Chapter 18 Buy a Sheep
"Mom, buy Miaomiao a sheep so she can drink goat's milk every day."
Jiang Ziyan saw someone selling sheep outside the city gate from afar.
"That's right, when Miaomiao stops drinking milk, she can eat mutton." Jiang Zifeng looked at the fat sheep as if he saw roasted mutton.
My mouth is watering.
Jiang Miaomiao: ...
Jiang Ziyan stood on tiptoe and put his arm around his brother's shoulders, "Brother, if you keep eating, you'll turn into a ball."
"How could that be?" Jiang Zifeng rolled his eyes at him.
Lu Qingyao saw a fat ewe and several half-grown sheep beside her.
"Fellow villager, how much do you want for this ewe?"
The old man heard her accent wasn't local and looked at her. "The big ones are six taels each, and the small ones are three taels each."
Lu Qingyao asked casually, "Can it be cheaper?"
"Forget it, it's getting dark, I have to hurry home, I'll give you five taels, my sheep is in great shape, if I miss it I'll lose it..."
[Swindler, swindler, he only sells others for three taels of silver...]
Jiujiu stopped on the sheep's back and called.
Lu Qingyao thought it had chosen this one.
He readily agreed and took out the silver, "This one, then."
Jiang Miaomiao rubbed against her brother's arms, babbling.
Mom, liar... This guy is a liar...
Profligate businessman...
Jiang Zifeng touched her butt and raised his voice, "Mom, Miaomiao is hungry. Let's go back quickly after we finish shopping."
"Okay, let's go."
Jiang Miaomiao: ...
The old man took the sheep out of the sheepfold and handed the rope to my mother.
Pay the money and get the goods.
The louder Jiang Miaomiao screamed, the faster her mother paid.
The baby was so anxious that he danced with joy.
Why!
I don’t have the strength. Forget it. I won’t scream anymore!
He was cheated out of two taels of silver for nothing.
I feel a little sad.
That's enough to buy thirty or forty chickens...
As expected, no matter in ancient times or now, there are always people who bully newcomers.
Damn profiteers...
Dusk fell.
"Grumble, grumble..." The sound of wheels.
Occasionally, there were a few crows and birds chirping.
“Gugugugu…”
Jiang Miaomiao was held tightly by her elder brother and did not feel scared.
"Mom, why do we have to wait until dark to go home?" Jiang Zifeng asked.
Jiang Miaomiao was also curious.
In ancient times, there were no street lights, so people had to rely on moonlight or lanterns to walk at night.
If another wild beast comes out, it will be scary!
"Brother, do you want to be watched by others?" Jiang Ziyan looked at his silly brother.
The young voice spoke with firmness and maturity.
"Look at those old men and women at the village entrance. They always chat after dinner. If they see our cart of things, I'm afraid that tomorrow how much food, chickens, and yam cakes we bought will be spread all over the village..."
"By then, those who come to borrow money and food will probably break down our doorstep."
Jiang Zifeng looked at the little kid who was three years younger than him and used to hide behind him and call him brother.
He looks like a little adult.
I couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Jiang Miaomiao was very surprised and looked at her second brother with her toothless mouth wide open.
Isn’t seven or eight years old the age when little boys are naughty and are hated by cats and dogs?
My second brother actually knows so much.
For a moment, Jiang Miaomiao even wondered if her second brother was the same as her.
Wheel wheel wheel wheel......
The carriage arrived at the door.
Liu Yu Niang and her daughter were already waiting there.
I saw them pulling a cart of things back with a sheep tied to the back of the cart.
Then you know it was sold at a good price.
He hurried forward and asked, "Sister-in-law, how is it? How much silver did you exchange?"
"Sister-in-law, come in and talk." Lu Qingyao carried her daughter into the house.
The two brothers parked their carriage in the yard.
"I got fifty taels of silver in exchange. I bought some rice and flour, and some New Year's goods. I still have thirty taels left."
"So many!" Liu Yu Niang and her daughter widened their eyes and looked at her in disbelief.
If I knew there were two such valuable paintings in this shabby house.
I'm afraid it has been stolen a long time ago.
Fortunately, the house was dilapidated, so no one had any ideas about it.
Lu Qingyao took out fifteen taels from her bag and gave it to Liu Yu Niang, "Sister-in-law, buy some more and repay Landlord Liu. Don't borrow from him again in the future..."
Jiang Miaomiao looked at her mother.
Wasn’t it one hundred taels? How did it become fifty taels?
I understand. He must be afraid that my aunt will come to borrow it again.
"Sister-in-law, thank you so much..." Liu Yu Niang pulled Jiang Qiao'er and thanked her profusely, "We will pay you back as soon as possible."
"Sister-in-law, we are all family, there is no need to be polite, just pay it back slowly, it's not a big deal."
"First, I need to pay back Lord Liu..."
It goes without saying that Liu Yu Niang probably only borrowed about ten taels of silver at the time.
As a result, the interest compounded and accumulated to this amount.
"Sister-in-law, let's go back first and go to the Liu family to repay the money." Liu Yu Niang did not stay for long and pulled Jiang Qiaoer to leave.
When I walked into the yard, I saw two brothers milking a goat.
I asked casually, "Sister-in-law, how much silver did you buy this?"
"Five taels of silver."
"What?" Liu Yu Niang walked up to the sheep, looked it up and down, and touched it. "Who the hell dared to lie to you?"
Got cheated?
Lu Qingyao was confused.
Jiang Miaomiao lay in her mother's arms, tilting her head and listening.
Liu Yu Niang was furious. "This sheep is worth at most three taels of silver. Listen to me. Go get the money back tomorrow. The man might still be there."
Three taels of silver.
That's not a small amount.
She would have to embroider twenty or thirty handkerchiefs for a month to earn that much money.
How can I let others cheat me so easily?
"Sister-in-law, I'll go with you tomorrow to ask for it. How dare you, the black-hearted man, trick you into giving me money? If I catch him, I'll definitely break his legs..."
"Don't be angry, sister-in-law. I will go and get the money back tomorrow."
Lu Qingyao was originally a little annoyed, but she saw that Liu Yu Niang was even angrier than her.
It seemed like she was the one being deceived.
The depression in my heart disappeared in an instant.
Before the mother and daughter left, they brought them a bag of yam cake.
This night.
Lu Qingyao took the three children to rest early.
I plan to go to the town as soon as it gets light.
Maybe I can really get the money back.
But after sleeping for a while, I heard a strange sound coming from the door.
“Gudong gudong…”
It didn't sound like someone knocking on the door.
"Mee-mee-mee... mee-mee-mee..."
"Mom, it seems like our sheep are bleating. Could it be that the yellow fox has come again?" Jiang Zifeng said as he was about to get up.
Lu Qingyao's heart tightened.
I just bought so many chickens today, there really can’t be any yellow-skinned ones, right?
He jumped up and carried Jiang Miaomiao to the brothers' bed.
"Mom will go and take a look. You guys take good care of your sister." She put on some clothes, took the red tasseled spear and went out.
Jiang Miaomiao also wants to go.
He grabbed his second brother's sleeve and cried out in a babbling voice.
Jiang Zifeng held her in his arms and patted her gently, "Miaomiao, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, brother will protect you."
Jiang Ziyan looked helpless, "Miaomiao, it's cold outside, you can't go out."
Jiang Miaomiao: ...
My eldest brother loves me, but it seems that my second brother understands me better.
"Mee-mee-mee..."
"Mee-mee-mee..."
It seems like a lot of sheep are bleating.
…….
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