activa-t Chapter 441 Buy a New Mule
Chapter 441 Buy a New Mule
Zhujia Village is quite a distance away from Niutoushan Village. Gu Qingqing definitely couldn't go there with her big belly, so she could only follow them to the village entrance, where she saw Niu Song, Wang Jie, Wu Mu, Geng Jian and several men who lived in the west end of the village.
If there is any characteristic of these people, it is that they are tall and strong.
Seeing Niu Yuzhu in the crowd, she was slightly surprised, wondering why he didn't follow Zhao Dong to the town to see the cows.
But Wu Shan had already come over, so she didn't ask. She said something to Wu Shan like "Wu Yan is not at home, everything is up to the village chief." After watching them leave, she turned around and asked Luo Meihua beside her, "Didn't you say yesterday that you were going to the town to look after the cows today? Why didn't Yu Zhu go?"
"My father asked a great uncle to go with him. He was worried about the affairs of the village, so he asked Yuzhu to go with him to Zhujia Village." Luo Meihua said.
Gu Qingqing said, "What's there to worry about? There are so many people in the village, and it's organized by the county officials. Do the people from Zhujia Village dare to stop it?"
Luo Meihua smiled indifferently and said, "We will follow Dad's arrangements."
Well, Gu Qingqing was dismissed with just one sentence.
Seeing that everyone else had left, Gu Qingqing asked her, "Is there anything going on at home? If not, come to my house and play."
Luo Meihua's eyes sparkled with joy as she smiled. "I'd like to go then. My family is steaming buns today, so I have to help out at home."
Gu Qingqing realized belatedly and said "Oh", then she remembered that she had to go back to her parents' home tomorrow.
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When Gu Qingqing returned home, she had almost nothing to do as the older children were all in class.
Xiao Nuannuan and Xiao Guqi were being taken care of by Shengxi. She first went to the backyard to see the soaps made by Geng Chunhua and the others, and calculated how much soap and shampoo she could send to Xinzhou Prefecture in the next two days.
After walking around for a while, there was really nothing to do, so she simply took out a piece of fine cotton cloth that Mrs. Shen had sent before, and called Wen Shengxi over, "I'll help watch the child, you see how to cut this cloth to fit, and make two sets of small clothes for the belly while you have nothing to do now."
Wen Shengxi gave her a very confident smile and said, "Sister, don't worry, I can do this."
Time passed quickly and they had just finished lunch.
Zhao Nan and the villagers carried six baskets of potatoes back. Gu Qingqing thanked them again and again. She originally wanted to let the people who helped today take some potatoes back to try, but she saw that the adults from the county did not mention registration. Even if the potatoes belonged to her family, she could not rush to do anything. She just remembered the people who helped today and thought that after all the crops were collected and recorded in the register, she would give some to each family.
After Zhao Nan and Zhao Zhong had lunch, Gu Qingqing went to the backyard to talk to Geng Chunhua, asking them to go back after they were done. Then she went to talk to Old Yang, who was teaching, and then she and Wen Shengxi took the children to the fields.
Fortunately, the children wanted to take a nap after dinner, so when we arrived at the field, we spread a door curtain under the tree for the two children to sleep on.
Zhao Nan and Zhao Zhong were responsible for pulling up the seedlings and picking the potatoes attached to the seedlings, while she and Wen Shengxi used bamboo strips or their hands to pick out the potatoes that had fallen into the soil.
She didn't know how many postures she had gone through when suddenly the wind brought the sound of bells. Just when she thought it was Xiaocao driving the donkey cart towards her, when she stood up and looked over the rice field beside her, she saw a tall mule with reddish brown fur.
Gu Qingqing was delighted, and turned to the three people present and shouted loudly, "Look, Zhao Dong and his friends bought a new mule."
"Ah? Are you back? Let me see." Wen Shengxi said as he stood up.
"Hey, I actually bought it. Let's go and take a look." Zhao Zhong dropped the seedlings in his hand, brushed off the dirt on his body, and walked towards the road at the edge of the field.
Zhao Nan didn't say anything, but followed closely.
Because the mule was newly bought, Gu Qingqing was worried that it would go crazy if everyone surrounded it, so she stood a little further away and watched.
Zhao Nan and Zhao Zhong's eyes were full of scrutiny and assessment.
Zhao Bei said proudly at this time, "Look, this mule is a strong man."
"This mule is pretty good. It's tall. It will be very convenient to travel with it." Zhao Zhong couldn't help but praise it.
Wen Shengxi, who was standing nearby, asked curiously, "Aren't they all mules? Why is this one called a horse mule?"
Zhao Bei stepped forward to stand in front of Wen Shengxi and said smugly, "You don't know this, do you?"
Wen Shengxi didn't know what was wrong with her. When she saw Zhao Bei, she wanted to argue with him. She saw that Zhao Bei needed to raise his head a little, but she refused to lose momentum even if he did. "I don't know what you are so proud of. Besides, I didn't ask you. Why did you jump out like that?"
"Hehe, I'm proud that I know it. If you beg me, I'll tell you why it's called a mule."
"Humph, I don't want to hear what you say." Wen Shengxi said and deliberately smiled at Zhao Dong, "Brother Dong, why is it called a mule?"
After asking, she turned her head and raised her eyebrows at Zhao Bei like a hen that had won a battle, and this time she smiled proudly.
Zhao Bei was so angry that he yelled "Hey" and hurriedly said to Zhao Dong, "Brother Dong, don't tell her. This little girl will be depressed."
Zhao Dong just glanced at him and said to Wen Shengxi, "There are two kinds of mules. One is born from a horse. It is big and has good endurance. It is strong enough to carry heavy objects for long distances. Donkey mules are born from donkeys. They are not as big or as strong as horse mules, but their tempers are much better than horse mules."
When Wen Shengxi heard that the mule was so good, stars immediately appeared in his eyes. He praised Zhao Dong a lot and even raised his chin towards Zhao Bei deliberately, showing off even more.
"I was the first one to see this mule." Zhao Bei said unconvinced.
"Hmph, that was bought by Brother Dong, and you don't have any money on you." Wen Shengxi vowed to give the credit to Zhao Dong.
"Hey, you're making a point."
"Humph, you are making a fuss."
"If you ask me, you're the one who's making trouble."
"You, you, you, it's you." Wen Shengxi insisted.
On the side, Gu Qingqing didn't say a word the whole time, just watched the two people bickering with a smile like an auntie. She didn't pay attention to it before and didn't think anything of it, but now she paid attention and found that the two were really a pair of bickering lovers.
But looking at the state of both of them, they are still unaware of it.
When she had seen enough, she stepped forward and pulled Wen Shengxi, saying lovingly, "Okay, what's the point of arguing with him about this. Go drink some water, you still have to work later."
Wen Shengxi shook his shoulders proudly towards Zhao Bei, went to the tree to check on the child who was still sleeping, then picked up the bamboo tube and drank the water.
Zhao Dong patted the mule's neck and said to Gu Qingqing, "This mule is not cheap. I spent fourteen taels of silver."
"Wow, that's equivalent to two little donkeys. The little black donkey at home only cost seven taels of silver. However, I think it's worth the price. The smooth and shiny fur shows that it is very healthy. The heels are high and solid, and the tendons of the limbs are strong. You can tell at a glance that it is a good material for work. The price is worth it." After taking a quick look, Gu Qingqing raised her hand and gave them a thumbs up.