The casual life of the flat space

"What did you say?" Bai Tieying frowned and pinched her waist.

"Oh, I said I'll let you hug my thighs, hug them as much as you want!" Mu Qingqiu "spoke without thinking".

"Bah! Hooligan!" Bai Tieying felt that she had taught her child bad things, and her face immediately turned red. But could she admit it? No way! So she bit back... Ah bah bah! She turned the tables... and walked towards the carriage.

"Ah? Didn't you say...Okay! I...where are we going?"

"Where are you going?" Bai Tieying turned around and said with a sly smile, "Little brother, are you familiar with the Flower Tea House?"

After Bai Tieying finished speaking, he ignored the stunned Mu Qingqiu, fed Lou Jingou and Liu Shizhang a peach each, and led them to Dongfeng Village outside the city...

It was past noon, but it was still as dark as dusk. Fortunately, the two horses were smart and often drank well water, so they were just annoyed by the locusts that kept hitting their heads and faces, and did not kick and neigh like the horses in the cattle and horse market.

There was no pedestrian on the road, so Bai Tieying quickly left the city and arrived at Dongfeng Village.

"Excuse me, are you Miss Bai?" A man wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, standing at the fork in the road, pursed his lips and shouted.

"Excuse me, what should I call you, big brother?"

“I don’t dare, I don’t dare, just call me Yuji!”

"Brother You, please get in the car. Is Dongfeng Village not far away?"

"Hey! It's not far, just cross the river in front." You Er said as he walked to Bai Tieying's side.

"Miss Bai, please go sit in the carriage. I will drive the car."

"Okay, then I'll trouble you, second brother!" Bai Tieying didn't hesitate to hear that. She didn't know how to drive a car, so it was all up to Lou Jingou to walk on his own!

"Hey! Miss Bai's horse is really smart! It knew which way to go as soon as I pulled the reins..."

The origin of Dongfeng Village is slightly different from other villages. Except for Xifeng Town, other places were formed by the gradual gathering of people from several villages, most of whom were refugees who came here during the war. Only Dongfeng Village was formed two hundred years ago.

There is a tributary of the Beishan River here, the terrain is flat, the grass is lush, and there are small hills in the north to block the north wind. It is relatively quiet and suitable for raising horses. In autumn, more and more merchants come here to buy mountain products. So the few young men who followed the horse dealers to deliver war horses to the border troops in the past took a fancy to this place and gradually settled down here...

While listening to You Er introducing the origin of Dongfeng Village to her, Bai Tieying opened the car window and looked at the scenery in the distance. This Dongfeng Village really looks a bit like a small grassland.

"Is Tieying here?"

"Uncle Yu, it's me! Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long!" Bai Tieying shouted to Uncle Yu who was standing in front of a house not far away, and then got off the carriage.

"Hey! What are you talking about? You saved us from having to wait until the cold winter to sell all the horses. Uncle should thank you!"

As more and more people rushed out of their homes, Bai Tieying was surrounded by three layers of people. Seeing this, Mu Qingqiu quickly jumped off the carriage and rushed to Bai Tieying's side in a few seconds.

"Oh, Young Master Qiu is here too? Come on, everyone, make way and let Tieying in first," said Boss Xing. "Brother Yu, Brother Ge, Laonian Li... you guys stay for a while, everyone else go home first, and come back when I call you later."

It seemed that Boss Xing really lived up to the title of "Boss". Although everyone was anxious, they still went home.

"Oh, this horse..." Uncle Yu saw Lou Jingou and was not sure whether it was the one he sold to Bai Tieying.

"Uncle Yu, this is the horse you sold me! It is indeed a good horse! Very smart! Thank you, Uncle Yu!"

"Hey! What are you thanking me for? Isn't this normal? It's just that when I look at this horse... I can't recognize it. It seems to have a bit of wildness, but not quite."

"Haha, maybe it's because I always let them go and give them delicious food, they always kiss me!"

"Hey! Right, right! That's the way it should be! But this horse is like a child, you have to take care of it, otherwise it will run wild and won't disobey you."

"Brother Yu, let's go inside and talk. There are too many bugs outside!"

"Ouch, look at me, I'm confused, then come in quickly!"

"Okay, Uncle Xing, please wait for me! I brought some snacks for your sister at home that girls might like."

I knew before that there was a girl in Xing's family who was five years older than me and was already engaged, so Bai Tieying brought gifts this time. After all, they had been in touch several times, but this was her first visit, so she had to visit the elders and relatives.

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"Grandpa Xing, Grandma Xing, and many uncles and aunts are thinking about selling the horse, so I won't stay any longer. Please say hello to Uncle Xing and Aunt Xing for me! Sister Hua Ling, when the weather gets better after a few days, come to Xianhe Village to play with me if you feel bored!" After Bai Tieying briefly met with the Xing family, he went to the east wing with the eldest brother Xing.

Seeing Bai Tieying coming in, Mu Qingqiu pointed to a bowl of milk tea on the table and said, "Have a bowl of milk tea first. Uncle Xing's milk tea is very authentic."

"Okay!" Bai Tieying was not polite. She was indeed hungry and thirsty. It was another day of not eating on time. Would her stomach be broken sooner or later?

After drinking a bowl of hot milk tea and breaking out in a cold, Bai Tieying felt that the dizziness caused by his cold had improved.

"Uncle Xing, how many horses do we have this time?"

"Your uncle Yu and I have checked for you. There are 37 good horses, and there are many others that can pull carts according to your standards. After we have selected them, there are 144 horses in total. There are 72 carriages, 208 carts, and 190 saddles..."

"Uncle Xing, this needs to be done quickly. It would be best to deliver the goods here, but I need a quiet place here. Sorry I can't tell you directly! So where else do you think is convenient?"

"Well...then go another fifty miles north. There is a small ravine near the county town. We will occasionally pick up goods there."

"Okay, that's it. Please help me calculate the total amount. I'd like to ask you to write the deed for me. Please estimate when it will be delivered, and then I'll go there to take over."

"It will probably take another hour. I'll go with you, don't worry. As for the price, since you picked a lot, we saved several months of labor and fodder, so we have just discussed it with everyone. The good horses will be charged 100 taels each, and the pack horses will be charged 80 taels each. As for the others..."

Boss Xing listed them one by one for Bai Tieying, and the final total was 31,660 taels, and he received 30,000 taels. Boss Xing said that the horse money really couldn't be reduced, otherwise it would ruin the market, but the carriages and horse equipment were almost half-sold and half-given away, so he gave a discount and rounded off more than 1,000 taels.