Chapter 1099: Found the old cow

Wang An pretended to ponder for a while before nodding:

"That's fine. It's really hard to catch livestock in a hurry during the autumn harvest. Get on the car, we can go faster by sitting in the sidecar. Just drive slowly for a while, everyone in your village will be going to work in the fields soon."

The two children looked at the sidecar not far away and hesitated. Looking at each other, it could be seen that the two children were still a bit vigilant against Wang An and Wang Li.

Then the child who won the 'piaji' asked Wang An:

"Where are you from? I've only seen cars like yours in the county."

Wang An naturally saw the little thoughts of the two children and said with a smile:

"We both have the surname Wang. We are from Kaoshan Village in Xing'an Township. It's not too far from here, but not close either. It takes two hours to walk."

The child who lost the 'piaji' was still a bit worried, but didn't ask anything, and followed Wang An and the two to walk toward the sidecar.

So, Wang An turned to Wang Li and said:

"Old Five, kick the car to start, I'll sit behind you, let them sit on the side, drive slowly, just cruise in first gear."

Just like that, under the command of the two children, Wang Li rode the sidecar toward the nearest family with cows.

Discovering someone coming, a sixty-year-old man walked out of the house. Only the child who won the 'piaji' took the initiative to ask:

"Third Uncle, my Brother Wang from Kaoshan Village wants to catch a cow, asking if yours is for sale?"

This man looked at Wang An and Wang Li with vigilance and said:

"From Kaoshan Village? There is a Wang Juntang in Kaoshan Village, who are you to him?"

It's like this in this era. When understanding each other's background, this is how they ask, mentioning various names. This behavior is also called "panning the road" locally.

It had to be admitted that this "panning the road" behavior can definitely make people believe you or make people suspicious very quickly.

Wang An said with a smile:

"That is my grandfather. He has been gone for three or four years. Does the old man still know my grandfather? Hehehe..."

As he spoke, Wang An took out a cigarette and handed it over.

This old man took the cigarette, smelled it on his nose, and continued to ask:

"Uh, in '67, we repaired the reservoir, your DJ County and our LQ County sent compulsory labor, we worked together. I remember your father and his brothers also went. By the way, how many brothers does your father's generation have? It's been 10 years, I've forgotten everything."

These questions seem casual, but the answers absolutely cannot be wrong, because if you can even get wrong how many brothers and sisters your father has, then this person must have a problem.

Wang An struck the lighter to make fire, and while lighting the cigarette for the old man, he continued to laugh:

"I am from the third family, I have two big uncles and two aunts."

As he spoke, Wang An pointed to Wang Li and said:

"That is my younger brother from my second uncle's family, hehehehe..."

If you want people to believe you, these questions are almost must-answer questions. Otherwise, nothing can be done in the countryside, because people don't believe you at all.

After Wang An finished speaking, the old man finally let go of his guard, smoked a cigarette with a smile, and didn't continue to interrogate, but said with an apologetic face:

"You want to catch a cow, right? Our cow still has to work in the fields, it can't be sold. If it's sold, we have nothing to use."

Wang An said indifferently:

"It's okay, this autumn harvest is very busy, it's really hard to catch a cow, otherwise we wouldn't have run so far."

The old man pondered for a long time and said:

"Yes, I really haven't heard of anyone in our village whose cow is for sale."

After chatting for a few useless words, Wang An said goodbye:

"Alright, old man, let's go ask other families."

Just like that, under the command of the two children, the four of Wang An went to two other families. After that, Wang An felt that trust had been established between him and the two children, so he asked the two children casually:

"These days, does your village have any mules, horses, or cows that have problems, and can't be cured no matter what?"

The child who won the 'piaji' immediately asked:

"What's wrong, big brother, do you also want to buy sick livestock?"

Wang An said:

"That's it, there is a veterinarian in our village, his medical skills are quite fierce, I'm thinking, or buy a cow with some problems, take it back and let him treat it, and use it for this autumn first, and then catch another one after autumn."

The two children's eyes lit up immediately, and only the child who lost the 'piaji' snatched the words:

"Then let's go to the west of the village. The cow of the old Cao family at the south end of the west of the village wants to sell, and no one has bought it. Let's go see it, see if you can take a fancy to it."

Wang An and Wang Li's eyes lit up. This damn thing, since coming to Shiqiaobao, Wang An and the two have been turning around in the east of the village, and it turns out that the old cow that might have bezoar is in the west of the village.

However, it had to be said that in order not to attract the attention of the people of Shiqiaobao, Wang An's detour was indeed a bit helpless.

There is no help for it; no one is a fool. If Wang An came and said he wanted to buy a sick cow, it would definitely make the people in the village think more, because who would buy a sick cow normally?

Of course, even if it didn't make people think more, it would be obstructed by the people in the village, or the family with the sick cow would raise the price for no reason.

Putting yourself in their shoes, anyone would do this, no problem.

So, Wang Li made a U-turn on the spot and walked toward the stone bridge that had been there for many years.

The origin of the name Shiqiaobao is because of this stone bridge, which shows how many years this stone bridge has been there.

Soon, under the command of the two children, the four of Wang An arrived at Old Cao's house.

As soon as he entered the yard, Wang An saw a cow in the cow shed.

This cow had blood-red eyes, yellow lips, and its hair was all messy. The whole cow was skinny, looking purely like skin and bones.

If Wang An hadn't seen it wrong, this cow was 80-90% likely to have bezoar, because all the necessary conditions, this cow had them all without missing one.

After a simple observation, Wang An looked toward Wang Li, and then the brothers nodded gently at the same time.

However, the meaning of the two nodding was different. Wang Li's meaning was that this was the old cow he had seen, and Wang An's meaning was that this cow had a great possibility of having bezoar.

With the sound of dog barking, a man with messy hair and a bearded face walked out of the house. It could be seen that the man's mental state at this time was very poor.

Only the child who lost the 'piaji' said to this man as if asking for credit:

"Brother Cao, isn't your old cow for sale? I found a buyer for you with Laibao. You have to teach me and Laibao the skill of setting traps, right?"

The child who won the 'piaji', that is, Laibao, said:

"Yes, Brother Cao, if we help you sell the cow, you have to teach us how to set traps, right?"

Hearing that Wang An and Wang Li were here to buy a cow, the man called Brother Cao was full of smiles.

(End of chapter)