Normally, Yue Buqun would often go down the mountain to punish evil and promote good, and Huayin County was the closest to Mount Hua, so Yue Buqun naturally paid special attention to it.

There was no murder or arson in this place, not even a single thief. The security was so good that the officials in the county government had nothing to do. Jiang Ning even heard that there was a yamen runner who felt that the security here was too good and it affected his official career, so he decided to go somewhere else to show his skills and never came back.

Jiang Ning remembered what Linghu Chong had said before. He said that there was a forbidden place among the thieves, and that was Huayin County. Once you went there, you would never return.

As soon as we entered the county town, we heard hawking sounds on the street. Many vendors set up stalls on both sides of the road. Some sold snacks, some sold coarse cloth, and some sold wooden toys.

The first place Jiang Ning went into after entering the county town was a clothing store. He planned to buy some clothes for himself.

The clothes he was wearing and the spare clothes in his bag were all Huashan disciple uniforms, and there were only two sets.

He has to keep a low profile when he goes out. If he walks around wearing his sect’s uniform, he’d be in trouble if he accidentally runs into some evil cult monster or the Huashan Sect’s enemy.

There was only one ready-made clothing store in the county, and it was hard to find. Jiang Ning searched and asked around until he finally found it.

“Shopkeeper, I want to buy some clothes.”

As soon as he stepped into the store, Jiang Ning started talking.

This clothing store is very small, only a few square meters, and the owner is a middle-aged woman in her forties.

At this time, the middle-aged woman was eating melon seeds. After seeing Jiang Ning come in, she did not stand up, but pointed inside the store in a muffled voice.

“Take your pick.”

Since Huayin County was only a small county town, most of the people there were poor farmers and they would not come to the garment shop to buy clothes. Instead, they would sew their own clothes at home. Therefore, the business of this garment shop was not very good and the proprietress only earned some extra income.

Without paying attention to the boss lady’s attitude, Jiang Ning glanced at the clothes in the store and made his choice in no time.

“how much is it?”

“Twenty-four copper coins. I’ll give you a zero, so it’ll be twenty copper coins.”

At this time, the shop owner smiled at Jiang Ning.

The reason why her attitude changed so much was that Jiang Ning bought three items at one time, and twenty copper coins could buy a lot of things.

Jiang Ning nodded, took out his purse from his bosom, counted out twenty copper coins and handed it to the shop owner.

Usually Yue Buqun would give him some pocket money, but except for occasionally asking his senior brothers to bring back some papers when they went down the mountain, he never spent much of it. After saving up for such a long time, he still had a lot of pocket money.

“Is there anyone selling donkeys and mules around here?”

Jiang Ning asked.

Mount Zhongnan is located in the middle section of the Qinling Mountains, not far from Mount Hua, only a few hundred miles away. However, Jiang Ning did not plan to walk there. Hiring a horse-drawn carriage as a means of transportation would be the best option, but this small county town did not have such a luxurious vehicle as a horse-drawn carriage. Jiang Ning had to settle for the next best thing and use a donkey or a mule.

“Yes, yes. Go west and you will find a family called Old Li at the far west. They have a donkey that pulls a millstone. His son got sick recently and they are planning to sell the donkey to raise money for his treatment.”

After I received the money, the shop owner’s attitude became much better and he answered my questions in great detail.

Jiang Ning nodded, then turned and walked out of the store, heading straight west.

When we arrived at the westernmost part of the county town, we saw a donkey tied in the yard of a house.

Most donkeys are short, but this donkey is very strong and tall, almost as tall as a human. Its body is gray-brown but very smooth, with a mouthful of big snow-white teeth and big, lively eyes.

It’s a good donkey.

Jiang Ning fell in love with the donkey at first sight.

Arriving outside the courtyard gate, Jiang Ning began to knock on the door.

It was called a yard, but in fact it was just an open space surrounded by a fence. If Jiang Ning wanted to go in, he could just jump in, but he didn’t do that.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

Not long after Jiang Ning knocked on the gate, the door of the house in the yard was opened and a middle-aged man walked out.

“who are you?”

The middle-aged man looked at Jiang Ning warily. Although Huayin County had good public security, he was still very cautious when a stranger knocked on the door.

Jiang Ning went straight to the point.

“I want to buy this donkey in your yard.”

“what?”

The middle-aged man was stunned and asked, “How do you know that my family wants to sell the donkey?”

“The owner of the clothing store in the county recommended me here.”

The middle-aged man suddenly realized.

He knew the proprietress.

“Please come in please come in.”

After knowing that Jiang Ning came to buy his donkey, the middle-aged man quickly opened the gate and let Jiang Ning in.

“How much do you plan to pay for it?”

The middle-aged man walked towards the donkey and introduced it enthusiastically: “This donkey is called Maodou. Don’t be fooled by its large size. It is actually only one year old this year. It has great endurance and runs very fast. It is not slower than ordinary horses. It is also very docile and very spiritual. I usually don’t want to let it do heavy work. If it wasn’t for the fact that I really had no choice and my son was in a hurry to get money for medical treatment, I would not sell it.”

When the donkey saw the middle-aged man coming, it rubbed his head against him affectionately, and the middle-aged man also touched his head reluctantly.

When he got closer, Jiang Ning found that this donkey was even more robust than the one he had seen outside just now. Its body shape and four legs were all in good shape, without any flaws.

It’s rare to see such a beautiful and strong donkey.

“I’ll give you five taels of silver.”

Jiang Ning said directly.

The conversion rate of silver to money in this world fluctuates. Sometimes one tael of silver can be exchanged for sixteen coins, and one coin is one hundred copper coins. Therefore, one tael of silver can be exchanged for one thousand six hundred copper coins.

But sometimes one tael of silver could only be exchanged for ten coins, or even seven coins. At that time, one coin was eighty wen, and the fluctuation was huge.

However, since Jiang Ning came to this world, the exchange rate of silver to money has been relatively stable. One tael of silver can be exchanged for ten coins, and one coin is one hundred coins. It has basically not changed much.

Generally speaking, the price of a donkey is about five hundred to six hundred coins. Now Jiang Ning is offering five taels of silver to buy this donkey, which is equivalent to spending ten times the money to buy it.

The middle-aged man was stunned and then shook his head quickly.

“It’s too much. I don’t need that much. One or two ounces of silver will be enough.”

Originally, he was planning to sell it for one or two taels of silver. If the other party was sincere in buying it, he could accept eight hundred coins, but he didn’t expect Jiang Ning to offer such a high price.

“I think it’s worth it, that’s all.”

Jiang Ning didn’t say much, took out five taels of silver from his bag and handed it to the middle-aged man.

On the one hand, he was able to offer such a high price because he really liked the donkey, and on the other hand, it was because the family was indeed in financial difficulty. From the furnishings in the house, it could be seen that they probably did not have much money to treat the illness.

Chapter 28: Zhongnan Mountain

Chapter 28: Zhongnan Mountain

“thanks, thanks.”

The middle-aged man’s eyes suddenly turned red. He held the five taels of silver in both hands as if he was holding some treasure, and kept saying thank you.

Jiang Ning shook his head and said, “Can I take it away?”

The middle-aged man nodded repeatedly.

“Ok, Ok.”

After that, he turned around and stroked the donkey’s head, saying softly: “Maodou, I, Lao Li, picked you up from the wild last year and have raised you until now. If Xiaodong hadn’t been sick and had no money to treat him, I wouldn’t have sold you. Forgive me.”

The donkey looked at the middle-aged man with its lively eyes, and then rubbed his head against him.

The middle-aged man added: “But don’t worry, this young man is a good man, you should follow him well in the future.”

After saying these words, the middle-aged man untied the donkey’s rope and handed the rope to Jiang Ning.

“Sir, please treat it well.”

“Ah.”

Jiang Ning nodded, then gently pulled the donkey with his hand and it walked towards him.

Very docile indeed.

Jiang Ning patted its head and then took it away.

When leaving, the donkey looked back at the middle-aged man from time to time, until Jiang Ning walked far away from the yard and could no longer be seen, the donkey stopped looking back.

After leaving Huayin County, Jiang Ning looked at the location. Mount Zhongnan was south of Mount Hua. After finding the right direction, Jiang Ning took out a piece of clothing and put it on the donkey’s back, then turned over and sat on it.

“Let’s go.”

Jiang Ning patted the donkey under him and pointed in the direction of the south of Mount Huashan.

The donkey looked around, turned around and walked in the direction Jiang Ning pointed.

Jiang Ning’s eyes lit up.

This donkey is really psychic.

“start running.”

After reaching a deserted road, Jiang Ning said to the donkey under him.

As if he could understand what he was saying, Maodou was walking slowly at first, but after Jiang Ning gave the order, he began to speed up, then gradually increased his pace, and finally ran.

Jiang Ning was sitting on the donkey’s back, which was shaking violently. In order to prevent himself from falling accidentally, Jiang Ning not only held on to the rope tightly, but also pressed his legs against the donkey’s abdomen and leaned forward to maintain his center of gravity.

After running for a while, Maodou seemed to know that his owner was feeling uncomfortable, so he slowed down a little. While running on four legs, his body did not shake violently. Jiang Ning felt much better then.

“Good donkey, good edamame.”

Jiang Ning couldn’t help but smile.

The donkey ran very fast, just as the middle-aged man said.

The five taels of silver were well spent.

It seemed that Maodou had liberated his nature while running, and he shouted happily with his big teeth showing.

As time passed, the expression on Jiang Ning’s face became more and more surprised.

This donkey has been running for a while, and its speed has not slowed down during this period. It still maintains a high speed. When encountering a rugged road, its speed will slow down accordingly, but not by much. After stepping on a flat road, it returns to its previous speed, which means that it is very relaxed.

Fast, with good endurance, docility and spirituality, Jiang Ning likes Edamame more and more the more he looks at it.