I traveled back to ancient times, but I was able to lie down and relax.

“You don’t understand,” the village head chuckled. “That cow is good, and the shopkeeper didn’t cheat us; it’s worth 55 taels. But precisely because that cow is good, the price definitely won’t go down.”

"But this one is different. Don't let its thinness fool you; its frame is even larger than that one, its limbs are strong, its eyes are bright, and its ears are nimble. It must have been well cared for before, and it's definitely no worse than that one. I guess it's what that guy was saying: something happened at home, and he couldn't take care of it, which is why it's thin now. Once we get it back, it will definitely be a good cow."

Liu Nanjia didn't know what kind of cow was good, but after hearing what the village head said and observing it further, she realized that it was indeed like that. She didn't know about other things, but the cow's eyes were indeed very bright and its gaze was very gentle. When it saw her looking over, it even looked back at her. It seemed to have a very good and docile temperament.

"Also, it's because it's thin and a bit older that we were able to negotiate the price with them. We managed to get it down by five taels and even got an extra cart."

The village headman saw Liu Yanxi and Liu Nanjia carefully observing the ox, nodding in agreement with his words from time to time, and was somewhat pleased with himself.

He may not be as good at studying as Yan Xi, nor as good at making money as Nan Jia, but in terms of life experience, he is far superior to both of them.

"As expected, old ginger is spicier, Uncle Village Head. Thank you so much for both things today. I'll treat you to fried chicken later! Take whatever you like from our stall."

Liu Nanjia saw that Li Zheng wanted to show off and couldn't help but find it a little funny, but still praised him politely.

Sure enough, after he finished speaking, the village head's lips curled up even wider.

The three people and the ox returned to their stall at the market, and Song Chen saw them from afar.

He didn't know much about cows, but he had ridden horses and knew a little about them. When the group approached, he praised, "This cow is quite good."

Li Zheng immediately put on a "someone understands me" expression, patted Song Chen on the shoulder and laughed, "I knew you were a discerning kid. I made a good choice with this cow, didn't I? If I hadn't been there, you two would have had to pay a high price for it."

Liu Nanjia readily recounted the process of buying the cattle.

So the village head saw Liu Sirou blinking her big eyes and looking at him with admiration. He felt extremely pleased and didn't stand on ceremony with Liu Nanjia and the others. He took a large portion of fried chicken and several pieces of bread and left.

Liu Yanxi and Liu Sirou also left first, taking the cow they bought home with them.

Because it was uncertain whether they could buy it today, they hadn't told Uncle Liu about it yet. In the evening, Liu Nanjia and the other man waited for Uncle Liu to pick them up as usual.

When Liu Yanxi and the village head returned to the village, it caused a sensation once again.

These days, owning an ox is practically every farmer's dream. With an ox, you don't have to pull the plow, saving so much effort.

This is why cattle are so expensive and so precious.

So when they saw Liu Yanxi leading a cow back, everyone was incredibly envious.

Of course, there were also those who made sarcastic remarks: "Oh my, why is this cow so thin? Did you buy a sick cow at a bargain price?"

The woman who said this was always ambitious and competitive. Her family had worked hard for so many years and still couldn't afford a cow. The sons of the second branch of the Liu family were so poor when they divided the family property, but they were able to buy a cow in just a few months.

The envy and jealousy in the woman's eyes were almost tangible.

However, as soon as she said that, she was immediately ridiculed by the people around her. "You're really short-sighted. I think this cow is perfectly fine. It has big bones, thick legs, and is full of energy. You don't own a cow, so don't talk nonsense if you don't know. They just bought it, and you're already saying it's sick. Are you trying to annoy people?"

The phrase "there's no cow at home" struck a nerve with the woman, and her face flushed red as she prepared to defend herself.

Someone spoke again; it was Uncle Liu. It wasn't time to go to town to pick them up yet, and he happened to be strolling around the village when he overheard their conversation.

So he chimed in, "That's right, it's a good ox, no worse than mine. It's a bit thin, but it'll be back to normal after some rest. I guess it wasn't fed properly at the ox dealership. Didn't you see the village head is with it? The village head's eye for oxen is no joke."

Uncle Liu's ox is the best in the village; otherwise, it wouldn't be able to pull the cart to town several times a day.

So when he spoke, the woman had nothing to say and slunk away.

Liu Yanxi and the others were unaware of the little incident involving the villagers, and even if they had known, they wouldn't have cared about it.

Now that the cattle and land have been bought, it's time to hire someone to cultivate the land.

When it comes to hiring people, the first people we naturally contacted were Aunt Wang and Uncle Zhao's family.

Uncle Zhao's family already cultivates the same few acres of land they have now. When they planted wheat a while ago, Liu Yanxi went to check on them and said the work was done very well. Although it's not harvest time yet, they have already decided that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, they will be responsible for cultivating the land from now on.

Now that we have new land, we are naturally prepared to hand it over to them.

The next day, after finishing his class, Liu Yanxi invited Uncle Zhao to his home. Uncle Wang was already there, building a cowshed for their family.

When I brought the cow back yesterday, Uncle Wang had already come to see it. His construction team is just starting out, not very famous, and doesn't have much work. He's been staying home these past few days.