sbdcsierra Chapter 224 A capable man
Chapter 224 A capable man
When Yang Li came in with three plates of pastries, the people that Shen Li had just selected had already packed up everything, and Shen Changshan had also returned.
After bowing, he placed the cakes on the tray on the table: "Date Paste Cake, Dragon Beard Cake, Cloud Cake."
Shen Li picked up a piece of jujube paste cake. Yang Li made the cakes into different flower shapes. When she took a bite, she found the crust was crispy and the red date filling inside was moderately sweet.
Dragon beard cake is sweet and salty. It not only looks good, but also tastes good.
The Yunpian cake is moist and soft, with a gentle texture. Yang Li also added osmanthus to it, which adds a bit of taste. It has a refreshing fragrance, is sweet but not greasy, and glutinous but not sticky. Her skill in making pastries is indeed good.
Aunt Wu and Yang Li both looked at Shen Li, but the expression on her face did not change from beginning to end, making it difficult to understand.
Yang Li felt a little nervous. At her age, few people would buy her.
Shen Changshan tried the three plates of pastries one by one. He didn't like sweets very much, but to be honest, these were all good and Cui Niang should like them.
"Yes, Aunt Yang, I want this person."
"Okay, Li Niang, go and pack your things."
"Ah."
"Aunt Yang, can you tell me how much it is?"
Aunt Yang stood up and fiddled with the abacus for a while before saying, "Ali, we are all acquaintances, so I won't charge you more. I'll just take two hundred and twenty taels of silver from you."
Shen Li estimated in her mind that servants of this age were more expensive, and men were more expensive than women. This price was indeed a lot cheaper, but there was no reason to let them work in vain.
Shen Li took out two hundred and forty taels of silver and placed them on the table. "Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu, there is no reason for you to lose money."
"This……"
The couple looked at each other. That price couldn't be said to be a loss, it could only be said that there wasn't much profit. But now...
This girl was very proper in her conduct and actions, so the couple no longer refused. Aunt Wu accepted it with a smile, "Okay, if you need anything else in the future, just come to us and we'll give you the best price."
"it is good."
Aunt Wu only had two horse-drawn carriages, but there were too many people and not enough seats, so she rented two more carriages from the rental shop in front and then went back to the village.
When they reached the city gate, Shen Li looked at Shen Changshan and said, "Dad, you and A Jing go back first. I still need to go to the farm again."
Shen Changshan waited until the 19 people he had just bought really needed someone to take them back, and only gave a few instructions: "Go slowly on the road, the weather is bad, and don't delay after you're done."
"Ok, I know."
Lu Jing smiled and said, "I won't go back with Uncle Shen. I'll go with Sister Ali."
"That's fine. I'll feel more at ease if you two come together."
Shen Li didn't say anything else, and the two parties went in different directions.
Shen Li was planning to go to the farm to take the cows back, and at the same time see how the two village heads were doing.
Soon, the carriage driven by Lai Fu arrived at the farm. When Wang Zhuangtou heard that the master was coming, he hurried out to greet him. He saw Shen Li halfway through the journey.
"Miss."
"Well, how's the matter going with what I asked you to inquire about?"
Just now when we passed by Zhangzhuangtou's village, we stopped there for a while, but Zhangzhuangtou didn't find out anything useful. Now it's up to Wangzhuangtou.
"Miss, I did hear that there is a black and white cow in the village nearby. I was planning to go check it out later, but I didn't expect you to come."
The Lu family handed over the indentures of the two village heads to Shen Li, otherwise they would not have been so dedicated.
After hearing this, Shen Li was indeed a little surprised. She didn't expect that Wang Zhuangtou was so efficient.
“Is the village far away?”
"Not far, just a little past the village. He's a relative of a tenant farmer on our village."
"Then let's go take a look first."
"Yes."
Soon, we arrived at a small village under the plants on the top of the pile. There were not many people in this village. The houses were low, mostly thatched houses and mud-brick houses.
"Miss, Li Er's house is just ahead. We'll be there soon."
Wang Zhuangtou naturally would not sit in the carriage and share a carriage with the master. Instead, he sat outside to give directions to Lai Fu. Soon the carriage stopped in front of a thatched hut.
"Knock, buckle, buckle~"
Not long after, an old man with an old face and gray hair opened the door.
"Can I help you?"
"Is this Li Er's house?"
The old man nodded, and the defensiveness on his face lessened a little when he heard him mention Li Er.
"Yes, I wonder why you are here..."
It was freezing cold, so Wang Zhuangtou didn't waste any words. "We are here to buy a cow. I heard from Li Da that he has a black and white cow at home."
"Yes, come in."
Hearing the name of his eldest son, the old man opened the door and welcomed him in.
Wang Zhuangtou did not go in immediately, but stood sideways at the door waiting for the master to come down.
"Where is the cow? Please take us to see it."
"Please come in."
After he finished speaking, he looked a little nervous again when he saw Shen Li's clean dress and shoes.
Although the soil in the yard had been compacted, it became much dirtier after the snow, and he was worried that the nobleman's clothes would be soiled.
Shen Li didn't pay attention to these small details and followed him to the backyard. The door of his house was secretly opened a crack, and someone was inside the door watching the situation outside.
The family members must be worried that something might go wrong and afraid of offending others if they go out, so they are paying attention to it quietly.
When I came to the backyard, I smelled a strange smell, it was the smell of farm manure.
Shen Li successfully saw two cows, one big and one small. She originally thought there was only one, but she unexpectedly got an unexpected gain.
"Old man, are you selling both of these cows?"
"Sell!"
The old man answered firmly that it had been snowing a lot recently and the people at home had not prepared cotton-padded clothes for the winter. If they continued to endure the cold, they would not be able to bear it.
What's more, these two cows are females, and they are not as good at working as bulls. We cannot sell them. We can buy a bull next year to help with family work and reduce a lot of burden.
Shen Li looked at Wang Zhuangtou, who understood immediately and stepped forward: "Old man, how much do you want to sell this cow for?"
The old man looked at the group of people in front of him with cloudy eyes, and after a while he asked tentatively: "Can we just go by the market price?"
Shen Li nodded, and Wang Zhuangtou said, "Of course you can."
Next, the two of them quickly agreed on a price after some back and forth. The larger cow was sold for twenty-eight taels of silver, and the smaller one, which was only five months old, was bought for seventeen taels of silver.
"Old man, I want to ask, where did you buy this cow?"
The old man had already sold the cow. He was holding the heavy money in his hand and his face was full of smiles.
"It's not bought, it was born from the cow in our family."
Perhaps knowing what Shen Li wanted to ask next, Lu Jing spoke first: "Can you tell me where the seed was bred?"
The old man paused, but still told the truth: "It's in the next village, his family has an old yellow cow."
Shen Li nodded. It seemed that she was overthinking it. It was just a genetic mutation.