Chapter 197 Successfully Winning Hearts and Minds
A horse-drawn carriage appeared on the deserted street, clattering towards them.
Inside the carriage, in the driver's seat sat a very familiar person—Old Man Li.
"Old Li, what are you doing here?" Lin Jize was quite surprised to see Old Li driving a horse-drawn carriage to the grain shop.
"Oh, before Miss Lin left, she told me that she wanted to buy a carriage as a means of transportation."
"My master also wanted to thank you for coming all this way, so he specially asked me to give Miss Lin one of the carriages that we don't use often."
Actually, Old Man Li gave the carriage to Lin Luoxi on his own initiative because of the order she placed.
"Give it to Miss Lin?" Shouldn't it be said that it's for him? After all, Lin Luoxi was the girl he invited to treat his master.
The master is so biased. No matter what, he has worked hard even if he has not made any great contributions. The master's actions are really disheartening!
Old Man Li really opened his eyes. At first, he looked down on Lin Luoxi because she came from the countryside, let alone her medical skills.
Now look what's happened! They're even rushing to deliver the carriage. Does he really think he can't see through this old man, Li?
At this moment, Lin Jize was almost pickled into sauerkraut by his own jealousy.
"Grandpa Li, I didn't expect you to be so efficient." Otherwise, I wouldn't have stayed by that sickly-looking handsome man for so long.
Lin Luoxi didn't care what Lin Jize was thinking; if there was a free carriage, why not take it?
Fearing that Old Man Li might change his mind, he quickly threw the grain seeds he had bought onto the cart.
"Miss Lin, you're too kind. I look forward to consulting you on some medical issues again next time."
After a brief discussion with Lin Luoxi, Old Man Li discovered that although this young lady was young, she had extensive medical knowledge, even surpassing him, an old man who had practiced medicine for decades.
Now, in his heart, Lin Luoxi is on the same level as him, and he dares not underestimate her at all.
"Miss Lin, why are you buying so many grain seeds?" Although the old man had never farmed before, he knew that it was not the planting season, and he was puzzled as to why Lin Ruoxi would buy so many seeds at this time.
"Oh, my family's hundreds of acres of wasteland have already been cleared, and we're just waiting for these grain seeds..." He used the same excuse to fob off Old Man Li.
Hearing Lin Ruoxi's words, Old Man Li was taken aback. So this girl was actually a landlady. No wonder she wasn't intimidated by him at all and even dared to challenge him with confidence.
Everything was ready, and Lin Luoxi asked Lin Jize to be the driver and drive the carriage.
"What? You actually made an old man like me drive the carriage?" Being treated unfairly is one thing, but to expect me to be a driver is absolutely out of the question.
"If you're not going to drive, are you expecting me to? I don't even know how to use a whip. If I fall into a ditch, don't blame me."
"Besides, you brought me here, so you're responsible for taking me back. My feet are blistered, I can't walk anymore. You decide what to do." Lin Ruoxi was shameless to the fullest extent, using the word "shameless" to her advantage.
"Alright, I'll drive." Reporter Lin was now afraid of Lin Ruoxi's sharp tongue, so he sat obediently in the carriage shed, without even saying hello to Old Man Lin, and whipped the horse to start driving towards the city gate.
"Hey, that Lin Jize, still as grumpy as ever." Old Li, who had been thoroughly humiliated, couldn't understand what he had done to offend Lin Jize. He hadn't even said hello before running off.
Only after seeing Lin Luoxi and the others' carriage drive away did Old Man Li turn around and go back into the alley.
"Grandpa, please wait a moment." As the carriage traveled down the street, Lin Ruoxi saw someone selling beef by the roadside through the curtain and quickly called for Lin Jize to stop.
"Girl, what are you trying to do now? Didn't you keep saying you wanted to go back quickly? Why do you want me to stop?" Although he said that, Lin Jize still obediently pulled on the reins and brought the carriage to a safe stop.
"I haven't had beef in a long time. I just happened to see someone selling beef here, so I need to buy some."
Lin Luoxi loved eating beef in modern times, but in this era, to eat beef, one had to obtain government approval, and the oxen used for plowing were no longer capable of plowing the fields before they could be slaughtered.
It's no wonder she's excited to see someone selling beef.
After the carriage stopped, Lin Luoxi quickly climbed out and walked up to the vendor, starting to haggle with the beef vendor.
Lin Jize thought Lin Luoxi was just buying a pound or two to satisfy her craving, so he stayed in the carriage and didn't get off.
After a while, the chatter of the vendors nearby grew as loud as the tide.
Lin Jize thought it was some rare item that had appeared at the market, and he followed the gaze of the passersby.
Upon seeing Lin Luoxi carrying half a cow skeleton and two large cow thighs, Binghe dropped the whip in his hand.
"Grandpa, what are you standing there for? Come and lend a hand!" Lin Luoxi didn't have any free hands, so she quickly called down the dumbfounded Lin Jize to help.
"Oh, oh, oh, I'm coming." Coming back to his senses, Lin Jize first glanced at the newlyweds who had stopped to watch the excitement, then jumped down and took the cow skeleton from Lin Luoxi's shoulder.
"How can you be so carefree, buying so much? It'll be a waste if it rots in this hot weather." This girl can't have money; once she does, she spends it extravagantly.
"Grandpa, what are you thinking? I'm worried this little bit won't be enough to eat. Take it and I'll go buy the rest." Lin Luoxi thought to herself, with so many mouths to feed at home, this little bit of beef probably wouldn't be enough. She handed the two beef legs to Lin Jize and returned to the vendor.
"Hey, hey, hey, you brat, that's enough to eat..." Lin Jize shouted at Lin Luoxi, who had run off again, while holding two large beef legs in his hand.
Seeing that Lin Luoxi was already negotiating the price with the beef vendor, he knew that saying anything more would be pointless, so he simply shut his mouth.
Finally, the beef vendor, seeing that Lin Luoxi had taken over his beef business, joined her in delivering the beef to the carriage.
Because there were too many things being pushed inside the carriage, Lin Ruoxi could only squeeze into the driver's seat with Lin Jize.
"Girl, don't flaunt your wealth. With you showing off like this, I don't think our journey will be so smooth." Lin Jize said to Lin Luoxi with a bit of helplessness, thinking of the few people in the crowd who were eager to make a move and whose eyes were full of greed.
"What's there to be afraid of? I was just worried that there wouldn't be any fun along the way." Lin Luoxi's mind was full of boiled beef slices and beef hot pot, and she didn't care who was coming to cause trouble.
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