"Grandpa and Grandma, Mom is back!"

As soon as Lin Xue entered the village, the children who had been waiting at the village entrance saw her.

Especially when they discovered that Lin Xue had brought back a big yellow ox, the children excitedly ran home.

"They're back, but where are they?"

Grandma Huang was looking at her hens in the chicken coop, a wide smile on her face. Then she heard her eldest grandson's shouts and quickly looked towards the door, but Lin Xue was nowhere to be seen.

"Grandma, my mom has brought back a big yellow ox! You should go and see it, it's huge!"

Huang Cuijuan ran in right behind Huang Zhixin.

She immediately ran up to Old Mrs. Huang and made a big circle with her hands to prove how big the big yellow ox she was talking about was.

"A big yellow ox? Where did the third son's wife get a big yellow ox?"

Upon hearing that there was a big yellow ox, Grandma Huang couldn't sit still any longer. She quickly threw all the vegetable leaves in her hand into the chicken coop and ran out of the yard.

"It's a really, really big yellow ox! My mom even brought my brother Zhiqiang along!"

Unfortunately, the little girl spoke too slowly, and Grandma Huang had already run out of the courtyard gate.

"Third brother's wife, whose cow is this? Why did you bring that big yellow ox back?"

Not far from the courtyard, they ran into Lin Xue and Huang Zhiqiang, who were returning, and Huang Zhiyuan, who was following behind them, secretly observing the big yellow ox.

"This ox was sick, and I happen to know how to cure it, so I bought it back for five taels of silver!"

"I'll go to the mountains to gather some herbs and brew some Chinese medicine soup for this cow to drink for a couple of days. Once it's cured, whether we keep it for ourselves or sell it, we'll make a profit!"

Lin Xue patted the big yellow ox's head. When they were halfway there, the ox ran to the roadside and ate grass for a while before it was willing to continue walking.

It seems the spiritual spring water worked; even without drinking the herbal decoction, the ox recovered on its own.

However, Lin Xue still planned to make a show of going to the mountains to collect some herbs for the cow to drink, hoping it would recover faster.

"Oh dear, third son's wife, did you use all the money from selling those medicinal herbs to buy cattle?"

Grandma Huang remembered that her third daughter-in-law came directly from the mountains to the town.

I went to dig for wild vegetables this morning, but I probably didn't bring any money with me. I wonder what kind of medicinal herbs my third brother's wife dug up that are so valuable.

The fawn was sold for five taels of silver back then, and now two medicinal herbs have been sold for another five taels of silver.

His family must have had incredibly lucky ancestors to be able to marry such a wonderful daughter-in-law.

"Third brother's wife, I heard you bought a cow. Let me see it!"

Old Huang, having somehow heard the news, rushed back from Donghegou.

"Has this cow been sick? It doesn't seem very energetic!"

Even though the big yellow ox no longer looked as haggard as it had at first glance, Old Man Huang could tell at a glance that the ox was sick.

"The third son's wife said the cow has caught a cold. She'll go and gather some herbs to brew for it to drink, and it'll get better!"

"Old man, you have no idea! Third son's wife spent five taels of silver to buy such a big ox! Now we'll have an ox to plow the fields!"

Grandma Huang stood aside and watched, not daring to touch it. The ox was so big, Grandma Huang always felt that if she got too close, the ox would kick her!

"I don't think the cow's illness is too serious. Since the third son's wife has a way to cure it, then there's definitely no problem!"

"Let's take the cow to the yard first. I'll get your second brother to build a cowshed this afternoon. Since it's come to our house, we can't mistreat it!"

Old Huang happily took the reins from Lin Xue and led the cow into the yard.

After leading the ox into the yard, Old Huang unloaded the cart frame that was supporting the ox.

"This ox is still sick; we can't let it pull something so heavy!"

As Old Huang unloaded the car frame, he muttered to himself.

"Honey, did you buy a cow?"

"You finally managed to gather some medicinal herbs to sell, but before you even had a chance to enjoy the money, you've already spent it?"

The whole family was happily watching the cow, but Huang Dehai pulled Lin Xue back into the house with a pained expression.

He touched his wife's small hand, feeling a pang of tenderness for her virtuousness.

"Now that the work in the fields is almost done, my second brother and sister-in-law don't have any proper business to do at home!"

"I plan to teach my second brother and sister-in-law how to make two snacks, so they can drive an oxcart to town every day to set up a stall and earn some pocket money!"

Lin Xue wasn't as virtuous as Huang Dehai thought; she had her own reasons for buying the cattle.

On the one hand, it provides a means of transportation when going out, and on the other hand, there are oxen to help plow the nine acres of land at home, which can save the family some effort.

Also, Lin Xue saw that her second son's family was just sitting at home anyway, so she thought she might as well find them something to do and earn some pocket money for herself.

If Huang Zhiyuan turns out to be a gifted learner in the future, the couple will have a source of income to support their child's education.

"Wife, what kind of food are you planning to teach your second sister-in-law and the others?"

Huang Dehai was somewhat surprised after hearing Lin Xue's words.

At the same time, he also felt a little guilty. His wife had been taking care of everything at home, while he, a scholar who had passed the imperial examination, hadn't been able to help at all.

Before this, he had never thought of finding a job for his second brother and sister-in-law in town.

It seems that his second brother's family is expected to stay at home and farm, and he has never thought about finding a way out for his second brother's family.

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