Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 44

When Du Xiaoyu took the rabbit, the first thing he did was to open its mouth to look at it.

She wanted to find an excuse, but she found the right one. Seeing that the little rabbit's teeth were crooked, there was indeed a problem, and the soles of her feet were not very clean, they felt wet as if they had been washed.

Seeing her looking carefully over and over again, the peddler reached out to take it back, "Do you want to buy it, girl?"

Du Xiaoyu retracted his hands, and glanced at the cage again, only to see some vegetable leaves scattered inside and outside, many of which were rotten and damaged. It is estimated that the peddler just picked up unwanted leaves in the market and used them as rabbit rations .

Hey, poor little rabbit, she shook her head before returning it to the man, and sighed, "This rabbit is not good, it won't live for a few days, maybe there are a few of them." Her voice was so loud that it immediately attracted everyone's attention. Look over here.

"What nonsense are you talking about, where did you come from, little girl, go and go, my rabbit is not sick, it's fine!" The peddler was afraid that she would lose business, so he hurriedly chased her away.

"I'm not talking nonsense." Du Xiaoyu said seriously, "Look at its teeth, don't they align up and down? This kind of rabbit is relatively weak. An old man in our village who knows how to raise rabbits said that if he grows like this Most of the teeth will be loose, and they will die in a short time. If they are in good health, their teeth are generally neat. If you don’t believe me, look at other rabbits.”

The peddler couldn't help but take a closer look at her. Since he bought it, some rabbits had diarrhea one after another, and some of them were even dead. He thought it was an isolated phenomenon, but he washed it with water so that no one would find out. Now the little girl can see it!Thinking about it, he felt a little regretful. He bought rabbits from the caravan for cheap, and didn't look carefully. He only hoped that his cute appearance would attract some rich children, but it turned out that they were all bad!

"Little fish, since this rabbit is not good, let's go." Du Huanghua said at this moment, they couldn't afford one for two hundred cash anyway.

But Du Wenyuan interjected, "The one who bought the rabbit is at a loss, and he might get the money back tomorrow."

These words startled the peddler. He had been selling rabbits in the market for a while, and there were at least ten rabbits, some of which had missing teeth, and those who bought rabbits were from wealthy families. If they really wanted to come back and make trouble But he couldn't eat and walked around, so he was a little panicked. On the one hand, he was worried that if the remaining rabbits died, he would lose money himself.

This second brother's mind is so fast, he immediately knew what she was going to do without winking and reacted, Du Xiaoyu poked him, "Second brother, don't you know some medical skills, can this little rabbit be cured? I I want to buy a few to go back and play with.”

"It's so expensive, how can we afford it!" Du Huanghua was shocked when she heard the words, and she bought a few more, and five of them cost a tael of silver. She was really worried that Du Xiaoyu would use the money he just earned in the restaurant on a whim. It's not that I feel sorry for the money, it's really that this rabbit is useless, it's strange if I don't talk about it when I go back.

The peddler over there changed his face and said with a smile, "It turns out that this little brother can also cure diseases. How about it, if you really want to cure this rabbit, you can sell it cheaper, how about it?"

"I have never treated a rabbit before." This is a test for him, and Du Wenyuan is not very sure.

The peddler is even more anxious. You must know that if a pet such as a rabbit breaks a leg or something, even many veterinarians would not treat it in modern times, let alone in that era, so they were generally resigned to fate, but he put all his money in it. Can't be fooled, and hurriedly reassured, "It's okay, just try it, brother, and I won't blame you if it doesn't work."

"Then it will take a few days to find out, who knows if you will break your promise after it is cured." The bait is thrown out, and now you have to pull the thread back, Du Xiaoyu said, "But you should pay attention to eating, don't eat it again. Give these vegetable leaves." Then he turned and wanted to leave, "Sister, second brother, let's go, think about it, it's still too expensive, the mother who bought it will definitely scold me!"

"How did you go? Little girl, ah no, little girl," the peddler called out, but somehow he felt that the girl knew about raising this kind of rabbit, and immediately said, "Eighty cents a piece, how about it? You pick!"

It was obvious that he was in a hurry to drop so much all at once, Du Xiaoyu turned around and smiled, "It's still very expensive, if it's fifty cents, I'll consider it."

The peddler cursed secretly, he spent forty cents to buy it, but she was sure about it!
"Forget it if you don't sell it."

"Sell, sell, sell." The peddler said in a loud voice, there are still a few cages of rabbits in his house, if they really died, it would be a loss.

Seeing that he was willing to sell, Du Xiaoyu asked Du Wenyuan to prescribe a prescription. Anyway, there is no guarantee whether it will work, because it is difficult to cure the rabbit if it is diarrhea when it is young, so she can only tell the peddler to pay attention to some aspects. For example, do not feed cabbage and other vegetables with a lot of juice, it is better to feed grass, make the cage bigger, give rabbits more space to move around, etc.

Du Huanghua was dumbfounded as she watched from the side. Although she had already gotten used to this ghostly sister, sometimes she still felt full of doubts, such as where did she learn the experience of raising rabbits? What kind of old man in the village? Just bullshit.

Over there, Du Wenyuan had seriously thought about Zhang Fangzi's coming out based on the information provided by Du Xiaoyu, and told the peddler, "Feed one drop a day, or it will improve, so don't feed too much."

The hawker hurriedly collected them carefully, and the next step was to pick out the rabbits. They went to the hawker’s house and found that there were still a lot of rabbits inside. They counted about thirty or forty rabbits. Because of the cold weather, they all huddled together. Let the peddler pay attention to keeping them warm, and squatted down to look at each one carefully for a while, before picking out four rabbits.None of them have crooked teeth, crooked teeth are usually the product of inbreeding, and the body is relatively weak, so she was definitely not alarmist before.

But there is a problem here, she can’t tell the sexes, it’s hard to tell the gender of a rabbit, unless it’s three or four months old or someone very experienced, and the peddler can’t do it, and in the end, it all depends on luck.

The peddler gave her a small bamboo basket to hold rabbits, and they were about to say goodbye.

Du Xiaoyu turned around before reaching the door, "Will the caravan you mentioned pass through Feixian Town?"

"No, it's in Qidong County. There are a lot of caravans over there. They sell everything from south to north." The peddler said, "There are not only white rabbits, but I have also seen blue rabbits. But we ordinary people can’t afford it, I heard that it’s going to be paid as tribute to the palace.”

After hearing this, Du Xiaoyu thanked him and left.

Qidong County is also part of Jinan Prefecture, and it is one of the most prosperous cities. Du Xiaoyu wondered as he walked, whether Du Wenyuan would pass Qidong when he went to the Jinan Fucheng Examination Institute, and if he passed, he would wait until February I have to pester him to go to the exam with him, otherwise where would I have the opportunity to go to Qidong County?This is a great opportunity to seize a business opportunity!
"Little fish, what are you buying these rabbits for?" Du Huanghua finally couldn't help but ask.

Du Xiaoyu came back to his senses, and said with a smile, "What else can I do, let's give birth to a baby rabbit, you've seen it too, my sister, that person only sells for two hundred cash, and if I raise it well, I'll sell it for one hundred. There must be a lot of people buying it." Of course, this is not her real idea, but given the current conditions, it can only be planned in this way.

Du Huanghua patted her on the head, "You've been stalking money all day long. Dad asked me to take you out to play. It's been a whole morning and I haven't been able to go anywhere."

"Oh, then just go now." Du Xiaoyu pointed to the front and smiled, "Look, there are screw cakes, let's go, buy one and try it!"

When he came out of the money eyes, he only saw food again, so Du Huanghua shook his head and followed.

Fried screw cakes cost a penny each, and there are several flavors, sweet, salty, stuffed with meat, stuffed with red bean paste, and all kinds. Du Xiaoyu didn’t eat it usually, but this time he bought three flavors in a row and ate them with relish. The other two also took two each, and then went shopping in various shops.In a rouge shop, she bought two boxes of rouge. Du Huanghua and her mother each had a box. Money is really nothing. When Du Xiaoyu came out, his heart was itchy like a cat scratching. It seems that he must work hard to make money in the future!
"Hey, isn't this Sister Huanghua and Sister Xiaoyu?" After walking a few steps, I heard someone talking from behind.

Du Xiaoyu wanted to run away at that time, she was familiar with this voice, it was the sneaky and changing Zhou Daya.

Du Huanghua was always polite, she turned around and said with a smile, "You've come to town to play too? Where's your sister Erya?"

Zhou Daya glanced at Du Wenyuan, her face flushed a little, "My sister is naughty and dare not take her out, and there are so many people during the New Year, maybe I won't be able to find anyone."

Thanks to her being able to speak such nonsense, if Zhou Zhou was naughty, there would be no honest people in this world, Du Xiaoyu sneered, "Then you have fun, we're going over there."

Zhou Daya hurriedly said, "Let's go together, anyway, I have to go back to the village later, right, Miss Huang Hua?"

Du Huanghua naturally wouldn't say anything bad, so she asked Daya Zhou to leave with her.

Du Xiaoyu gritted his teeth and followed behind, this cheeky one was not stupid, knowing that her elder sister was the softest and most talkative, so she picked her as the target.

"Second brother, don't bother with her." She thought for a while and reminded Du Wenyuan that she was thinking of making a purse to give away, who knows if there will be more exaggerated moves later, so she pulled Du Wenyuan whispered, "If she deliberately talks to you, you have to be careful, I think she has bad intentions."

"Why do you have bad intentions?" Du Wenyuan was a little surprised, he just looked at him more.

Why are you stupid again at this time, Du Xiaoyu frowned and said, "Anyway, just ignore it."

Du Wenyuan said, "If she wants to ask a question, I will always answer it. Are you afraid that she will fail?"

That's right, Du Xiaoyu nodded, "Then you can figure it out." After all, he is also a 13-year-old boy, so he doesn't need her, an eight-year-old child, to teach him. The matter of the rabbit probably surprised them again. Hey, they get used to being surprised and surprised. Anyway, they will be surprised sooner or later...

(End of this chapter)