Donkey

Man Bao nodded repeatedly.

"This bone is not good." "You see, it's flat at both ends, and there's not much meat." To make soup, we need large bones. Look at this piece; it has a lot of meat attached, and there's bone marrow inside the bone. The soup made from it is especially delicious. "I've cleaned all the meat off these bones, and I'll take them back to make feed for the mother pig."

The stall owner said, "Alternatively, you can also try the spare ribs, which are equally delicious."

Keke said, "This pile of bones is not as good as big bones, but it's better than nothing." "It still holds value for cooking."

Man Bao insisted, and the stall owner hesitated for a moment. "We are all from the same village, so I won't ask for much." You can have it all for ten coins, and I won't weigh it.

Man Bao was happy, but she didn't just want this; she also spent ten coins to buy a pound of the best fat.

Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang looked on with envy.

Man Bao still needed to buy salt because there wasn't much salt at home.

A peddler was selling salt at the market, and the price was slightly higher than in the county. However, due to its convenience, many households choose to buy it here.

Man Bao squatted in front of the peddler for a long time, feeling that the salt was more expensive than the meat, but she had no choice and still bought some.

After buying the meat and salt, Zhou Wulang suddenly felt a lot of pressure on his shoulders. If they didn't make money…

Zhou Wulang looked worried.

Man Bao didn't care at all and said, "If we don't make money, we won't sell it." "We'll just eat it ourselves."

At that moment, Man Bao had some expectations, hoping that they wouldn't sell out.

Man Bao climbed onto Liu Ge's back and looked at Wu Ge's emaciated body, drooling. Her will was not very firm. She suggested, "How about we don't spend money and just take the food home to eat?" We can send a big bowl to San Ge.

Zhou Wulang quickened his pace and ignored her.

Man Bao looked at Wu Ge with regret as he walked further and further away.

The three of them bought the meat and couldn't delay any longer at the market, so they bid farewell to Zhou Erlang and headed home.

It wasn't very far from the market to their home, so Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang quickened their pace and returned to the village in less than a quarter of an hour.

When they were about to pass the school on their way home, Man Bao saw her two little friends playing on the grass in front of the school. She didn't want to go home, so she quickly slid off Liu Ge's back to go play.

Zhou Liulang reminded her, "You stay here and don't run around. I'll ask the maid to come and take care of you."

Man Bao obediently agreed and ran to Bai Shanbao and Bai Erlang, asking, "What are you doing here?"

Bai Shanbao said unhappily, "We were waiting for you. Your family said you had left, so we thought you had gone by yourself and didn't wait for us."

"No, I went to the market to buy things." "Can you still go today?" Man Bao asked.

"Of course we can," Bai Shanbao said, feeling a little better. "Grandmother also asked Da Ji to go with me."

Bai Erlang didn't want to go to the dusty place, but his father insisted that he must go. Even when he explained to his father that the teacher did not assign him this task, his father remained indifferent and scolded him. He questioned why the teacher had assigned the task to Man Bao and Bai Shanbao, who were younger than him, but not to him.

Bai Erlang thought, "Why else?"

Of course, it's because they are more likable, and those two are not, so the teacher assigned more tasks to them.

Although he was not happy, resistance was futile, so Bai Erlang had to go with the two of them. He still boasted, "My father let us take the donkey cart home."

Man Bao's eyes lit up. "Really?"

"Of course," my father said, "for these four days, our family's donkey cart is at my disposal whenever I go out." The condition is that he has to follow them. Bai Erlang didn't understand why he had to follow these two little brats.

Bai Erlang unwillingly said to Man Bao, "Hurry up, we're all waiting for you."

Man Bao got excited, grabbed the items, and ran home. She decided to tell Wu Ge and Liu Ge the good news that they didn't have to borrow a cart.

Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang had already been scolded by Xiao Qian. At this time, they were packing up and preparing to conduct business in the yard.

Zhou Liulang went to the vegetable garden and pulled out four or five white radishes.

Xiao Qian repeatedly reminded, "If you can't sell them, bring them all back." "Don't waste them."

The brothers agreed.

Man Bao excitedly pulled her two young friends over and exclaimed, "Wu Ge, Liu Ge, Bai Erlang has a donkey cart, and we can ride in it!"

Zhou Wulang's eyes lit up, and he pretended to decline, "This isn't good."

"What's not good about it?" Anyway, he's going too. "The cart is empty when we go, and it's also empty when we bring things," Man Bao said cheerfully, showing no embarrassment as he made the decision for everyone.

Da Ji was driving the cart.

The Bai family was uneasy with the two children, so they allowed the strong and capable Da Ji to accompany them. When they learned that Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang had brought items for business, Mr. Bai simply raised his eyebrows and did not object to them using their own donkey cart.

After all, the three children were still young, and the more adults there were, the better. Even though Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang were just teenagers, they were more reliable in Mr. Bai's eyes.

The group placed the large pot on the cart, and the three children eagerly sat on it, joyfully embarking towards the main road to Bai Ma Guan.

Before, Bai Erlang and Bai Shanbao mostly rode in a horse-drawn carriage. This was the first time they had ridden in an open donkey cart, and they found it very exciting. Although the ride was a bit bumpy and left their bottoms a little sore, they still felt very excited.

Man Bao was even more so. She had never ridden in a donkey cart before, and out of curiosity, she climbed to the front and reached out to grab the donkey's tail.

Da Ji grabbed her hand and laughed, "Young lady, you can't grab the donkey's tail."

Man Bao asked with great curiosity, "Do donkeys eat grass?"

"Yes."

"Are they expensive?" "Can they do a lot of work?" Man Bao was a curious baby, asking repeatedly, "Can they plow the fields?" Can you ride on their backs and run as fast as a horse?

Finally, she said, "I think they look like horses." I've seen horses; they are taller and more attractive than donkeys. "Are they from the same mother?"

Da Ji: ...

In the end, Keke jumped out to educate her and then said, "Donkey skin and donkey meat both have medicinal value." It is also an endangered species in the present and is now a specially protected species in the interstellar world. Because it has evolved multiple times, there are now genetic differences from the original species. Scientists are racking their brains to figure out its reproduction. "If possible, please host a pair of donkeys, one male and one female, and the encyclopedia will offer a generous reward."

Man Bao said, "Buying a donkey is expensive; I don't have the money."