Age group pet three and a half years old, ginseng and wild boar mixed with rice

Chapter 143 With a Mule Cart

Feeling that the mule had been following him, Lingbao stopped, turned his head angrily and said, "I told you, don't follow me anymore!"

"Bah... bah..."

"I don't have the money to buy you. If you follow me again, I'll beat you up!" Xiao Lingbao raised his fist.

Seeing the mule and the little baby talking to each other, Zhao Erma, who was always holding the rein, said in surprise, "What, what do you mean? Little sister, can you understand what this mule is saying? This mule wants to follow you ?”

"No, how could it be possible to really understand?" Shen Su'e explained with a smile, "Little baby, she is still talking to chickens and ducks at home."

"Oh, I thought just now..." Zhao Erma also thought it was funny when she said this, "I'm also stupid, oops, I'm really scared of being tortured by this mule, it's also strange, why does it follow you?" ?”

Not wanting to make people suspicious, Shen Su'e said, "Do you like my daughter because she looks smart and smells good?"

"Haha, auntie, your daughter is indeed beautiful."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Erma hesitated for a while, and asked: "Well, since this mule likes your daughter, it can be considered fate, auntie, do you want to buy it? This mule is a bit stubborn, but it is easy to use , can carry people to grind.”

The mule seemed to understand what he said, and cried twice in excitement.

"Listen, it is happy! It seems that it really likes your daughter!"

Zhao Erma wanted to continue talking, but Shen Su'e waved her hand, "No, no, why should I, an ordinary farmer, buy a mule? These things are bought by the production team for work. I can't afford such a valuable thing."

"It's not expensive! Mules are easy to raise, just feed them some grass every day."

Patting the mule's head, he continued: "Besides, who said that only the production team buys mules? Many rural people will buy a mule and keep it in their yard in order to make traveling more convenient. , wherever you want to go.

To put it in an unlucky word, if someone in the family has a sudden illness and needs to be sent to the hospital, a mule cart in the hospital will come in handy!right? "

"That's true. Of course it's convenient to have a mule cart, that's..."

"What is it?" After Zhao Erma asked, seeing Shen Su'e hesitated and didn't speak, guessing her concerns, she hurriedly said, "Don't worry, auntie, there is nothing wrong with this mule, it's just that it's a bit stubborn, it's absolutely fine .”

At this time, Tu Gen said: "Grandma, why don't you buy it? If there is a mule, we can come to the market whenever we want!"

Shen Su'e patted her grandson on the head, "Do you have money to buy it? Do you know how much a mule costs? I can't even buy a mule even if I sell you."

"Uncle, is this mule very expensive?" Tu Gen raised his head and asked Zhao Erma, "Can you sell it to us at a lower price?"

"It's not expensive, it's only 20 yuan. I gritted my teeth and bought it."

"Oh, 20 yuan is not expensive, is it?" Shen Su'e said, "It only costs me a few cents to go to the market by horse-drawn carriage, and 20 yuan can take hundreds or thousands of trips."

"No, auntie, you can't count like that..."

Without waiting for him to continue, Shen Su'e said impatiently: "Okay, take it away quickly, don't let it follow us, I don't have that much money to buy it."

Little Lingbao echoed his mother's words, "Yes, yes, take it away quickly!"

"I also want to pull it away, can't it be pulled?"

When Zhao Ermazi didn't know what to do, Captain Wang from their town's production brigade came, "What's going on? Ermazi?"

"Ah! Captain Wang, you are here. This mule refuses to leave. He kicked me madly before, and now my waist is still hurting badly."

"Why don't you want to go?" Captain Wang frowned, and pulled the rein first, and when he found that the mule didn't want to go, he asked others to help pull it together.

The mule seemed to be angered. It made a sharp neighing sound, shook its head hard several times, and then jumped wildly. After a while, it kicked three people with its four legs and tried to step on them. .

"Yeah! Get this person away quickly." No one dared to pull the mule anymore, so they hurriedly pulled the person rolling aside with his belly in his arms.

Everyone was dumbfounded when he rescued the person in a thrilling manner.

Captain Wang asked: "What's going on? Although this mule used to be a bit stubborn, he wouldn't hurt anyone. Why has he suddenly become so manic? Is he crazy?"

"I, I don't know, it just happened suddenly..."

The person who saw the crazy mule said, "Hey! No one dares to buy this crazy and uncontrollable mule. I guess I can only sell it as meat."

"Who would buy mule meat? I won't even eat it if you give it to me."

"Yes, people say that horse meat tastes stinky and donkey meat smells good. I would rather die than eat mule meat. Eating this mule meat is too bad luck!" Many people watching the excitement in the market said standing aside.

Tu Gen listened to what the adults said, and asked his aunt, "Auntie, why do they say eating mule meat is bad luck?"

Lingbao shook his head, "I don't know, why?"

Her mother explained in a low voice, "Because mules can't reproduce, rural people are superstitious and think it's unacceptable to eat mule meat, so almost no one would buy mule meat to eat."

After listening to his mother's words, Lingbao suddenly felt a little pitiful for the mule, "If everyone doesn't want it, what will happen to it?"

"He will be killed."

"How about," Lingbao pursed his lips hesitantly and said, "Shall we buy it? It's all because of Lingbao that it's like this."

Shen Su'e was stunned, "Huh? Yes, yes, then I will bargain."

After finishing speaking in a low voice, she said to the worried Captain Wang and his party: "Hey! Are you still selling this mule?"

Captain Wang looked at her in surprise, "Auntie, do you want to buy it?"

"Yes, how much do you plan to sell it for?" After finishing speaking, she pointed at Zhao Erma, "Just now he asked for 20 yuan, which is too expensive! I don't have that much money."

Others kindly advised: "Sister, please don't buy this mule. If it goes crazy on the road, it's no joke."

"Yes, yes, the crazy mule has to be slaughtered!"

Shen Su'e said: "I also want to buy a mule for transportation, so that it will be more convenient to go out in the future. Besides, this mule may not be crazy. It may be raised for a while, and it will become docile when it gets to know me well."

After listening to her, Captain Wang frowned and thought for a while, "Ma'am, I don't want to cheat you either. To tell you the truth, this mule has gone crazy. There is indeed something wrong with it. But if you really want to buy it, I will sell it to you cheaply. How about eight yuan?"

Worried that she thought it was too expensive, he said, "I'll give you another scooter!"

"Eight yuan, and give me a cart? Really?"

"That's right! Our production team is in the town. As long as you are willing to pay for this mule, I'll help you load the cart."

Shen Su'e felt that the deal was a good deal, "Success!"

Half an hour later, Captain Wang really had the cart dragged to the market, and the rope was put on the mule, "This is a mule cart!"

Tu Gen ran and jumped around the mule cart, "Wow! Great, our family has a car! Hahaha, grandma, can we go home by mule cart later?"

While he was laughing, his grandma paid Captain Wang the money.

After paying the money, Shen Su'e carried her daughter and grandson into the car, and pulled the mule towards the steamed stuffed bun shop, "That's right, it's much more convenient to have a mule cart! We can go to the supply and marketing cooperative later, and we can see what's available." I need to buy big things, Lingbao, didn’t you say you want to buy a washbasin to wash your face? Mother will buy it for you later.”

The person who was kicked by the mule clutched his stomach, "Captain Wang, why is this, this mule so obedient? He was still motionless just now, and refused to leave."

Captain Wang shook his head, "Hey, who knows? No matter what, we have solved a problem. We can't buy mules on the cheap anymore!"

(End of this chapter)