Chapter 124: Buying a cow
Chengfeng is the horse she bought, a good stallion, traveling thousands of miles a day, although Yuan Qing, as the owner of the horse, has not yet tried it, but it seems that riding the wind for thousands of miles a day remains to be verified.
Yuan Qing is riding a horse, and she has nothing to do, riding slowly and fast, as she pleases, outside the city of Qiuzhou City, the plains are wide and wide, surrounded by mountains, she rides a horse on this plain, running fast or slow.
It's not smooth
In the distance, I heard a chaotic footsteps, not human footsteps, but like the footsteps of sheep or cows, and as far as the eye could see, I didn't know that it was the herd's herd, which was being driven by the herdsmen, walking leisurely and slowly.
The herd, which consisted of about twenty cows, including a few juvenile calves, was gently waved by the herd with a slender whip that drove the herd, as if he were about to drive the herd home and rest.
Yuan Qing saw that the herd was about to come to her, so she dismounted, led the horse aside, and prepared to give way.
Seeing that this "boy brother" was so polite, the cattle herd gave her a friendly smile from afar, and Yuan Qing also smiled back.
The herd of cattle came slowly, Yuan Qing couldn't help but look at these cattle, the total number of cattle is not much, more than twenty looks, there are cattle and buffaloes, the breeds are messy, maybe the cattle of this era are still in the stage of slowly distinguishing breeds, and there is no clear statement about what kind of cow this cow is.
Let's raise it together.
Yuan Qing looked at it for a while, and found that there was a cow similar to a cow in it. She stared at the black and white cow for a long time, wondering if this cow was a cow
"Uncle, are these cattle yours" Yuan Qing said hello to the middle-aged man who was driving the cattle.
"Childe, these cows are mine, my family left these cows without anything, and our family lives on them." The man had already communicated with Yuan Qing with his eyes just now, this time. Warm to her.
"So that's the case, uncle, are you selling this cow" Yuan Qing asked again, "I saw that this cow looked strange." I guess it's a good cow," she said, pointing to the white and black cow, and said with a light smile.
"Oh, Childe, you said this one, it does look different from other cows, you see. Every cow here is a color, either black or yellow, and there is only this cow, which looks like black and not black, white and white. Childe won't tell you that this cow was not actually born by my cows, it was a few months ago, Baba came to the place where I kept the cow. And then it couldn't get away, you see, and now it's just here and won't go. The man pointed to the black and white cow and said as if he was not too happy to have the nondescript cow in his herd.
When Yuan Qing heard him say this, he was very happy in his heart, the more he hated this cow, then she bought this cow with him, and the price must be cheap. That's right, Yuan Qing moved his mind. She wanted to buy the black and white cow, which resembled a cow.
This cow is hidden among more than twenty cows or buffaloes, and its color is too conspicuous compared to one yellow and one black. No wonder Yuan Qing glanced at it a few times and swept it out.
Cows, a common creature in modern times, are extremely rare in ancient times, and today I am fortunate to see this black and white cow. No matter how much Yuan Qing's mind in his heart is not moved, no matter what, with the color of this cow, he will buy it first.
"Uncle, can you take this cow out, I'll take a good look," Yuan Qingdao said.
"Okay." The man replied happily, he had been counting on these cattle to make a living, and now this black and white cow, not his, is wild, and he ran in halfway, he is a cattle seller, this kind of nondescript cow, can be looked at, it is very good, he does not expect at all, it can be sold for a good price.
The wood show will be destroyed by the forest wind. In the eyes of an ancient, a cow with a strange color would only be a disaster for them. Xenophobia is not ordinary.
The cow was female, it had a docile temperament, it had a uniform body, and its belly seemed to be a little swollen, and it was as tall as a man's chest, and the hair on its body was black and white, and its face was delicate and well-defined among cows, and it looked like it was only 2 or 3 years old.
The cow can be born after three months of pregnancy in the belly, and after 16 months, it is already an adult and can give birth to a child on its own. This cow is just an adult.
Just youth, you can buy. Yuan Qing nodded with satisfaction in his heart. You must know that in her previous life, Yuan Qing also had a little research on dairy cows, although it was not much, but this was enough, she wanted to raise a cow.
"Well, uncle, I want it, you can make a price for how much." After looking at Niu Er for a long time, Yuan Qing said to the man.
"Childe, this cow, I've always looked at it very well, since you think it's strange, then just pay eight taels of silver, this cow is yours." The man said simply, a cow can buy at least ten taels of silver, and the expensive one is only fifteen taels of silver, this cow is a little "nondescript", and he is afraid that Yuan Qing will regret it, and the price is eight taels of silver.
"Uncle, it seems that you still have obsessive-compulsive disorder." Yuan Qing smiled lightly, and said, "Okay, eight taels is eight taels, I bought this cow." ”
Although I don't understand what this son's obsessive-compulsive disorder is, the man was still very happy to hear that she was so happy to pay for a cow, and nodded at the moment and said: "Look at the son's clothes and conversation, they are all good, it must be a rich man from a rich family."
"Hehe, uncle, you're laughing." Yuan Qing was said by him, smiled happily, took out the money bag from his arms, and took out eight taels of silver from the money bag, and was about to hand it to him, the cow seemed to be reluctant to run sideways.
"This beast, the son of the family finally fell in love with you, you are still reluctant" The man hurriedly raised his whip and gave the cow who was about to run a heavy whip, the cow was in pain, and screamed twice, and after a while, a tall and black bull in the herd, and two horns on his head that were not long but had sharp horns ran out, and the cow was generally protected behind him.
The bull ran between the man and the cow, and he seemed to look at the two men who were about to buy and sell the cow with some anger.
"Hey, this guy is actually human, and he has learned to get angry" The man seemed to be laughed at by the bull's expression, and was about to whip it up, but was stopped by Yuan Qing.
"Uncle, tell me first, what is the relationship between these two cows." Yuan Qingdao, for no reason, this bull doesn't seem to come to help this cow.
"I don't know what the relationship is, my cow is a little human, this male and female, either it likes it, or it is pregnant with its child in its belly." As he spoke, the man skimmed the cow's belly. The cow's belly is two laps larger than when she first arrived.
"Oh, I see, it's not good to break up their little two, let's buy these two cows together." Yuan Qing said quite understandingly.
"Childe is serious about this," the man was overjoyed and hurriedly asked.
"Hehe, I'm afraid I want to buy it, but you still don't want to do it." Yuan Qing smiled lightly.
"Hey, people want to buy cows, how can there be a reason why cows are unwilling, don't worry, this cow has a docile personality, this bull, its temperament is also very good, but to separate these two cows, I think they will make trouble if they refuse, but if you sell them together, they should not make trouble, and they will be grateful to you." A man has a mouth, like a businessman, and his tongue is like a spring.
"Oh, yes" Yuan Qing smiled, and said: "Okay, how much are these two cows?"
"The cow is eight taels, and the bull is more expensive, twelve taels, a total of twenty taels of silver." The man said.
"Well, Uncle Trouble will lead these two cows into Qiuzhou City." Yuan Qingdao.
"How about the good boy take this herd of cattle home first," the man said.
"It just so happens that I have some things to ask you about feeding the cows. I'll go with you. Yuan Qing said with a smile.
"Don't dare to ask for advice, Childe buys cattle with me, what experience do I have, I should explain it clearly to Childe." The man said politely.
So along the way, Yuan Qing led the horse, the man drove the herd, and the two walked together, Yuan Qing asked a lot about raising cattle, such as, forage, what diseases these cattle have and how to treat them, and what to do when the cow gives birth
In the afternoon, Yuan Qing was dressed in men's clothes, and there was a tall horse standing next to her, she didn't ride, but led, on her other side, a man drove two cows, one was black, black and natural, and the other was black and white, intertwined with each other.
The combination of these two people, one horse and two cows, as soon as they walked into Qiuzhou City, attracted the attention of a large number of people, in fact, this man and the horse are very easy to understand, but these two cows, one cow is also easy to understand, but the other cow is a little difficult to understand.
It's really strange how this cow is black and white.
Ignoring the puzzled eyes of everyone, the two walked very calmly, and walked into Qiuzhou City with a swagger, and then walked through the streets and alleys to the shore of Moon Lake.
On the shore of Moon Lake, the number of tourists decreased, basically the sun set at this time, there were few people, and if there were any, they also walked home, and they had little leisure to inquire about where this rather rare black and white cow came from.
The journey was over, Yuan Qing paid the man, and the man went back in the glow.
"Shopkeeper, you are" At this time, Sili walked out of the restaurant and saw the strange two cows, he was very puzzled, Yuan Qing was a person who loved cleanliness in his eyes, and he rarely raised non-human animals until he had to. This horse is an important means of transportation in this era, Yuan Qing raises it, there is no problem, but this cow does not need to plow the field, why buy it and buy two as soon as you buy it.
Sili really couldn't figure it out, Yuan Qing wanted to buy two cows for Mao, and one of them didn't look so pleasing. To be continued