When Hu Wenhua and Ding Jiajia reached the downhill section, they encountered Fan Jin, who had already returned.
Fan Jin was still leading the ox, and behind him, Fan Dazhu, Erzhu, and the others were watching from afar.
"Brother-in-law!" Hu Wenhua called out and ran forward, telling him that Fan's mother had come.
Fan Jin frowned, just as he was about to hand the ox rope to his brother-in-law and hurry back when he saw Ding Jiajia behind him.
At the same time, Fan Erzhu and Fan Sanzhu also saw Ding Jiajia, quickly ran up to her, and greeted her with a smile: "Jiajia, are you going home? I'll take you!"
Fan Jin told his brother-in-law, "Take Jiajia home. Don't worry about things at home; I'll handle it."
Hu Wenhua looked at the two people who ran up to Jiajia and felt a tightness in his chest. He wished he could throw them far away, one in each hand.
"good."
Fan Jin, leading the ox, quickened his pace. When he reached Feng Da and Feng Er's house, he handed the ox to the two men and ran back quickly.
Feng Da, holding the ox's rope, looked at the ox in front of him with a pang of heartache: "How did this ox get so thin?"
He was perfectly healthy and plump when he was lent out! He was in excellent condition.
Moreover, cows eat grass, and as long as they are given enough fodder, they generally won't lose much weight.
Since fodder doesn't cost money, why is the Fan family too lazy to even cut fodder?
Feng Er also felt a pang of heartache. Farmers cherish their livestock so much. Before, when they were on the farm, they relied entirely on manpower. But here, with the addition of oxen and donkeys, farm work felt as easy as heaven and earth!
They cherished the cow and donkey. Every day after finishing their work, they would prepare fodder for them before even eating for themselves. Even during the busy farming season, the cow didn't lose weight. But after visiting Fan Qian's house, it had lost so much weight!
Li Erni circled the cow and, seeing the wounds on its rump, said angrily, "What did they use to whip it like that? It's bleeding!"
Feng Da and Feng Er rushed over to check and found that there was more than one wound; crisscrossing scars covered the entire cow's rump, with one wound barely healed before another appeared!
"The donkeys that other people borrowed were returned in good condition, and some even received extra fodder, but the ox suffered the most." Feng Er felt extremely distressed.
"Luckily, the owner has gotten the cow back now. If it had been a few days later, the cow might have been gone," Li Erni said to reassure her husband.
Li Dani, the most composed, looked at the three of them and said, "That's the boss's eldest brother. The boss probably has no choice. I just saw the boss's mother wailing all the way to find the madam. I'm afraid there's a commotion inside right now."
"Second brother, you two feed the cow well, clean its wounds and apply some herbal medicine. Erni, you come with me to the east neighbor's yard to check. If there's anything wrong, we can lend a hand to Madam."
That was the lady's mother-in-law. The lady couldn't do anything about it, but they weren't important. Afterwards, the lady could scold and beat them in front of outsiders, saying they were unruly.
Upon hearing this, the three immediately agreed.
"Alright, Erni, you go with her quickly! We can't let Madam suffer."
"We will take good care of the cow."
The boss's business is the most important!
The cows are back, and they'll take good care of them, making sure they grow strong and healthy.
As Fan Jin stepped into the courtyard, he saw his mother sitting on the ground crying.
Seeing him return, she immediately wiped away her tears and snot and rushed over, "My son, my son, tell me quickly, is it that this wicked woman who won't arrange work for your elder brother's family? That's your dear elder brother!"
She had heard that this job was easy and good, and even included a meal. There were seven people in her family, and six of them could work. She would earn 120 coins a day, saving on food rations for six people. She was so proud of herself that she was willing to risk everything to get the job for her eldest son and grandson!
"No, it's that I think it's inappropriate for my elder brother's family to be together," Fan Jin said directly.
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