Chapter 84 Buying a Bullock Cart

When Wu Xianglian saw Ye Anyian and Jiang Zhu, her face suddenly fell.

　　She hugged Ye Ansong's bookcase and glared at Ye Anian. She was about to open her mouth to make things difficult, but Ye Ansong beat her to it.

　　"Are the third brother and brother-in-law going to town to sell goods again?"

　　He asked in a normal way, without any strangeness or sarcasm. It was just a normal greeting, which made Ye Anyian a little surprised.

　　But if the other party spoke calmly, it would be hard for him to fight back.

　　Then he followed his words and said quietly: "Yes. Brother, are you going to the county to take the exam?"

　　"Yeah." Ye Ansong nodded and stopped there without saying anything else.

　　He didn't say much, and neither Wu Xianglian nor Sun Caihe spoke again.

　　Ye Annian was so happy to be quiet that he turned away from them and only talked to Jiang Zhu.

　　The bullock cart soon arrived in the town. Wu Xianglian, Sun Caihe, and Ye Ansong wanted to hire another cart to go to Anxing County, so they got off the cart and left first.

　　Ye Anian and Jiang Zhu made a special trip to buy a bullock cart today. They packed lightly and only brought a cloth jacket. They got out of the car and went straight to the cattle and horse store in the town where they sold livestock.

　　Not many people came to buy livestock today, and the boys at the cattle and horse store were particularly cold to others.

　　Seeing Jiang Zhu and Ye Annian walking in side by side, he didn't bother to say hello. He just yelled: "Look at the cow over here, look at the donkey going to the shed at the back!"

　　The two of them didn't care, so they just walked around and watched.

　　However, there were a lot of livestock kept here, and the smell was strong. Ye Anyian felt nauseous after walking around for a while.

　　Jiang Zhu quickly took out a sachet from his waist and handed it to him: "How about you go out and wait for me."

　　Ye Annian took the sachet and put it under his nose, shaking his head: "I'm fine."

　　He is just not used to the taste of such a strong drink, but he can persist after getting used to it.

　　Jiang Zhu didn't force himself and led him to continue shopping.

　　The two of them strolled around the cattle shed and picked out a strong adult cow. When they asked the boy, he asked for three taels of silver.

　　Ye Anyian suddenly couldn't bear to part with it: "Let's look at something else."

　　The young man glanced at him with disdain in his eyes: "Good cattle are naturally expensive. If you want to buy inferior ones, go over there."

　　He said, pointing to a corner: "There are old, weak, sick and disabled cattle over there, and the price is no more than one tael of silver at most. Go and see for yourselves."

　　"Okay." Ye Anian responded lightly, took Jiang Zhu and left.

　　When the boy saw him, he didn't care at all. He made a fuss and stopped talking.

　　The two of them followed the boy's instructions and came to the innermost place. As soon as they got closer, a stench suddenly hit their nostrils.

　　The cow/shed here is located in the back, dark and humid, and does not see the sun. The cows tied here are also wilted. Most of them are lying on the ground, and few are standing.

　　Ye Annian frowned as he looked at the sickly and thin cows one after another.

　　These cows are indeed cheap, but they won't be able to pull a cart even if they are bought back.

He was hesitating whether to buy the expensive one. On the side, Jiang Zhu pointed to a cow in the corner with its eyes closed and its head resting on the trough: "Buy this one."

　　Ye Annian glanced at it, a little unsure: "This cow is almost unable to stand up. Can it be done?"

　　"Believe me, it will definitely work."

　　Since Jiang Zhu said so, Ye Anyian naturally chose to believe it.

　　He found the little boy, pointed at the weak cow and said, "We want this one."

　　The boy glanced at the cow that was leaning on the trough and couldn't even open its eyes: "Have you decided on this one? For us, as long as we bring out the cow and horse, we won't be able to return or exchange it."

　　"It's settled," Jiang Zhu said, patting the cow's neck, "I want this one."

　　"Okay, you can take this cow away for six cents."

　　The boy took out a deed and handed it to Jiang Zhu: "Take a look. If there is no problem, just fingerprint it."

　　Jiang Zhu took the deed and scanned it, then read it to Ye Anian in a low voice, and then asked, "Do you have any questions?"

　　Ye Annian shook his head.

Jiang Zhu took his fingerprints and put away the deed. Ye Anian took out six coins from his purse and gave it to the young man.

　　The boy took the money and went into the cowshed to lead the sick cow.

　　Unexpectedly, the cow was very uncooperative, and the boy had to use all his efforts to drag the cow out.

　　As soon as the cow was dragged out of the cowshed, it immediately lay down on the ground and stopped moving.

　　Little guy:...

　　He felt a little guilty. What he said just now was that the cows and horses brought out by the dealer would not be returned or exchanged, but now the cow has not yet been taken out of the cattle and horse dealer.

　　However, he then thought about it, the two of them had signed the deed, so what if he didn't recognize it?

　　"I pulled the cow out for you. You can take it away quickly."

　　After the young man finished speaking, he was waiting for Ye Anyian and Jiang Zhu to talk back. He was already prepared to deny it, but he didn't expect Jiang Zhu to just ask him for a handful of fodder.

　　"This cow looks like it can't move at all. How about you give me some fodder?"

　　It was just a handful of fodder. The boy suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and his tone became much better unconsciously.

　　"Wait a moment, I'll get it right away."

　　After a while, he came with a bundle of fodder: "Here."

　　"Thank you." Jiang Zhu accepted it politely, picked up a handful and handed it to the cow.

　　The cow smelled it and actually started to eat it.

　　The little boy looked surprised and couldn't help but said: "Is it just hungry?"

　　This cow has a bit of a stubborn temper, so he still has some impressions.

　　When I first arrived, it was indeed a very strong cow, and it was also in the high-price area. But later, for some reason, the cow ate less and less, became less and less energetic, and slowly lost weight. .

　　So I was dragged here to sell it cheaply.

　　Jiang Zhu ignored the boy's words, watched the cow finish the bundle of fodder, pulled up the rope, and shouted, the cow slowly stood up.

　　After the two of them led the cow out of the cattle and horse stable, Ye Anyian asked, "Did you see it just now?"

　　Jiang Zhu nodded: "I felt the pulse on its neck, and it was beating strongly. It didn't look like it was sick, but it looked so weak, so it could only be hungry."

　　"But..." Ye Annian was puzzled, "I just saw that the trough was full of fodder, how could it be so hungry?"

　　"Because it's a picky eater." Jiang Zhu smiled, "Look at how dirty and smelly the hay shed just now was, and the grass in the trough was soaked so wet that I don't know what it was. It's natural for it to be picky. I don't want to eat it."

　　"Cows are also picky eaters?" Ye Anyian was surprised.

　　"Why aren't cows picky eaters? Unless it reaches a certain level, any living creature will have certain requirements for what it eats." Jiang Zhu said.

　　"Just now we were wandering around the old, weak, sick and disabled area. I carefully looked at the condition of each cow. Except for the old ones who can't walk, the other cows are more or less sick."

"Sick cows naturally have no appetite for grass, so they don't care if the grass in the trough is dirty and smelly. They can just take a bite to survive."

　　Hearing what Jiang Zhu said, Ye Anian did think it made sense.

　　He looked back at the yellow cow that was walking dully behind them and said, "So, as long as we go back and feed it well, it will get better?"

　　"Well, it has such high requirements for forage. Maybe it will become a very strong cart-pulling ox in the future."

　　"Then we have earned it."

　　After all, he only spent six coins to buy a healthy cow. He can make it fatter and stronger by just feeding it some fodder. Who wouldn't be happy?

　　After buying the cow, the next step is to buy a bullock cart.

　　Ye Annian and Jiang Zhu took the scalper to the car dealership.

　　When the owner of the car dealership saw that they were bringing cattle, he knew their needs and introduced the cattle carts he had outside one by one.

　　"This one is a little smaller, and the axles are made of good iron, but it can still seat two or three people; this one has bigger wheels, so it can run faster, and the boards are made of good wood; this one..."

　　"Boss, I want to ask about the price first," Ye Anyian said.

　　"Okay, the smaller one costs five taels of silver, the one with the larger wheels costs seven taels, and the one over here, which is more finely crafted, costs ten taels."

　　Ye Annian frowned: "Is there anything cheaper?"

　　"This is the cheapest one, it only costs one tael of silver." The boss said, pointing to a flimsy little cart in the corner of the door. Not to mention the small wheels, the axles were already rusty.

　　It is indeed cheap, but this car is also really worn out.

　　The two looked at each other, and Jiang Zhu smiled and said to the boss, "Excuse me, let's go around again."

　　The boss was good-tempered and not annoyed. He just said: "It's the same with other shops. The prices of the shops on this street are all very different. This is the first shop on the street. If you really want to buy it, I'll give it to you." You guys put up two little stools."

　　The two thanked the boss and walked around the street again. It was indeed similar to what the boss said.

　　Ye Anian weighed the money bag at his waist, but still couldn't bear to part with it: "I didn't expect this ox cart to be more expensive than the ox. We only made ten taels in half a month, and we were able to ride in one cart."

　　"Then buy a smaller one. Anyway, it's just the four of us." Jiang Zhu said, "When Fu Zai and Ding Qiu grow up, we will have money to buy a bigger car."

　　Ye Annian thought it made sense, so the two went back to the first house and ordered the smaller one for five taels of silver. The boss was also very trustworthy and built two small wooden stools for them. On an oxcart.

　　After buying a cow and a car, my money bag suddenly became a lot lighter.

　　But for some reason, Ye Anian felt a little happy after tying the cow to the car.

　　"Buy some delicious food and go back to celebrate?" Jiang Zhu came over and asked.

　　"Okay." Ye Anyian nodded. This was the first big addition to the family, and it was time to celebrate.

　　The two then went to the butcher shop and cut four kilograms of pork, some livers, and hearts. They also bought some candies and snacks for the two children. Jiang Zhu also made a jar of rice wine.

With the bullock cart, it is indeed much more convenient. The things you buy can be put directly on the cart and pulled there, but neither of them dared to sit on the cart.

　　After all, the cow was so thin that it wobbled when it pulled the cart, as if it was about to fall down at any moment.

　　We have no choice but to lead him back first.

　　Fortunately, there was grass along the road, so the two of them herded cattle and drove the car slowly.

　　Nearly halfway through, I met Zhou Liang driving an oxcart back, and there was also an aunt from Guiyang Village sitting in the car.

　　Aunt Tianhua covered her mouth and laughed when she saw that the two of them were leading the cattle instead of sitting in the car.

　　"The Jiang Lang husband and his wife must be stupid. They don't even sit in a car."

　　Sitting next to her was a young man dressed in heavy makeup. He spotted the skinny cow with sharp eyes and said with a pinched voice: "Third Aunt, look at that cow, it's shaking like it's about to fall over!"