Chapter 424: Do you want to hear about this great happy event?
While the two were arguing, the carpenter saw Wan Laoer and his daughter.
"Who are you looking for?" The carpenter saw Wan Laoer standing at the gate, leading a horse and looking inside. He guessed it was a guest, so he asked loudly.
Wan Lao Er said quickly: "I'm here to get a carriage. I wonder if the shopkeeper has time now?"
The carpenter glanced at the maid and said calmly, "You'd better not run away. If you run away, I guarantee that everyone in the county will know about your Xu family's embarrassing incident tomorrow."
The maid was so angry at the carpenter's words that her chest heaved and her face turned red. She glared at the carpenter hatefully and watched him walk out of the yard to solicit customers.
The carpenter came to the door, still angry, but he was a carpenter and a businessman, so he quickly adjusted his attitude and smiled as he invited Wan Laoer into the house.
He glanced at the horse led by Wan Laoer and muttered to himself, "This horse is really good. It would be a pity if it wasn't matched with a good carriage."
The thought of the newly built carriage in the yard flashed through the carpenter's mind, but he didn't think much about it.
"Sir, what size carriage do you want? What material do you want it made of?"
"Boss, this is what I want to ask, how many days does it take to get a carriage? I'm waiting to travel, so if you have one ready, that would be even better."
Wan Laoer's words made the carpenter think of the carriage in the yard again.
"Normally, it takes me three days to get a carriage ready. If the customer is in a hurry, two days is fine, but the price may be higher."
"The price is negotiable, as long as it doesn't delay our journey."
The carpenter rolled his eyes slightly and said, "Sir, please sit down and rest your feet first. I have another guest over there. I will hand over the carriage of that guest first, and then I will tell you the details."
"Okay, boss, you go ahead and do your work. I'm not in a hurry."
The carpenter poured a cup of hot water for Wan Laoer, and heated the brazier in the house a little more vigorously before leaving for the yard.
Wan Laoer had been walking all the way and had some slight sweat on his body, but he felt that his injuries had eased a lot, at least it didn't hurt so much when he breathed. He thought it was his illusion, but now he sat down and felt it carefully, it turned out to be true, his chest felt much better now.
Wan Laoer couldn't help but glance at Fubao who was sitting obediently next to him, thinking that this must be due to his daughter's help.
"Girl, are you hungry?"
Fubao nodded and said softly, "Daddy, my stomach is making me choke again, but I can still hold it in for a while. It's okay. Daddy will do the work first and take Fubao to eat braised pork later, okay?"
Wan Laoer reached out and hugged Fubao to sit on his lap, and said distressedly: "Okay, there will be plenty of braised pork later, but look what this is?"
Wan Laoer took out a piece of cake from his arms as if by magic, put it in his palm, and stretched it in front of Fubao.
Fubao's eyes suddenly lit up, "Wow, cakes, isn't this the sweet-scented osmanthus cake we've eaten? Why does Daddy still have some?"
"Daddy saw that you liked it, so he asked the county magistrate for some more and kept it with him. Eat it quickly to fill your stomach first. You have suffered a lot following daddy. You are always hungry. If your mother knew, she would be heartbroken."
Fubao picked up the cake, looked up and said with a smile: "If Daddy didn't tell me, Mom wouldn't know. Besides, Fubao doesn't feel like he suffered. Fubao feels like he gained a lot, gained a lot of experience, and learned a lot of knowledge."
Fubao broke the pastry into two halves and stuffed one half directly into Wan Laoer's mouth.
"Daddy, good things taste better when eaten together."
Although Wan Laoer didn't want to eat, looking at his daughter's eager eyes, he couldn't bear to reject her kindness, so he opened his mouth and ate. Anyway, he would be able to go to dinner soon.
Fubao then started to eat in small bites, squinting his eyes in happiness.
In the yard, the carpenter turned back and pulled the maid aside.
"Girl, since you don't want this carriage anymore, I won't refund the deposit. If you agree, I will sell it to someone else, but we must sign a document. What do you think?"
The maid took a look at the room and guessed that someone had just come to order a carriage. Since someone was willing to take it, she could get rid of the carpenter's entanglement and report to the lady when she returned. So she nodded, but whispered to the carpenter: "I can agree to your terms, but I also have one condition. If other people know about our Xu family tomorrow, I will definitely not forgive you. Although our Xu family is in a bad state for a while, it does not mean that you, a small carpenter, can ride on our head. You know the character of our eldest son. If he knows that it is you who ruined the reputation of the Xu family, I think your shop will be over."
The carpenter's eyes darkened, but he was not a talkative person. He had to threaten the maid just now. He did not want to offend the Xu family. After all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Moreover, he was also familiar with the reputation of the eldest son of the Xu family. He was a local tyrant who could not be provoked and could do anything.
"Don't worry. Once you leave this door today, even if we have never done business together, your Xu family's affairs will have nothing to do with me. But if I sell this carriage to someone else, it will have nothing to do with your family. Can you make the decision?"
The maid nodded. "Yes, Madam has already told us not to pay the deposit. It's just compensation for you. The price you pay for the carriage has nothing to do with our Xu family, and we won't hold you responsible in the future."
The carpenter then went in and wrote a contract and asked the maid to sign it and put her fingerprints on it.
This made the matter clear, and the maid turned around and quickly left the carpenter's shop.
The carpenter then happily went into the house to entertain Wan Laoer.
"Brother, there is a good news now. Would you like to listen to it?"
Wan Laoer smiled and raised his head and said, "Boss, is this a happy event in your family? It would be okay to tell me about it."
The shopkeeper quickly waved his hands, "No, no, it's about your happy event."
"Could it be that there is a ready-made carriage?" Wan Laoer's mind raced. Thinking back to the time when he came in and saw the spacious carriage in the yard, an idea immediately flashed through his mind: could it be that the owner of the carriage no longer wants it?
"Yes, isn't it a coincidence? The carriage parked in my yard was built by me today, but the owner thought it was too big and unsuitable, so he changed his mind and said he didn't want it. The carriage was made of top-quality wood and cost nearly a hundred taels of silver."
When Wan Laoer heard that it was so expensive, he hesitated. Even if he was in a hurry, he would not rush for one or two days. His budget would not exceed twenty taels of silver.
So when he heard the shopkeeper say less than one hundred taels, he was immediately shocked.
"It's so expensive? I can't afford it."
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