Chapter 216 Buying a Horse
When Yingbao and her second cousin came to Luoma Market, they saw feces and urine all over the floor.
The brother and sister saw several horses but nothing was satisfactory.
The horses are either old or sick and disabled. The prices for a few horses that are slightly attractive are very high, 30% more than usual.
Jiang Quan was very dissatisfied with these horse dealers, so he asked his little cousin: "How about we come and see it next time?" These people obviously bullied himself and his little cousin because they were young and deliberately raised the price.
Ying Bao stared at the two thin horses, one large and one small, and said, "Let's go see how much those two horses cost?"
If the thin horse was not old and the price was not high, she would buy it all.
Jiang Quan followed his little cousin's gaze and frowned: "Those two horses don't look good. The big horses are all bald, and the little horses seem to be sick and can't be fed."
"Go and have a look. If it doesn't work, don't buy it." Ying Bao avoided the feces and urine on the ground and ran over, asking the horse owner: "How old are your two horses?"
When the horse owner heard someone asking about his horse, he quickly looked up and saw a short little girl. His face fell instantly and he reluctantly replied: "The big horse is eighteen years old and the little horse is three years old."
He didn't even bother to lie to a little kid of several years old.
"Then how do you sell these two horses?" Yingbao asked.
Horse owner: "Thirty taels for big horses and twenty taels for small horses."
Jiang Quan followed over and was a little dissatisfied when he heard the horse owner's price: "How skinny is your horse? It only costs thirty taels?" If the pawn sales tax is added, wouldn't this skinny horse be close to fifty? Two?
The horse owner glared at Jiang Quan: "Even if I ask for twenty taels, you can't afford it."
Usually those who come to buy horses are wealthy adults. The eldest of these two children is only fifteen or sixteen years old. Who is the horse buyer? I just want to ask out of curiosity.
But Ying Bao answered: "Do you really want twenty taels for this horse? You can't keep your word."
The price of a healthy adult horse is usually between forty and fifty taels. If the horse transaction tax is included, the price will be around sixty taels. With a frame, it will cost at least a hundred taels of silver. If you really buy it for half the money, it's still a good deal.
The horse owner said angrily: "You pay the money now, and I will sell it to you! Whoever keeps his word is a beast."
He was reluctant to sell it when someone offered it twenty taels of silver, but when the market closed, no customers asked about it. He was really anxious to death.
If this child was really bought for twenty taels of silver, I would be able to save money by sending the horse to the veterinarian for treatment.
After all, it cost a lot of money to treat this horse. He really didn't want to invest any more money in a useless old horse. He would lose money every day he kept it.
"What about this pony?" Yingbao asked, touching the pony's head.
The horse owner glanced sideways at the pony and sighed: "The pony must be at least eighteen taels. No matter how little it is, it cannot be sold."
Xiao Ma has been sparse recently, and he tried to treat it with herbal medicine for a while but it didn't show any improvement, so he simply brought it in and sold it together, which saved the family a lot and they couldn't even get these eighteen taels.
Yingbao was satisfied and waved his hand, "We bought these two horses. You go and ask Yaren to come."
Jiang Quan became anxious when he heard this. He flirted with his little cousin and complained in a low voice: "These two horses don't look good. We spent dozens of taels to buy them back. Wouldn't it be a huge loss if they die?"
The horse owner took a peek at Jiang Quan's displeasure and quickly ran to Luoma City's dental office to drag out a dentist.
Naturally, the tooth man knew something was wrong with the two horses, so he didn't say anything. He pretended to pat the horses, and with a smile, he called Jiang Quan and Ying Bao to go to the dental office to pay.
Once the money was paid, the contract was signed, and the money and goods were cleared, the two horses died the next day, which had nothing to do with their trip.
When Ying Bao saw that the contract written by Yaren was correct, she took out the money one by one from her small bag.
The two horses together with the deed tax totaled fifty-nine taels. She took out six ingots and ten taels of silver, but still frightened several people and the horse owners.
They all stared at the little doll's bag curiously, wondering why they couldn't see it before with so much money in her bag.
Jiang Quan had long been accustomed to his little cousin's ability to pretend, so he impatiently urged: "Hurry up and change the money."
When his little cousin bought two sick horses, he was very troubled and his temper got worse.
The dentists didn't mind and quickly found a bunch of copper coins.
Then he watched the little girl put all the money into her bag, including the deed to buy the horse.
One of the dentists asked: "Little lady, do you want to buy another bicycle frame? You are the cheapest."
He wanted to see if this young lady would take out silver ingots from her bag.
The other person gave him a blank look and kicked him secretly.
The young lady and her brother spent dozens of taels of silver to buy back two useless horses, and they might be beaten by the adults in her family. This guy even tricked her into buying a bicycle frame.
It is estimated that the frame died without mounting the horse. Isn't this immoral and deceiving people?
Ying Bao raised her head and asked with a smile: "Is it really the cheapest? If you want to lie to me, you are a dog."
The tooth man's smile froze, but he quickly said: "I won't lie to you, let's go! Come with me and have a look. If you don't buy it, you'll be a loser."
Jiang Quan was almost mad at his little cousin, but he knew that his words were useless, so he had to follow his little cousin to look at the frame.
Yingbao chose a brand new frame with a carport and iron axles. The frame seller asked for twenty-five taels.
Yingbao turned to look at Yaren: "You said you would give me the cheapest price." As long as the items are sold in Luoma Market, Yaren have the right to appraise, so there is a lot of room for floating in these twenty-five taels. .
Yaren's face twitched, and he turned to Nunu, who was selling the bicycle frame, and said, "Give her the cheapest price, don't be frivolous."
It means that he doesn't want the commission on this frame, so he wants the frame seller to give it to her at the lowest price.
"Then just twenty taels." The shop owner who sold the bicycle frame said helplessly: "There is no profit left. The wheels and axles of this bicycle frame are all made of steel, and just two bearings cost a lot of money."
The tooth man asked the little girl: "How is it? Uncle, can I keep my word?"
Ying Bao nodded and asked someone to bring the old horse to hitch the cart.
Everyone is looking at the old horse, fearing that it will fall down before it even comes out of the horse market.
Jiang Quan is also worried. He is not worried about the old horse lying down in the horse market, but he is worried about the old horse lying down again after leaving the horse market.
Yingbao didn't care about their lawsuit, and happily ran to pay the money and handle the deed tax.
This frame also needs to be taxed, and it costs a full 2 silver in driving tax.
Then everyone in the dental room stared at the girl, watching her take out money from her bag.
This time she took out two silver ingots worth ten taels and a pile of copper coins.
A tooth man couldn't bear it anymore, so he came closer and asked: "Little baby, do you still have money in this bag?"
Ying Bao looked up at him, arched her eyebrows and smiled: "Uncle, do you really want to know? Then give me two hundred coins."
Teeth:······
He was so idle that he spent two hundred yuan to ask someone if there was anything in their bag.
Another Yaman counted two hundred coins from his pocket, slapped it on the table and said, "Here are two hundred coins for you! I want to see how much stuff you have in your bag!"
If he doesn't figure it out today, he probably won't be able to eat well.