Chapter 37: The Ox Cart
Hammered the sore waist, Chu Yan missed the era of automation in her previous life, only when she was a child, she relied on manpower to harvest budding rice and wheat, and later there were automated machinery everywhere.
Now, she not only has to break the buds one by one, but also has to carry them home by manpower.
Mechanization of farming is impossible, and it would be nice to have an ox cart.
In the distance, the village chief drove the only ox cart in Jinshan Village, and the cart pulled grain to the house, and the sound of the cart came from time to time, and I don't know how many people were envious.
Chu Yan had only one thought, she wanted to have an ox cart.
Thinking in his heart, the words naturally came out: "Dad, mother, let's buy a cow too!" It's easy to get to town for farming. ”
If you bought it a few days ago, the funds were a little tight, and the people in the village dug up a lot of yams these days, so they naturally made a lot of money.
Wang Laoshi and Tian Zheng had this idea, it turned out that most of the work in the field depended on Wang Dazhuang, and the two of them didn't do much.
Now it's all up to the two of them, and the body really can't bear it.
At this moment, a woman carrying a bundle of soybeans passed by the edge of the field, and when she heard the conversation between the three of them, the corners of her mouth showed a touch of disdainful mockery, and she muttered in a low voice: "They are all about to become extinct, and they still want to buy an ox cart, so let's dream!" ”
Chu Yan heard the woman's words clearly, and she didn't know if it was a benefit given to her by God, this body has excellent hearing, but unfortunately, every time she hears it, it is not a good word.
Wang Laoshi and Tian next to him didn't react, so she didn't say anything.
Instead, he discussed with Wang Laoshi how to buy cattle: Dad, the buds and soybeans in this field, let's carry them for a few days, otherwise we should buy them early? Wait until the work is done to buy it, and you won't need it this season. ”
Wang Laoshi agreed: "It's just that I don't know how to pick cattle, and the village has bought cattle from the village chief's family. ”
For a while, the three of them were in trouble.
Chu Yan filtered the people she knew in her mind, and suddenly, her eyes lit up.
That's right, you can find Shopkeeper Xu.
"Dad, let's ask Shopkeeper Xu to help, they have a carriage in the restaurant, he must know someone who understands."
"Why did you forget Shopkeeper Xu?" Wang Laoshi patted his head.
Say buy it, there are more than 100 taels of silver saved these days, and it is not a problem to buy an ox cart, Chu Yan plans to leave now.
"Mother, you go home first and rest, I will go to the town with my father to buy an ox cart and come back as soon as possible." Tian's body was not as good as Wang Laoshi, and Chu Yan didn't want her to be tired.
Tian shook his head: "You guys go, I'll do it slowly, do it a little bit." ”
The crops are ripe and you can't wait, take advantage of the good weather, hurry to get home, and put your heart in your stomach, otherwise if you don't make a beautiful day, it rains, and half a year's hard work will be in vain.
The big guys were busy working, and few people noticed the direction in which Chu Yan and Wang Laoshi left.
In order to be in a hurry, the two did not talk much on the road, sped up their steps, and arrived at Qingshan Town in less than an hour.
They went straight through the front door and Wankelai.
The guy who ran greeted him warmly, but Chu Yan didn't have time to say anything else, and directly explained the intention: "We are looking for the shopkeeper Xu, and we will say that it is Chu Yan from Jinshan Village." ”
People who are more familiar with her now know that she changed her name to Chu Yan.
When they come to Wanke, they usually enter through the back door, and there are not many people who know Chu Yan in the front hall.
But today I was lucky, the young man happened to see the shopkeeper personally receive Chu Yan.
So I didn't dare to delay, and led the two directly into the backyard.
didn't know that there was a small tail behind him, it was Wang Yongsheng of Jinshan Village.
Since the last time he found out that Chu Yan and their noodle business was booming, he had secretly paid attention to the movement of the kitchen to buy ingredients.
Today happened to let him see the arrival of Chu Yan and Wang Laoshi, when the farm was busy, what were these two people doing?
Backyard
Shopkeeper Xu was very surprised by the arrival of the two: "Didn't you say that the autumn harvest in the past few days will not send yams for the time being?" Uncle Shi and his sister are here? ”
"Shopkeeper Xu, there is indeed something to trouble you today, we want to buy a cow, but we don't understand, so I want to ask you to help see if there is anyone who knows how to do it."
Shopkeeper Xu was immediately happy: "You can be regarded as finding the right person, I'll take you there." ”
"Not to mention, it's a coincidence, before I became the shopkeeper of the restaurant, I studied with others for a few years, and the carriages in the restaurant were all personally selected by me." Shopkeeper Xu was very proud to say it.
"I didn't expect you to have this ability, so I'll trouble you today." Chu Yan hurriedly thanked her.
Shopkeeper Xu took the two of them to a relatively remote place in Qingshan Town.
Before I arrived, I smelled a pungent smell.
When I got closer, I found that this place is not small, with a wide field of vision, and there are all kinds of cattle sellers, horse sellers, and sheep sellers.
"This is our livestock market in Qingshan Town, and I know a better one." Saying that, Shopkeeper Xu led people to a shed and stopped.
"Brother, why are you here?" A person who looked quite similar to the shopkeeper Xu walked out.
"I'm here to introduce you to a guest!" Saying that, the shopkeeper Xu introduced to both parties: "Uncle Shi, sister, this is my cousin, selling cattle and horses here, I used to work for two years, and then I went to the restaurant to work." This is Uncle Shi who cooperates with me, Sister Chu. ”
It turned out that there were people in Xu's family who sold cattle, which was also an ancestral business, but in their generation, Xu's shopkeeper didn't like it, so he went to Wankelai.
"Uncle Shi, Sister Chu is good, what do you want, just pick, since it is my brother's partner, I will definitely give you the lowest price." When Boss Xu heard his cousin introduce the two as partners, don't look at the average dress, but he also knew that these two people were not simple, so his attitude was very kind.
Shopkeeper Xu gave him a slap in the face: "If people want to buy cattle, you can lead it yourself." ”
"Yes, yes, yes." Boss Xu was slapped by his cousin, but he was not annoyed, and obediently went to the livestock shed for a turn, and when he came out, he was holding a cow in his prime.
"Brother, this is the best in my shed, just an adult, strong, and docile, and you can work without training when you take it back."
For fear that his cousin wouldn't believe it, he also dragged the shopkeeper Xu and asked him to go to the shed to see it by himself.
Although Wang Laoshi and Chu Yan don't understand it very well, just looking at the surface, this cow is stronger than the one in the village chief's house, and its fur is brighter.
"Shopkeeper Xu, Boss Xu, I believe in you, let's do it!" Presumably, the shopkeeper Xu has such a big business, and he has signed a long-term cooperation contract with the Wang family, so he will not deceive them.
"I'll charge you ten taels of silver, the lowest price!"
Chu Yan knew that this was really the lowest price, and the other party didn't make much money.
With the help of Boss Xu, they spent another one or two halves of silver to buy a flatbed truck, so that the family could directly put it on the cow.
"Thank you, Boss Xu, the shopkeeper, I am busy at home, so I won't stay much today, we will be the east another day, and I will invite you to dinner." As the head of the family, Wang Laoshi came forward to thank him.
The two waved their hands and motioned for them to hurry up.
As he left the town, a shout came from behind him.