Chapter 116: Big Pretty, Small Handsome, Little Cute
The cows were well fed, the donkeys were well fed, the elderly, pregnant women and children were all well fed. Yuan and Wang followed at the end, chewing on buns. When they looked at each other, there was the same relief in their eyes - luckily you were with me.
Li Baisong was leading the cow, and the calf was following behind her. Erdan was waving a small stick in his hand and circling behind the calf. From time to time, he rushed to the front to pull up a handful of grass from the roadside and brought it back to feed the calf.
The calf, already very full, turned its head to the other side. Erdan followed, holding the grass, and said, "Eat it! Come on, eat it quickly. It's fresh."
The calf turned its head again and silently quickened its pace to keep up with the cow.
Thanks to Erdan's unremitting efforts, Xiao Niu reluctantly took a bite.
Erdan was happy, "Xiao Yingjun, you are so good."
Yes, the children and Li Bosong have already named the cow and the donkey.
The big cow is called "Da Piaoliang" and the small cow is called "Xiao Yingjun".
The little donkey is called Little Cutie.
At this time, Daya and Siya were riding on the little cutie's back.
Si Ya was so happy.
Erya and Sanya were in the second group.
Erdan didn't want to ride a donkey, he wanted to ride a cow, but his grandmother said that the cow was not familiar with him yet and he couldn't ride it yet. He should wait until they were familiar with each other before letting him ride it.
That's why Erdan enthusiastically fed grass to the calf along the way, hoping to get familiar with the calf as soon as possible.
Xiaoniu: “…” Thank you so much.
Erdan finally rode on the donkey before entering the village. He looked very proud and laughed like a little fool.
Liantang Village was in an uproar.
Old Li’s wife and children brought back three animals, three, three!
God, just say that the Li family makes a lot of money. For those who don’t believe it, this is the best proof.
Those who pretend to be sarcastic and don’t believe it: “…”
In fact, there is no doubt that it is pure acid.
Now I don’t even dare to be jealous, for fear that it will reach the ears of Old Li’s family.
It turned out that Pan Laita knew the county magistrate, and Pan Laita had lived in Lao Li's house for a while, and he and Lao Li's family were as close as brothers.
Rounding it off, doesn't it mean that the Li family knows the county magistrate?
No wonder the county magistrate only works in Old Li’s fields and dares not offend him, not even a little bit.
"Baisong, are these the cows and donkeys your family bought?" someone asked with the last glimmer of hope.
Li Baisong smiled and nodded.
"hiss!"
Someone rushed to Lao Li's house to report the news. If he didn't try to please others now, when would he try to please them again?
"Uncle Boshun, your mother has returned with the cow and donkey she bought!"
Someone else ran to a field farther away and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Uncle Bailiang, Uncle Baitai, your family bought three cows and a donkey! Three! Three!"
Li Baishun stayed at home all day doing laundry and cooking, not even caring about the apron he was wearing. He ran out in his slippers. When the three brothers and Dadan ran to the village entrance, Qin Fangci and his group were surrounded by the donkeys and cows, and the people on the donkeys' backs shouted, "Let them get out of the way!"
As the three brothers looked at each other, Dadan had already swam into the crowd as smoothly as a fish into water.
"Make way, make way." Let him ride the donkey too!
The three brothers followed and pushed the people aside, "Don't push, don't push, be careful of cow hair or donkey hair kicking you!"
Some villagers followed suit and pushed aside the others to make way. Just as Li Baisong was about to lead the cow forward, Li Baishun quickly grabbed the rope and said, "Little brother, let me do it, let me do it. This is not something a scholar can do. Don't let the rope strangle your hand."
Li Baisong: “…”
Li Laoer followed to lead the donkey, and by the way, he lifted the noisy Dadan onto the donkey's back, "Hey, hey, you two should go slowly, Daddy will lead the donkey for you, Daddy will lead it for you."
Li Laosan carried Sandan on his back and took over the burden from Wang's shoulders.
Wang smiled and refused, "It's not heavy."
"I'll do it even if it's not heavy. You take a rest." Li Laosan walked in front carrying the load, while Wang followed behind with her little girl in her arms, beaming with joy.
The villagers followed Lao Li's family back home warmly and slowly. After seeing the donkey and cow enter the yard, they were reluctant to leave.
"Aunt Li, you don't have a cowshed or donkey shed at home, right? Tell us where you want to build one, and we'll set it up for you in a moment."
"Yes, yes, we'll get on right away."
Black Monkey called on a few young men and asked Li Baisong, who was the same age as him, to help build the animal shed.
"While everyone is here, I have something to tell you."
As soon as Qin Fangci opened her mouth, the noisy crowd slowly quieted down and looked at her.
The old village chief arrived late, supported by Hu Hui.
"Mugegen family, if you have anything to say, just say it directly. Everyone who can help will help."
The old village chief was also curious, wondering if the Li family wanted to hire someone to help braise the meat and grind the tofu.
The stone mill started turning in the middle of the night, but when the old village chief saw the little donkey, he became unsure again.
Since you have bought a donkey, you probably won’t hire anyone to grind the mill.
Selling meat is fine, as long as I can make money with everyone.
He was also thinking of coming over to talk to the Mugen family in the next two days, and taking the villagers with him if there was any work. The villagers have been the most obedient these days and will definitely do their job well.
"We've been making tofu for a while now, and as you know, you've all tasted it. As long as we have beans, we can make tofu all year round and sell it."
At this point, someone asked tentatively, "Aunt Li, can your family make tofu all year round? Are you going to buy beans from outside?"
He also secretly sowed crops on two plots of land. If they were harvested, he could sell some now and some after the summer harvest. Next year, he would tidy up the wasteland, sow a few more acres, and also plant two plots of medium-sized land.
The best ones have to be kept for growing wheat.
In Guangyi County, rice and wheat are planted in equal parts, so the people eat porridge and brown rice. When there is a food shortage, they eat whatever can fill their stomachs.
Since it is related to their own interests, everyone pricks up their ears.
"Let's buy. If you have beans at home, bring the good ones here. We'll buy them all. Beans are selling for two cents a pound outside right now, so we'll sell them at that price."
It was the time when there was a shortage of food. Some families had little food left after the winter, so they started digging wild vegetables to eat in the spring. They could survive another year by eating the new food. The same was true for beans. During this period, beans could only be sold for two cents per pound.
When the autumn harvest comes, people will sell the newly harvested beans for one cent per two or three pounds. People who are not particularly short of money are unwilling to sell them. It is better to keep them at home and cook them into bean rice when they can no longer bear the burden.
"Wow, I only have a little over three pounds at home. If I had known, I would have dug more wild vegetables a few days ago instead of cooking bean rice."
A bowl costs two cents, it really makes me feel sorry for it.
Some are happy and some are sad.
Qin Fangci smiled and looked at the old village chief, "Big brother, I'd like to ask you to help me with the bean harvesting."
"What?" The crowd was too noisy and the old village chief was too deaf to hear what Qin Fangci said.
Hu Hui's eyes lit up, and he leaned close to his father's ear and repeated Qin Fangci's words.
The old village chief laughed and waved his hands, "Oh, don't be ridiculous. To buy a few pounds of beans and need a bean harvester, if you tell anyone about it, it's enough to make people laugh."
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