The cattle seller is on the far left of the bazaar, and there are still quite a few people there before the people disperse.

"Second brother, do you know how to pick a cow?" Jiang Wanbai really doesn't understand this kind of thing at all.

I really want to buy a cow, the Tian family is going to have a cow of their own, Tian Lao Er only feels like he is in a dream now, and he can't help but look left and right as soon as he enters the livestock market, and he doesn't even hear Jiang Wanbai talking to him.

It was Wang who hurriedly touched Tian Laoer, "Mother is talking to you." ”

Tian Lao Er reacted at this time, and said a little embarrassed to Jiang Wanbai: "Mother, what did you say?" As he spoke, the smile on his face overflowed.

Jiang Wanbai also smiled, "I said that I won't pick a cow, so it's better for you to pick one." ”

"Good, good!" Tian Lao Er hurriedly agreed, turned around, and saw that there was a big tree next to him, he said, "Mother, you rest here, I'll take a look, if I see a suitable one, I'll come and discuss with you." ”

When Wang heard this, he stretched out his hand to take the steamed buns in Tian Lao's second-hand hand, "I'm not going either, I'm here to accompany my mother." Go and come back quickly, don't let your mother wait. ”

"Don't worry, I know it." Tian Lao Er agreed, put the wheelbarrow under the tree, turned around and disappeared into the crowd.

Wang took out a handkerchief, wiped the wheelbarrow, and then said to Jiang Wanbai: "Mother, you are also tired, sit here." ”

They had been sitting in the restaurant for a long time just now, and Jiang Wanbai really didn't want to sit because they had just eaten a full meal, so they said, "I'm not tired, if you want to sit, you can sit." With that, she walked under the tree and looked to the side.

Jiang Wanbai didn't sit, where did the Wang family dare to sit, just stood beside him in a proper manner.

As the saying goes, the rules are established, and the daughter-in-law must stand at all times, this is the rule, unless one day, the daughter-in-law who has been boiling for many years becomes a mother-in-law, then it is another matter.

Jiang Wanbai didn't think about it so much, she was watching with interest at this time.

This livestock market is actually not big, and there are many people who sell sheep and pigs, and there are only seven or eight households that sell cattle.

On the other side of the livestock market, there are also poultry sellers, chickens, ducks, geese, etc., and it is very lively over there.

Seeing chickens and ducks, Jiang Wanbai's heart suddenly moved, now that the family doesn't make shrimp paste for the time being, and there is a piece of land outside, she can buy some chickens and ducks to raise, thinking so, she came out of the shade and came to the place where live poultry were sold.

There are more roosters sold here, ducks are also sold, and hens are sold the least, but it is understandable that hens are generally used to lay eggs in exchange for money, and sometimes, the oil and salt of a family depends on those hens, how can they be sold, and the rest is a family that sells geese, and a family that sells hares.

Seeing the two fat rabbits, thinking of the delicious braised rabbit meat yesterday, Jiang Wanbai couldn't help but smash her mouth, this rabbit is a good thing, used to make hot pot, that taste...... In summer, in addition to eating mutton skewers and drinking beer at night, it is the coolest to eat hot pot with air conditioning.

The rabbit hot pot is even more refreshing. It's a pity that there is no air conditioning now, so let's keep this hot pot for winter!

Moving her eyes to the side, Jiang Wanbai finally found what she wanted, a basket of chickens, about a dozen.

"How did you sell this chicken?" Jiang Wanbai asked.

The chicken seller is also an old lady, and when she saw Jiang Wanbai, she felt very kind, "They are all hatched at home, and they don't ask for much, two pennies a piece." ”

Eggs cost a penny, and not every egg can hatch this hatching chick, and the price is really suitable.

"How many are there?" Jiang Wanbai asked again.

"Sixteen, if you want them all, just give thirty wen." The old lady waited for a long time and didn't see a buyer, if she didn't sell it today, the chicken would be big at the next market, so she herself was in a hurry to reduce the price.

Sixteen, it seems to be a lot, but the chicks grow to adulthood, and there are great casualties in the middle, which is still not afraid to go to the case of chicken plague.

And even if these sixteen have grown up, it is not much, and there are still half of the roosters, and when the roosters are killed during the New Year, there will only be a few hens left.

"Okay, I've got it all. However, I didn't bring anything with me, and I'm afraid this chick won't be easy to handle. Jiang Wanbai said, a little worried, she didn't plan to buy chicken today.

The old lady was also very happy to see Jiang Wanbai so straightforward, and directly handed over the basket, "The home-made basket, no one wants to sell it, so I will give it to you directly." ”

Jiang Wanbai was naturally happy, counted out thirty coins and handed them to the old lady, and then happily took the basket.

Glancing at the fluffy chick again, Jiang Wanbai was about to turn around, when a man came over next to her, "Auntie, buy chickens to lay eggs, right?" Actually, if you want me to say, you might as well buy a few ducks, these ducks are a good thing, as long as they are fed well, they can lay eggs in a day.

By the way, there's this goose, and this goose egg is big. The man was holding a basket and was selling it hard.

Inside the basket, there are more than a dozen ducklings with yellow hair, round bean eyes, flat beaks, two small wings only the size of fine willow leaves, and only a layer of fluff on them, which is very cute.

In the duck pile, there were still four or five little geese, and those little geese felt Jiang Wanbai's gaze, and were flapping their little wings, "Ahhhhhh

The old lady who sold the chicken hadn't left yet, and when she heard the man say this, she was afraid that Jiang Wanbai would regret it, so she immediately said: "The duck is stinky, what's so good." Besides, duck eggs have a fishy smell, who loves to eat that kind of thing. ”

Doing business is afraid of meeting the demolition, the man was poked in the sore spot by the old lady, indeed, this duck egg is not as delicious as the egg, but he will not admit it, "The mutton still has a smell, it's not that some people love to eat, old lady, you don't like to eat, it doesn't mean that others don't like to eat!" ”

After speaking, he said to Jiang Wanbai: "It's going to be dispersed soon, I won't ask you more, twelve ducks, plus five geese, you can also give thirty wen." ”

As soon as he said this, Jiang Wanbai didn't say anything, and the old lady who sold chickens was not happy, "Your duck and goose, I don't know how many of them can lay eggs, if they are all male, aren't they pit people."

The rooster can also be killed and eaten during the New Year, the duck, there is no meat on the body, and there is a strange smell, who eats that thing. And the goose too, how much firewood does it cost to stew. ”

The ducks of this era are not the big white ducks eaten in modern times, but the very light, very small kind of hemp ducks, with bones in addition to hair, if they are really male ducks, there is no place to cry.

The man was dismantled like this, and he couldn't hold his face, "Old lady, let's leave quickly when you sell out, why are you still staying here, how much sun." ”

The old lady who sold the chicken glared at him, "I can't see you deceiving people." Having said this, the old lady packed her things and prepared to go home. It's not a big thing, just say a few words.

Jiang Wanbai now also knows that a penny is not easy to come by, and if an old lady builds a shelf for her, she naturally wants to climb along, "She is right, this duck is indeed a little expensive, and besides, I have bought so many chickens, how can I have food to raise ducks." ”

As she spoke, she turned and walked away.

The man was in a hurry, "Old lady, don't go, it's too expensive, can this price be negotiable." Twenty-eight, how about twenty-eight? ”

Jiang Wanbai didn't look back and continued to walk.

The man slapped his thigh, "Twenty-five Wen, Twenty-five Wen is for you, and you still have this basket with you." Old lady, this is equivalent to the money from selling eggs, I didn't make a penny, I missed this village, but I didn't have this shop. ”

Jiang Wanbai turned her head, "You lied to me again, the sister-in-law just said that this duck egg is not as good as an egg, an egg costs a penny, how can you sell a dozen ducks for twenty-five yuan."

"Twenty Wen, if you sell it, I'll buy it."

The man's face was a little ugly, and his words were indeed a little moist, but after cutting so much at once, he really didn't make any money, "Twenty-three Wen, there is no way to be less." ”

The man held his breath and pleaded, "Look, I've come all the way here, and I've been here all morning, and I'm going to make some money for tea." ”

Jiang Wanbai smiled, "Okay, then twenty-three wen." With that, she took the money.

The man took the copper coin and smiled, "Old lady, I can let you pick up a cheap one today, I really don't have food to feed at home, otherwise, I can't sell it so cheaply." ”

"I bought it cheaply, and I didn't know how to feed it when I bought it home." Jiang Wanbai said with some worry.

When the man saw that his worries had happened to others, he didn't realize that he had sold at a loss, so he smiled a little happier, turned around and packed up his things and walked away, looking at the meaning, as if he was afraid that Jiang Wanbai would regret it.

Jiang Wanbai looked at the man's back, and smiled happily, she had already taken advantage of others, and said two half-truths and half-truths, which made the family happy, why not.

On the contrary, it was Wang, looking at the two baskets of chickens and ducks, a little worried, "Mother, there are so many, can we finish the eggs, how much food is this!" ”

If you can't finish eating, it's just right to finish eating, you can marinate it, duck eggs, goose eggs, and when the time comes, when the time comes, the eggs will be golden and yellow, and then served with porridge, that is Jiang Wanbai's ideal breakfast.

"There is not a river next to the land outside our house, so we raise ducks and geese there, and there is water floating in the river, and it doesn't cost much food." Jiang Wanbai had planned it for a long time.

Water drifting is a colloquial term that refers to things such as floating aquatic plants floating in the river.

The river outside the Tian family is not a river, it is just a small ditch, and it flows to the Tian family, and when it meets the road, it is cut off, but it rains heavily two days ago, and the small ditch has formed a small pond, although it is not big, but it is more than enough to raise ducks.

Therefore, living in the village is not completely without benefits.

When Wang heard this, he was a little relieved, straddled the two baskets of chickens and ducks in his hands, and followed Jiang Wanbai to the shade of the tree.

Jiang Wanbai had just come to the shade of the tree and wanted to sit down and rest, when he saw Tian Lao Er's eyes brightly walking back.

Tian Lao Er seemed to be very excited, and when he saw Jiang Wanbai, he actually grabbed Jiang Wanbai's hand at once, "Mother, we must buy that cow over there." ”

Jiang Wanbai felt the strength of his hand, and heard the suppressed tremor in his voice, knowing that something good must be wrong, he hurriedly said, "Which one?" What's wrong? See how happy you are. ”