In ancient times, buying a horse was much like buying a car in the modern era—in fact, buying a car today is probably even easier.
An ordinary horse cost dozens of taels of Silver, which was equivalent to several years' income for an average family. Few could afford one, especially in the countryside.
So, when Ji Huan and Guan Shan returned to the village in their newly purchased horse-drawn carriage, they inevitably caused a sensation.
The villagers were first amazed at their extravagance, marveling that they had actually bought two horses.
But after Ji Huan explained that the horse pulling the cart was borrowed and that the scrawny, bony one was theirs, they were all dumbfounded.
They asked her why she would buy a horse like that.
What else could Ji Huan say? Only that it was cheap.
When pressed about the price, Ji Huan was evasive, saying only that the carriage cost four taels. She didn't mention the price of the horse by itself.
