"Sister, before Mrs. Qiao left, she told us to stay home these next few days and that my eldest brother and the others should also stay home. What did she mean by that?"
Chi Qiao could easily tell that she was in low spirits, so she immediately ignored what had just been said and replied:
"We heard several times during our trip down the mountain that the surrounding areas, apart from our Anping County, are not doing well."
I heard from Zhong Yufeng today that Qi Mingyu got engaged and even went to Anning County a few days ago.
We passed through Qijia Village and met Qi Mingyu; they probably think we've had contact with him.
Chi Yu deliberately put on an expression of sudden realization.
"Oh, they're afraid that Qi Mingyu might have contracted a disease without realizing it, so they're telling us that anyone who has been in contact with him should stay home for the next few days."
If there's nothing wrong, you can go out; if there is something wrong, you don't need to wander around and endanger others.
"Hmm! But it's okay, we're still far from him, and we even took a detour later, so nothing will happen."
At this point, the two sisters fell silent again.
Just then, Chi Dahu's voice came from outside the door.
"Wife, Little Fish, I'm home!"
Chi Yu led her older sister and Zhuangzhuang out of the space. Seeing that the children looked sleepy, she lowered her voice and said:
"Sis, go out and check on things. I'll put Zhuangzhuang to sleep first."
Chi Qiao nodded, then quietly opened the door.
When Chi Dahu saw the person, he was about to speak when she first made a shushing gesture.
Chi Dahu understood. After his wife closed the door, he asked, "Are Xiaoyu and Zhuangzhuang sleeping?"
“Xiaoyu isn’t asleep, it’s Zhuangzhuang who needs to sleep. He hasn’t slept since you left.”
Chi Dahu understood and said, "Wife, why don't you go keep Zhuangzhuang company, and I'll take Xiaoyu to collect the cattle?"
Chi Qiao raised an eyebrow: "Collecting cattle? So quickly?"
"Absolutely! I haven't had time to go to the cave these past few days."
Xiaoyu said that so many land parcels have been released, so I definitely need to pay attention.
So, after Ah Kang and I went out, I told Brother Shen Kai that I had something to do, and then I went to look around.
We actually found one, but it's a bit small, still two months to a year old.
I figured we didn't ask it to do any heavy work, but it should be able to plow the land.
However, cattle are quite expensive these days. Although that one was less than a year old, it still cost fifteen taels of silver.
I didn't plan to take it to the yamen to register; I thought that after paying the money, I could have Xiaoyu take it to her cave.
To avoid having to register it with the authorities and then having to get it out, and to prevent people from finding out, it would be inconvenient for us to bring it to the cave.
It would be troublesome to use it then. It's like the mule at home; otherwise, why would Ah Kang and I need to plow the land with hoes and shovels?
Because the family owns a mule, everyone keeps an eye on it. This makes it inconvenient for him to move it even for a day or two!
Chi Qiao had read the laws and regulations of the Great Chu Kingdom and thus knew that in good years, the price of cattle was uniformly managed by the government.
Each head, depending on its age and physical condition, weighs between five and ten taels.
A young, healthy ox typically fetches a price of around nine taels, but it will never exceed ten taels.
Now, a cow that's not even a year old is costing fifteen taels, which made her gasp.
"Why is it so expensive?"
"Now all these livestock have gone up in price."
Like the piglets you wanted before, honey, not only are they double the original price, but they're also not available for sale.
If you think this price is too high, honey, and we're not in a rush, we can hold off on buying it for now.
Chi Qiao thought for a moment, then said, "You wait here, I'll go talk to Xiaoyu."
When she entered the house, Zhuangzhuang was already asleep, and Chiyu was getting up to go out.
Upon seeing her, she lowered her voice and asked, "Sister, what happened?"
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