Chapter 16 Selling tiger skins in the market
Before this, Su Xiaoxiao still looked very arrogant even when walking in the village with a portion of tiger meat and tiger skin.
"Look, isn't that the little widow of the old Liu family? She is carrying a tiger skin?"
Some people didn't know the situation and were quite surprised. They thought it was really surprising to see Su Xiaoxiao like this.
Who would have thought that a little girl could kill such a big tiger, and it was so majestic to carry it on her shoulders.
But if you meet some acquaintances here, Su Xiaoxiao is not so cold.
She knew how to say hello, and when people asked her where she was going, she replied that she was going to the market to buy something.
In fact, she took the tiger skin to the market to sell, and everyone knew it very well.
But the great thing about Su Xiaoxiao is that she didn't directly say that she went to the market to sell tiger skins. If she said that, some villagers would actually be very jealous.
For example, Wang Tieniu from Granny Wang's family always felt that Su Xiaoxiao had robbed him of his big tiger.
Su Xiaoxiao tried her best to keep a low profile. She didn't find out until she came to the market in the town.
Sure enough, it was quite lively here. This was the first time she came to the market after time travel. There were many people, and there were many sellers selling small commodities and goods. Everyone was shouting and shouting together.
Surrounded by hawkers haggling, it can be seen that the economy here is quite prosperous.
Su Xiaoxiao randomly found a stall, and after saying hello to the vendors next to her, she set up her stall.
After she put all her tiger skins and bones on display, she attracted a lot of people's attention.
Some people's eyes lit up when they saw these tiger skins, and they came to ask Su Xiaoxiao how to sell the tiger skins.
Su Xiaoxiao said directly: "There are no wounds on the tiger skin. It's a good skin. I won't sell it for less than thirty taels!"
Su Xiaoxiao answered very forcefully, and the men stared at each other, drooling.
"Young lady, you look quite charming, don't you?"
They stared at Su Xiaoxiao's face for a long time, "Did you sell it alone? Didn't your husband come with you?"
One of the men had a teasing and teasing tone, which sounded like he was not a good person.
Su Xiaoxiao didn't like these people when she saw them.
"Let me tell you, let's be clear. I am here to sell tiger skins. And I also choose buyers when I sell things. Like some people with bad character, I will not sell tiger skins to them."
"What? Who do you think has bad character and doesn't look like a good person?"
The man who just wanted to tease Su Xiaoxiao immediately felt that he had lost face in front of his companions, and he shouted angrily.
Of course Su Xiaoxiao was not afraid of him anymore, she pointed directly at the tip of his nose and said, "I'm talking about you!"
The man just wanted to come over and beat Su Xiaoxiao, but was stopped by his companion. His companion signaled to him that there were too many people in the market now, and it would be bad if people said he bullied women.
Besides, it was also for this reason that he didn't want others to think that he was bullying a weak woman just because he had more people.
He had no choice but to endure it and remained silent. At this time, many people came to watch the fun. They were very interested in Su Xiaoxiao's tiger skin. In fact, the tiger skin was very complete when peeled off, and it was very artistic.
Especially the wound on the left leg of the tiger skin, and it doesn't look very obvious.
An old man from the crowd came out, pointed at the tiger skin on the ground and said, "Little lady, we don't mean to look down on you. It's just that you know, there are a lot of fakes these days. Use the skins of other animals." It's fake tiger skin. To be honest, no hunter here has come to sell this tiger skin for many years. After all, it is still very difficult to hunt a tiger. "
"Yeah yeah!"
People around him echoed.
"We often go to the market and no one sees anyone selling tiger skins and bones."
Su Xiaoxiao had no intention of paying attention to them. She showed the important lines on the tiger skin to everyone.
"You can judge whether it is real tiger skin based on the texture and smell of the tiger skin. I believe someone with knowledge will be able to tell, right?"
There were old hunters in the crowd. They gathered around to take a look and studied the tiger skin carefully. They found that Su Xiaoxiao was not lying. The tiger skin she brought over was indeed real.
Such affirmation made the people watching the excitement want to come and take a closer look at the tiger skin. They didn't know what the tiger skin looked like. They had never seen anyone selling it at the market before. Tiger skin was even the first time I saw it.
The opportunity to see a tiger in person once in a lifetime is really rare. Unlike today's people, if they want to see a tiger, they can go directly to the zoo to see it.
Someone started shouting the price. When they heard that it was a real tiger skin, they naturally wanted to get it.
"I bought it for twenty taels."
Although it is not very close to what Su Xiaoxiao originally thought, looking at the momentum, there is a strong intention to bid against each other.
Su Xiaoxiao showed off the tiger skins one by one to the crowd around him. "Everyone, look at the appearance of this piece. It was just peeled off a few days ago. It is perfect and has no flaws. You also know that you want to encounter such a good tiger skin." It’s not easy. So if you like it, bid quickly. I’ll sell it to whoever pays the highest price!”
When these people thought about it, they realized that what the little girl said was true.
The opportunity is rare, and many people are eager to get this tiger skin.
"I'll pay thirty taels!"
An old man who was very luxuriously dressed walked out of the crowd. He was energetic and looked to be in his sixties.
Everyone was very respectful towards him and unconsciously made way for him.
He squatted down and touched the surface of the tiger skin with his hands. It looked like satin. The tiger had indeed just been skinned not long ago. The key point is that the tiger was very big. It was probably fat and strong during its lifetime, like that of an average hunter. It is rare to be able to kill such a big tiger.
"Little lady, plus the tiger bones and tiger whips on the ground, I will give you five more taels of silver. You can sell them to me!"
When Su Xiaoxiao heard this, her eyes widened.
Thirty-five taels of silver. If this money were in the countryside, a farmer could earn one tael of silver after five years of hard work. She could get it easily.
Su Xiaoxiao was very excited at this time, and she felt like she would become a rich woman immediately. This amount of money was equivalent to at least 350,000 yuan in modern times, and she could get it for just a tiger skin.
Without thinking, she answered directly: "Okay! It's a deal! But there are some flaws on my tiger skin. There is a wound on my left leg. Take a look, will it affect it?"
(End of chapter)