The fake daughter married into the mountains and had meat to eat every day during the famine

Chapter 152 Buying Mules and Calf

"I have to buy everything, whether it's enough or not. I'm going to sell sour plum soup in town starting tomorrow. I can't just wait every day for Grandpa Sun to come to town before shipping the goods to the shop, right? What if Grandpa Sun gets delayed one day and can't come?"

As soon as Song Yuntang finished speaking, he saw Chen Xier jogging towards him.

"Miss Song, are you leaving so soon?"

"I have something to do in town. I have already put the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar in the kitchen. Sister Xier, please don't leave Fubao alone in the yard in the future. The child is too young and I'm afraid something might happen." Song Yuntang instructed.

A three or four-year-old child does not have a strong sense of crisis.

If anything bad happened, for Chen Xier, who was divorced by her husband's family and not accepted by her own family, it would be like the sky falling.

"I've already told the people at the woodshed to take a look for me." Chen Xier realized this wasn't going to work, and said quickly, "I'll be more careful next time."

"Okay, we'll be leaving first. You can take your time with your work."

Song Yuntang smiled, turned around and left with Xu Qingye and Song Jinsheng.

Chen Xier watched her walk away, then went into the house. Looking at Xiao Fubao squatting under the eaves playing with a puppet, she felt a surge of guilt in her heart and her eyes immediately turned red.

"Fubao."

"Mom!" Fubao threw the puppet aside, stood up and ran towards Chen Xier, hugging her legs and acting coquettishly.

Chen Xier grabbed him in her arms and kissed him.

"What was Fubao playing at home just now?"

"We were originally going to play with longhorn beetles, but uncle said they would bite people, so Fubao didn't dare to play anymore." Fubao looked into Chen Xier's eyes, eyes full of heartache, "Did Mom cry?"

Chen Xier shook her head, "No, Mom didn't cry, she just had dust in her eyes."

Fubao quickly pouted his little lips and blew on her.

"Do your eyes feel better now, Mom?"

Chen Xier smiled and carried Fubao into the yard, "With Fubao blowing on me, I feel much better."

The innocent laughter of children could be heard from the yard.

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After Song Yuntang, Song Jinsheng and Xu Qingye arrived in the town, they went straight to Hefengyahang.

"Miss Song, what do you need this time?" The one who came up was the servant who took Song Yuntang to see the manor last time.

Song Yuntang smiled and said, "I want to buy an ox cart today."

The servant scratched his head a bit embarrassedly and said, "There's been a long drought this year, and fodder is scarce. Our boss doesn't dare to keep too many livestock in the garden. We don't have any adult cattle at the moment, only two calves. How about I take a few of you to take a look?"

Song Yuntang nodded, "Let's take a look first."

The servant sighed and gestured towards the backyard, "Please come this way, all three of you."

Several people followed the servant to a small garden enclosed by Hefeng Yahang. There were indeed no adult cattle in it, only two calves, one was half grown, and the other looked like it had been weaned not long ago, and was less than half a year old.

In addition, there were two horses and a mule.

"This is the bigger one. If we raise it for another three or four months, it will be able to help carry some things by the end of the year. By next spring, it will be able to help with some farm work. As for this smaller one, I'm afraid it will have to be raised until the year after next before it can work." The servant introduced it to the few people.

Song Yuntang pointed at the half-grown cow and asked, "How much silver is this cow worth?"

"This one is fifteen taels, and the smaller one next to it is seven taels."

Xu Qingye turned his gaze to the mule not far away.

"Where's the mule?"

The servant hurriedly said, "A grown mule weighs eighteen taels."

"Where is the horse?" Song Jinsheng couldn't help but ask.

The servant laughed and said, "As for horses, it depends on their age and breed. We have two horses in our garden. The five-year-old one sells for 65 taels, and the other one, which is eight years old, sells for 58 taels."

"We only have ordinary horses here. There are some expensive breeds that are worth thousands of taels, but these horses can't come here. Usually, they are taken away by the princes and nobles when they hear about them."

When he heard the price, Song Jinsheng couldn't help but gasp.

No wonder people say that only rich people can ride in a carriage. The price alone is unimaginable for ordinary people.

Xu Qingye thought for a moment and looked at Song Yuntang.

"Buy a mule?"

Song Yuntang smiled, "That's exactly what I thought."

She looked at the boy and asked, "If I buy the mule and the calf together, can I get a lower price?"

If we build the farm later, we will need cows to do the work. It is definitely not possible to rely solely on manpower, and a mule is definitely not enough. It is better to buy one now and raise it on the farm. When we have more fields next year or the year after, it will be able to help with the work.

The servant said in embarrassment, "Young lady, you know I am an honest man. The price I just told you was the real price. Usually, an adult cow sells for 22 to 25 taels. You bought the mule and the calf together today for the price of an adult cow, which is already a good deal."

Song Yuntang thought about it and finally bought the calf and the mule together.

After coming out of the dental clinic, Song Jinsheng felt like he was dreaming.

"Tang'er, we actually bought mules and cows. Pinch me to see if it's true."

Song Yuntang didn't pinch him, but just smiled and handed the reins of the mule and the calf to Song Jinsheng. "Second brother, you have enough time to feel the truth on the way back to the manor."

Song Jinsheng looked at the two of them and asked, "Aren't you going?"

"Let's go home first." Song Yuntang said with a smile, "After lunch, we'll meet at the tavern. Second brother, please help me arrange this calf. After you unload the wood, I also want to move some things from the southern suburbs to the farm. Now is the time to go back and sort things out."

Song Jinsheng said hurriedly, "Okay, Xiao Niu, you don't have to worry about it. When the time comes, we'll build a cowshed so that the cows and mules will have a place to live."

Song Yuntang said okay and took Xu Qingye back to the southern suburbs.

After returning home, she counted her money and asked, "Xu Qingye, do you think I've been too extravagant recently?"

Originally, including the two hundred taels of silver awarded by the court, she had three hundred taels of silver on hand.

After two days, only two hundred and twenty-four taels were left.

Xu Qingye shook his head. "It's all necessary. It's not extravagant."

She counted them one by one, "Next, I need money to repair the shop, buy things for the shop, and buy food. The expenses of the wine shop are really high."

Xu Qingye looked at her and said gently, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Once the tavern is repaired, stabilize it for a while and keep some extra money on hand to deal with various situations that may arise in the future."

Song Yuntang nodded, "Okay."

It is not clear whether opening a tavern in a famine year is good or bad.

Before the business started, she was quite unsure.

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