Disastrous year!Before the whole family is wiped out, a little blessing falls from the sky!

Chapter 56 Compassion is not a meal!
It is said to be the busiest cattle and horse market in Wei Dynasty, but it is actually just a large open space surrounded by wooden fences.

The soldiers of Tunhe Guard were divided into 200 people, responsible for patrolling and maintaining order.

On the south side of the market, a lot of thatched huts and more than a dozen adobe houses were built. The thatched huts lived in high-quality horses, each of which could sell for hundreds of taels of silver, and the adobe houses were for big merchants and servants. .

Large merchants traveled between the northwest grasslands and the Wei Dynasty. They wanted to eat, drink and rest, while the servants had to bear witness to all transactions and then collect taxes!

Tunhewei is barren, and besides fur and medicinal materials, the transaction tax of Niuma City is an important source of income.

The Tai family is a small family, but they just want to buy a farmer's helper, so they dare not go to the south side of the market, almost as soon as they enter the door, Mr. Tai rushes to the north.

Tai Jiye secretly wanted to sneak to the south, but was dragged to his side by his brother...

Sure enough, there were mostly scalpers and old and injured horses in the north of the market, but the prices were only a dozen taels.

The old man walked up and down, he really didn't like anything, and he was so distressed by the money, it was rare that he hesitated.

Tai Jizu was filial and persuaded in a low voice, "Dad, if it really doesn't work, we can just take turns pulling the plow at home. We don't have to buy an animal. Let's just go for a walk. If we don't have a suitable one, we can save money."

Tai Jiye was quick-witted and encouraged his father.

"Dad, there's nothing good in the north. Let's go to the south and have a look. Just in case we find something suitable!"

The old man's heart was moved, he walked around once, and there was no delay in walking around.

The father and son bypassed the crowd, walked along the edge of the market, and when they walked all the way to the south, they saw many people discussing around a shed.

Tai Jiye immediately smiled and leaned over to talk to him. It turned out that some merchants had brought some horses back from the northwest, and one of them was probably not acclimatized and had diarrhea all the time.

The merchants also found a veterinarian, but the treatment did not improve for several days. Now that the horse was dying, the merchants were in a hurry to sell the sick horse at a low price.

After hearing this, Mr. Tai squeezed into the crowd.

Sure enough, there was a completely black horse lying in the stable, with only a patch of white on the forehead. The frame was well-proportioned and tall. Unfortunately, the back of the tail was full of excrement. It was very thin and the fur was not shiny. My head is so sick that I can't even lift it, and I can't see it anymore.

A northwestern businessman with deep eye sockets and a high nose bridge was frowning, and was yelling with everyone, "Ten taels, as long as ten taels, you can bring this two-year-old BMW home! Don't look at it as bad , I spent a full 50 taels when I bought it!"

Some of the onlookers knew the merchants and couldn't help but joke.

"No matter how good the horse is, it will soon turn into a dead horse! Not to mention ten taels, even one tael of silver will be lost!"

The merchant was heartbroken, and said angrily, "It's only ten taels of silver, and if no one wants it, I'll skin the horse and sell the meat while it's still alive!"

Heima Xu understood and struggled to get up, but his legs and feet had no strength at all. He tried his best to support his head, but he could not support his body.

After tossing for a long while, except for being more and more stained with feces, the black horse finally failed to stand up.

At last it lay there with big tears streaming down the corners of its eyes.

Even hard-hearted people can't help but sigh when they see this scene.

But no one’s money is blown by the strong wind, so if you buy it back, you will lose money.

Compassion is not money to spend, let alone food to eat...

The merchant was also disappointed. Just when he was about to order his servants to kill the black horse, Mr. Tai stood up.

"This dark horse, ten taels of silver, I bought it!"

Everyone was surprised and looked over.

I originally thought he was a rich man who wouldn't feel bad about throwing away ten taels of silver, but I didn't expect him to be an old farmer with gray hair.

Someone was talkative and persuaded, "Old man, if you buy this horse, you will die if you buy it. Don't be afraid of regrets."

"Yes, ten taels of silver is enough to buy one mu of good land."

"Although it's pitiful, you can't go bankrupt just for a horse!"

Others also tried to persuade me, but they were kind-hearted.

The old man didn't say much, just waved his left arm, and replied, "This horse should be a descendant of a military horse. I was also injured and retired from the army. I really can't see it. Buy it back and keep it if it can be cured. , it will be buried if it cannot be cured.”

Everyone suddenly realized that even those who had just laughed at the old man for being crazy changed their expressions.

The merchant was very happy to have someone take over, so he hurriedly went to write the deed, pay taxes, and go up the stall.

Although Tai Jiye also felt that he would suffer a loss if he bought the horse back, he did not dare to make his father unhappy, so he could only follow him and pay for it quickly.

And Tai Jizu had already found a torn sack to help Black Horse clean up the dirt under his body.

The old man looked at the black horse's eyes and mouth, then rubbed the black horse's belly, checking very carefully.

The merchant couldn't help asking, "Old man, can you cure horse diseases?"

The old man shook his head and replied, "In the army, war horses are brothers to whom soldiers can entrust their lives. As we get along with each other for a long time, we will always understand some habits. I can't say that I can cure diseases. I am just thinking about going back and trying earth remedies, in case I can save them." It’s best if it survives.”

Merchants often walked on the grasslands, often encountered danger, and were rescued several times by frontier soldiers. Seeing the old man's injured arm gently wipe the tears of the black horse, he was a little moved.

After thinking for a while, he ordered a few words to the stewards around him.

Soon, the steward rushed back with a black puppy in his arms.

The merchant personally presented the puppy to the old man, "Old man, it is fate that we made this deal. My mastiff just gave birth to a puppy. I will give you one and take it back to your children to play with."

Perhaps he was afraid that the old man would not know the benefits of a mastiff, so he said, "Don't look at this puppy, it will be very ferocious when it grows up in a few months. If it is put on the grassland, even wolves will be afraid of it."

The little puppy, Xu, had just been weaned. It was as long as an arm, with curly hair and dark eyes, which immediately reminded the old man of his little granddaughter at home.

He subconsciously took the pup over and thanked happily, "Thank you for your generosity, my granddaughter will definitely like it very much."

The merchant was also happy to see him accepting it so readily, and pulled him to drink tea.

Seeing that there were no outsiders around, the old man said a few more words to the merchants, "The cows and horses are prone to diarrhea if they change water and soil or eat unclean things. I once heard an older person say that two heads of garlic are used with two taels. If you pound the liquor and give it to the cattle and horses, the mild symptoms will be cured immediately, and the severe symptoms will be cured after two or three times.

"If my boss encounters this kind of situation again in the future, we can try it. If it works, we will avoid losses."

The merchant didn't think this recipe would work, but the old man said it out of kindness, so he naturally thanked him and wrote it down.

Soon, Tai Jiye came back after completing the formalities and hired a truck on the way.

There is no way, this sick horse can't walk at all, so it can only be pulled back all the way.

After bidding farewell to the merchants, the father and son hurried home.

On the way, Tai Jiye couldn't help but complain, "Dad, this horse is seriously ill, can it really be cured? What if... ten taels of silver will be wasted."

That's ten taels of silver, enough to buy a lot of snacks for Zhuzhu. "

Two updates today~~
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