Rebirth Farmer Yaomei

Chapter 33 Buying a Donkey
Ning Wan has always claimed to be a person with integrity. She had already received thank-you gifts from Mrs. Wu and Second Young Master Lu, so how could she ask for money from Second Young Master Lu now, so she immediately cut off Second Young Master Lu's words, "No need, If I didn't have the things you gave me, I would still be able to do business and earn money, and now I have exchanged some silver, which is more than enough."

The Second Young Master Lu felt Ning Wan's stubbornness from the first time he saw her, so he didn't insist on it. He put away his purse, stopped for a while, and suddenly said to Ning Wan: "My mother is not in good health, but she is not in good health. Let me stay with her at home, and I must go to my father to be a soldier."

Mrs. Wu was originally the first wife, but Mrs. Zhou was also married by the Ming Dynasty, so the sons they gave birth to were all legitimate sons. In fact, Mrs. Wu had a son before, who was the real eldest son, but he had died early, so now Mrs. Zhou's son The eldest son is the eldest son, and will inherit the fourth-rank official position of Commander Lu in the future, while the second young master Lu can only rely on himself.

It is natural to love a son, especially Mrs. Wu who is dependent on her son for life. She must want her son to stay by her side from the bottom of her heart, but it is precisely because she loves her son that she sends him to his father.Second Young Master Lu can only make military achievements and earn a future by following his father.

Ning Wan nodded, "Your mother is doing it for your own good."

"I know."

Even if she knew about it, she would be sad. Only then did Ning Wan realize that the cold-faced and cold-hearted general actually had a weak side. Of course, it was before he became a real general. Speaking of which, he is only a teenager now!For a moment, her heart was filled with sympathy and understanding, and she persuaded softly: "If you must stay at home, although you can be with your mother, she may not be happy in her heart. You can only follow your mother's instructions and go to the military camp and stand at attention." With military exploits and a family background, although she can't be accompanied by you, she is truly happy in her heart."

Second Young Master Lu nodded. It was for this reason that he felt more and more his mother's expectation for him, "I will practice martial arts well in the army, make military achievements, and fight for my mother!"

Ning Wan also nodded, "You must become the bravest general!"

The little girl said the same thing the last time we met, as if she knew it for sure.Second Young Master Lu was not lacking in confidence at first, but now he is full of pride, "I will!"

Although the road ahead of Second Young Master Lu will be very difficult, he can only succeed if he has honed himself from that difficulty.If he was the same as the other two young masters of the Lu family, one inheriting his father's military position and the other relying on his father's shadow, he would never be able to become a general in Weizhen's side!Ning Wan nodded approvingly, and swiped her hand outside the store door, "The entire Hutai County needs your protection!"

Second Young Master Lu straightened his back even more. Not only did he have the expectations of his mother, but also the expectations of countless people. For a moment, he really felt that he would become a great general who could turn the tide!

At this time, the silver price of the gold jewelry had been exchanged, and the clerk brought over 16 taels of silver and sent it over. Ning Wan checked it carefully and received it in her purse, and went out of the silver building with her father.Turning back to Young Master Lu, he said, "We're going to inquire about some business matters and buy some food, so we'll take our leave first."

Second Young Master Lu also said, "I also have things to do."

When Ning Wan saw a knife in his hand earlier, she guessed that it should be newly bought for entering the barracks, and now she instructed: "Life in the barracks is no better than at home, you have to take good care of yourself."

More than ten years ago, the emperor personally conquered the Northland, and Anpingwei has been peaceful since then, but the second young master Lu went to the northernmost Duolun Baihu House in Anpingwei, where Chinese and Yi live together, and the folk customs are tough, but there are often some small conflicts of.Every year there are casualties among the military and civilians. Of course, this is nothing in the eyes of Anpingwei and even the court. It is the best time in a peaceful state, but the people there are really facing the threat of war.

Commander Lu's other two sons both served in the Anping Guard Army, and both became officers at a young age, but they will all be mediocre in the future, only the second young master Lu who grew up from a small soldier in the northernmost place He became a famous general.I don't know what Commander Lu thinks when he sees his son who is the least valued become famous?Especially compared to those two sons who are not good enough?
"Don't worry!" Second Young Master Lu said simply and firmly, then cupped his hands "Goodbye!"

Ning Liang also bowed his hands, Ning Wan was blessed and said together: "Goodbye."

Seeing Second Young Master Lu go away, Ning Liang Hao Ran said: "What a coincidence, Second Young Master Lu met selling gold jewelry, the Lu family will definitely laugh at us."

Ning Wan shook her head and said with a smile: "Second Master Lu is a hero, he won't care about such a trivial matter." Holding her father's hand, "Let's hurry up and inquire about the mountain goods business."

Although Ning Wan remembered which shop the Zhao family bought mountain goods, after all, she was only the owner and employer who bought mountain goods at that time, and she didn't know the way of buying and selling mountain goods.The Ning family had no choice but to walk along the streets of Hutai Town and ask house after house, where to collect mountain products, what to collect, and how much to collect.After asking for more than two hours, I finally got a clue.

It turns out that most of the small shops that specialize in collecting mountain goods are not in the street shops, but in slightly remote houses, they collect the mountain goods and then arrange them and send them to the mountain goods shops on the street. As for the types of goods received, there are really many kinds. There are three villages There are some common things that are not available in Sanjia Village. As for the price, there are many opinions.

In addition, there are a few restaurants that also charge some, but they are different from the shops. They especially like fresh mountain products, but the prices can be higher.

Ning Wan remembered all these firmly, and went to the grocery store to buy a scale and two locks, and also went to the bookstore to buy pens, ink, paper and inkstones. Although she bought ordinary things, she also used them. A lot of money.When my father saw her buying one, he asked once, "Why are you buying these?"

"When harvesting mountain products, they are always weighed. How can it be done without a scale?" There is no scale in Sanjia Village. Everyone uses wooden buckets for their grain, and then estimates the degree of drying of the grain and replaces it with weight, but this is not the case when collecting mountain products. , there must always be a quasi-number.

"The lock is more useful, so much silver must be locked."

"Also, how can you do business without keeping accounts?"

Although Dad nodded, he asked again: "We are all illiterate, how do we keep accounts?"

Ning Wan couldn't say that she already knew how to write, but she had already thought about it, "It doesn't have to be written when keeping accounts, as long as you draw a mark." In fact, she can also understand the account, and she also heard that the characters were originally drawn from pictures.

Then the two bought ten catties of meat, two fish, twenty catties of white flour, and a large bag of donkey-hide gelatin and red dates.In Hutai County, except donkey-hide gelatin and red dates, which are cheaper than Mayi Town, everything else is [-] to [-] percent more expensive, but they don’t have enough time to go back to Mayi Town, so they buy them all.

In the end, Ning Wan took her father to the livestock market at the north gate. They walked almost all over the county town that day, knowing everything about what was sold, so they picked left and right, and they fell in love with a little donkey.Before buying things, my father always said that it was expensive, but he didn't object anyway. Seeing that Ning Wan suddenly took out eight taels of silver to buy a donkey, he quickly pulled her to the back, "We don't want to buy, there are some heavy things. Just carry it on your back, if you can carry it!"

That's how father never takes his body seriously and doesn't cherish it at all. How can he not get sick in the future?
Ning Wan broke away from her father's hand, "Father, we must invest in the business first, and this donkey must be bought." Said, she went to pay the money, and asked how to feed it.The money was all hers, so Ning Liang couldn't object no matter what he didn't want to, so he just kept rubbing his hands behind her.

When it comes to selling mountain freight to the county town to make money, the people in Sanjia Village don't know about this route, but Merchant Liu and the others all know about it.

It is very hard work to collect mountain goods, but it is even more difficult to transport mountain goods.This time Ning Wan and her father came to the county seat and walked for more than three hours. Just imagine how tired it would be if they carried mountain goods on their backs?How long will it take?It is very difficult to do this business without livestock and relying on people to carry it on their shoulders. Even if they do, the business cannot be big and the money earned will be small.Therefore, in Ning Wan's heart, buying livestock is the first important thing. It's just that she thought she had to save money for a year and a half to save it, but now she has a shortcut.

Leading the newly bought little donkey, he ran into Young Master Lu again, holding a black horse in his hand, but it was not the one he rode last time, obviously it was newly bought.

Seeing that it was getting late, Ning Wan nodded and let her go. She wanted to leave the city in a hurry. The gate of Hutai County would be closed at a certain hour, and it would be troublesome if she couldn't get out of the city.Seeing that Second Young Master Lu was also in a hurry, he nodded and left. Ning Wan guessed that he was going out of the city too, because Mrs. Wu also lived outside the county seat, and the two missed going home separately.

Before leaving the city, Ning Wan casually bought ten buns at a bun shop in the north gate. The buns here cost five cents and two, which is more expensive than Mayi Town, so my father felt pain again.

After leaving Hutai County, Ning Wan sat on the donkey's back without being in a hurry, and she couldn't walk anymore, so she explained the benefits of buying a donkey in detail, "Father, donkeys have the most stamina, and they are the most durable. It is easy to raise. We collected the mountain goods and saved them up, then drove the donkeys to Hutai County, which was much more expensive than the town, and soon earned back the money for buying the donkeys.” The purchase price of the mountain goods, the selling price, once How much can be transported, how many days it will take to go back and forth, etc., all counted to my dad, and my mouth is dry, and I finally explained the truth clearly.

Dad has always felt that he shouldn't buy a donkey. In fact, he is reluctant to part with the money, but after listening to Ning Wan's account, he also understands that with a donkey, he can expand his business and earn more money. Seeing it more and more love, Xiang Ning Wan smiled and said: "Your mother and your second sister must be surprised to see that we bought a donkey!"

"At that time, father must explain to mother why he bought a donkey." Ning Wan can imagine that when mother saw that she bought a donkey, she would love money more than father. At that time, she didn't have the energy to explain the truth to mother again up.

(End of this chapter)