She picked up the young prime minister while fleeing famine

When Lian Chengmo, who had walked up to Boss Li, heard the little girl's voice behind him, he slightly curved the corners of his mouth.

That little girl is quite shrewd.

Only the boss who lost the customer stood there stunned for a moment. He felt that what the young girl said was right, but it also seemed wrong.

Don't children ever lie?

Mr. Li wasn't lying. His cow was a strong, four- or five-year-old ox. Because a calf had been born, he thought the calf could work for a couple more years, so he sold the older one while it was still valuable.

Because Mr. Li's family has two female cows, unlike the previous owner whose calf was a male.

Besides the two oxen, there was also an older ox that the boss highly recommended, saying that although the old ox was getting on in years, it could still pull the cart for another two years.

Even if he dies of old age, he can still eat beef and such. Besides, the boss's price is really cheap. If his family weren't short of money, he probably wouldn't be willing to sell this old ox.

Banxia felt a chill run down her spine after hearing this, and thought to herself how pitiful the oxen of this era were.

They start working from birth, and even after they die, they still have to be cooked. Sigh!

Unlike the cattle of her previous life, which were rarely used for work and were mostly raised for meat, their lifespans were incredibly short.

To be honest, I don't know which is worse.

However, all three cows were healthy, so Lian Chengmo bought them all, since he knew he would need them eventually, and they were really short of livestock.

They bought three cows in one go, causing quite a stir, which made the people selling horses, donkeys, and mules nearby extremely envious.

Although he knew they probably wouldn't need horses or anything like that after buying so many cows, he still enthusiastically promoted his livestock as they passed by.

Lian Chengmo naturally wouldn't consider horses, but he did look at mules and donkeys. In the end, he chose a half-grown mule and paid for it. Now, each of them had a piece of livestock.

However, the two adults and Banxia each led a cow, while Lianchengmo led a mule.

He wanted to take turns holding the girl's hand, but he wasn't strong enough.

Banxia had seen cows but never mules, so she looked at them with great curiosity. This thing looked like both a donkey and a horse.

It's just a bit small, especially since the one in front of her is only five or six months old. She could easily lift her leg and climb on it to ride.

"If we meet someone and they lead the ox, will you ride the mule for a while?" Lian Chengmo asked with a smile when he saw the little girl looking at him.

"Okay, okay." Banxia nodded eagerly. She had never ridden any of these cattle or horses before.

However, the oxen and horses were a bit too tall, so this mule was just right, so she could also experience what it's like to gallop on horseback, haha.

Lian Chengmo shook his head slightly when he saw the little girl's happy smile. Children are so easy to coax. He originally bought the mule for the little girl to ride.

After all, the ones at home were too small, and he wouldn't feel comfortable letting them ride mules; it was definitely not out of favoritism.

When I was leaving the morning market after buying the livestock, I actually ran into one of my own people, Yao Daniu, who was quite conspicuous.

He's young and fast, and has already completed all his tasks. He's now waiting in front of the morning market with a basket on his back.

When they saw that Banxia and the others each had a piece of livestock, their jaws nearly dropped in shock.

"Young master, did you buy all of these?" Yao Daniu's voice trembled slightly.

Good heavens, how much would four head of livestock cost? Yao Lizheng certainly wouldn't buy such impractical things at this time.

“The mule is Banxia’s.” Lian Chengmo nodded at first, then added an explanation as he thought of something.

He didn't even need to turn around to know that the little girl was overjoyed to hear him say that.

Banxia was naturally delighted, and the way she looked at Lian Chengmo changed.

Is this what it feels like to be favored by a big shot?

Get a mule for free?

Haha, Banxia laughed so hard her eyes disappeared, and she unilaterally decided to change her address for Lian Chengmo from "Little Old-fashioned" to "Big Boss".

"Young master, impressive!" Yao Daniu could only give a thumbs up and praise him.

He had previously felt bad about the ten taels of silver the young master had given away; it turned out the young master was so wealthy.

Four head of livestock, that's almost a hundred taels of silver, isn't it?

Along with Yao Daniu was an older uncle, and once the two sides met, Lian Chengmo and Banxia were left with empty hands.

Their next stop was a carpentry shop to see if they had any ready-made carts. When they passed a pawnshop, Lian Chengmo took Banxia to pawn her jewelry.

In order to get a good price, Lian Chengmo even played someone else's role.

The specific operations are as follows

Lian Chengmo took the fine jade pendant that his grandfather had given him to the shopkeeper and asked how much it could be pawned for.

The shopkeeper's eyes lit up when he saw such good goods, but greed is human nature, so he quoted a low price.

After several rounds of negotiation, a moderate price was finally agreed upon.

At this moment, Banxia jumped out and forbade her brother from taking the family heirloom, and then took out what was supposedly her mother's dowry to pawn.

Lian Chengmo initially disagreed, but under his sister's insistence, he reluctantly agreed to be his sister's for now and to be his next time.

I was especially reluctant to part with it, as I only pawned two items.

In order to get Lian Mochen's top-quality jade pendant next time, the shopkeeper gave a fair price this time, and the two happily left with the money they had pawned.

With the silver hidden on her person, Banxia smiled like a little miser.

So, after buying the cart, the two performed another act at another pawnshop, making a fortune. The two poor shop owners didn't know that Lian Chengmo had no intention of pawning the jade pendant at all.

That was the only thing his grandfather left him, and Lian Chengmo would never pawn it unless he was desperate.

However, the group is still on their way to the carpenter's shop. Since they had found out the address, they found it quite smoothly.

Even better, the shop happened to have two handcarts, and with another round of persuasive talk, Lian Chengmo managed to acquire them at a reasonable price.

The two men, Yao Daniu and Yao Daniu, who arrived later, were dumbfounded. Was this still the same quiet and reserved young master they knew?

Banxia and Yao Lizheng, on the other hand, were already used to it.

Banxia was also unaware that the big shot had this trait for the first time. His stinginess was comparable to that of the old ladies at the vegetable market.

Little did they know, Lian Chengmo's ability was honed by his impoverished life in his previous life.

With two cart frames, Lian Chengmo let Yao Daniu and his companion take the two cows with them, otherwise it would be too conspicuous for them to be leading four animals.

Then I went to another carpenter's shop and bought a frame before moving on to my next destination.

Grain shops, rice, wheat flour, coarse grains, all kinds of things to buy, buy, buy!

I bought all sorts of everyday utensils, including oil, salt, pots, pans, and more.

I bought everything from the fabric store: linen, coarse cotton, fine cotton, needles, and thread.

Then there was the blacksmith shop, where Lian Chengmo bought all sorts of tools and farm implements, a dozen or so of each, practically buying up all of their stock.

I bought everything: kitchen knives, machetes, sickles, hoes, shovels, plows, and so on.

Fortunately, the blacksmith shop only limits the quantity of weapons; farm tools and other items are not.