When Xiaohu and his wife arrived home, they had not yet cooked at home.

The second aunt took Anzi to her mother's house, the uncle went to Hongxia's house, the second uncle went to Hongxiu's house, Xiangzi and Laizi went to Hongyun's house, and the eldest aunt and Hongguo were left in the house.

The eldest aunt estimated that they all had to come back from eating, so the two of them were lazy and didn't cook, and planned to eat a little bit of the rest of the day.

The eldest aunt is still busy with some things in the backyard, the pheasants have to be fed, the rabbits have to be fed, the yellow wolf has to be fed with pig offal, the white fungus has to be turned and dried, and the chestnuts have to be stored in a layer of grass and chestnuts.

When the young couple arrived home, the eldest aunt was stocking chestnuts. Hearing Xiaolong screaming in the front yard, he hurriedly ran out. Some unhappily asked, "Your second aunt didn't leave you for dinner?" ”

Xiaohu looked annoyed, "Auntie, don't say it." The second aunt won't let me go, but where can we sit still! The second aunt grabbed her daughter-in-law and said vigorously that her daughter-in-law didn't even have room to interject. The second aunt and mother-in-law caught me and nagged me vigorously, saying that the second aunt is not that it is not. Our heads are going to blow up, and if it weren't for the little dragon saying he was coming back, we would still be suffering there! ”

The eldest aunt smiled, reached out and patted Xiaohu's shoulder, and said complainingly: "This child, isn't it that your second aunt can't come back for a long time, and she is panicked?" Seeing that his mother's family was happy, he said more. You're not happy, aren't you? ”

Xiaohu hurriedly confessed: "No, no, where can I be unhappy, I am happy to see my second aunt." It's just that they are too good to say, so scary! ”

After saying that, he hugged his arms strangely and pretended to be scared.

Xiaolong also laughed, imitating Xiaohu's appearance and trembling with his arms folded. Seeing that the eldest aunt was about to beat him, he giggled again and ran out to find the red fruit.

Er Ya didn't care about Xiaohu's weirdness and went to the kitchen to cook. Seeing that there were a lot of hot leftovers in the pot, I washed some yellow heart black and prepared to make hot dishes to eat.

After eating, Erya asked Xiaohu to help her skin the wild boar together. As a result, I searched everywhere and didn't find the tools that the uncle could get, so I had to ask the uncle: "Huh! Auntie! Did my uncle make the bamboo knife and round stick I wanted? ”

"Oh! You said that thing, your uncle is afraid that what he has done will not be suitable. I heard that there is a carpenter in your eldest sister-in-law's house who is very skilled, so I gave meat to your eldest sister and asked the carpenter to help me make it! The eldest aunt answered the second girl while cleaning up the kitchen.

"Oh!"

The eldest aunt's kitchen was cleaned up, and she saw the little couple in the yard with Hongguo and Xiaolong, busy peeling chestnuts. He said to Xiaohu: "Xiaohu, if you are okay, send the back seat of the pig that was assigned to Shanzi to his house." ”

Xiaohu didn't seem to be willing to do such a thing, and stood up very reluctantly. After a long time, he frowned and said, "Auntie, let the uncle or second uncle come back and send it!" I'm afraid that his family won't pull it around, so let the adults send it over to talk. ”

The eldest aunt saw that Xiaohu was reluctant to go, and she was not reluctant. "Okay! Then wait for them to come back. Why do you peel so many chestnuts? Want to stir-fry it? The eldest aunt asked the second girl casually.

"yes!" Erya nodded Xiaolong's little head melon seeds, and smiled a little dotingly: "It's all this little guy who is clamoring to eat, and he also said that he wants to eat it for the good friends who play in the village." It's all about telling people! If you don't do it, your friends won't laugh at him for bragging! ”

He put his forehead on Xiaolong's forehead and asked Xiaolong: "Xiaolong, have you bragged to others that there are a lot of chestnuts at home?" Do you want to share it with everyone?! ”

Xiaolong raised his head high and said loudly: "I'm not bragging, what I said is true." They say that sisters-in-law are not as good as mother-in-law, and only mother-in-law will ask for what to give. I said that my sister-in-law would also ask for something and give something, but they didn't believe it! Then, I said that I wanted my sister-in-law to fry chestnuts and share them with them. ”

The eldest aunt hugged the little dragon and screamed in her heart and liver. Erya was also surprised that this child's speech was so clever and he didn't speak at all. I secretly made up my mind that I wanted this child to study no matter what, and if this child didn't study, it would be a waste of God's gift. Damned!

After that, the second uncle, Daman, Dahong, Xiangzi, Laizi, and finally the uncle, came back one after another.

Uncle Daman also carried a load of rice with the two brothers, and the eldest aunt looked at the eldest brother in surprise: "Big brother! How did you get here? ”

The eldest aunt and eldest brother are named Zhu Minghe. is only in his early thirties, black and strong, and there is no one like an uncle.

Zhu Minghe smiled at the eldest sister, ready to carry the rice into the yard, put down the burden and then speak. As soon as the uncle over there saw the brother-in-law carrying the burden, he hurriedly greeted him, took the burden and carried it into the house.

The uncle was free of the weight of the burden, and was finally able to speak well: "Hey! I didn't plan to come over, it's all Daman and Dahong. Dad asked them to bring back a load of rice to eat for the winter, but they didn't bring it, so Dad asked me to send it over. ”

Daman hasn't had time to say anything yet. Dahong answered quickly: "Mother! Hurry up and see grandpa tomorrow! Grandpa called the cow to top, and they slept for several days. ”

The eldest uncle's heart twitched, and she asked urgently: "Then how is your grandfather now?" ”

The uncle hurriedly said, "Sister, Dad is fine." The doctor said he couldn't move, so my father was lying in bed for several days. I can eat and drink now! ”

When the uncle came out, he happened to hear that his father-in-law was injured. Busy asked, "Big brother! Dad was topped by a cow, why didn't you send a letter? ”

Before the eldest uncle could answer, the second uncle called them in the house to come in and sit down and talk about it.

The eldest uncle entered the room and sat down, took the hot tea handed over by Erya, took a sip, and talked about the ins and outs in detail: "My mother didn't let me inform you, my mother said that you are so difficult, and you can't let the eldest sister follow in a hurry." The eldest sister still remembers my family's field near the Huangtang weir! ”

The eldest aunt nodded: "Remember, that field is the fattest rice field in my family, and the harvest is guaranteed by drought and flood, and it can be planted three times a year." What happened to Na Tian? ”

The uncle shook his head and said, "That field is fine, it's that field, and my father was topped by the cow." ”

After a pause, he continued: "When I harvested late rice this year, my father saw that the harvest was much worse than in previous years, so he said that the fertility of the field could not keep up, and he had to fill it with water for a winter.

A few days ago, after turning over the field and drying it for a few days, I went to release water to the field. When passing by Huangtangzhuang, the five cows of Huang Lao ran out, and their Zhuangzi people helped chase them. The cow was chased from east to west and was forced to the ridge where his father walked.

Dad heard someone shouting, and before he could turn back, the cow put him on his ass and pushed him into the field. Fortunately, there was water in the field, and Huang Lao Wu and the others had already chased after him.

Huang Lao Wu jumped off the field while supporting his father's head and not letting his face be buried in the water. On the one hand, he asked someone to invite the old doctor Huang in his Zhuangzi. I asked someone to dismantle a pair of door panels and send them over. It's all because he did it properly, and my father was not in great danger. Otherwise, according to the doctor, my father may have to lie in bed for the rest of his life.

That Huang Lao Wu was quite kind, sent his father home, and left three taels of silver, saying that it was for good treatment, and the money was not enough, so he told him that he would send it again!

Dad said, when it's completely good, the rest of the money will be sent back to Huang Lao Wu! ”

Everyone heard that grandpa was not in great danger, and they all breathed a sigh of relief. I'm also in the mood to chat.

First of all, the second uncle, he sighed and said, "Alas! It's good that the old man is fine! You say this cow, it's really rich people who can raise it, don't raise it if you don't have money! Suffer! ”

Everyone looked at him in unison, and the uncle asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Today I went to Xiu'er's house, and one of the cattle in their village that had been raised for several years seemed to be sick, and they had not been cured for a long time, and their family now has no money to continue treatment. Seeing that this cow is about to die, the family has to cry as if they are going to die! ”

Uncle used to raise cows, and when he heard that the cow was sick, he wondered what the cow had become. Then he asked the second brother: "Have you ever seen the cow?" What are they like? ”

The second uncle pouted: "After all, my family has also raised cows, how can I not go to see it, but I really haven't seen the symptoms of that cow!" That's the cow! Very thin, rarely walks, occasionally stands up, and the legs look trembling. The hairs on his body are prickly, his eyes are yellow, and he rarely eats grass except drinking water. In my opinion, it can't be cured! The second uncle shook his head regretfully.

Erya listened to it and was moved, this seems to have the symptoms of bezoar disease mentioned in the book! If that's the case

Er Ya was a little excited: "Second uncle, do you think that cow is going to be sold?" ”

The second uncle looked at the second girl inexplicably: "Niece and daughter-in-law, that is a sick cow that is about to die, and if it dies, it will be buried in the soil." Not only is it worthless, but you have to go to the government to go through the formalities, so many things! Who will buy it? ”

Erya didn't know how to convince the uncle and the second uncle, so she lowered her head and didn't speak for a long time. When the uncle looked at Erya like that, his heart moved. "Little Tiger daughter-in-law, do you have any ideas?"

Erya raised her head, looked at the uncle and asked, "Uncle, how much money do you have in your hand now?" ”

"The last time I bought pheasants and this time I sold wild boar, there were two hundred and twenty hundred. You said to keep the money first, and don't panic to pay it back. Therefore, I haven't taken out a single article with your aunt. ”

The second girl looked at the uncle, then at the second uncle, and then at the eldest uncle, and then swept the brothers again, and then said in a deep voice: "I really want to do a risky thing today, listening to the symptoms that the second uncle said, the cow is likely to have stone disease." This disease is both a stone and a precious medicinal material, bezoar. If we get it right, we'll make a lot of money, and if we're wrong, we'll lose it.

However, then again, the probability of a bezoar in a sick cow is still very high, almost three or four out of a hundred yes.

So now, if anyone supports me to buy it, please raise your hand! ”

After Er Ya finished speaking, he glanced at everyone over and over again, and Laizi raised his hand first, with some excitement, and his hand was raised quite high. followed by Xiaohu, and then Xiaolong, who raised his hand and didn't know why his brother raised his hand. Daman, Dahong, and Xiangzi all slowly raised their hands, and looked at the uncle and the second uncle nervously.

Uncle, aunt, second uncle, uncle, you look at me, I look at you, I don't know what to do! I bought it, I was afraid that the money I had earned so hard would be lost, and if I didn't buy it, I was afraid that the good things that my nephew and daughter-in-law said would slip away! After all, the opportunity is rare.

Still the uncle couldn't figure it out, so he asked Erya: "We haven't heard of what you said, but you have to know that the cow is dead, and you can't break its belly, so you can only bury it." How are you going to take that stone? ”

Erya has heard that some cows will pull out with their manure when they get stones, and some will die if they can't hold on. But neither of these situations could help her, and she thought about it. He replied to his uncle, "If the stone could be pulled out by itself, it would not have died." If we die, we will bury them during the day, watch them, and at night we will stealthily open our stomachs and take the gall back. Soon! What do you say? ”

The uncle and the aunt were still a little hesitant, the uncle and the second uncle also raised their hands in favor, and the uncle and the aunt had to agree.

So, the uncle, the second uncle, and the uncle took the money again and ran to Hongxiu's house. When the sun was about to set, he pulled the sick cow back slowly.

The Xiaohu brothers were already looking at the door of their homes. Erya was also very anxious and nervous, after all, he had only heard of it, so he let a large family gamble. It's fine if you spend less money, but if you spend more, you can't get over it!

Fortunately, it was good news, and the second uncle said with a smile: "Their family didn't ask for much money, only one or two or five dollars." ”

Er Ya felt a little indescribable in her heart, hoping that this cow would really have a bezoar as she said, and feeling that if there was really a bezoar, would she be considered stealing other people's things and owning them? I thought that I couldn't get over the hurdle in my heart for a long time, so I discussed with the eldest uncle and second uncle: "Uncle, second uncle, if we bet right, then can we make up the money for a good cow in the future?" ”

Uncle was very happy today, rubbing his hands and laughing: "How can it not work!" It's all up to you! Listen to you! ”