The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 83 Buying a Cow
Gu Chengyu and Gu Laodi were going to go to the end of South Street, where Lao Wangtou's ox cart was parked. Today they are not considered as chartered cars, so when they go back, they have to go to the end of South Street.

"Little Treasure, why weren't you afraid when Mister took your test? I could understand what you were saying! Fortunately, Mister accepted you in the end, otherwise we would have to run away from home." Father Gu sighed sincerely.

"Father! Actually, I was also nervous at the time!" Gu Chengyu was also afraid that Mr. Wen would not accept him, because Mr. Wen was the most suitable for him.

"Father! Let's buy a cow! In the future, I will go to and from the town when I go to private school. It's inconvenient to take the old Wangtou's ox cart, and it will cost a lot of money to ride every day! Don't our family also need to buy land? With a cow, you and your eldest brother don’t have to work so hard.” Gu Chengyu felt that it was more convenient to have a cow at home.

"Buy a cow? If you put it this way, our family really needs it. But the cow costs more than ten taels of silver!" Father Gu was a little reluctant. He only brought 20 taels of silver today, and he thought that he would only need ten taels of silver at most. , If you still buy cattle, 20 taels will be enough.But thinking about Xiaobao going to the town to study every day, it is really inconvenient without an ox cart. What's more, if you buy land, the three of them will definitely be too busy. worn out.

Gritting his teeth, "Buy! Let's go, let's go to South Street, where there is a market for selling livestock."

Gu Chengyu followed Papa Gu to a large field on the side of South Street, and saw a lot of live animals for sale inside.Some sell chickens and piglets.There is also a place set aside for the sale of cattle.As soon as Father Gu and the others came in, as soon as they walked towards the place where the cattle were sold, a man in his 30s greeted him with a smile on his face, "This old man, do you want to buy cattle? Just tell me which one you like, and report it to the government." I will take care of you. My surname is Liu, and I know him very well in this area. Do you have any requirements for buying cattle?"

Gu Chengyu could tell that this person was similar to the intermediary in the previous life, that is, the tooth of this dynasty, but he was only in charge of the cattle.

Papa Gu seemed to know the way here, so he didn't find it strange. "Then please trouble Brother Liu. We want to buy a strong cow that can plow the land and pull carts. Take me to have a look!"

"The farmer's family buys strong cattle to use, and the calf will have to be raised for two years. Here are a few cattle that are very strong and well-fed!" Liu Yazi walked, and introduced the cattle to Mr. Gu. Born strong.

"Mr. Yang, someone is here to buy cattle!" Liu Yazi shouted towards an old man in the corner.

Gu Chengyu and the others walked up to him, only to see an old man wearing patched coarse cloth bunts. "Brother, we want to see you cow."

"Just look, my cow is well fed every day! If it weren't for the lack of money at home, I would not be willing to sell the cow! This cow is only five years old, and it is very strong! And it is a cow. It can still give birth to calves." The old man touched the back of the cow and sighed, and it was obvious that he was really reluctant to part with the cow.

Gu Chengyu doesn't understand cows, but from the outside, the cow is indeed very strong.This is a big yellow ox. The fur on its back is smooth and smooth, its eyes are very bright, and its four legs look strong and powerful. On the surface, there is nothing wrong with it.

Papa Gu looked at the cow carefully, touched it again, and then nodded. "Brother, your cow is really good, how much money do you plan to sell?"

"14 taels." After finishing speaking, the old man sat on the small stool next to him and smoked with the cigarette rod at his waist.

"Brother, I sincerely want to buy your cow. Isn't your 14 taels too high?" Father Gu frowned. It was taller than other houses, so he just sat there and ignored him after speaking.

Gu Chengyu felt that this old man didn't seem like he wanted to sell cattle, who wouldn't sell his own products?It's more attractive than the buyer!
"Mr. Yang, I don't care about you if you do this again. Several companies have taken a fancy to your cattle these days. You ignore them and scare them away by asking a high price. Are you going to sell them?" Selling? Aren’t you making fun of me?” Liu Yazi was also a little angry, would he still be able to do his business again?He also had no choice but to be assigned to this section.

"Hey! It must be sold, but I'm just a little bit reluctant! Don't be angry, Liu Yazi." The old man sighed again, and stopped smoking.

"No matter how reluctant you are, don't you still have to sell this cow? Just ask for a price, and they are very busy, so you can't ask them to wait? If the transaction fails, you have to go and see other houses!"

"Then it's 12 taels of silver, isn't the price high? The price of other people's is also the same, and the cattle are definitely not as good as mine." The old man made up his mind this time and offered a normal price.

"Okay! Since my brother is so forthright, I won't pay back my brother's price, so we get money and goods?" Old man Gu didn't want to write any more, the most important thing is that this cow is worth the money.

The old man nodded, and took a last look at the big yellow ox, "Okay! After paying the money, this cow will belong to your family. Rhubarb is very obedient, as long as you feed it! There is nothing to say about driving the cart and plowing the land." .”

"Of course, I must treat it well when I go back." It's my own cow when I go back, so of course I have to take good care of it.

Father Gu took out the remaining silver ingot of ten taels from the innermost skirt of his clothes, and took out about two taels of broken silver from his belt, and handed it to the old man, who tied the rope of the cow to the old man. Papa Gu.

"Then the deal is done! Old man, I'll go and issue a red deed to your cattle. The red deed costs 480 Wen, and you can pay me [-] Wen for mine." Only then did Gu Chengyu find out that it was originally given to Liu Yazi. The buyer has to pay the intermediary fee, and he doesn't know whether the seller will pay another fee.

"That's fine." Gu Laopai gave another five silver coins and sixty cash, which is a custom, and the money for each tooth is about the same.

Gu Chengyu found that his father seemed to have several places to put money. It is not fashionable for peasant men to wear purses. There are Qiankun, with pockets sewn inside.However, there are too many copper plates, and it is also very heavy.

Gu Chengyu watched Liu Yazi enter a small room, and guessed that it might be the Yamen's office, which specially issued red deeds for cattle.Sure enough, Liu Yazi came out shortly after he went in, "Brother, Mr. Yang, come here quickly, you have to go inside to get your fingerprints."

Gu Chengyu followed them into the hut, and saw a book case inside. A clerk was leaning over the book case and writing quickly. Gu Chengyu leaned forward to read it, and saw a piece of red paper on which the process of buying cattle was written. Next to it is the official seal of the county government, with the names of the buyer and the seller on it, and a "person in the middle" in between. It says Liu Hong, which is probably Liu Yazi's name.After the scribe finishes writing, ask all three of them to put their names on it.

Buying a farm cattle in ancient times was also very complicated. Farm cattle were not allowed to be slaughtered privately. If they died of illness or old age, they had to be reported to the government, and then they could be sold to the government or killed by themselves.Gu Chengyu thought that there were still a lot of frozen beef in the space, as well as bagged and canned beef. It seemed that he could only satisfy his hunger in the space in the future.At this time, Gu Chengyu hadn't thought that this is an imperial society, and everything has privileges.

(End of this chapter)