Li Zhengpin spoke in a low voice and moved quietly because he did not want to alarm the owner of the livestock. If people knew that he had taken a fancy to the cow, it would not be easy to bargain when he wanted to.

"What do you think? You have a good eye, young man. You won't find a better one than mine even if you look all over the livestock market." The boss was obviously very confident in his cow, and his satisfaction was evident in his words.

Li Mingxia didn't quite understand these, but seeing that the cow had bright eyes and a strong body, combined with Li Zhengpin's performance, he knew that this cow should be good.

"How much is this cow?" Li Mingxia asked.

The boss who was selling cattle didn't have much hope at first, thinking that they were just looking around, but when he heard Li Mingxia say this, he immediately became excited.

"Hey, little girl, this cow is 35 taels of silver. How about that? Isn't it cheap? Even if you search the whole market, you won't find a better or cheaper cow than mine!"

Li Mingxia and Li Zhengpin are indeed siblings. After hearing the boss's offer, they frowned and shook their heads in unison.

"Brother, let's go." Li Mingxia and Li Zhengpin looked at each other and said.

Li Zhengpin nodded and said, "Yes, let's go. We can't afford it."

Li Zhengpin really doesn't like haggling with others. After hearing such an outrageous price, his first reaction was not to bargain, but to leave immediately.

Li Mingxia had different thoughts. Li Zhengpin's words hit the mark exactly. The two of them turned around and left with the three little kids.

The boss who was selling cattle was stunned because he didn't expect them to turn around and leave without even saying a word of bargaining.

"Girl, brother, what are you talking about!" The boss who sold cattle immediately stopped Li Mingxia and Li Zhengpin.

"Although my cow is good, the price is not negotiable. Why did you two just leave without saying anything?"

Li Mingxia smiled secretly in his heart, it was indeed like that.

"My brother and I don't know how to bargain, boss. If you really want to do this business with me, don't scare us with those high prices." Li Mingxia had a stern face and acted as if he didn't want to continue communicating.

The boss who was selling cattle glanced at Li Mingxia and saw that the two men really wanted to buy. After thinking for a while, he said, "Twenty-eight taels of silver is really not expensive. Girl, I see that you and your brother are not ignorant. I won't fool you. This is a fair price."

Li Mingxia still found this price a little unacceptable, but he also knew that a businessman would not reveal his bottom price so easily.

"Brother, what do you think is a suitable amount?" Li Mingxia turned around and asked Li Zhengpin.

Although Li Mingxia knew that the price could still be negotiated, he still had to listen to his elder brother as to the specific price.

Li Zhengpin did not answer immediately, but walked around the cow a few times, and this time he said, "Twenty taels of silver is okay, but twenty-eight taels of silver is too expensive."

Li Mingxia was stunned when he heard the price. Twenty taels of silver? Li Mingxia originally thought that twenty-five taels was the lowest price. Who would have thought that the usually honest elder brother would cut so much off as soon as he opened his mouth.

The boss said with a bitter face, "I see that you two are both honest people, why are you so ruthless? Aren't you trying to kill me? Twenty taels of silver, I will have to pay for it!"

Li Mingxia didn't believe this kind of talk. Losing money is always a lie of businessmen. But seeing that the boss didn't get angry, Li Mingxia knew that the price was still appropriate, so he said, "We only brought 22 taels of silver today, and we also need to buy a cart and other things. This set of equipment is not enough for 22 taels of silver. If it weren't for your cow, my brother and I both liked it, we wouldn't buy such an expensive one!"

Li Mingxia spoke sincerely, and although she and Li Zhengpin were wearing clean clothes, the fabrics were not expensive, so the boss did not doubt her words.

"If you want a complete set, you don't have to go to another place. I can get it for you here, but——"

The boss turned around and took a look at his cow, and said with some embarrassment: "I'm not bragging about this cow. Even if you ask an old farmer to see it, it's worth the price."

Li Mingxia didn't say anything. She glanced at Li Zhengpin and saw that her elder brother winked at her, so she said, "Boss, if you can complete the set for me, twenty-three taels of silver is all you can give me. It's not that I don't want to give you more, but we don't have any more."

The boss who was selling cattle lowered his head and calculated. He could actually make some profit at this price, but it was too little, so he was a little reluctant. However, he also knew that if he made more, he might lose the business.

"Twenty-five taels of silver, I'll give you a proper amount, little girl. I won't lie to you. I have to earn some money, I can't work in vain, right?"

Li Mingxia could accept this price in his heart, but adhering to the principle that the less the better, he continued to bargain with the boss.

Finally, for the price of twenty-four taels and five cents of silver, Li Mingxia got an ox and a cart, as well as matching reins, whips and other items.

Seeing Li Mingxia happily touching the cow, the boss said with some pain: "If you need anything in the future, remember to buy it from me. I have been in this market for many years, and this is the first time I see you guys doing business so well."

Li Mingxia is in a good mood now, and he is smiling at the boss. "Don't worry, the boss is so honest in doing business. If we want to buy anything, we will definitely come to the boss."

Li Zhengpin also nodded, took the whip handed to him by the boss, touched it lovingly, with a hint of joy on his face.

"Okay, just be careful on the road and everything will be fine. This cow is very obedient." As he spoke, another person who was looking after the livestock came and the boss went to greet him.

The three little kids sitting on the ox cart looked very excited. They touched here and there, "Sister, will we have an ox cart at home in the future?"

Li Mingxia looked at their happy faces and said, "Yes, from now on this car will belong to our family. We won't need other people's cars to go anywhere."

Li Zhengpin also seemed very happy, and the whip hardly ever landed on the cow. "This cow is a great buy."

Li Mingxia looked at his elder brother's happy expression and asked, "Brother, you can drive a bullock cart? Did you learn it from Dad?"

Li Zhengpin shook his head but did not say how he learned it. Li Mingxia wanted to ask more questions but was already pestered by a few little kids. One asked when he could learn to drive an ox cart from his elder brother, and another asked when they could drive their own ox cart to the town to play.

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