Chapter 36: A Big Mule

Gu Fei was delighted and lifted the curtain, and saw Erlang standing by the car.

He went to see the yard with Yazi. After seeing two yards, Gu Erlang thought the yard was too small and was not satisfied.

Gu Erlang was talking to Gu Zhang, and he glanced into the car inadvertently, and suddenly saw a girl sitting next to Meizi.

The girl was wearing a pink dress, her eyes were watery, her skin was white and tender, and she was very beautiful.

Gu Erlang's face turned red, and he stuttered, "Sister, sister, where are you going?"

While talking, Gu Erlang's eyes kept sliding towards the second lady.

The second lady noticed his gaze and hid behind Gu Fei with a red face.

"We were just about to look for you, and we just happened to go to see the house together." Gu Fei stared at Gu Erlang's face. Why did he blush?

So they went to see the house together. The house was not far away. Yazi opened the door of the yard, and in front of them was a large yard of 70 or 80 square meters, with a well in the corner of the yard.

There were many rooms, including the main house and the wing rooms, which were enough for the whole family.

Gu Fei was very satisfied.

Gu Erlang signed the contract with the agent happily and paid the money.

Gu Zhang helped Gu Fei to lie on the kang, told her not to move, and went out with Gu Erlang to find Gu Qing.

At noon, Gu Fei and the second lady ate two steamed buns casually. At 5 pm in the afternoon, the father and son drove the mule cart back to the yard.

Gu Fei got off the kang and walked to the yard to look at the mules.

The mules were very tall, estimated to be about 1,000 pounds, much stronger than some ponies, two dark brown, one almost black, with four strong and powerful legs.

Gu Qing parked the mule cart and gave the account to his sister.

"This mule is the best mule I bought, a cross between a Hequ horse and a donkey. This mule is strong and powerful. It costs 20 taels of silver each. I didn't buy those that cost more than 10 taels each."

"Three mules cost a total of 60 taels of silver, three carts cost a total of 15 taels of silver, two taels of silver were spent on nailing iron shoes for the mules, and another 30 taels of silver were spent on sheepskin."

"There are 93 taels of silver left."

Gu Fei nodded and took the remaining money.

Gu Sanlang smiled and handed Gu Fei a small package, "Sister, all those jewelry were pawned, a total of 215 taels of silver, one tael was given to my second brother to rent a house, and the rest are here.

Gu Fei took the silver and put it away. Well, there are still 307 taels of silver left, which should be enough for the journey.

"You didn't spend money on lunch? "

Several people shook their heads.

Gu Fei hurriedly took out a few steamed buns and distributed them to everyone, and left some silver for Gu Sanlang, asking him to stay and look after the yard.

Several people drove a mule cart out, bought two sets of clothes for the second lady to change, and Gu Fei bought two large cotton-padded jackets for herself and the second lady to wear in the future. They passed by the butcher shop and cut some meat before returning to the village.

The carriage stopped at the door of Gu's house. As soon as Gu Fei lifted the curtain, she saw an old lady standing in the yard, looking at her unkindly.

Gu Erlang carried Gu Fei off the car, and the old lady poked the ground with the cane in her hand, "Is this Xiao Fei?"

"You've been back for a few days, and you didn't say you came to see me, an old lady!"

Gu Qing hurriedly smiled, "Grandma, Xiao Fei is injured. Doesn't she want to see you after she recovers?"

The old lady snorted heavily, "It's okay to go into the city. I live next door. Can walking a few steps cost her life?"

"I think you don't take me, an old woman, seriously."