Gu Chengyu and Dad Gu were about to walk to the end of South Street, where Lao Wangtou's oxcart was parked. Today they were not chartering a car, so they wanted to go to the end of South Street when they went back.
"Xiaobao, why weren't you afraid when the teacher took the test on you? How could I understand everything you said! Fortunately, the teacher accepted you in the end, otherwise we would have had to run home." Dad Gu sighed sincerely.
"Dad! In fact, I was also nervous at that time!" Gu Chengyu was also afraid that Mr. Wen would not accept him, because Mr. Wen was the most suitable for him.
"Dad! Let's buy a cow for our family! From now on, I have to go back and forth to the town to go to private school. It's very inconvenient to take Lao Wangtou's ox cart, and it costs a lot of money if I ride every day! Doesn't our family also need to buy land?
If you have a cow, you and your eldest brother won't have to work so hard." Gu Chengyu thought it would be more convenient to have a cow at home.
"Buy a cow? If you say so, our family does need it. But the cow costs about ten taels of silver!" Father Gu was a little reluctant. He only brought a total of twenty taels of silver today, and he thought that he would only need ten taels of silver at most.
Two taels, if you still buy cattle, twenty taels will be enough. But considering that Xiaobao has to go to town every day, it is really inconvenient without an oxcart. What's more, if he buys land, he will have to rely on their father and son.
He must be too busy, not only will his work be delayed, but he will also be exhausted.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Buy! Let's go to South Street, where there is a market selling livestock."
Gu Chengyu followed Mr. Gu to a large field on the side of South Street, and saw a lot of livestock sellers inside, all of which were live. Some were selling chickens and piglets. There was also a designated area.
It specializes in selling cattle. As soon as Father Gu and the others came in and walked towards the place where the cattle were sold, a man in his thirties came up to him with a smile, "Brother, do you want to buy a cow? Just tell me which one you like.
, I’ll take care of the matter of reporting to the government. Can I take you to see it? My surname is Liu, and I’m very familiar with this area. Do you have any requirements when buying cattle?”
Gu Chengyu realized that this person was similar to the intermediary in his previous life, that is, the Yazi of this dynasty, except that he was only responsible for cattle.
Father Gu seemed to know the ropes here and didn't find it strange. "Then I'll trouble Brother Liu. We want to buy a strong cow that can plow fields and pull carts. Please take me to see it!"
"The farmers only need to buy strong cows, and the calves will need to be raised for two years. The cows from these families are very strong, and they are well fed!" As Liu Yazi walked, he introduced to Mr. Gu which families had cows.
Born strong.
"Mr. Yang, someone is here to buy a cow!" Liu Yazi shouted to an old man in the corner.
When Gu Chengyu and the others walked up to them, they saw an old man wearing a patchwork shorts. "Brother, we want to see how awesome you are."
"Just look, my cow is fed well every day! If it weren't for the fact that my family was really short of money, I wouldn't be willing to sell the cow! This cow is only five years old and very strong! And it's a cow. In the future,
It can even give birth to a calf." The old man touched the cow's back and sighed, showing that he really couldn't bear to part with the cow.
Gu Chengyu didn't know much about cattle, but from the looks of it, this cow was indeed very strong. It was a big ox, with a smooth coat on its back, bright eyes, and four legs that looked strong and strong. On the surface, it looked like a big ox.
no problem.
Father Gu looked at the cow carefully, touched it again, and then nodded. "Brother, your cow is really good. How much money do you plan to sell it for?"
"Fourteen taels." After saying that, the old man sat on the small stool next to him and started smoking with the cigarette rod at his waist.
"Brother, I sincerely want to buy your cow. Isn't your fourteen taels too high?" Father Gu frowned. This old man was strange. When someone came to see the cow when he was selling it, he didn't come forward to introduce it.
The price was higher than others, so I just sat there and ignored it.
Gu Chengyu felt that this old man didn't look like he wanted to sell cattle. How could anyone not promote his own products? He was more attractive than the buyers!
"Mr. Yang, if you keep doing this, I won't care about you. Several companies have taken a fancy to your cattle these days. You ignored them, offered a high price and scared them away. Can you sell them?"
Sell? Aren't you making fun of me?" Liu Yazi was also a little angry. Will he still be able to continue his business after a few more times? He couldn't help it, and he happened to be assigned to this piece.
"Oh! I have to sell it, but I'm a little reluctant to do so! Don't be angry, Liu Yazi." The old man sighed again and stopped smoking.
"No matter how reluctant you are to part with it, don't you still have to sell the cow? Just tell me a price. I'm very busy, so you can't ask me to wait, right? If the sale doesn't work out, I'll have to look at other places!"
"Then it's only twelve taels of silver. The price is not high, right? Other people's prices are the same, and the beef is definitely not as good as mine." The old man made up his mind this time and offered a normal price.
"Okay! Since I'm so happy, I won't pay back the price. Let's pay for the money now?" Father Gu didn't want to write any more ink. The most important thing is that this cow is worth the money.
The old man nodded and took one last look at the big ox, "Okay! After paying the money, this cow will be yours. The big yellow is very obedient, as long as you feed it well! There is nothing to say about driving a car or plowing the land.
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"Of course, you must treat it well when you go back." It's your own cow back home, so of course you have to raise it well.
Father Gu took out the remaining ten taels of silver ingot from the innermost part of his clothes, and took out about two taels of broken silver from his belt, and handed it to the old man, who tied the cow's rope to him.
Look at Dad Gu.
"Then the deal is done! Brother, I'm going to put a red deed on your cow. The red deed costs 480 fen. You can pay 80 fen for mine." Only then did Gu Chengyu know that it turned out that
Liu Yazi also had to pay the agency fee to the buyer, and he didn't know whether the seller would pay it in addition.
"That's it." Father Gu gave another five qian and sixty coins. This was agreed upon, and the money for each tooth was about the same.
Gu Chengyu found that his father seemed to have several places to put money. Farm men were not fashionable to wear purses. The money was put in the lapel or waist. Heavier copper plates were put in the sleeves, but the inner sleeves were in another place.
There is a Qiankun with a pocket sewn inside. But there are too many copper plates, so it is also very heavy.
Gu Chengyu watched Liu Yazi enter a small room and guessed that it might be a yamen office, specializing in issuing red deeds for cattle. Sure enough, Liu Yazi came out shortly after entering, "Brother, Mr. Yang, come here quickly
, you have to go inside and have your fingerprints pressed.”
Gu Chengyu followed them into the hut and saw a bookcase inside. A clerk was leaning on the bookcase and writing furiously. Gu Chengyu stepped forward to take a look and saw a piece of red paper with the story of buying a cow written on it.
Next to it is the official seal of the county government. Below it are the names of the buyer and the seller. There is a "Pingzhongren" between them. Liu Hong is written below, which is expected to be Liu Yazi's name. After the clerk finished writing, let him
Only when all three people put their names in can it be considered successful.
Buying a farm cow in ancient times was also very complicated. You were not allowed to slaughter the farm cow privately. If you died of illness or old age, you had to report it to the government. After that, you would either sell it to the government or kill it yourself. In short, it is not easy to eat beef. Gu Chengyu thought of the space
There is also a lot of frozen beef, as well as beef in bags and cans. It seems that in the future, we can only satisfy our craving in space. At this time, Gu Chengyu has not thought that this is an imperial society and everything is privileged.