Chapter 12: Chapter 12 Buying a Horse
Hua Kai asked his butler Hua Fu to inquire about the price while walking, and he really found an opportunity for him to pick up a bargain.
Yili Horse: Level 2 26%
Constitution: 12
Speed: 14
Spirituality: 11
This horse looks a little thin, and the seller asked for 19,000 bone coins, obviously treating it as a poor horse. After several bargainings, Hua Kai finally made a deal for 17,500 bone coins and bought the first horse.
Originally, he wanted to earn the difference by upgrading the horse. After walking around, Hua Kai picked up three strong horses, all of which were purchased for less than 18,000 bone coins. When he saw another South Vietnam horse and wanted to sell it, butler Hua Fu spoke.
"Master, we only brought 160,000 bone coins, and we have spent more than 50,000 in less than half an hour. Should we wait and see? The Shen family's horse has not arrived yet." Hua Fu reminded.
Hua Kai then realized that the highlight of the horse market is still the new horses purchased by the caravan this year. When the Shen family's new horses arrive, the horse market will be the busiest.
"Then wait a moment! Let's go around." Hua Kai was reluctant to leave the Nanyue horse. When he returned to his uncle, he found that a man who looked like an officer was talking to his uncle.
"Are there any officers coming to the horse market?" Hua Kai asked after the officer left.
"This is the guard army of our Guang County City. They specially picked some fine horses to supplement the army. He offered 16 taels of gold just now, but I didn't sell them. How did you buy so many horses after going out?" Uncle San asked in surprise when he saw the horses behind Hua Kai.
"I couldn't help but buy them when I missed them. Uncle San, take a look at these horses. They were all bought for less than two gold (in the future, they will be directly called gold, silver, and bone coins). "Hua Kai said like offering treasures.
Hua Zijie stepped forward and touched the three horses all over, and nodded.
"Not bad, they are all strong horses. You have a good eye. These three horses are profitable." Hua Zijie said happily.
At this time, a group of people who looked like caravans walked into the horse market. They dispersed and came forward to touch the bones and ask the price when they saw a suitable horse. They were rich people at first glance.
"Those are the caravans of various families in the southern country. They come to our Qi country every year. A large part of the goods brought back from the grasslands by Guang County every year are bought by them." Hua Zijie whispered to his nephew.
"What are the prices of these horses?"
At this time, three people came to the stall of Huajiabao. Two southern horse appraisers directly touched the four horses. One of them came to Hua Zijie and asked.
"This fine horse is 22 gold, and three strong horses are 4 gold." Hua Zijie replied casually.
The two horse appraisers came over and whispered to the speaker.
"Fine horses are 16 gold, and three strong horses are 3 gold." The merchant bargained.
"Strong horses can be taken away for 3 gold and 50 silver, and fine horses are at least 20 gold." Hua Zijie said.
Finally, after negotiation, the merchant took away the three strong horses for 10 gold and 20 silver. He reluctantly circled behind the horses for a few times, and finally left.
"I just sold the ones I just bought, and I made five gold coins. This money is too easy to make." Hua Zijie handed the money to the housekeeper Hua Fu and said happily to Hua Kai.
At this time, a city guard suddenly came.
"Come, pay the transaction tax, 1020 bone coins!" The soldier in the city said to Hua Zijie.
Hua Fu took out ten taels of silver and counted out 20 bone coins to the other party. The guard counted and left without any problem.
"Uncle San, how did this city guard know our transaction price? He got thousands of bone coins without doing anything."
You know, a sheep is only about 200 bone coins, and five sheep were lost in one go.
"Look at the city guards around. They are not only maintaining the market order. They will report and register any transactions. All sellers pay a tax of 1%. Our Guang County is relatively low. Many places collect much more than us." Hua Kai was anxiously waiting for the arrival of the Shen family's new horse at the horse market. At this time, many people asked about the price of their own horses, but they were all looking for bargains, and no one was willing to give a reasonable price. At this time, Hua Kai saw that the officer who wanted to buy the horse just now came again. He talked with his third uncle for a while, and his third uncle came to him. "This city guard wants to buy our horse for 19 gold, and he can waive our transaction tax." Hua Zijie said in Hua Kai's ear. "Sell it! Sell it so that you can buy a new horse later." Hua Kai said. The horses of Huajiabao were sold like this. Without business, several people were relieved. After a round in the cattle market, Hua Kai saw his second uncle and his servants asking about the price of cattle again, and saw Hua Kai and walked over. "Have you sold the horses?" Hua Zijie asked. "19 gold, and Kaier bought three strong horses at a bargain price, and made 5 gold by reselling them. We now have 40 gold to buy new horses." Hua Zijie said.
"I didn't expect Kaier's horse-judging skills to be so powerful. I saw some good strong bulls in the bull market this year, but I feel that they are not very spiritual." Hua Ziqi said.
"Don't worry about buying bulls. Let's go to the horse market again. Maybe there will be bargains to pick up." Hua Kai hadn't finished the horse market just now, and at this time, there were still families bringing horses.
A group of more than ten people returned to the horse market, and saw countless horses and cattle slowly coming in the distance. Many people shouted that the Shen family was here.
The Shen family's horse herd seemed to have about 500 horses. The servants tied dozens of horses together with a rope. Someone in front pulled the rope, and a group of people behind drove the horses. The scene was so grand.
When the Shen family's horses arrived at the horse market, they stopped in an open space on the side, clearly separated from other stalls in the horse market. Hundreds of servants led out these horses one by one and tied them up. At this time, many horse buyers gathered around.
"Stay away, don't squeeze." A Shen family servant whipped his horse whip in the air and made a loud sound. Hua Kai looked at the other party and found that he was at the 9th level of Kaiyuan Realm. A mere ninth-grade family had such strength. One could imagine the strength of an eighth-grade or even seventh-grade family.
Hua Kai and his second uncle, third uncle and others came to the Shen family's stall and selected horses in the herd with everyone. The horses sold by the Shen family were different from those sold in other horse markets. There was a wooden sign hanging on the neck of the horse with the price of the horse written on it. You could see and touch it. If you liked it, you could pay the money and take the horse away.
Donghu Horse: Level 2 59%
Constitution: 16
Speed: 21
Spirituality: 24
Price: 3 gold 60 silver
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Donghu Horse: Level 3 16%
Constitution: 22
Speed: 25
Spirituality: 27
Price: 16 gold
Hua Kai looked at these new horses, all of which were just bought back from Donghu, Linhu, Xiongnu and other places thousands of miles away. They were all very thin, and the horses looked dirty without being washed. The price was slightly cheaper than the ordinary horse market.
"Kai'er. What do you think of this horse?" Second Uncle suddenly shouted at this time.
Hua Kai walked over and saw that this horse was indeed much taller than an ordinary horse.
Donghu Horse: Level 3 58%
Constitution: 29
Speed: 26
Spirituality: 22
Price: 22 gold
This horse is good, but the price of 22 gold is already high. If you buy it and keep it for a month, you can only sell it for 27 or 28 gold at most.
"This is a fine horse, the price is high!" Hua Kai said after just one look.
"Then you should quickly see if there is any chance to pick up a bargain, what do you think of this one..."
The Hua family all focus on Hua Kai, who has just proved his eye for horses, so they are all waiting for him to choose a horse quickly.
"The Shen family horse market is only open to local families for the first three days. Most buyers just look at it on the first day. The Shen family will automatically lower the price of the horse for every additional day. We are allowed this year, and the Shen family will be cheaper for us. We can take a closer look." Butler Hua Fu said.
Others realized that it is better for the Hua family to develop in a hidden way now. Don't make moves that attract the attention of the noble families easily, everything still needs to be done slowly.
The Hua family dispersed, and Hua Fu followed behind Hua Kai. Hua Kai wrote down all the horses suitable for the Hua family to buy with a pen. After a circle until noon, everyone gathered at the weapon stall.
The weapon stall had a good business today, selling more than 30 weapons, earning 40 silver, and making a profit of at least 20 silver, which is already good for the Hua family.
After eating a bowl of noodles at the stall outside, Hua Kai opened his own record of sheepskin horse information.
The most expensive 16 gold to buy a 3rd-level 89% horse, this one bought home and fattened up for half a month and then sold for about 30 gold, with a profit of less than half, Hua Kai chose to give up and make a new choice.
The sheepskin scroll had more than 30 horses, and only 13 were left in the end.
Donghu horse: 2nd-level 96%
Constitution: 18
Speed: 21
Spirituality: 23
Price: 4 gold 50 silver
Donghu horse: 2nd-level 32%
Constitution: 14
Speed: 16
Spirituality: 15
Price: 1 gold 80 silver
Donghu horse: 1st-level 99%
Constitution: 9
Speed: 11
Spirituality: 16
Price: 1 gold 50 silver
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A total of 2 strong horses and 4 weak horses are on the verge of upgrading, and they are only a little short of physical fitness. As long as they enter the [Physical Training Secret Realm], they can be upgraded.
Among the other 7 horses, one fine horse was sold as a strong horse, and the other 6 strong horses were either misjudged or their value was seriously underestimated, and finally Hua Kai chose them.
"Don't make mistakes with the serial numbers of these horses, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, and Grandpa Fu, you should look more at the Shen family horse market, and then buy these horses little by little." Hua Kai gave each of the three people a few serial numbers. This time, in order to protect himself, Hua Kai did not plan to go to the horse market again. If someone found out that the Hua family was wrong in the end, it would be difficult to think of Hua Kai.
Helped the fourth uncle sell weapons at the weapon stall for an afternoon. When the sun was about to set, Hua Kai saw the second uncle and the servants leading 4 horses out.
"One was bought by someone first, and the Shen family gave us a 10% discount." Second uncle Hua Ziqi said quietly, and he returned the remaining money to Hua Kai.
Hua Kai took the money and put it in his pocket, but the money quietly entered his portable space. In such a place, thieves are not uncommon, so it is safer to put it in the space.
Soon, the third uncle and the housekeeper also came out with horses. A total of 11 horses were bought.
The total cost of the 11 horses was more than 28 gold. Hua Kai still had more than ten golds to use. He thought that if he wanted to make the horses fat quickly, he would have to spend a lot of fine grain. Besides, there was not much grain at home, so Hua Kai asked the horse team led by the third uncle to wait in the horse market first, and he and the housekeeper, the second uncle, entered Guang County.
A carriage with four horses and nine people, the entrance fee was 180 bone coins. It was too easy to make money in this county.
When he came to the grain shop, the grain price was still cheap. One stone of wheat cost 320 bone coins, one stone of rice cost 450 bone coins, and the price of soybeans was slightly better, only 260 bone coins. Hua Kai bought 20 stones of wheat, 10 stones of rice, and 30 stones of soybeans. He also bought three carriages in the city. A total of four carriages were filled and then he left the county.
30 shi of wheat and rice were enough for the village to eat for more than a month. A total of less than 2 gold was spent, and the remaining less than 10 gold was used as reserve funds for the family.
It was already sunset when they left the county town, and the people in the cattle and horse market gradually dispersed. The Shen family sold nearly 100 horses, and they began to set up tents here. They would live outside the city tonight.
It was relatively safe outside the city before November, and the family had a master of Qi training to minimize the loss when encountering danger.
Driving back to Huajiabao, the adults and children in the village were in a lively time. Today, as long as the family had a little savings, they would go to the market together. Basically, everything you want to buy outside the city is available, and it also saves money to enter the city.
The second uncle and the housekeeper arranged for the villagers to deliver the grain to the warehouse. Hua Kai and the third uncle drove 13 horses to the stable (two of them were old horses from their own family). The groom and several villagers were adding feed to the trough. When the Hua family was busy, they would ask some villagers in the village to do short-term work. The daily wages were not much, but the daily wages were expensive.
"These horses are all strong. Feed them according to the feeding amount of fine horses. The weak horses also need to be fed 5 kilograms of fine feed." Hua Kai instructed everyone to settle the horses while watching the horses circling in the stable with a smile.
It takes some time for horses to adapt to the new environment, but the 11 horses newly purchased today have been driven back from the grassland for several months. They are thin and tired. Under the temptation of fine feed, they quickly started to eat a lot.
Hua Kai went home to have dinner and returned to the stable. At this time, his uncle also came to see the horses.
"Haha, it looks happy to have so many horses at home. In less than a week, they will be able to fatten up one by one. When we see them again, they will be stronger than one another." Hua Zijie looked at the horses lying and resting in the stable, and said happily in his heart.
"Grandpa is already in the Qi training stage. Next year, we will go to Hu Lin for business, and there will definitely be more horses when we come back. By then, this stable may not be able to accommodate them." Hua Kai said jokingly when he saw this.
Uncle San is an E-level talent, but he has only reached the 4th level of body tempering. He has long given up martial arts training and has focused all his attention on family management. Uncle San knows everything about every household in the village, such as spring plowing, autumn harvest, feeding cattle and raising horses. His connections and reputation in the village are greater than those of Uncles 2 and 4.
"Then when the spring plowing is over next year, I will bring people to expand the stable. By then, even if you bring back a hundred horses, we will settle them for you." Uncle San said with a smile and added some hay to the trough.
"Uncle San, I need to bring a horse back to the main courtyard. I will bring it back in a few hours." Hua Kai came to the stable at dark because he wanted to upgrade the horse. He was not afraid of Uncle San's suspicion and spoke up.
"You've been through a lot with our horse, but it's grown into a fine steed in three days. Your grandfather said I can't ask you about your secrets. This place is not much different from the main courtyard. I'll go to the door to watch over it for you. Call me when it's ready. Otherwise, we'll have to find someone to carry the horse back to the stable, which will make a big fuss." Hua Kai thought about it and asked his uncle to guard the door. He led out a horse that was almost ready to upgrade its physical strength and took the saddle from the side. The horse seemed unhappy about being disturbed and rolled on the ground. Hua Kai waited for it to get up, then got on the saddle and disappeared into the stable.