Divorce the bad husband, store grain fields, and marry the emperor's uncle for the second time

How dare the waiter say that?

Besides, he doesn’t know him.

He only recognized the knife in the hands of the guard beside the rich lord.

That knife is very sharp.

"How would I know? He gave us the money and we served him. He finished his tea and left without telling us his name." The waiter spread his hands.

Zhou Maoxun asked other people in the teahouse, and they all said they didn't know the identity of the person having tea on the second floor. Some said they had never seen him.

Zhou Maoxun had no choice but to leave the teahouse and go find Xia Xiaorou.

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Xia Xiaorou came to the place where livestock were sold.

The weather is fine today, and there are more people buying and selling livestock than usual.

Xia Xiaorou looked among cows, horses, donkeys and mules, and finally, she decided to buy a horse.

We already have a little donkey at home. We take good care of it and use it as a means of transportation. We can take a donkey cart for short distances and a horse carriage for long distances.

She wanted to expand her business, and she couldn't travel far without a horse.

In addition, she also wanted to buy a cow to plow the land.

People who wanted to buy livestock were crowded together in three layers.

When Xia Xiaorou squeezed past, the men all looked at her with contempt, "Young lady, you'd better stand further away. It would be bad if the horse kicks you."

The onlookers burst into laughter.

Xia Xiaorou ignored them and focused on looking at a horse.

"Go away, go away, I've got a fancy for this horse!" someone shouted in Beijing dialect, pushing everyone away.

Xia Xiaorou dodged quickly and avoided being pushed down.

She looked at the person who was speaking and couldn't help squinting her eyes. Wasn't this the coachman who was driving his carriage recklessly on the street early in the morning?

The coachman from the Duke of Anguo's mansion swaggered into the crowd, shaking his whip.

Seeing that he was well-dressed and spoke arrogantly, people guessed that he must be a wealthy man and made way for him.

The driver of the Duke of Anguo's mansion pointed to a large black horse and asked, "How much is this one?"

"Sir, this big black horse costs thirty-five taels," said the horse seller.

"So expensive? Less, twenty taels."

The horse seller looked embarrassed and said, "Sir, you are bargaining too much. It is not the way to bargain."

"I'm from the Mansion of Duke Anguo in the capital. If the horse that travels with us hadn't been sick, I wouldn't have bought your shabby horse. It's your blessing that someone likes your horse. How dare you be stubborn?" The coachman from the Mansion of Duke Anguo raised his whip and whipped the horse seller as he spoke.

The horse seller's cotton coat was torn.

People can only be angry silently and dare not speak out.

"Twenty taels, will you sell it?" the coachman from the Duke of Anguo's mansion asked, shaking his whip.

The horse seller looked embarrassed and was about to speak when Xia Xiaorou came over and said, "This horse has a bad temper. You'd better not buy it."

"Hey, what does a woman know about horses? Get out of here!" The driver of the Duke of Anguo's mansion turned around to look at Xia Xiaorou, and found that it was the one he had apologized to in the morning. He sneered, "It turned out to be you!"

Just now, Zhu Yun was there, so he didn't dare to scold Xia Xiaorou. Now that he found that Xia Xiaorou was the only one there, he became impolite.

He shook the whip and lashed at Xia Xiaorou, "Get out of here!"

The horse seller was grateful to Xia Xiaorou for speaking for him and exclaimed, "Madam, get out of the way."

Xia Xiaorou had guessed that the driver would whip her, so she dodged when the whip fell.

The driver's whip hit nothing.

At the same time, Xia Xiaorou took advantage of the chaos in the crowd, quietly placed her fingers under her lips, and made a whistle.

The horse suddenly became angry, raised its front hooves and kicked the driver hard.

The driver was kicked to the ground and screamed in pain.

Xia Xiaorou walked over, raised the corners of her lips, and looked at the driver, "I just reminded you that this horse has a bad temper and is difficult to deal with, but you didn't listen and insisted on buying it. Look, you got kicked by the horse's hoof, right? If you don't listen to a woman, you will suffer. Next time, be respectful to a woman, and you won't suffer."

The driver was angry and wanted to beat Xia Xiaorou, but his back hurt so much that he felt like his bones were broken. He struggled for a long time but couldn't get up. He could only curse, "Damn woman, is this your fault?"

"It seems that you not only have a bad temper, but also a bad brain. It was clearly the horse that kicked your back, so why are you blaming me?" Xia Xiaorou sneered.

When everyone saw that the coachman was kicked down by the horse, he could no longer be arrogant and they all blamed him.

One person cannot fight against many mouths. The coachman's arrogance was suppressed by the crowd. He no longer dared to scold the horse seller or hit Xia Xiaorou. He got up from the ground and walked away in shame.

The onlookers applauded.

The horse seller came over and bowed to Xia Xiaorou, "Thank you, madam, for helping me out."

"Don't be afraid of him because he is just a driver," said Xia Xiaorou.

When they heard that he was just a coachman, everyone became even more disgusted with the coachman at the Duke of Anguo's Mansion.

Xia Xiaorou patted the big black horse and asked the horse seller, "I'll buy this horse."

This horse is of pure breed, but the driver only offered twenty taels for it. The horse seller must be reluctant to sell it.

It's really unfair that this fine horse was bought by the coachman of the Duke of Anguo's mansion.

A good horse should not be paired with a bad person.

The horse seller was grateful to Xia Xiaorou for helping him get rid of the bad guy, and said hurriedly, "I was originally selling it for thirty-five taels, but since you want to buy it, I'll give you thirty taels."

When selling goods, one first quotes a price and then bargains. The horse seller quoted thirty-five taels, and generally bargained down to thirty-three taels. The horse seller lowered the price in one go, which showed his sincerity.

Xia Xiaorou nodded and said, "Okay, I'll buy it."

A two-year-old Western Region horse only costs thirty taels, which is well worth the price.

Xia Xiaorou paid thirty taels.

She took the horse to another part of the market and bought a carriage frame and saddle stirrups.

In addition, I also bought some daily necessities.

After shopping, Xia Xiaorou went to Song Yanbai's calligraphy and painting stall and took him home.

The honest scholar was arguing with someone, haggling over two cents.

Xia Xiaorou shook her head. How could a grown man support his family by earning only a few cents?

Thinking of the 40 acres of land that Yan Heng had given her to take care of, an idea flashed through Xia Xiaorou's mind. She said loudly to Song Yanbai, "Brother Yanbai, it's time to close the stall. We have to go home."

Song Yanbai waved his hand, "Xiao Rou, wait for me for a while."

Although it was only two cents, Song Yanbai still argued with reason and finally persuaded the person to take the two cents back.

Xia Xiaorou was surprised. OK, Song Yanbai's eloquence really made him suitable to be a manager.

After saying he won and got his money back, Song Yanbai happily packed up his stall and asked, "Xiao Rou, where did you get the carriage?"

"I bought it." Xia Xiaorou patted the carriage and said with a smile, "Let's take the carriage back to the village. We don't need to borrow a car anymore."

"You are so amazing." Song Yanbai put the calligraphy and painting booth into the carriage, took Xia Xiaorou's whip and said with a smile, "I will drive the carriage, and you can sit in it."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Brother Yanbo."

"It's obvious that I was the one who took advantage of you by riding in your car." Song Yanbai said with a smile.

When Xia Xiaoying got home and saw Xia Xiaorou had bought a carriage, she couldn't help but say worriedly, "Don't you want to save some money?"

Xia Xiaorou smiled and said, "Sister, this is an indispensable means of travel. Only with a carriage can we make more money."

The two sisters were talking in the house. Outside, Zhou Maoxun came again and asked Song Yanbai if Xia Xiaorou had returned.

Xia Xiaoying took Xia Xiaorou's hand and whispered, "Xiaorou, Cousin Zhou seems to like you very much. Do you want to consider..."