Chapter 8: Looking for help

After the deal was concluded, the horse dealer breathed a sigh of relief. He almost thought that the two mules were going to fall into his hands.

Although a mule can carry more things than a horse, is faster than an ox, and has the endurance of a donkey, making it the most suitable for carrying goods over long distances, it has two biggest disadvantages.

First, the price is more expensive than horses the price of horses is generally more than 30-100 taels (the upper limit is variable), depending on the breed.

The second mule cannot reproduce, which is very uneconomical for farmers.

Mules are basically used by merchants and are used more by the military.

The two mules were originally ordered by a certain merchant, but that merchant was imprisoned for provoking a powerful man. The two mules were kept in his hands for several days without being sold.

If you sell a horse now, you will naturally be happy. The sooner you sell it, the more profit you will make.

The horse dealer was very fast, so he had people hitch the cart and load the fodder.

The two of them led their mules to a cloth shop and bought several pieces of thick clothes, beddings, linen, and some oilcloths. They then went to shopkeeper Li’s drug store to buy a lot of medicines.

There was not enough food, so Su Yin went to the grain store again. Unexpectedly, the price of food had increased again, and the price of rice had risen to 320 cents per dou.

Su Yin is from the south and likes to eat rice, but the price is too expensive. The two hundred taels in his pocket originally seemed like a lot, but once he spent it, it seemed not enough.

She could only buy cheap millet rice. This time she did not buy aged millet rice, but instead bought cheap white flour.

There were already a lot of things piled on the mule cart, but Su Yin covered it with an oilcloth and the top part was covered with straw so that outsiders could not see the things inside.

“You look at things here. I’ll come back as soon as I go.”

“Where are you going?”

Su Yin pointed to the blacksmith shop opposite.

On the road to escape, having a good self-defense weapon can scare many people and increase your hope of survival.

The owner of the iron shop didn’t hesitate when he saw a customer coming to his door, even if he was a woman.

“Girl, what do you need?”

“Do you have any long knives in your shop?”

“Yes. These are all, which one do you want?”

Su Yin looked at a row of long knives. There was only one type of horizontal knife. Yi Dao, Zhan Dao, and Mo Dao are not something that ordinary people like them can use.

The Yi Dao is an accessory worn by the nobles. The Zhan Dao and Mo Dao are mostly used by the army and government officials, while most ordinary people use horizontal knives.

There are long and short horizontal knives, and each weight is different, so the price is naturally different.

Su Yin tried it out and finally chose two horizontal knives.

“Are there any short blades?”

“Yes.”

Su Yin picked three short blades, put the two horizontal knives and three short blades in front of him, and picked a small iron pot.

“Boss, how much does it cost?”

The iron shop owner was very happy. This was a big customer, and it was rare to meet such a customer all year round.

“The past two years have been rough, materials have increased, and the price has also increased a lot.”

The owner of the blacksmith shop was afraid that the price would scare his customers, so he took the vaccine in advance before quoting, “This horizontal knife costs 500 yuan. It’s short.” The blade will cost you two hundred and sixty cents, and the pot will cost you a hundred cents, a total of one tael and eighty cents.”

“How about one tael?”

The blacksmith shop owner trembled. This little girl bargained too hard.

“How can there be so much profit? Let’s do this, I’ll give you the eighty cents.” The owner of the blacksmith shop said with a pained look on his face.

After all, eighty cents can buy several kilograms of millet.

Seeing the boss’s pain, Su Yin said with a smile: “Boss, you don’t have to be cheap, how about giving me two hatchets?”

One hatchet is almost fifty cents, and two hatchets are only one hundred cents.

The owner of the blacksmith shop was stunned. This girl was so good at bargaining.

“Okay.” The blacksmith shop owner nodded in agreement.

Pay the money, grab your stuff and leave.

Everything that should be prepared has been prepared, but there is one thing that is indispensable, and that is the household registration certificate. Once you start to flee and have a household registration, you are no longer a refugee. Without a household registration certificate, you can only act as a refugee.

I bought a lot of things this time and it was inconvenient to move around during the day. I didn’t dare to walk up the mountain until it got darker at night.

Su Baozhu held a torch to illuminate the front, while Su Yin led the mule cart toward the mountains. The mountain road was difficult to walk, so the two walked very slowly. From time to time, they used a hatchet to split a road to make it easier for the mules to walk.

The two of them spent a lot of effort to organize things.

Su Baozhu put her old clothes back on, and after arriving in the village, she had to find a way to get their household registration certificates.

Su Yin found a relatively flat and dry place in the cave, spread a layer of hay on it, and put the straw mat on it, preparing to sleep like this for a few days.

For dinner, I bought three meat buns from the town, accompanied by a bowl of water, and walked over. Before going to bed, Su Yin approached the fire, and under the light of the fire, she modified her new clothes and added some patches on them, so that they would not be out of place.

Early the next morning, Su Yin drove the mule cart to his uncle’s house.

Firstly, I wanted to practice my driving skills, and secondly, I wanted to help my uncle and his family. The third is to find helpers. There is strength in numbers. Relying on their family alone is too weak and can easily become the target of competition for others.

If I could persuade my uncle and the others, my safety would be a little more guaranteed.

Su Yin has three uncles. Her mother, Yang Chunxiang, is the third oldest. She has two eldest uncles and one younger uncle.

The three uncles are very kind to her mother, and even her three aunts do not dare to bully her.

My eldest uncle is a carpenter. When there is business, he does carpentry at home. When there is no business, he works in the fields.

The second uncle and the younger uncle both worked in the fields, but they were good at hunting, which was all attributed to my great-grandfather.

My great-grandfather was a famous hunter from all over the country.

As soon as Su Yin arrived in front of Yang’s house, her third cousin Yang Taohua, who was washing clothes in the courtyard, burst out in surprise.

“Cousin Su Yin, why are you here?” She focused her gaze on the mule cart, “This is…”

Su Yin drove the mule cart into the courtyard, “Where’s my uncle?”

My grandfather and grandmother passed away two years ago. There are only three uncles in the family, and they live in separate households, but they live under the same roof.

“My father, uncle, second uncle and mother are all in the fields. If it doesn’t rain today, the water in the river will almost dry up. My father said that if it doesn’t rain, this year’s harvest will be gone.” As he said, The little man sighed.

She and her little cousin are the only two people in the family, and the other elders are all helping in the fields.

The third cousin brought her a bowl of water.

The weather has been sunny for three months without any rain. This is not just the case here, but also in the entire Meizhou.

The third cousin called her younger brother who was playing outside, “Xiao Hu, go to the fields and tell mother that cousin Yinyin is here.”

Young cousin Yang Hu responded and ran into the fields.

After a while, the third aunt came back and looked at the mule cart in the courtyard with curiosity.

“Where did this mule cart come from? Where is your mother?”

“My mother is at home. I came here today to discuss something with my uncle.”

“Your uncle is still working in the fields. If there is no rush, your uncle will come back to rest at noon. “If you have anything to do, talk to him later.”

“Okay.”

Su Yin helped her third aunt and cousin with the household chores. At noon, three uncles, two aunts, four cousins, A big cousin is all back.

“Xiaoyin, where is your mother?”

“At home, my mother asked me to come over to discuss something with my uncles.”

Seeing the seriousness on their niece’s face, the three uncles also took notice.