Chapter 10 Buying Cows (Seeking Collection Seeking Recommendation Seeking Clicks)

  Taking good care of the puppy, Song Wen and Song Hu carried things and continued to stroll around. The village fair used to be called Niu Jie, a place where cattle were bought and sold, but over time it became a popular gathering place for the masses.

  The two of them arrived at the livestock market, where they saw cows, sheep, horses, donkeys and mules scattered all over the place. There were more cows and sheep than any other animals, with some in pairs and others in large groups. The ground was covered in dung, which still emitted a faint warmth and a slight smell of fresh grass that wasn't too pungent.

  In the southern provinces, there are more cattle, sheep and pigs raised, but fewer horses, donkeys and mules, with cattle and pigs being the most common.

  Song Wen hadn't been to the village for a long time, and everything seemed interesting. Now, he saw those cows with silly expressions, and he went over to take a closer look.

  The yellow cow was arrogant and couldn't be touched, but the water buffalo was gentle and could be petted. One person stroked its horns, another its buttocks, and they were delighted.

  The cattle seller next to him saw that he was not idle and dirty, so he let him touch it without saying a word. No one thought he came to buy cattle, seeing him and Song Hu with baskets swaying around, they knew they were running over to play, which looked like a cattle buyer at all.

  Song Wen walked while stroking, and soon came to a large water buffalo. The buffalo's body was big, and its belly was bulging. He seemed to see the buffalo's belly move slightly, and his heart was curious, so he reached out to touch the cow's belly. Before he could touch it, he was slapped away by a hand with countless wrinkles carved by time.

  "Get out! You've got a calf!" The old man guarding the cattle next to him shouted.

  "Oh..."

  Song Wen obediently withdrew his hand and didn't touch it, he was just curiously looking at it.

  At this time, someone came over, seemingly to buy cattle. Song Wen didn't disturb them and let them be on one side.

  He didn't care about the old man either. He came over and pulled up the water buffalo's head to look at its teeth, then looked at its hooves, and even pulled up its tail to look at its buttocks.

  Song Wen thought it was looking at the buttocks, but in fact it was looking at the anus, and judging from this whether the water buffalo had diarrhea or not, and whether its body was healthy.

  After watching, the man nodded and asked the old man guarding the water buffalo: "Uncle, how much does this cow sell for?"

  "You're the ones herding the cows, you say, how am I supposed to know."

  The old man smiled and said that his face, which was full of wrinkles, seemed to be dyed with a touch of radiance at this moment, very dazzling.

  Country folks have their own little abacus, actually the old man had already inquired about the market price, it's just that this seller of cattle, how can he be the first to speak up, what if the other party quotes a high price? It's still possible to get two more dollars.

  That man listened and said, "This cow has a calf, you have to raise it until the little cow is born before killing it. Whether the little cow can survive or not is hard to say. The cow itself won't yield much meat either. Let's settle on eight thousand."

  The old man didn't respond, but just gave him a glance and asked: "What are you buying cows for?"

  "What else can we do but kill?" the man asked strangely.

  "Not for sale." The old man said in a low and hoarse voice.

  "What's the point of bringing your cow here if you're not selling?!" The man got a bit angry, "You're not selling, so why bring it over here and cause trouble?"

  "I won't sell it to be slaughtered. I've raised this cow for several years, and we have feelings for each other. If my family didn't complain about the smell of raising it at home, I wouldn't bear to sell it either." The old man explained.

  Nowadays, rural areas near cities are gradually being assimilated into cities, and the area of arable land is becoming smaller and smaller. Some families who make a living by farming are gradually being eliminated. Families with money rely on their children to support them in old age, while those without money have to either work as gatekeepers or do odd jobs such as sweeping floors. The progress of society, although a good thing, may not necessarily be beneficial for the land, the changes in rural areas, and some people or the entire society.

  That man saw the old man say so, didn't force it, there are so many cows here, and it doesn't make a difference with one more head, besides this cow itself has no meat, buying it back would require raising it, what a hassle, might as well not have it.

  After that person left, the old man started to feel a headache again. If he didn't sell it, when he went back home, he would definitely be scolded by his family members again. Thinking about this, he couldn't help but sigh.

  "Uncle, how much will you sell this cow for?"

  Song Wen asked beside him.

  When he was a kid, he watched TV and saw a shepherd sitting on the back of an ox playing a flute, and couldn't help but feel a strong yearning. Now he can't help but want to relive his childhood dreams. Moreover, this cow is about to give birth, not only will there be an extra calf, but they can also drink milk, which is a win-win situation. Furthermore, on the other side of the bamboo forest, there are many grasslands, except for winter when there's no green grass and some feed needs to be provided, at other times it doesn't need to be fed at all, so it won't lose money either way.

  "Do you want to buy?"

  The old man looked at Song Wen and thought he didn't look like someone who wanted to buy a cow, but when he heard that he did want to buy it, he couldn't help but repeat: "I'm not selling this cow for slaughter."

  "Don't worry, I'll buy it back and raise it myself, I won't kill it." Song Wen said with certainty, but the old man still looked uncertain.

  "A Wen, are you crazy? What's the point of buying a cow? Are you bored after eating your fill?"

  Next to Song Hu, he pulled Song Wen's hand and didn't know what evil Song Wen had committed today. He quietly did some foolish things. Earlier, he had already bought a puppy that hadn't opened its eyes yet. Now it's even better, and he still wants to buy a pregnant cow. What is all this about?

  "This cow is about to give birth, buying it back and raising it will result in two cows, no matter how you calculate it, it's a good deal. Moreover, we can drink the milk, the taste of the milk from our own raised cow is better, without any miscellaneous things."

  Song Hu felt his head spinning, to spend money on a cow just to drink milk, this was truly a motherly clever move. Just as he wanted to say a few more words, he saw Song Wen had already agreed on the price with the old man and was handing over the cash.

  The old man was still a bit worried about Song Wen, fearing that he would kill the cow, so he asked for his home address and said that he would go to see him another day, which was to remind him. If he killed it, the old man would settle accounts with him. Song Wen didn't care and told him his home address.

  Carrying a lot of things and unable to lead the cow, Song Wen asked the old man for help to lead the cow onto the truck. Then he went to buy some more things before returning with Song Hu together.

  The water buffalo was too big to be kept at home, so Song Wen had to build a cowshed on the new house side to put it in. For this matter, he was scolded by his mother for a long time. His father didn't scold him, but just looked at him with a smile, which hurt more than being scolded.

  After settling the cattle, Song Wen returned home and temporarily raised the chicks and ducklings he had bought in the yard. He would move them to the new house after a few days when it was ready. The new house was empty now, with nothing inside, so he didn't dare put the little chickens there, fearing they might be bitten by rats.

  The little dog that hadn't opened its eyes was taken by him into the house and stayed with the little hedgehog, who looked a bit wilted. The cucumber was only eaten a little.

  Song Wen didn't know what was going on with this guy, thinking that the cucumber wasn't to its taste, so he put the apples and peanuts he had bought into it. For this little guy, he spent a lot of money. As for the food of the small dog that obviously hadn't opened its eyes or weaned, he had no choice but to go to the cow-herding family in the village to buy some milk back for it to drink, fortunately, it drank, otherwise, he didn't know what to do.

  The weather was getting colder, he worried that the little dog would be cold outside at night, so he put it in the Ruyi fan, where the space inside was much warmer than outside, and also put the little hedgehog in.

  The puppy entered the space and became much more lively.

  Crawled out of the cage, as if feeling something, sniffed with his nose, and then crawled towards the pond along the ground. When he came to the water's edge, he stuck out his tongue and licked it, then simply put his whole head into the water and drank wildly, drinking until his belly was round and swollen, finally even plunging his body into the water and paddling around in the water.

  Song Wen was afraid it would drown, so he wanted to go and scoop it up. Unexpectedly, this little guy paddled a few times in the water and climbed up by himself. After shaking off the water marks on his body, he came to Song Wen's side and sniffed, then walked back into the cage and fell asleep.

  At this time, Song Wenzai suddenly remembered that he had diarrhea after drinking water from the pool. He panicked and rushed to find a solution, but the little dog had already swallowed the water and there was no way to retrieve it. All they could do was pray that the dog would be okay, or else another dog's life would be lost.

  Then looked around again, felt nothing was wrong, and went out of the space to sleep.

  He didn't see that after he left, the little hedgehog also climbed out of its cage to drink water from the pool, and then returned to its cage to sleep. When it returned to its cage, its limp appearance seemed a bit better.

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