northernbook Chapter 69 Buying a Sick Horse at a Low Price
Chapter 69 Buying a Sick Horse at a Low Price
Tian Tian didn't expose him. "How much silver do you want for this horse?"
"This is a warhorse, it'll cost forty taels!" the shopkeeper said.
Tian Tian was slightly surprised, not expecting the price of a horse to be so high.
Seeing this, the waiter pointed to the other horses, "Those horses are cheap, only thirty taels."
Horses were very expensive in this era...
But the price this guy quoted was definitely for a healthy horse.
He clearly felt that Tian Tian didn't understand horses, so he deliberately deceived her.
"Little girl, please don't buy me, or you'll be fooled." The sick warhorse, panting heavily, was still worried about Tian Tian.
“I don’t have long to live, and they’ve already started thinking about killing me and selling my flesh.”
"So... if you buy me, you'll be extremely unlucky."
"Don't buy me!!"
Tian Tian glanced at the sick horse, her eyes sweeping over it discreetly, and said casually, "This horse seems a bit off. Its eyes are blurry. Could it be sick?"
The waiter's expression changed slightly, and he pretended to bend down to check the horse. "This horse is fine, there's no problem. It just came from the battlefield, it's probably a little tired, it'll be fine after some rest."
Tian Tian's tone was calm and unhurried, "Really? But the way it looks to me, it seems... like it can't breathe..."
"If this horse is really sick, and it dies after I buy it, I'll lose a fortune."
The waiter hurriedly tried to cover it up, saying, "Miss, the horse is definitely fine."
"How about this, if you really want it, I'll give you a discount."
"Twenty taels, how about that?"
This immediately saved twenty taels, a 50% discount.
Tian Tian waved her hand, "You say it's tired, but it looks more like it has tuberculosis to me."
The waiter looked even more flustered. He coughed a few times to cover it up and said with difficulty, "Miss, the horse is really alright."
He somewhat regretted letting the girl in.
These sick horses... the shopkeeper will take them away, kill them, and bury them deeply when he returns to prevent the disease from spreading.
He figured he knew the little girl didn't know anything about horses, so he tried to sell her a sick horse as a healthy one...
He could then tell the shopkeeper that the sick horse had been bought at a low price, and then... make a profit from the difference.
But now it seems this young girl isn't so easily fooled.
Seeing the shop assistant's flustered behavior, Tian Tian already had a plan in mind. She said, "Young man, if this is a sick horse, and you sell it to a customer and something goes wrong, your shop's reputation will be affected."
Is your manager here?
The shop assistant looked grim; if the manager found out about selling the sick horse, he would definitely be fired.
“Young lady, this horse… its condition isn’t serious. I’ll sell it to you for a lower price. You can take it to see a doctor. With a few doses of medicine, it will definitely be fine.”
Tian Tian really admired his stubbornness.
"You're really selling sick horses?" she asked, feigning surprise. "Aren't you afraid the authorities will find out?"
Of course the guy was scared.
If the authorities investigate, it won't be as simple as just resigning from work.
Horse racing companies may face fines or even closure.
The shopkeeper would have no choice but to make him pay back the money.
"Um... young lady, I'm not selling this horse anymore." The shopkeeper realized the seriousness of the situation and started to shoo her away, "You should leave now, hurry up and leave."
Clearly, if this deal continues to drag on like this, it will not only fail to go through smoothly, but may even lead to trouble.
Tian Tian raised an eyebrow, "Not selling anymore?"
The shop assistant waved his hands repeatedly, "I'm not selling anymore, I'm not selling anymore, you can go now, go quickly."
Tian Tian followed him out and stood at the door, saying, "I'm not leaving."
"Your horse is going to be sold today, whether you like it or not!"
The waiter was taken aback. "What do you mean?"
Tian Tian pointed to the backyard, "I want to buy those horses. Give me the cheapest price for the sick horses."
The waiter then confessed, "Miss, those are sick horses!"
"And he's quite ill!"
"My boss is going to take them away to be killed and buried alive when he comes back. I was greedy and wanted to extort money from you."
"Now I know I'm wrong, girl, please don't make things difficult for me."
"If my boss finds out, he'll definitely fire me."
“If you buy a horse and it dies, and then you go to the government to sue us, then our shop will be out of business.”
Tian Tian immediately promised, "I promise I won't sue you."
The waiter was in a difficult position...
He certainly wanted to make the deal; if the horses were slaughtered and buried alive, he wouldn't get a single penny.
Selling it to her cheaper will at least bring in some money and minimize the loss.
But he was worried...
Seeing his hesitation, Tian Tian continued, "If I go back and sue you, you should say a word to the magistrate."
"What?"
"You're telling me... there must be something wrong with these horses being sold at such a low price. How can healthy horses be so cheap?"
"This shows that I knew these were sick horses when I bought them."
"Then that has nothing to do with you."
The guy thought about it for a moment, and it really was true.
"Now you can tell me how much silver I paid for these sick horses, right?" Tian Tian asked, looking at him.
The man calculated that there were a total of five horses in the backyard, one of which was a warhorse.
But if a warhorse is sick, then it is a sick horse.
Five sick horses...
If sold at the price of skin and meat, it would cost at least five taels of silver.
The waiter looked up at Tian Tian, thinking...this girl is amazing...
"Twenty...twenty taels." Under Tian Tian's gaze, the shopkeeper gritted his teeth and quoted a price lower than he had in mind.
Tian Tian was afraid he would change his mind, so she said, "Deal."
He handed over the silver in one hand and led the horse in the other.
Tian Tian bought five horses at an absurdly low price.
She was happy, and her partner was happy too.
I did receive twenty taels, after all.
Tian Tian led the horse to the alley next to the horse shop, accessed the system, and bought two boxes of antibiotics.
A box of antibiotics contains ten pills; if a horse takes one pill, it will be half empty.
"What is this thing..." The warhorse could still speak, but the other horses were too weak to speak.
Tian Tian stroked its neck. "This is medicine to treat your illness."
"Don't worry, just eat a few."
The warhorse puffed out its breath, it didn't believe it.
It knows its situation best.
He was just one step away from death...
Other horses, half a step!
Will a few pills be enough to cure it?
"Little girl, you're so good at comforting horses..." the warhorse muttered.
Regardless of whether they believed it or not, Tian Tian led them back to the shop and tied them up in the backyard.
The two monkeys guarding the area were overjoyed to see other living creatures.
"Tian Tian, where did these horses come from?"
"Are they here to protect the shop too?"
Tian Tian stopped them from trying to ride on the horses, saying, "Don't go near them."
"They're sick, don't let them infect you."
Upon hearing this, the monkey darted away faster than anyone else...
The horse has been bought, but a chassis is still needed.
Tian Tian didn't go into the shop; she went straight out again.