Chapter 1100: Mood suddenly became very good

The man called Brother Cao first said to the two children:

"Oh, okay, okay, even if you two didn't help me find a buyer, I would still teach you two. You have to wait until it snows to catch rabbits. It's useless to teach you now."

Turning his head, he walked forward a few more steps, pointed to the cow in the cow shed, and said to Wang An:

"Two brothers, what are your surnames? Are you really going to buy a cow? My cow is really not very good. My wife has taken it to the market several times, but it hasn't been sold."

It had to be said that this person was quite honest, not hiding anything at all.

It was useless to say he wasn't honest, because the cow was tied there. As long as you weren't blind, you could see whether it was a good cow or a bad cow.

Wang An pointed to Wang Li with a smile and said:

"Surname Wang, this is my brother. Brother Cao, right? We brothers are indeed going to buy a cow. We have asked several families in your village. We are in a hurry to catch a cow to pull land, hehehehe..."

"Don't call me Brother Cao, we are about the same age, my name is Cao Zhengfei, just call me Zhengfei, hehehehe..."

After a simple polite exchange, Wang An didn't comment on whether the cow was good or bad, but stared at the cow, and while walking toward the cow shed, he frowned and asked:

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

At this moment, Wang An gave people the feeling 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, so he took a look.

Hearing this, Cao Zhengfei didn't say the price, but pointed to the cow and said:

"Brother, you take a look first. If you feel it's suitable, just give a price. If it's about right, I'll sell it to you."

It could be seen that Cao Zhengfei didn't hold much hope for being able to sell this cow to Wang An, mainly because Wang An had been frowning, looking very dissatisfied with the cow.

Wang An looked at Cao Zhengfei and didn't speak.

While talking, the group walked to the cow shed. Wang An was just 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's very irritable, and it gets anxious when touched. You'd better stay away from it. In case it's in a bad mood, don't let it bite you."

Hearing this, Wang An's heart added another joy, because cows with bezoar are like this. Because of physical discomfort, their temper is quite irritable.

Although Wang An was happy, he didn't 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 be produced in the cow's gallbladder.

Because Wang An observed very carefully, but his frown was getting deeper and deeper, which made Cao Zhengfei mistakenly think that Wang An didn't want it, but was too embarrassed to say it.

Only Cao Zhengfei said with a resigned look:

"It's okay, brother, it's okay if you don't want this cow. We are all grown men, just say whatever you have."

In this era, a cow or a mule/horse is absolutely a very important existence for an ordinary peasant family, because the whole family relies on this cow or mule/horse to live.

It is no exaggeration to say that many times cows or mules/horses are simply more important than people. People can live by making do every day, but large livestock like cows or mules/horses cannot make do and must be carefully raised.

There is no help for it; if the livestock gets sick, many farm jobs cannot be done. If farm jobs cannot be done, where will the food come from? Do you want to rely on manpower like those vagrants? Don't joke, whether it's pulling a plow, pulling a hoe, or pulling a cart, which one can manpower pull?

If the disease cannot be cured, it is also a huge loss for a family.

Seeing that Cao Zhengfei was quite honest, Wang An hesitated for a long time before saying:

"Brother Cao, I don't know if I can treat this cow if I get it. I feel that even if I can treat it, it will cost a lot of money. And if I can't treat it, this cow doesn't have much meat looking like this. Or Brother Cao, you say a price?"

In Wang An's view, no matter when, the price should be said by the seller first. As for the buyer, he is only responsible for bargaining.

But after Wang An finished asking, only Cao Zhengfei waved his hand and said:

"It's okay, brother, you just look and give a price, I'll sell it if it's about right."

It could be seen that Cao Zhengfei was afraid that after asking for a price, he would scare Wang An away. Mainly because Wang An had been frowning, looking very dissatisfied with the cow.

Wang An pondered for a moment and asked:

"Then Brother Cao, do you need to discuss it with your wife?"

Cao Zhengfei shook his head and said:

"No, your sister-in-law went to her mother's house."

Hearing this, Wang An nodded and said:

"Like this, Brother Cao, if you feel it's okay, I'll give you 300 yuan, and I'll take this cow away, what do you think?"

In this era, the cheapest adult cow is at least 600 yuan, which is much more valuable than an ordinary adult horse. If it is a cow with heavy weight and good body, the price is even higher, and even breaking 1,000 yuan is very normal.

After all, besides the matter of raising, even if you kill the cow for meat, the cow's weight is there.

It's just that the only value of this cow is its bezoar, and the key is that he doesn't know how much bezoar can be produced.

As for beef, besides the meat that can be produced from its four legs, which can be sold for a few tens of yuan at most, there is no meat on this cow, so it is at most about 100 yuan.

So the price of 300 yuan, Wang An also has a gambling component, but the probability of losing the bet is relatively small. Of course, Wang An also left space. If Cao Zhengfei feels that 300 yuan is too little, Wang An can 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 is okay, brother, you are too righteous."

Wang An laughed and said:

"If this cow can be treated, then Brother Cao, you will lose a lot, hehehehe..."

Looking at the bone frame of this cow, when it was not sick, it was at least 800-900 jin, and selling it for 800-900 yuan was definitely easy, and even breaking 1,000 was not impossible, so Wang An said this, it was indeed no problem.

But having said that, Wang An only counted out 300 yuan and handed it to Cao Zhengfei.

There is no help for it; Wang An's purpose in buying this cow is to make money, and it is impossible to send any so-called kindness.

Besides, although the probability of losing money by buying this cow is very small, it is not non-existent. It is wrong to distribute kindness randomly.

The transaction was completed, Wang An's mood was very good, and then he went to pull the cow's reins, and said to Cao Zhengfei:

"Brother Cao, I won't untie this rein for you. You go out with me in a while and get a rope from my car."

Normally speaking, when trading large livestock, you don't give the halter and reins, but this cow is quite irritable now, so it's better to be safe.

(End of chapter)