Chapter 150 Buying People (5)

"Um···"

Shen Xiangwan did not respond immediately. He crossed his arms and stroked his chin for a long time before asking, "I also need a working ox. Do you have any dairy cows here?"

"We have oxen ready for farming, but we don't have any dairy cows for the time being. If Madam needs them, we can go find them. We'll find one in three days at most."

No matter how big a dental shop is, it has its limits. On weekdays, people only buy working oxen, and almost no one is interested in dairy cows, so they don't have any in stock. However, they know where to get some, and three days is enough for them to get them back.

"Okay, I want at least four cows."

Nodding, Shen Xiangwan said in a serious tone, milk is a good thing, regardless of how thin her body is, she needs to be well nourished. Look at the people she bought, they are so thin that they are just skin and bones. From now on, let them drink a glass of fresh milk every day, plus three meals a day, I believe they will be well in no time. With a good body, they can do the things she asked them to do.

"Okay, then let's choose the oxen first?"

With their abilities, they can easily get back not only four cows, but even forty of them. Datong County’s number one position is not just an exaggeration.

"No, I won't choose."

Waving his hand to decline his proposal, Shen Xiangwan turned around and said, "Wu Youfu, you go and pick it up, and also bring the cart and farm tools for plowing the land."

"Yes."

Wu Youfu, who was named, did not dare to delay. He bowed and stepped out of the line, then went with his men to select oxen.

"By the way, do you have any piglets here?"

As he stood up, Shen Xiangwan asked casually.

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Manager Sun was stunned. The livestock brokerage was indeed involved in the trading of livestock, but they did not have things like piglets that could not be sold at a good price and basically no one bought them.

"It seems there is none."

Shen Xiangwan pretended to be disappointed, but in fact he was calm and his attitude was extremely casual.

"No, ma'am, if the quantity you need is large, we can buy it for you."

Unable to bear her reaction that seemed like they were incompetent, Manager Sun hurriedly spoke up and tried to regain the situation.

"Really?"

Their business scope is so broad that they even provide agency acquisition services.

Shen Xiangwan raised his eyebrows, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "I only need a hundred for now. I wonder if this number is considered large?"

Most people in the Tianqi Dynasty did not eat pork because it had a strong smell. They called it cheap meat. Anyone who could live a decent life would choose mutton, chicken, duck or fish. Only poor people would eat pork. Moreover, pigs at that time grew very slowly. After two years of raising, they would only weigh more than 100 kilograms at most, and there were very few people who could feed them.

However, these are not difficult for her. Although mutton, chicken, duck and fish are also good, she still prefers pork. Once she raises them according to her own method, she believes Wei Chengyi and others will also love eating pork.

In fact, she raises pigs in her space, and they are all fat and strong, because No. 2 is fed with grains grown in the space. The quality of the meat is better than ordinary pork, and long-term consumption can even prolong life. But, isn't it inconvenient to take it out?
"Okay, it's only a hundred, not a big problem. We should be able to get them back with the cows. Madam, do you want to come and get them yourself in three days, or do you want us to deliver them to your house?"

Manager Sun agreed without thinking. Although pigs grow slowly and many people do not eat pork, piglets are not that difficult to find. You have to know that this is a border city and there are far more poor people than rich people. They cannot afford the relatively expensive mutton, chicken, duck and fish, so they can only eat pork.

“It can be delivered to your door.”

Unexpectedly, there is such a good thing. Shen Xiangwan curled her lips and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you to send it directly to my home. In addition, I bought so many people today. Can you arrange a carriage or ox cart to send it back for me?"

Since the service is delivered to your door, why not use it?

"No problem. May I ask your name, Madam? Where is your residence located?"

Although he knew that they had purchased a large amount of residential land in Yong'an Village, he was not sure whether they lived there.

"My husband's surname is Wei. The big blue brick and tile house at the innermost of Yong'an Village is our home."

"Okay, I'll arrange a bullock cart right away, and have those people go back with you later. The cows and piglets will be delivered in three days."

Having said that, Manager Sun turned around and walked outside.

Shen Xiangwan exchanged glances with Wei Chengyi and walked out of the pavilion. Yuan Xiu and Yuan Su followed closely behind them in tacit understanding. As for those who came to buy things, they went out from another door under the guidance of the waiter to avoid having too many of them go to the shops outside and disturb other customers.

"Please have some tea, both of you." After returning to the shop outside, the couple sat down in their previous seats again, and the waiter attentively served them tea and exquisite snacks.

"Mmm, so sweet."

Manager Sun was still busy making arrangements for them. Shen Xiangwan picked up a piece of cake and put it into her mouth. She immediately revealed an expression that was uglier than crying. It was sweet, too sweet, so sweet that it was choking.

"Spit it out now."

Seeing this, Wei Chengyi quickly took out a handkerchief and put it to her mouth, with naked heartache in his eyes.

"Well···"

Shen Xiangwan didn't make it difficult for herself and spit out the cakes in her mouth onto her handkerchief.

"Ma'am, rinse your mouth."

Yuan Xiu, who was following behind them, picked up the teacup and handed it to her. Shen Xiangwan didn't bother to be polite with him and drank several cups to dilute the greasy sweet taste in her mouth: "Huh... Is sugar free? Why is it so sweet?"

What Shen Xiangwan didn't know was that for ordinary people, cakes and sugar were both very luxurious things. If a lot of sugar was not put into the cakes, they would not be sold at all. She was not particularly fond of sweets, so naturally she couldn't get used to eating them.

"Who told you to put everything in your mouth?"

Picking up the handkerchief that she had soiled, Wei Chengyi tapped her head with his fingers in annoyance, with nothing but helplessness in his eyes.

"Don't they look pretty good?"

Shen Xiangwan defended herself innocently, who could have thought that such a beautiful pastry would taste so weird?

"You."

Shaking his head helplessly, Wei Chengyi picked up the teacup and handed it to her again: "Mom and Ling'er can make cakes. If you like, let them make it for you."

"Forget it. I'm already traumatized."

Shen Xiangwan shook her head in decline. She would never eat any pastries from this era again.

"I kept you two waiting for a long time."

Manager Sun soon returned with a thick stack of deeds. The clerk behind him was holding a tray with an abacus, writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone on it. "Madam, the normal price for a strong laborer in our pawnbroker is thirty taels of silver. Adult women under forty are counted as more than half a strong laborer, at twenty taels of silver each. We also don't charge you for the children. You have selected forty-two strong laborers and twenty-nine women, for a total of one thousand eight hundred and forty taels of silver. In addition, the oxen are thirty taels of silver each, and the cart and plow are considered as free gifts from us. For the cows and piglets you reserved, we need to collect thirty taels of silver as a deposit, which is exactly one thousand nine hundred taels of silver."

Manager Sun was moving the abacus as he spoke, and the beads froze as soon as he finished speaking. The transaction amount of nearly two thousand taels was a big business for them.

"This is a two thousand tael note. Please check it."

Wei Chengyi raised his hand and hooked his fingers, and Yuan Xiu immediately took out a silver note and handed it over.

Shen Xiangwan, who was about to pay, raised his eyebrows and simply didn't bother to move. Manager Sun took the banknote, bowed his head to check its authenticity, and stood up after a moment and went to the counter to exchange it for a banknote of 100 taels, and handed it to them along with the deed: "This is the banknote to make up for you, the indentures of those people, and the deed for buying the oxen. Please check it out."

"Ah."

After taking the banknote and the deed, Yuan Xiu checked them in front of him and returned them only after making sure there was no problem.

"They seem to have it all arranged."

Looking past him at the servants who were already sitting on several ox carts, Shen Xiangwan stood up and said, they had wasted long enough here, it was almost time to go back.

"Yes, the bullock cart will go back with your carriage."

Manager Sun personally escorted them to the door, and at the same time, the waiter tactfully brought their carriage.

"Manager Sun, please stay!"

"Everyone, walk slowly."

After some final politeness, the couple got into the carriage one after another. Yuan Xiu and Yuan Shu also jumped onto the frame. Driven by them, the carriage drove away quickly. Several ox carts carrying servants immediately followed. Steward Sun watched their carriage until it disappeared from his sight before turning around.

When the carriage passed by the cloth shop, Shen Xiangwan bought a large amount of cloth and ready-made clothes, which were basically prepared for the servants. The clothes they wore could not cover their bodies at all. As for themselves, when she was shopping everywhere for free, she earned countless cloths of various materials. She could find a reason to go out alone someday and take out those things openly.

【End of this chapter】

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