"Yes, yes, yes!" Seeing that a big deal was at hand, the shopkeeper immediately brightened up.
After some bargaining, Chen Yi set his eyes on a 10-meter-long medium-sized household fishing boat, equipped with two cabins and powered by simple sails, long oars, and foot pedals.
The asking price was 50 taels of silver.
This boat was perfect, capable of staying on the lake for two to three months with no problem. If it were any larger, it would pose a power issue for a family of three.
"We'll take this one. Please have it ready, Shopkeeper. I will come to finalize the deal tomorrow morning."
During this season, the tide rises in the afternoon and falls in the morning.
It saves a lot of effort to ride the falling tide back to town.
"Would you like an oarsman to accompany you, sir? For an additional five copper coins, we can have you sent to town without any effort on your part," the shopkeeper suggested with a smile.
