When they arrived at the county town, Hu Jinshui took his people directly to the pig farm. The pig keeper recognized Hu Jinshui and was naturally enthusiastic, leading people to see the piglets.
Song Yuehua said to Liu Xue, "Just pick 20 of them."
When the swineherd heard this, he was moved and started chatting with Song Yuehua.
Song Yuehua did not shy away from asking, "I heard from Uncle Jinshui that you charge 1 tael of silver for a piglet, but I want more. Can I get more for the larger quantity?"
The pig farmer said in embarrassment, "One tael of silver is really not expensive. The piglets here are 2-3 months old. If you take them back and take care of them, they can all be raised. Otherwise, Brother Hu can't bring you to my place. Don't you think..."
Seeing that the other party was not willing to lower the price, Song Yuehua sighed and did not respond.
The swineherd was unsure of what Song Yuehua meant, and hurriedly said, "I really can't give you a lower price. How about this? If you buy 20 piglets, I'll give you 200 kilograms of bran."
"Hey, Lao Zhu..." Hu Jinshui was fed up and was interrupted before he could finish his words.
"Give it away! All of them!" the swineherd said with a cupped hand. "Brother Hu will also give 100 kilograms. Please don't say anything more. If you say more, I'm afraid I'll lose money."
Hu Jinshui felt better now.
Liu Xue picked 20 and Hu Jinshui picked 8. The pig farm has special cage trucks.
After loading the piglets into the truck, the two paid the money. Song Yuehua asked Hu Jinshui to go back first, and she and Liu Xue went to pick out a batch of chicks.
After the people left.
The swineherd came over with a smile and asked, "Do you two need any more chicks?"
Song Yuehua asked, "Why, you still have chicks here?"
"Yes, how could there be no chicks!" said the swineherd.
Song Yuehua smiled and said, "You have a pretty comprehensive business. Besides piglets and chickens, what else do you sell?"
When the swineherd heard this, he became excited. "Ducklings, kittens, puppies, mice, whatever you want, there is nothing I can't get."
"There are also dogs," Song Yuehua thought this was fine, "In addition to the chickens, help me find two guard puppies, preferably fierce ones."
"Okay!" The swineherd took two big steps forward and made a gesture of invitation to the front, saying, "Please come this way, both of you."
The place where I bought the chicks was not far away. I passed through two alleys and finally stopped in front of a house.
The swineherd introduced, "The one who lives here is Master Tongsheng. The old man in the family raises about a hundred chickens in the countryside. The chickens lay eggs, and the eggs lay chickens. When there are too many, he brings them to the city to sell. Don't worry, young lady. I often have business dealings with his family. If the chickens are not good, I can't introduce them to you."
The swineherd was just about to knock on the door when he heard someone calling him.
"Swineherd?"
Several people looked at the owner of the voice. Song Yuehua took a look and saw that it was Guo Huaizhong. In order to find the master, he had even spent a lot of money to go to a big restaurant.
"Master Guo!" the swineherd came forward and asked, "Is the old man at home? I brought a guest with me."
Guo Huaizhong didn't even look at Song Yuehua and the others, just nodded slightly.
As soon as they entered the room, they heard some chattering sounds, and an old man in simple clothes came out carrying a basin.
Seeing the person coming, he hurried over and said, "Xiao Zhu, are you here to buy chicks?"
"That's right, that's right," the swineherd said with a smile, "I dare not disturb you if there is nothing wrong."
"What bullshit!" the old man cursed with a smile.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, the pigherd and Mr. Guo took Song Yuehua into the inner room. There were dozens of racks filled with chicks, which looked very energetic.
"How many do you want, girl?" asked the swineherd.
Song Yuehua said, "200, go pick them for me."
"Uh..." The swineherd scratched his face and said embarrassedly, "Miss, do you trust me so much?"
"Of course I trust you," Song Yuehua said with a smile.
"If you choose well, the business will come to you in the future. Not to mention more, at least 100 heads next year. How about that? Can I trust you?"
"Look here, girl!"
The pigherd rolled up his sleeves and was about to go down to pick the chickens, which made Mr. Guo standing by do not know whether to laugh or cry.
Each chick costs 20 wen, and 200 chicks cost a total of 4 taels of silver.
Several people were carrying chicken baskets and heading towards the ox cart. On the way, the pig herder boasted, "Young lady, don't underestimate this family. The Mr. Guo just now is a scholar with a good academic record."
"I know." Song Yuehua said.
The swineherd was confused, "Does the girl know him?"
This is not apparent at all.
Liu Xue was also curious.
Song Yuehua only mentioned, "When the school was looking for a teacher before, Hou Wu introduced him."
As for the incident of Guo Huaizhong coming to her house later, Song Yuehua did not mention it.
Liu Xue understood, but the swineherd was even more confused, so he asked, "Excuse me, which school do you belong to, young lady?"
The family academy had never been named. When Song Yuehua was thinking about how to answer, Liu Xue said, "Yuehua Academy!"
Song Yuehua, "..."
"Yuehua Academy?" The swineherd muttered, "I've never heard of it."
Liu Xue said as a matter of course, "Of course you haven't heard of it. If it were an old academy, there would be no need to find a teacher."
"That's right." The swineherd laughed.
Song Yuehua glanced at Liu Xue. Liu Xue turned her face away and was busy scratching her nose and adjusting her clothes.
When they got to the ox cart, they put the chicken coop in place. The pig herder said to Song Yuehua, "Miss, the puppies will have to wait a few more days. Can I send them to you then?"
"Sure." Song Yuehua said and told the pigherd the address.
After everyone left, Liu Xue leaned close to her ear and said, "Two dogs are given as a gift. I'm afraid you are not here to investigate."
"Let him find out if he wants to," Song Yuehua said, "I didn't lie to him. Besides, after he sees it, he will be more enthusiastic next time."
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