Li Laoshi remembered the discussion in the village and said quickly: "They said they wanted everyone to raise money to buy it.
The cattle dealer asked for five taels of silver per calf. The price was too high, and Gensheng was still trying to lower the price. Those piglets are more expensive than before, costing one hundred and fifty coins. Lamb is also expensive..."
With Li Laoshi's report, Jiang Zhi soon knew Tian Gui's plan.
A single family cannot afford to raise a cow, so they have to share it with several families.
It is very common for farmers to raise cattle together. Payment is calculated based on acres of land, and cattle use is calculated based on the number of days the cattle are raised.
They take turns feeding each other in normal times, and take turns plowing the fields during busy farming seasons, which is also called "turning the cows around".
Now Tian Gui and others are preparing to raise money to buy a cow.
Needless to say, Jiangzhi's family had the most land, so they would definitely use cattle.
There were only a few days during the busy farming period, so she planned to raise them together like other people, instead of buying them separately.
These things have been told to Er Rui a long time ago, and there is no need to mention them again now.
But when he heard that the cattle dealer also brought a mule, Jiang Zhi's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he was even more excited than when he heard that a handsome guy wanted to go on a blind date.
Good mule!
Although it is not as handsome as a horse or as powerful as an ox, it is better than a horse when walking on mountain roads and moves faster than an ox. It is simply an all-terrain mountain off-road vehicle.
What's more important is that once you have a mule, all the rough and hard work will be done by it, and you no longer need to rely on human power to do it.
Mr. Xiaoman also said: "Honestly, you must buy the mule. From now on, you don't have to carry anything when going up and down the mountain. You can ride it even to Lihua Town and Pingchuan County!"
"If you don't have enough money, bring all my money with you!" Mr. Xiao Man didn't know how much money Jiang Zhi got from selling prescriptions, and he didn't ask. He only knew how many taels he got from selling mosquito coils and tender corn.
Now that I have built a house, I still need to buy cows and mules, which may not be enough.
Jiang Zhi smiled and said: "Uncle Chang Geng, I still have enough money to buy mules here. What do your family want to raise?"
Chunfeng didn't need to think about it and said directly: "In addition to raising pigs, we also need to raise sheep!"
There is such a big mountain, and she wants to raise two sheep. They will not graze them, but will only be tied with ropes.
Every time I go to the field, I can take it to the hillside to feed grass, and then bring it back after work. The weeds in the field can also be fed to the sheep.
Jiang Zhi was a little worried: "Chunfeng, you have too much work to do."
But Chunfeng smiled happily: "Auntie, if the domestic animals are to be prosperous, there must be chickens, ducks, pigs, sheep, rabbits and cows."
Mr. Xiaoman also said: "Okay, while he and I can still move our legs and feet in the past two years, we can raise more animals."
Xu Dazhu also said: "Auntie, we raise these as a casual matter, and we won't delay making mosquito coils and fungus."
In addition to farming, the couple also grows fungus. Now they not only make mosquito coils, but also raise pigs and sheep.
Xu Dazhu supports the ground with his hands every day. Although it is more troublesome to go uphill and downhill, he can do it no less than ordinary people.
It was not difficult for Jiang Zhi to imagine how strong and capable this couple would be if Xu Dazhu was not injured and had a sound body.
All I can say is that fate has its way with people!
Because the cattle dealer was still waiting in the village, Er Rui, Xiao Man and Jiang Zhi took their money and went down the mountain together.
I bought a mule early and now have a means of transportation. There are still a lot of things to do next.
But in Xujia Village, today is probably the busiest and most exciting day for the villagers.
Tian Gui and the others looked at the calves, the women looked at the piglets, and the children liked the "bleating" lambs. Every family was thinking about what they could buy.
The word "家" means there is a pig under the hut.
Now there are piles of tender green grass in the fields, and various vegetables are growing just right, which cannot be eaten by humans alone.
Young and good leaves can also store some dried vegetables. Those with yellow leaves or vegetable leaves that have been eaten by insects cannot be fed to livestock and can only be thrown away as retting fertilizer.
This made the women feel distressed at the same time, their hearts ached, and they kept thinking every day: It would be great if there was a pig to catch the water! How nice it is to have pigs eating vegetable leaves!
The family urgently needs to raise some livestock.
In the empty dam, Xu Gensheng stared closely at a calf with a white spot on its forehead in the middle, smacking his lips and making no sound, but anyone familiar with his character knew that he was sharpening his knife.
When Xu Gensheng can shut up, he must be holding it in!
Finally, Xu Gensheng spoke, and questions came one after another: "Brother Niu, the hair on your cow looks rough. Is it sick?"
"And this cow looks at me wrong. Is there something wrong?"
"There also seems to be a whirlpool on the buttocks. Why does it grow on a person's head? Is there something wrong?"
The cattle dealer, whose surname is Niu, is in his fifties and has a shrewd look. He can easily grasp people's hearts when he travels from village to village.
He started making preparations when he got the news. He knew that Xujia Village was poor, but there would always be money if you squeezed it, so the animals he brought were all cubs. The price was cheap, but the animals were all healthy.
Every village has to buy livestock, which is a big business. What they fear most is that selling sick cows will ruin their reputation.
The cattle trader was not afraid of people picking on the cows for being sick, but when Xu Gensheng said that the cows had whirlpools on their butts, he immediately lost his composure and said, "Do you know how to look at the cows? The cows have obviously just licked them, and they have formed a whirlpool."
There is indeed a piece of hair on the calf's butt that is curled up, like a flower.
As soon as they heard there were swirls in the cow's butt, Tian Gui and Xu Genyou also came around.
Wherever hair grows over a large area, whirlpools will form depending on the direction of the hair.
People have whirlpools on their heads, and cows also have whirlpools, usually one to three on their heads.
Moreover, Niu Changxuan is very particular. Different positions and quantities have different contents and meanings.
One Uranus in the bull head is down-to-earth, two are smart, and three are violent and difficult to control.
If there is a waist whirlpool, facing the wind, mourning the door, killing the throat, exploding ears...
This will directly affect sales, so don’t blame the cattle dealers for not being nervous.
Farmers raise a cow until it dies. When they rarely buy an animal, they mostly listen to people talk about it.
Tian Gui and others did not know the details.
At this time, when he heard Xu Gensheng yelling, he panicked and started to look up and down at the calf he had long been optimistic about. The more he looked, the more unsure he was.
At this time, all the men, women, and children in the village had gathered, and everyone was talking about it.
The cattle dealer came with a few guys and began to talk about selling his livestock.
"Look, this is not a whirlpool! This whirlpool is in a cow's head. A whirlpool cow is hard-working and obedient!"
"Our cow is still a calf. As long as we take care of it and train it carefully now, it will be able to plow fields and pull carts in the future."
"Gensheng! This is not Uzumaki. You are wrong. I have lived for decades and have seen more cows than you can see."
There was such a big event in the village, and Xu Changming wanted to come over to take a look regardless of his illness.
At this time, seeing that Tian Gui and others were still unable to make a decision, they couldn't help but give guidance.
But Tian Gui didn't say anything, Xu Genyou was also silent, and the others turned a deaf ear to his words.
Xu Changming was so angry that he puffed his beard and glared: "You people really don't know what's good or bad. I don't think you can accomplish much if you leave Jiang's family!"
Wu Yang, who was also a member of the eight-person group, muttered from the side: "You haven't accomplished anything big, you still dug people out of shacks!"
Xu Changming suddenly became angry and fell back, muttering and holding on to his waist before walking away.
