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61 Buying Cattle
After moving into the new house, there was good news from Uncle Ox. There was a new batch of cattle in the ox market, and there were healthy breeds there.
Hearing this, Jian Qingqing immediately rushed to the ox market with Uncle Ox.
A small manager in the ox market was familiar with Uncle Ox. When they went there, Manager Zhang immediately took them to see the cattle.
“There are many people watching this cattle. Those landlords all want it, but they can’t bear to spend so much money. Oh, rich people like to ask for a lot of discounts on them. They don’t want to spend a penny more, but they are very generous with other things. I heard that Master Huang and Master Ding’s sons fought in Red Garden for a girl, and in the end, Master Huang spent a lot of money to win the heart of a beauty…”
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Jian Qingqing listened to Manager Zhang ramble on about the gossip of these rich people. When she sold the braised meat, she realized that although Shifeng County had suffered a serious disaster. This drought did not seem to have any effect on the rich people. Instead, they had become even richer, the ones who suffered and lost their families were only the ordinary people at the bottom.
They were all a group of profiteers and capitalists who preyed on the less fortunate.
“Oh right, Young Lady, if you decide to buy it, hurry up and pay the money to lead the oxen away. Otherwise, if those big landlords find out, I’m afraid there will be trouble.”
“Okay.”
There were twenty oxen in this batch of oxen in the ox market. There were three high-grade oxen, and all three of them were very well-built. Uncle Ox and Manager Zhang recommended buying the largest one, as it had great strength and could do heavy work.
Jian Qingqing, on the other hand, had her eyes set on the middle-grade one. She felt that the largest one had a rather big temper, and the middle-grade one was the most docile. It would not lose its temper even if it was being prodded by other oxen. She was going to drive the ox cart to the county town every day. If its temper was too big and difficult to control, she did not dare to use it.
Uncle Ox pried open its teeth and looked at it carefully. He patted its back and finally said, “This one will do as well. They are all high-grade oxen. However, this one is a cow, so it might not have the strength to do the work.”
Jian Qingqing felt that it did not matter if it was a male or a female. The most important thing was to get along with them.
“It doesn’t matter. It’s fine if it’s a cow. In the future, when I buy a bull, I can have a baby. Then I’ll make a profit.”
Uncle Ox choked up. It was already the highest that an ordinary family could buy a cow. Who would buy two oxen for no reason? Only Jian Qingqing made a lot of money and was rich.
He waved his hand and said, “Buy it, buy it.”
“Hehe.”
Jian Qingqing paid nine taels of silver. She registered the cow and was about to leave.
However, at this moment, an accident happened.
A group of people walked towards them. On the left was a man wearing a butler’s uniform. He was nodding and bowing to the man in the middle.
“Butler Wang, the three high-quality cattle are all here. They are all good cattle. If you want all of them, you can give me a discount of two taels of silver.”
The man in the middle, who was Butler Wang, raised his head high and looked very arrogant.
Jian Qingqing accidentally bumped into them. She led the cattle to the side and wanted to wait for them to go over.
However, the manager of the ox market still saw her. He frowned and scolded, “Who are you? Why are you holding a high-grade cow!”
Jian Qingqing frowned and suppressed her dissatisfaction. “This is already my cow. I spent money to buy it.”
When he heard this, not only did the manager not let her go, he was even more aggressive. “Who sold it to you? How can you buy this cow? You poor country bumpkins have the nerve to buy a high-grade cow?”
Jian Qingqing was furious. If she had not paid the money, she might have let the cow go. She could have bought something else. After all, she did not have any background, so she did not need to fight with these people over a cow. However, the cow was now hers, and this manager’s attitude was really annoying.