Chapitre 48: CHAPTER 48: BUY, BUY, BUY!

Tapiwa pointed at the oxcart that had stolen her heart. It was a normal wooden ox-driven cart with two wheels. Instead of the wooden wheels that make it very uncomfortable for the user when moving, that one had rubber wheels.

Rubber was something that was introduced about a decade ago and back then, only the aristocrats and royalty could afford it, but with time, rubber became accessible to everyone.

Only that the everyone being said here, were those that had money and could afford it.

The cart also had a canopy, which made it even more desirable. Ox carts were simply too open, and that made those who use them suffer from rain, wind, sun, and any other environmental hazards that one can't avoid.

And as a woman, taking care of the skin was a must, and having a canopy sweetened the deal.

Although it won't be the same as a horse carriage, it was still better than none.

So, she pointed the cart that she wanted shocking Uncle Nathan in the process. However, he didn't try to dissuade her but took her directly closer to the cart so that she could take a look at it in closer proximity.

During the process, Uncle Nathan gave more details regarding the cart, which was quite helpful even though she didn't need it.

She had seen some more advanced carts in her dream, so this knowledge was just extra.

After discussing and negotiating back and forth, Tapiwa purchased the cart and due to its uniqueness, unlike the usual bronze coins she would have paid for a normal cart, Tapiwa parted with two silver coins after the negotiations.

'No wonder why no one was willing to buy it.'

In the area they were living in, unless it was for a house or shop, no one was willing to part with so much money for just transport. If transport was expensive, then it was also better to just walk on foot.

Tapiwa didn't stop there but began to look at other things that Uncle Nathan was selling.

She had shown her interest in poultry earlier, and she wanted a place to keep them.

Uncle Nathan seems to have been so pumped with a lot of juice that the things in his workshop looked all strange, but to her, they looked very familiar.

Looking at the man, she couldn't help but wonder if he had somehow transmigrated or received a blessing the way she did.

Looking at the wooden cages that looked like small houses, Tapiwa felt very amazed.

"Uncle, how did you come up with such ideas?" she asked curiously, her tone not hiding the fact that she was probing him.

Uncle Nathan, who had been used to being asked this question, didn't bother hiding anything and told Tapiwa the truth as it was, "I met a very strange man several months ago. He was the one who gave me these designs. Aren't they very beautiful?"

Tapiwa observed the man closely just to check whether he was lying or not and not seeing anything she answered amusedly, "They are and also practical. I need one chicken cage," and ordered one for herself.

In the end, Uncle Nathan was so happy. In just less than an hour, someone he didn't expect came to his workshop and purchased two items in his inventory; that he thought he wasn't going to sell.

Everyone had been laughing at him for making things that people wouldn't buy because of how strange, impractical, and, above all, expensive.

However, someone did buy those things, and the look in her eyes showed it all. She loved them and this to him made him feel very proud.

Apart from the cart that was directly connected to the cow that she bought earlier, Tapiwa added the chicken cage, plus several pieces of furniture for Tambudzai and her children.

Two hours later, Tapiwa, sitting on the ox-cart and being shielded by the canopy, was enjoying her bumpy ride as Tambudzai led the cow while they headed for the livestock market once more.

Seeing familiar people, a cow but a new cart and a load of goods, the people that once mocked the two women earlier couldn't help but curse out more.

"How shameless!"

Unfortunately for them, the two ignored as usual and minded their own business.

Tapiwa had taken a great liking to that merchant from earlier, so she returned to him.

When he saw a familiar person approaching his stall, he cursed his bad luck and thought that the other was there to cause trouble.

However, seeing that she was riding a fancy ox-cart being dragged by the same cow he sold earlier, he calmed himself down.

Tapiwa wasn't there to cause anyone trouble, so she simply did what she wanted to do. Which was to buy several chickens before leaving.

Since they had been out for hours, Tapiwa stopped by a food stall and purchased some food which they ate there.

After doing all this, Tapiwa went over to a vegetable market area where several ladies whom she knew better than others were currently selling.

For her to start the project and for it to be successful, she needed a lot of people's input. That was something that would start from the procurement of the resources required, manpower, and so forth.

The club won't be in existence if it's just her alone and since she started it to help other people, these vegetable sellers were included in the package as well.

When she arrived at the market, she was by herself. Tambudzai was with the ox-cart under the shed of a tree.

"Ohh! Isn't this Madam Tapiwa? Where have you been? It's been a long time since I saw you!" a barrage of questions began to hit her the second she appeared in front of a particular stall.

Tapiwa smiled genuinely at the woman throwing questions at her.

That was another villager from Zengeza village who was very kind to her. The woman would give her free or extra vegetables that truly helped her in times of need.

Not only that, she would also warn her if someone was trying to look for trouble for her.

She was that helpful and Tapiwa was very grateful towards her. And now that she was about to start something, she wanted to repay those people who had given her a hand when she needed help the most.

"Haha, Ma Denis, I was away for a bit, but I am back now. How have you been all this time?" she asked humbly, without showing any disdain towards a village woman.

Why should she be like that when her life was even worse than that of a village woman?

Just because she had money didn't mean that her life was set. She saw that when she rescued the old lady from the mountains and nearly lost all her savings.

If she had not saved a fairy back then, would she have gotten everything that she currently has at the moment? The answer would be a big NO. She didn't even want to imagine where she would be at the moment.

So, she was eternally grateful that things went fine and way finer for her.

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