Chapter 159 156: Buy a mule
Just as Wang Tianxiao was going to ride a motorcycle, Li Yali remembered something again, and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper, the water in the mountains is a big problem now. It's really not enough to rely on Wenhua and the others to go to the middle of the mountain every day. You see Can this work, let's go and buy a mule or a donkey to carry water for us?"
"I also have the same idea. I've been too busy to take care of it recently, so let's go together to get it done today," Wang Tianxiao said here, not in a hurry to leave, and said with a smile: "Then when Brother Xia Wen comes back, I will go with him. If I go alone, I won’t be able to bring it back.”
"Um."
During lunch, Wang Tianxiao told Wu Wenhua about this, and Wu Wenhua agreed.
So the two of them came to the cattle market in the town after eating.
Qingquan Town has three fairs every ten days, which are held on the first four sevens and the lunar calendar.
Today happens to be the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, and there is a fair.
Wang Tianxiao sent the motorcycle at the entrance of the street and spent 20 cents.
People at the intersection of the street take advantage of the convenience of their home here to help other people temporarily store motorcycles and bicycles. Bicycles cost 10 cents and motorcycles 20 cents.
If you don’t send it, you will be pushed inside with a sea of people, and it’s almost impossible to move an inch.
Qingquan Town is the largest town with a radius of dozens of kilometers, and it is also the most prosperous town.
Every time there is a fair, not to mention hundreds of thousands of people, 70,000 to 80,000 people are absolutely unstoppable. The streets are almost densely packed with people jostling shoulder to shoulder, and the stream is endless.
People who go shopping with children will hold their children tightly, and if one is inadvertently washed away, they will not be able to squeeze back in a hurry.
It is also often found that children are missing.
In this day and age, it is very common for children to disappear, and it is also very sad, especially for boys. It is true that they may be snatched away at their own door, let alone in the market.
Walking in this kind of lively market, there is another point that needs special attention is to prevent thieves.
Often from the south to the north, the bag can be cut with more than a dozen openings.
Don’t say that you put money, even if you put a roll of newspaper, it can be stolen without a trace.
Wu Wenhua followed Wang Tianxiao closely. He was honest and frank. Anyway, he didn't have any money on him. When he went out, his wife had already searched all the money on her body, so she was worried that he would spend it recklessly.
The two soon came to the livestock market.
The livestock market is at the northernmost part of the town. To enter here, you need to walk a small path. If you don’t want to be satisfied with the pigs, dogs, mules and cattle on the street, the street will be messed up and the smell will be foul.
As soon as I entered, someone came up to say hello.
"My fellow, do you want a lamb?"
"Come and see this calf, which was born by a cow weighing five hundred catties. You can see that it is quite strong."
"Pig babies imported from abroad, come and have a look, fifteen yuan a piece, no more, no less, only fifteen yuan, if you pass by, don't miss it..."
Wang Tianxiao and Wu Wenhua pushed aside the enthusiastic hawkers and walked directly to the innermost part.
Large livestock such as mules and donkeys are concentrated in the innermost part.
"Boss, should we buy a mule or a donkey?"
"It's fine, anyway, it's just carrying water. Mules and donkeys are similar. Let's see the situation."
"Okay."
Looking around, there were only a few places selling donkeys and mules in the entire market. The two of them looked at each door for a while, but they were not very satisfied.
These animals looked listless, and they didn't look like they were very capable of working.
Wang Tianxiao felt that there was no point in wasting time like this, so he asked Wu Wenhua to wait and see. He went to the grain market to see other things first.
When Chao went out to the door, he saw someone leading a mule in front of him, full of energy, and seemed to be in good shape.
Attracted him to look back several times.
He smiled and didn't think much about it.
When he came to the grain market, according to his wife's request, he bought different kinds of beans and rice, temporarily stored them in a small stall in the village, and returned to the livestock market.
After returning, he found that Wu Wenhua was having a lively conversation with a person. Coincidentally, that person happened to be the person who led the mule when he left.
Beside him, stood the previous mule, full of energy, high spirits, and looked very energetic.
Seeing Wang Tianxiao's return, Wu Wenhua quickly introduced him to the mule's owner.
"Brother Jianye, this is our boss," he said to Wang Tianxiao, "Boss, this is my cousin Wu Jianye. He has been in the livestock trading business, and just now has a mule."
Wu Jianye is not tall, wearing a sheepskin jacket with a lapel collar, tied at the waist with a red rope, his whole face is glowing red, and he looks very smart in his clothes.
He took a quick look at Wang Tianxiao, and smiled obsequiously: "Hello, Boss Wang, you want a mule, right?"
Wang Tianxiao smiled: "It doesn't matter if you want a mule or a donkey."
"You said it's not a coincidence," Wu Jianye patted the buttocks of the mule next to him, "Look, I happened to have a mule today, and it's this big guy. Look at the vigor, look at the teeth, thighs, a It looks very strong, doesn’t it, let me tell you, even if I travel all over the world, it’s hard to come across such a good livestock.”
Wang Tianxiao smiled and patted the mule's back.
He noticed that the mule's body seemed to be shaking a little, but he didn't know whether it was like this or there was something wrong with the mule.
He has also dealt with many animals and knows that animals respond to discomfort better than humans.
Even if human beings are uncomfortable, they may continue to work or study because of responsibility or other reasons, but animals are not. Once they get sick, they will immediately show a listless look.
If there was something wrong with this mule, it certainly wouldn't be so energetic.
Maybe he was thinking too much.
After all, he is Wu Wenhua's cousin. Seeing that the relationship between the two is not bad, they should not think of ways to lie to him.
But just in case, he pulled Jiang Wu Wenhua aside and asked softly, "Brother Wenhua, is the mule seller your own cousin?"
"Yes, the eldest son of my uncle's family."
"How is your relationship with this cousin on weekdays? Do you know him?"
Wu Wenhua was stunned, and nodded subconsciously, "It's okay, they are all brothers. If you say you understand, because he has been traveling all over the world to sell livestock, you can't say that you fully understand it, but if you don't understand it, you can't say it...Why, boss? , do you think there is something wrong with him as a man or a mule?"
Wang Tianxiao looked at the mule again, just happened to look this way when he met Wu Jianye, and smiled at him.
"I can't tell," Wang Tianxiao shook his head, "I'm not very proficient in watching mules, but I think this mule seems to be too active. Are all mules like this?"
"It's all the same, mule, it's just like this, and it can't stay for a while. I just took a closer look at the mule. It's so energetic, there shouldn't be any problem."
"You can be sure, mules are not cheap."
Wu Wenhua heard this and asked Wang Tianxiao to wait. He ran over to chat with Wu Jianye for a while, and then ran back, "I checked with my cousin, this mule is fine."
"Okay, then there's no problem."
Next, a certain amount of bargaining was made on the price of the mules.
Wang Tianxiao thought it would take some effort, but he didn't expect the process of price negotiation to be quite simple.
According to his previous inquiry in the market, such an adult mule would cost at least 300 yuan, but when Wu Jianye called for 300 yuan and he called for 250 yuan, there was almost no resistance, and Wu Jianye took his acquaintance as the Because of this, he sold the mule to him.
After selling out, he didn't chat with Wu Wenhua, and left quickly on the grounds that he still had something to do.
Wang Tianxiao suddenly felt something was wrong.
He looked at the mule again. This guy was still very energetic, and he didn't look like a sick one at all.
It is not easy to repeatedly speak ill of his brother in front of Wu Wenhua.
Now that the money has been paid, it is useless to think so much, Wang Tianxiao asked Wu Wenhua to take the mule back to the station, and he went back with the food first.
According to rough estimates, the journey from Qingquan Town to the station is a total of seven or eight miles. Even if you walk slowly, you can get there in about two hours. As a result, you waited until dark, and Wang Tianxiao still hadn't arrived at Wu Wenhua.
(end of this chapter)