"Really? That's wonderful! Thank you, Dad! Thank you, Mom!"
"Third Aunt, wait a moment, I'm going to pack a couple of changes of clothes!"
Having received his parents' permission, Huang Zhiqiang jumped up with joy. He quickly told Lin Xue and ran into the backyard.
A short while later, he came out carrying a small bundle.
"Third Aunt, let's go!"
"I haven't seen my younger siblings in so long, I wonder if they still remember me as their older brother?"
Huang Zhiqiang muttered to himself as he walked.
"Zhiqiang, I heard you're already attending a private school!"
"I wonder what the teachers at your private school are like. Are they patient with their students?"
There was also a private school in Huangjia Village, where an old scholar taught the children their basic knowledge.
However, I heard that this old scholar has a rather eccentric temper and lacks patience with children.
Lin Xue didn't want her child to have to put up with this kind of person, so she asked Huang Zhiqiang about his work at the private school in town.
"Third Aunt, our teacher is very strict!"
"But as long as you don't make a mistake, the teacher won't hit you for no reason! I've never been hit by the teacher since I started school!"
"Some students in the class don't finish their homework on time, or they daydream and talk during class. If the teacher finds out, they will be hit on the hand and made to copy the classroom rules!"
Upon hearing Lin Xue's question, Huang Zhiqiang told her everything in detail.
"Then your teacher is quite good; at least he seems to be a very upright person!"
Lin Xue listened and felt that the teacher's strictness was for the students' own good. As long as he didn't hit people for no reason, she could accept it.
"That's what my parents said too, that our teacher is the best in the town's elementary school!"
"People on our street all like to send their children to the private school. Our private school has more students than the other private schools in town!"
When Huang Zhiqiang heard someone praising his teacher, he immediately became happy and said even more.
"Zhiqiang is really lucky. How about we send Zhiyuan to your class too? He can keep you company on your way to and from school!"
Lin Xue thought that the village teacher was no good. She didn't want to send her own child there to suffer, and of course, she didn't want her second sister-in-law's child to be tormented by the teacher there either.
Don't let your knowledge fail you and your child develop problems from your upbringing.
"Great! Is Zhiyuan going to private school too? He can come with me!"
"However, if the family wants to send my second brother to a private school, they'd better hurry. Our teacher said that we've almost finished recruiting students for this year, and we might only take a few more before we stop recruiting!"
These words weren't spoken by the teacher to Huang Zhiqiang and the other children, but rather overheard by Huang Zhiqiang from the teacher and his wife.
"Then I'll go back and tell your grandparents to send Zhiyuan to the private school as soon as possible!"
As the two were walking back, they passed the livestock market and saw a group of people pointing and commenting on a yellow cow with a patch of black hair on its head.
"Third Aunt, look, they're saying that the cow is sick!"
"I just saw that cow crying. Is it crying because it's sick and in so much pain?"
Lin Xue didn't pay much attention at first, only glancing at the cow before continuing on her way. However, Huang Zhiqiang noticed something more, and he couldn't bear it, frequently turning back to look at the cow.
"Huh? The cow is crying?"
Lin Xue had never seen a cow shed tears before, so she grabbed Huang Zhiqiang's hand and pulled him toward the crowd.
"It's true! I saw it very clearly just now. Look, there are even tear stains under the cow's eyes!"
To prove his point, Huang Zhiqiang pointed to the still-wet tear stains under the cow's eye.
"Oh dear, this cow is so pitiful! Who would have thought it would turn into this state so soon after we brought it back!"
"You're right! Of all the cattle Dongzi has, only this one is sick. If this cow can't be sold, Dongzi will lose a lot of money!"
"Who says otherwise? I don't know what's wrong with this cow. It hasn't eaten or drunk anything since it came here. Dongzi said he was going to take it to sell for meat, and it even started crying!"
The whispers and discussions among the crowd gave Lin Xue a general idea of what was going on.
"Boss, your cow is so sick, how much are you planning to sell it for?"
Lin Xue carefully used her spiritual power to sense the cow and discovered that it had pneumonia caused by a cold and fever. For her, this was a minor illness. She could simply stuff some pills into the cow's mouth and cure it without the cow even noticing.
Besides, sick cattle like these usually don't cost too much.
Thinking that my child will soon be starting school, and that picking him up and dropping him off will take up a lot of time.
If you have an oxcart, it will make things much easier to pick up and drop off the children or to do farm work.
"Young lady, this ox is so sick, why don't you look at something else?"
The boss is a young man in his twenties, known as Dongzi.
Although he was heartbroken about the money he was about to lose, the ox was sick, and he couldn't sell the sick ox to the customer, could he?
"Boss, if I could afford a healthy cow, would I still be asking about the price of this sick cow?"
"Tell me your price, and if I can afford it, I'll buy this cow!"
“My third uncle has been raising cattle for many years and he has some experience in managing cattle. I’ll buy it and have him take a look at it for me later!”
"If this cow can be cured, wouldn't that be a great deed? If it can't be cured, I'll accept my fate and won't come back to bother you, boss!"
Lin Xue gently stroked the cow's head with her palm. A perfectly normal yellow cow had a tuft of black hair on its head, which made it look a bit improper.
Hey~ That's ugly!
Although she was a little hesitant, the beef was cheap, and Lin Xue didn't want to miss out on it easily.
"This cow is sick, but it's very stubborn. It wouldn't even let me touch it before!"
"Seeing how well it behaves in your hands, it seems we're destined to be together. Normally, a two-year-old adult cow like this would fetch at least ten taels of silver, but this cow is very sick, so I won't ask you for such a high price!"
"How about this, young lady!"
"Give me five taels of silver, and you can take this ox. But don't come looking for me again if anything happens in the future!"
"This cow is non-refundable once I've sold it. If you've made up your mind, pay the money and take the cow away!"
Dongzi glanced at the cow; even if he took it to sell as meat, it would only fetch about four or five ounces.
It's important to know that in ancient times, the control over beef was very strict. Even if a cow died at home, you couldn't slaughter it yourself. You had to report it to the government office and have it inspected by the officials. Only if it was found to be within the permitted range for slaughter could you slaughter it and eat the meat.
"Okay, I see you have some carts here, how much are they?"
Lin Xue peered inside and noticed some carts piled up next to the cattle market, presumably for selling the cattle as part of a package deal.
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