My house was confiscated and I was exiled. I emptied the emperor's warehouse and fled.

When we arrived at the horse market, it was already dark and the owner of the horse market was preparing to close the store.

Chu Yi stopped him: "Boss, let's take a look at the horses and mules."

The owner of the racecourse, whose surname is Ma, is a middle-aged man. Hearing the sound, he turned his head and looked over, with a look of surprise on his face.

The officials and prison uniforms must be the exiled prisoners passing by. But why is there a woman in gorgeous clothes among them?

But soon, he guessed that Su Yunwan was also an exile, and he was just resorting to means to keep his dignity.

Judging from the appearance and demeanor of these people, it is obvious that they came from a high family, but now they have fallen into the dust. Everyone wants to step on the common people who hate corrupt officials. Boss Ma, who is used to watching people order food, is no exception. He said contemptuously: "Have you brought any money?"

The youngest Jiang Xiaoliu was furious and stepped forward to argue: "Do you know how to do business? This big customer has already arrived at the door, why don't you greet him with a smile? I have never heard of a dead camel being better than a horse." Is that big? Who are you trying to belittle here?"

Boss Ma was afraid of Jiang Xiaoliu's status as an official and did not dare to argue with him. He forced a smile and said, "What I'm trying to teach you is, please come in and watch as you like."

Su Yunwan followed the team and walked into the market.

The so-called horse market is a large courtyard with livestock sheds built along the courtyard wall. There are not only horses, but also mules, donkeys, oxen and other livestock.

In the middle are several large stores where carriages are made and sold.

All people who buy animal-drawn carts first select the animals and then assemble the carriages, rather than selling them as complete sets of vehicles.

Chu Yan asked about the prices of various livestock, but Boss Ma, who was not present because of official duties, quoted the honest price.

Horses are the most expensive, costing 80 to 20 taels of silver; followed by cattle, costing about 15 taels of silver; next are mules, costing [-] to [-] taels; and the cheapest are donkeys, costing only [-] to [-] taels.

The boss said as he led everyone to the barn.

The donkeys sold outside are available in two colors: black and gray. I heard from the boss that black donkeys have more energy.

Chu Yi picked three black donkeys to transport the goods, and the others continued walking inside.

After skipping the cattle, we came to the mule shed. Mules are divided into horse mules and donkey mules. According to the introduction of the horse boss, they have the advantages of horses and mules. In terms of transportation in exile, horses and mules are the most suitable.

The Chu Yi brothers picked seven tall and sturdy horses and mules, and the horse boss was so happy that he couldn't smile from ear to ear.

Perhaps because of the least sales, Ma Peng is at the far end, with a dozen big horses of different colors tied inside.

The horse boss pointed to the fattest black horse and introduced: "This is our best horse. It has black hair and snow-white hooves. It is an authentic snow horse."

Qin Junyu liked it very much and asked: "How much does it cost?"

"For the sake of the two officials, I'll give you 300 taels." Boss Ma said enthusiastically.

Qin Junyu stopped thinking for a moment. The total purchase amount was only 300 taels and they couldn't afford it.

When Boss Ma saw them looking at other horses, he didn't say anything rude, but instead introduced another little gray horse.

The ten livestock just now are already a rare and large order, and the big customer cannot afford to neglect them.

Qin Junyu listened carefully to the boss's introduction, while Su Yunwan was minding his own business and looked at all the horses.

Among the horses, most of the horses held their heads high and looked at everyone with their dark eyes, letting you choose honestly. There was only one thin black horse that was eating hay in the manger and could not see its head clearly.

After Boss Ma finished the introduction, he let Qin Junyu think about it and turned his attention to Su Yunwan.

Seeing that she was interested in the horse that was doing the cooking, he took two steps forward and pulled the reins to expose the horse's head.

The thin horse was forced to hold its head high, chewing the horse feed in its mouth, and staring down at the manger, as if "eating from the bowl and looking into the pot."

Boss Ma was furious: "Eat, eat, eat, that's all I know is eating, what else will you do besides eating!"

After saying that, he said to Su Yunwan: "Madam, this horse has a big appetite and is almost going to eat me up. If you want it, I will sell it half to you and give it to you."

Su Yunwan recalled the article "Horse Theory" that she had read. Thousand-mile horses eat a lot. If they don't get their owners, their quality of life will be worse than that of ordinary horses.

Just because the regular cost is much higher than that of ordinary horses, ordinary families simply cannot afford to raise them and cannot raise them well.

Could this be a thousand-mile horse?

At this time, Chu Yi said with great interest: "This horse is interesting. Pull it out and have a look."

Boss Ma opened the door and took the black horse out for a stroll, but the black horse looked at the trough reluctantly, took a few steps reluctantly, and then stopped moving.

Perhaps due to long-term deprivation of food, the horse was skinny and the skeleton on its back was extremely prominent.

It is precisely because of this that it has been in the horse market for a long time without anyone paying attention.

Chu Yi looked around and made a clear decision, so he asked for a price: "How much is it?"

When the boss saw that both of them were interested, he immediately raised his price by a large amount: "This horse was originally sold for more than 100 yuan. Since it is destined to be with you, I will give it to you for 70 taels of silver."

Chu Yi laughed and said, "Boss, who are you trying to coax? This horse is priced at more than 100 yuan, so you're not afraid of getting it in your hands?"

"Haha, if it's not reduced to 70 taels, will it be sold at a loss?" the boss said with a smile.

Chu Yi looked at Su Yunwan and saw that Su Yunwan said: "Look at this horse moving slowly, as if it can't walk. It is not suitable for pulling a cart for thousands of miles."

Wu Shaohan rarely cast his gaze on Su Yunwan, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

He also saw the true appearance of the horse, but the horse was only used to pull carts and was not cost-effective, so he did not warn him.

So the question is, did she see through but not tell, or did she hit the mark?

Chu Yi asked meaningfully: "Are you sure you don't want it?"

Su Yunwan nodded, and Chu Yi fell into deep thought.

Boss Ma's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't want both of them.

Whatever is scary comes from it. Considering the cost of feeding, Chu Yi also shook his head and said: "It's so delicious, I can't afford it."

"You two, if this horse is full and has a lot of strength to work, you may not think of him as thin, but he is in good health and never gets sick." Boss Ma promoted incoherently.

Chu Yi spread his hands and said with a smile: "I have already bought what I want."

Boss Ma focused his attack on Su Yunwan and shouted out the 50 taels of silver that had been lost.

Su Yunwan was noncommittal and asked Qin Junyu to pick one.

Qin Junyu took a fancy to a big brown horse, priced at 80 taels of silver.

Su Yunwan then said to the boss: "Didn't you just say half-sale and half-free? Let's take this 80 taels as the original price. If the skinny horse costs 40 taels, I'll take it."

The boss shook his head like a rattle and said, "No, we definitely can't make it at this price."

Qin Junyu, who didn't know much about horses, became a great helper: "Sister-in-law, what attracts you to this horse? No matter how I look at it, there are flaws. Why don't you look at those white horses? They are beautiful."

Su Yunwan nodded, it was indeed not bad, it was enough to pull a carriage.