Chapter 73 Taken advantage of
Shang Wan looked at Lu Chengjing and raised his eyebrows to silently ask for advice.
Lu Chengjing was also observing Liangliang and nodded gently to Shang Wan.
Shang Wan looked at Xiaohuan and Shitou again. They had no objections and both listened to their sister and brother-in-law.
In this way, the four of them reached an agreement, and Shang Wan pointed out to He Si: "If it doesn't affect your work, you can follow, but you have to take care of your children."
He Sizhi was overjoyed and repeatedly assured Liangliang that he was well-behaved and would not run around and move things around, and that he would take good care of the child.
In order to express his gratitude, He Sizhi recommended a brick kiln on the outskirts of Xicheng to Shang Wan. The red bricks produced there were of good quality and the price was reasonable. If you buy more, you can get discounts.
If Shang Wan and his party wanted to visit the brick kiln, he could ask his apprentice to lead the way.
"No, I know where it is."
The brick kiln is not far from the place where Shitou Sui Zhang bought tiles last time. You can find it by asking there.
After the two parties discussed what materials were needed, Shang Wan promised to buy the materials as soon as possible and let Shitou pick up the four-fingered four people.
After leaving Hejiamen, a group of people took an ox cart and went straight to the brick kiln. After some haggling, they finally agreed on the price, but were told that the brick kiln was not responsible for door-to-door delivery.
Shitou immediately grimaced. He had to move bricks and tiles. When should he move?
"Okay, don't look so grim." Shang Wan patted the young man on the shoulder, "I have a solution."
Shitou was curious: "What can I do?"
"Children, don't ask so many questions." Shang Wan abruptly changed the subject, "I think we can buy an ox cart. We will have to go to the city a lot in the future. We can't borrow it from the Zhang family every time, right?"
Xiaohuan said: "Sister, buying a bullock cart costs a lot of money."
To put it bluntly, a small part of their family's current wealth was earned by Shang Wan and jade pendants, and the rest was all obtained from the Lin family.
The things moved back from the Lu family are good, but they all have the emblem of the Lu family on them. If they are sold for money, if they are sold today, officials will come to their door tomorrow.
No one who is running a business and making money is equivalent to sitting on nothing.
Building a new house costs money everywhere, and Xiaohuan is really worried.
Shang Wan also knew her family's situation, and she knew that she would have won more at the casino if she had known this.
However, this thought only occurred for a second before she was thrown out of her mind.
Although it is great to get something for nothing, it is also very risky. In their current family, the risk resistance index is approximately zero, so they cannot waste money casually.
She said: "Let's go take a look first. If it's too expensive, we won't buy it. We'll rent it when we need it."
After a while, the manager of the brick kiln drafted a contract for Shang Wan to read, but Shang Wan couldn't read and handed it to Lu Chengjing.
Lu Chengjing read it carefully and pointed out two ambiguities for the steward to revise.
The steward smiled and looked at Lu Chengjing a few more times, and then he drafted a new contract as Lu Chengjing said.
Lu Chengjing looked at it carefully again and made sure there was nothing wrong before saying, "You can sign it."
Shang Wan then handed over the deposit to the steward, and the two parties signed a contract.
The steward said: "A batch of red bricks will be available in three days, about 4,000 pieces. Just bring the contract to pick them up."
Shang Wan nodded, "Okay, I'll come back in three days."
The steward personally sent Shang Wan and his party out the door.
Shitou took out the prepared fodder to feed the cows, and waited until the cows had eaten almost a few times before getting back on the cart.
"Sister, can we go directly to Chema now?"
Shang Wan glanced at the sky and said, "Let's go take a look and buy something in the West Market."
Shitou agreed and drove the bullock cart to the city. Yuanyuan sat in her father's arms, rocking along with the cart for a while, her eyelids gradually twitching, and she snored while holding the milk bottle.
Shang Wan gently took out the milk bottle and covered Yuanyuan with a cloak.
"Xiaohuan, how much goat's milk is left?"
Xiao Huan shook the big bamboo tube and said, "It can probably fill a milk jug."
Maybe she hadn't had milk for several days, so as soon as Yuanyuan tasted the taste of goat's milk, she was so excited that she drank it like water.
The more you drink, the more you will naturally pee. If Shang Wan hadn't discovered it quickly, Lu Chengjing's clothes would have almost been wet by her.
Shang Wan said: "I'll buy some more later."
Xiaohuan said: "Sister, we don't have ice cubes at home, so goat milk can't be stored."
Shang Wan said: "I have a way to save it."
Seeing that she didn't continue, Xiaohuan stopped asking. Anyway, if he asked, he would probably get the same answer as Shitou.
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Cars and horses go.
The middle-aged man returned after sending the veterinarian out. He sat down on the straw mat, looked at the old scalper lying on the ground, and sighed sadly.
The cow he bought for eight taels of silver, plus the custom-made bullock cart, cost him a total of twelve taels of silver. It's only been two months and I haven't made my money back yet. Why am I so sick that I can't stand up?
Even the veterinarian can’t do anything. Is it possible that we have to wait until the cow dies and then slaughter it and sell it for meat? How much can it be sold for?
The middle-aged man panicked just thinking about it, and his head was filled with worry. What should he explain to his father-in-law when he comes back?
"Boss, boss, good news!" The waiter ran in excitedly.
"Don't you think I'm bothered?" The middle-aged man glared over, as if he would beat up the clerk if he lied about the news.
"Master, this is really good news. Four customers have come and want to buy ox carts from us. It doesn't matter whether the ox carts are old or old."
The middle-aged man frowned, "How can I sell a bullock cart..."
After he finished speaking, his eyes fell on the old scalper, his eyes suddenly brightened, and the worry clouds on his head dispersed.
The waiter smiled so hard that he almost reached his ears, "Boss, can you tell me if this is good news?"
"It's okay, I won't beat you up." The middle-aged man stretched his eyebrows, stood up, patted the grass clippings on his butt, and said to the waiter, "Bring the guests over quickly."
The waiter glanced at the old scalper who was still lying down and said hesitantly: "Master, why don't we think of a way to make the cow stand up first? Otherwise, if the customer sees that it is a sick cow, no matter how cheap the price is, he will not buy it."
"What kind of sick cow? This is obviously a good cow in its prime, but its leg is injured. It can stand up after two days of raising it." The middle-aged man said plausibly, "If they buy it back and can't stand up, it's because the injury has worsened. If you don’t raise it well, what does it have to do with us?”
Guy: "..."
"At least I can give them a bargain." The middle-aged man's calculations were going on in his heart, and he made up his mind to kill the person who came to him.
Seeing that the waiter was standing still, the middle-aged man kicked him over. The waiter dodged skillfully and slipped away to invite the person in.
The person who came to buy the bullock cart was Shang Wan and his party.
The clerk introduced: "Sir, this is the owner of our carriage and horse racing shop."
Shang Wan looked at the middle-aged man. He looked decent, but his eyebrows were a little sinister and his eyes were darting. At first glance, he was not an honest man.
The middle-aged man was also looking at the four Shang Wans, and his eyes focused on the wheelchair Lu Chengjing was sitting on.
These days, poor people cannot afford wheelchairs.
He was immediately more certain of the identity of the four people who had been taken advantage of, and felt that he would be sorry if he didn't take a huge sum of money.
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