Chapter 74 Buying a Cow in Town
Ye Mingzhu came back to her senses in a second, took the bowl, scooped a wonton, and pushed the bowl back: "You eat it, I don't like wontons."
With the modern taste, Ye Mingzhu finished eating the sugar-coated biscuits and mutton soup, and she was so full that she burped.
Ye Yun'an ate a bowl of wontons and a salty pancake, and asked the store owner for a bowl of wonton soup.
Hearing Ye Mingzhu hiccuping, he almost buried his head in the bowl, and his hands holding the pancake were shaking.
"Laugh if you want to, hiccup..."
Jiang Hongyu patted Ye Yun'an, asked for a bowl of wonton soup and placed it in front of Ye Mingzhu: "Drink slowly, take small sips, and you'll be fine soon."
Ye Mingzhu wanted to say something but burped first. Helplessly, she took the wonton soup and slowly drank a few sips. However, she was too full to drink any more.
She put down the bowl and stood up: "I really can't drink anymore, hiccup, I, hiccup,"
Ye Mingzhu finally didn't want to talk anymore. She stood aside and waited for them to eat, taking deep breaths. However, her hiccups didn't get better at all.
Jiang Hongyu quickly ate the wontons in the bowl and wrapped the remaining pancakes in oil paper.
"How about I take you to the clinic? It's not good to have hiccups like this all the time."
Jiang Hongyu was a little worried.
"No need, burp, just a moment, burp, it will be fine." Ye Mingzhu said this sentence several times while burping.
Jiang Hongyu couldn't stay any longer, so he pulled Ye Mingzhu and walked out.
Yun An suddenly pointed to the ground and said hurriedly: "Sister, sister, there is a mouse crawling on your feet."
"Ah..." Ye Mingzhu screamed and jumped to the side, almost falling down. It was Jiang Hongyu who hugged her and prevented her from falling to the ground.
"Has the mouse run away?" Ye Mingzhu asked in a trembling voice.
Jiang Hongyu shook his head. He didn't see any shadow of the mouse.
Ye Mingzhu looked down at her feet, her eyes full of confusion: "Did a mouse just run over my feet?"
Ye Yun'an was originally laughing secretly, but when he heard this, he bent over with laughter.
Ye Mingzhu's face turned from white to red, and her voice was full of gritted teeth: "Ye, Yun, An, are you scaring me?"
Ye Yun'an hadn't sensed the approach of danger yet, so he half-bent over and said, "Sister, are you not hiccuping now?"
Only then did Ye Mingzhu realize that her hiccups had stopped. The people around her gave her kind smiles. When she turned around, she found that Jiang Hongyu was still holding her waist. Her face turned even redder.
Jiang Hongyu noticed Ye Mingzhu's shyness and waited until she stood firm before letting go of her hand.
"Don't tease your sister anymore." Jiang Hongyu flicked Ye Yun'an's head.
Ye Mingzhu couldn't wait to walk forward, Jiang Hongyu followed quickly, and turned back to wave at Ye Yunan, asking him to hurry up.
After walking for a distance, Ye Mingzhu slowed down and asked Jiang Hongyu where to go next.
Jiang Hongyu thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to the cattle market first. There are special brokers in charge there."
During the Dashun Dynasty, many transactions were handled through brokers. They not only helped buyers and sellers conduct transactions, but were also responsible for inspecting the quality of goods, evaluating the prices of goods, storing goods, paying taxes on their behalf, etc.
In a word, with a middleman, buying things becomes very convenient, almost the same as a modern intermediary.
When the three of them arrived at the cattle market, not many people were walking around. As soon as they walked in, someone came over and asked, "Are you guys looking to buy some cattle? Would you like me to introduce some to you?"
The man's surname was Li. He smiled heartily and said, "Just call me Lao Li. I know all the cows here."
Jiang Hongyu and Ye Mingzhu looked at each other, and Jiang Hongyu nodded at Lao Li.
Old Li is neatly dressed and speaks to people politely without being humble or arrogant. His white teeth make him look honest when he smiles, giving people a sense of approachability.
Seeing that they were willing to hire him, Old Li's smile became even brighter. After finding out that the main purpose of the two men buying the cow was to travel between the village and the town, he quickly took them to a man who was buying a cow.
"This family's surname is Ren, and his name is Datou. He's had some problems and wants to sell his calf. It's a year and a half old, and now is the time to put it to work. You can take a look at it. If you think it's a good deal, I can negotiate a price for you."
Old Li brought them to Ren Datou, who was chewing a black steamed bun. He stretched his neck because of choking. When he saw a few people coming, he casually put the steamed bun in his arms, wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, and showed an ingratiating smile.
"Head Li, you're here. My calf was well fed this morning and is now full of energy."
Old Li nodded and said, "Let the guest take a look first."
Ren Datou asked the others to come closer and said, "The calf is very docile. Look at its fur, so smooth and shiny. I comb its hair every day. Look at its eyes, so lively. The calf is walking, look how well it walks. What I want is not expensive, just fifteen taels of silver."
Old Li frowned. Ren Datou was too anxious. It would be difficult to sell the product like this.
Ye Mingzhu and Ye Yun'an had never seen a cow before, and they looked at it with curiosity as it lowered its head to eat grass, and from time to time it would move its head towards Ren Datou.
At this time, Ren Datou gently patted the calf's head and touched its fur, and the calf continued to lower its head to eat hay.
"You like it so much, why do you want to sell it?" Jiang Hongyu could see that Ren Datou was really good to the calf. Animals are the most sensitive, and the calf's dependence on Ren Datou was very obvious.
"Alas, my children need to go to school, so I really can't afford to raise two cows. I still have a cow that can work, so I can only sell this calf." Ren Datou's tone was full of reluctance.
"Just buy it. The calf is hardworking and not picky about food. It likes to eat both hay and tender grass."
Jiang Hongyu nodded. The cow looked good indeed, but the price of fifteen taels was also great.
He looked at the broker, Lao Li. Lao Li lowered his head, a smile on his face: "Well, I understand. Let's go look somewhere else."
Ren Datou was a little anxious: "Sir, my cow is really good, please buy it."
Old Li was a little stunned, but he quickly calmed down and nodded naturally: "Then I'll take you to look somewhere else."
Jiang Hongyu and others walked to the side. Although Ren Datou was anxious, he couldn't chase after them. The calf mooed at him, and Ren Datou began to stroke the calf's fur reluctantly.
Old Li also saw this scene. He sighed and said, "Sir, Ren Datou's price is a bit high, but his cattle are indeed well-raised. If you are willing, I can help you negotiate the price."
Jiang Hongyu said he wanted to take another look, so Lao Li had to take them to see all the bulls in the bull market.
Sure enough, whether in terms of appearance or age, the calf with big head is the most suitable.
They walked around the cattle market for half an hour. A faint smell of foulness lingered in the air. Old Li wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "If you two really want to buy, why don't I take you to Ren Datou's place? His cattle are really good."
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