Niuma Market is in the northernmost part of the town, an open area fenced off by a wooden fence. At this time, the cattle and horse market was full of people, selling cattle, horses, and mules...... It's all gathered here. The smell of animal manure wafted through the air, and it didn't smell very good.

"Selling calves, calves that are just two months old, are strong! Big brother, if you want, you can be cheaper! ”

"Brother, look at my mule, I'm only two years old, and I'm able to work......"

"You mule seems to have a problem with your feet, you can't walk, what are you going to do!"

"The calf is too small, I want the kind of ...... that can work in the spring"

"Uncle, look at my ......"

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There are all kinds of sounds in my ears, but Xiaocao listens very kindly. Along the way, Xiaocao also asked a few companies that sold cattle and mules, and the prices were high, just like my father said, if I didn't pay the stone shackles, I could still buy such a head, but I couldn't match the car.

Today, I don't know if God deliberately went against Xiaocao, but after a turn, I didn't see a few donkey sellers. Occasionally, there is such a house, the price is too outrageous, more expensive than buying cattle.

"Hey! There's a bustle over there, go, go, let's see......" Yu Hai also knew that buying livestock was not something that could be done by walking, so it wasn't like Xiaocao with a long face. He saw a group of people in front of him, and immediately took his little daughter and squeezed in.

"Sour Xiucai! You donkey is so sick that he is about to die, and he is still holding the price, who will buy it! Forget it, I'm soft-hearted, I can't see the pity of others, and I bought your donkey cart for 800 Wen! A shrewd middle-aged man looked at the skinny donkey on the ground and said in a benevolent tone.

Xiaocao, who squeezed into the crowd, saw a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy wearing the shirt of Rong Xuan Shu, squatting in front of a donkey. The donkey was so thin that he had only a handful of bones left, and he couldn't stand steadily, and lay weakly on the ground, and if it weren't for the heaving of his belly, he would have thought it was a dead donkey. The young man's face was full of sorrow, and he kept shaking his head, and said softly:

"No, no! Just a donkey cart will cost nearly a tael of silver. My father is waiting for the money from selling the donkey to save his life, and 800 wen is not enough to catch two pairs of medicine......"

The middle-aged man asked impatiently: "Sour Xiucai, how much do you say this half-dead donkey will sell?" ”

"Three...... Three taels of silver! My father is very sick and needs the money to be treated by a doctor......" The young scholar also seemed to know that his price was a bit excessive, and his voice was almost inaudible.

But he couldn't help it, in order to send him to school, the family's valuable money had already been sold, so he relied on this donkey cart to help people pull goods, or pull people to the town to earn some money to live. Unexpectedly, five days ago, the donkey at home suddenly vomited and diarrhea, and became very sick, and several veterinarians were helpless. His father was in a hurry, and he was so windy that he couldn't get out of bed.

The family had no money to hire a doctor, so he had to take this sick donkey to the market to try his luck......

The middle-aged man sneered and said unceremoniously: "Three taels of silver? Xiao Xiucai, do you know that a healthy donkey is only five taels of silver, you ...... Gee! I'm afraid that if you slaughter and sell meat, you won't be able to peel off a few taels, and giving you 800 wen is already taking care of you! ”

"Yes, yes! A donkey who is dying, who will give three taels of silver? ”

"Eight hundred wen is too low, it's not enough to buy a donkey cart, if it were me, I wouldn't sell it......"

"This kid is so pitiful, he looks like he's a student of Rongxuan Academy. If it weren't for the urgent need for money, I wouldn't be here to point fingers......"

The onlookers talked a lot, saying that the young man wanted money and wanted to go crazy, and there were also those who sympathized with him.

The young scholar's face turned pale, and he looked at the donkey that was still breathing, and kept saying, "No, no...... My dad is waiting for the money from the sale of the donkey to save his life, waiting for the help......"

Yu Xiaocao looked at the scholar with some touch, thinking of the grief and helplessness of the whole family when her father's life and death were uncertain, she called Xiao Mending Tianshi in her heart: "Little Tangyuan, can you save this donkey?" ”

A golden mini kitten, with a small body squeezed out of the torn cotton jacket on her chest, poked her little head and glanced lazily, and said in an unpleasant immature voice:

[Stinky master, what do you think of this god stone? It's attracting fish again, it's saving people, and it's good now...... Actually asked me to save a brute. If you don't do it, Lao Tzu will strike! 】

Imagine a little kitten with Erlang's legs crossed, holding two front legs, twisting his head to the side, but calling himself "Lao Tzu" loudly, which is quite cute and quite disobedient.

Xiaocao patiently did its work: "Xiao Tangyuan, that Lingzu Niangniang threw you into the lower realm, and it was for you to experience. As the saying goes, 'saving a life is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter', if you do more good deeds and do more good deeds, you will be able to complete your merits as soon as possible and return to Nuwa Niangniang's side! ”

Xiao Mending Heaven Stone thought that every time he helped Xiaocao do something, his mana would be restored to varying degrees, especially when he rescued Yu Hai, so that it could be physically revealed. It felt that what Xiaocao said was very reasonable, so it reluctantly said: [As long as it doesn't cut off, this divine stone can save ......]

With the guarantee of the Heavenly Divine Stone, Xiaocao stepped forward and said to the scholar, "Can you let me see this donkey?" ”

The young scholar's originally dull eyes instantly seemed to have met a savior, full of expectations: "Little girl, you...... Are you going to buy donkeys? ”

Seeing Xiaocao's patched cotton clothes, the expression on his face darkened again, and he said again: "Little girl, my donkey is sick, you still don't want to buy it......"

Xiaocao saw that he was still in such a situation, and still had a kind heart, so he smiled and said, "I have learned a few skills from my father to heal livestock, help you take a look." If the donkey is saved, I'll buy it. ”

"Good, good! Look...... My donkey is very capable, and I am not yet three years old. It is sick, and everyone who has seen it before says that it is a good donkey......" The young scholar's eyes lit with a flame of hope again, staring at Xiaocao's every movement.

Xiaocao squatted down in front of the donkey, and put her hand to its mouth and nose, and the hot breath between the donkey's breaths sprayed into her palm, faint but clear.

It's good to have gas! She borrowed a broken bowl from the side to drink livestock, asked Yu Hai to untie the water bag from his waist, and poured a bowl of spirit stone water from it.

The donkey seemed to feel the aura in the water, raised his head with difficulty, and slowly drank the spirit stone water one by one by the grass. After drinking a bowl of water, although it was still lying on the ground and unable to stand up, its eyes became clear and refreshed.

"How? Little girl, can my donkey still be saved? When the young scholar saw the donkey who had not been in the water and grass for a long time, he drank a bowl of water for the first time, and the fire of hope in his heart was even stronger.

The shrewd middle-aged man said cool words beside him: "The veterinarians in Niuma City say that there is no cure, what can a little yellow-haired girl do?" I advise you to make a move while the donkey is still breathing, right? Otherwise, I will die later, and I won't even be able to get out of the eight hundred. ”

The young scholar looked at Xiaocao as if he had not heard his almost mocking words, and looked at Xiaocao as if he were grasping at the only life-saving straw, and his fingernails pierced his palms without noticing.

To outsiders, Xiaocao seemed to be touching the donkey's ribbed body with pity, but in fact, she used the colorful stone on her wrist to gently comb the sick qi accumulated in her body. In a place that others can't see with the naked eye, the pale golden fluorescence slowly enters the body of the little donkey from the multicolored stone. In less than a moment, the donkey's head was lifted and his eyes were regained.

Xiaocao smiled and nodded to the scholar and said, "The donkey is not very sick, I bought it!" Three taels of silver, huh? ”

"Yes...... Yes! The young scholar looked at the silver handed over by Xiaocao in a daze, as if he didn't believe that his donkey, who was so sick that he couldn't go back, really sold it for three taels of silver. For a moment, I stood there a little overwhelmed.

Seeing that he didn't move for a long time, Xiaocao thought that he had repented, so he asked softly, "What's wrong?" Didn't you say your dad was waiting for the silver to save his life? Why don't you hurry up? ”

"Oh! Belch...... Thank you little girl, please leave your name, Fang Zimo will definitely repay you in the future! The young scholar bowed deeply to the little grass father and daughter.

Xiaocao said: "What is not gracious, you sell and I buy, fair trade, where is there any kindness." Let's go, uncle's illness can't be delayed! ”

Fang Zimo was also thinking about his sick father at home, and when he saw that the two did not want to leave their names, he saluted again, held the silver tightly, and left the market in a hurry.

The middle-aged man who didn't take advantage of it said sourly: "Little girl, you are still too young, there are all kinds of people in this world, there are many sympathies for pretending to be sick, don't be deceived and don't know it!" ”

"Thank you uncle for the reminder! However, the scholar was wearing the long shirt of Rongxuan Academy, and Rongxuan Academy accepted students based on character first. I believe he is not a liar. "Xiaocao is not a seven or eight-year-old child, so easy to be fooled. It is much more cost-effective to buy a donkey for three taels of silver, and even the car is ready, than to buy a donkey and then hire someone to make a donkey cart.

The middle-aged man took one last look at the seventy-percent new donkey cart, and snorted coldly: "If you don't listen to the old man, you will suffer in front of you." I am afraid that it took a long time to save up the three taels of silver of you, so I reminded you. Don't get to the end of the chickens and eggs! With that, he flicked his sleeves and left.

Xiaocao raised an eyebrow and pursed her lips disdainfully. didn't take advantage of it, and I have to say a few cruel words, this character is ......

Yu Hai said with some concern: "Cao'er, this donkey is so weak that he can't stand up, so he can go home like this?" Your grandfather Zhang's oxcart can't fit in......"

Xiaocao said confidently: "It's okay, I have a hunch that when I go back in the afternoon, this donkey will be able to walk on its own!" Dad, there are not many seasonings at home, and there is a vegetable market that sells seasonings quite cheaply, let's go and have a look. ”

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Thank you for the drunken lying clouds, Zhaoying, who spent the last day with you, melted me, and Duanmu Nazi's concern, and my aunt felt so warm.

I now take more than an hour every night to exercise and lose weight, hehe......