Cannon Fodder Just Wants to Farm (MTL)

Chapter 23 Buying and Selling

The two of them went out, and Gouzi Daddy took He Zifeng to his house. He and He Zifeng lived just east and west, both on the edge of the village. Gouzi Daddy doesn't have much contact with the village, but his family actually has a horse.

Father Gouzi happily hitched onto the carriage and said, "Here, let's go to the county town and take this convenient ride."

He Zifeng was also impressed when he saw the horses, which were much faster than the bullock carts.

He Zifeng got in the car. Gouzi's father said: "Go to the county, don't go in vain." After saying that, he placed several more bags, which were all filled with the same cloth as last time. He had a lot of goods, so he probably had to sell them for a while. There was room for two people just as we were catching the bus, so it would be cooler if we sat outside.

The carriage came on the road and ran very fast. You can feel the whistling wind while sitting in the car.

Father Gouzi was also very proud of this carriage and said, "What do you think of my horse?"

He Zifeng said: "Not bad, did you buy it?" The horse is tall, but the carriage is a bit crude. You can tell at a glance that this is a cargo truck.

Gouzi's father said: "I can't afford it. This is rented from the horse shop in the county. Otherwise, they are really a money-making business. After I rented the horse, I had to feed it, and the horse was sick. It's up to me to take care of it. The horse can't be tired. I still have to pay 800 coins this month. If the horse dies, I have to pay for it. It's like bringing back an ancestor." He complained, but his face was quite beautiful.

He Zifeng said: "With it, it will be convenient for you to go to the market."

Gouzi's father liked hearing this and said with a smile: "That's true. If we leave, it will take at least two hours. The coach will arrive in less than an hour. I can't leave him now, but raising horses is really expensive. Buy him a month. The fodder costs two hundred coins, which works out to one tael of silver a month. This is an old horse. A fat and strong pony is more expensive! But the pony has a bad temper, and we don't know how to train it. It's better than an old horse, just eat it. The young man has a good temper."

The more He Zifeng looked at it, the more he liked it, and he also asked about the place where he could rent a carriage.

Gouzi Daddy came out to work when he was fifteen years old. There was no place in the county that he didn't know. He talked about the things in the county and soon arrived at the county seat. Gouzi Daddy first unloaded his goods in the small courtyard he rented. , and then got down to business with He Zifeng.

There is a street in the county where things are sold. The road is very wide. The stalls are set up in the middle, leaving a road that can accommodate two carriages parallel to each other. There are some shops on both sides.

Gouzi Daddy, a familiar person, took He Zifeng to the county government office, where he paid the money to write a document to the person in charge. When he came back, a government official came over with a white paint pen to measure the place! After paying the money, it was considered a clear path. It was two hundred coins a month. There were not many customers during the day, but there were more customers during the market or temple fair. There is only a dozen stalls on this long street.

He Zifeng secretly gave twenty-five cents to each of the government servants who were sent to work. These people who were sent to work had no background and would not be able to earn any filial piety on weekdays. Seeing that He Zifeng was so sensible, the place was given to him in a big way.

He Zifeng bought some more seasonings and rented a small warehouse in the county. For fifty cents a month, the old man in charge of the house gave him a key. From now on, he can enter and exit through the corner door. It belongs to the small backyard and does not affect the landlord's residence. After finishing everything, I returned to the village with Gouzi Daddy.