Carry a fountain with you

Chapter 119 The Red Rabbit
Naturally, Liu Junhao put great effort into knitting things for his future father-in-law and mother-in-law, and it took him all afternoon to finish the two pillowcases.

He originally wanted the address and mailed it directly, but Zhang Qian happened to go to the street to recharge his phone bill, so the two of them rode bicycles to the market together.

The mountain breeze blows slowly, bringing coolness.This flat river-stone road continues to extend in the green shade, giving people a very refreshing feeling.Looking into the distance, you can see blue and yellow wheat waves, and the harvest season is coming.

When he was approaching the intersection, he met Liu Wuye and a few people from the village walking ahead.The two quickly jumped out of the car and walked with them.

After inquiring, I found out that Liu Wuye was planning to go to the street to buy a calf to raise.The old man has seen it right this time, and he will never buy that kind of skinny cow with choking hair again.

On the street, several people parted ways.

After the business was done, Zhang Qian said that she had never seen a cow being sold, so she wanted to take a look at the cattle shop.

Liu Junhao naturally followed her thoughts and threw the purchased things and bicycles at the acquaintance's house, and the two walked towards the cow on foot.

If you want to say which place is the most lively on the street, it is naturally the cattle line.Every fair is full of people coming and going, and the cattle are overcrowded.

From time to time on the road, you can see people leading the cattle in twos and threes towards the direction of the cattle, and some impatient Niu Jiji even stopped at the intersection early to watch the cattle.

Although these cows are eager to see, they are not in a hurry to buy them. The real business usually doesn't start until noon.At that time, cattle sellers were in a hurry to go home, so naturally they would not be too serious about the price.What's more, at this point, the scalpers are already hungry after a long time, and all of them are listless and bear-like, so they are easy to find fault.

Niu Jiji will make repeated moves as soon as the heat is up.At the beginning of the buyer and seller, both parties are often spitting and red-faced, and finally close the deal amidst pushing and complaining.

Of course, there are many "hidden rules" of Niuhang. For example, one of them is not to buy donkeys at the beginning.Those cows are somewhat taboo about the economy, thinking that they will not be able to buy good cows when they first buy donkeys.Therefore, if an ignorant person buys a donkey early, they will definitely look down upon them.

"Little brother, are you coming to see the cattle too?" Liu Junhao was standing under the shade of a tree when someone patted him on the back.

"It's Lao Guo." He turned his head and saw that it was Lao Guo who was selling beef on the street, and hurriedly took out a cigarette to say hello, "I just came here for a while when I have nothing to do, have you seen Fifth Master Liu?"

"Under that big poplar tree, a few people from your village are together." After greeting Lao Guo, he turned and left.They are serious about buying scalpers, not just hanging out like the two of them.

Liu Wuye had taken a fancy to this heifer when he first arrived at the cattle shop, and he was negotiating the price with the seller at the moment.Farmers are different from the cattle economy, there are not so many detours, as long as they are fancy and the price is right, they will buy.

Liu Junhao was a layman in this business, so he didn't intervene, and just watched the fun with Zhang Qian.

The price they sold the cattle was so high that they would kill him. After dawdling for a long time, Liu Wuye didn't pay back much, so he had to give up in the end.

"Look, there's a pony over there! How about we buy it back and raise it?" Liu Junhao originally wanted to follow, but Zhang Qian pulled him and pointed at the tall, thin bay red horse.

"Why buy it? We don't have a cart. Besides, look at how skinny this horse is. I guess it won't be able to support it even if we take it back," Liu Junhao analyzed one by one.Although he doesn't know much about horses, he can tell that this horse is really not very good.

Hearing what she said, Zhang Qian had no choice but to give up, but she still took Liu Junhao to follow.

The horse seller knew that they were not the buyers by looking at the two of them, so he didn't come up to ask, but just smiled at them.

This little pony was no stranger to Zhang Qian, he kept sticking out his tongue and licking her hand.

"Why, did you fancy this pony?" Old Guo happened to be wandering around, and when he saw them, he came over and said.

"How can it be? We are just looking at it blindly. How much do you think this horse is worth?" Anyway, he was idle, so Liu Junhao asked casually.

"Little brother, I advise you not to buy it. This foal has a problem with its appetite. It has been driving for two weeks and no one has asked." Lao Guo has bought rice field eels from Liu Junhao several times these days, so the two are familiar with each other. .Seeing that he seemed to have moved his mind, he whispered in his ear to persuade him.

"How about 900 yuan? This foal was born half a month prematurely, so it looks rather flimsy. I'm going to sell it at a low price. It's worth a penny." The man who sold the horse saw the two of them with their heads together and muttered, I thought I was negotiating the price, so I hurriedly spoke.

Hearing what he said, Liu Junhao moved a little bit. 900 yuan is indeed cheap, and a half-staked colt usually costs thousands of yuan.

Although he doesn't know how to raise horses, if he buys the foal back and feeds it with the sweet potato seedlings irrigated by the spring water in the yard, maybe he can train it.

"Can it be less?"

As soon as Liu Junhao opened his mouth, Lao Guo knew that he really wanted to buy it. Although he felt that it was not worth it, he began to help him pay back the price.

One buyer and seller are willing to buy and the other is willing to sell. This business is done smoothly.The price was negotiated in less than half an hour, and Liu Junhao bought it for [-].

After buying the pony, he immediately went to the small shop next to him and bought two boxes of Baisha and threw them to Lao Guo.This is also the rule of the cattle business. Buyers should be grateful for helping others to complete the business.

Liu Wuye and others wandered around for a long time and didn't see a suitable calf, so they were about to call Liu Junhao to go home together, but they saw him walking towards them with a pony.

Along the way several people are arguing again and again.Some said that Liu Junhao had picked up a small bargain, and that the foal would definitely be worth one thousand two or three if it was taken care of;

Liu Junhao didn't have so many ideas. The money has already been given to others, so it doesn't matter if you suffer a loss and take advantage of it.

The pony was also obedient, and let Zhang Qian lead it along the way obediently.

Back home, the group of children ran over to see Qiqi. The fur kid wanted to ride a horse secretly, but was kicked hard by the horse. As a result, the brat hugged his arms and screamed in the yard.

After Liu Junhao rested for a while, he went to the backyard and cut most of the baskets of sweet potato seedlings to feed him.This guy is not picky eater, he eats very happily.

Zhang Qian was more concerned about the sanitation of the foal, so she specially got a few pots of water to soak it thoroughly, and then picked up a broom to clean it.

Unexpectedly, after sweeping away the horse manure and smoothing out the long hair, the appearance of the horse changed greatly, to the point where it showed a bit of energy.

Liu Junhao originally wanted to name it Xiaohong according to its color, but Zhang Qian didn't agree with anything, saying it was too old-fashioned.It's better to call it Chitu, which has the same name as the famous horse through the ages.

Khan, this thin horse is still called Chitu, which is a waste of the name.Although Liu Junhao objected, but under Zhang Qian's insistence, he had no choice but to nod and call Chitu.

Since then, he has had one more task: tending horses in his spare time.In fact, this is no different from playing. You don't need to take Chitu to the river beach, and you can lead Xiaopi around by yourself.Of course, Liu Junhao cut some sweet potato seedlings from the backyard to feed more lazily and conveniently.

After more than a week, Chitu has undergone great changes.The coat color became brighter, and the original loosening phenomenon also stopped.

People who came to his yard said that the horse was worth buying after seeing it, and now it can be sold for at least 1000 yuan when it is brought to a cattle store.

"Uncle Xiaohao, do you want to eat ears of wheat, and exchange them for a reed?" Not long after school, the boy ran into the yard with a handful of burnt ears of wheat that were not turning gray.

Ever since this brat knew that there was honey on the reed pile, he came here almost every day to break a reed.If Liu Junhao hadn't been watching closely, he would have cleaned up all the honey in a few days.

"Where did you start the fire again? What if it causes a fire?" Liu Junhao was startled when he saw Maisui. Last year at this time, those brats even caused a fire.

"Don't worry, we burned it on the river beach. After burning it, we poured it out with water." The hairy boy handed over the ears of wheat with a smile.

This season the wheat is not yet ripe, but it is the most fragrant time.The wheat grains are plump and full of moisture, and it tastes very strong after being charred with fire.

Smelling the scorched ears of wheat, Liu Junhao was a little moved, and he was too embarrassed to reprimand Maozi again.

He also did it when he was a child, stealing some burning ears of wheat from the fields.At that time, as soon as school was over, three or five people ran towards the wheat field in groups.Those who watch the sentry and those who steal the ears of wheat will complete the preparations in five to six minutes.

Then they ran into the depths of the reeds, quickly picked up some dry reeds, and skillfully took out matches to start a fire.Everyone took a handful of ears of wheat and set them on fire impatiently. When the wheat awns were burnt and the whole ears of wheat turned into small black sticks, they would be cooked.

Hold the ears of wheat in both hands and rub them, then use your mouth to blow the left and right hands, and blow the scorched wheat husks away, leaving only yellow wheat grains.

At this moment, no one cared whether their hands were clean or not, one by one impatiently threw the wheat grains into their mouths, and chewed the fragrant burning wheat grains...

After eating all the ears of wheat, there are traces of destruction below.Find a puddle to wash your face and hands, and then rinse your mouth. When you get home, adults won't be able to tell that they just ate ears of wheat.

In fact, as long as it does not cause a fire, even if the adults find out, they will at most reprimand them.

The comfort of stealing wheat as a child is still vivid in my mind.

"Mr. Zhang didn't say when we will have wheat vacation?" Mao Zi broke a reed pipe and ran over to ask again.

"It's coming soon, I think it will be a holiday until the Dragon Boat Festival." Recently, this brat has been planning to wait for the holiday and have a good time playing for a few days.

"Then can you ask Mr. Zhang to store it for a few more days? Our family grows a lot of wheat, and we can't cut it all if the time is too short."

"Go and tell the teacher by yourself...it just so happens that your teacher is here." Liu Junhao had just said a few words, and when he looked up, he happened to find Zhang Qian.

"Oh, Teacher Zhang, I'm going home to do my homework." The hairy boy immediately said like a mouse seeing a cat.

"Liu Changlin, did you burn the ears of wheat?" Zhang Qian looked serious again when she saw the ears of wheat on the table.

"This time we picked it from our own house, not from Grandpa Ermazi's house." The hairy boy hurriedly argued.

(End of this chapter)