Chapter 111: Cow

The children followed Li Bosong away again. They and their uncle are now the best friends in the world.

Yuan started talking again, "Mom, do we need to buy a cow and a donkey? What kind of business do you have? How much money do you make? Is it enough to buy them?"

"Mom, our family has earned a lot this month, right?"

"Do you think others won't hear you talking about money out loud? Don't you worry about being robbed since your family is so wealthy?"

One sentence made Yuan shut up.

Yuan kept her mouth shut, but her heart was still excited. She took Wang's arm and walked behind them, and asked Du and Li Yulan to protect Qin Fangci on both sides. With her and the third wife watching from behind, no thief would dare to come over without eyes.

It was the first time to see a group of women visiting the livestock market, so when Qin Fangci brought people in, they attracted a lot of stares.

Mrs. Du immediately became nervous, not knowing what to do with her hands and feet. She could only nervously place her hands on her stomach.

Yuan and Wang walked forward, hands on their hips, and shouted in a loud voice, "What are you looking at! What are you looking at! Have you never seen women shopping at a livestock market? What? Women can't buy the livestock in your shed? If you can't sell them, put up a sign and we won't even look at them!"

Many people immediately looked away and decided in their minds that they were just here for a stroll.

A skinny, dark-skinned young man of about fifteen or sixteen cleverly ran forward and said, "Sister-in-law, would you like to buy a cow? My cow is exactly three and a half years old this year, and it's at the best age to be able to work. Would you like to come and take a look?"

Yuan glanced at Qin Fangci and said, "Mom, do you want to see his cows?"

Qin Fangci nodded, and Yuan raised her chin towards the waiter with an air of letting him get away with something. "Come on, take us to see it."

"Sister-in-law, come with me." Mo Abao led his people all the way inside and stopped only when they reached the innermost shed.

There was a bull and a calf in the shed. Next to the calf stood a thin young boy who looked about eight or nine years old. He had his head half lowered, and only his black chin could be seen.

"This is my little brother, little brother. We have guests who want to see the cows."

The thin boy nodded slightly and retreated to the back with the grass.

Mo Abao smiled and introduced them to the others, "Auntie and sister-in-law, look, these are my cows. This is the three-and-a-half-year-old bullock I just told you about. Look at its eyes, teeth, and hooves. I couldn't bear to tire it out during the spring plowing. And here's this calf. If you want both, I'll give it to you at a lower price. When this cow gets older, the calf will be big enough, so your family won't be short of labor."

"You talk nicely. A calf needs to eat so much grass to grow up, and we don't even know if it can grow up. If it can't, we will lose out." Yuan retorted.

Wang followed suit, and Li Yulan wanted to go forward but was stopped by Qin Fangci.

The fighting power of Yuan and Wang is sufficient.

As expected, Mo Abao was forced to retreat step by step by the question. He wiped his face and almost cried, "My two sisters-in-law, I really want to sell the cow. The cow is my family's, I didn't steal it."

Mo Abao looked around carefully, making sure no one was approaching before whispering, "Sister-in-law, Auntie, if you really want the cow, I'll tell you the truth. My mother told us to bring it here to sell. My father slipped and fell into the river and was washed away years ago. My mother had just given birth to my younger brother and had a heavy hemorrhage, barely surviving. If we don't sell the cow, my mother and my younger brother will die."

Speaking of sad things, Mo Abao wiped his eyes and wiped away the tears, but his voice was choked with sobs. He softened his voice and whispered: "If you want to buy them, I will try to give you a discount. But these two cows are the lives of my mother and brother. We already have no father, and I don't want to be without a mother anymore."

The Yuan, Wang and Du families couldn't help but wipe their eyes. The three of them looked at Qin Fangci with tears in their eyes.

Qin Fangci: "..."

Li Yulan tugged at the corner of Qin Fangci's clothes. Qin Fangci looked over and Li Yulan whispered, "Mom, let's go look at other families?"

The sound was almost whispered in Qin Fangci's ears alone.

She also felt sad after hearing this, and then this sadness gradually became familiar. Wasn't that the bastard Xu Jiahuai saying such bitter words to him in the past? Otherwise, she would not be able to secretly go to Dongshi Village to help dig wild vegetables, and would she find ways to take things from home to give to him?

I'm really afraid that my mother and my eldest, second, and third sisters-in-law will buy it on impulse. What if he's lying and says other houses have cheaper prices?

Qin Fangci looked at Li Yulan in surprise. She was still rational at this time. She really had grown up.

Li Yulan misunderstood and thought her mother was looking at her in surprise because she thought she was too hard-hearted, after all, the other person was so miserable.

Li Yulan tugged at Qin Fangci again, "Mom, I'm not... comparing prices."

Qin Fangci patted her and looked at Mo Abao who was glancing at her secretly.

"Then tell me the price. I'm not a living Bodhisattva who saves people from suffering. If the cow is good and the price is right, I'll buy it. If not, I'll look for another one."

Li Yulan let out a sigh of relief, it still has to be her mother.

Yuan and Wang came back to their senses with red eyes. However, Du, because she was pregnant, had a stronger ability to empathize with others and could not stop crying. However, she also knew that she had not kept her word, so she could only lower her head in pain.

I can only pray to the Buddha for blessings, and hope that his cows are good and the price is right.

Mo Abao pressed the corners of his eyes again, and when he looked up, his eyes were red. "I know, Auntie, you see, now a bullock costs six taels, and we only sell you two cows for six taels."

Mo Abao licked his lips, his nervousness visibly evident.

Qin Fangci did not bargain. She asked Du to stay away from the cows and took Yuan, Wang and Li Yulan to look at the cows.

"This cow has a skin on top, four hooves on the bottom, a bulging chest in front, and a straight buttocks in the back."

Yuan tried hard to look at Niupi, but her emotions were completely taken back by Niupi, "Mother, what do you think of Niupi?"

"The fur is smooth and shiny, and you can see if the fur is dense, and if there are any bugs or diseases on the skin."

"Mom, what do you think of it with four hooves? It won't even lift its legs."

Li Yulan bent down.

"I'll lead it for you to see." Mo Abao wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, he had met an expert.

"Mom, I think its butt seems to be a little flat, and its chest is bulging, right?" Wang also observed carefully.

Qin Fangci warned, "Keep your voices down. Be careful not to scare it or it might kick you."

The three of them immediately took several steps back.

They had also heard of mad cows knocking people to death.

Qin Fangci was looking into the cow's eyes. To tell whether a cow was docile or not, one could tell its temperament by looking at its eyes, just like looking at a person.

The eyes are also the windows to the cow's soul.

This cow had little white in its eyes, so it was not frightened by the arrival of so many people. It was a docile cow.

The fur on the back is smooth. When you look inside, you can see no scabs or signs of abrasion. It seems that the cow has been carefully cared for as the seller said.