roccoschili Chapter 98 Kneeling, lying on his side, rolling his eyes
Chapter 98 Kneeling, lying on his side, rolling his eyes
Following the boss's gaze, Gao Mengli saw that there were indeed several horses tethered in an open space some distance from the city gate.
Gao Mengli's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but ask curiously, "Brother, are you selling this horse?"
As far as she knew, wealthy families only owned one horse.
In Pingyao County, there's only one possibility for someone to own so many horses: a horse trader!
The horse trader nodded repeatedly.
Lin Xi's face lit up with joy. "Then, brother, are you selling this horse?!"
This little pony is perfect for his big son, Da Niu!
The horse trader was taken aback upon hearing this.
He immediately realized what was happening, his eyes darted around, and he smiled broadly, "Sell, sell! I was just passing by on my way to the prefectural city to sell horses!"
My horse was sold, and this little pony of mine even bows to people!
Bowing in worship?!
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi exchanged a glance, a hint of surprise and curiosity flashing in their eyes.
Lin Xi raised an eyebrow, her heart pounding with excitement. "They really know how to kowtow? We'll have to see that!"
The horse trader smiled and nodded, then pulled the horse off the stall.
He placed his hand on the horse's back and pressed down hard. "Come on, kowtow to the bosses!"
The foal slowly knelt on its front legs.
The surrounding diners immediately erupted in cheers and exclamations of amazement!
"This horse is amazing!"
"I have never seen such an intelligent horse."
Everyone crowded closer, their eyes filled with curiosity.
Lin Xi beamed with joy, feeling increasingly connected to the horse and growing to like it more and more.
Gao Mengli nodded in satisfaction. This little guy was so cute, a perfect match for her adorable son!
Seeing that the two men were quite satisfied, the horse trader pressed his advantage: "Gentlemen, look how intelligent this horse is, and the price..."
He deliberately dragged out his words, his eyes fixed on Lin Xi and Gao Mengli, waiting for their response.
Lin Xi and Gao Mengli exchanged a glance and nodded.
Lin Xi stepped forward: "Brother, just tell me directly, but you can't ask for an exorbitant price."
The horse dealer chuckled and waved a hand in front of him: "Fifty taels of silver. You can take this horse. It's definitely worth the price. This horse is so smart and clever; it won't be easy to train it."
Fifty taels?
Gao Mengli frowned. "This is too expensive, brother, can you make it cheaper?"
As far as she knew, the highest weight a fully grown horse could reach was fifty taels.
Moreover, Pingyao County mainly raises horses for personal use, and there are no warhorses, so the prices are still within an acceptable range.
It's clearly unreasonable to charge the price of an SUV for a mini QQ "car".
Although she doesn't know much about shopping and buys things based on first impressions, we can't treat her like a sucker.
The horse dealer looked troubled upon hearing this, his eyes darting around nervously: "This is already a very low price, gentlemen. You've seen the horse's intelligence; it will be very useful once it's been trained."
Lin Xi stroked his chin and pondered for a moment: "Thirty taels. If that's okay, we'll pay now."
This is a foal, it looks to be only a little over six months old, at most.
"Thirty-eight taels. Take it or leave it."
The horse trader used a reverse strategy, effectively cutting off both of their options to negotiate a lower price.
Lin Xi was just about to say, "Thirty taels, sell it and I'll take it; don't sell it and then forget it..."
Who knew the boss would steal my lines? It's like... I'm at a loss for words...
Gao Mengli, however, tugged at Lin Xi's sleeve first, giving him a reassuring look before turning to the horse trader, "Thirty-five taels, if you don't want to sell, then you can leave."
Upon hearing this, the horse trader's face scrunched up like a bitter gourd.
But his eyes kept darting between Lin Xi and Gao Mengli.
I doubt we can get the price down any further; any further cuts and the deal will probably fall through.
The horse trader hesitated for a long time, then made a huge decision and sighed heavily.
"Fine, fine, I guess I'm just unlucky today to have run into two bargaining masters like you!"
Thirty-five taels it is, consider it a lucky break for you guys, think of my horse as a gift!
Lin Xi and Gao Mengli were overjoyed!
Become!
So Lin Xi quickly waved to Zhao Chen beside the oxcart, "Zhao Chen, hitch up the cart! I'm going home!"
Upon hearing the noise, Zhao Chen hurriedly drove the oxcart over: "What's going on? Did you buy something good?"
Lin Xi smiled and pointed to the foal, "Yes, we have a foal now. We need to go back and get the money for this gentleman."
Zhao Chen's eyes lit up when he saw the foal. "Hey, this little guy is really handsome!"
The horse dealer pretended to be heartbroken: "You guys really hit the jackpot. You'll have plenty of fun with this horse from now on."
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi completely missed the horse trader's hidden meaning; instead, they were secretly delighted.
After waiting for an hour, Lin Xi brought back all the copper coins from her home. Combined with the day's sales from the stall, she was finally able to buy the "BMW"!
Satisfied with the money, the horse trader quickly mounted his horse and led the remaining horses towards the prefectural city.
The group of people who had packed up their stall all gathered around the little pony.
Gao Mengli turned her head to look at Qian Yan'er's height. She was a little shorter than Da Niu, but not by much, making her the best "test drive" candidate!
"Qian Yan'er, why don't you ride it and see if the little pony is any good?"
Upon hearing this, Qian Yan'er's eyes lit up immediately, her face beaming with joy, and she rubbed her hands together, eager to go for a spin!
Amidst everyone's anticipation, he mounted the horse, feeling incredibly cool in the process!
But before he could even sit up properly, the little pony slowly knelt down and collapsed to the ground, lying on its side like a corpse.
And just like that, he inexplicably found himself standing on the ground again.
Gao Mengli: ……
Lin Xi: ……
Qian Yan'er: ? ? ? ?
If it weren't for the foal's steadily rising and falling belly and its healthy physique, they would have thought they had bought a "weekend horse" (a horse that dies on the weekend).
Qian Yan'er stood there blankly, scratching her head: "Is this horse... playing a joke on me?"
Everyone came to their senses and gathered around to check on the foal.
Lin Xi crouched down and carefully examined the foal: "That shouldn't be the case, it looked perfectly fine just now."
Gao Mengli frowned and tugged at the reins. "Get up, little guy, what's wrong with you?"
One ride and he's ruined?
Seriously? She and Xixi spent all their savings on this?
At this moment, the "corpse-like" foal suddenly opened its eyes and snorted.
It slowly stood up again, took a few steps to the side, and even wagged its tail. Clearly, it was full of energy!
Everyone looked at each other...
Gao Mengli frowned, unwilling to give up and wanting to try again, "Qian Yan'er, try again."
Qian Yan'er's face lit up with excitement again as she approached the foal once more!
The little colt tilted its head and looked at Qian Yan'er, its big eyes revealing a hint of laziness.
After he mounted the horse again, the foal knelt down again, but this time it didn't do the "lying down" thing, but stood up!
Everyone was secretly delighted!
Got it!
But the joy lasted only a second. After taking two steps, the little pony knelt down again, lay down on the other side, and started to "lie dead" again.
This time, Gao Mengli glanced around and suddenly discovered the truth.
The reason it didn't lie down the first time was because there were several sharp, small stones on the side it wanted to lie on.
In other words, the foal they bought has a serious illness; damn it, it won't carry people!
In other words, they were scammed...