Chapter 57: Buying a Cow

The liveliness of the county town is far from being comparable to that of the town, and the modern bazaar is similar, with those who sell vegetables and poultry all have partitions.

As soon as Li Anfu and Li Dagui entered the city, they went straight to the livestock market, although it was still early, but the market was full of people!

Li Dagui and Li Anfu tied up the ox cart, asked someone to watch it, and gave him two pennies when the time came, which was more assured!

There are sellers of horses, cattle, and other pigs, ducks and geese, and there are constantly rattling and humming sounds!

The cattle sellers see all directions, listen to all directions, and when they see someone coming in, they rush forward to sell their own things! There are also experts who help others sell commissions, Li Anfu invited Li Dagui over, of course, he doesn't need their help!

Rejecting a middle-aged man who stepped forward to help, Li Dagui and Li Anfu's family turned around.

"Two big brothers, do you want to buy cattle, come and see my family, my cattle are all very young and powerful, you will definitely not lose money if you buy them!" The one who came forward was a cattle dealer, and there were more than a dozen cows next to him, all of whom were fat and strong.

"Let's see for ourselves!" Li Dagui said that he is more good at buying cattle, and he will never be confused by the rhetoric of selling cattle!

For example, a good cow is characterized by a barrel-shaped belly, and a cow's belly is large but not sagging. The hindquarters of the cow are broad and plump and well developed. Bulls have poorly developed hindquarters. The limbs are broad, thick and powerful, the joints are dry, and the tendons are obvious. The hoof shape is round and large, and it can go over mountains and mountains, so the hoof shape is round and large as the middle bowl.

Li Dagui looked over one by one, first looked at the neatness of the teeth, and could see the age of the cow, buying a cow must buy a young and strong one, and if you accidentally buy an old cow, it will be miserable, you can't see any work, and you have to keep it.

Then there are the hooves and waist and abdomen, you can judge whether it has the strength or not, and if you buy it back, you want it to work, and the strength must be great.

"Boss, how much is your cow!" Li Dagui took a look at the quality and asked the price to see if it was worth the money.

"The quality of my cattle is very good, and I have absolutely no regrets when I sell them, these big ones cost fifteen taels, and the calves cost eight taels!" The cattle seller quoted the price!

"Anfu, let's take a look!" As soon as Li Dagui heard it, he knew that the boss was not telling the truth, it was really a sky-high asking price, and it was estimated that he would slaughter one and count one!

Although his cattle look fat and strong, people who can understand can know at a glance that they are not very good inside, and they are not suitable for working in the field.

"Okay, let's go, I don't understand, I'll listen to you!" Li Anfu is a layman and doesn't understand it at all!

You must be cautious when buying cattle, just walk over one by one, look at the quality, and ask the price!

Suddenly, an old man with a yellow face and thin muscles attracted Li Dagui's attention, the old man was full of white hair, his body was bent, and his face was clearly furrowed, and he looked like a person who worked all year round and lived in poverty!

The most important thing is that he led a cow, although the fur is not smooth and shiny, but his eyes are bright and his spirit is very good!

"Uncle, are you here to sell cattle?" Li Dagui stepped forward and asked.

"yes, do you want to buy it?" A hoarse voice came out of his throat, and the old man looked at the two of them with cloudy eyes, his eyes full of hope!

"We're here to buy cows, can you show us?" Li Anfu looked at the sad old man, couldn't help but understand compassion, and wanted to help!

"Look! If it weren't for the fact that it couldn't go on, and it was reluctant to sell Lao Huang, it would have worked hard and was very obedient! The old man babbled on and on about the good of the old scalper, as well as his usual merits!

From the old man's words, the two knew what happened, the old man's family life was very good, or there would be no cow, but God is not long-sighted, the son had an accident when he was walking the dart, leaving the orphans, widows and old fathers to have a hard time, recently the daughter-in-law is sick again, and the family's money has been spent, and there is no way, so I have to sell the only valuable cow in the family.

"Uncle, how much does your cow cost?" Li Dagui asked the price, it was just a good cow, and at first glance, it was often worked at home, probably because the family situation was not good, so he neglected to take care of it!

"Ten taels of silver! I didn't ask for much, it was worth so much! Less will not work! The old man was also very helpless, everyone looked at him as old, the cow was not beautiful, and he lowered the price one by one, and some people only gave five taels.

It's really God doesn't give you a way to live, and it makes matters worse!

"Anfu, or you want this! I watched it, and it's definitely a good cow! I can't lose it, this tooth and hoof are good at a glance! Li Dagui felt that the price was okay when he heard it, usually he would sell it for twelve or three taels, and ten taels would be a big bargain!

"Okay, listen to you!" Li Anfu trusts Li Dagui very much.

Seeing the old man's sad face bent by life, Li Anfu decided to buy it, even if it was to help!

"Uncle, I want it, this is money for you!" Li Anfu didn't make any more money, and paid ten taels of silver neatly, five taels for one ingot, and one tael of silver ingots.

"Okay, you have to take good care of it!" The old man was reluctant, and stroked the old cow's head with his thin and thin green tendon protruding hand, with tears in his eyes, and a reluctant face!

"Uncle, which village are you from? If you need anything in the future, you can go to us, my family is from Lijia Village, my name is Li Anfu! ”

"Okay, I'm from Liushutun, we're not far away, you're all good people!" The old man was moved to tears.

"It's all right, old man! This is a little bit of my heart, you can take it and buy some delicious supplements! Make up for the kids! Li Anfu handed the old man some change and asked him to buy some food.

"Child, I can't ask for this, you've helped me a lot, I can't take your money anymore!" The old man trembled his hands and wanted to excuse himself!

"Uncle, take it! Think more about the children, I've already taken advantage of your cows, take it and buy some food! Li Anfu persuaded.

Then he shook the old man's hand tightly, turned around and strode away with Li Dagui holding the cow!

Seeing the back of the two leaving, the old man couldn't come back to his senses for a long time, this is the first warmth he has felt in such a long time, others and even relatives are just watching coldly, not as good as a stranger! When you have the opportunity in the future, you will definitely repay them!

If you have a cow, you need a cart! The two quickly went to the furniture seller and chose a board car made of fine locust wood, with a smooth layer of tung oil on it, which can prevent moths and rain!

I bargained and bought it for two taels of silver!

Then he went straight to the Yipin pharmacy