When Xiao Nan arrived at the pharmacy and saw the donkey in the backyard, his face immediately darkened.

She glared at Manager Liu and asked, "Why did you buy such a small donkey? I was hoping to use it to pull my cart."

Manager Liu smiled awkwardly and said...

"The war was so fierce that all the livestock were wiped out. There are none left in the market, not even a snail. All that's left are the cows and snails."

"Our country's animal husbandry industry is really lagging behind."

"Raku?"

"It means a recession."

"Sigh, everyone is waiting for peace talks so that the people can recuperate for a while. The national treasury is tight right now, and the people are poor. Even the rich are being forced to donate money to the court, or they will be killed!"

"It's gotten to this point?"

"In this world, apart from pharmacies doing well, everything else is bad. Go to the city and see, teahouses and brothels have hardly any customers. They're all broke."

"Hmph, it's not that we don't have money, it's that we don't dare to spend it openly."

"Perhaps. Here, this is the household registration you requested. It's all taken care of for you. I even treated them to a meal."

"Thanks, how much is the donkey? I'll pay you."

"No need. The donkey is small and not worth much. Take good care of it, and it will be able to pull a cart soon."

Xiao Nan sighed inwardly. He had originally planned to show off and drive the donkey cart back home, but now he was in trouble. He already had two puppies at home, and now he had to raise a donkey. They were both babies, and he had to take good care of them.

However, the little donkey is quite cute, but the plan to go to the county town the day after tomorrow will have to be postponed.

Just as she was lost in thought, Manager Liu tugged at her sleeve.

"Nan-ge'er, you promised to sell me some medicine last time?"

Xiao Nan curled his lip and immediately put down the basket on his back: "There are thirty catties of honeysuckle inside."

"Oh, that's great, thank you so much!"

"For the sake of the donkey, I'll leave this basket of medicine for you."

"Haha, I'm really lucky to have benefited from the donkey's generosity. Thanks!"

Xiao Nan glared at him, then reached out and led the donkey outside. Manager Liu had finally gotten rid of this magical donkey.

Oh my god, that was terrifying! My head hurts from screaming.

Leaving the pharmacy, Xiao Nan glanced at the donkey. Although it wasn't an adult yet, it could still carry things.

So they went to the general store, bought two small baskets and some rope, and secured the baskets to both sides of the donkey.

The donkey was probably tired from braying all night and didn't resist.

Xiao Nan did another round of shopping in town. Seeing how well-behaved the donkey was, he took out a tender ear of corn from his spatial storage. The donkey had never eaten it before, so it tried taking a bite and immediately fell in love with it.

She pursed her lips, thinking to herself, even without a donkey cart, just a small donkey would probably make the Zhang family uncomfortable, right?

Giving up the idea of ​​taking the back road, they headed straight home along the main road.

Unexpectedly, on the road, they ran into the village chief's son. His family owned a cow, and in his spare time, he ran a peddling business.

He was better off than everyone else in the village. When he saw Xiao Nan, and then looked at the donkey and the things on its back, his eyes turned red with envy.

Where did this young woman get the money to build a house and buy a donkey? Could she have done something shameful?

No, after I finish this trip, I'll go back and discuss it with my family.

If we can find something on her, then all these things, even that donkey, will be ours.

Xiao Nan curled his lips. He hadn't expected that before he could even anger the Zhang family, he would attract the attention of certain people. It was just a donkey, after all.

This isn't just about one donkey; they've long coveted her house, her furniture, everything—they all want it.

A widow and an orphan girl live better lives than them, which makes them envious and hateful.

Xiao Nan and the village chief's son only glared at each other and had no other interaction.

She led the donkey along the official road towards Ping'an Village. She didn't realize how long the road was until she started walking.

There were two paths between them, and she slowed her pace as she entered the village.

In front of the Zhang family's gate, villagers kept coming out, their faces glowing, looking very satisfied with their meal.

One hundred coins and several dozen catties of coarse grains are enough to feed a family for a month. If they aren't allowed to eat well, they'll tear down the Zhang family's house.

Each guest arrived one at a time, and Zhang Dashan and Qian Shi saw them off at the door. They greeted each guest with smiles and words, but as soon as they left, Qian Shi would roll her eyes and mutter curses under her breath.

"A bunch of poor bastards, reincarnated starving ghosts, who have never eaten anything."

Zhang Dashan glared at her: "Can't you just hold back and wait until everyone leaves before you start yelling?"

Just as Qian was about to open her mouth, she glanced to the side and saw Xiao Nan. She was immediately stunned. Who was this woman?

Is there such a pretty girl in the village? Wow, she bought so many things, whose is this?

Even Zhang Dashan was stunned. Just then, the village chief came out. He had drunk quite a bit and his face was flushed.

He originally intended to say hello to Old Zhang and leave, but when he saw Xiao Nan, his beard bristled with anger.

As Xiao Nan led the donkey past them, Qian nudged Zhang Dashan with her elbow.

"Whose daughter is this? She's so pretty and beautiful."

Zhang Dashan shook his head. The village chief really wanted to slap Qian Shi, that blind fool.

"She's the one who left your house. Girl, girl, she's been staying in your house for years. Who would believe she's a girl? I've already spread the word in the village that she's a divorced woman. Let's see who comes to marry her off. Bah!"

The village chief spat at Xiao Nan's retreating figure, his eyes gleaming with malice.

Madam Qian couldn't believe it and muttered to herself, "Impossible, impossible, how could she be so beautiful? If I had known, I would have sold her to a brothel. Not only would I have gotten money, but she wouldn't have swindled several taels of silver, and no one in the family would have known about what happened."

The village chief frowned, about to ask what was wrong, when Zhang Dashan quickly took over the conversation.

"Brother, thank you so much for today. If it weren't for you supporting my family, we wouldn't have been able to have such a grand housewarming party."

A barrage of flattery made the village chief feel quite pleased.

He quickly waved his hand: "Isn't it because your family is successful?"

The implication is: if Zhang Tingyu were incompetent, would I have come? Dream on.

After Xiao Nan showed off for a while, she returned home. When Wang Po and Meng Fei saw the donkey behind her, they were both stunned.

Granny Wang was both amused and exasperated. She slapped her thigh and said, "I say, you silly girl, why do you buy everything? This donkey is so small, it can't pull a cart, it can't do any work, and it eats so much."

Xiao Nan patted the two baskets with a smile: "Why not? There's quite a lot of stuff here, it saves me some effort."

Meng Fei smiled, stepped forward, and unloaded the basket. The donkey was immediately relieved, but faced with Wang Po's disdain, it started acting crazy again and braying at Wang Po.

The sound exploded in their ears, and the two quickly covered them.

Despite its small size, its braying was deafening; everyone in the village could hear it clearly. Now everyone knew that Granny Wang had bought a donkey.

Haha!

Xiao Nan slapped it on the head, and the donkey felt even more aggrieved, braying even louder.

Enraged, Xiao Nan grabbed a steamed bun and stuffed it into the donkey's mouth, but to his surprise, the donkey spat it out.

Meng Fei carried the basket to the kitchen and made arrangements before coming out.

Seeing this, his mouth almost stretched to his ears in a grin. He quickly scooped up a basin of water and placed it in front of the donkey. Only then did the donkey calm down and lower its head to drink the water.

Xiao Nan glanced at Meng Fei: "You seem to know quite a bit about it?"

"Donkeys and horses are inseparable, I've raised horses before."

"Did you see the clothes I bought for you in the basket?"

"Okay, I'll go back to my room to change and wash your clothes."

His face turned red again at the mention of this; he had been wearing Xiao Nan's clothes for several days. He hurriedly ran back to his house.

Although the old woman scolded Xiao Nan, she was also very fond of the donkey and kept touching it.

"Girl, this donkey is in good spirits. You can tell from its braying that it has a strong voice."

"Haha, that's how the donkey's voice came about."

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