When Yang Li came in with three plates of pastries, the people that Shen Li had just selected had already packed up everything, and Shen Changshan also came back.
After bowing, he placed the cakes on the tray on the table: "Date Paste Cake, Dragon Beard Cake, Cloud Cake."
Chen Li picked up a piece of jujube paste pastry, and Yang Li made the pastry into different flower shapes. When you take a bite, the crust is crispy and the red date filling inside is moderately sweet.
Dragon Beard Cake is sweet and salty. It not only looks good but also tastes good.
The cloud cake is moist and soft, with a gentle texture. Yang Li also added osmanthus flowers to it, which adds a bit of flavor. It has a refreshing fragrance, is sweet but not greasy, and glutinous but not sticky. Her skill in making pastries is really good.
Aunt Wu and Yang Li both looked at Chen Li, but the expression on her face did not change from beginning to end, making it difficult to understand.
Yang Li felt a little nervous. At her age, few people would buy her.
Shen Changshan tried the three plates of pastries one by one. He didn't like sweets very much, but to be honest, these were all good and Cui Niang should like them.
"That's right, Aunt Yang, I want this person."
"Okay, Li Niang, go and pack your things."
"Um."
"Aunt Yang, could you please calculate how much it is?"
Aunt Yang stood up, took the abacus, and fiddled with it for a while before saying, "A-Li, we're all acquaintances, so I won't charge you more. I'll just take two hundred and twenty taels of silver."
Chen Li estimated in her mind that servants of this age were more expensive, and men were more expensive than women. This price was indeed quite favorable, but there was no reason to let them work in vain.
Chen Li took out two hundred and forty taels of silver and placed them on the table. "Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu, there's no reason for you to lose money."
"this……"
The couple looked at each other. That price couldn't be said to be a loss, it could only be said that there wasn't much profit to be made. But now...
This girl was very responsible in her conduct and behavior, so the couple no longer refused. Aunt Wu accepted it with a smile, "Okay, if you need anything else in the future, just come to us and we'll give you the best price."
"good."
Aunt Wu only had two carriages, but there were too many people and not enough seats, so she rented two more carriages from the rental agency in front and then went back to the village.
When they reached the city gate, Shen Li looked at Shen Changshan and said, "Dad, you and A Jing go back first. I still have to go to the farm again."
Shen Changshan waited until the nineteen people he had just bought really needed someone to take them back, and only gave a few instructions: "Go slowly on the road, the weather is bad, and don't delay after you finish your business."
"Yeah, I know."
Lu Jing smiled and said, "I won't go back with Uncle Shen. I'll go with Sister Ali."
"That's fine, I'll feel more at ease if you two come together."
Chen Li didn't say anything else, and both parties went in different directions.
Chen Li planned to go to the farm to bring the cows back, and by the way, see how the two village heads were doing.
Soon, the carriage, driven by Lai Fu, arrived at the farm. When Wang Zhuangtou heard that the master had arrived, he hurried out to greet him. He saw Chen Li halfway through the journey.
"Miss."
"Well, how's the inquiry going for you guys?"
Just now when we passed by Zhang Zhuangtou's village, we stopped there for a while, but Zhang Zhuangtou didn't find out anything useful. Now it's up to Wang Zhuangtou.
"Miss, I did hear there was a black and white cow in a nearby village. I was planning to go check it out later, but I didn't expect you to come."
The Lu family handed over the indentures of the two village heads to Chen Li, otherwise they would not have been so dedicated.
After hearing this, Chen Li was indeed a little surprised. She didn't expect that Wang Zhuangtou was so efficient.
"Is the village far away?"
"Not far, just a little past the village. He's a relative of our previous tenant."
"Then let's go take a look first."
"yes."
Soon, we came to a small village under the plants at the top of the pile. There were not many people in this village. The houses were low, mostly thatched houses and mud-tile houses.
"Miss, Li Er's house is just ahead. We'll be there soon."
Wang Zhuangtou naturally would not sit in the carriage and share a carriage with the master, but sat outside to show Lai Fu the way. Soon the carriage stopped in front of a thatched hut.
"Knock, knock, knock~"
Not long after, an old man with an old face and gray hair opened the door.
"Who are you looking for?"
"Is this Li Er's house?"
The old man nodded, and after hearing him mention Li Er, the defensiveness on his face decreased a little.
"Yes, I wonder why you are here..."
It was freezing cold, so Wang Zhuangtou didn't waste any words. "We're here to buy a cow. Li Da said he has a black and white cow at home."
"Yes, come in."
Hearing the name of his eldest son, the old man opened the door and welcomed him in.
Wang Zhuangtou did not go in immediately, but stood sideways at the door waiting for the master to come down.
"Where is the cow? Please take us to see it."
"Please come in."
After he finished speaking, he looked a little nervous again after seeing Chen Li's clean dress and shoes.
Although the soil in the yard had been compacted, it became much dirtier after the snow, and he was worried that the nobleman's clothes would be soiled.
Chen Li didn't care about these small details and followed him to the backyard. The door of his house was secretly opened a crack, and someone was inside the door watching the situation outside.
The family members must be worried that something might go wrong and afraid of offending others if they go out, so they are paying attention to it quietly.
When I came to the backyard, I smelled a strange smell, it was the smell of farm manure.
Chen Li successfully saw two cows, one big and one small. She originally thought there was only one, but unexpectedly she had an unexpected gain.
"Old man, are you selling both of these cows?"
"Sell!"
The old man answered firmly that it had been snowing a lot recently and the people at home had not prepared cotton clothes for winter. If they continued to endure the cold, they would not be able to bear it.
What's more, these two cows are females, and they are not as good at working as bulls. We cannot sell them. We can buy a new bull next year to help with family work and reduce a lot of burden.
Chen Li looked at Wang Zhuangtou, who understood immediately and stepped forward: "Old man, how much do you want to sell this cow for?"
The old man looked at the group of people in front of him with cloudy eyes, and after a while he spoke tentatively: "Can we just go by the market price?"
Shen Li nodded, and Wang Zhuangtou said, "Of course you can."
Next, the two of them quickly agreed on a price through back and forth. The larger cow was sold for twenty-eight taels of silver, and the smaller one, which was only five months old, was bought for seventeen taels of silver.
"Old man, I want to ask, where did you buy this cow?"
The old man had already sold the cow. He was holding the heavy money in his hand and his face was full of smiles.
"It's not bought, it was born by the cow at home."
Perhaps knowing what Chen Li wanted to ask next, Lu Jing spoke first: "Could you please tell me where the seed was bred?"
The old man paused, but still told the truth: "It's in the next village, his family has an old yellow cow."
Chen Li nodded. It seemed that she was overthinking it. It was just a genetic mutation.
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