Chapter 46
Chapter 46
An Dahai originally came here to deliver dividends from the Niu family in the county town to Ji Yuan, but he met his mother who was in a hurry on the way.
Mrs. An said that there was a quarrel in Ji Li's family and they were about to sell the cow, so she had to hurry to help buy it back.
Not only An Dahai kept this matter in mind, but Mrs. An also kept it in mind.
Originally, An Dahai wanted to go with them, but he changed his mind and thought it would be a good opportunity to tell Ji Yuan the good news, so he hurried over.
When Ji Yuan heard the news, he took a few quick steps, but when he reached the door, he turned back.
Master Zhao, his wife looked at him and said, "What's wrong? Why don't you go?"
They all know how important Xiao Huang is to Ji Yuan.
At that time, only the calf accompanied Ji Yuan, and they were together throughout the cold winter and hot summer.
According to Ji Yuan, if it weren’t for Xiao Huang, he wouldn’t be able to survive the cold early spring.
When Uncle Ji and his friends wanted to drive Ji Yuan away, cut off his food, and stop him from studying, the very smart Xiao Huang refused to eat or drink so that Ji Yuan could have food to eat and money to earn.
Xiao Huang is a cow, but he is very human.
Many people say that old cows can cry and that they understand people’s hearts.
Xiao Niu would do the same. Xiao Niu looked at Ji Yuan as if he were his friend.
This is especially true for Ji Yuan, who is even his first friend in this world.
Ji Yuan took a deep breath and explained, "If I go over there, the other party will definitely offer a very high price."
Especially today, silver and money were distributed.
Jiyuan can give money or give up the benefits to those who need it more.
But it is absolutely impossible to be slaughtered.
In other words, for Xiao Huang, I'm willing to be slaughtered.
But I don’t know what the other party will do given his situation.
If the other party makes extremely outrageous demands, or attacks Xiao Huang in order to retaliate against him, it will be too late.
This is why Jiyuan has never expressed any intention to buy Xiao Huang.
It has always been Dahai and others who have come forward.
Under everyone's nervous gaze, Ji Yuan calmed down instead. He even took out a piece of paper from his body and said to Master Zhao, "Master, the county school instructor said that we should prepare the materials for the county exam in advance."
"The guarantee has been written, but I still need a document to prove my family's clean background. I asked the teacher and he said you can write it. I would like to ask for your help."
Those present are trustworthy people.
Master Zhao saw that Ji Yuan was not in a hurry when facing important matters, and the love in his eyes became more and more obvious.
But what's going on with the county school?
Ji Yuan will be able to enter the second-class hall next year, and at most he can take the county examination the year after.
I'm going to take the exam the year after next, why bother preparing so early?
But Master Zhao was not the kind of person who asked too many questions. He just wrote when he was asked to. What was wrong with his favorite student asking him to write an essay?
Mr. Zhao, who had passed the examination for the scholar, naturally understood that a letter of guarantee from five people and a document proving the clean family background were both necessary documents for the examination.
For the latter, it is usually the elders who sign.
But Ji Yuan's parents passed away.
My aunt got married a long time ago, and my uncle's family has recently reached the point where they have to sell the cow.
Who will sign for him?
Master Zhao did not use Ji Yuan to write the document. He wrote it himself and felt more and more sorry for his student the more he wrote.
Does Ji Yuan have a clean family background?
Of course innocent.
My grandfather was a farmer and my father was a farmer.
My father died while building the canal, so he sacrificed his life in a sense.
My mother has a gentle character. Many people in the village say that when she is not sick, she is gentle and hardworking.
Before the accident happened in his family, Ji Yuan's mother brought him here to ask when the private school would be opened, as she wanted to send her child to study there.
How could such a good family become like this?
Fortunately, Ji Yuan has a promising future. I believe his parents would be relieved if they knew about this.
Ji Yuan looked at the document, then looked at the names of Ji Yuan's parents on it, and sighed softly.
He never forgot to pay tribute to Xiao Jiyuan's parents during all the four seasons and festivals. He would go again after he finished Xiao Huang's affairs.
No matter how noisy it is outside, Master Zhao's place remains peaceful.
Just waiting for good news from the Ji Li family.
Master Zhao had nothing to do and even wanted to study An Dahai's knowledge.
Dahai was so scared that he wanted to run away. He had studied veterinary medicine for more than a year and really didn't remember any of this.
Ji Yuan also said: "Otherwise, write down what you usually see, maybe you can write a book."
Once the experience of frontline veterinarians is published as a book, there will definitely be people vying to read it.
The sea was even more terrified. How could he do this?
At the same time, at Ji Li's home.
If we say that Anji Village has been in a festive mood in recent days.
Today I am extremely happy.
Every family got some money.
The Ji Li family is completely different.
Aunt Ji didn't go to watch the fun like everyone else. No one in her family worked in the silage cellar, and the amount of straw sold was not much, so she only earned one penny of silver from it.
This silver was stolen by her son.
So she has been cursing these days.
Last night, her son bought some food and said that he had earned some money and wanted to honor his mother.
Aunt Ji looked at her fifteen-year-old son and thought that he was just a child, so she forgave him.
Unexpectedly, after one night, her precious child stole all her valuable jewelry and left a note.
Aunt Ji San couldn't read, so the kid next door taught her.
"Mom, don't worry. When I make a comeback, I will definitely take you to live in the county town! You will be a distinguished old lady in the county town!"
Make a comeback?
county seat?
The old lady?!
How could Aunt Ji not understand that Ji Li must have stolen her jewelry and gambled it away!
At that time, Uncle Ji had just gotten up, and she angrily beat him up again: "It's all your fault, it's all your fault, it's all because of you that our son went to gamble!"
This is also the reason why Uncle Ji went out to watch the fun.
If that were the case, it would be a normal day for the Ji Li family.
But in the afternoon, Ji Li suddenly came back with a dazed look in his eyes, and it was obvious that he had been gambling all day.
The funniest thing is that he didn't even have the clothes on his body and his hair was cut.
In ancient times, having their hair cut was not much different from being beheaded.
Or maybe it's a warning.
If you don’t pay back the money, the next hair that breaks won’t be yours!
Seeing him like this, Aunt Ji San didn't know what to say to him anymore and kept asking him what was going on.
Uncle Ji had been gambling for a long time and he could tell the problem at a glance. His hands were shaking.
"You, you, what's wrong with you! How much money do you owe?"
How much do you owe?
Ji Li came to his senses and cried bitterly, "One hundred, one hundred taels of silver."
How many? !
One hundred taels?!
Everyone in the village was very happy when they were given a few taels of silver.
What is the concept of one hundred taels? !
Many villagers cannot earn this much in their entire lifetime!
"You loser! How could you owe so much!"
This time it was a mixed doubles match between Uncle Ji and Aunt Ji. I listened to what happened while they were playing.
After Ji Li stole the one penny of silver that Aunt Ji San earned from selling straw, he started gambling in the village. His luck was particularly good during the past few days and he actually doubled his money to earn ten taels!
Before the money could even warm up in his hands, someone in the village called him to go to the next county to gamble. That person was a relative of a family in the village and had recently visited Anji Village.
Of the ten taels of silver that Ji Li won, seven taels belonged to this person.
Ji Libian looked down on him a little, but after being provoked a few times, he actually went to the underground gambling house in the next county.
After playing for several days, he gambled more and more, and finally one time he won seventy taels!
Of course, when it comes to gambling, nine out of ten people lose, and the other person is a liar.
The person who led Ji Li to the next county to gamble was a liar and a casino agent.
The neighboring county is not as strictly managed as Zhengrong County, and there are several such places.
For at least a month, Ji Li was in a daze, hanging out in the casino.
He didn't prepare to go home until he had lost all his money. On the way back, he stole food from a stall in the next county to honor his mother.
While Aunt Ji was not paying attention, he stole all of Aunt Ji's jewelry, rushed directly to the casino, and pawned the jewelry at a very low price.
Then, it’s now.
"I won money before, I won ninety taels! I said if I won a little more, I would take you to live in the county town, but I lost!" Ji Li cried, "In the end I lost ninety-five taels, but the other party said that if they let me out, they would charge me interest, a total of one hundred taels!"
Of course Ji Li was lying. When he was in the underground casino, he had no idea about his mother.
He is saying this now because he wants his parents to help him pay back the debt.
But it’s one hundred taels!
Who would have!
"Ji Yuan has it! Isn't he getting some silage? I know he has it! Everyone in the casino knows it!" Ji Li shouted.
era?
Aunt Ji and Uncle Ji said, "Don't mention it. He definitely won't give it to you."
"Of course you are. You are their closest elders. We even raised him!" Ji Li now only has Ji Yuan as his life-saving straw.
He had asked many people for money, even the village chief's grandson. They had a good relationship before, but when he heard that he wanted to borrow money, he ignored him.
How can there be such disloyal people in the world!
Unlike him, if he had money, he would definitely give it.
Someone mentioned to him that Jiyuan’s silage was very profitable and asked him to go and get some, also saying that Jiyuan would definitely give him a big share of the profits.
Ji Li insisted that they go find Ji Yuan, using his authority as an elder to pressure Ji Yuan, and Uncle Ji looked uncomfortable.
Aunt Ji San said, "How about giving it a try?"
Uncle Ji glared at her and said, "Are you stupid? Will he give money? Has he suffered any loss since the year before last? If things get out of hand, what should we do? He is not an eight-year-old child anymore."
After saying this, Uncle Ji paused and said, "It's not eight years old, it's ten years old."
But he still couldn't afford to offend.
Seeing that his parents did not help and the house was in chaos, Ji Li finally set his sights on Xiao Huang. Xiao Huang is now over three years old and is at the age of a strong bull.
Even though there are more cows in Zhengrong County and they are cheaper, a good cow like this can still be sold for seven taels of silver.
Every bit counts. Once the cow is sold, he can make a profit from the sale of the cow!
Thinking of this, Ji Li wanted to take Xiao Huang away, but Xiao Huang hated him and didn't move at all.
Aunt Ji knew that her son was going to hit the cow, so she hurried to pull him apart, and the two started fighting again.
Uncle Ji originally wanted to help Aunt Ji, but thinking of the beating he received in the morning, he just watched from the side.
Ji Li got so angry that he actually slapped his mother. Aunt Ji San stood there in a daze and burst into tears on the spot.
Ji Li pointed at his hair and said, "My hair is like this! If you don't sell the cow, my head will be cut off!"
Ji Li's hair was obviously cut randomly, so the other party didn't care whether he looked good or not, it was just a warning.
Seeing the crazy Ji Li with his messy hair, Aunt Ji collapsed on the ground.
How should we live our lives today?
Other people in Anji Village heard the noise and came over to watch the fun.
Everyone is used to the fighting and scolding in this family on weekdays.
But this is the first time something like this has happened.
Looking at them pulling the cow and hearing what they said, I knew they wanted to sell the cow.
When Mrs. An, who was at home, heard the news, she quickly took ten taels of silver from her father-in-law.
I must buy Xiao Huang back no matter what!
When Uncle An heard his daughter-in-law's hint, he gave the money with a painful heart.
Different eras.
It’s okay to be stingy to others.
But the era is really different.
His family and even the whole village depend on him.
Be more generous!
Afterwards, Mrs. An met An Dahai and asked him to go find Ji Yuan quickly.
Ji Yuan couldn't go, but fortunately the news spread quickly and An Dahai helped to inquire about it. He was also able to learn about the situation of Ji Li's family from Master Zhao.
In short, after all the arguing, although Mrs. An didn't see Ji Yuan, she thought she could just buy it herself.
Unexpectedly, there were many people in the village who also wanted to buy it.
Although I just made some money, who wouldn’t want to buy a cow?
"Dahai's mother, your family already has three cows and many sheep. Why are you competing with me for them? There are seven people in my family, but we don't even have a cow! Please give them to me."
"No, my family wants to buy some too. We are in need of it too."
"You want to buy a calf, don't you? What are you arguing about?"
Everyone was talking at once, and it seemed that everyone knew that Ji Li's family would definitely sell the cow.
What if I don’t sell it? The interest on the one hundred taels can be increased to two hundred taels.
Many people in the neighboring counties have lost their families because of this.
Aunt Ji covered her face and cried, and Uncle Ji was not much better, he slapped himself.
Uncle Ji usually only plays in the village, so the child wouldn’t be too old. He didn’t expect Ji Li to dare to go to the next county, but it was indeed him who took him there.
After crying, Aunt Ji was still hesitant.
She is the only one working with the cows at home. What will she do if the cows are gone?
Unexpectedly, the village witch who was eating melon seeds said, "Sell it. It will bring good luck to your family."
The witch looked at Madam An, and Madam An hurried forward.
The witch thought of what An Dahai had just conveyed.
"Just say that Xiao Huang is bad for Ji Li's family, and his family will definitely believe it."
Everyone knows that the villagers are superstitious.
At that time, Ji Yuan asked a fortune teller to help scare people.
This time it’s even simpler, just say it’s luck.
The witch asked, "Why? His family is like that, and there are still ghosts and gods?"
An Dahai replied: "People who gamble are superstitious."
Unexpectedly, it was true. As soon as the witch started talking, Ji Li and Uncle Ji believed it immediately.
If you think about it carefully, it seems to be true.
Ever since buying the cow, Ji Yuan has been disobedient and the house is in a mess, as if all the good luck he had before was gone.
Sell!
Must sell!
It can only be transferred after it is sold!
Now, two of the three members of the family want to sell, but one doesn't.
In the struggle, both father and son actually hit Aunt Ji.
Many people present subconsciously tried to stop the fight.
This, what is this for?
After hearing the result, Ji Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said goodbye to the Master: "Master, I'm going to Dahai's house first. Xiao Huang has been taken there."
The two nodded, and Ji Yuan and An Dahai quickly went over.
As soon as he left Mr. Zhao's house, An Dahai grabbed him and stuffed the money bag into Ji Yuan's hand: "Twenty taels of commission from the Niu family in the county."
Without waiting for Ji Yuan to speak, An Dahai said, "You always say that Master Zhao doesn't accept good intentions. You have to find a way to give him money."
"You too?"
"My family has received so much kindness from you. Are we all black-hearted and wicked and don't know how to repay you?"
After hearing this, Ji Yuan was stunned.
An Dahai continued, "When you go there later, you will definitely have to pay for Xiao Huang. Don't you need it? This dividend is originally yours."
An Dahai must have been ventriloquist for a long time before he could say these words. It was not something he could achieve overnight, and it left Ji Yuan, who was always good at debate, speechless.
Indeed, he was needed.
At least you need to buy Xiao Huang.
Including today's share of the village's silage, he had a total of twenty-one taels and one qian of silver on hand.
Xiao Huang would need at least seven or eight taels, and the remaining ten taels would be for his studies for the next year.
But I ended up in a Class B hall, which increased my expenses.
Ji Yuan didn't think anything of it, but it was different in An Dahai's eyes. He seemed to be thinking, "Do you treat me as a brother? Why should I be greedy for your money when you obviously need it more?"
Ji Yuan sighed and put the twenty taels of dividend from the purse into his own purse, which made An Dahai feel at ease.
"Let's go, this is what a good brother is." An Dahai put his arm around Ji Yuan's shoulders and said, "Go see my little Huang!"
When Ji Yuan went there, Xiao Huang was already eating grass comfortably.
Uncle An’s cowshed is countless times cleaner than Ji Li’s, and must be more comfortable.
When he saw Ji Yuan, he stopped chewing the yellow grass.
"Xiao Huang! You are my cow from now on." Ji Yuan touched Xiao Huang's head as he did before. The difference was that he was taller now, so he didn't have to put so much effort in touching the cow's head.
Xiao Huang was still trying to understand the meaning, but after Ji Yuan repeated it a few more times, Xiao Huang seemed to really understand it and even ate grass happily.
Of course, I can’t keep it after Ji Yuan, so I can only temporarily foster it at Uncle An’s house.
Mrs. An accepted the eight taels of silver for the cow, but refused to accept the money for fostering it. She just said, "Maybe he will use it again in the future, so let's pay for it."
The An family has always been meticulous in raising cattle, and they have a lot of cows. I guess they would just use Xiao Huang during their busiest times.
This is also helping Jiyuan.
Ji Yuan did not refuse the kindness and his tone was full of gratitude.
Even the silver that she wanted to give to the fortune-teller was returned by her.
The gist of it was that her two sons and a daughter-in-law were all making silage, and since Ji Yuan brought them such good things, she wouldn't accept any money just because of a few words.
Ji Yuan rubbed the silver he got back in his hands.
The silver felt a little warm in his palm.
It's an indescribable feeling.
He did not seek these rewards, but it felt really good to do something and get a response.
Ji Yuan shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and had a good conversation with Xiao Huang.
Xiao Huang listened quietly, just like when they were in school, and just like when Ji Yuan recited to Xiao Huang.
Before dinner time in the evening, something happened in Ji Li's family again.
His family collected more than twenty taels of silver and bought some things. They had originally planned to have Aunt Ji and Uncle Ji pay back this part of the money together, and the rest could be paid later.
Unexpectedly, no one could see Ji Li running away with more than twenty taels of silver, saying that he would definitely win it back.
The money that he had saved from selling the cows and his belongings was taken away again.
Aunt Ji and Uncle Ji were both throwing pots and bowls, accusing each other of having problems.
Everyone can see that this family is beyond help.
The other people in Anji Village were happy.
They are all planning to go to the county town to buy things tomorrow.
When you get the money, you should buy new year goods!
This year will be a good year for everyone.
Even Master Zhao was planning to go to the county town to get together with his old friends at the end of the year, and he also wanted to bring the certificate he wrote to Ji Yuan with him.
It’s not that Master Zhao knew about the relationship between Magistrate Lin and the new magistrate, nor did he know that the new magistrate was unreliable.
It was simply that Master Zhao wanted to get this done as soon as possible.
In his eyes, Ji Yuan will be a scholar sooner or later, and a scholar of very high rank.
This kind of thing cannot be taken lightly at all.
Ji Yuan naturally wouldn't stop him, so this could be considered a blessing in disguise.
The instructor meant to ask them to hurry up and let Magistrate Lin handle it, otherwise there would be more trouble in the future.
Ji Yuan thought of the young, square face of the new county magistrate, and then of County Magistrate Lin’s always frowning expression.
He had accidentally mentioned the poem of Magistrate Lin's ancestor before, and now it seems that it was really correct.
If one's words cannot be fulfilled, all the books read are in vain.
The new county magistrate was a Jinshi who passed the imperial examination, and the Lin county magistrate was a Juren.
But when it comes to government affairs, the former is far inferior to County Magistrate Lin.
I hope the new county magistrate can grow up quickly, otherwise the people of the county will suffer.
A stable political environment is an important basis for farming and doing business.
Otherwise, everything else is empty.
Just look at the neighboring county.
The underground gambling houses were recruiting people and even brought them to their county.
Mr. Zhao went to meet his old friends, but Ji Yuan did not go to the county town. He usually spent a long time in the county town and did not need to buy anything.
He simply reviewed his lessons at Master Zhao's house and took the opportunity to come up with a format for Dahai's "new book".
The name of this new book is "Collection of Livestock Diseases".
variety:
Origin:
age:
Causes:
symptom:
Solution:
...
Fill in the form according to this format, write down every livestock disease, and compile it into a book when you have time. This is An Dahai's veterinary manual.
With time, it will definitely be of great use.
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