Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 33 Mavericks
It was getting colder and colder, and the north wind was blowing suddenly, and once I went outside, my face was as cold as a stab.

Du Xiaoyu discovered that there was actually a cellar in the corner of the main room, about half a foot deep, and Du Xian stuffed all kinds of things in it, including potatoes, radishes, and Chinese cabbage. , are the most eaten vegetables on weekdays. As for rice noodles, several large tanks are also full.This gave Du Xiaoyu an illusion, as if their family was going to hibernate, and had stored everything for the whole winter.

In fact, she is a southerner who doesn't understand, and this is a normal thing in the north.

The jacket on her body was also thicker, and she was so short that she was really wrapped into a ball.

Fortunately, there is such a thing as a kang head, so she spends almost all day on the kang head except for eating and drinking.

The working people are really wise. It used to be cold and humid in the south. Although the temperature was not very low, it was actually cold to the bone, and there was no such kind of kang. With advanced things like heaters, but in ancient times, she really felt extremely happy to have a hot pit head!
Mrs. Zhao saw her huddled under the blanket when she entered the room, frowned and said, "After this winter, I will grow several catties!"

"Get fatter!" Du Xiaoyu couldn't get out of bed anyway, and it was the truth, seeing how thin he looked, his jaw could poke a hole in a wooden board.

Du Huanghua laughed straight beside her, "Mother, let her stay, there's nothing to do when she comes down anyway."

"That's right." Du Xiaoyu rubbed against her coquettishly, "With my sister here, I'm no use!"

"Your sister is the only one who is used to it." Zhao shook her head, "I will be eight years old after the new year, so I should learn something. I didn't talk about embroidery last time, and I didn't see you embroidering well." Passed the things to Du Huanghua, "I have finished the soles of these shoes. You can embroider the uppers and wear them during the Chinese New Year. I have to go to Lao Pang's house in a while. The cow in their house lost two calves. Tell me Go pick one, I have to go back."

Du Xiaoyu jumped up from the kang, "What are you doing, this is a cow!" How much less effort is there to have a cow, and farming is very easy for their family!
Mrs. Zhao frowned and said, "How dare I owe someone such a big favor. How much is a cow worth? We can't afford it."

"Isn't there still ten taels of silver?" Du Xiaoyu asked.

This child can still settle accounts, Mrs. Zhao glanced at her, and she might not explain it normally, but this time she answered seriously, "How can I spend it all, I have to spend some during the New Year, and I will spend more in the future." .”

Du Xiaoyu stopped talking and was busy getting dressed, and when Mrs. Zhao was about to go out, she wanted to go with her, saying that she hadn't seen the calf yet and wanted to see it.Mrs. Zhao took it with her, and watched her lie on the kang all day long, and it would be good to walk to digest food.

The old Pang's house was not far away, and it took twice as long to make a cup of tea, but because of the strong wind, Du Xiaoyu couldn't breathe.

"Oh, the little fish is here too." Lao Pang's wife, Mrs. Qin, hastily poured hot water and beckoned them to sit down. It's the first time in the village, I'll go and have a look later, but I'm very energetic." She paused and said, "My husband said that I have to give you one end anyway, anyway, I never expected to have two ends, your family Wen Yuan wants to study, It takes a lot of effort to plant so many fields.”

Mrs. Qin was very short, and if it weren't for the several moles on her face, she would have been pretty. She spoke politely, but Mrs. Zhao was a smart person, so she couldn't tell. She was reluctant to part with that calf, which was actually Pang It is not Qin's intention to bravely want to send cattle.

"We don't have the nerve to ask for it. Brother Pang Da has already helped our family a lot. That cow is absolutely unnecessary. I'm here to talk about it." Mrs. Zhao hurriedly expressed her attitude.

Qin felt relieved and said, "Actually, you can borrow our cattle at any time. Anyway, my son's brute strength is not much different from a cow." When Pang Yong and his son were not at home, Qin thought Take the opportunity to clarify this matter, and when they come back, they can also say that Mrs. Zhao doesn't want it, but they always have to say polite words.

Du Xiaoyu thought in his heart that he didn't want to take advantage of their family. Uncle Dafa is a generous person, but his wife is obviously not. I'm afraid they want cattle.

Mrs. Zhao made it clear that she was going to leave. Who would have guessed that people are not as good as God, and Pang Yong came back at this time, and when he saw Mrs. Zhao, he smiled and said, "Did you go to see the cows, sister, can you choose?"

"The cow can't be taken, we will accept what Big Brother wants." Mrs. Zhao was a little embarrassed, and really didn't want to get involved between the husband and wife, so she was in a hurry to go out.

Pang Yong knew his wife well, so he glanced at Qin Shi when he turned his head, and shouted, "But what did you say? It was promised to give them a cow, but you drove them away after they all came? Daddy Sister, come in quickly, you can't come here in vain, my wife is not sensible, so don't bother with her."

Qin was very aggrieved, and said angrily, "I didn't drive them away, they wanted to leave by themselves, elder sister, you have to make it clear, it's not that I don't want to give the cow!"

Mrs. Zhao was in a dilemma and didn't know what to say.

Du Xiaoyu said at this moment, "Uncle Pang Da, how much is your calf selling for?"

Pang Yong was taken aback, not understanding what she meant.

Seeing Du Xiaoyu talking nonsense, Mrs. Zhao dragged her away.

"Mother, we bought a few more acres of land recently. It's very tiring to grow without cattle. We can't always bother Uncle Pang Da?" Mother will never ask for it, you can't owe such a big favor, so why don't you sell it to our family?" She looked at Qin Shi again, "Aunt Qin didn't drive us away, we didn't want it, But I really want to buy a cow."

"Did you hear that?" Someone clarified for her, and Qin's grievances were half relieved, and said angrily, "They are always in contact, why would I drive Eldest Sister and Xiao Yu out?"

"Hey, I blamed you wrongly." Pang Yong scratched his head in embarrassment.

Du Xiaoyu aimed at the target and attacked, "Auntie, just sell us the cow, it will be a little cheaper, will it work?"

Pang Yong is stubborn, if it wasn't for the baby getting mixed up, he might have to give it away, Qin thought it would be better to follow Du Xiaoyu's words, and said, "Xiaoyu said the same thing, sir, since the eldest sister is dead or alive If you don’t want it, just sell it to their family, I think a calf usually costs four taels of silver, so let’s sell them three taels.”

It's almost equivalent to half a year's income. No wonder their family couldn't afford cattle before!
Although it was reduced by one tael, it was still very expensive. Mrs. Zhao was hesitant, and bought the cow to pay back the remaining seven taels of silver. Apart from buying things for next year, the money had to be kept for emergencies. If she couldn't get into a government-run library, she had to find a private school, which she felt was not enough. After all, it was not easy to be a scholar. Mr. Liu was only admitted at the age of 20.

Du Xiaoyu would not really take advantage of the Pang family. Pang Yong was sincere to their family, so she had already figured out a way before she came, and said, "Uncle Pang Da, do you think this will work? We also have a lot of money." Yes, but you have to be allocated, this month will give you 150 cash first, and then you will be given [-] cash every month, which is enough to give you four taels of silver. Anyway, you have to write a paperwork contract, and those who press their fingerprints will never cheat."

This method is very novel, Qin was the first to agree, this actually helped the Du family in a disguised form, and he was not at a loss, and in the end he still got four taels of silver.

"Xiaoyu is so smart!" Pang Yong was a slow-witted one, and after thinking about it for a while under Qin's explanation, he finally understood. Seeing that Zhao was determined not to want the cattle, he agreed to sell the cattle to their family.

Du Xiaoyu looked at Mrs. Qin, this narrow-minded person can settle accounts, he seems to be really shrewd, no wonder the family conditions are good, her mother Mrs. Zhao is obviously inferior in this respect.

And Mrs. Zhao was fooled by Du Xiaoyu's series of actions. This child really doesn't know how many ideas he has, but he thinks it is good. Their family really should buy a cow. After all, Huang Hua is a girl's family, and she is not young. Well, maybe she will get married next year, and Tian will not be short of manpower by then. If there is a cow, all problems can be solved, so she finally agreed.

Afterwards, Mrs. Qin found a notary, wrote a document, and both parties signed their fingerprints. The matter was considered completed. Of course, the next step was to go to see the cow.

The cow is very strong, a big yellow cow, taller than the Qiu family's cow, and it is standing and feeding at the moment, Du Xiaoyu pointed to the calf that is drinking milk and said, "Mom, do we want this one?" Okay?" It is obvious that they have more strength and drink more milk. Nature will survive the fittest. From the moment they are born, the two calves have to follow this rule.

Mrs. Zhao certainly had experience in this, so there was nothing to dispute, so she chose the calf with round eyes and a long neck.

Pang Yong told them to come back to pick it up after a while, and the cow had to drink milk, otherwise it would not be healthy by then.

The two went home. Of course, the family was very happy when they heard this, and assigned a task to Du Xiaoyu, and she will take care of the calf from now on.

It's exactly what she wants, she doesn't have any advantages to show off anyway, she doesn't do embroidery well, she can't burn well, washing clothes is too tiring, it's good to raise cattle, she has nothing to do with it, take it for a walk in the mountains, and you can ride it on your back to play, The child's character came out, and she laughed out loud in her dream thinking about it, as if suddenly a little friend came out.

(End of this chapter)