Shunyang County is a lower county with a small population and is not as prosperous as Dongling County.
But a dead camel is bigger than a horse, and the locations of the four cities in the southeast and northwest are wide enough.
Du Chuanfu inquired with the innkeeper last night and found out that Shunyang County's special livestock market is in the north of the city.
So, early in the morning, after packing their luggage and paying for their room and food, the group drove the carriage directly to the north of the city.
In this way, if you catch the horse later, you can go directly to the north city gate, and there will be no need to go back and waste time.
There were many people on the street in the morning, and it took nearly three-quarters of an hour to drive a carriage from the south of the city to the north.
After asking about the location, we reached the livestock market all the way.
After leaving the carriage, a few people went to the market.
There are quite a lot of people in the morning market right now, and the smell of all kinds of feces is mixed together, which is really unpleasant.
Song Qiu held her breath, and when she couldn't hold it in anymore, she let go and took a deep breath. Suddenly, the unpleasant smell entered her nose hard, making her frown.
But the people in the market, shouting with their mouths open, smiling and talking, seemed to have lost their noses and could not smell anything.
I have been here for so long that I don’t smell this smell.
She had no choice but to take a few more puffs. She felt better now that she got used to it.
It's similar to the livestock market in Dongling County. There are piles of cows, donkeys and mules here.
There were several horse dealers, but when I looked at them one by one, none of the horses caught my eye.
The last horse dealer did have a big brown horse that looked pretty good, but when I asked the price, it was twenty-eight taels, and there was no negotiation at all.
Song Qiu also shook his head.
At this time, a man wearing a scarf came close to Du Chuanfu and said with a smile: "I've seen a few of you shopping around. Are you looking for a horse that looks good?"
"This is also the case. The horses sold here are all the leftover crooked melons and cracked dates picked from the horse market in Yunshan County. Those Ula people have to rush back to the horse market every time. The ones that cannot be sold are sold at low prices.
, it’s very cheap, these horse dealers charge several percent off when they buy it, and they count it for every one they kill!”
"Let me tell you, brother, Shunyang County is not far from Yunshan County. If you really want to buy a good horse, why not travel a little harder and go to the horse market in Yunshan County to buy it with the Wula people. The first-hand price is absolutely
The price is good and the horse is good!”
They happened to be going to Yunshan County, which was also a convenient way.
Song Qiu was a little moved when he heard about the horse market. He was just curious about why this man was so enthusiastic.
She didn't answer, and Du Chuanfu spoke calmly, "horse market? This brother, I have never been to Yunshan County, and I have never heard of this horse market. Why don't you tell me about it in detail?"
When the man saw that Du Chuanfu had heard about it, he started talking to him, and became even more enthusiastic, "Don't you know? Because this Yunshan County is not far from the Wula tribe, the Arima City opened in Qingyuan Prefecture is the first!
You don’t know about the Wula tribe, right? This tribe is the best at raising horses, and they live by selling horses to us Han people for money! This horse market was opened by Mr. Liu Heliu, who was the former magistrate of Yunshan County, when he was in office, and it was maintained by the government.
Order is absolutely guaranteed. Once the horse market opens, it will be very lively!
There are only two times in January, one on the first day of the lunar month and one on the fifteenth day of the month. On these two days every month, the Ula people will drive a large number of adult horses to Yunshan County. By then, they will be able to pick any good horses!
And the price is absolutely satisfactory to you. Well, I’m in my first year of junior high school, so you might as well rush to Yunshan County!"
Du Chuanfu also looked interested as he listened, "Is there such a thing? Then you can enter the horse market casually, right?"
The man touched his short beard and said: "Brother, this is the point of your question. Strictly speaking, this horse market is handled by the government. Naturally, not everyone can enter. In order to prevent unscrupulous people from entering the horse market,
The city is causing trouble, so you have to have a ticket issued by the government to enter."
"This wristband is not easy to come by. Unless you are a well-known person or a horse dealer who specializes in horse business, it is rare for others." As he said, he winked at Du Chuanfu, touched his sleeve and said, "I happen to have a lot here.
Brother, do you want a wristband?"
Since it is a horse market specially opened by the government, it is originally for the benefit of the people. I think Mr. Liu thought the same way when he promoted this horse market.
But then the appointment was changed, and the county magistrates came and went one term after another. The horse market probably changed.
Only those with high status and horse dealers are allowed to enter. If ordinary people or ordinary merchants want to buy horses, they still have to buy them from horse dealers. There is no telling how much of a price difference they make.
The government issued memoes and came and went, so I guess I got a lot of benefits.
Throughout the ages, there is no profession without unspoken rules.
Song Qiu listened, curled his lips, and looked at the man, thinking that if he talked about these things so hard, it would be useless.
Then I heard Du Chuanfu ask, "Do you have this big brother? How can I get it from you for nothing?"
The man smiled and said, "Hey, it's not easy for me to get this note, but I think my brother is kind, so I am willing to give you one at a low price, only ten taels of silver."
As he spoke, he was afraid that the other party would not be happy, so he said tightly: "Ten taels of silver is not a loss. You have never been to the horse market. You don't know how cheap the horses are there. There are many Ula people who don't speak Chinese. The horses are there.
It’s not surprising, an ordinary horse can be bought for a few taels of silver, but here from the horse dealer, it costs more than ten or twenty taels!”
"So, with this ten taels of silver note, if you go to the horse market and buy horses at low prices, it won't be a loss at all."
Isn’t this just scalpers?
Song Qiu listened and couldn't help but interjected, "Uncle, with this note, you can buy as many horses as you want?"
The man laughed dryly and said, "Of course not. That would also lead to chaos. You can bring in as many people as you want with one note, but you can only bring out one horse."
"If you want to buy two more horses, it's easy, just bring two more wristbands! Well, I think you are kind, how many horses do you want to buy? I also have three wristbands, I will give them to you together, I will suffer a little loss
, I only charge twenty-five taels, what do you think?"
Song Qiu was convinced that this was a scalper!
They are also going to Yunshan County to find out for themselves what it is like. If they really listen to scalpers, they will definitely be slaughtered.
She quickly winked at Du Chuanfu.
Du Chuanfu politely rejected the man, and he and Meng Chaoqun protected Song Qiu'aling and went out of the market.
The man saw that after spending a long time salivating, the other party didn't take the bait, and his throat was wasted, so he spat aside.
A horse dealer sitting behind him laughed mercilessly, "Do you think everyone is a fool? I don't think you can fool me in this business, so I'm just watching you waste your efforts. Sure enough,
Bar?"
The man rolled his eyes at him but was not annoyed. He sat next to him and shook his head and said: "I am in this business just to open my business for half a year. If I divide it evenly, I can kill one person a month, which is enough for me."
You, a mother-in-law who has given birth to five children for you, cannot understand the happiness of eating, drinking, and defecation, but having one person fully fed and the whole family not hungry!"