Travel to the mountains and make a fortune in silence

The boy shoved the indenture into Mu Nan's arms and respectfully introduced himself and his two younger brothers, "Master, my name is Wu Zihao, I am fifteen years old, this is my second brother Wu Zixuan, I am twelve years old, and this is my third brother Wu Zihao, I am seven years old. We can all work."

"Hello, sir!"

"Greetings, Master!" The two younger servants also hurriedly and respectfully greeted Mu Nan.

Mu Nan was quite helpless. She thought she would let them be for now and give the indenture to Manager Wang later so that he could return it to them.

Wang Qing'er, standing nearby, had a completely different thought from Mu Nan. She thought it would be good to sell the brothers, since she was also planning to buy people to work anyway. However, they still had their mother and sister at home, and she wondered if they would be willing to take their mother and sister to settle down in the village.

So he asked, "Wu Zihao, we're not locals. If you three brothers want to sell yourselves into our family, you'll have to come home with us. What will happen to your mother and sister then?"

Wu Zihao hurriedly and respectfully said, "Madam, we don't have a home in the city anymore. Can we bring my mother, sister, and younger sister to your home? My older sister and second younger sister can wash clothes and dig wild vegetables, but my youngest sister doesn't know how to do housework yet."

“Since that’s possible, we’ll buy all three of you. I’ll cure your mother’s illness, and then your family can come back to the village with us. We’ll be going back tomorrow. Go pack your things, and we’ll come to the clinic to pick you up tomorrow.”

Wu Zihao looked at Manager Wang, who immediately understood what the young man meant and hurriedly said to him, "Young man Wu, these two are good people. You can trust them. They will definitely help your mother get better."

Wu Zihao bowed and thanked Manager Wang, then said to Wang Qing'er, "Madam, we will go with you tomorrow."

Wang Qing'er then asked, "Do you know how to drive a horse-drawn carriage?"

Wu Zihao quickly replied, "I know how; my family used to have a mule cart."

"Alright, have your brothers go take care of your mother first, pack your things, and then you come with us to the mule and horse market to buy a horse-drawn carriage."

"Yes." After instructing his two younger brothers on what to do, Wu Zihao followed Wang Qing'er and Mu Nan to Luoma City.

Mu Nan didn't say much when he saw that his wife wanted to buy the three of them. Now that the family had a braised meat business and had earned 2,900 taels of silver from selling he shou wu, it wouldn't be a problem to support a few more people.

Besides, there's a lot of work to do at home, so it's good to have more people to help.

Mu Nan went straight to a mule and horse shop, picked out a horse and a carriage about the same size as her uncle, paid the money, and then asked the waiter to hitch up the carriage. She then had Wu Zihao drive them around the mule and horse market to test the quality of the carriage.

Wang Qing'er peered out the small window of the carriage. As they passed the cattle market, several large, black-and-white spotted cows came into view. "Dairy cows?"

"Qing'er, what kind of cow?"

"Brother Mu Nan, I saw some cows that produce milk." Wang Qing'er hurriedly called out to Wu Zi, who was driving the car outside, "Zihao, stop the car."

"Whoa!" Wu Zihao immediately stopped the carriage.

Wang Qing'er lifted the curtain and jumped off the carriage, with Mu Nan following behind, helplessly instructing, "Be careful."

"Zihao, wait for us here for a moment." After saying that, Wang Qing'er walked towards the spotted cows.

Wang Qing'er walked up to the spotted cow and examined it carefully, thinking to herself, "This is definitely a dairy cow!"

The cattle seller walked over with a grin and asked, "Are you two looking to buy cattle?"

"Boss, how much is this spotted cow?" Wang Qing'er didn't know what people here called a cow, so she figured it would be fine to just call it a spotted cow.

"Young lady, this spotted cow is twenty taels a head." Seeing that someone had finally taken a liking to the spotted cow, the owner of the cattle shop was afraid that quoting a high price would scare away the customer, so he gave an honest price.

"Twenty taels? How much is a yellow ox?" Wang Qing'er didn't know the market price for cattle here, so she thought she should ask more questions.

"The small yellow ox is thirty taels, and the adult is forty taels. The price varies for each ox," the ox seller patiently explained.

Wang Qing'er pulled Mu Nan aside and asked softly, "Brother Mu Nan, are the scalpers expensive?"

Mu Nan whispered in her ear, "This boss is honest; this is the price."

Wang Qing'er then asked the cattle seller, "Why is this spotted cow cheaper? Is there something wrong with it?"

“Young lady, you can’t say things like that. All the cows I sell are healthy and good cows. It’s just that customers complain that these spotted cows are too small and can’t pull anything, so no one wants to buy them.” When the cow seller heard Wang Qing’er suspect that there was something wrong with his cows, he immediately objected and explained somewhat angrily.

"I'm really unlucky. I borrowed money from a friend, but he got scammed and couldn't pay me back, so he gave me these spotted cows as payment. There are ten of them in total, both male and female. I've been trying to sell them for a month, but I haven't sold a single one. I have to take care of them every day. I'm losing a lot of money." The cow owner pitifully recounted the origin of the spotted cows.

"You mean there are ten of these spotted cows?" Wang Qing'er didn't show it on her face, but she was very excited inside. However, she was also worried about how to transport them back to the village if she bought them all.

"Sigh! Ten heads, who knows when we'll be able to sell them?" Boss Niu looked worried.

Wang Qing'er wanted to buy all the dairy cows, but she was worried about how to transport them back home. So she tentatively asked the cow owner, "Boss, if I buy all these spotted cows, can you help me transport them home? My home is in Aoshan Village, Nan'ao Town."

"What? You're buying them all? Ten of them?" Boss Niu asked her in disbelief.

“Yes, I want all ten, and I also want two yellow oxen. Can you deliver them to my house?” Wang Qing’er asked again.

"Yes, absolutely. I have a special cart for transporting cattle," the cattle tycoon replied with a broad smile.

“Then we’ll meet at the city gate at 9:00 AM tomorrow. This is the deposit; the rest will be paid to you after the ox is delivered home.” Wang Qing’er handed fifty taels of silver to the ox keeper.

"Alright, alright, I'll personally escort the cattle convoy tomorrow," the cattle tycoon said with a grin as he took the money.

"Brother Mu Nan, why don't you ask me why I bought so many cows?" Wang Qing'er asked, looking at the silent man beside her.

“Those are dairy cows, specifically for producing milk. I’ve seen them before,” Mu Nan said as she walked.

"Brother Mu Nan, you've actually seen cows before! No wonder you didn't stop me from buying them. Now we'll have milk to drink at home. The pastries I make will taste even better with milk."

"Okay, then if you want to eat cake in the future, I'll be responsible for whipping the eggs for you."

"Ugh! It's just that whipping eggs is such a hassle, otherwise I'd love to open a cake and pastry shop." Wang Qing'er thought that if she had an electric egg beater, she would definitely open a shop.

"Go ahead and open it. I'll take care of the eggs." Mu Nan said indulgently, looking at his wife's adorable pout.

"No, please! It's too tiring!"