"Yes, I understand."
As the two were talking, another person came up near the tricycle and shouted to the young man, "Tiger Cub, how much have you sold?"
"Ah, Third Uncle, what brings you here?"
"Just came to buy some coal and check out the current market... How come sales aren't going very well?"
"No, it's not that... Oh, right, Uncle, since you're here, I don't need to go back and discuss it with you again. This boss said he wants five hundred sheep."
"Then you... what, you want five hundred?!"
The man called Third Uncle was a typical rural man from Northwest China. His face was ruddy, and the vicissitudes of life had etched countless lines on his forehead. His stubble was so thick that he probably hadn't shaved for days, and when he opened his mouth, he revealed a mouthful of large, yellow teeth and a strong smell of tobacco.
"Yes, five hundred."
"What do you need so many sheep for?" Uncle San glanced at Wang Tianxiao, then looked at the silent Li Wanfu beside him, and finally fixed his gaze on Wang Tianxiao's face.
Logically speaking, if you're just selling something, you don't need to worry about what people want so many sheep for.
But the people here are quite direct; they say what they mean.
Wang Tianxiao, without any formality, laughed and said, "I'd like to set up a sheep farm directly."
“You can take your time. Do you have experience raising sheep? Do you know what five hundred sheep means? You can’t just start raising livestock without knowing anything. Raising livestock is not a simple matter. It’s easy to raise a few, but if you raise too many, there will be a lot of trouble.”
Sure enough, Tiger Cub's third uncle meant well.
Wang Tianxiao nodded and said, "I've thought about all the things you mentioned, so I prepared in advance."
"Alright, since you've got this in mind, then so be it. Five hundred sheep is no small number, and we don't have that many at home... I suggest you don't bring in so many at once. You haven't told me yet, have you ever raised sheep before?"
"No, there aren't any, but I'll find someone experienced to raise them, so it shouldn't be a problem."
"How about this, I suggest you start by raising a hundred sheep. Young people shouldn't be too eager for quick success. Sheep aren't inanimate objects; they're living, breathing creatures. It's not something that can be easily accomplished."
You bought the sheep from me, and you paid for them, so I can't really say anything. But if you don't know how to raise them and they all die, I'll feel like I owe you something.
So I need to address this issue once and for all. There have been people like you before who bought our perfectly healthy sheep, only to have them die after a few days, and then blamed us, insisting there was something wrong with our sheep. Tell me, weren't we wronged?
Wang Tianxiao was determined to start with 500 sheep. His idea was to hire some people who knew how to raise sheep, and that should solve the problem.
But after hearing what Tiger Cub's third uncle said today, I feel that he makes sense. Why rush things? Animal husbandry is a long-term development project, and it's not something that can be achieved overnight. Taking things step by step is probably the best approach.
Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "The old man makes a good point. Let's start with a hundred. If it's a hundred, I'll take fifty small-tailed Han sheep and fifty Zhongwei sheep, half of each..."
"Zhongwei Yang, you're not mistaken, are you?" Tiger Cub's third uncle asked in surprise.
Wang Tianxiao looked at Huwa and thought to himself that the uncle and nephew were really honest.
While others are eager to sell their goods as quickly as possible, these people are trying every possible way to discourage customers.
Huwa quickly repeated Wang Tianxiao's request to his third uncle.
Only then did Uncle San confirm it.
"To be honest, I think the Zhongwei sheep are a good breed, but the people here don't have the habit of drinking milk, so the sheep have gradually stopped being raised. You're lucky you found us; other people really wouldn't have been able to come up with so many."
Whether this was self-praise or not, Wang Tianxiao did not know.
He asked about the price again.
Uncle San isn't a tiger cub; he can basically make the decisions.
After some haggling, Wang Tianxiao was told that a small-tailed Han sheep was 65 yuan and a Zhongwei sheep was 45 yuan.
Wang Tianxiao thought the price was reasonable, and agreed with the two that he would deliver the sheep to the entrance of Qingquan Town the next day and pick it up himself.
Wang Tianxiao gave a deposit of fifty yuan.
On the way back, Wang Tianxiao and Li Wanfu discussed temporarily putting all one hundred sheep in their sheepfold.
The sheepfold was built to accommodate one hundred sheep, but there was actually plenty of space, so raising a dozen or so more wouldn't be a problem.
Li Wanfu came with Wang Tianxiao today, but he barely said anything. Instead, he acted like a junior. He was too honest. He could talk about buying and selling a bag of grain, but when it came to a hundred sheep every meal, amounting to five or six thousand yuan, he really couldn't join the conversation.
Six months ago, he would tremble even when he held a few dollars.
How could I not feel anxious when I suddenly come into contact with such a large amount of money in a business?
Therefore, the old man dared not say anything carelessly, for fear of worrying about his son-in-law talking about things.
Hearing that Wang Tianxiao was going to put the sheep he bought into his own sheepfold, he was initially very nervous, worried that he wouldn't be able to take good care of them. But Wang Tianxiao smiled and told him not to worry, that this was just an experiment, and if all went well, he planned to raise a thousand sheep later.
He also said that if things are taken good care of here and experience is gained, Li Wanfu can provide technical guidance for the new sheepfold, which would be a great help to him.
Li Wanfu had been receiving a lot of care from his son-in-law recently, and he was thinking about how to repay the boy in a little way. When he heard that doing this would help his son-in-law, he immediately agreed. He secretly thought that when he got back, he would definitely take good care of those precious sheep and not hold them back.
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