Looking at these strong horses, Kou Jiming couldn't help but pat their butts excitedly.
A horse kicked behind it in annoyance, but he dodged it with his nimble hands and feet.
Ji Changying's eyebrows twitched as she watched.
"If there's nothing wrong, just hand over the money and take the horse away."
These horses, cattle and sheep are raised in the village and consume a lot of feed every day.
Ji Fengshou had nothing to do these two days, so he organized the Ji family's people to go up the mountain to cut some hay, but it was not enough to eat.
He went to a nearby village and bought some chestnut stalks. At night, Ji Changying secretly gave them as a snack to the cattle, sheep, and horses, so they didn't starve to death.
When Kou Jiming mentioned money, his rough expression suddenly disappeared, and he became extremely shrewd. "Normal families are not allowed to keep horses, but your family's situation is special. We will turn a blind eye to keeping those two horses, but you must give all these horses to our border troops."
Ji Changying nodded: "I know! As long as you can afford it, you can take it all."
Kou Jiming chuckled, his snow-white teeth particularly prominent on his tanned face. "Since we're old acquaintances, how much do you say for one?"
"Yes, Miss Ji, our captain specifically instructed his men to assign you to Gan County, a place with vast land, sparse population and abundant farmland!"
The two deputies were also looking at Ji Changying with a giggle, with a hint of subtle reminder in their tone.
Let her not be ungrateful.
Ji Changying simply crossed her arms and said, "The land is vast and the population is sparse? This place has barbarians coming to attack every few days. It must be sparse! We have only been here for less than two months, and already one-third of our Ji family has been killed by barbarians here! The funeral has just ended."
When talking about this incident, Kou Jiming and his three deputies' joy was mostly washed away.
Kou Jiming's eyes were grim. "These situations are unavoidable at the border. It's not just in Gan County, it's the same in other places. Liangzhou was attacked the hardest. It took both Prince Ping and Prince Ping's son personally to calm the situation."
"We'll have to wait until everyone is through with the New Year, or we'll have to go to war."
The two deputies looked calm, and it seemed that they had been mentally prepared for this.
War requires bloodshed, and their fate is on the battlefield.
Ji Changying was silent for a moment: "One horse, thirty taels."
Because of the war, the price of horses remained high.
At present, the price of a horse of average quality is about thirty taels. All the horses they sell in Tongzhou are war horses of the private soldiers of Wuhe Mountain. One horse is sold for forty taels, even though the price is suppressed by the carriage and horse dealers.
The price of these horses outside the Great Wall will only be higher, not lower, but after listening to their words, Ji Changying decided to give them according to the price of ordinary horses.
Kou Jiming had already made up his mind that no matter what price Ji Changying offered, he would find a way to keep it down to forty taels, because Liangzhou's finances were really tight.
As a result, before he said anything, the other party actually offered to sell it to him at the price of an inferior horse!
This made him hesitate: "Do you know the market price of horses?"
"Of course I know. Just tell me whether you want it or not." Ji Changying was a little impatient. Why was he still wasting time?
"Yes, yes, yes!! Of course!"
The two deputies couldn't wait to agree.
He decisively reached out and took out a purse from his waist, counted the money inside, took out three hundred and sixty taels of silver and handed it to Ji Changying.
"The prince told me before I came here that you have twelve horses in total. Here are three hundred and sixty taels of silver. Take a look."
Ji Changying took a quick glance and put the banknote in his arms.
"Master Xie, you can take their horses with you as well!"
Ji Changying turned around, removed the door sill, went to the village to find Ji Fengshou, and asked him to lead all the horses out.
Knowing that someone had finally taken over his possessions, Ji Fengshou happily called for people to lead all the horses out. On the way, he even asked her furtively, "How much did you sell it for?"
"Three hundred and sixty taels."
Ji Fengshou went over it in his mind and stopped.
"Isn't that right? You and Yue Niang shared twelve horses, so how come each one is only sold for thirty taels? Were you ripped off?"
Ji Fengshou's face was filled with anger.
Great! She actually took advantage of him not being at home to trick his child. She deserves death!
"I know it's cheap, but this is a warhorse, and we're selling it to the border troops! Dad, our family is here, and only when the border is well can we be well."
Ji Changying looked at Ji Fengshou seriously.
It's a good thing to like making money, but she doesn't want her father to become a pure businessman who only cares about profit.
Ji Fengshou looked at his daughter's serious expression and was a little displeased: "You make it seem like your father has no sense of proportion. I didn't say anything. Isn't he just worried about the money we lost?"
One horse cost at least ten taels of silver, which makes a total of one hundred and twenty taels.
Why don't you allow him to feel any pain?
Ji Changying grinned: "Of course my father is a man with a big heart! Don't worry, it's all about money, right? I will make a lot of money for you in the future! You won't be able to spend it all, and you will have to use the banknotes to wipe your butt."
Ji Fengshou was so angry at this that he laughed: "My butt is so precious! I still use silver notes to wipe it. Why don't you say that you can use gold to build a toilet for me?"
However, after being interrupted, the expression on his face did improve a lot, and he at least put on a smile when he saw Kou Jiming.
"Oh my! Isn't this our Captain? I didn't expect you to come here in person! Alas! I wasn't home just now, and I didn't expect my daughter to have negotiated a price for you!"
Kou Jiming and the other two felt a pang of anxiety. What did this mean? Was he going to go back on his word?
"But I have no other strengths, but I am trustworthy! My daughter said that people should be righteous. Selling it to you, the border troops, will also benefit our entire border. I am willing to do it in my heart!"
"Come, come, look at this horse I raised, look at its color..."
Ji Fengshou took Kou Jiming aside and talked incessantly about his experience in raising horses. In the middle, he also told them how difficult their life as a border soldier was and how he was willing to sell these horses to them at a low price.
These words touched the hearts of Kou Jiming and the other two, and soon they started calling each other "brother".
In the end, the ten cows and forty sheep were sold for a total of four hundred and thirty taels of silver. Kou Jiming and the other two simply paid the full amount, four hundred and fifty taels.
Ji Fengshou felt better when he saw them like this.
The money can be less, but the kindness must be remembered, right?
He is just an ordinary man who wants his family to live a better life. Naturally, he would exaggerate the five points of friendship to ten points, making people remember him deeply. Wouldn't that make them friends?
Seeing that the Ji family made so much money and still had two cows and four sheep left for the New Year, the people in Xiaotian Village were extremely envious.
Hesitantly, he walked up to Ji Changying and asked with a flattering smile, "Miss Ji, I mean... people like us, can we also go and grab some?"
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