Soon after, Chai Yan and his party rode a carriage to the northernmost part of Pingyuan Village, which is the border between the two countries.
"Wow, there are quite a lot of people here." Jimo Qiao stuck his head out of the car window and sighed at the lively scene outside.
Chai Yan took a look and nodded: "It seems that this is a border market. We are in the right place."
Jimo Qiao suddenly pointed to a place in the distance and said, "Brother-in-law, look, there are many horses over there. It should be the place the landlady mentioned."
Chai Yan followed the point and said, "Yu Tie, go to the horse dealer."
"Uh!" Yu Tie responded forcefully, and drove to the place where the horses were gathered.
During the short time he went to Maqun, Chai Yan discovered through observation that the border between the two countries was actually a long fence half a person's height. The people of the two countries were doing business across the border fence. After bargaining, they were separated.
Just by standing on the fence, you can pay the money and deliver the goods with one hand. It seems to be in order and all transactions are very smooth.
Jimo Qiao saw the trade method on the border for the first time, and immediately asked curiously: "Brother-in-law, these people are doing business like this. What if someone takes something and runs away without paying?"
Chai Yan smiled and said: "I guess people like that will be beaten to death on the spot. You know, they are all here to make a living. If you don't follow the rules and integrity, how can you gain a foothold?"
"That's right." Jimo Qiao nodded, feeling that he had thought too much.
While he was talking, the carriage had slowly stopped. Behind the fence not far ahead was the horse dealer and the horses from Muyue Kingdom.
Chai Yan originally wanted Jimo Qiao to wait in the car, but Jimo Qiao was full of curiosity and insisted on going with him to see how to buy a horse.
Chai Yan couldn't stand her insistence, so he agreed to take her with him, but he still warned her not to cause trouble before getting off the car.
Leaving Yu Tie to guard the carriage, Chai Yan, Jimo Qiao and Cheng Jiu went to the horses.
As soon as the three of them arrived at the fence, they began to select horses. When the two horse dealers from Muyue Kingdom saw guests coming to the door, they also welcomed them warmly.
"Cheng Jiu, I leave it to you." Chai Yan said.
"I understand, senior brother." Cheng Jiu agreed readily.
Since Cheng Jiu was the only one among them who knew horses, the task of selecting horses naturally fell on him.
Jimo Qiao also joined in the fun, pointing to a tall horse and said: "Brother, this is a good horse. I like it. Buy it."
Chai Yan took a look, pulled Cheng Jiu over and asked, "How is it?"
After observing, Cheng Jiu shook his head and said: "No, this horse can sprint quickly, but it is not good at traveling long distances. It does not have enough endurance."
"You heard it?" Chai Yan said to Jimo Qiao.
Jimo Qiao was not happy to be rejected by Cheng Jiu, so he asked: "What kind of horse should you choose?"
Cheng Jiu couldn't tell, so he simply picked one, asked the horse dealer to bring it over, and said, "Choose one like this."
When Jimo Qiao saw the horse Cheng Jiu picked, he couldn't help but smile, and then said to Chai Yan: "Senior brother, this horse is also shorter in stature and not as long as it is in appearance. What's so good about it?"
Cheng Jiudao: "Senior brother, running a long distance requires endurance most. This kind of horse is the most suitable for us."
As soon as he finished speaking, the horse dealer on the side spoke: "The immortal is right. Although this horse is short in stature and has a big head and short neck, it is better in terms of its strong body. Look at its broad chest and long mane.
Those with thick skin and coarse fur are best suited for long-distance travel.”
Cheng Jiu immediately gave the horse dealer a thumbs up, looked at Jimo Qiao and said, "Look, I'm right."
Jimo Qiao flattened his mouth and said angrily: "That's right. He saw that you wanted to buy a horse and deliberately followed your advice."
The horse dealer hurriedly said: "My dear fairy, you have wronged me. I have been raising and selling horses for so many years. I do what I do and never say any false things."
"Who believes it?" Jimo Qiao muttered.
The horse dealer immediately became unhappy, his expression changed and he said, "Believe it or not."
Chai Yan didn't want Jimo Qiao to influence his horse purchase, so he pulled her back two steps and said, "You didn't remember what you promised me before you got off the car?"
Jimo Qiao had no choice but to say: "Okay, okay, I won't talk anymore, okay."
Chai Yan then turned back and said to the horse dealer: "Uncle, don't mind. Children are just ignorant. We sincerely want to buy this horse. How much money does it cost per horse?"
"Fifty taels of silver per horse, but we only accept cash, not cash checks," the horse dealer said.
Chai Yan thought to himself that the horses here were quite cheap. In the capital, one would only cost seven to eighty taels of silver. A well-bred horse would be even more expensive.
Next, Chai Yan began to bargain with the horse dealer on the grounds that he was buying three horses at a time.
Finally, the two parties settled the deal at a price of one hundred and thirty-five taels.
After you buy a horse, you need to equip it with saddles, stirrups and other equipment. The horse dealer is very enthusiastic and quickly introduces people who sell such equipment.
After most of the things were done, it was already an hour later.
The three of them led the purchased horses back to the carriage. Chai Yan said, "The horses have been bought. Now it's time to find a place to stay for the night. We'll see if we can store the carriage for a while and pick it up when we come back."
Jimo Qiao immediately pointed behind him and said, "I just saw an inn over there, why don't you go and ask about it."
Chai Yan nodded in agreement, and then walked to the inn together.
But when they arrived at the inn, they found that it was already full. Chai Yan and the others had no choice but to make other plans.
Just when everyone was asking around where there was an inn, an old man stopped them.
After asking, I found out that the old man saw Chai Yan and the others looking for a place to stay, so he wanted to rent his house to the four of them for the night.
Chai Yan thought that he would only stay for one night anyway, and he couldn't find any other inn at the moment, so he asked everyone for their opinions and agreed.
The old man was very happy and led Chai Yan and his party home with a smile.
Although the old man's house is a little dilapidated and old, it is generally clean and tidy, so it shouldn't be a problem to deal with it for a night.
After settling in, Chai Yan chatted with the old man about storing the carriage. The old man was happy with it, and they quickly agreed that two taels of silver would be used as a storage fee. No matter how long it took, Chai Yan and the others could come back at any time if they wanted.
Take it away at any time.
In fact, Chai Yan could put the carriage into the storage space and take it away, but doing so in front of Jimo Qiao and Cheng Jiu would be too shocking, so after thinking about it, Chai Yan decided not to do that.
As evening approached, the old man invited Chai Yan and the others outside the house.
It turned out that the old man had already set up a table in front of his house and asked his wife to cook a lot of vegetarian dishes, intending to entertain the guests well.
The old man said very politely: "They are all just plain food. I hope you immortals won't find it objectionable."
Chai Yan smiled politely and shook his head, then asked everyone to sit around the table and start eating.
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