Yu Dong was shocked ,she indeed wanted to sell the tiger pelt for a good sum of money but she didn't expect that the first offer given to her will consist of sixty taels . What Yu Dong never considered that there were no fur processing industries in this era , the fur when new was soft and felt amazing to touch but with no dry cleaning - the furs bristles would soon become hard , compared to those fur that were washed and cleaned by hunters with washing grass and water , her fur that was washed with spiritual energy was much more soft and had an unnatural shine that no one could look away from it .
The Marquise was someone who loved collecting good quality fur , how can she let it go ? This shiny soft fur could be used to make a wonderful coat for her daughter who was patrolling the border of their country and the deer pelt could be used to make a jacket for her beloved husband - her precious often complains that the fur she brought was not as soft as it was in his country , hah ! With this she will show her precious that her country's hunting women were no different from his country's huntress !
" wait a second , you are buying both ?" The lady boss of the restaurant , Song Yixu who was hesitant regarding buying this fur from Yu Dong was shocked , she indeed trusted her friend , the marquis Qiao Sha 's judgement if her friend offered sixty taels to Yu Dong , then the fur should surely be of really good quality but what shocked her was that Qiao Sha actually leaped and took hold of the deer pelt as well , if she took both of them what was she going to take " Sha Sha ? Why don't you leave one for me , I can -"
" No " Qiao Sha could sacrifice her life for her friend if the situation calls for it but right now this was the matter of impressing her precious , if she let Song Yixu snatch this pelt from her , it was just a matter of time before Her precious throws a tantrum , she could already imagine it , the second she will enter her house with this tiger pelt , it wouldn't take long for her precious to hear the news from the servant , when that happen her precious husband will ask her to let him see what good fur she has brought , and the second he touches this fur - Qiao Sha shuddered while thinking , its highly possible that she will be kicked out of her room by her precious if she didn't bring one for her husband as well.
Song Yixu pursed her lips and glared at Qiao Sha then she curved her lips in a gentle smile and turned to look at Yu Dong who was shocked at the sight of Qiao Sha practically caressing the fur like one would do to their baby " Young girl , what's your name - I heard from Yu Xi that you brought really good quality meat earlier for selling to my restaurant , seeing the quality of your goods , I think we should co operate ? What do you say ?"
Yu Dong who was stunned by the one hundred twenty tael offer after adding both the pelt , was already rendered speechless but she still understood what it meant to get a cooperation with a big and rich lady boss , so she happily nodded and said " if madam doesn't mind , then I will bring all my fresh game here to your restaurant "
" including the pelts " added Song Yixu .
Yu Dong smiled at her childish actions and nodded promising" including the pelts"
It was only when Yu Dong agreed did Qiao Sha woke up from her daze and looked at Yu Dong and Song Yixu , briefly understanding the situation , she inflated like a hot air ballon " Yixu , you are actually trying to snatch those precious furs from right under my nose ! Is that it - that you don't want to remain friends with me ? "
" if you wanted to be friends with me you could have shared that deer pelt with me , you know how much my husband likes deer pelts , its going to be winter soon , I could have made a cloak for him !"
" you snooze you lose ! Who asked you to be so sloppy in claiming what you wanted !"
" let's leave them to it " said Yu Xi the lady chef "its their old habit , they might look like they are going to fight like little kids and a fight might really break out but they have been together ever since they were in their shorts , both of them are really good friends , don't worry " added Yu Xi when she saw Yu Dong and Yu Mai 's concerned expressions .
Yu Dong nodded and walked out with Yu Xi , feeling a bit confused and guilty maybe if she hunted another fox or rabbit , this fight have not occurred . But all her thoughts vanished when Yu Xi gave her pouch that included the one hundred and twenty taels for the fur skin " here , make sure to keep it safe , I won't be able to refund you if someone stole it " though Yu Xi sounded like she was cursing Yu Dong for having bad luck but in fact Yu Xi was a straightforward woman who had no such thing as filter in her mouth . Yu Dong understood it too , so she simply nodded , thanked Yu Xi for her hard work and left the restaurant , after she placed the pouch in her inner sleeves , that is to say her inner world .
Haha , steal ? They need to at least find something on her body before they could steal anything .
Clutching Yu Mai 's hands , Yu Dong then asked around for the place where they sold ox , horses and goats etc . The animal market was in the southern most part of the market and Yu Dong and Yu Mai who were on foot compared to those rich nobles who were coming in and out of the market on their carriages , were really thirsty again by the time they reached the market , in the end Yu Dong had to purchase a bamboo container with clean water . She instilled some of her spiritual energy in the water and gave it to Yu Mai who was licking his lips , compared to her who was an adult , Yu Mai needed water more in case he suffered from heat stroke .
Even though it wasn't summer now but the noon was really sultry and warm , it might not be enough to make an adult faint but a seven year old child was a different story . The animal market was bustling with activity and the air smelled of animal feces and dung , it was so nasty that Yu Mai had to cover his nose with his free hand , Yu Dong was fine though , she had been once surrounded by the smell of rotting flesh coming from zombies , twenty four seven , who cared about animal feces ?
" I'm selling this ox , look carefully sister its strong and sturdy , it can do a lot of farm work , I promise to give you a fair price "
" sister look at this mule only one year old , strong and beautiful , don't you want a handsome ride for yourself ?"
" no the mule is too young , I don't think it can actually endure my weigh "
" sister - sister then look at this one right here -"
Yu Dong thought that this bustling noises were really a novel experience for her , in her time no more than three people left to get supplies and even if they did , most of the time it included the roars of zombies and the shouts of the zombie control officers , when had she seen such a calm and peaceful sight .
Yu Dong asked a few people about the price of the goats they were selling but the price that she received as response was sky high , Yu Dong was surprised, just for two goats she had to pay twelve taels ? That was equivalent to giving away the entire money that she earned from hunting the game and selling its meat !
Maybe Yu Dong had used up all her luck because she couldn't find a single seller who was ready to sell their goats at a reasonable price , the more she looked around , the more unreasonable the price became , the price seemed to be getting higher and higher by each second .
" Sister , sister - there let's go there " Yu Mai was bored at first when his sister took him in her arms and started looking around , Yu Mai was very happy . Being in his sister's arms was a novel experience for him but after all Yu Mai was a kid , he soon got bored of looking around and ruefully leaned his head on the crook of his sister's neck , he had been hoping for something interesting to watch thus when he saw that there was a mob of people bustling on their left , he immediately shouted at Yu Dong .
Yu Dong felt her ears buzz because of Yu Mai 's shout but didn't had the heart to scold him when he was grinning like that , so she could only sigh and walk in the direction where the crowd was gathered around , whatever it looks like she won't be able to buy a goat today , so she might as well look around .
Yu Dong squeezed through the crowd and saw that there was a mer in clothing that was even more tattered than hers , next to him were three goats , that were so thin that only skin and bones were left , the three of them were lying on the ground without even moving the slightest inch , if not for their moving abdomen , Yu Dong would have thought that goats were long dead . The mer seemed to be begging to the shrewd looking woman in front of him , he cut a sorry figure in comparison to the woman who was wearing resplendent robes " please , please , my wife - she , she is waiting for me . Please do buy these goats for six - no five taels from me , I promise I will agree to anything just let me save my wife , she is really important to me "
The woman who was standing in front of the mer frowned " its not like I don't want to buy but boy I'm doing a business here as well , you tell me who will buy these almost dead goats ?"
" but … but my wife is dying , the doctor said that without medicine prescribed by her - my wife will die in three days !" The mer cried out pitifully , his eyes turning red as he sobbed " I have a daughter and a mer to take care of , if my wife died where will I go ? Who will give me job ? What will happen to my kids - please I beg you just five taels !"
The mer was in so much emotional pain that he didn't even flinch as he kowtowed on the ground , however the woman in front of him didn't even bothered to look at him properly , she waved her hand impatiently" you want me to pay five taels for these sick goats ? A single healthy goat costs four taels together the three will amount to twelve taels , and that's when the goats are healthy , with these goats that are nothing but skin and bones , you won't even earn a single tael if you sell them to the butcher ! Five tales is too much , you better agree with my offer of two hundred cents and be happy !"
The mer shook his head , in dejection and stood up , if his house had any other valuables he would have agreed to this offer but all the valuables had been sold because he wanted to find a doctor for his wife , now he was penniless . If he sold these goats for two hundred cents then he might as well buy poison and die together with his kids and wife .
When the woman saw that the mer was leaving she spat on the ground and shouted " useless thing ! Do you really think some one would pay five taels for those sick goats ?"
The crowd also agreed with the woman they too nodded and exclamations could be heard "that's right five taels , a person can buy a good healthy goat in four taels what is he thinking ?"
" but two hundred is too little , even if the goats are dying they can are still alive - the shopkeeper should have given at least one tael ,to the poor mer -"
" the shopkeeper is here to earn not to run a charity , if she gives money to others just like that , then her shop might go bankrupt in just a few days !"
Yu Dong took a look at the three goats and her mind buzzer she immediately rushed after the mer carrying Yu Mai in her arms , once the two of them were out of the animal market , Yu Dong looked around and shouted " hey fellow brother , do you mind selling your goats to me ? I will pay five taels ?"
Yu Dong had a sympathetic attitude towards these mers who were treated like trash by the people in this world . She had three mers in her house as well and all three of them were so scared of her , that is to say the original owner , she could more or less understand there situation and couldn't help but pity them all the same . But the reason she was buying these goats wasn't because she pitied the mer , but because she knew that she could actually treat these goats with her spiritual energy and make them healthy again .
Which was why her heart felt a little guilty when the mer looked at her like she was his knight in shining armour " you - you will buy these goats from me ? " but then the mer looked at Yu Dong's tattered clothing and the thin and sickly looking Yu Mai and his eyes dimmed " you better not buy these , they are indeed really sick my brother in- someone fed them something wrong and they ended up getting diarrhoea"
Because of the slip of tongue Yu Dong understood the mer 's situation and knew that his luck was more or less similar to the original owner and her husbands "don't worry , I'm a hunter and I can treat animals as well as hunt them , you can sell them to me " though Yu Dong was talking to the mer she was channeling her spiritual energy to the goats that were being carried by the mer .
When she felt their pulse strengthen she sighed in relief good these goats can still be saved .
" alright " once the mer agreed , Yu Dong handed him five taels , took the three goats and picked one in her basket while Yu Mai and her picked up a goat each in their arms . The mer who had sold all of these sick goats that were closed to dying for five taels was shocked he gripped the silver taels in his hands and felt his eyes burn , true enough humanity wasn't dead .
Yu Dong saw the mer standing foolishly then she whispered " go didn't you say you have a sick wife to tend to ? "
" yes …yes thank you thank you so much " the mer made a big bow and thanked Yu Dong again and again " Sister I will remember this kindness , if we ever meet again , I promise I will make it up to you "
Yu Dong smiled and replied " what kindness ? You sold and I brought these goats what kindness ? You can go back and buy the medicine for your wife " with that she asked Yu Mai to start walking in front of her and left the mer behind , not knowing that one day she in the coming year this mer will become her future in law .
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