Transmigrating into a peasant family to fight against the best, leading my parents to earn gold and

Chapter 154 Two 25s!

The boy lying on the ground was motionless, his eyes were lifeless, as if he didn't care about anything. If it weren't for the pain causing his body to spasm and his breathing to become heavy, he would look like a dead person.

Lin Xiaotang's words did not cause the black-clad boy any disturbance, but they surprised Granny Chen, and all the children in the courtyard were also surprised, puzzled, and disappointed.

Even Lin Qingchuan was shocked by his daughter, but he quickly understood why she wanted to buy the half-dead boy on the ground.

He walked to his daughter's side, and seeing the boy covered in whip marks, wounds, and blood, he couldn't bear to look at him any longer.

At such a young age, what could he have done to deserve such a beating?

Looking at the whip on the table under the tree, still stained with blood, it's easy to guess that the child's injuries were inflicted by Granny Chen.

Since Granny Chen could beat someone like that, it proves that she wouldn't spend money to treat the child's injuries. She wouldn't waste money, so naturally she wouldn't feel bad.

Such a young child, suffering such severe physical injuries, he'll have a long time to endure.

If Tang'er wants to buy him, then buy him. Take him home and treat his injuries; at least he can save his life. He's with Granny Chen, and she doesn't apply any medicine to his wounds. If the wounds develop into a fever, he might die.

He breathed a sigh of relief and immediately agreed, "Okay, he'll take it."

Granny Chen looked at the father and daughter with disbelief, as if they were fools.

Why buy this half-dead animal when there's a whole row of lively and energetic ones available? It's a stubborn mule that might run away any day now.

She curled her lip, thinking that the father and daughter were definitely out of their minds.

So, she straightened her face, which had been stiff from smiling, and asked, "Have you two made your choices?"

"I've made my choice!"

"You won't go back on your word?"

"No regrets!"

Granny Chen stretched out her hand, palm up, waiting to receive the money.

Lin Xiaotang immediately objected, saying, "Grandma Chen, we haven't agreed on a price yet, what do you mean by this?"

Granny Chen glanced at Lin's stall from head to toe, looking at him with a strange expression. "Four taels of silver, huh? Here, four taels for a boy, three taels for a girl. Cash on delivery, no credit."

"Yes, you are right about four taels of silver, but this animal is so badly injured. It will need medicine and rest after we buy it. It's definitely not worth four taels of silver."

Granny Chen objected, "So that's why you didn't buy a perfectly good boy, but instead bought one covered in injuries. Turns out you wanted to buy a cheaper one. You're so clever and calculating. But even if you don't buy him, I'll keep him and sell him for money in a few days. This boy has a good constitution and a stubborn temper. These injuries don't need treatment. He'll heal quickly. He won't die or be crippled."

Lin Xiaotang thought for a moment and asked, "Then Grandma Chen, tell me, why did you beat him up like this?"

Granny Chen stammered, unsure how to answer. If she said she hit him for no reason, wouldn't that ruin her reputation? If she told them that she had caught the little brat when he ran away and that's why she hit him so hard, would the father and daughter still dare to buy from her?

Who would dare buy a servant who has thoughts of running away?

Even the dumbest person wouldn't buy it!

So she swallowed hard and said, "He's new here, doesn't know the rules, and is disobedient. I tamed him for the buyer beforehand so he can work well after I bring him back."

Lin Xiaotang said "Oh", and the corners of her lips curled up. "Then he's extremely disobedient. If he had made a small mistake, he wouldn't have offended Granny Chen so severely. If you ask me, you should give us a discount and we'll buy him back. That way, he won't be here to upset you. He's injured, and even if he can pull through, he'll still need to recover for many days. Granny, you'll have to continue feeding and caring for him, won't you?"

Grandma Chen pursed her lips, thinking to herself, of course she knew she had to take care of this little brat's food and drink.

But she hadn't made any business for several days, and now that she had just opened, she didn't want to earn less money!

“Young lady, you don’t need to worry about that. I don’t need him to eat. If you really want to buy him, then you can pay four taels of silver to buy him. If you think it’s not worth spending four taels to buy him and then having to treat his injuries, there are some uninjured ones here for you to choose from.”

This old woman Chen looks all smiles, but it's a forced smile. She's been in this business for so long that she's developed a heart as steady as a mountain and is completely unmoved by reason.

Lin Xiaotang could also see that Granny Chen had a sharp eye and could tell that she and her father were just ordinary people who only bought one servant and couldn't make much money, so she looked down on them.

If she hadn't wanted to buy the injured boy, she would have definitely dragged her father to another place to look at the medicine.

She grinned at Granny Chen; the tooth that had been replaced had long since grown back, and half of the new tooth that was missing next to it had also grown in.

"Grandma Chen, don't lie to me. It was actually him trying to escape that you beat him up like this, right? Who would dare buy a dog that's trying to run away? Even if you keep him, there's no guarantee he won't run away again once he's healed. Are you really going to let him sit there unsold?"

Granny Chen suddenly looked up at Lin Xiaotang, and she was so shocked that she was speechless.

How did this little girl, at such a young age, guess it?

Seeing Granny Chen's expression, Lin Xiaotang became even more certain of her guess.

"Two taels of silver, we'll take it with us, how about that?"

Granny Chen's lips twitched, and she immediately refused, "No way, I always sell them for four taels of silver. If you cut the price in half, how am I supposed to do business?"

Shen Xiaotang pouted, "No, we won't buy it. I just felt sorry for him because he was injured, so I wanted to buy him to treat him. Four taels of silver, plus another one or two taels for treating the injury, that's enough to buy two maids. I can buy him any kind of healthy arms and legs at other brokerages, and I don't necessarily have to buy him from you."

Upon hearing this, Granny Chen realized the deal was going to fall through and immediately changed her mind.

"I don't usually negotiate prices here, but seeing how much you've offered, I'll give you a discount. This injured man will be yours for three and a half taels. The half tael less can be used to buy him some medicine."

"Two ounces, no more!"

"Three taels?"

"If someone is trying to escape, and the amount exceeds two taels, I won't buy it!"

"Two and a half ounces?"

"make a deal!"

Finally, because the boy in black was injured and had the intention to escape, the father and daughter bought him for two and a half ounces.

Granny Chen felt she hadn't earned enough. If this little brat hadn't been sold off cheaply, she would have almost lost money on this deal. But the little brat was stubborn; if he recovered and ran away again, it would be troublesome.

Lin Qingchuan took out two and a half taels of silver from his money bag and handed it to Granny Chen.

Granny Chen took out the indenture and gave it to Lin Qingchuan.

The money and goods are both settled.

Lin Qingchuan carried the injured boy on his back and led his daughter out the door.

Granny Chen couldn't help but sneer, "Two idiots!"

Lin Qingchuan put the boy into the carriage, and may have accidentally aggravated his wound. The boy's tightly closed eyes trembled slightly, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably, but he endured it without making a sound or opening his eyes.

"Xiao Tang, keep an eye on him. Let's take him to the clinic to see a doctor first."

"Alright, Father, drive the carriage slowly, don't jostle him so much that he's injured."

"Yes, Father knows."

He immediately drove the carriage to the clinic near Wanhe Restaurant. When he arrived, the doctor was astonished. He immediately helped the boy take off his clothes, examined him, cleaned his wounds, applied medicine, and bandaged them.

Including the application of medicine, bandaging, and getting the medicine, it cost a total of one or two ounces.

Lin Qingchuan was still worried, so he spent another hundred coins to buy a bottle of ointment to apply to the wound.