The Transmigrated Farm Girl Has a Cheat Code

Chapter 33 Buying a Mule

After dealing with Lai Mazi, Lin Yan tidied up and started shouting again.

The crowd gathered around to sell dried fruit, and they all whispered among themselves, "Wow, this little girl is quite a fighter!"

"Yes, otherwise I wouldn't dare to bring my younger brother out to do business!"

After selling all the dried fruit, Lin Yan saw Fu Bo still standing to the side, crossed her arms, looked at him, and raised an eyebrow.

Fu Bo walked over and said, "I'm not with them anymore! I've learned my lesson recently!"

"I wasn't talking about that. Here you go!" Lin Yan left two packets of dried fruit for Fu Bo. "Although it didn't work, it still helped, so I'm leaving these for you as a thank you!"

Fu Bo swallowed hard. "It's really for me!"

"Why would I lie to you about this?!" Lin Yan said, amused.

"No! It's just..." This is the first time someone has ever thanked him!

"We're sold out, let's go!" Lin Yan packed up and left with Lin Yu.

Fu Bo stared blankly at their departing figures.

In the residence of the county magistrate.

"Uncle, when did you decide to come here?!" A girl dressed in a floral silk dress asked the person in front of her with a surprised look.

“I remember you like candied fruit, here you can have this!” Fu Bo took out a bag of dried fruit and gave it to her.

"You even brought me snacks!" The girl looked puzzled, sensing something was wrong.

“You young girls love this, why don’t you recommend it to your girlfriends?”

"Oh, so it wasn't a wasted trip! But why did you ask me to recommend this?" The girl suddenly realized, her expression playful: "This isn't your shop, is it? You've reformed?! I'll have to tell my mother!"

"What nonsense! This is... a friend of mine runs this business. They sell dried fruit on the street every three days."

"Let me try it!" The girl picked up a dried fruit and tasted it. "It really is candied fruit, but it's a bit more sour than Xu Ji's in Fucheng. However, it's chewier and has a different feel, but it's still very delicious!"

"That's good. Here, take this. Remember to recommend it to them."

"Recommendation is definitely no problem. I love eating it anyway. If someone in town sells it, I won't have to keep making people go all the way to the prefectural city to buy it!"

"But... is this all you're giving me?" The girl squinted at him and pouted.

"Isn't that a whole bag?"

"I want to eat this! I'll recommend it to others and share it with them! Besides, you still have some left."

"This, this is mine!" Fu Bo clutched the last bag tightly in his hand, refusing to let go.

The girl held out her hand to him, "Then... do you need my recommendation?"

After hesitating for a moment, Fu Bo said, "Here you go!" He handed her the bag he was holding with a pained expression, then opened the girl's bag, grabbed a handful of food, and said, "I have to have a taste!"

"I must say, it's actually quite delicious!" Fu Bo took a bite and chewed.

"Hmph~" The girl snorted softly upon seeing this.

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On the way back, Lin Yan remembered something and took Lin Yu to the mule and horse market.

"Are we selling our car, sis?!"

“Yes, let’s buy a handcart. You’ll go to school tomorrow, and I’ll keep it to haul goods. It’ll make traveling easier.”

“That’s true, but we don’t know how to choose these!” Lin Yu looked at the brokers guarding the entrance of the mule and horse market and felt a little scared.

"I heard that if you don't know anything about this, you can easily get scammed."

"We don't understand, but they do." Lin Yan glanced indifferently at the shrewd broker.

As soon as they saw people, a broker came up to them. Although there were only two of them, they still followed the habits of merchants, smiling and asking, "Fellow townsman, are you here to do business?"

"Buy a mule." Lin Yan nodded.

Mules are the offspring of donkeys and horses. They are similar in size to horses, but their braying sounds like donkeys. They have long lifespans, are good at carrying loads, and are easy to raise, making them suitable for forestry households.

"Leave the mule to me, I'll definitely pick one you'll be satisfied with!" Upon hearing that Lin Yan wanted to buy a mule, the cunning man's face wrinkled even more as he smiled.

"Come, come, look at these, these are the mules we have." The broker pointed to several mules eating feed in the shed.

"Look at this one, it's beautiful," the broker said, his voice rising as he carried only a tall, thin mule. "If you want it, I'll sell it to you cheap!"

Seeing the slight expectation in his eyes, Lin Yan knew he was trying to fool her, probably trying to sell her the less desirable item. "Slim waist and long legs, quite pretty! But why would I buy a mule looking at this? Shouldn't it be known for its stamina?" Lin Yan glanced sideways at Ya Kui, making him feel guilty.

"Alright, I get it!" The broker stamped his foot, realizing he couldn't be fooled, and quickly changed the subject. "You need someone capable, right? Come on, look at this one, long neck, narrow hooves, this kind can work hard and has stamina!"

Lin Yan didn't look at the mule, but kept staring at the broker's expression. Seeing that his expression was natural, his evaluation came out easily, and his eyes were certain, Lin Yan turned to look at the mule he was pointing to.

The mule had thick, strong legs and a sturdy back. Lin Yan nodded. "How old is it?"

"Five years old, all her baby teeth have fallen out! She's so young!"

"how much is it?"

"Hmm...look...this mule is the best here, it's capable, so the price is naturally higher." The broker glanced around, put his hand down and made a gesture towards Lin Yan, first extending one index finger, then the index, middle, and ring fingers, and then looking at Lin Yan.

Lin Yan:………….

Lin Yu:………….

"Sis, what does this mean?!" Lin Yu whispered behind Lin Yan.

"Compare prices," Lin Yan said softly. Moreover, Lin Yan recognized the gesture; it meant Thirteen.

In her past life, she had done research at the antique market with a teacher on a project, and this was how they compared prices. She never imagined this method had been passed down for so long.

"Hmm...not quite right, let me look at something else!" Thirteen strings of cash is still a bit expensive here. She had asked Uncle Li before, and his donkey was bought from a puppy for a little over two strings of cash. Mules would definitely be more expensive, and young, strong ones would be even more expensive, but they wouldn't sell for this much.

"Hey! No price! We can negotiate, we can negotiate!" the broker quickly stopped them.

Lin Yan ignored him and pointed to a mule, the younger one, "How much is that?" The mule's coat looked ordinary, but its four legs were strong and it looked very energetic.

"Hmm, that little one, a little over two years old, just starting to lose her front teeth, cheaper!" The salesman went over and pried open Lin Yan's mouth to show her, then pinched her thumb and middle finger together to make a seven.

"If you lower the price, I'll buy it!" Lin Yan said, glancing at the dealer.

The broker's eyes darted around, and he made a hand gesture that Lin Yan understood. He knew she wasn't someone to be fooled. Seeing that she was straightforward, he didn't say anything more and held up a six, "This is the lowest!"

"Add a handcart! That's it!"

The broker hesitated for a moment when he heard that another cart was being offered, but after considering it for a while, he decided it was acceptable; the cart would only cost 200 coins. "Deal!"

Lin Yan paid the money, and the broker happily led out the mule, harnessed it to the cart, and handed it to her.

Lin Yu, like a curious child, came closer and touched this and that.

"Come on up, let's go!" Lin Yan called to Lin Yu.

"Sister, do you know how to drive?" Lin Yu saw Lin Yan sitting in front of the cart and suddenly realized that neither of them knew how to drive.

"Uh... I didn't think about that. Can't it walk by itself?" Lin Yan was confused. She saw that Uncle Li didn't have to do anything when driving the donkey cart!

Lin Yu: ……

The siblings did manage to drive the mule cart, but they would only move occasionally and sometimes they wouldn't. Especially at every fork in the road, Lin Yan and Lin Yu had to get off and lead it.

Walking home, stopping and starting, Lin Yu was so exhausted that he collapsed and fell asleep on the cart before he even got home.

Lin Yan glanced at him, found it amusing, and stopped trying to drive the carriage. She then leisurely led the mule home.