NFBE Chapter 237 Buying a Carriage
Chapter 237 Buying a Carriage
"I saw her the day before yesterday. How could I be mistaken? That person is Miss Zhou."
"..."
Song An Ning still found it hard to believe. Just now, when Xiao Yingchun went to buy seasonings, she saw Mr. Qian and Zhou Nanxing coming to inspect the store at the grain shop.
Moreover, Mr. Qian introduced Zhou Nanxing to everyone in front of so many people: Zhou Nanxing is his new wife, and the family business will be managed by his new wife from now on.
"At first I thought I had misheard, so I wandered around the shop for a long time. After they left, the two shop assistants were still talking about it.
I heard that it was Zhou Nanxing who approached Mr. Qian himself. The two of them talked about something and then moved into the Qian's house that night.
Since she was a second wife, she was only carried in a red sedan chair through the small door next to the main gate. This girl is very thoughtful.
Xiao Yingchun sat down next to Song An Ning and kept sighing. She had worked in the Wang family before and had also heard of the Qian family. She was somewhat disapproving of Zhou Nanxing's approach.
But Song An Ning didn't think so. The batch of seeds that Mr. Qian had stockpiled before the spring plowing had rotted in his hands. In addition, Mr. Qian's reputation was not very good because of the incident with Mrs. Qian.
If he wants to change his career to make money, he will definitely need help from others.
Zhou Nanxing is familiar with medicinal herbs, has medical skills, holds the secret recipe passed down from his ancestors, and has the good reputation of Huichuntang.
By cooperating with Mr. Qian, one will provide the money to open the clinic and the other will provide the technology, and the government will also provide support. If you think about it this way, it is a win-win cooperation.
"I can't believe it. Mr. Qian is 20 to 30 years older than Miss Zhou. He's more than qualified to be her father. I don't know what she's thinking."
Although Song An Ning figured this out in a short period of time, he didn't say it out loud.
"Everyone has their own ideas, and what you cannot accept may be accepted by others.
Let's get busy stocking up, buying little by little and preparing more so that we don't have to worry about not being able to finish the food even if there are many people at home."
Speaking of stockpiling, Xiao Yingchun's attention was indeed diverted. She quickly opened the lid of the backpack and looked around cautiously.
"Aning, I went to seven or eight stores and bought salt, sugar, and sesame oil.
We'll go to the market later and buy some more lard and cook it at home. It won't spoil, but we can't do without it."
As he spoke, Xiao Yingchun took out a large bundle of candles and three tinder sticks from his backpack.
Her sneaky look made Song An Ning burst out laughing.
"Sister Yingchun, you're wearing a veil hat, and you didn't buy much, so you don't need this.
Which wealthy family doesn't buy things by the truckload?
"That's right... Dad and Mom used to go shopping for the village, and they would bring back several carts of goods every time.
Look at what I have accomplished..."
"Ha ha……"
The two chatted for a while, and after a while, Xiao Ming drove a carriage towards them with a smile on his face. When he was still a short distance away, he stopped the carriage and said happily:
"Look, young lady, today is such a coincidence. I just walked to the door and I saw someone selling horses. I took a closer look and found that the breed and age were good.
The only difference was that the horse was a mare, and there was a foal following behind her, only about a month old.
If the girl doesn’t like it, we can buy this little one after we save up two months’ salary. Yuanbao will definitely like it.”
Song Anning walked around the carriage. The foal was tied to the back of the carriage with a rope. It suddenly left its mother. There was some fear in its big watery eyes, and it was struggling hard with the rope that tied it.
The chestnut mare in front has a coat that looks like a burning flame, shining in the sun, with smooth lines and firm muscles.
Its ears stood up, and it was always alert to the movements around it. Even though it was on a leash, it turned its head hard to see where its children were.
"I like it very much. This horse must be from the north, right? Look at its size. Our local horses can't grow this big.
Animals have spirits too, and since they are mother and child, just raise them together."
"Yes, girl, this horse should be from the northwest. I saw that its teeth are in good condition and there are no signs of illness, so I bought it.
Yuanbao loves interacting with these animals, and if he saw this, he would be overjoyed."
Speaking of Xiao Yuanbao, all three of them laughed.
This guy looks ferocious, but he actually has a very simple mind. He blushes when he sees people and speaks incoherently.
But whenever he encounters a small animal, he starts to act like a tough guy and act like a spoiled child.
These days, people often see Xiao Yuanbao in the village leading two cows to the river to graze and drink water. Not only that, he also bathes the cows and trims their hooves.
When he meets a dog, he sniffs... When he meets a kitten, he smiles very cruelly and chases after it, nodding non-stop.
"Uncle Ming, you brought home such a cute pony. Brother Yuanbao can even hug it to sleep."
"Hahaha, he can do such a thing..."
"Hahaha……"
At this time, Xiao Yuanbao, who was tending to the seedlings in the vegetable garden, sneezed loudly. He turned his head to look at the cows eating grass halfway up the hillside, rubbed his nose happily, and continued to work.
The three people in the town had just loaded the things bought by Song An Ning and Xiao Yingchun into the car, and then went to the grain store to get a cart of grain, and returned home with a full load.
There were not many people on the way home, so Xiao Ming untied the foal's rope. The foal looked at the flowers and plants on the roadside curiously. When it heard its mother calling, it ran after her happily. However, not long after, it ran off to play elsewhere.
The carriage was not moving fast, and was followed by the family's ox cart, driven by someone Xiao Ming had hired in town.
He will go to the town to get some food later, so that he can bring this man back to Ping'an Town.
"Girl, this horse costs fifteen taels of silver, and the foal is a male, so it costs eight taels.
This carriage cost three and a half ounces of silver. I bargained a little lower, and the total cost was twenty-five ounces. The rest is here."
Xiao Ming pulled out a small silver ingot from his pocket and asked Xiao Yingchun to take it and give it to Song Anning. Xiao Yingchun began to count the money spent on various things on her fingers, and handed the remaining dozens of copper coins to Song Anning.
Song An Ning didn't take it, because two horses and two cows were eating too much.
If Xiao Yuanbao only relied on cutting grass to feed the cats, he wouldn't have to do anything at all that day and wouldn't be able to finish cutting the grass.
"Uncle Ming, even if we store food, the livestock also need to eat.
I'll give this silver to you and Brother Yuanbao, and prepare their fodder.
I remember they also need salt, just give them some coarse salt every three or two days.
Since we bought them, we should treat them well."
Xiao Ming smiled and nodded outside the carriage. What else could he say after meeting such a boss?
Remembering what Song Anning said about the possibility of a plague, he suddenly felt that what they had experienced before seemed to be a good thing.
Banyue Village is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with a large river running through it. Next to the river is the end of the official road.
Such a location is relatively hidden, and even if something happens, it will be much safer than in town.
A blessing in disguise...
When they returned to the village and arrived under the big banyan tree, Song Erhe was already waiting there with a lot of things in his hands, as if he had something to ask.
"A Ning, are you in the car?"