Chapter 112 Mo Abao
The cow is a good cow, but Qin Fangci wants to go to another house to take another look.
Shop around.
Mo Abao smiled and sent the person away. When he turned around, the smile on his face fell.
To sell cattle here, one has to pay five cents a day for the cowshed fee. The money he has is enough to pay for today. If he can't sell the cattle today, he can only take the cattle back.
But when he was taken back, all that was waiting for him was San Liang and the ugly faces of those people who mocked him.
"Brother." The voice was small, soft, childish and crisp, but you could still tell that this was not a little boy, but a little girl.
Mo Xiaomei blinked her big watery eyes and looked at her brother worriedly, "Brother, their family just wants a girl to bring good luck."
"Hush, don't talk. We don't have any girls in our family." Mo Abao held Mo Xiaomei's shoulders. "You are my brother. After I sell the cow, I will take you away, far away. I have already made an agreement with the clan leader. Half of our land will be given to him, and the remaining half will be rented to him. When this matter is over, he will return the land to us when we come back, and then we can start our lives anew."
What Mo Abao said just now was half true and half false. The true one was that they were indeed fatherless, but the false one was that their mother was also gone. When her younger brother was born last year, two lives were lost.
They depend on their grandfather for survival. Grandpa caught a cold last month and has never recovered from the illness.
Their village is next to Xiaopingzhou Township. On weekdays, people in the village often go to Xiaopingzhou Township to attend the big market. They can earn some money from selling vegetables and eggs at home. Occasionally, grandpa drives a ox cart to help people transport goods and can also earn some money.
As soon as grandpa left, the relatives wanted to buy their land in the name of taking care of them and wanted to arrange a marriage for him and his sister.
Not many people asked for his marriage proposal. The only two families who approached him either had daughters with poor legs or wanted to sell their daughters. For example, one family wanted his cow as a betrothal gift and offered his maid to him as his wife.
The most outrageous thing is the family that is arranging a marriage for my younger sister. One family actually wants to marry my younger sister who is only nine years old to the family of the eldest master in Xiaopingzhou Township. Their grandson fell seriously ill years ago and has been on medication. I heard that he can't eat or drink now. If my younger sister marries into the family, it will be fine if she can cure him. If not, his life will be ruined.
Mo Abao had no choice but to sell the cow and take his sister out to hide.
He didn't dare to sell the cattle in the village, so he secretly brought his sister and the cattle to the county town in the middle of the night. He entered the city at dawn and asked around before arriving at the cattle market.
Mo Abao kept glancing in the direction of Qin Fangci and the others, hiding his sister behind him again, "Don't come out. If it doesn't work, I'll lower the price a little bit. I'm sure I can take you away."
Mo Xiaomei lowered her head, feeling heavy and uncomfortable in her heart. "If only we had sold the cow when grandpa got sick, we could have bought him medicine."
Mo Abao didn't say anything. When he said that, his grandfather beat him out of the room.
He should have been as bold as he is now, sold the cow and asked the county town to bring a doctor back for his grandfather.
He was not brave enough. The road to the county town alone was not that scary, and now he had to take his sister to a farther place.
"Don't talk about this anymore, let's wait a little longer." Mo Abao looked up and saw Qin Fangci and his men walking towards him again.
Mo Abao's eyes lit up, "They are back."
Mo Xiaomei also became happy and forgot to look down for a moment. She looked over with her brother's eyes shining.
Both brother and sister looked very anxious.
"Mom, look, they also want us to buy the cows. It will definitely be cheaper. We will give them five taels in a while." Yuan said excitedly.
Mrs. Du looked at Mo Xiaomei who was beside Mo Abao. As a mother of three daughters, Mrs. Du could tell at a glance that it was a little girl, even though she had painted her face black.
Mrs. Du looked at Qin Fangci again, but didn't say anything.
"Auntie, our cattle are really the cheapest in this cattle market. You will know after you compare them."
Qin Fangci glanced at Mo Xiaomei and asked Mo Abao, "Five and a half taels, are you selling it?"
"Mom, why does it cost five and a half taels? We can buy it for five taels. We just saw one that only cost four and a half taels." Yuan said anxiously.
Mo Abao also became anxious, lowering his voice so as not to offend anyone, "Sister-in-law, I know the cow you are talking about. It's not as good as mine. I have two cows here! Six taels is really a bargain. So, if you are sincere, I will give you a discount of 200 wen. How about 5 taels and 800 wen?"
With an extra hundred coins, he and his younger sister could have a few more meals. Mo Abao was willing to lower the price but still wanted to struggle a little more.
"I'll give you another hundred coins, five taels for six hundred coins. If you're willing, we can sign the contract. If you don't think it's possible, then we can consider it again. I don't have to buy the cow today, and you don't have to sell the cow today, right?"
"Okay!" Mo Abao gritted his teeth and agreed. He had to sell the cow today.
Both parties agreed to the transaction. Mo Abao led the cow, took his sister, and went to the mayor with Qin Fangci and his party.
After the payment was made, he took the silver while leading the ox.
Qin Fangci reminded them, "You two should walk with us for a while. Wait until there are fewer people following you and then go back quietly."
More than five taels of silver, plus two skinny half-grown children, these are the hot commodities in this cattle market supervised by the mayor. It would be a shame not to take a bite.
Mo Abao was also worried, but when he heard this, his eyes lit up and he whispered, "Thank you very much, Auntie."
"But I still need to go check on the donkey. Are you in a hurry to go back?"
Mo Abao was stunned for a moment and looked at Qin Fangci with complicated eyes.
After buying two cows, you can also buy a donkey. Your family should not be short of money, right?
Mo Abao suddenly had a bold idea in his mind, "Auntie, why don't you buy me? I'm more capable than a donkey."
Ga!
Everyone in Old Li's family looked towards Mo Abao. Mo Xiaomei was so anxious that she didn't care to hide anymore. She hurriedly grabbed Mo Abao's sleeve and said, "Brother."
The clear voice of a little girl.
"Oh, it turns out to be a little girl." Yuan had just finished speaking when Wang pulled Yuan's sleeve.
Qin Fangci smiled and said, "What nonsense are you talking about, child? If you sell yourself, who will take care of your mother and your newborn brother? Your brother is still so young and needs your care too. Even if you don't want the money, my house can't accommodate so many people."
Mo Abao's shoulders drooped, and the lie he had told came back to haunt him. He wanted to tell Qin Fangci the truth, but Qin Fangci had already walked away, with no intention of listening to him.
Everyone is a clay Buddha.
Mo Abao missed the chance to speak and could only walk behind with his sister, feeling awkward and a little uncomfortable.
He actually hasn't decided where to take his sister yet?
Before, I was only thinking about selling the cows, but now that the cows have been sold, I feel like the world is so big and there is no place for them to stay.
The boy was confused and scared.
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