The lucky wife of a peasant is not easy to mess with, so she can earn her life by marrying her husba

Chapter 59 Travel Tools
Aunt Zhang came back with Qiangzi the next afternoon. Since there were a lot of things to do, and it was the busy farming season, the children of the two families had also reached the marriageable age. After talking to the matchmaker, the matter was basically settled. .

"We have found someone to check the date, and we have decided it will be before the Dragon Boat Festival. At that time, we have just finished a round of farm work, and everyone in the village has time to help. We have found someone to check the date of the engagement, and everyone went to help me support the scene." Aunt Zhang looked quite high-spirited.

"Sure, let's all go when the day comes." This is usually the case in the village. If someone has something to do, if they raise their arms, the villagers will help, especially with weddings and funerals, where all the men, women, and children in the village will help. All must be present.

When Xichun's father passed away, the family didn't have much money. Apart from a thin-skinned coffin, they couldn't buy anything else. Every family in the village contributed some money, rice and grain to help Xichun bury her father.

Now that she was the only one in Xichun's family, if someone who had helped at the beginning had something to do with her family, she would go back to help and return the favor.

The village chief drove his newly bought donkey cart to the county town to deliver vegetables. Since he bought the donkey at the end of last year, the village chief has taken good care of the donkey. He even makes it come slowly when grinding. The children at home want to ride in the cart. That has to be done with his consent.

"Village chief, you're here. It's much more convenient to use a donkey cart now, isn't it?"

"That's for sure. It's much faster than when I used to pull the cart, and I'm not that tired." Most of their family's money was spent on buying this donkey. They originally wanted to buy cattle, but the cattle were too expensive. , if all the money in the family was taken away, the village chief would be worried that something urgent might happen and he would not be able to save the situation.

"Yes, you are the first family in our village to own a donkey cart."

"Xichun, do you want to buy one? I will show it to you. It will be convenient for you to go back to the village."

Speaking of this, Xichun really has plans in this regard. She made a lot of money last year. Because she heard that the house they were renting was for sale, she bought the house from the landlord and used the money she saved. There wasn't much left, and it couldn't satisfy her need to buy land. Besides, if she bought one or two acres of land, it would be too little to farm for others, and she wouldn't have time to take care of it herself.

So Xichun bought a house after weighing the pros and cons. She planned to keep the remaining money to rent a small shop. She would no longer set up a stall and do business directly in the shop. However, after asking around, she found nothing suitable at the moment. If the location of the shop is too remote, it is better to just continue to set up a stall here, and this matter will be shelved for the time being.

So now that the village chief said he wanted to buy a donkey, Xichun was still a little excited. With a transportation tool, it would be much more convenient to go home.

"Village chief, why don't you just help me see how the mule is doing? If the price isn't right, I'll consider buying a donkey." Yes, cattle are suitable for farming. If the people in the village knew that she had bought the cattle, they would be afraid that they would use them to cultivate the land. If she borrowed one cow but not the other, it would be easy to offend others.

"Okay, I'll help you go take a look. It's okay anyway. You can help me look after the donkey." The village chief was really resolute. After saying this, he immediately went to do it on the spot.

Xichun told him his budgeted price, while Taozi went to take care of the donkey.

After wandering around in the afternoon, the village chief came to see Xichun. He said that he had taken a fancy to a donkey and a mule, and asked Xichun to go and have a look at them. If they were suitable, he would buy them. This business of buying and selling livestock is also about chance.

Xi Chun took it and followed him. This was the first time Xi Chun stepped into the livestock market. There were very few horses here. They were mostly cattle, mules, donkeys and other domestic animals. There were also many people like Xi Chun who came to buy livestock. , all looking at each other.

"Brother Zhang, this is the one who wants to buy a mule, right? Come on, follow me. It's over here, little girl. Brother Zhang has really good eyesight. He caught his eye on that strong mule at a glance. Then But he has just arrived and has a docile personality, so it is very convenient for him to take care of and pull the cart." The people in the livestock market kept saying good things all the way, for fear that Xichun would regret it.

Xichun also saw the mule, which indeed combined the characteristics of a horse and a donkey, with big eyes, long eyelashes, and a strong body. It can be said that although it has no reproductive ability, the mule is indeed the first choice for pulling carts.

"Look at the teeth and the fur. They are all good mules. I have been helping people sell them at this livestock market for more than 20 years. I can tell what these animals look like at a glance. Is it okay for you to take a look?"

Xichun looked at the village chief. After the village chief nodded, she walked around and observed: "This mule is okay, but the price is what my uncle said. How about we discuss it again?"

"Little girl, come here. We don't like bargaining like this in this livestock market. Come on, come on. This is the owner of the mule. If you don't understand, I'll be your middleman to negotiate the price." The middle man looked at her. She was about to negotiate the price, so she quickly asked her to stay away from the livestock, took the owner and them to the other side, and took out a white handkerchief.

The village chief also knew their business rules. After knowing Xichun's current psychological price in advance, he and I exchanged hands under the white handkerchief, and finally settled the deal for ten taels of silver.

"Do you still want to see this donkey?" After looking at the deal, the middle-aged man asked about Xichun again.

"I think we'll stop looking at it for now. If we need it, we'll come back to you." Xichun shook his head. Now that he has a mule, he won't buy anything else for the time being.

As for the mule carts, they were sold here. When they arrived at the stall, Taozi looked at the mules brought over with excitement, and curiously stepped forward to touch them.

"This mule is really good. It will be much more convenient in the future. We can haul all these things in one trip."

So far, Xichun's family has had a big addition, and Taozi has one more task every day, which is to feed mules. His family does not have such an animal yet, and the boys seem to have an irresistible urge to mount horses. During the time, I ran outside the city to cut a lot of hay to feed the mules.

Fu Changfeng didn't come to the stall to eat in the past few days. He thought he had something to do, but seeing that he hurried to the academy every day, he didn't stop him to ask.

Soon it was the day of Brother Qiangzi's engagement. Taozi had already developed feelings for the mule, so everyone returned to the village in his car.

"Hey, isn't this Taozi? Whose mule cart are you driving? This mule looks really strong. It looks like a good mule at first glance." When the villagers saw that Taozi was driving the cart in front of them, the villagers couldn't help but run away. Come and see.

"Taozi, when did you learn to drive a mule? It's so awesome. Is this the mule your family bought?" The friends were playing at the entrance of the village. When they saw Taozi driving the cart, they all gathered around and wanted to touch it. Touch the mule, which is taller than them.

(End of this chapter)