Chapter 32 Selling Sheep
Gu Pingan understood what he meant. He pointed to the main hall and said, "Grandpa and grandma haven't woken up yet. When you leave, you and dad should speak quietly so as not to wake them up."
"Don't worry, Dad knows what's going on." When it comes to avoiding the two elders of the Gu family, Gu Tang still trusts her father very much.
Not long after, Gu Lianshan, who had gone out to borrow a ox cart, quietly returned to the house.
Just as Gu Tang said, Gu Lianshan parked the borrowed ox cart under a locust tree opposite the Gu family's house, fearing that the old ox might suddenly roar and wake up the two people in the main room.
There was still no one in the yard at this moment. Gu Lianshan took the rope from Gu Tang and led the sheep out of the yard quickly.
Gu Tang did not follow him. Instead, she found a thick coat for her father and took the rabbit skin blanket with her. After giving Gu Ping'an a few instructions, she followed him quietly.
Gu Ping'an was worried, so he followed her and followed her to the gate of the courtyard.
Under the locust tree opposite, Gu Lianshan had already put the goat on the ox cart. After Gu Tang got in and sat down, he drove away impatiently.
After staring at the ox cart going away for a while, Gu Ping'an turned around after a long time and half-closed the gate again.
When I was about to reach the west wing corridor, I caught a glimpse of the half-open window of the north wing room, and saw Gu Mei leaning on the window and looking over here.
Gu Ping'an's heart sank and he turned around and glared at him.
When Gu Ping'an's eyes met, Gu Mei was startled and immediately closed the window and hid.
Coming to the window, Gu Ping'an warned her in a low voice: "Second cousin's face is still rotten now. It will be God's blessing if there is no scar in the future. Big sister, if you talk too much and provoke Second cousin, I'm afraid you won't be able to save your face..."
Gu Mei in the room didn't say anything.
Gu Ping'an waited for a while, then turned around and prepared to go back to the house.
At this moment, Gu Mei suddenly opened the window and cursed in a low voice: "Little bastard! How dare you teach me a lesson!"
Gu Ping'an was not angry, and replied: "Just keep scolding me, and when dad and second sister come back, I will learn every word for them. When the time comes, I will stare at you and see what will happen to you."
Gu Mei: ...
Learn it for dad and Gu Tang?
Thinking of the scene in which Gu Tang beat up the mother and her two children from the first house not long ago, Gu Mei shuddered immediately and slammed the window shut!
Gu Ping'an looked back, curled his lips, and went back to the house to continue working on his jacket.
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Gu Lianshan, who was driving the ox cart straight to Bei'an City, was in a very excited mood. He whipped the ox's back from time to time to keep the ox cart moving forward quickly.
After about half an hour, Bei'an City appeared in front of them from afar.
Gu Tang held the goat to steady himself and calculated the time. It was a lot faster than usual.
It was rather deserted outside the city. It was bitterly cold at this time of year, and there were fewer people coming into the city.
It was not until the ox cart entered the city that the noisy sounds of people reached Gu Tang's ears.
This was the first time for the father and daughter to go to the city to sell sheep. Apart from knowing that they had to go to the horse market to sell them, they knew nothing else and had no idea about the market conditions.
After some discussion, they decided to sell the wild animals in the sacks first and then go to the horse market. They would also ask the fur dealers to inquire about the market prices.
After walking along the main road for a while, Gu Lianshan drove the ox cart skillfully and turned to another street, where all the fur traders in Bei'an City gathered.
When they arrived at the place, Gu Lianshan led Gu Tang to a shop that he was familiar with, opened the sacks, and let the shop assistants check them.
The guys here all knew Gu Lianshan and his daughter, and they also knew that most of the things they brought were living things. After a few casual glances, their eyes were attracted by the goats beside Gu Tang, and they asked the father and daughter if they wanted to sell them.
The father and daughter looked at each other, and Gu Tang asked the boy how much he could offer.
The young man had dealt with Gu Tang many times, and he did not hide it from the father and daughter: "The price here is definitely lower. If you go to the horse market and find someone who wants to buy a sheep for breeding, this one in front of you can be sold for five taels of silver!"
The father and daughter immediately laughed, thanked the boy repeatedly, and said they would go to the horse market to sell them.
As for the rabbits and pheasants, the clerk estimated the price at thirteen rabbit skins.
The father and daughter had no objection, so they took the rabbit skins and hurried to the horse market.
When Gu Tang appeared at the horse market with the goat, it instantly outshined all the other sheep in the market.
The sheep here eat grass in summer and hay in winter. They are rarely fed grain, so each one looks small and skinny.
Gu Tang had just taken the sheep for a few steps when he attracted four or five people who wanted to buy the sheep.
Gu Lianshan stood in front and shouted, "Don't push, don't push! This sheep of mine is not an ordinary sheep! It's a wild goat caught in the mountains! It's not domesticated. Look at its size, it grew up eating grass on its own! It's a ewe! If you buy it back for breeding, the lambs born in the future will all grow up to look like this!"
Upon hearing this, several more people who wanted to buy the sheep came over. They all surrounded the sheep, looking at it carefully to see whether it was a wild goat.
Everyone opened the sheep's mouth and looked at its hooves. After a thorough inspection, they confirmed that Gu Lianshan was not lying and that the sheep was indeed a wild goat from the mountains.
"You name a price! If it's suitable, I'll take it!"
"No! What do you mean you want it? Brother, I'll give you three taels! How about I take the sheep away?"
"You are so evil! Even if you kill a fat sheep like this and sell the meat, you can get four taels of silver! Brother, I'll give you four taels of silver! Can you give me this sheep?"
"Bah! How are you better than me?!"
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The people who gathered around started arguing with each other.
Gu Tang stood up and shouted, "This sheep was caught by my uncle, who broke his leg because of it and is now lying in bed. We are selling this sheep to save our lives! So, we won't sell it without six taels of silver."
Gu Lianshan's eyes lit up: "Yes! My eldest brother was crippled trying to catch a sheep! He's still waiting for money to save his life! Don't try to fool us, we already asked for the price before we came. This sheep is worth six taels!"
As soon as the six taels of silver were shouted out, most of the people who were gathered around immediately shook their heads and left!
There were only two or three wealthy old men left around the father and daughter.
"Can't it be less?"
"It's indispensable. Let me tell you something else. Just look at how fat my sheep is!" Gu Tang pushed the sheep out and let them touch it.
"This sheep has grown up. It will be ready to breed and give birth to lambs after the new year or the beginning of spring. It can grow this fat just by eating grass. The lambs it gives birth to will definitely be the same. You can buy it and take good care of it. In less than three years, you will be able to harvest dozens of fat goats like this!"
"My daughter is right. You won't be able to find a second sheep like this even with a lantern! I can tell from the way you are dressed that you must have been to this horse market many times. Tell me, is my sheep the first one?"
The father and daughter chatted back and forth, and one of them was obviously moved.
Gu Tang secretly pulled at the corner of her father's clothes, winked at him, and deliberately said: "If you don't want it, we will kill it and sell the meat. This kind of fat mutton, once sent to the restaurant, no one will be willing to buy it at fifty cents a pound."
"Yes, if you don't want to go, forget it. I have something else to do at home, so I'll leave first..."
"No, no, no!" The old man who was moved quickly stopped the man.
(End of this chapter)
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