Chapter 46
Jiang Wanbai asked Tian Lao Er why he was so happy, Tian Lao Er immediately realized that he was wrong, quickly withdrew his hand, pretended to be calm, and pointed to a cow on the other side, "That's it." ”
Jiang Wanbai followed his fingers and looked over, only to see that he was referring to an old cow, and this cow should still be sick.
Look at its head, its eyes are yellow, the eye bubbles are swollen, the tears are not stopping, the nasal mirror is dry and sweatless, look at its body, the body is emaciated, the coat is fluffy, the skin is tight and the hair is erect, the back is arched and the tail is clamped, and the neck is trembling.
In short, it's a mental burnout, as if there are not a few days to live.
Next to the scalper stood an old man, dressed in a washed white coarse cloth shirt, with wrinkles on his face, looking at Jiang Wanbai and them at this time, obviously, the old man was the owner of the scalper.
"Why did you buy this cow?" Although Jiang Wanbai knew that Tian Lao Er was like this, there must be his reasons, but she still wanted to ask for an understanding.
Tian Lao Er said in a low voice: "Mother, have you forgotten why my father made a fortune so quickly?" ”
Jiang Wanbai really didn't know, because Mrs. Jiang's part of the memory about Old Man Tian was too emotional, and she didn't want to contact it at all, so many things were buried like gravel.
But there is definitely no way to say this reason, after thinking about it for a while, Jiang Wanbai pretended to think about it and said, "You mean ......"
"Yes, that cow has bezoars in its body eight to nine times out of ten, my dad said.
Moreover, I also asked the old man, and he said that his cattle have been decreasing their appetite and drinking recently, and sometimes they don't even eat, and stop ruminating, and the stool is dry and hard, the urine is yellow and short, and recently there is black water, and the smell is unpleasant, all of which are exactly the same as what my father said. ”
Tian Lao Er fell for Jiang Wanbai, just like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, and excitedly told everything about it.
It turned out to be a bezoar, Jiang Wanbai was shocked. She really knows this kind of thing, also known as Xihuang, rhino yellow, and ugly treasure, which is actually the gallstones of cattle.
Because its surface is yellow-red to brownish-yellow, and some surfaces are hung with a layer of black and shiny film, it is also known as "Wujinyi", which is the top grade in traditional Chinese medicine, and is also an important raw material of Angong Niuhuang Pill, Zixuedan and Zhibaodan of the famous "Three Treasures of Traditional Chinese Medicine".
The same quality of bezoar is more expensive than the same quality of gold, which shows its value, and if there is really a bezoar in the body of this cow, it is a lot of wealth.
As soon as Tian Lao Er said this, Jiang Wanbai finally remembered the matter about the bezoar.
Old man Tian's parents died early, and he grew up slowly with the help of neighbors, and when he was thirteen years old, he left his hometown and began to wander around, and he has not been heard from.
But just when the people of Tianjia Village thought that he would never come back, he suddenly came back and made a fortune. Relying on this wealth, he gained a firm foothold in Tianjia Village, married Mrs. Jiang, and lived a prosperous life, which led to the prosperous Tian family later.
At that time, many people were curious about how Mr. Tian earned that money at such a young age, but Mr. Tian kept his mouth shut, and it was not until he was about to die that he finally told his daughter-in-law and son the secret.
The secret is the bezoar, and it was because Mr. Tian got a piece of bezoar by accident that he had a good life later.
In the end, he also explained in detail the characteristics of the bezoar, and sighed for a long time before leaving.
When the Tian family heard about this, they were all amazed, and they also kept his words in mind, so that when the Tian family was poor later, they deliberately went around to find such a cow, wanting to turn over with a salted fish. 、
It's just that there are not many cattle in the farmhouse, let alone looking for such a special cow, so they searched for half a year, but there was no result, and finally they had to give up, but they didn't expect that today, they actually met, it can really be described as a creation to make people.
After Jiang Wanbai recalled, she glanced at the scalper in detail, and found that it was indeed very consistent with what Old Man Tian described, and now, her heart began to thump, this is all money.
"Mother......" Tian Lao Er couldn't help but shout when he saw that Jiang Wanbai had not spoken.
Jiang Wanbai nodded, let out a long breath, calmed down her mood, and then took Tian Lao Er to the old man who sold the cow, frowning and looking at the cow, of course, this is only superficial, in fact, she is thinking about how to say this.
Tian Lao Er immediately began to introduce the two to each other, "Old Man Zhong, this is my mother, and she may have to be in charge of buying cattle."
Mother, this is Old Man Zhong, the owner of this cow. ”
Old Man Zhong is older than Jiang Wanbai, Jiang Wanbai naturally didn't dare to hold it up, and hurriedly said, "You are good, your cow is going to be sold?" It looks sick! ”
Old Man Zhong looked at Jiang Wanbai, then turned his head to look at the scalper, and then sighed, "My old fellow is sick, otherwise, I wouldn't have sold it."
As I said just now, this cow has been inspected in the county office, and the government has agreed to slaughter it. ”
The Li Dynasty attaches great importance to agriculture, so it is stipulated that all cultivated cattle are not allowed to be slaughtered without authorization, and if the cultivated cattle are sick, they must ask a veterinarian for treatment, and the treatment is ineffective, so that they can be sent to the county government for inspection, and the inspection determines that the cow really cannot be cured, so it can be slaughtered.
Otherwise, if you slaughter a ploughing cow without authorization, if the government finds out, you will go to jail.
As he spoke, Old Man Zhong seemed to be a little unbearable to turn his face away, and the scalper seemed to realize his fate, and there were more and more tears in his eyes, rolling to the ground one by one, dripping in the dust.
Old Man Zhong turned his head as if he felt something, and patted Lao Niu's head, "Old man, I'm sorry for you!" After speaking, he turned to Jiang Wanbai and said, "I originally wanted to kill it myself, but it has been with me for so many years, and there is no credit and hard work, I really can't bear it, so I came to the market to sell it."
If you don't buy it, I'll have to sell it to restaurants. Old Man Zhong's face was gloomy.
Jiang Wanbai saw the cow crying, although she knew that it was only like that because she was sick, but it was also a little uncomfortable to be said by Old Man Zhong. However, in the end, she became more and more determined to buy the cow.
The acquisition of a bezoar is often at the expense of the life of a cow, and the cow will only become more and more painful when it is sick to this point, until it finally dies of illness, and killing it now is not a relief for it.
Moreover, Mr. Zhong also said that if they didn't buy it, he would sell the cow to a restaurant, and at that time, the wealth would only fall into the hands of others, it would be better to fall into her hands, and if there was a chance in the future, she would compensate Mr. Zhong.
As for reminding Old Man Zhong, I'm sorry, Jiang Wanbai's consciousness is really not that high. Besides, now I am not 100% sure that this cow really has a bezoar, which is like buying an antique to pick up leaks, Jiang Wanbai actually took the risk.
"How much silver does this cow cost?" Jiang Wanbai sorted out her thoughts and asked Old Man Zhong.
"Mother, if you want four taels of silver, I have already negotiated with Old Man Zhong." Tian Lao Er hurriedly interjected, for fear that the cooked duck would fly.
Old Man Zhong listened and nodded, when it was time to sell beef, this cow would not have so much money, these four taels were already more than those people in the restaurant, if they were sold to them, it was estimated that they would not be able to sell so much.
"If you think the price is too high, it's okay to be cheaper, I just don't want to sell to people in restaurants, so I come here to sell it. Although I know that you bought it, the cow can't escape the result, but after all, it is more reassuring than sending it to a restaurant. Old Man Zhong said earnestly.
Jiang Wanbai waved her hand, "Since it has been discussed, how can I say anything, isn't it a villain who doesn't talk about trust." As she spoke, she took the silver from her purse and handed it to Old Man Zhong.
Old Man Zhong took the silver and glanced at the old scalper again, suddenly, he raised his hand and gave himself a mouth with a "snap", and then he was ruthless and handed the reins to Tian Lao Er.
Tian Lao Er hurriedly took the reins and clenched them tightly, as if he was afraid that the cow would fly.
Old Man Zhong no longer looked at the cow and turned to leave.
"Old Man Zhong, which village do you live in?" Jiang Wanbai asked suddenly.
Old Man Zhong paused for a moment, and then said: "Xiawa Village, if you have anything in the future, you can come there to find me, as soon as you mention the Zhong Craftsman, the people in the village will know." ”
It turned out that Old Man Zhong was a craftsman, did he go down to the village, Jiang Wanbai remembered it in his heart.
"Mother, let's go back, as for the ploughing cow, we'll buy it next time." Tian Lao Er was very excited, and now he can't wait to grow a pair of wings immediately and fly home with this cow.
Jiang Wanbai nodded, left the market with Tian Lao Er and Wang, and walked back through the streets and alleys.
As soon as I walked two streets, I saw that there were many people surrounded in front of me, and inside, there was a faint sound of crying and scolding, and the sound sounded a little familiar.
Who's there here? It turned out to be someone she knew, Jiang Wanbai thought so, so she approached the crowd, and at a glance, those people didn't just know, it was Ma Xiaocui, Xu and Tian Wenji.
At this time, Xu and Ma Xiaocui were torn together, pulling their hair and scratching their faces, and they were beating fiercely.
However, the Xu family is obviously not as powerful as the Zhao family, thinking that at the beginning, the Zhao family could beat Ma Xiaocui badly enough, but now the Xu family did not take advantage, and Ma Xiaocui was half a catty, and the hair of the two was also scratched, the clothes were torn, and there were scratches on the face, all of which were wolf.
"You shameless broken shoes, you want to be a man and want to go crazy? I like men so much, why don't you go to the kiln to be a kiln sister, the man is enough. Xu's voice was also quite high, and when he went down, he attracted several passers-by.
"Who do you say is a broken shoe, you occupy the pit and don't, and you blame others. Just like you, if you want to be a kiln-sister, no one wants you, and people think you have a bad mouth. Ma Xiaocui did not show weakness at all.
"Who do you say is the kiln-sister, you stinky and shameless, I fought with you today." Xu Shi was scolded like this, and finally broke out, kicked Ma Xiaocui to the ground, and then pressed on her, stretched out his hand, and wanted to pinch Ma Xiaocui's neck.
It seems that she really wants Ma Xiaocui's life.
Ma Xiaocui was a little panicked, and while blocking Xu's hand, she shouted to Tian Wenji behind her, "She's going to strangle me, you're still looking at me like this, I might as well die, what's the point of living like this." As she spoke, she actually cried.
But she said that she was dead, and the action was not slow at all.
On the contrary, Tian Wenji really ate Ma Xiaocui's set, and when he saw her crying, he immediately yelled at Xu, "Who asked you to come, it's embarrassing, you get me home." ”
The Xu family was already angry, and Tian Wenji protected Ma Xiaocui like this, and she was even more angry.
Her eyes widened angrily, her teeth were clenched, and the strength in her hand was even greater, and she grabbed Ma Xiaocui's neck with one hand, "I want you to die, you give me death, shameless little prostitute." ”
Ma Xiaocui was caught off guard, she was pinched, her face flushed, "Wen, Wen ......"
Tian Wenji saw that the flesh in his heart was really about to be strangled to death, coupled with the fact that Xu Shi didn't give him face so much, he jumped like thunder in a straight air, and when he stepped over, he raised his hand and gave Xu a mouth with a "snap", and the Xu family who fanned him fell to the side, and the corners of his mouth were full of blood, which showed his strength.
Xu Shi was a little stunned, sat on the ground, covered his face, and looked at Tian Wenji in disbelief, "You beat me, you beat me for this little prostitute?" ”
"What's wrong with beating you, dare to scold me for being a little prostitute, I think you are an old prostitute, an old prostitute who no one wants when you take off your clothes." Ma Xiaocui turned over, scolded, stretched out her hand, and with a "snap", she also gave Xu a mouthful, and said, "It's you who hit." ”
After the fight, she stretched out her hand to fight again, but Tian Wenji actually looked at it like this, and there was no intention of blocking it at all, this Xu family just owes a lesson.
If Xu was crazy just now, then she just didn't want to die now, she "roared" in her throat, and she jumped up from the ground and hit Ma Xiaocui's stomach with her head.
Ma Xiaocui was hit squarely, fell to the ground all of a sudden, and couldn't get up holding her stomach.
"Wen Ji, my stomach hurts, my stomach hurts." Ma Xiaocui really cried this time, crying pitifully.
Xu's move succeeded, but he didn't mean to stop at all, and stretched out his leg and kicked Ma Xiaocui's stomach.
Tian Wenji saw Ma Xiaocui crying, he was very distressed, at this time, he also became a little crazy, this Xu, how dare he! With a heartwarming kick, he kicked Xu aside, and Xu rolled his eyes when he kicked it.
This is not the end, Tian Wenji immediately punched and kicked at Xu, looking like that, he didn't care about Xu's life or death at all.
At this time, the onlookers probably understood the ins and outs of the matter, and seeing Tian Wenji beating his daughter-in-law like this, everyone was a little overwhelmed, and persuaded one after another: "Stop fighting, there is something you can't say well." ”
"That's right, I'll play three long and two short for a while, but what can I do." But everyone persuaded them, but no one really stepped forward to pull the fight. This is the indifference of the town, if this is in Tianjia Village, everyone knows it, and someone should have taken action a long time ago.
Although Jiang Wanbai hates the Xu family, she still can't get used to Tian Wenji beating a woman like this, "Second brother, you go and pull it, don't have anything wrong." ”
Tian Lao Er couldn't see it for a long time, and when he heard Jiang Wanbai's instructions, he quickly put down the wheelbarrow in his hand, and ran to the side to tie the cow, this cow is not good if it is not tethered, there are so many people here, if you touch someone, it will be a big incident.
With such a tossing and turning, there have been new changes in the field.
Just opposite Jiang Wanbai, a woman's voice suddenly sounded, "Xu Horn, everyone else is on your neck, and you still endure it?"
What did you just tell me, why, dare to say it, don't dare to do it!
I see that you deserve to be angry, if I were you, I would have found a well and plunged into it, and what kind of life would you have. The woman seemed not afraid of a big problem, and she added fuel to the fire.
Jiang Wanbai looked at the woman, and the green tendons on her forehead jumped straight up, just because this person was none other than her fourth daughter-in-law, Zhao.
Now, things suddenly became clear, it must have been that the Zhao family listened to Tian Laosi's words yesterday, and today he went to sue the Xu family, and also encouraged the Xu family to come to Ma Xiaocui, which is why it became like this.
Still saying this, Jiang Wanbaijue's Zhao family is really hopeless, and just as he was about to pass, he saw another change in the field, Xu actually took out a pair of scissors from his arms and waved them indiscriminately, and they were waving on Tian Wenji's arm, and Tian Wenji's arm immediately saw blood.
Tian Wenji exclaimed in surprise and unconsciously stepped back, and his retreat just exposed Ma Xiaocui.
Xu's nose and face were swollen at this time, and he couldn't see his face clearly, only those eyes, which were blood-red and blood-red, had completely lost his mind.
However, at this time, she still thought that Ma Xiaocui was the culprit, so grabbing the scissors, she rushed to Ma Xiaocui without any hesitation.
After killing Ma Xiaocui, Tian Wenji will definitely return to her heart, and her life will definitely return to the way it was before.
Killing Ma Xiaocui, Xu now has only one thought in his mind.
Although Ma Xiaocui usually beats and scolds people, she really hasn't touched the real character, and she was suddenly frightened by Xu's madness and the scissors.
Her eyes were wide open, and she wanted to dodge, but her legs were as if they were fixed on the ground, and she couldn't move a bit.
When Xu got closer, she saw that the scissors were about to pierce her, she even forgot to breathe, only to feel a heat between her thighs, and a stream of yellow water accompanied by the smell of urine flowed down.
Ma Xiaocui was scared to pee.
At the same time, Tian Wenji was frightened, he didn't know what to do, he stood there in a daze, just staring.
"Second ......," Jiang Wanbai subconsciously shouted.
Tian Lao Er had already come back at this time, and when he saw this scene, he didn't think about it, he swooped over, and it was too late to stop it, he could only block Xu's scissors with his arm.
In an instant, blood splattered out, and two drops even splashed on Xu's face.
Xu didn't know whether she was frightened by the blood, or finally calmed down, frightened by her own behavior, and after being stunned for a while, the scissors in her hand fell to the ground with a "snap", and she herself fell to the ground softly, like a puddle of mud.
At this time, Tian Wenji finally reacted, and immediately ran over, pointed at Xu's and said, "You shrew, you dare to murder your husband, I want to divorce you, divorce you." Saying that, it seemed that he was going to beat Xu again.
Seeing Tian Wenji like this, Tian Lao Er couldn't help frowning, he covered the wound on his arm while stopping Tian Wenji with his body, and roared, "What are you doing?" If you hadn't made the slightest mistake, would things have turned out like this?
If you have something to say to me, don't beat anyone again. Tian Lao Er was also angry.
After what happened just now, Tian Wenji was really a little afraid of Tian Er, so he didn't dare to move, but just covered the wound on his arm with his hand.
At this time, Ma Xiaocui finally reacted, and suddenly fell to the ground, "Wen Ji, Wen Ji ......" she shouted.
When Tian Wenji heard this, he quickly turned around and helped Ma Xiaocui up, at this time, he didn't forget to roar at Xu, "You just wait for my resignation!" ”
Xu sat there in a daze as if he hadn't heard it, his eyes were empty.
Jiang Wanbai saw that Tian Er's injury was injured, so she hurried over and said with concern: "How is it, hurry up and see the doctor?" ”
Tian Lao Er was afraid that Jiang Wanbai would be worried, so he hurriedly held back and smiled, "It's okay, mother, it's not in the way." ”
At this time, the Wang family also hurriedly ran over and helped Tian Laoer.
The people around admired Tian Lao Er, and there were enthusiastic people, so they hurriedly said, "I know where there is a doctor, you come with me." With that, the man led Tian Lao Er and Wang to the medical hall.
Before leaving, Tian Lao Er was still a little uneasy, as if he wanted to say something to Jiang Wanbai, Jiang Wanbai was afraid that he would delay his condition, so he hurriedly said, "Don't worry, I am here." Tian Lao Er left with peace of mind.
Jiang Wanbai stood in the middle of the field, and was the first to move his gaze to the Zhao family, and at this time, the Zhao family seemed to realize that something was wrong, and said with some anxiety, "Mother, why are you also here." ”
Jiang Wanbai saw the blood on the ground, her body was sudden, and she was also very angry, she went over to "snap", and gave Zhao a mouthful, "What did I tell you, let you stay at home and don't make trouble, do you take my words as a deaf ear!" ”
Zhao was a little stupid when he was beaten, and he covered his face and looked at Jiang Wanbai in disbelief.
Jiang Wanbai's anger did not decrease at all because of that slap, but became even more angry, and if Tian Lao Er hadn't stopped it today, this Ma Xiaocui might have died, so would the Xu family still have a life? Killed two lives, Zhao's kung fu is really good.
Her behavior is like those who watch the excitement in modern times, seeing that people are going to jump off the building, not only do she not persuade, but she coaxes, saying why don't people jump, no, her behavior is much worse than that kind of thing, and the whole thing is provoked by her.
The Xu family may not have noticed what Tian Wenji was outside, but if it weren't for the Zhao family's aggressive words, I'm afraid she wouldn't have made such a fierce scene.
"I said, if you make any more trouble, I won't care about you anymore, okay, since you don't want me to take care of it, we'll split up, and we'll split up when we go back." Jiang Wanbai made up her mind. She wants to live a good life, but there are always people who have a moth.