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The county magistrate also saw the two men leading the chestnut horse out.

"Your Excellency the County Magistrate." Xu Wenyan and Chen Sanlin greeted the County Magistrate with a smile.

"Haha, where would the kid from the Xu family go if he isn't doing business?" County Magistrate Cheng said with his hands behind his back and a bulging belly.

The county magistrate's youngest daughter was quite brave and stared at Xu Wenyan.

"Daddy, he's so white, did you use some special gouache?" Cheng Yao was a little plump, her top was made of white satin inside and green silk thread outside. The girl looked about fourteen or fifteen years old, and was no taller than about one meter and fifty.

Her hair was tied up slightly low and she spoke in a playful manner.

"I guess this must be your daughter, County Magistrate Cheng. She is really pretty, and the little girl is very beautiful." Xu Wenyan smiled and praised: "We have other things to do. After the busy morning, we will not be needed anymore."

County Magistrate Cheng nodded slightly to Xu Wenyan, then pulled Cheng Yao forward and said, "Yao'er, this is your elder brother Xu and elder brother Chen. They are doing business in Qing'an Hall. Didn't you make a fuss about drinking bayberry juice? It was made by your elder brother Xu."

Hearing this, Cheng Yao's eyes lit up, and he carefully looked at his extremely fair and handsome brother: "Brother Xu."

"Miss Yao, if you want to drink bayberry juice, you have to wait until tomorrow. It's sold out today. I'll personally bring you a few cups tomorrow."

Cheng Yao was slightly disappointed, but still nodded obediently.

After a few more words, County Magistrate Cheng was about to take his daughter away. Xu Wenyan hurriedly asked, "County Magistrate Cheng, do you have saltpeter in the county government?"

County Magistrate Cheng asked in confusion, "What does Brother Xu want this saltpeter for?"

"Something that can make bayberry juice taste better." Xu Wenyan did not keep the question in suspense. After all, Xu Wenyan didn't know whether people of this era knew how to use saltpeter to make ice.

"This saltpeter is very rare."

At this time, Cheng Yao tugged at County Magistrate Cheng's clothes. She had a good impression of this handsome brother and wanted her father to help him.

There is also the idea that some stone can make bayberry juice taste better! Who can tolerate this?

"Hey, I don't want more, just give me four or five dollars."

County Magistrate Cheng laughed twice. He doted on this daughter the most. There were two sons at home who were away from home and he only had his youngest daughter to accompany him. Who else could he dote on but her?

"You are kidding me again. Three pieces at most. I will ask Xiao Hu to bring it to you this afternoon. Don't forget to bring bayberry juice to my Yao'er after you get the saltpeter."

The county government had a lot of things to do, but the little daughter saw that many people in the county were drinking bayberry juice and she was so greedy that she pestered him to buy some.

I didn't expect it to be sold out as soon as I got there.

After saying goodbye, Xu Wenyan prepared to go to the barn where he had bought the cow before. It is good to have a trusted and fixed store to buy things.

After a while, he won't cheat you as much and will give you a lower price.

Just as I entered, the cattle dealer came over with a smile on his face.

He wiped his hands and reached out to Xu Wenyan: "Isn't this the guy who bought the buffalo before? What do you want today?"

Xu Wenyan also stretched out his hand and shook his hand: "I'm here to buy ducks today. I wonder if we still have ducklings here."

The uncle in linen clothes nodded repeatedly. It was not that he could not afford fine clothes, but it was unnecessary in this deep shed.

"Of course we have, but we have been feeding these ducks for a while so they may be a little more expensive. The market is not very good this year and ordinary people can't afford livestock. The big families just buy some chickens, ducks and pork to take home." The uncle's face was full of bitterness.

The two men walked inside, and Chen Sanlin pulled the carriage inside. He had to guard the carriage.

Before entering the shed, Xu Wenyan heard the bleating sound.

"Uncle, how much do you sell this goat for?"

It looks different from the three goats at home, but it doesn’t matter if goats are hybridized, they will generally become stronger.

"My last name is Li, you can call me Uncle Li. These sheep are selling well. Someone bought two yesterday. The ewe weighed 10 taels, and the ram weighed 7 taels."

The livestock dealer who came to the village before sold lambs for eight taels each. Now it seems much cheaper here. It seems that the livestock dealer made a lot of money back then.

Moreover, these sheep are quite big now, and they will be able to produce milk soon.

"Uncle Li, just call me Xiao Xu. I want all ten ewes. Can you give me a discount?" The ram Xu Wenyan didn't consider it.

The goats at home are wild and have bad tempers. The two of them have known each other for a long time. If a ram comes, he will definitely bully them.

Uncle Li shook his head helplessly: "It's not cheap, but I'll give you ten ducks. What I'm giving you is already the lowest price."

"Uncle, fifteen, we'll get a hundred taels for these ten sheep."

But this is also a big business. A duck costs ten cents. In fact, livestock dealers like them rarely sell chickens and ducks, and they only make a penny.

This year I had no choice.

"Okay, okay, next time you buy livestock, be sure to come to me. I still have 18 ducks, all of them are yours, three big ducks and fifteen little ducks."

Chen Sanlin was a little confused when he saw the dozen or so ducks that his wife and boss brought back.

The big duck's feet are tied up, and the little duck will follow the big duck obediently without any need to worry about it.

In addition to the ducks, there are three ewes, and this is all we can transport today.

"Uncle Li, I will bring the money to you tomorrow!" Xu Wenyan waved to the uncle.

"Okay!" Uncle Li is not afraid that Xu Wenyan will default on his debt, as his shop is still in the county.

Xu Wenyan plans to milk all the sheep in the fall, and his milk tea business will start soon. There are more than a dozen ewes in his family, and they can produce thousands of cups of milk during the peak period of milk production.

At worst, one day is enough for twenty days.

Even if it cannot be sold, the family is full of children, Wang Dongmei is about to give birth, and the baby can drink goat milk.

"Wife, there are so many animals at home, and we can't feed them all." Chen Sanlin took off his hat and fanned Xu Wenyan.

Xu Wenyan nodded: "Yes, but we can still hire people. We want grass. Everyone in the village knows what kind of grass livestock eat. How about two cents for six pounds of pig grass?" (The grass used to feed livestock is uniformly called pig grass)

"Sure." After selling a bowl of ramen, Xu Wenyan could earn thirteen cents, excluding the share with Jia Anqing. However, he still lamented that the labor force at that time was even worse than that of modern times.

It can catch up with the level of Africa **.

However, as long as both parties feel it is suitable, it is a good deal, and Xu Wenyan also has a suitable candidate in mind.

It was only noon when they got home. Xu Wenyan locked the ducks in a pen alone. The ducks needed training. He didn't have the ability to do it, so it depended on Wang Cuijuan.

She drove the ducks from the rice field to her home for two days, and the ducks naturally knew the way.

"Uncle! You bought some ducklings." In the yard, Rongrong was learning multiplication tables with four little ones.

The Zeng siblings also became familiar with the three children and came over to see the little ducks.

"Yes, there will be more members in the family from now on."

Looking at the yard that had just been renovated, Xu Wenyan felt that it was too small.

When we build the house later, we will have to more than double the size of this cattle pen.