Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 431 Preparing to Buy a Mule Cart

But seeing the whole family busy like a top in the shop, they were already exhausted.

Having to walk back and forth like this several times every day is really heartbreaking to watch.

An Yue suddenly said to herself: "It seems that it is time to go to the county town to buy a mule cart."

A few days ago, she visited the livestock market in town.

Perhaps because of the various natural disasters that have just occurred, the livestock market has not yet recovered.

She walked around several times and found only two very small donkeys and a mule, and the rest were piglets.

Under the current circumstances, it is obviously inappropriate to buy a donkey or a mule.

So she thought about going to the county town.

Go to the county town and choose carefully, and buy some spices to bring back.

An Yue walked quickly to the front and said to her aunt, "Aunt, you will help in the kitchen tomorrow."

"Okay, okay, whatever Yueyue says, I'll do."

Today, my aunt and grandmother see that the business in the shop is so booming and they are looking forward to the huge amounts of money coming in every day.

They are now completely convinced by An Yue from the bottom of their hearts. No matter what An Yue says or does, they just follow her instructions without thinking.

So, after listening to what An Yue said, the aunt-in-law responded without saying a word.

Then, An Yue asked the big bull Ale next to him: "Big Bull Ale, who of you two can drive a mule cart?"

Daniu smiled and responded: "Miss, I…I can do it."

Ale also smiled and agreed: "I can do that too."

After that, Ale asked curiously, "Miss, are you planning to buy a mule cart?"

An Yue nodded and said, "Yes! We have a big family, walking back and forth every day, and we have to carry all kinds of food to the shop in baskets. It's really tiring."

"If you have a mule cart at home, it will be much easier."

After hearing this, Daniu Ale was visibly excited.

Ale smiled and said, "Very good, very good. With the mule cart, it will be very convenient for us to travel back and forth in the future."

An Yue smiled and joked: "However, if you have a mule cart, in addition to cutting grass for the pigs, you will also have to cut grass and mix it with grain to feed the mules."

Ale patted his chest and said, "No problem, don't worry, miss! At most we can just cut a little more weeds every day!"

"That's fine. Let's go to the county town tomorrow and buy a mule cart."

After An Yue finished speaking, she quickly asked, "Oh, by the way, you two can discuss who will go to the county town with me?"

Daniu and Ale looked at each other and said in unison: "Go ahead!"

Seeing this, An Yue couldn't help but smiled and said jokingly, "Look, you two are quite in sync. Oh! I shouldn't have asked you two, but informed you directly."

The two of them lowered their heads, smiled foolishly and scratched their heads.

An Yue thought about it and decided that communication was needed in the kitchen, and A'er spoke fluently, so she decided to let A'er stay in the shop.

So she said, "Then come with me, Daniu. Ale has been busy in the shop."

Ale smiled and nodded, "Okay, okay, it doesn't matter which one of us goes."

After making all the arrangements, An Yue thought about choosing a mule.

As the old saying goes, 'every job is like a mountain between two people'.

An Yue really knows nothing about the techniques of selecting a mule.

The family returned home quickly.

They all sat in the main hall, drank some hot water and rested for a while.

Then, as usual, I started to get busy with housework.

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The next day.

The family had breakfast and fed the poultry and livestock.

Just like usual, we packed our things and headed to town.

The family arrived at the entrance of the town.

An Yue couldn't help but say a few more words to them.

"Chunzhi, have you remembered all the accounting methods I taught you?"

Haruji smiled and nodded, "Yes, I'll remember that, Miss."

"Also, auntie, you have to pay more attention to the kitchen and dining room today."

Seeing An Yue being polite to her, the aunt smiled happily and nodded: "Okay, okay, Yueyue, don't worry!"

"Oh, Grandma, you should also listen more to what happens in the dining room."

A'er and his grandmother nodded to Anyue.

Finally, An Yue said to everyone, "Okay, I believe you! If you encounter anyone causing trouble, go to Wanfulou to find Shopkeeper Wang."

Ale nodded: "Yeah, okay."

Afterwards, Da Niu, carrying the backpack with Anyue, walked towards the rest station on the main street.

The two men boarded a mule cart heading to the county town.

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The mule cart was jolting.

Half an hour later.

Finally arrived at the livestock farm in the county town.

An Yue and Daniu walked around the livestock farm and asked about the prices of cows, horses, donkeys and mules.

Among them, horses are the most expensive. Even if you buy the cheapest horse, you will need more than twenty taels of silver.

The second is cattle, which were under the control of the government in this era.

Not to mention the high price, you also need to register with the government when buying and selling cattle.

And like humans, it needs to pay taxes to the government.

An Yue thought that their family didn't have much good farmland, so there was no need to buy a cow.

Donkeys are slightly more expensive than mules, but the prices of mules vary a lot.

Because there are two types of mules, one is a horse mule and the other is a donkey mule.

Mules are tall and can carry more weight when carrying things.

Donkeys and mules are relatively short in stature and can bear slightly less weight.

Therefore, the prices are also very different.

After much thought, An Yue decided that the main purpose of buying a mule was to make travel more convenient for the family.

There are seven or eight people in a family, and on average they weigh several hundred kilograms, and they also have to pull some things on weekdays.

So, Anyue decided to buy a mule.

The two men wandered around the ranch and finally saw a nice mule.

An Yue looked at it carefully. The mule had shiny fur and a tall body, and looked very majestic and strong.

An Yue quickly pointed at the mule and asked Daniu beside him: "Daniu, what do you think of that mule?"

Daniu walked forward, looked left and right, smiled and said, "Miss, I…I think this mule is very, very powerful."

An Yue nodded slightly, and then she asked the dealer who was selling the mule about the price.

The mule seller walked slowly towards An Yue and the others and said, "This mule is a top-quality mule we have here. It costs sixteen taels of silver."

After considering the prices she inquired about, An Yue felt that they were still a little expensive.

So she prepared to bargain with the trafficker.

"Boss, your price... is a bit high. We really want to buy it. Please give us a realistic price!"

The seller shook his head and said, "Girl, you can see the quality of this mule with your own eyes."

He walked forward, gently stroked the mule's back, and said confidently: "Don't worry, girl, you will definitely not lose out if you buy it. It is worth the price."

"After all the natural disasters, it's hard to find good horses and mules on the market now."