[Chapter 2090 Tie Kui Fanwai (14)]
The shopkeeper of the fur shop of Eternal Life is a gentle-looking man in his thirties.
Seeing the clothes of the two, the shopkeeper knew: “You two don’t know what skins you want to sell?”
First, I took out the six ordinary animal skins I brought, and asked the shopkeeper for the price.
The shopkeeper checked it carefully and said, “For these six pieces of leather, I will give you a maximum of twenty-six taels of silver.”
The price is double that of the town.
Tie Kui saw that the price the shopkeeper offered was relatively fair, so he lowered his voice and said, “We still have a white tiger skin.”
The shopkeeper is not surprised at all, the eyesight that can be achieved by the shopkeeper is not comparable to ordinary people. When he saw Tie Kui carrying the basket and didn’t put it down, he knew that there must be good things in it: “Please.” This tiger skin is easy to sell but not easy to get, so it has always been priceless.
After entering the small room, Iron Tiger took off the back basket and took out the tightly packed tiger skin.
After the tiger skin was spread out, the shopkeeper nodded secretly. Tiger skins are hard to find, and white tiger skins are even more difficult to find. And this tiger skin is well preserved and handled very well, with almost no flaws.
Tie Kui asked, “The shopkeeper, make a price!”
The shopkeeper pondered for a moment and said, “Two hundred and sixty taels.” Two hundred and sixty taels is a huge sum of money for ordinary people.
Tie Kui laughed when he heard the words: “The shopkeeper, are you bullying me for not seeing the world. Such a perfect white tiger skin is worth at least 13,400 taels of silver in the capital.” He has a classmate of My brother has a piece of clothing made of tiger skins, and the tiger skins are far worse than this one, costing 800 taels of silver.
The shopkeeper was a little surprised. He glanced at Tie Kui and said with a smile: “I don’t know how much it costs in the capital, but in Shengjing there must be no higher bids than ours.”
Tie Kui said: “This is what our father and son exchanged for their lives. We won’t sell it if it is less than 600 taels.”
The shopkeeper was not angry either, and sat on the ground to pay back the money: “From here to the capital, I won’t talk about the freight, labor costs, and pavement costs. I just say that bandits are rampant along the way, you dare to take tiger skins to the capital to sell? If you get it in the capital and sell it for a high price, you may not be able to get home safely.”
“Two hundred and sixty taels will definitely not be sold. It’s too low. We really want to sell it, so you can give us the actual price.”
The two negotiated for a while, and finally the shopkeeper said: “At most three hundred and sixty taels, this is the highest price I can offer. Little brother, if we have more, we won’t be able to make any money.” Just earn less than expected.
Tie Kui still felt that it was too low, but he also knew that buyers were very aggressive about this. Going to another home may not be more than here.
After thinking about it for a while, Tie Kui asked, “Dad, he said that he would pay up to three hundred and sixty taels of silver. Daddy, what do you think?”
This tiger skin will cost at most one hundred and thirty forty taels of silver in the town. Now it can be sold for three hundred and sixty taels, which is almost three times more than in the town. There is no reason for Iron Tiger to refuse: “Yes, yes.”
At this moment, someone outside said: “The shopkeeper, the goods are already loaded.”
Hearing this, Tie Kui suddenly interjected: “The shopkeeper, I don’t know where your shipments are going?”
“The capital.”
Hearing this, Tie Kui’s eyes lit up instantly: “The shopkeeper, we happen to be going home, can you give us a ride?”
“It only takes five days to get to Anshan from here by renting a carriage. Our caravan travels slowly, and it takes about ten days to get there.” Tie Kui spoke in pure Mandarin, and the shopkeeper couldn’t figure out who he was. where from. But as soon as Tiehu opened his mouth, he knew that the father and son were from Anshan.
Tie Kui smiled and said, “It will cost twenty taels of silver to rent a carriage from here to Anshan. Our family’s annual consumption is only four or five taels of silver.”
The shopkeeper chuckled and said, “I thought you were afraid of bandits!” It was not denied that the father and son were trying to save money, but they thought it was more safe to follow their caravan.
“Treasurer, you people who do business have not always pursued convenience for others and for yourself. Besides, I gave you such a good piece of skin, and you can make a lot of money.”
The shopkeeper thought Tie Kui was very interesting. He didn’t look like a child at all. He immediately asked with a smile, “They’re going to leave soon, so don’t catch up.”
“Can.”
Xiao Nian Sui is not only smart, but also knows how to advance and retreat, and his eyesight is also powerful. When he grows up, he will definitely be a person. Therefore, the shopkeeper is also willing to sell Tie Kui: “For this money, are you going to ask for silver or banknotes?”
Tie Kui said, “Give us thirty-five taels of gold, thirty taels of silver, and sixty taels of broken silver!” Although he went back with the caravan, it was too much to bring so much silver.
The shopkeeper was very thoughtful. He gave thirty-five gold ingots weighing one tael and three silver ingots weighing twelve taels, and the broken silver was packed in a blue bag.
“There will be good leather in the future, and I hope you can send it to us to ensure a fair price.”
Tie Kui clasped his fists and said, “Definitely.”
Afterwards, the shopkeeper took the father and son and talked with the caravan at a fraction of the time. The leader glanced at them and said, “You must obey our orders on this road, otherwise I will drive you out at any time.”
Tie Kui hurriedly said, “This is natural.”
Eternal Life is very famous, and every time their caravan delivers goods, they are escorted by escorts. Not to mention ordinary bandits, even well-known bandits dare not touch them.
Fortunately, the caravan passed by their county town, and the father and son spent the night in the county town that day.
The next day, Tian Mengliang, father and son, rushed home. On the way, he came across a meat stall, thinking that Chunni likes oil residue and lard bibimbap, Tie Kui wrapped the suet on the stall in one breath.
When we got home, it was already evening. Seeing the smoke from the kitchen burning above the house, Tie Hu said with a smile, “Just in time for dinner.”
The door was locked, Tie Hu knocked on the door and shouted, “Chunxiang, Chunni, open the door.”
Chun Ni ran out of the kitchen and was overjoyed to see the two of them: “Daddy, Adi, you are finally back.” She knew that the two of them went to Shengjing, and she has been worried since the day they left. . Fortunately, the two returned safely.
The father and son entered the house, and Chunni closed the door and locked it again. From Er Shui’s home to the time when the great-grandmother came, they would lock the door at home. Unless it’s someone you know very well, other sisters who come knocking on the door will not open it.
Seeing that the father and son were full of baskets, Chun Ni asked, “What did you buy?”
Tie Kui handed a large package of things wrapped in oiled paper to Chun Ni: “This is what you have been thinking about.”
When she opened it and saw that it was suet, Chun Ni was overjoyed: “I’ll squeeze it with my eldest sister now.” After saying that, she hurried out with the twenty kilograms of suet in her arms.
Tie Kui couldn’t help but smile.
After dinner, Tie Kui handed each of the sisters a small wooden box the size of a thumb: “eldest sister, second sister, see if you like it or not.”
Chunxiang’s is a pair of lilac earrings, Chunni’s is a pair of gourd earrings.
Chun Ni is in charge of the house and has been in touch with silver. Seeing the two pairs of earrings, Chun Ni asked, “Adi, is this silver?”
Seeing Tie Kui nodding, Chun Ni couldn’t help complaining: “Adi, you really are, what are you wasting this money for.” Having said that, her brows and eyes curled into a smile.
Chunxiang was also overjoyed: “Thank you, brother.” This is the first time she has seen such beautiful jewelry when she has grown up so much.
In addition to jewelry, Tie Kui also bought a pair of water-red muslin for the two sisters to make clothes. In more than a month it will be New Year’s Eve, so it’s time to prepare new clothes.
Put everything in place, it’s too late. The next day, the father and son went to the village chief’s house.
First, I solemnly thanked the village chief and Tong Shi, and then presented a red sandalwood-colored muslin.
When Tong Shi saw this material, he fell in love: “How much is this material?”
“A tael of silver.” Afraid that the two would not believe it, Tie Kui said: “We came back with the caravan. They often bring goods to the cloth shop, so the price is very cheap.” The preferential price was right, but After the discount, the cloth is also two taels of silver.
Seeing that the village chief wanted to talk, Mrs Tong said with a smile, “I’ll get you money.” This material could not be bought in the town at all.
The village chief knew that Mr. Tong really liked this material, so he took a puff of cigarettes and asked, “Huzi, can you come out with seventy taels of silver?”
Before Tie Hu opened his mouth to ask, the village chief explained, “Old Chen’s family next door wants to sell ten acres of high-quality farmland. But they are more expensive. Ten acres of farmland will be sold for sixty-five taels of silver.” The transfer fee is about seventy taels of silver.
Tie Hu was very surprised and said, “Ninth grandpa, can you take me to see these ten acres of farmland now.” It’s really top-notch farmland, even if it’s a bit more expensive, buy it.
As soon as he heard this, the village chief knew that Tie Hu had come with such a large amount of money.
These ten acres of land are connected together, and it is a first-class good land, and it is a quarter of an hour away from Tiejia Village.
After reading it, Iron Tiger said to buy it.
Old man Chen was waiting for the money, and when he heard that Tiehu wanted to buy it, he immediately went to the yamen to transfer the account.
After paying the money and passing the household, the ten acres of land will become Iron Tiger’s. Holding the ten acres of Tian Qi, Tie Hu’s eyes were a little hot. No matter how good he was at hunting, he was in a precarious situation. Having a house and property is equivalent to having security.
He bought ten acres of first-class fertile land in one go, and the whole Tiejia Village became a sensation as soon as the news spread. It is said that Tiehu must have made a fortune when he traveled far this time. Otherwise, how can you come up with such a large sum of money in one go.
There are also people who spread bad words behind their backs, saying that the father and son went out to do some shameful deeds.
When Aunt Li heard the rumor, she quickly asked Chun Ni, “What are your father and brother doing on this trip?” Knowing what the father and son were doing, it was good to refute the rumor.
Chunni said: “My father hunted a leopard last year, and my brother said that it would be too much of a loss to sell it in the town. If it was sold in Shengjing, it would be sold at a high price. This time they went to Shengjing to sell the leopard skin. of.”
Aunt Li’s heart skipped a beat, and she couldn’t help but ask, “How much money did you sell?”
“In addition to the other pieces of leather, it was sold for a total of one hundred taels of silver.” After speaking, Chun Ni said with a distressed expression: “My father and brother spend too much money, but they sold some money and bought fabrics again. It cost a dozen taels to buy jewelry.”
Aunt Li thought that the leopard skin she hunted before was only sold for 26 taels, and she lost her mood. After casually perfunctory Chunni, she went back.
When I got home, I told Father Li about it: “I knew we had gone to Shengjing to sell the leopard skin.”
Father Li scolded: “It’s a mess outside now, and there are bandits everywhere. Huzi and the others were lucky enough to meet a shop delivering goods to the capital. They came back with their caravan. Otherwise, who knows what will happen?”
When Aunt Li heard this, she felt a little more comfortable.
After the Tie family bought the fields, if they came to Chunxiang to say kiss, the conditions would be much better than before. Tie Hu couldn’t help but sigh, but Tie Kui saw it clearly.
After dinner that day, a family of four sat in the main room. Tie Hu asked Chunxiang, “You’ll be fifteen years old after the new year, so it’s time to talk about others. Chunxiang, tell me what kind of person you want to marry?”
When Chunxiang heard this, she lowered her head in shame. After a while, he opened his mouth and said, “I listen to Dad.”
No matter how Tiehu asked, Chunxiang said the same thing. In desperation, Iron Tiger could only let her go back to the house.
Tie Kui said, “Father, the eldest sister is a bit sloppy, so I have to find him a mother-in-law with a charitable family and a harmonious family.” Otherwise, Chunxiang’s temperament will definitely be bullied.
After the father and son communicated, Tie Hu went to Aunt Li and said, “Chunxiang has a soft temperament, and I want to find him a family with a charitable and harmonious mother-in-law.” Of course, this future son-in-law must be practical and capable. part. If this condition is not met, the rest are ignored.
Aunt Li felt that this was well thought out, and said with a smile: “Okay, I will tell the matchmaker Chen tomorrow.” Matchmaker Chen is the most reputable matchmaker in this area.
After Tie Kui and Tie Hu brought 600 catties of grain home, Chunni was very happy. On the same day, I made a meal of dumplings with oil residue.
After eating, Tie Kui praised: “Second sister, your cooking skills are much better than before.”
Chunni said proudly, “I have been learning how to cook with my eldest sister during this time.” After Chunxiang got married, it would be her turn to cook. If you can’t make the meal at that time, everyone won’t eat it, and you’ll lose face.
When going to bed at night, Tie Kui and Tie Hu said, “Father, I want to go to school next year in the spring.”
Tie Hu nodded and agreed: “Okay.” It was also the poor family who delayed the child. If he didn’t send him to study when he came to his house, maybe he would be able to pass the exam and become a master scholar in the future!
Hearing that Tie Kui said that he was going to study in the town, Tie Hu disagreed: “The school in the town is not good. If we want to study, we will go to the county.”
Tie Kui shook his head and said, “Father, I want to study just because I don’t want to be blind.”
“As long as you can read it, Dad will sell the house and the land.”
Tie Kui smiled and said, “Father, I just want to recognize a few words, but I didn’t want to go to the exam to get a title.” He didn’t think about taking the imperial examination and becoming an official. Now the emperor is incompetent and corrupt. Scientific research has become a tool for those officials to make money. Most of the talented people who passed the exam were bought with money. Now that the world is chaotic, joining the army is the opportunity for the underprivileged children to stand out. Of course, there are also great risks. And he can’t stay in this small mountain village forever, so he can only take this road.
