A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

The main reason is that not everyone buys cows every day. Sometimes no one is interested for several days in a row. So even though I don’t make much money by selling a cow, I am still happy.

Zhang's father paid the silver to the cattle seller. Zhang Yunyue sat on the ox cart and Zhang's father also sat in the front and went to his stall.

When Zhang's mother saw the father and daughter coming back with the ox cart, she said, "You bought it so quickly. You must have set your eyes on the ox the first time you went there!"

Zhang's father got off the cart and led the cow aside. "I happened to see that this cow was good, so I bargained for the price with the cattle dealer and came back after the deal was settled."

"Father, this ox looks very energetic. I will move all the things on the wheelbarrow to the ox cart."

Zhang Xingyun looked at the cow that was brought back, and after he finished speaking, he immediately started moving things.

The full load of things on the wheelbarrow only took up half of the oxcart when moved to it, and there was enough space for two more people to sit on it.

Zhang's father asked Zhang's mother and Zhang Yunyue to sit on the ox cart, let Zhang Xingyun lead the cart, and pushed the wheelbarrow himself. This was the first time he had returned home so easily since he started selling mung bean jelly.

Zhang Xingyun had just arrived home pulling the ox cart. Grandpa Zhang and Zhang Cheng had just rested and were about to go to the wasteland to continue working when they saw Zhang Xingyun pulling the ox cart, and Zhang Yunyue and Zhang's mother sitting on the ox cart.

"Xiao Yun, this is the ox cart your father bought."

"Yes, Grandpa."

Zhang Xingyun looked at Grandpa Zhang and Zhang Cheng standing at the door and stopped the ox cart. Zhang Yunyue and Zhang's mother got off the ox cart, and Zhang's father put the wheelbarrow he was pushing aside.

Grandpa Zhang and Zhang Cheng walked around the ox cart, nodding frequently.

"Boss, this is a good buy. You have good taste. How much is it?"

"Dad, this ox and the cart are worth exactly 12 taels." Father Zhang proudly replied to Grandpa Zhang. These 12 taels are absolutely worth it.

"It's only 12 taels, it's really a good deal. Quickly unload the things on the ox cart into the yard, then pull the ox into the cowshed and feed it. The ox must be tired after the journey back. Your second uncle and I will go to the wasteland first."

Grandpa Zhang touched the cow's head with his hand and felt sorry for the cow that had pulled so many things. Fortunately, he had built a cowshed in the backyard in advance when he was planning to buy a cow a few days ago, otherwise he would not know where to put the cow after buying it.

"Yeah, Grandpa, I know."

Zhang Xingfeng and Zhang Yunxue ran out of the yard and saw that their family had really bought a ox cart.

"Father, I will go find some grass for the cow and feed it when I come back. When you come back from town, I can take it out to graze. Is that okay, Father?"

"Uncle, I also want to go herd cattle with my third brother." Zhang Yunxue stood on the ground and looked up at his father.

Zhang's father was surrounded by Zhang Xingfeng and Zhang Yunxue. "Okay, I'll let you herd the cattle from now on. You have to take good care of the cattle. You can't herd the cattle today. You have to let the cattle get used to being at home for a day."

"Well, Dad, I know. I'm going to find Shitou to come to my house to look after the cows. Dad, I'll go find Shitou first." After saying that, Zhang Xingfeng ran to his little friend Shitou's house.

"I'm also going to ask Cuicui to come to my house to look after the cows."

"Alright, forget about it, Xiaoyun. The ox cart has been unloaded. I'll take the ox to the cowshed. Go get some water for the ox."

Zhang Xingyun had just fed water to the cows when Zhang Xingfeng and others arrived, pulling stones and wood.

"Look, this is the cow my family bought today. It looks like this, isn't it very big?" Zhang Xingfeng proudly introduced it to his friends.

"Wow, your family really bought a cow! I also want to raise a cow." Mu Tou said.

"Xiaofeng, let's go graze the cattle later. I'll find grass for your cows." said Shitou.

"Not today. My father said that we have to let the cattle get used to it at home for a day before we can go out to herd them tomorrow."

Zhang Yunxue pulled Cuicui to the cowshed to check on the cows.

"Cui Cui, I didn't lie to you, did I? My family really bought a cow."

"Mmmmm, your cow is so big!"

"Xiaofeng, you must call us when you go to herd cattle tomorrow."

"Third brother, Cuicui and I will go too. Tomorrow, I'm going to my grandmother's house with my mother. Cuicui, I'll come back the day after tomorrow to call you to go herding cattle together."

"Okay, wait until my sister and the others come back from town tomorrow, and I'll call you to go herd the cattle together."

A group of children played next to the cowshed for an entire afternoon.

Zhang Yunyue was planning in her room what needed to be done next, including increasing the flavor of the chili oil and the crispy whistles that she had always wanted to make. She also bought an ox cart today, so she could arrange to take the spices to the county town in the next few days.

The workshop will certainly need to recruit people by then, but it can be done when the workshop is built...

It seems that I have to come back from town to buy some meat in the next few days. I remember that in modern times, the flavors of chili oil include original flavor, dry-fried shredded pork, chicken, rabbit meat, and mushrooms. These are all relatively common, and the raw materials are also easy to obtain here.

The proportion of spices has to be done by the family. They can be packed directly at home and taken to the workshop for use every day. After all, the key point of chili oil is the spices.

Two days later.

"My second aunt went back to Uncle Zhu's house yesterday. Uncle Zhu will probably start buying peppers and peanuts today. Together with my uncle and his family, the two families will receive a lot before the workshop is officially completed. So now we are only short of spices, onions, cilantro and other raw materials, which we will buy in the village when the time comes."

Zhang Yunyue continued, "Grandpa, Dad, Second Uncle, my family has also bought a cow, so I want to go to the county medicine store to buy spices tomorrow. The county medicine store has more spices than the town.

I decided to buy more when I go to the county town this time. It would be best if I could buy all of this year’s supplies. Spices are something I don’t buy often, otherwise it would be easy for others to know the recipe.”

"Yueyue is right. Then let your father go to the county town with you tomorrow. Your family is worried about you, a little girl, going there, and you are not driving a bullock cart."

"That's what I thought too. Let Dad go with me."

The next morning.

Because Zhang's father and Zhang Yunyue were going to the county town today, Zhang Cheng could only push a wheelbarrow to the town to sell mung bean jelly, and the ox cart was left for Zhang's father and Zhang Yunyue to go into the city.

As soon as Zhang Cheng and his companions left, Zhang's father harnessed the cart to the ox and led the ox to the door of the house. Grandma Zhang gave the silver to Zhang Yunyue.

"Yueyue, have you packed? It's time to leave, otherwise we will be late in the county town and won't be able to come back today."

Father Zhang urged at the door.

"I'm here, Dad, I've finished packing. Just now, grandma was asking how much money I should take to the county town today, so I was delayed for a while."

Zhang Yunyue came out carrying a backpack, put the backpack on the ox cart, then climbed on and sat down, and Zhang's father also followed suit.

"Snap, snap..." Father Zhang whipped the cow a few times and pulled the rope towards the county town.