Chapter 216: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 216: Inviting Guests to the Warm Room, Buying Cattle and Horses (9)
With the big yellow ox around, even without a rope, the calf obediently followed along.
This time, the big yellow ox didn't resist. It happily followed Li Zhong, licking the calf as they walked.
The group, with three oxen in tow, followed the cattle dealer's directions and went to a reputable horse shop.
The horses at the shop varied. There were low-grade horses used for grinding, which were the lowest tier. These horses were small, with poor strength and speed, and could only run around the grinding mill.
Next were the horses used for pulling carts. These horses couldn't carry heavy loads, but they had decent speed and strength, making them suitable for pulling carts.
Then there were the riding horses capable of covering hundreds of miles in a day. These horses had excellent endurance, strength, and speed, but they were very expensive, and ordinary horse shops usually didn't have them.
Mo Yan only needed a horse for pulling a cart, so it didn't need to be too good. Besides, with space available, regularly feeding them spiritual spring water and vegetables and fruits would quickly improve their quality.
Therefore, she chose the lowest grade and cheapest horse, costing only eight taels of silver, even cheaper than the oxen.
Li Zhong was puzzled, but Mo Yan always acted with discretion, so he didn't try to persuade her.
Learning that the shop also sold horse carriages, Mo Yan couldn't be bothered to go elsewhere. She spent thirty taels of silver on a well-decorated carriage and had the shop assistant attach it to the horse she had just bought.
Seeing a shabby and small horse pulling an expensive carriage was quite discordant, attracting many curious glances along the way. People thought the buyer had been cheated by the shop. Otherwise, why would they buy the lowest-grade horse when they obviously had money?
Knowing that Li Zhong could drive a carriage, Mo Yan tied the three oxen to the carriage and got on herself.
This peculiar combination attracted even more attention. Li Zhong sat at the driver's seat, reluctantly driving the carriage until they returned to Liuyang Village, where they received envious looks from the villagers.
Mo Yan looked at the panting horses in the stable and shook her head speechlessly. These horses really had poor stamina!
She fetched some spiritual spring water and added plenty of clean water to it for the horses to drink.
Even a red python couldn't resist the temptation of spiritual spring water, let alone a horse. The horse drank the entire bowl of water in one go, licking its lips with satisfaction.
The upgraded spiritual spring water had a much stronger effect than before, so Mo Yan didn't dare to give them any more.
Before long, villagers who had heard the news came to see the horses and oxen Mo Yan had just bought.
Considering that the entire village didn't even have a single ox, Mo Yan's purchase of three oxen and a horse at once naturally aroused curiosity.
Mo Yan couldn't refuse to let these people see, but when they saw the sickly-looking horse standing there, defecating and emitting a foul odor, they were taken aback.
Wasn't this the horse that was just bought? How did it get sick so quickly? Did they buy a sick horse due to their poor eyesight, or was there something wrong with Mo Family's Feng Shui?
The crowd started to gossip, with some genuinely concerned for the Mo Family, while others took pleasure in their misfortune.
Mo Qingze and Li Zhong hurried over, seeing the already weak horse looking even worse now, feeling extremely worried. Li Zhong blamed himself for not stopping Mo Yan, resulting in this situation and becoming the subject of ridicule.
Mo Yan also came over, looking at the unusually cheerful horse defecating, nodding to herself. After a few more times, pulling out the impurities from its body, and feeding it some good food from the space, this horse would surely rise to become a good horse!
Mo Yan naturally didn't miss those who were taking pleasure in their misfortune, remembering them silently in her heart.
Just then, a sharp voice rang out, "Hmph, who knows if it's because of too many evil deeds that you're suffering retribution? On the first day you moved into your new home, your child fell seriously ill, and now the horse you just bought is dying. Even if you buy more, you won't be able to keep them alive."
The voice wasn't loud, but it was enough for everyone present to hear.
Mo Yan looked sharply at the speaker, a middle-aged woman she didn't recognize standing among the crowd. She had narrow, triangular eyes and was provocatively staring at the Mo Family, malice undisguised on her face...
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