"These carts usually sell for one and a half taels of silver. If you want to buy one, young lady, just give me one tael. I'll install it for you myself. But whether the ox can pull the cart is another matter!"
Dongzi found this woman quite interesting. She knew it was a sick cow but still insisted on buying it. And after buying the cow, she also wanted to provide it with a cart.
This ox hasn't eaten in ages, how can it still pull a cart?
Let's hope it's not the ox pulling the cart, but her pulling both the ox and the cart!
"You don't need to worry about that, boss. Just help me install a rack. Make sure it's a good quality one. If the car isn't good quality, I'll definitely come back for a refund!"
Knowing that the cow was sick, she still bought it for her own reasons, but if the car had any problems, Lin Xue wouldn't let her off easily.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely pick the sturdiest one for you!"
Dongzi didn't say anything when he heard this. He knew best what kind of oxcart he had built himself; it could last for ten or eight years without breaking down.
"Zhiqiang, take these few coins and go to the vegetable market next door to buy some cabbages. If they don't have any, a pumpkin will do!"
Lin Xue took out four or five coins from her pocket and handed them to Huang Zhiqiang. The ox was indeed quite sick, and having not eaten for a long time, its strength was definitely not up to par.
However, Lin Xue naturally had a way to make it eat obediently. At worst, the two of them wouldn't ride the oxcart; they could always get home by following along.
Once we get home, let the cow rest for a couple of days and it should recover.
"Alright, Third Aunt, I'm going right now!"
In Huang Zhiqiang's eyes now, Lin Xue is undoubtedly a great hero.
Auntie saved the life of this poor yellow ox, and now no matter what Lin Xue says, this kid will do it.
"Boss, can I borrow your bucket for a moment? I need to fetch some water for the cows!"
Lin Xue turned around and saw the boss busy working on the oxcart. She said something to him and then picked up a bucket from the ground, carried it to the well, and filled it halfway with water.
While carrying water, he slipped his hand into the bucket and secretly added some spiritual spring water.
Then he carried the bucket back to the big yellow ox.
"Come on, Big Yellow, have some water. You'll have to come home with me later. It's a long way, and if you get thirsty along the way, I won't have anywhere to find you some water!"
Lin Xue placed the bucket in front of the big yellow ox, muttering to herself.
The big yellow ox had already sensed the spiritual energy in the air when the bucket of water approached.
Animals have a much sharper sense of perception than humans. As soon as Lin Xue put the bucket down, it couldn't resist sticking its head into the bucket and drinking its fill of water.
"Hey, look at this cow, it's really something! No matter how the boss tried to persuade or coax it, it wouldn't eat or drink, but this young lady just said a few words, and the cow obediently started drinking water!"
"Didn't you listen to what the boss said earlier? This ox is destined to be with this young lady. Maybe if it goes back with her, it won't die!"
"Old Zhang is right. This is probably what the old folks mean when they say that everyone has their own destiny!"
"Dongzi was just about to take this cow to the slaughterhouse to be slaughtered. Maybe the cow knew it didn't have to die, so it was grateful to this young lady for saving its life and that's why it obediently drank the water!"
There was a lot of discussion in the crowd, but Lin Xue ignored it all.
After the big yellow ox finished drinking water, Huang Zhiqiang returned with two large pumpkins.
"Third Aunt, look, I bought these two big pumpkins for only two coins!"
"Here are the remaining copper coins!"
Huang Zhiqiang placed the pumpkin on the ground and then handed the remaining copper coins back to Lin Xue.
"Isn't there a sugar figurine vendor over there? Go buy a few, you can share them with your younger siblings later!"
Lin Xue didn't want to take back the copper coins she had given away, and said directly to Huang Zhiqiang.
"Alright then, the Chinese vendors outside sell three sugar figurines for two coins and five for three coins. These three coins are just enough to buy five sugar figurines!"
Upon hearing that he could buy sugar figurines, Huang Zhiqiang happily took the coins and ran to the sugar figurine stall around the corner.
Huang Zhiqiang's parents both run a shop in town and are usually quite generous with snacks, much more so than their children.
Seeing that Huang Zhiqiang had left, Lin Xue picked up the pumpkin on the ground, broke it into small pieces with a force, and fed them one by one to the big yellow ox.
"Hey, you're really something else! You wouldn't eat or drink here, but now that I've found you a good family, you're eating and drinking right away!"
When the boss finished loading the oxcart and turned around, he saw the big yellow ox eating a pumpkin, and he couldn't help but feel annoyed.
However, seeing that the big yellow ox only ate a few pieces and then stopped, we knew that the big yellow ox's luck had come.
If it weren't for this young lady, this ox would definitely not have survived.
Perhaps, as the onlookers said, the cow and the young woman were destined to be together. After running the livestock business for so long, he didn't want his cow to die of illness like this.
"Young lady, the oxcart is ready for you!"
"I hope this big yellow ox can go back with you, live a safe and sound life, and become a good helper in the future!"
Dongzi patted the big yellow ox's rump one last time. He felt relieved to see that the sick ox had found a good owner.
At worst, I can make a little more money from other cows. As long as no cows die of disease at my stall, business will still be good in the future.
"Boss, thank you for your kind words!"
Lin Xue put the remaining pumpkins into a basket and tossed them onto the oxcart, then led the big yellow ox out of the livestock market.
When she led the cow to the street, she saw Huang Zhiqiang carrying five sugar figurines, walking happily toward her.
"Third Aunt, my younger siblings and I each have one, so you can have the extra one!"
Huang Zhiqiang handed a sugar figurine that looked like a woman to Lin Xue.
"Alright then, I'd like to try the taste of this sugar figurine too!"
Lin Xue did not refuse, and took the sugar figurine and put it in her mouth.
It still has that familiar taste, Lin Xue's favorite street food.
"Third Aunt, if we buy a sick cow, will Grandpa and Grandma be angry?"
Huang Zhiqiang carefully placed several sugar figurines onto the pumpkins in Lin Xue's basket to prevent them from getting dirty.
"This cow just caught a cold and got sick. I'll go to the mountains to gather some herbs, boil them, and give it a couple of doses to drink, and it'll be fine!"
Lin Xue patted the big yellow ox's head. Because it had drunk some spiritual spring water, the big yellow ox no longer looked as sickly as before.
"Does Third Aunt still treat cows?"
Huang Zhiqiang looked at Lin Xue with some admiration. He never expected that his third aunt was not only kind-hearted but also knew how to treat illnesses.
"I can treat more than just livestock. My grandfather used to be a local doctor, but my father didn't really like studying medicine. I learned a lot from my grandfather since I was a child!"
Since the original owner's origins are unknown, Lin Xue can now fabricate a background and identity at will.
"So, Auntie, you have such a family background? My uncle is truly blessed to have married you!"
Huang Zhiqiang was somewhat envious of his third uncle. How did he manage to marry such a wonderful woman as his third aunt?
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