Chapter 24: Buying a Donkey

"We're going to do a big job, this matter will be kept secret first, and the account will go from Funing Building, I don't want this soap matter to be too involved with the family." Wan Yunjun thought for a while and said.

"Understand, Second Young Master, our Funing Building's income has increased a lot in the past two months, which is fully enough for the investment of this soap workshop." Wan San thought about it and said.

"Atom, shouldn't you repair this house?" After instructing Wan San, Wan Yunjun said to Zhao Yuan.

"This house will not be repaired for the time being, and when the land is taken, it will be repaired directly over there." Zhao Yuan has his own plans.

"Okay, when we get back, I'll help you ask about the land?"

"I was just about to ask your second brother for help." Zhao Yuan said with a smile, it should be easy to take that piece of land, after all, in the current view, it is useless at all.

Zhao Yuan, Wan Yunjun and Wan San continued to chat, most of the time it was Zhao Yuan who was talking, and Wan Yunjun was asking. Every time he chatted with Zhao Yuan, Wan Yunjun felt that he had gained a lot, and he really didn't understand how Zhao Yuan knew so much.

Unconsciously, it was already afternoon, Zhao Yuan stopped talking and began to cook dinner, and it would take some time for Luoluo to make the dishes he ordered.

The stewed braised pork is soft, the ingredients are simple, fat but not greasy, Wan Yunjun eats very happily, and he has a fight with Luoluo.

After eating, Wan Yunjun packed a box of soap and returned to the county seat with Wan San and two entourages.

"Brother Yuan, do our family really want to buy the wasteland of the river dam? How much does that cost? Seeing off Wan Yunjun and his party, Meng Ying asked.

"Yes, let's be a small landlord in the future, haha." Zhao Yuan said with a smile.

"But the ground is full of stones, and you can't grow crops?"

"It's a good location, close to the town, and you can plant those rocks as long as you pick them up and bring some dirt down from the mountains."

"It's such a big field, how long will it take to clear it?"

"We can ask someone to help, and when we buy that piece of land, we can start working after the autumn harvest, and our house will be repaired there."

"Are you going to move there?"

"That's right, it will be closer to my father-in-law's house then."

Zhao Yuan helped clean up the dishes and chopsticks and feed the pigs, the two returned to the room, and when they saw the gifts brought by Wan Yunjun, they remembered to take a look.

"Luoluo, why are you a little upset?" Zhao Yuan looked at the pouting little girl and asked.

"Uncle, they have eaten all the braised pork they made today." Luoluo said aggrievedly.

"Are you sad that you haven't eaten enough braised pork?"

"No, it's just that they ate too fast, and I only ate a little bit."

"Okay, Luoluo, if they come to our house, then they will be guests, and after a few days, Uncle will do it for you."

"Okay then, uncle, don't forget."

"Don't worry, you won't forget, let's take a look at the gift that Uncle Wan gave to our family."

"Hmm."

Meng Ying listened to the conversation between her uncle and nephew on the side, looking at the two with a smile, she liked to see Zhao Yuan so considerate and patient the most.

"Xiaoying, let's clean up, this second brother is too, and he still brings so many things."

"yes, it's all over the cupboard."

Zhao Yuan and Meng Ying packed up, and the gifts that Wan San selected were all more practical things, six rolls of various fabrics, a few gold and silver jewelry, and a large bundle of rice paper. The cloth is all good cloth and can be used to make clothes. The gold and silver packing should be given to Meng Ying, and there is also a small silver lock, which should be given to Luoluo.

The rice paper and the pen, ink, paper and inkstone used at noon were given to Zhao Yuan, so after calculation, the cost of these gifts was about fifty copper coins, which was a very heavy gift.

"So much fabric, Brother Yuan, I can make a few clothes for you and Luoluo." Meng Ying said happily.

"And these pieces of jewelry, Xiaoying, you can wear them and take a look."

"I'm not used to wearing it, let's put it away first, but this little silver lock should be for Luoluo, Luoluo, you can take it and take a look." Meng Ying said, picked up the little silver lock and hung it on the little girl's neck.

"It's so beautiful." Luoluo said happily.

"Luoluo can wear it if you like it, but be careful not to lose it."

"Well, I'll be careful."

After cleaning up, the three of them washed up and went to sleep.

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Time passed quickly, and on the day of the market, Zhao Yuan took Meng Ying and Luoluo to the market early in the morning.

"Uncle, shall we go to see the little donkey first?" Coming to the bazaar, Luoluo asked.

"Okay, let's go see if there are any donkeys for sale?" Zhao Yuan said with a smile, after shouting those few words of song that time, the little donkey was simply a beast-like existence in Luoluo's heart.

"Oh, look at the little donkey." Luoluo shouted happily.

When he came to the tooth store that specializes in selling livestock, a smell of livestock manure came, and the road was very dirty, so Zhao Yuan picked up Luoluo on his back and walked in.

"This little brother, is this going to buy some kind of livestock?" As soon as I walked in, someone came to ask.

"Let's see."

"We have horses, cows, pigs, sheep, and donkeys here, and what kind of animals do you want to see?"

"Look at the little donkey."

"The donkeys are here, I'll bring a few of them."

"Okay, thank you very much." Zhao Yuan said with a smile, this young man is obviously the tooth man of this livestock tooth shop, that is, the intermediary, if he buys a donkey, he will have a certain commission.

"Uncle, is that the little donkey?"

"Yes, that's the little donkey, how about it, pretty."

"Beautiful, and there's a small one."

"That's a baby donkey, and it's going to grow up in the future."

"Lao Zheng, this little brother wants to see the donkey, you can introduce it." Walking into the donkey shed, the young tooth man greeted the owner of these donkeys.

"Okay, here, Daquan, you haven't brought anyone to me in a few days." The owner of the donkey named Lao Zheng said to the young tooth man.

"There are too few people who come to buy livestock now, especially this donkey, which can pull something, and unlike oxen, it can be used to plow the land."

"Okay, are you here to introduce me to business, go get busy, I know the rules." Lao Zheng said helplessly.

"Okay, little brother, Lao Zheng's donkeys are good, if you want to buy them, I suggest you buy his family, and the entire gray plain is also sold by Lao Zheng's family." After the tooth man who called Daquan finished speaking, he left first.

"Little brother, come and see, I have a total of seven donkeys, four female donkeys, one male donkey, and two small ones, the small one is a male and a female............" Lao Zheng crackled and introduced, and it can be seen that he really knows the donkey very well.

"Boss, I want to ask how this little donkey is sold?" Zhao Yuan saw that Luoluo obviously preferred the little donkey and asked.

"Small, this little donkey can't be used to pull things when it is bought, at least after a year of feeding." Lao Zheng wondered.

"Luoluo, let's buy a little donkey, how about it." Zhao Yuan turned his head and asked.

"Okay, uncle, the little donkey is more well-behaved."

"Little brother, you bought a donkey to tease the child?" Lao Zheng asked with his mouth wide open.

"That's right!" Zhao Yuan nodded and said.

"What a loser." Lao Zheng muttered in his heart, shook his head and said, "The little donkey is not expensive, as long as you run through one head, which one do you want?" ”

"The one who wants the mother will have a better temper." Zhao Yuan said.

"Okay, let's find Daquan who just brought you, this livestock trade needs to sign a contract." After Lao Zheng finished speaking, he walked out of the donkey shed and called the tooth man called Daquan.

Soon, Zhao Yuan paid the money, bought the little female donkey, and went out of the livestock line, the little girl wanted to lead herself, Zhao Yuan smiled, and it was up to her.