Lottery System: Ancient Escape

Chapter 157 Buying a Cow

Fatty Yang warmly welcomed the Zhao family members to the station in the east of the city.

This station is a place for officials or their family members to rest.

In addition, it also plays the role of dispatching horses and vehicles.

Before entering the door, there was a young man in a uniform standing outside the door.

This young man was seventeen or eighteen years old, and he seemed to have been waiting at the door for a while.

When the young man saw Fatty Yang, he immediately greeted him courteously.

"Senior Brother Yang, hurry up, come in, please come in! The county magistrate is waiting inside."

Then he greeted the people behind him, "Everyone, come here, please, please!"

Fatty Yang also laughed and said, "You kid is getting better at doing things, not bad!"

"Hey, it's thanks to Brother Yang's usual care and advice."

As the two talked, they led everyone to the station.

The horses and vehicles of the Zhao family are led to the backyard by other handymen in the post station. There is a special place for raising livestock there. You don't need to worry at all, and they are all taken care of by professionals.

This inn is a small two-storey building with a wooden structure. It looks a little old on the outside, even a little old, and it is not eye-catching.

But as soon as they entered, everyone felt that their eyes suddenly opened up.

The entire hall is very spacious and bright, without too many sundries and decorations.

A dozen or so square tables and chairs were simply placed.

On each table was a small tray of delicate teapots and a complete set of teacups.

About a hundred people filled this hall.

After a while, the hot meal was served.

Fatty Yang welcomed Zhao Changsheng and Village Chief Zhao to the private room on the second floor alone.

In the private room, two people in their 40s were chatting.

One person was wearing an indigo robe, with the collar and cuffs embroidered with silver threads and flowing cloud patterns.This person has a serious face and smiles informally.

The other person was dressed in black cotton with long sleeves and a blue-gray vest. He was dressed plainly and calmly. This person was bowing his head, nodding in response.

Seeing Fatty Yang coming in, the two stopped talking and turned their heads to look over.

The man in the indigo blue robe was a little depressed, his eyes were bloodshot, and there were deep dark circles under his eye sockets.

Fatty Yang introduced to everyone one after another. After the introduction, he found out that the man in the indigo robe was the county magistrate of Taifeng County, and the man with the black cotton cloth and long sleeves was the postmaster of the post station.

The two stood up and bowed their hands.

"It's far away, it's far away, my surname is Li, and I'm the magistrate of Taifeng County. Because there have been many cases of disappearances in this county recently, our county magistrate is still in a state of distress, so I ordered the magistrate to come here. If there is any negligence, I hope Mr. Haihan!"

"Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it! Li County Chancellor is a shame for me and other ordinary people. The county magistrate is always busy with everything, so how dare he bother you so much for us? I'm really ashamed!" Zhao Changsheng replied.

It is inconvenient for Zhao Changsheng to inquire about the specific situation in Taifeng County, after all, they will only stay here for a day.

When the bullock carts are purchased tomorrow, they will be on the road again in the morning of the next day!

Everyone at the dinner table couldn't help but drank some wine, and after some politeness, after drinking for three rounds, the fat man Yang supported the county magistrate and left.

Zhao Changsheng and Village Chief Zhao were a little dizzy from drinking, and the postmaster arranged a superior room, and they were helped to the room by the clansmen, where they lay down and rested.

This inn was originally used to entertain officials and their family members. The small wooden house on the second floor has enough rooms up and down for the Zhao family to live in.

The half-grown boys and girls are used to living in Tongbu. They prefer to live in Tongpu, which is spacious, bright and very lively.

Those little girls who played well also lived in a shared bunk.

Most of the rest are families living in one or two rooms.

However, Zhao Feiyu did not choose to live in Tongpu this time. She took Ernizi and Eldest Sister to choose a single room together.

The bed in that room was big enough for the two of them to take a nap.

After eating and drinking, the people took off their clothes and went to bed. In the middle of the night, they could also vaguely hear the sound of pattering footsteps and horseshoes from the street, as well as the shouting of the old people.

The Zhao family members slept peacefully, and they did not pay too much attention to everything that happened here.

As soon as it was dawn, the next morning, Zhao Changsheng took the village head and a few old people in the village who knew how to watch cattle, and was going to the market to see the prices of cattle and carts here.

Because Zhao Changsheng and the others were not familiar with the environment here, they approached the Post Chief for consultation.

When the postmaster heard that they were going to buy cattle, he was also very enthusiastic, and immediately called a handyman over.

This handyman is the young man who received them yesterday.

This young man, everyone called him Xiao Linzi, Xiao Linzi was very clever, so he led Zhao Changsheng and five others straight to the West District.

According to Xiao Linzi, you can buy cheaper farm cattle in the morning market there.

If it is after Chenshi, you will miss the best opportunity for the morning market.

As soon as Xiao Linzi said this, everyone rushed to the morning market in the West District immediately.

Everyone was lucky this time. The morning market was not over yet when we arrived.

Although the morning market here is not particularly crowded, there are three or four cattle sellers in the market.

After careful inspection by several elderly people in the village, everyone unanimously chose one.

The cattle seller was a man in his thirties, with small eyes that rolled around, and he looked like a shrewd man.

When Zhao Changsheng asked the price, the man answered without blinking, it was 20 taels when he opened his mouth!
Before Zhao Changsheng could bargain with the village chief, Xiao Linzi yelled at him,
"You're a profiteer who's asking for high prices! Open your eyes and take a good look, I'm from the inn!"

When the small-eyed man heard this, he immediately opened his eyes wide and looked at Xiao Linzi, his face changed drastically.

"This...this...this villain is really blind! This...this is not Brother Lin from the inn! Oops! What kind of wind is this that blows you here!
Don't worry, don't worry, I was just joking, I'm still waiting for you to bargain! "

Xiao Linzi raised his head and snorted, then turned his head, "Sir, you can bargain as you like, even if you measure him, you don't dare to ask for it!"

The cattle seller was left speechless by Xiao Linzi's words, so he felt that today was really unlucky!You talk about what kind of shit luck he had, and he just kicked this brother Lin's hard board.

Who is not Brother Xiao Lin of the inn and the captain of the guard guarding the city gate are brothers, the relationship between the two brothers is very good, he can't offend the two Buddhas at once.

Come on, I will definitely have a big somersault today!The small-eyed man who sold the cow lamented.

But after a while, Village Chief Zhao and a few old people, combined with the price they just asked, and after careful consideration, asked, "Does this ox have a cart?"

"Yes, but it's just a simple plank car that can't shelter from the wind and rain!" The man replied honestly, and Xiao Lin who was on the side looked at it, not being honest!

"That's okay, how about we give you six taels of silver including the ox and the cart?" Village Chief Zhao said.

The cattle seller's eyes lit up. He really didn't expect it. He thought that he would lose all his money this time, but he didn't expect that there would be a small profit. He hurriedly nodded and agreed, "All right! Listen to the old man!"

So, everyone put the frame on the side on the big yellow ox, paid with one hand and delivered with the other.

On the way back, Xiao Linzi was puzzled, "Old man, you can give him two or three taels of silver, why give him six taels!"

The old man chuckled and said, "Brother Xiao Lin, do you think we made a loss on this cow?"

"It's okay, the price of big yellow cattle in Taifeng County is about the same, and this price is relatively cheap!" Xiao Linzi thought about answering.

"That's it! Don't go too far in everything. Be a human being and keep a line, so we can meet each other in the future."

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