Starting from a thatched cottage, the farmer embarked on the road to wealth through imperial examina

There were three people driving the cattle here today, one of whom was the short merchant who came to Shanglin Village yesterday.

Seeing the herd of cattle driven into the village, Ye Changyan, the village head and others hurried over to check.

Wulang also followed happily behind, and sure enough, he saw a large group of spotted cows in front of him. These cows were completely different from the buffaloes of the village headman's family. They were spotted all over and looked quite beautiful.

Led by the head of the village, three vendors drove more than thirty cows to the big banyan tree. The crowd watching at the scene were stunned. There were indeed a lot of spotted cows!

Under the leadership of Wang Erhu, several young and strong men in the village quickly tied the cows to the tying posts that had been nailed last night.

The crowd all wanted to run up to watch, and then they heard Wang Erhu shouting from the side.

"Everyone, please don't make any noise. The cattle are in an unfamiliar environment and are easily stimulated. In order to prevent the cattle from being stimulated and colliding with people, everyone should just watch quietly from the outside."

The villagers all looked excited, and the children in the village were jumping around lively. It was rare to see such a grand scene in the village.

But after hearing what Wang Erhu said, the villagers pulled their children over, fearing that the children were ignorant and might really stimulate the cow, which would be dangerous.

Just then, Ye Xiaowen, Ye Xiaowu, Dalang, Erlang, Silang and Liu from the old house finally arrived.

When Ye Xiaowu saw the huge crowds of people at the scene, he hurried forward to ask, and then he learned that the long line was actually made up of villagers who wanted to rent cows, and many of them were from neighboring villages.

When everyone in the old house saw the scene, they couldn't believe their eyes. Suddenly, they heard Ye Xiaowu say anxiously.

"No, I have to go find Sanlang and ask him to leave a few cows for us."

Just as everyone in the old house was moving among the crowd, looking for Ye Changyan.

Two horse-drawn carriages drove into the village, followed by six officials who were running breathlessly.

Ye Changyan, the village head and others hurried to meet them.

Four people got off the first carriage. The first one was Zhang, the county magistrate, followed closely by Long, the chief clerk, and two other clerks.

The second carriage was Zhong Yunfeng's. Three people got off the carriage, including Zhong Yunfeng and the accountant of Yunfeng Building. Another person was the veterinarian whom Zhong Yunfeng had hurriedly found yesterday.

Seeing County Magistrate Zhang and Chief Clerk Long get off the carriage, Ye Changyan and the head of the village hurried forward to greet them, and Zhong Yunfeng also caught up with them in a few steps.

Yesterday, County Magistrate Zhang came back from a business trip in Yuzhou Prefecture and heard what happened in the county government office. He volunteered to come and take a look and supervise the situation on the scene. Originally, Chief Clerk Long only planned to send two officials, but County Magistrate Zhang took the initiative to go, so Chief Clerk Long naturally went with him.

"Have all the cows been driven into the village?"

After County Magistrate Zhang briefly greeted Ye Changyan and the head of the village and others, he asked Ye Changyan.

"Sir, the cattle in this county have been driven here. I'm afraid the cattle in the neighboring counties will have to wait a while."

"No hurry, no hurry, let's go check on these cows first."

As he spoke, County Magistrate Zhang took the lead and walked towards the big banyan tree. Ye Changyan winked at Zhong Yunfeng, and Zhong Yunfeng quickly followed. Seeing this, the village head also ran over.

"Master Long, please come this way."

Ye Changyan stayed to accompany Long Zhubu, and the two of them chatted as they staggered forward.

When the onlookers saw four men in official uniforms and six runners getting off the carriage, they all lowered their voices unconsciously, but they were even more excited in their hearts. It seemed that the government also attached great importance to this matter.

Ordinary people still have great trust in the government. With the government's endorsement, people will feel more at ease, so everyone is more determined to rent cows.

When everyone in the old house saw Ye Changyan chatting happily with a man in official uniform, they didn't dare to disturb him. Instead, they stood in the crowd waiting for an opportunity to talk to Ye Changyan again.

After seeing the cow, County Magistrate Zhang praised it repeatedly.

"These cattle look very strong and healthy, which is very good."

Zhong Yunfeng asked the veterinarian to go forward and check the cows one by one.

When the three vendors saw people coming from the county government, they hurried over, fearing that the adults would have any questions so that they could answer them in time.

The veterinarian examined the cows very carefully. He found that the teeth of these cows were very good. Except for two cows that were a little older, the other cows were very healthy, and the calves were also developing well.

The veterinarian told Zhong Yunfeng the results of the examination. When County Magistrate Zhang heard about it, he also laughed happily.

"In that case, let's first draw up the sales documents according to the terms you agreed on yesterday. Leave the specific quantity and amount blank for now, and fill them in after checking the remaining cattle."

As he spoke, one of the clerks volunteered to write the business document, and everyone was naturally happy to see it happen.

The document was quickly drafted, and everyone checked the other contents except the quantity and amount, and found nothing wrong.

Just then, a cow appeared at the end of the road leading into the village, followed by the second, the third... a group of cows appeared in everyone's sight.

Seeing this, the crowd at the scene became excited again. Young and middle-aged men like Wang Erhu rushed forward to help. Soon they tied up sixty or seventy cows to the cattle posts under the big banyan tree.

Everyone was waiting for the veterinarian's examination results, while the two clerks from the county government were busy counting the number of cattle, and several officers were responsible for maintaining order at the scene.

At about 12:00 p.m., the veterinarian completed the examination and found that the cows were in good condition. Eleven of them were found to be pregnant with calves.

Everyone was very happy when they heard this. There were a total of 106 cattle in the two groups that came, including 69 cows, 26 bulls, and 11 calves.

Under the witness of County Magistrate Zhang and Chief Clerk Long, both the buyer and the seller signed the completed sales document, and the other witnesses also signed their names on the document one by one.

The total value of these 106 cows was 931 taels of silver. The accountant brought by Zhong Yunfeng counted out the silver on the spot, and the merchants were all grinning when they received the silver.

When the onlookers saw the pile of silver, they all showed envious expressions.

County Magistrate Zhang personally handed the approval document to Zhong Yunfeng, and then Chief Clerk Long took the accountant and merchant representatives of Yunfeng Building, as well as two officials, and took a carriage to the county government office to handle the handover procedures.

County Magistrate Zhang stayed behind to continue supervising the cattle rental situation on site.

After receiving a signal from County Magistrate Zhang, Zhong Yunfeng took out a stack of lease documents that he had prepared in advance and shouted loudly to the villagers in line.

"Dear villagers, I am Zhong Yunfeng from Yunfeng Tower. I have in my hand the rental documents that have been prepared. All villagers who are interested in renting cattle, please line up and we will take them one by one!"

As soon as Zhong Yunfeng said this, the scene suddenly became boiling. Fortunately, officials from the county government came, and young people such as Wang Erhu were there to maintain order, so the situation was still under control.