Chapter 284 Send It Home, Horses Are More Valuable than People

Let’s talk about the remote inn.

The three drunk people were snoring and sleeping peacefully, and their sleeping postures were “different”.

Li Changxiao was lying in a big letter shape, and the main character was a bohemian. Mei Sanniang was lying on her back with her slender legs pressed on Li Changxiao. The cook was the most upright, with her lower body lying on her side and her upper body lying on her stomach.

But in the middle of the night, a cold wind suddenly blew, waking up the proprietress who was sitting by the window.

She shivered, fumbled around, touched the corner of a person’s clothes, and subconsciously covered her belly button. She squinted her eyes and slowly closed them.

Suddenly.

She seemed to think of something, and her eyes widened instantly.

She kicked Li Changxiao with her foot and patted the cook with her hand.

“Something big happened!” she said.

Li Changxiao rubbed his eyes, and the cook also stood up.

That real spring and winter plum wine is really amazing.

The fragrance still lingers between the lips and teeth, and even now, it can be savored even more.

"The stable hasn't been repaired yet!"

Mei Sanniang said anxiously.

Hearing this, Li Changxiao opened his eyes instantly.

"Drinking will delay things, drinking will delay things!"

They looked out the window.

The wind and snow were strong.

The night was dark.

How happy they were drinking before, now looking at the stable destroyed by the wind and snow, and the horses shivering with cold, they regretted it.

The three washed their faces, the drunkenness gradually dissipated, and they went to repair the stable fully armed.

The cook carried the wood, Li Changxiao held the axe and hammer, Mei Sanniang carried the bamboo ladder and oil lamp...

The three men repaired it at night.

The leaking hole was blocked.

There was one last hole left, but it was on the top of the stable.

Because Li Changxiao was the tallest among the three, this task naturally fell on his head. Li Changxiao set up the ladder, climbed onto the roof of the stable, and reached down.

The cook handed over the wood and hammer, and Mei Sanniang used a bamboo pole to raise the oil lamp high enough to illuminate the roof of the stable.

The situation was not good.

The hole was a bit big.

Pieces of wood were nailed to the stable, and the hole was getting smaller and smaller. It took half an hour to finally repair it.

Before the three of them could breathe a sigh of relief.

Then another problem came.

That is...

The horse was frozen all night and had a low body temperature.

In desperation, Mei Sanniang went back to get charcoal to quickly heat up the stable, and Li Changxiao and the cook massaged the horses' muscles to help them regain their vitality.

This tossing.

It lasted all night.

The sky was pale.

The three of them returned to the inn exhausted and took a nap on the table.

Another half hour passed.

Yesterday's caravans came downstairs one after another, paid the room fee, and left in a hurry.

Another large sum of money arrived.

Last night's hard work was worth it.

While it was still early and no one was visiting, the three of them took out the copper coins they earned yesterday and strung them together with a thin thread.

An average of 600 copper coins per string, three strings, 1,800 copper coins.

The two taels of silver, on the other hand, lay obediently in the piggy bank.

Soon, guests began to come again.

This day passed.

The income was far less than yesterday, only 300 copper coins were earned, but it was still a daily income.

This is the fun of making money.

Mei Sanniang smiled a lot more, and she would count every night to see if the money had increased.

In a flash.

A week passed.

The assets of the Laiqu Inn, accumulated day by day, have reached 4 taels of silver, plus five strings of copper coins.

This kind of joy is hard to describe in words. It is similar to the joy of absorbing a lot of spiritual energy into the body every day and watching oneself become stronger little by little in the early stage of cultivation.

That's right.

Cultivation is essentially the management of resources.

It's no different from doing business.

During this period, Li Changxiao, Mei Sanniang, and the cook went to renovate the stable and built it in a decent manner. Even if someone lived in it, they wouldn't feel wronged.

But...

The business is on the right track.

Another problem has to be solved.

Those two children have to be sent back. It's not a good thing to stay in the inn all the time.

It's not a good influence on them. They are already curious about what the wine tastes like.

That's fine.

What scares the three of them is that they are afraid that they will learn to dress like the boss lady.

But...

None of the three can get away.

The cook has to cook, Li Changxiao entertains guests, and Mei Sanniang has to work at the counter.

After a discussion, the three decided to close the door for two days and send the children back first.

In a morning with few guests.

Li Changxiao went to a small town, rented a carriage, and the three of them took the carriage with two children to a big city dozens of miles away.

It would take two days to go back and forth.

There were not many accidents on the way, but they encountered two waves of bandits. Li Changxiao easily solved them. His sword kicking skills immediately fascinated the two little brats. It was so handsome.

They asked where he learned it. Li Changxiao said he learned it in the Sword Sect of the Chitian Dynasty.

The two children pestered Li Changxiao and asked about martial arts. Mei Sanniang raised her eyebrows and gave each of them a chestnut, telling them righteously that people should not be too ambitious.

There is no benefit in learning from this brother in white.

In fact, it was these two little brats who made her a little annoyed.

The two children were sent home smoothly, and the three of them drove away in the carriage without stopping or asking for anything in return.

Mei Sanniang smoked a dry cigarette, knocked on the carriage, made a rattling sound, and said solemnly: "Our inn is going to get a decent carriage."

"It's not a problem to rent like this all the time."

The cook poured cold water on him, "Do you know how much a horse costs?"

"How much?" Mei Sanniang asked.

The cook held out five fingers.

"Fifty taels?" Mei Sanniang frowned. It's a bit expensive, but the price is reasonable. "If you're bleeding, save some money and you can buy it in a few years."

"It's one hundred taels." Li Changxiao said coldly.

"We are restraining our troops and horses now. Horses are strategic materials." Li Changxiao paused again and then continued: "Of course, the most important thing is that someone has recently raised the price of horses. Buying them now... is not cost-effective."

"Of course, it is a good quality horse. It is hard to find a horse. An ordinary horse can be won with about eighty taels."

Li Changxiao found it a bit funny.

The word "not cost-effective" rarely comes out of his mouth.

Mei Sanniang looked at the cook and said in a bad tone, "Then why are you holding out five fingers?"

The cook replied calmly: "Because my hand only has five fingers."

The corner of Mei Sanniang's mouth twitched and she felt a gust of cold wind blowing by.

However, from the matter of buying horses, it can be reflected that there may be undercurrents in the dynasty's power nearby.

The Lai Qu Inn is like this every year, but it does not mean that this area is a place of peace.

Horses are more expensive than people.

And it’s much more expensive.

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