Return to 1983: Starting from hunting in the mountains

Chapter 68 Buying a Donkey
  "Delicious! Fragrant! Fragrant!"

Tangtang took a big bite.

Xixi even filled her mouth vaguely, sucking and taking a big mouthful.

"Next time dad takes you to the county town to try more delicious noodles." Lu Jiansheng smiled. His craftsmanship was much worse than what others in the county sold, but he still knew himself.

The eyes of the two breast dumplings suddenly lit up!
  "Dad is taking Tangtang and sister to the county seat!"

"certainly……"

"Why don't you two want to go?"

"I want to go, but Tangtang hasn't been to the city yet." Tangtang replied in a milky voice.

"Dad, Xixi hasn't been there either." Xixi slurred with noodles in her mouth.

"Then next time daddy will take you to play in the county town," Lu Jiansheng said softly, stroking the heads of the two little guys.
  The two little guys almost jumped for joy.

Had a meal.

Lu Jiansheng knew that there was a livestock trading place in the village, behind the street, but he had never gone in.

He planned to go to the countryside to buy donkeys tomorrow, and he happened to agree to buy leopard meat from Huang Hai. The time could not be too long. He had to rush to the county town, and took Bai Ruoxi and the two little guys to the city for a walk.

Among them, cows are the most precious. For example, when Liuligouzi was in a collective, there was one cow in the whole village. At that time, they had better food than people. Unfortunately, they died of illness in the end.

And seeing how exhausted Lu Jiansheng was every time he came back from the county, she couldn't bear it. Now it was too late for her to be happy when she heard that Lu Jiansheng wanted to buy livestock.

"Well, I'll leave later." Lu Jiansheng said immediately after seeing his wife agree.

More than two hours later, we finally arrived at the township fair. Every time a fair is held in the township, the number of people is many times more than usual.

After all, since Bai Ruoxi married Lu Jiansheng, she has rarely been to the market, let alone entered the city, and Tangtang Xixi has never been out of the village much less.

"Good Le!"

Lu Jiansheng and Bai Ruoxi, who was cleaning up the kitchen, said that buying a donkey was a big deal and they had to inform Bai Ruoxi.

So Lu Jiansheng asked for directions again and finally found the livestock trading market.

For example, in Gwangju County, there are basically three types of working animals: cattle, mules, and donkeys.

"Isn't there a place for buying and selling livestock in Ruoxi Township? I'll go take a look."

When Bai Ruoxi heard that Lu Jiansheng was buying livestock, Bai Ruoxi not only didn't feel distressed this time, but smiled in agreement. Buying livestock was a good thing. Not only could she work now, but she could also sell it in the future if the family was short of money.

After all, these livestock can be as small as a few hundred or as large as a few hundred. In the countryside, not many people can afford them.

"Then you come back early." Bai Ruoxi nodded and instructed.

Until now, no one has bought a cow. They usually spend money borrowed from other villages to work. Lu Jiansheng's current money will definitely not be enough to buy a cow.

A large part of this livestock trade in the countryside is basically used for exchange.

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"Now that you have money in your hands, you really need to buy it. Otherwise, you would have to walk too far every time you rush to the county seat."

The next day there was a village fair, and Lu Jiansheng got up early in the morning.

Mules are not cheap either. Since they are a cross between donkeys and horses, the production cycle is long and they are hard-working. In addition to not being able to reproduce, the meat is not as delicious as donkey meat, but the price is much more expensive.

There were a lot of livestock in this livestock trading market. Just as they were wandering around, a mule barked at Lu Jiansheng. When he asked about the price, it turned out that the price was still too high.

After searching around, I finally stopped in front of a donkey that looked to be in its prime.

"Brother, how do you sell your donkey?"

The eldest brother is a little older than Lu Jiansheng. He wears a torn cotton hat, a pair of Jiefang shoes covered in mud, and a torn cotton jacket with holes in it. There is mud in the seam of the trousers. He is tall and has a face. Black and red, it was obvious that they had been doing hard work for a long time.

"What? Do you want to buy it?"

The eldest brother suspected that he heard wrongly. He paused and said, "I want to trade for a cow. Do you have one?" Lu Jiansheng: "..."

"Brother, is it a little difficult for you to exchange a donkey for a cow?"

This year.

Oxen can pull goods and plow the land, and are good helpers for farmers.

What can a donkey do?
  At most, it would be difficult to haul a load, drag a load, and change a cow.

There was a cow seller nearby and when he heard what the donkey seller said, he immediately felt that his cows had been insulted.

"Boy, if you want to trade a donkey for a cow, I advise you to go back as soon as possible. Don't waste time here. Let alone stay here for a few days. You won't be able to trade it even if you wait a few months. What can you do with that donkey of yours? ? Only a fool would trade with you." The old man counted the ways.
  This is a bit embarrassing for the big brother who sells donkeys. "Uncle, you misunderstood. How dare I exchange for a cow like yours? I just want to exchange for a smaller calf."

"Oh oh oh, that's pretty much it. But if someone wants to buy a donkey, you just put up a price and sell it for the money. If you're like this, when will you replace it? Isn't the money better than donkeys?"

The uncle nodded and wanted to exchange an adult donkey for a calf. If he met a cow that had just given birth, some people would be willing to exchange it.

When the people nearby heard this, they immediately came over to watch the fun, and even the man who knew the donkey seller shouted:
  "Oh! Boss of the Qian family, why are you so stupid? They want to buy a donkey, but you want a calf. Isn't this money better than a calf?!"

"That's right! It's the same thing if you sell your donkey and then buy a calf. Maybe you'll still have a few dollars left!"

"If you don't sell it, you'll go to someone else's house later. By then you won't have time to regret it."

The eldest son of the Qian family was quite embarrassed when he heard his uncle say this alone.
  He had never sold a donkey. He originally traded it for cattle.

Now when I heard everyone next to me say this, after hesitating for a moment, I suddenly figured it out like an enlightenment.

present.

He rubbed his hands and said to Lu Jiansheng, "I'll go ask and see how much it costs, and then I'll tell you."

After saying that, the boss of the Qian family went to ask others how much a donkey would cost.

Lu Jiansheng was not in a hurry.

He looked at the donkey in front of him.

"Ah - uh -"

"Ahhhh-uh-"

When the donkey brays at the top of its lungs, it shows two rows of teeth.

When he saw his master leaving, he started shouting more and more happily.

Lu Jiansheng was very satisfied.

This donkey, at first glance, is in its prime, with bulging muscles on its four legs, and has been doing a lot of farm work.

After a while, the boss of the Qian family came back.

His dark and red face was full of excitement.

"I asked, if you want it, just give me two hundred and thirty yuan. They said, at this time, a donkey is priced at this price!"

The boss of the Qian family obviously didn't expect that a donkey could be exchanged for so much money.

A calf costs about 220 yuan.

After all, he could still save a few dollars more.

This price is obviously in line with Lu Jiansheng's psychological expectations. He originally thought that it would cost at least 250 yuan to win.

And he also saw that the boss of the Qian family didn't have many twists and turns. He just said it was as much as he said. If he was bargaining for the price, he probably wouldn't sell it.

At that moment, Lu Jiansheng smiled and said: "Deal!"

Then the two came to the side and started trading.
  (End of this chapter)