Chapter 1116

Wang An pretended to ponder for a moment before nodding:

"That's fine. It's really hard to find livestock when you're in a hurry. Get on the car, we can go faster sitting in the sidecar. Just drive slowly in first gear."

The two children looked at the sidecar not far away and hesitated for a moment, looking at each other. It could be seen that the two children were still a bit wary of 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 more than two hours to walk."

The child who lost the "piaji" was still a bit worried but didn't ask anything, instead walking toward the sidecar with Wang An and the other.

Consequently, Wang An turned to Wang Li and said:

"Old Five, kick the car to start it. 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 cattle.

Seeing someone coming, a man in his sixties walked out of the house. He heard the child who won the "piaji" take the initiative to ask:

"Third Grandpa, my Brother Wang from Kaoshan Village wants to catch a cow. Ask if your cow is for sale?"

This man looked at Wang An and Wang Li with a full face of vigilance and said:

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

That's how it is in this era. When understanding each other's background, this is how they ask, mentioning various names. This behavior is also called "panpan dao" locally.

It has to be admitted that this kind of "panpan dao" behavior can definitely make people believe you or make people suspicious very quickly.

Wang An said with a smile:

"That is my grandfather. It's been 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:

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

These questions seem casual, but the answers definitely 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 a fire, and while lighting the cigarette for the old man, he continued to smile:

"I'm from the third family. I have two uncles and two aunts."

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

"That's my younger brother from my Second Uncle's family, hehehehe..."

If you want people to believe you, these questions are almost mandatory. Otherwise, in the countryside, nothing can be done, 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 a full face of apology:

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

Wang An said indifferently:

"It's okay, it's the busy autumn harvest season, 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:

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

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

"Alright, old man, we'll go ask other families."

Just like that, under the command of the two children, Wang An and the four went to two more families. After that, Wang An felt that he had established trust with the two children, so he pretended to ask the two children casually:

"These days, is there anyone in your village whose mules, horses, or cattle 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 want to buy sick livestock too?"

Wang An said:

"That, there's a veterinarian in our village, his medical skills are quite fierce. I'm thinking of buying a cow with some problems, taking it back for him to treat, and using it for this autumn first. Then wait until after autumn to catch another one."

The two children's eyes lit up immediately. He saw the child who lost the "piaji" snatch the words:

"Then let's go to the west of the village. The cow at Old Cao's house at the south end of the west of the village wants to be sold, but no one has bought it. Let's go see it and see if you like it."

Wang An and Wang Li's eyes lit up upon hearing this. Damn, since arriving at Shiqiaobao, the two had been strolling around the east of the village. It turned out that the old cow that might have bezoar was in the west of the village.

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

There was no other way; no one is a fool. If Wang An came and said he wanted to buy a sick cow, it would definitely make the villagers 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 villagers, or the family with the sick cow would raise the price for no reason.

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

Consequently, Wang Li made a U-turn on the spot and walked toward the old stone bridge that had been there for quite some years.

The origin of the name Shiqiaobao is because of this stone bridge. One can imagine 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.

The cow's eyes were bloodshot, its lips were yellow, its hair was messy, and the whole cow was skinny, looking purely like skin and bones.

If Wang An didn't see it wrong, this cow had a high probability of having bezoar, because all the necessary conditions were present in this cow without exception.

After a simple observation, Wang An looked toward Wang Li, and then the brothers nodded lightly 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 high probability 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 was very poor at this time.

He heard the child who lost the "piaji" say to this man as if claiming credit:

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

The child who won the "piaji," Laibao, said:

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

Once he heard that Wang An and Wang Li were here to buy a cow, the man called Brother Cao's face was instantly filled with smiles.

(End of chapter)