Just as Wang Tianxiao was about to get on his motorcycle, Li Yali remembered something and said with a smile, "Shopkeeper, water in these mountains is a big problem right now. Relying on Brother Wenhua and the others to fetch water from halfway up the mountain every day is really not enough. How about this, we go and buy a mule or donkey to carry water for us?"
“I had the same idea, but I’ve been too busy to get around to it lately. Let’s get it done together today,” Wang Tianxiao said. He didn’t rush off, but smiled and said, “Then I’ll go with Brother Wenhua when he gets back. Otherwise, I won’t be able to bring it back by myself.”
"Um."
During lunch, Wang Tianxiao told Wu Wenhua about this, and Wu Wenhua agreed.
After finishing their meal, the two went to the livestock market in town.
Qingquan Town has three market days every ten days, specifically on the 1st, 4th, and 7th of the lunar calendar.
Today happens to be the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, a market day.
Wang Tianxiao parked his motorcycle at the street corner for two cents.
People living at the street corner take advantage of their location to help others temporarily store their motorcycles and bicycles. Bicycles cost one cent, and motorcycles cost two cents.
If you don't send it, it's so crowded inside that you can hardly move an inch.
Qingquan Town is the largest and most prosperous town within a radius of dozens of kilometers.
Every market day, if not hundreds of thousands of people, seventy or eighty thousand is definitely not an exaggeration. The streets are packed with people, shoulder to shoulder, in a constant stream.
People shopping with young children hold their hands tightly, and if they are not careful, they will be separated and unable to squeeze back.
It is also common to find children missing.
In this era, the disappearance of children is very common and heartbreaking, especially boys. They can be snatched away even if left at your own doorstep, let alone in the market.
When walking through such a bustling market, one thing to be especially careful about is preventing pickpockets.
Often, when walking from the south to the north, the bag can be cut with more than a dozen slits.
Let alone leaving money, even leaving a roll of newspaper could be stolen without a trace.
Wu Wenhua followed closely behind Wang Tianxiao. He was quite open and honest, since he didn't have a single penny on him. His wife had already searched his pockets before he left, worried that he would squander the money.
The two soon arrived at the livestock market.
The livestock market is located at the northernmost part of the town. To get there, you need to walk along a narrow path; otherwise, the streets will be filled with pigs, dogs, mules, and cattle, making the area a mess and stinking.
As soon as I entered, someone came up to greet me.
"Hey folks, want a lamb?"
"Look at this calf, born to a 500-pound cow. Look how sturdy it is."
"Imported piglets, come and see! Fifteen yuan each, no more, no less, just fifteen yuan! Don't miss out!"
Wang Tianxiao and Wu Wenhua pushed aside the enthusiastic vendors and went straight to the innermost part of the street.
Large livestock like mules and donkeys are concentrated at the very back.
"Boss, do we want to buy a mule or a donkey?"
"Either is fine, it's all about carrying water anyway. Mules and donkeys are pretty much the same. Let's see how it goes."
"Okay."
Looking around, there were only a few stalls selling donkeys and mules in the entire market. The two looked at each stall for a while, but were not very satisfied with any of them.
These animals look listless and don't seem like they're very capable of working.
Wang Tianxiao felt that wasting time like this was pointless, so he told Wu Wenhua to wait and see while he went to the grain market to look at other things.
As he walked to the door, he saw someone leading a mule, looking quite spirited and in good spirits.
It attracted him so much that he couldn't help but turn around and look at it several times.
But he soon discovered that the mule was a bit too lively. Not only did it keep stamping its feet in place, but it also liked to puff around, somewhat like a child with ADHD.
He smiled and didn't think much of it.
Upon arriving at the grain market, as his wife had requested, he bought different kinds of beans and rice, temporarily stored them at a small stall in the village, and then returned to the livestock market.
When he returned, he found Wu Wenhua talking enthusiastically with someone, who happened to be the same person who had led the mule when he left earlier.
Beside him stood the same mule from before, spirited and full of energy.
Upon seeing Wang Tianxiao return, Wu Wenhua quickly introduced him to the mule's owner.
“Brother Jianye, this is our boss,” he said to Wang Tianxiao. “Boss, this is my cousin Wu Jianye. He has always been in the livestock business, and he happens to have a mule right now.”
Wu Jianye was not tall. He wore a sheepskin coat with a turned-down collar, tied at the waist with a red rope. He had a ruddy complexion and looked very shrewd.
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He quickly sized up Wang Tianxiao and said with a fawning smile, "Hello, Mr. Wang, you want a mule, right?"
Wang Tianxiao smiled and said, "A mule or a donkey will do."
“Isn’t this just a coincidence?” Wu Jianye patted the mule’s rump next to him. “Look, I happen to have a mule today, this big guy. Look at its spirit, look at its teeth, its thighs, it looks very strong, doesn’t it? Let me tell you, even if I travel all over the country, I would hardly find such a good animal.”
Wang Tianxiao smiled and patted the mule's back.
He noticed that the mule's body seemed to be trembling a little, but he wasn't sure if it was just like that or if there was something wrong with the mule.
He has dealt with many animals and knows that animals react to discomfort more strongly than humans.
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