Chapter 75: Blessing Pearl
Jiang Hongyu also thought that the cow was not bad, but Lao Li clearly favored Ren Datou. If they went there at this time, they would be suspected of being ripped off.
Ye Mingzhu naturally thought of it. She rubbed her nose with her hand. The smell of cow dung was still there. She simply said, "Old Li, no matter how good Ren Datou's cow is, it can't be worth fifteen taels. If he wants to sell it, he can lower the price. We don't have to buy it today."
Old Li naturally knew the reason, but Ren Datou had been buying in this bull market for half a month and had been insisting on this price, firmly refusing to sell at a low price, so he had no choice.
But these days, everyone would rather spend every penny in half. His cattle are only slightly better, and it is really not worth spending more than a few taels.
"I'll go ask Ren Datou and try to get a lower price for him." Although he knew there was little hope, Lao Li still took a few people and walked towards Ren Datou.
Ren Datou was still chewing the black steamed bread in his hand with his head down. When he heard Lao Li calling him, a smile instantly broke out on his expressionless face.
"Boss Li, are you interested in buying my cow?"
Old Li's face sank. "No matter how good your cow is, it doesn't have one more horn than other cows. This price is definitely not acceptable. If you are willing to sell it at a lower price, it will be easier to sell."
Ren Datou was a little hesitant. He really thought that his calf was worth fifteen taels. If it weren't for something going on at home, he would not have been willing to sell it for fifteen taels.
Old Li didn't rush her. Seeing the sun rising higher, Ye Mingzhu couldn't help but say, "If you don't give me a bargain, I'll have to bring the cattle here every day to sell. I have to prepare hay and dry food, and I can't work at home. This loss is not small."
Old Li nodded: "This lady is right, just sell it."
Ren Datou was still hesitating: "How about I give you fifty or one hundred coins cheaper?"
Ye Mingzhu was simply disgusted. They had already paid fifteen taels, and they were short of this hundred coins. "How about this, we still need a set of frames to put on the calf. We won't bargain and will give you another hundred coins."
Ren Datou's eyes were full of surprise. "I have a bicycle frame at home, it's from Xiaoniu. You don't need to pay any more. I'll go back and get it. No, no, no, I'll ask the villagers to get it for me."
Without waiting for Ye Mingzhu to reply, Ren Datou ran to the side and said a few words to someone. The other person glanced at him and ran out.
Ren Datou bent down and said politely: "My home is not far from here. Please wait a moment and I will bring the rack here soon."
"Look at you, why didn't you bring a rack when you came to sell the cows? If you had told me earlier that you had a rack, it would have sold much better." Old Li was really pissed off at him. What's the use of having a rack at home?
Ren Datou glanced at Jiang Hongyu and Ye Mingzhu quietly, and whispered, "My second brother broke the bicycle frame. I have already decided to sell the cows. If I bring the bicycle frame here to sell, my second brother will be angry."
Ye Mingzhu listened to the two people whispering and felt that Ren Datou was a little silly. He was reluctant to sell the frame because he was afraid that his second brother would be angry. Now that he sold it, wouldn't his second brother be even angrier?
Old Li was also speechless.
After they waited for a while, a handsome young man came and went straight to Ren Datou: "Brother, how could you pull the calf out and sell it?"
Ren Datou looked up at the person who came, then quickly lowered his head: "If you don't sell it, you won't have money to go to school."
The boy's face flushed: "I can study at home."
Ren Datou quickly shook his head: "Not at home. I have already agreed with the guest, fifteen taels of silver, including the ox and the cart frame."
The boy held his breath, and finally nodded helplessly: "Okay, but the frame is not convenient to pull over. I need to lead the calf back to the cart and then bring it back."
Ren Datou immediately looked up: "Brother, are you willing to sell it?"
The young man didn't look at him. He walked over to Jiang Hongyu and said, "Are you the one who wants to buy an ox cart? My home is in Baishu Village next to the town. I'll go back and harness the cart now. I'll be back in about half an hour, okay?"
Jiang Hongyu looked at Ye Mingzhu, who seemed a little tired, and nodded: "Okay, then we'll wait here for you to come back."
In order to show his sincerity, Ren Datou did not leave, and the young boy rode the ox back to harness the cart by himself.
Ye Yun'an asked curiously, "Since your brother is so reluctant to part with the cow, will he not send it back?"
Ren Datou shook his head: "No, my brother is a scholar and his words are trustworthy."
Ye Yun'an muttered to himself, what does keeping one's word have to do with being a scholar?
Jiang Hongyu patted his head and said, "Let's go wait over there. There's no place to sit here."
Ye Yun'an didn't want to move. He was chatting happily with Ren Datou, so Jiang Hongyu took Ye Mingzhu to rest under the shed of the broker at the cattle market.
Old Li poured a bowl of water for each of them. Just then, someone came to buy a cow, and he looked at Jiang Hongyu.
Since they were waiting anyway, Jiang Hongyu waved his hand and told Lao Li to just remember to come over later. Lao Li happily told them that there was water in the kettle and they could pour more water when they were thirsty.
After Lao Li left, Ye Mingzhu looked at the large coarse porcelain bowl. The water was a little turbid. She hesitated and didn't drink it.
Jiang Hongyu noticed it. He looked around, asked Ye Mingzhu to wait a moment, and walked out of the bull market.
After a while, Jiang Hongyu came back with a water bag and handed it to Ye Mingzhu.
"We don't have a water bag at home. I saw some sold outside, so I bought one. It contains sweet soup. You can try it."
Just now, when having breakfast, Ye Mingzhu ate a whole sugar-coated pancake. Jiang Hongyu guessed that she liked sweet food, so he saw someone selling sweet soup and bought a bowl and poured it into his water bag.
Ye Mingzhu was really thirsty, so she took the water bag and drank it.
After Ye Mingzhu had drunk her fill, Jiang Hongyu took it and drank a few sips before handing it back to Ye Mingzhu, asking her to keep it.
Ye Mingzhu was a little tired and stopped pushing. She just said whoever was thirsty could drink.
After waiting for a while, the young man came back driving an ox cart with a newly made cart frame on the ox. So fifteen taels was not expensive.
Old Li noticed the commotion here and immediately came over to help the two of them sign a contract.
After everything was done, Ren Datou took the initiative to teach them how to drive. By the time Jiang Hongyu learned it, it was almost noon.
With tears in his eyes, Ren Datou asked them to treat Xiao Niu well, but the boy urged them to leave calmly.
Jiang Hongyu didn't say anything more. He asked Ye Mingzhu and Ye Yun to sit down, shouted, and drove the ox cart slowly towards the cattle market.
The three of them were very excited, but because Jiang Hongyu was a newbie, they didn't dare to wander around the town. They just found a noodle shop and had a bowl of noodles, then drove the ox cart back to the village.
As soon as they arrived at the village entrance, they were surrounded by a group of people. When they found out that this was an ox cart bought by the Jiang family, everyone kept praising the Jiang family for being rich.
Jiang Hongyu smiled and pointed at Ye Mingzhu: "It's all the blessings brought by Mingzhu. Since she came into our family, our lives have been getting better and better."
Everyone looked at Ye Mingzhu with surprise and envy in their eyes, and each of them was wondering in their heart whether they should get closer to her.
Some people also asked whether the Jiang family would travel back and forth between the village and town every day to make money like Ye Tiezhu.
Ye Mingzhu shook her head: "Brother Hongyu is going to the government office, it would be more convenient to have an ox cart."
Everyone was stunned and looked at Jiang Hongyu with the same expression.
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