain Ma! We are so grateful to you today. It is a blessing for us ordinary people to have an official like Captain Ma who is so dedicated to serving the people!"
"You flatter me! You flatter me! This is what we should do!"
Captain Ma was showered with silver, copper coins, and kind words by Yue Jiuyue, and his smile never faded.
Moreover, phrases like "wholeheartedly serving the people" and "the people's good fortune" are usually used to praise county magistrates. Now, being praised by Yue Jiuyue, Captain Ma's vanity was greatly satisfied. He felt like he was just like the county magistrate, and he had the illusion that he was not much different from the county magistrate.
After showering him with compliments, Captain Ma, feeling lightheaded, followed Lin Chaobei to buy horses. Perhaps Yue Jiuyue's praise was too much, as it was the first time Captain Ma had been genuinely praised like this, so he truly "served the people" and saved Yue Jiuyue another nine taels of silver.
Seventy taels of silver for a horse, and Lin Chaobei, who had saved ten taels of silver, gave the horse captain one tael of silver as a thank-you fee.
Captain Ma returned to his post with a full load of information.
Yue Jiuyue and the others harnessed the horses to the carriage. Lin Chaobei, a novice, sat on the carriage shaft, cracked the whip in the air, and shouted "Giddy up!"
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