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Chapter 246 Bullock Cart

Second update, please pink.

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Zhang Qingshan asked Zhang Qingnian to go home, and he wanted to stay for a few days. The Lian family had never raised a large animal, so Lian Shuxin was of course a newbie in this regard. Zhang Qingshan wanted to stay, on the one hand, to see that they had a lot of work and wanted to help their daughter and son-in-law do some work, and on the other hand, to teach Lian Shuxin how to raise cattle.

Lian Shouxin certainly understood Zhang Qingshan's kindness and was very moved.

Zhang took a basket and wrapped a few cakes in cloth for Zhang Qingnian to eat on the way. There was also a small jar of wine and asked him to take it back for Li and his children. Since the Chinese New Year, Lian Man'er made a jar of wine and the whole family loved it. Later, he bought some glutinous rice and made two jars.

Lian Man'er returned to the old house, took seven taels of silver, a hanging of money and a string of money, and also wrapped it in cloth and handed it over to Zhang Qingnian.

Zhang Qingnian carefully collected the money and downloaded it. Eight taels of silver are not a small amount. He and Zhang Qingshan went to the market and did not bring so much money. It was still the two of them who had a reputation in the mule and horse market and had a wide population. They brought the plow and cattle back first, and the money was still on credit. As they returned along the way, he happened to send the money to the seller.

Zhang Qingshan gave Zhang Qingnian a few more words and watched Zhang Qingnian leave. Then he went to the field again and asked Lian Man'er to lead the ox. He was behind him and the father and the other two started to work with a smile.

When Wuro and Xiaoqi came back from school, they rushed over excitedly. Lian Man'er had no choice but to give up Qianniu's life.

Lian Man'er's family first bought a piglet, then added a group of chicks and ducklings, and now they added a larger living creature, a little yellow cow. This little yellow cow suddenly replaced the living creatures in front and became the favorite of Goro, especially Xiaoqi.

Goro is a little older and does not show any obvious performance, but Xiaoqi doesn't know how to hide it. He refuses to walk well in the joyful way. He jumps and jumps around the little yellow cow.

"...When the grass grows, I will take you to eat grass as soon as I get out of school. I know a place. The grass is so tender. I only know this place, but no one else knows it." Xiao Qi whispered in the ear of the little yellow cow, as if the little yellow cow could understand his words. He would be the best with him in the future.

The little yellow ox is still young and needs to slowly adapt to the work in the field. Zhang Qingshan cherishes it very much, so after turning over the vegetable field, he unloads the plow stick and lets the little yellow ox rest.

This little yellow cattle belongs to them, so I have to make a living for the little yellow cattle.

"Move the firewood in the intersecting road outside the gate and put the cow pen in the intersecting road." Lian Shouxin suggested. On the old house, there is a intersecting road between the pigpen and the gate wall, which is about four or five feet wide. Raising this calf is not spacious, but it is enough. Lian Shouxin thinks so.

"The father of the child, we have a few ducks. His milk is even more odorful, and it is not a nose or a face. The smell of this cow is even greater. Don't you see what Wang Shiliu's family looks like? I'm afraid his milk will be even more unwilling this time." Zhang raised a question.

Lian Shouxin was silent. He knew that Zhang was right.

"There is no way. If you don't put it there, where can you put it?" Lian Shouxin said.

Although there was a shop here and the land behind him would build a house for his two sons in the future. But in Shouxin, the old house was his home. He bought a cow and did not keep it at home to raise it, where else could he put it to raise it?

"You guys are in the middle of the way," Zhang Qingshan said, "I think it's a bit narrow. If this cow is inside, I'm afraid that it won't be able to turn around. The cow's body is still long."

Zhang Qingshan believes that the cowl should be spacious.

"I know, but there is no other suitable place except that. You can't put the cow pen in the vegetable garden." Lian Shouxin said.

"Dad, let's build a cow pen here." Lian Man'er said.

"Which is here?" Lian Shouxin didn't react for a moment, "It looks so inconvenient."

"Dad, who will take care of us in the future?" Lian Man'er asked.

"It goes without saying that of course I have to take care of you." Lian Shouxin said immediately. A cow is an important property for the farmers and the main helper for farming. Some families attach more importance to cattle than their daughters-in-law.

As the saying goes, horses do not have night grass, and they are similar to cattle. Although the Lian family has never raised cattle, even Shuxin knows that those families who are well-caught cattle and horses must get up at least once at night and go to the horse shed to take care of, including feeding and watering.

This task was unavoidable and fell on the only adult male at home, Ding Lian, who is now trustworthy.

"Dad, think about it, where did you sleep after the New Year?" Lian Man'er smiled.

Lian Shouxin slapped his head, yes, why did he forget? Since he opened this breakfast shop, he often slept in the shop. Now he wants to build a house, so he has more people when he stays here. Of course, this cow is kept here for him to take care of.

The whole family laughed.

Lian Man'er laughed and thought to herself that the stubbornness of inertial thinking cannot be underestimated. Although she has worked hard here, even Guanxin is still in the old house. However, when they develop this land bit by bit and build a new house, even the idea of ​​keeping trust will gradually change.

To put the cow pen here, but there was no wall in the Xinshuzi, so I was worried about keeping my promise. Finally, I decided to discuss with the temple and raise the cow in the corridor behind the doorman first.

During this period, they had a good relationship with the temple, so even Shouxin told the abbot that the abbot agreed.

Because the wood was ready-made for building a house, Zhang Qingshan immediately started building a cow pen with Lian Shouxin. While building a cow pen, Zhang Qingshan told Lian Shouxin what to pay attention to in raising cattle. Wulang and Xiaoqi followed the help, and they both listened very seriously.

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During dinner, Lian Shouxin specially invited Mr. Lian to come over to drink with Zhang Qingshan.

Even the old man was very happy to see Lian Shouxin bought a cow and a plow stick.

"I'm afraid you two can't grow this land. Now that I have a plow stick, I won't worry about you." Mr. Lian said.

After dinner, the old man asked Zhang Qingshan to go back to the old house with him, saying that the two brothers were lying on the same kang and chatting well. Zhang Qingshan did not agree.

"This cow is still young. I just bought it. It's a bit like that. I have to help take care of it here."

Even the old man didn't force Zhang Qingshan to hear that at this time.

Lian Shouxin sent Mr. Lian out, and Lian Man'er then went out to splash water. He saw Mr. Lian and Lian Shouxin standing on the official road and talking in a low voice.

"I didn't ask if your father-in-law was here just now." Mr. Lian said to Lian Shou, "Did you pay for your cows and plow sticks?"

"...I said I wanted to buy it, but I didn't expect it to be so soon, so I didn't get the money. The money my grandfather gave me was given to me, and when his uncle returned, he took the money back." Lian Shouxin did not hide it from Mr. Lian.

"Oh." Mr. Lian seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, "You do this right... Your father-in-law treats you ten heads, and you can't forget the goodness of others."

Ten heads are the local language here, which roughly means ten percent, 100 percent. Mr. Lian said this to Zhang Qingshan is very good at Lian Shufu.

"I know...... the child's grandfather gave it to him. I want to give it to him, but he doesn't want it," Lian Shouxin said.

"...Don't bother with my father, I'm worried about you... You are building a house, buying land, and buying cows and plow sticks. You haven't planted this land yet. Is the fourth brother, are you enough money to spend?" asked the old man again.

"...It's impossible not to buy these things. There is no way. No matter how tight the money is, you have to buy them." Lian Shouxin said.

"... Dad can't help you much, I'll prepare all the seeds of your thirty acres of land for you." said the old man Lian.

"Dad..." Lian Shouxin called out, "I will give you the seed money at that time."

It seemed that he was afraid that the old man would refuse, so Lian Shuixin said the following words very quickly.

"Dad, I've split up my family. I have to give the money I should give......The population is large, so if there is something to say, it would be bad."

Lian Shouxin is for Mr. Lian. The reason why he built a house and did not allow Mr. Lian to help him is also the same. The Lian family is now full of people, so he has divided the family and has another family. Mr. Lian gives him labor or property, because he is afraid that other brothers and nephews will have an explanation.

"Fourth brother, don't be too careful. When the family was separated, I gave you food for a year. There were not many seeds in this kind of land. Don't tell me if it's money." After the old man said this, he turned around and left, and did not let Lian Shouxin send him. "Go back and treat your father-in-law well. Tomorrow night, let your father-in-law come to eat."

Zhang Qingshan stayed in Sanshiliyingzi for three days, flipped through the newly bought land from Lianman'er's house and helped to clean up the vegetable field. As long as the season comes, the vegetable bed is ready to grow vegetables.

The vegetable field I picked up was not big, only five cents.

"I can't chew too much, but this vegetable field is different from other places." Zhang Qingshan and even the old man said, "This land is growing, you will know when you plant vegetables. Pulling weeds is enough for you to work hard... Don't take the land clearing as an easy task. You have to take care of this land for a few years before you can handle the mature land."

These two people are old farmer styles, and what they say is a empirical discussion. Of course, Lian Man'er can only be taught humbly.

"You have this plowing stick, so you should buy a car." After packing the vegetable field, Zhang Qingshan said to Lian Shouxin.

Lian's family has a flatbed truck. Last year, they harvested food and firewood and relied on it. Lian Shuixin separated the family and only had two sets of shovels, pickaxes, and hoes. At the beginning of spring this year, they bought two more flatbed trucks. They didn't have them yet.

"I plan to buy a flatbed car, too." Lian Shouxin said.

"You didn't buy cows before, but now you have cows, so you should buy a big cart." Zhang Qingshan said, "It's much more convenient to have a market for this kind of land, buy something, or something, and have a cow cart."

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I feel that all kinds of money are not enough for Man'er! It's because the family's financial situation is too weak.
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