Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 1113 The mood suddenly improved
The man called Brother Cao first said to the two children:
"Oh, okay, okay, even if you two don't help me find buyers, I will teach you. You can only pet rabbits after it snows. It's useless to teach you now."

Turning his head, he took a few steps forward, pointed at the cow in the cowshed and said to Wang An:

"What are your names, brothers? Do you really want to buy a cow? My cow is really not that good. My wife has taken it to the market several times but has not sold it yet."

I have to say, this guy is quite serious and honest, he doesn't hide anything.

There is no point in saying that you are not honest. After all, the cow is tied there. Unless you are blind, you can tell whether a cow is good or bad.

Wang An pointed at Wang Li with a smile on his face and said:

"No need to mention your surname is Wang, this is my cousin, Brother Cao, right? We two brothers really want to buy a cow, and we have asked several families in your village. Now we are in a hurry to catch a cow to pull the ground, hehe."

"Why call me Brother Cao? We are about the same age. My name is Cao Zhengfei, you can just call me Zhengfei, hehe."

After a simple exchange of pleasantries, Wang An did not comment on the quality of the cows. He just stared at the cows, then walked towards the cowshed while frowning and asked:

"Brother Cao, how much do you plan to sell this cow for?"

At this moment, Wang An gave people the impression that he was very dissatisfied with the appearance of the cow and had no interest in buying it at all. But since he was here, he had to give face to Cao Zhengfei and the two children and take a look at it.

Upon hearing this, Cao Zhengfei did not mention the price, but pointed at the cow and said:
"Brother, take a look first. If you find one that suits you, you can buy it. If it's almost the same, I'll sell it to you."

It can be seen that Cao Zhengfei has lost hope of selling the cow to Wang An.

Wang An looked at Cao Zhengfei and said nothing.

As they were talking, the group arrived in front of the cowshed. Wang An was about to reach out to test the cow's reaction when Cao Zhengfei immediately pulled Wang An and said:

"Brother, I don't know what's wrong with this cow. Sometimes it gets really irritable and gets angry if you touch it. You'd better stay away from it. If you catch it, it will get upset and bite you."

Hearing this, Wang An felt even happier, because cows with bezoars are like this, they have a very bad temper because of their physical discomfort.

Although Wang An was happy, he did not show it at all and continued to observe some details of the cow.

Finally, Wang An concluded that this cow must have bezoar, but he didn't know how much bezoar could come from the cow's gallbladder.

Because Wang An observed very carefully, but his brows were getting deeper and deeper, Cao Zhengfei mistakenly thought that Wang An didn't want it, but was too embarrassed to say it out loud.

Cao Zhengfei said with a look of resignation:

"It's okay, brother. It's okay if you don't want the cow. We are all grown men. Just say whatever you want to say."

In those days, a cow or a mule or horse could be considered very important to an ordinary peasant family, because the whole family depended on this cow or mule or horse for their livelihood.

It is no exaggeration to say that in many cases, cows, mules and horses are more important than people. People can make do with their daily lives, but large animals like cows, mules and horses cannot be made do with them and must be raised carefully.

There is no other way. If the animals get sick, they can't do a lot of farm work. If they can't do farm work, where will the food come from? Do we have to rely on human power like the blind drifters? Don't be ridiculous. Whether it's pulling a plow, a hoe, or a cart, which human can pull it?

If the disease cannot be cured, not only will he be unable to do farm work, but it will also be a huge loss for the family. Seeing that Cao Zhengfei was a more down-to-earth person, Wang An hesitated for a while before saying:
"Brother Cao, I don't know if I can fix this cow. Even if I can fix it, it will cost a lot of money. If it doesn't fix it well, it won't give me much meat. How about you, Brother Cao, tell me the price?"

In Wang An’s opinion, no matter what time it is, the seller should state the price first, and the buyer only needs to bargain.

But when Wang An finished asking, Cao Zhengfei just waved his hand and said:
"It's okay, brother. Just give it to me if it's enough. I'll sell it to you."

It can be seen that Cao Zhengfei was afraid that after he asked for the price, Wang An would run away. The main reason was that Wang An had been frowning and looked very dissatisfied with the cow.

Wang An thought for a moment and asked:
"Brother Cao, do you think you should discuss this with my sister-in-law?"

Cao Zhengfei shook his head and said:
"No, your sister-in-law has gone back to her parents' home."

Wang An nodded and said:

"Brother Cao, if you are interested in this, I will give you 300 yuan and I will take the cow away. What do you think?"

In this day and age, the price of an ordinary adult cow is at least 600 yuan, which is much more valuable than an ordinary adult horse. If the cow is heavy and well-shaped, the price will be even higher, and it is normal to exceed 1 yuan.

After all, apart from raising the cow, even if the cow is killed for meat, its weight is still there.

However, the only value of this cow is its bezoar, and the key point is that we don’t know how much bezoar it can produce.

As for beef, apart from the meat from its four legs which can be sold for a few dozen yuan at most, there is no meat on the cow. Even if you count the offal and hide, it would only be worth about 100 yuan at most.

So for the price of 300 yuan, Wang An also had a gambling element in mind, but the probability of losing the bet was just smaller. Of course, Wang An also left room. If Cao Zhengfei felt that 300 yuan was not enough, then Wang An could add another 100 yuan.

But for Cao Zhengfei, this price is quite fair.

So after Wang An finished speaking, Cao Zhengfei said without hesitation:
"Okay, 300 lines, you are so kind, brother."

Wang An laughed and said:

"If this cow can be cured, then you, Brother Cao, will be at a great loss, hehehehe"

Looking at the skeleton of this cow, when it was healthy, it would have weighed at least 1 to kilograms. It would be easy to sell it for to yuan, and it is even possible to sell it for over yuan. So what Wang An said was indeed correct.

But despite what he said, Wang An still only found out 300 yuan and handed it over to Cao Zhengfei.

There is no way. Wang An bought the cow for the purpose of making money. It is impossible for him to do so out of so-called kindness.

Besides, although the chance of losing money when buying this cow is very small, it is not impossible, and it is wrong to be kind without reason.

After the transaction was completed, Wang An's mood suddenly improved. He then went to hold the reins of the cow and said to Cao Zhengfei:
"Brother Cao, I won't take off the reins for you. Come with me later and get a rope from my car."

Normally, when trading large animals, no bridles or reins are allowed, but this cow is quite aggressive right now, so it's better to be cautious.

(End of this chapter)