Yingbao and her second cousin arrived at the mule and horse market, only to see feces and urine all over the ground.
The brother and sister looked at several horses but none of them were satisfactory.
The horses were either old, sick or disabled, and the few horses that were considered good were priced very high, 30% more expensive than usual.
Jiang Quan was very dissatisfied with these horse dealers who were charging based on the situation, so he asked his little cousin: "Why don't we come back next time?" These people were obviously taking advantage of his and his little cousin's young age and deliberately raising the price.
Yingbao looked at the two skinny horses, one large and one small, and said, "Let's go see how much those two horses are worth."
If the skinny horses are not too old and the price is not too high, she would like to buy them all.
Jiang Quan followed his cousin's gaze and frowned, "Those two horses don't look good. The big horse's hair is all bald, and the pony looks sick. It can't be kept alive."
"Let's go take a look. If we really don't like it, we won't buy it." Yingbao avoided the feces and urine on the ground and ran over to ask the horse owner: "How old are your two horses?"
When the horse owner heard someone asking about his horse, he looked up quickly, and saw a short little girl. His face fell instantly, and he reluctantly replied, "The big horse is 18 years old, and the little horse is 3 years old."
He didn't even bother to lie to a little kid of a few years old.
"How do we sell these two horses?" Yingbao asked.
The horse owner said: "A large horse has thirty taels, and a small horse has twenty taels."
Jiang Quan followed and was a little dissatisfied after hearing the horse owner's offer: "Your horse is so skinny, and you still want thirty taels?" If the pawn tax is included, wouldn't this skinny horse be worth nearly fifty taels
The horse owner glared at Jiang Quan and said, "Even if I ask for twenty taels, you can't afford it."
Usually, those who come to buy horses are wealthy adults. These two children, the oldest of whom is only fifteen or sixteen years old, are not horse buyers at all. They are just asking out of curiosity.
Ying Bao continued, "You really want twenty taels for this horse? You can't go back on your word."
A healthy adult horse usually costs between 40 and 50 taels. If you add the horse transaction tax, it will be around 60 taels. If you add the carriage frame, it will cost at least 100 taels. If you really buy it with half the price, it is still a good deal.
The horse owner said angrily, "If you pay me now, I will sell it to you! Anyone who doesn't keep his word is a beast."
Someone offered twenty taels of silver to him before, but he was reluctant to sell it. As a result, when the market was closed and there were no customers asking about it, he was really anxious.
If the child really bought it for twenty taels of silver, he would not have to send the horse to the veterinarian for treatment.
After all, it would cost a lot of money to treat the horse, and he really didn't want to invest any more money in a useless old horse. The longer he kept it, the more he would lose money.
"What about this pony?" Yingbao asked, touching the pony's head.
The horse owner glanced at the pony and sighed, "The pony must be at least eighteen taels. It cannot be sold for less."
Xiao Ma has been having diarrhea recently. He has been using herbal medicine to treat it for a while but there has been no improvement. So he simply sold them together to save his family from going bankrupt and not even getting the 18 taels.
Ying Bao was satisfied and waved her hand, "We'll buy these two horses. Go call the dealer."
Jiang Quan got anxious when he heard this. He pulled his little cousin and complained in a low voice, "These two horses don't look good. We spent dozens of taels to buy them back. If they die, wouldn't it be a big loss?"
The horse owner secretly noticed that Jiang Quan was unhappy, and quickly ran to the mule and horse market to drag over a brothel.
The dentist naturally knew that there was something wrong with the two horses, but he didn't say anything. He pretended to pat the horses, then smiled and called Jiang Quan and Ying Bao to go to the dentist's office to pay.
Once the money was paid, the contract was signed, and the payment and goods were settled, even if the two horses died the next day, it had nothing to do with their brokerage firm.
When Yingbao saw that the contract written by the broker was correct, she took out silver ingots from her small bag.
The two horses, including the deed tax, cost a total of fifty-nine taels of silver. She took out six ingots of ten taels of silver, but still scared the brokers and the horse owners.
They all stared at the little girl's bag curiously, wondering why they couldn't see it before when there was so much money in her bag.
Jiang Quan was already used to his cousin's ability to pack things, so he urged her impatiently, "Hurry up and find the money."
His cousin bought two sick horses, which made him extremely upset and his temper became worse.
The broker didn't mind and quickly found a copper coin.
Then he watched the little girl put all the money into her bag, including the deed for buying the horse.
A dealer said teasingly, "Young lady, do you want to buy another frame? I'll give you the lowest price."
He wanted to see if the young lady would take out silver ingots from her bag.
The other man rolled his eyes at him and kicked him secretly.
The young lady and her brother spent dozens of taels of silver to buy two useless horses, and they were not sure whether they would be beaten by her family. Yet, this guy even tricked her into buying a carriage frame.
I guess the horse died before the frame could be put on the horse. Isn't this just a cruel and unethical act
Yingbao tilted her head back and asked with a smile, "Is it really the cheapest? If you lie to me, you're a dog."
The dealer's smile froze, but he quickly said, "I won't lie to you. Come on! Let me take a look. If you don't buy it, you're nothing."
Jiang Quan was almost pissed off by his little cousin, but he knew his words were useless, so he had no choice but to follow his little cousin to look at the frame.
Yingbao chose a brand new frame with a carport and iron axles, and sold the frame for twenty-five taels.
Yingbao turned to look at the broker: "You said you would give me the cheapest price." The brokers have the right to estimate the price of any item sold in the Mule and Horse Market, so there is a lot of room for fluctuation in the twenty-five taels.
The broker puffed his lips and said to the frame seller, "Give it to her at the cheapest price. Don't exaggerate."
What he meant was that he didn't want any commission from the frame, and wanted the seller to give her the lowest price.
"Then let's take twenty taels." The shop owner who sells bicycle frames said helplessly, "There's no profit to be made. The axles of these bicycle frames are all made of steel, and the two bearings alone cost a lot of money."
The broker asked the little girl, "How is it? Uncle, do you think I'll keep my word?"
Yingbao nodded and asked someone to bring the old horse to the cart.
Everyone was looking at Lao Ma, afraid that he would collapse before he even made his debut.
Jiang Quan was also worried. He was not worried that Lao Ma would fail in the horse market, but that he was worried that Lao Ma would fail again after leaving the horse market.
Yingbao didn't care about their quarrel and ran happily to pay the money and handle the deed tax.
This frame also had to pay taxes, a total of two silver coins in vehicle tax.
Then everyone in the dental clinic stared at the girl, watching her take money out of her bag.
This time she took out two ten-liang silver ingots and a pile of copper coins.
One of the dealers couldn't help but approach and asked, "Little kid, do you have any money in your bag?"
Ying Bao looked up at him and smiled, "Uncle, do you really want to know? Then give me two hundred coins."
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He was so bored that he spent two hundred coins to ask someone if there was anything in her bag.
Another broker counted out two hundred coins from his waist bag, slapped them on the table and said, "Here are two hundred coins for you! I want to see how much is in your bag!"
If he doesn't figure it out today, he probably won't be able to eat well.