The casual life of the flat space

"Look, Uncle Jiang has chopped off two of my fingers. He said if I don't pay you back, he'll use my wife and daughter to pay off the debt." Gou Saner retracted his hand. Perhaps he was afraid of getting beaten if he spoke out his words, so he shrank back and said:

"I can't sell this horse, and I can't afford to keep it. During this period, I was only concerned with making money to pay off my debts, so... I didn't take care of it. When I thought about it, it refused to eat or drink. I didn't want that!

But I borrowed 40 taels of silver from Uncle Jiang! I was really determined to make a good living, but who knew I would be cheated by the bearded man... It's retribution, it's all retribution! I'm sorry to my mother, my wife and my daughter!" Gou Saner said, and then he started to howl.

Boss Xing wanted to kick him to stop howling, but he slowly retracted his raised foot. "Alright, stop howling. You're right. This is your karma! You've been naughty since you were a kid. If it weren't for your father and your two brothers who always covered for you, you would have been beaten to death long ago!

If you really learn well as you said, then this little girl is willing to buy a horse from you, why don't you quickly get some money back? You are crying and wiping tears here, which is embarrassing. I think you will have more fingers left!"

When Bai Tieying saw Boss Xing talking like this, she knew it was time for her to express her opinion, so she said, "Gou San'er, don't blame me for calling you disrespectful. If it were my personality, I would be happy to see someone like you embarrassed.

But the Buddha said: Put down the butcher knife, and you will become a Buddha right away. If you have the heart to change evil and do good, I will give you a chance. I will give you ten taels of silver to sell this horse to me. If it can survive, I will give you another forty taels. If it dies, that's it."

Boss Xing thought to himself, "This girl talks tough, but she's actually a very kind person. It's obvious that the horse is dying, and ten taels is too much even for horse meat. She obviously wants to give the horse the last bit of dignity, and she feels sorry for the animal just like the rest of us. Gou San'er is really lucky!"

So he said to Gou San'er, "I tell you not to be so foolish. If you keep doing this for another day or two, you'll be choked by the pits you've dug!"

What he meant was that the horse was about to die, and it was unclear what the cause of death was, so it had to be buried deep. If it wasn't buried deep enough, no one would let it go, and the government would also intervene.

But even if it was dead, it was still a horse! How much would it cost to send the horse out of the city and hire someone to dig a deep pit? Even if I could transport it myself, I couldn't dig a deep pit myself. In this June weather, the horse would stink before it was dug!

Gou Saner had been in the cattle and horse market for many years, and he knew about this even if Boss Xing didn't remind him. But he was unwilling to accept it! Not only did he lose his savings, he also owed foreign debts... That was 40 taels! How could he pay it back? What he earned in the past few months was barely enough to pay the interest.

So he made a final struggle and said, "My dear, I know I am not a human being and I shouldn't think of deceiving you. You can beat me or scold me, but my wife and daughter at home have indeed been implicated by me. I beg you to be merciful and give me a fair price!"

"Haha, it's true that kind people are often bullied! Well, this horse has nothing to do with me, and it's not my fault if it dies, so I can go find whoever I should look for!

Uncle Xing, thank you for your care today. I will come to buy a horse from you again when the horses arrive this fall!" Bai Tieying said, bowed to Uncle Xing and turned away.

"My dear! My dear, please give me some more! Twenty taels, twenty taels for you! My dear!" Seeing that Bai Tieying was really about to turn around and reach the last intersection without looking back, Gou Saner shouted with all his might, "Ten taels! Ten taels for you!"

Bai Tieying turned around. Gou Saner saw this and lost all his strength, lying directly on the ground. Xing Lao was so angry that he kicked him twice, but he didn't hide or shout, and he regretted it very much... He hunted geese all day, and the geese pecked his eyes. This was all retribution!

Boss Xing hated him for not cherishing livestock. If he could save it, he would definitely save it for the horse, but it was obvious that the horse was doomed... So he said to Gou San'er: "If you still have a conscience, wait until the horse is gone and let it go cleanly!"

He was about to leave when he looked up and saw Bai Tieying coming back. "Little girl, you..."

"Bang!" A ten-liang silver ingot fell to the ground in front of Gou Saner.

"I still say the same thing as before. If you die, I'll give you ten taels. If you live, I'll give you another forty taels. Write the document!"

"Hey! Hey! I, I, I'll write it right away!" Gou Saner was so happy that he stuttered. He grabbed the silver insole and put it in his arms, then crawled to find the person who found him.

"Find a car and lay thick straw!" Bai Tieying instructed.

"Oh, okay! I got it!" Gou Saner's voice disappeared as he turned around the room.

Bai Tieying sighed. She had originally thought that she would no longer have to walk and it would be more convenient to transport goods, but she had not expected this to happen. She had no confidence that she could save the horse in this condition, so she decided to do a good deed that day.

She saw some scattered boards on the ground, which might have been broken by the horse before, or because of disrepair, so she moved two of them, opened the door of the shed, and laid them on the ground. Seeing this, Boss Xing also came forward to help, and found some broken stones and tiles to help lay the ground bit by bit.

Soon, Gou Saner led four men and came in with a cart. The six men hurriedly lifted the mare onto the cart, not even daring to breathe, fearing that if they were too heavy-handed, the mare would break in their hands.

"What a sin! This Gou San'er is such a good-for-nothing! When I get the money, I will beat him up to vent my anger!" The four men who came later thought the same thing as they pushed the carriage towards the South City Clinic.

When Boss Xing heard Bai Tieying tell those people to go to the South City Clinic, he asked one more question and was surprised to find out that she was Doctor Bai's niece's granddaughter, but he felt that it was reasonable. Doctor Bai had indeed saved countless lives in the South City. Even when he was kicked in the abdomen by a donkey ten years ago, he also went to Doctor Bai for treatment!

The Bai family is kindhearted! I hope the girl won't be too sad when the horse leaves. Oh, by the way! She will come again this fall, so I will go back and tell my colleagues and pick a good horse for her!

Arriving at the clinic, they took some effort to carry the horse to the backyard. Instead of demolishing the back door and the wall, Bai Tieying chose to demolish the shop. Uncle had no expression on his face, but his beard fluttered.

Bai Tieying was arrogant towards Gou Saner, but when he saw his uncle like this, he was like a mouse seeing a cat. After all, tearing down the door of a shop is not justifiable for anyone.

After parking the horse at the north wall of the shop, Bai Tieying wanted to pay the driver and the helpers for their work. However, the helpers said they didn't need any money and went to fix the gate. There was also a helper named Sun who got some oil from somewhere and even greased the door hinges.