Yunshan County, as the top county among the big counties, is full of excitement.
On the 15th again, there was a lot of traffic, people coming and going, and it was noisy.
Liuzi and the others were as if they were returning to a big town from deep in the mountains. As soon as they entered the city gate, they couldn't help but look everywhere. They wanted to see everything, but they couldn't see anywhere. They wished they could grow all over their bodies.
Eyes full.
There were so many people that Song Qiu was afraid of scattering them and causing trouble, so he simply stopped letting them wander around and let them sit in a shady alley near the entrance to the city.
They're all waiting here.
I asked Du Chuanfu to buy a few trays of steamed buns, and everyone divided them into two or three, and stayed here to have breakfast.
The cars are also kept here.
She just walked to the livestock market with Aling and Lihua.
The livestock market is not far away, just to the west of the city. Go past the city gate, walk two streets along the left hand side, and turn down the small forest behind the Wa Market.
On the fifteenth day of the fair, people from ten miles and eight villages who could enter the city came to the city to attend the fair and enjoy the excitement. Every street was overcrowded and extremely crowded.
Al-Ling showed off the momentum of one man holding a barrier against ten thousand others. He held Song Qiu with his right hand and Al-Ling with his left hand. He squeezed out an empty path and fought through the crowd all the way to the livestock market.
Don't think that there are fewer people in a place like the livestock market. Today is a big market, and there are still many people here. It's so crowded that the whole forest is full, and you can't distinguish between trees and people.
The wooden stakes and the cables tied to the tree trunks were all tied up with various large animals, such as donkeys, mules, cows and horses. The smell of feces and urine was overwhelming, and mosquitoes and flies were flying all over the sky.
The noise was loud and loud, making people's eardrums hurt.
This scene is very lively, a rare lively one, but to be honest, going to the livestock market on this hot day is really not that wonderful.
As soon as he stepped into the forest, Song Qiu felt that he was about to breathe out. The smell was so 'refreshing'!
She raised her hand to swat away the flies on her face, and said to Lihua, "Let's buy and leave quickly."
Both of them nodded. It would be extremely uncomfortable to stay in this place for a moment longer.
So, why are people so keen on visiting livestock markets on hot days?
There are middlemen who go back and forth in the market. Those with more experienced and sharp eyes can distinguish those who come into the market at a glance, which ones really want to buy livestock and which ones are just browsing.
watch.
Soon, a man with a goatee approached.
"Girl, what kind of animals do you want to buy? I don't know which one you want to buy? A donkey to pull a mill? Or a mule to pull a cart? Or an ox for plowing? Or a good horse? Do you need any help?"
There was a lot of noise, and Song Qiu took a lot of effort to hear everything clearly. He understood that this person should be a professional toothsmith in the market, helping buyers facilitate transactions and earn some money for tea.
There are so many people now, and it would be troublesome for them to go and choose one by one. People like this generally rely on the power of their words to make a living and will not ruin their reputation, so they can be trusted.
He immediately raised his voice and said, "Buy a mule to pull the cart. You need to have good endurance to drive a long distance!"
When Yaren heard this, he nodded and said, "Then let's buy horses and mules. Girl, please come over there and have tea and wait!"
The advantage of asking a middle-aged person to help you with the errands and selections is that you don't have to go in here and there to rush around with people, and you can sit in a specially built shed at the entrance of the market, drink tea, and wait in a relaxed manner.
Once you have found the right one, you can just show the way and have a look. If you like it, you can negotiate the price and seal the deal, which is much more convenient.
About a quarter of an hour later, the fang man came back quickly and said, "Girl, I've picked out a few. Come with me and have a look."
As he spoke, he wiped his sweat, drank a large bowl of tea, and led Song Qiu and others into the crowd.
Mules are divided into horse mules and donkey mules. Song Qiu has bought mules several times, so he probably has some experience.
The ears of a donkey and a mule are longer than that of a horse and a mule, and the tail of a horse and a mule is longer than that of a donkey and a mule.
Keep this in mind, and you can recognize horses, mules, and donkeys no matter what.
It is naturally better to buy horses and mules than donkeys and mules.
The first mules she bought were donkeys and mules, and there were no good horses or mules in Panshi Town.
The one I bought in Yangping Town yesterday is a horse and mule. It runs faster than a donkey and a mule.
Ya people don't fool people, and those who show the way are all horses and mules. They are all in their five or ten years old. They are in their prime and ready to work. They are not willing to work hard after buying them. Their pulling power is not a problem for twenty years.
Therefore, the usage time of the mule is quite good.
Song Qiu looked at them one by one and felt that six or seven of them were quite good. When asked about the price, both parties were happy.
In the end, things naturally fell into place, and it was decided immediately.
I bought five heads in total and spent sixteen taels of silver.
I paid the local price for tea at the market price, took my mules and went to Wa City to buy two carts, two with hoods, and three with large carts.
It only took half an hour before and after coming to the market, and it was done with five cars.
The problem now is, there are three of them, and there is a pear blossom who is not very good at driving, and there are five cars, how can they drive them back to the city gate.
Aling wanted to say that she had quick legs and ran back to bring the two of them over, but she was afraid that something might happen to Song Qiu and Lihua when she left.
There was no one else following, so Aling couldn't trust Song Qiu for a moment.
It would be impossible to ask either Lihua or Song Qiu to go back and call for help, let alone.
Song Qiu found a beggar on the street corner, gave him a handful of copper coins, and asked him to help carry the message to the city gate.
It comes and goes, and it takes a while.
Song Qiu and the others found a stall selling sour plum soup in Wa City that was not exposed to the sun. They sat down and drank a bowl of sour plum soup while waiting for someone to come.
There was a juggling stage set up in the shed opposite, and many people gathered around the low fence to watch the fun.
Perhaps the performance was at its most exciting, and the people watching gave out roaring cheers.
This battle made Song Qiu and others feel itchy and numb. They stretched their necks to look, but there were too many people in front of them, blocking their view, and they couldn't see clearly.
After listening to the cheers for a while, seeing Lihua's eyes filled with confusion, and thinking that it was rare for her to come out, Song Qiu simply took the two of them to the teahouse at the back.
Go sit by the window on the second floor of the teahouse and you can just see the juggling table below.
On the juggling stage, a seven or eight-year-old girl was holding a bowl. She was lying on the ground with her upper body propped up, and there was already a pile of bowls on her head. Looking at her feet, there were also piles of bowls on her feet.
stand up.
Behind her, there were people adding bowls to her feet and head one by one.
Every time one was added, the onlookers would applaud and applaud.
Song Qiu and the others were watching with great interest. At this moment, a white-browed old man holding a banner came up the stairs leisurely and sat down at the table next to them.
Sensing that someone was watching and sizing him up, Aling reluctantly looked away from the commotion below, turned his head, and faced a face covered in black spots with one eye turned white.
Seeing her looking over, the old man smiled kindly and wrinkled his face, "Girl, do you want to tell your fortune?"
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