Xu Gensheng didn't even think that he would mess up the harmonious scene just now with a single word. The price could no longer be negotiated, and now it was a question of whether he could buy it.
The cattle trader suppressed the anxiety in his heart and just sat in the shade of the tree drinking tea.
How many taels of silver a calf costs can't be determined casually, and it won't take half a day to spend.
Moreover, what Tian Gui and the others showed was that they liked him.
Business is grinding, and the more I explain, the more unclear I become, so I'd better wait until the village chief of Xujia Village comes to discuss it.
Unexpectedly, the wait lasted for two hours. The cattle dealer couldn't sit still: "Where is your village chief? Do you want to buy cattle or not?"
Tian Gui and others discussed: "We definitely want to buy it, but we have to wait for the village chief to come!"
They felt that Sister-in-law Jiang might not know how to tell cattle, but she was the village chief.
If you can't trust cows, you can only trust people.
Everyone inexplicably believed in Jiang Zhi's choice, even if Xu Changming was gesticulating from the side.
Is this cow good? The village chief has the final say whether to buy it or not.
Even if there is a problem with the cow in the future and a tall man is there to hold up the sky if it falls, the village chief can handle it.
Many times, the backbone of the work can complete all the work, but a leader is still needed.
In fact, what is needed is not guidance from the leader, but only a person who is responsible for the top of the tank.
So, when Jiang Zhi hurried down the mountain, he saw a circle of Hanhan waiting for his arrival!
As soon as they saw Jiang Zhi, everyone seemed to have seen Jiang Zhi's backbone, cheering and surrounding him.
"Village Chief! Village Chief!"
The cattle trader breathed a sigh of relief. The man who could take charge of the business finally came.
I'm almost going crazy if I keep having to deal with this group of people staring at each other and listening to those nonsense people asking incomprehensible questions.
However, when he saw a woman appearing in front of him, he was dumbfounded: "Are you the village chief of Xujia Village?"
Jiang Zhi walked down the mountain in a hurry. She was dressed in a half-worn blue shirt, with no hairpin on her hair and no jewelry on her hands. She looked like an ordinary woman.
Regardless of the cattle dealer's surprised look, Jiang Zhi sat down and panted slowly on the way, took a sip of the herbal tea handed over by Mrs. Liu, and then said with a smile: "Boss Niu, how is your business going?"
She didn't ask Tian Gui, only the cattle dealer.
The cattle dealer was still looking at her.
He regretted that after hearing the news, he only knew that Xujia Village had been destroyed by rebels, but now it had gained popularity. He had sold green grain not long ago and was waiting to buy some livestock for use, so he came here without asking carefully for the details.
When I first entered the village, I saw that they were all huts and shacks. Although the houses were simple and crude, the villagers were not miserable. They were all in high spirits, and the children were cheering and running. This village was indeed different from other places.
I thought that the village chief must be a respected old man, but I didn't expect that such a woman had doubts in her heart and said it out loud: "Are you the village chief? Or a woman?"
Jiang Zhi asked back: "Am I not like a woman? Or am I not like the village chief?"
The cattle dealer choked and said, "You are a woman. How can a woman be the village chief?"
"Then tell me, is there any difference in the sound of money in the hands of men and women?"
Jiang Zhi put the money bag in his hand on the wooden table, and the copper coins in it jingled.
The corner of the cattle dealer's mouth twitched: "No difference!"
"Since there's no difference, what else are you talking about?" Jiang Zhi didn't waste time talking to others about irrelevant nonsense.
If you make my mother unhappy, you will never get the money to buy the cow.
The cattle dealer's forced smile froze on his face: Hey! Women are really troublesome, and they won’t give up even if they fall out.
But for the sake of money, he still relaxed his mind and did this business with no one else!
People like Tian Gui had seen the cow, but they kept their mouths tightly shut, not saying whether to buy it or not.
There was also the talkative one, who was so noisy that he panicked, fearing that the deal would be ruined.
After a long wait, the village chief turned out to be a woman. If we didn't talk things over, the business might not work out.
The cattle dealer had traveled dozens of miles with great effort, but he was not here to rub his teeth with others. He immediately mentioned these animals.
"Village Chief Jiang, these calves are all eight months old. Each cow costs six taels of silver.
You have to know that the price of cattle is high now. The price of a cow grown to cultivate the land is fifteen taels. I am not knocking you. "
Jiang Zhi nodded without expressing any opinion. The war was in chaos, and she didn't know the price of cattle now.
When the cattle dealer saw that she had no objection, he was immediately happy and said quickly: "Village Chief Jiang, how many cows do you want to buy?"
Jiang Zhi still didn't answer. He walked around a few calves first, and then smiled and said: "When I came here just now, I heard Gensheng saying that the cows were not growing well. This is also a science, and it depends on the price. It doesn't matter!"
The cattle dealer frowned and suddenly became annoyed: "These cattle of mine are all good goods. If someone wants to buy them, I haven't agreed yet. What nonsense are you talking about for no reason! I don't understand what you are saying about cattle. !”
Jiang Zhi's words just now were just casual. She didn't understand what Xiangniu was.
However, it is true that fortune telling is a science.
The full name of "Xiangniu Jing" is "Qihou Dafu Ning Qi Xiangniu Jing". It is said to be an animal husbandry book written by Ning Qi, a senior official of Qi State in the Spring and Autumn Period. It introduces in detail how to select cattle.
Just when Jiang Zhi mentioned that looking at cattle is a science, next to her, Xia Xiucai, who had been holding a slate and doing record work dutifully since she arrived in the village, suddenly spoke up and sang in a melodious voice: "The eyes are round and big, and the whites of the eyes are connected to the pupils. "The one with long neck, large legs, broad strands and short hair is better."
“If a cow has white hair and red milk, she will have many children; if her milk is sparse and black, she will have no children.
A cow makes three piles of dung in a night and gives birth to one child in a year;
There is only a pile of dung in one night, and one child is born in three years. "
"Look at a piece of skin, look at the four hooves at the bottom; look at the dragon in the front, and look at the buttocks in the back."
"Pay attention to the spin positions such as the Shanggangxuan (easy running mountain ridge), Baizuitong (Gang Cang), meat plate spin, waist point (no one wants), tail gong, and dead parents-in-law (five inches above the tail)."
I don't know when the villagers gathered around again. At this time, everyone looked at Xia Xiucai blankly, wondering what he was reciting, which sounded as good as singing.
The cattle dealer's face turned pale.
He could tell that this young man, who was a little bit provocative, was reciting the secrets of looking at bulls that he had learned from his master.
This is a technique he learned over twenty years from assistant to apprentice.
Until now, he still needs to honor his master's great kindness every year.
As for Jiang Zhi, the moment Xia Xiucai spoke out, he felt that his cerebellum had shrunk!
A scholar who thinks about it every day knows how to look at bulls.
So, in front of everyone, Xia Xiucai memorized the entire "Xiangniu Jing" with more than a thousand words in one breath.
Jiang Zhi took the lead in applauding: "Okay, you are really talented, well-read, knowledgeable, and talented!" She said all the adjectives she could say.
Tian Gui and the others didn't know why, they only saw Xia Xiucai reading with the same concentration as before.
But the village chief was praising, and they also followed suit and clapped their hands: "Okay, Xia Xiucai sang beautifully!"
When other villagers saw that one of their own was saying yes, they naturally followed suit.
Suddenly the whole place was filled with praise: "Xia Xiucai sings beautifully, Xia Xiucai is amazing!"
Xia Xiucai showed a long-lost smile on his face and returned the favor with his hands in front of everyone: "Don't dare to take it, don't take it, it's a shame for a young man!"
