Chapter 75: What kind of medicine is sold in the gourd
The middle-aged man was not stupid enough to ask why he went to the Lu family to get it. He just thought it was a way for the Lu family to please their superiors.
He put away the contract, thinking that the cow could not leave, and asked thoughtfully if he wanted to send the cow and the cart to his house.
Shang Wan thought for a while and said, "Send it to the city gate. I will make my own arrangements later."
The middle-aged man spontaneously understood that Shang Wan planned to transport the cattle out of the city, kill them and then transport them back. He immediately showed an understanding smile and ordered the waiter to call two people to transport the cattle.
The city gate.
"You guys go back first." Shang Wan waved to the two laborers from the carriage and horse shop, and Xiaohuan stepped forward and gave them three coins as reward.
The two happily took the reward and left.
After the two of them walked away, Shang Wan took out a small porcelain bottle and poured it into the cow's mouth under the cover of his wheelchair.
Niu wanted to resist, but was defeated by Shang Wan's strength and was forced to swallow the water from the spiritual spring.
"Okay." Shang Wan patted the cow's head and said to Xiaohuan, "It will take a while for the medicine to take effect. You go find the rocks and drive the bullock cart over."
Just now, in order to make his identity realistic, Shang Wan didn't want to waste money on renting a carriage, so he asked the man from the carriage and horse shop to transport the cattle and the carriage and leave first.
On the pretext that they wanted to buy something, they waited until they were far away from the stone before running to the old man who kept the ox cart. They drove Shang Wan and others on the ox cart, and then got off the cart in advance and walked to the city gate.
The two workers had been reminded by their boss to keep a low profile, so they thought Shang Wan and others were walking to keep a low profile, so they didn't become suspicious.
Shang Wan observed Niu's condition for a while, then stood up and waved the tassel holding the seal in front of Lu Chengjing, "Tell me, why is there Lu Chengyuan's private seal in your study?"
"It's fake." Lu Chengjing said, "I once saw his private seal, so I had nothing to do so I engraved a piece of it."
Shang Wan raised his eyebrows, "Don't tell me you're just doing it for fun."
Lu Chengjing stared at the red mud at the bottom of the seal, lowered his long eyelashes, and whispered: "I was just carving it for fun."
"Xiucai Gong is very powerful. He can read and carve seals."
Shang Wan put away the seal, stretched out his hand to purr on his fox's head, ruffled the hair, and then smoothed it down again.
"When we get home and have dinner, I will ask you what is the thing that keeps your mind wandering. If you are bored right now, you can think about whether to tell me that thing first."
Lu Chengjing suddenly raised his eyes and looked directly at Shang Wan.
Shang Wan shrugged, "Don't you think you concealed it well?"
Lu Chengjing pursed his lips lightly, but Shang Wan didn't say anything more. He stretched out his hand to brush back all his hair that was messy in the wind.
"Moo~" The scalper behind him suddenly barked and slowly stood up.
"Good cow." Shang Wan smiled and patted the cow's back. She put the frame on the cow's body. She turned over and sat in the driver's seat. She tried the password taught to her by the stone and grabbed the reins and drove the cow twice. .
The cattle that drive horses and carts are good. They are not only docile, but also respond quickly to commands. Even a novice like Shang Wan can drive the cart without any problem.
"What a good cow." Shang Wan praised it again, and came down to feed the cattle and chattered to the cattle, "From now on, the job of going to the city will fall on you. If you are good and behave like a bull, you will I'll kill you for meat."
The scalper mowed "moo", and I don't know if he understood it or if he just wanted to moo a few more times after he recovered from his illness.
Shitou drove the bullock cart over, and Shang Wan waved them forward.
She carried Lu Chengjing and Yuanyuan onto the bullock cart, then moved the wheelchair onto it, and then drove the bullock cart to follow.
Two bullock carts were running side by side on the yellow mud road. Shang Wan held the reins loosely and issued "oh" and "eh" instructions from time to time, instructing the cattle to turn left and right.
Yuanyuan sat in Shang Wan's arms, her two black eyes widened, her little mouth pursed, and she learned the passwords so well that she made several people laugh. Shitou said happily: "Buying an ox and an ox-cart in the East Market costs at least ten taels of silver. The ox has to be trained from scratch. How can it be as useful as it is now? Sister is still great. We just performed a show and took over." Big bargain.”
"That's because he was unprepared. I guess he won't be so easy to deceive in the future." Shang Wan reached out and patted the cow's back to make the cow slow down. The Zhang family's cow could not keep up.
Shi Tou didn't take it seriously, "We won't buy from him in the future."
Shang Wan smiled, but he was thinking about the private seal in his mind.
Just out of the house, his fox actually carried Lu Chengyuan's fake private seal with him. I'm afraid he had already planned to trick Lu Chengyuan.
But for the Lu family, the money spent on renting a car is really not enough.
Based on how much Mr. Lu and Mrs. Lu valued their eldest son, they never put much control over money. When the steward saw the contract, he probably thought that it was owed by Lu Chengyuan for socializing outside, so he settled the money directly without attracting Lu Chengyuan's attention at all.
If Lu Chengyuan doesn't feel bad, how can it be considered a trap?
Shang Wan turned around and glanced at Lu Chengjing, who was resting with his eyes closed. What kind of medicine was this guy selling?
Perhaps sensing Shang Wan's gaze, Lu Chengjing opened his eyes, tilted his head slightly and looked over with a questioning look in his eyes.
Shang Wan said: "It's still some distance from the village. If you are sleepy, there is a cloak on the Zhang family's oxcart. You can take it and cover it up to sleep."
Lu Chengjing shook his head, "No need."
"When you enter the village, should you go home directly or tell the villagers about the relief food first?"
Lu Chengjing thought for a moment and said: "The people in the village must be looking forward to the relief food. It is better to go to Wu's house first, invite everyone to inform them of the situation, and then discuss it."
Shang Wan nodded: "Okay."
The two oxcarts returned to the village one after another. Shitou carried all the things he bought to his oxcart, and then drove the oxcart to Zhang's house to return it.
The crack at the entrance of the village has been filled in. Shang Wan saw that wooden sheds had been erected in many places, and young men were busy carrying wood around with bare arms.
When the villagers saw Shang Wan and his party, they all waved and said hello.
"Xiu Cainiang, has your family bought a bullock cart?"
"Oh, this cow looks good at first glance. It must cost a lot of money."
"Yuanyuan, what are you holding?"
"Xiu Cainiang, how is the situation in the city? Is it chaotic?"
Shang Wan knew that this was a way for the villagers to express their goodwill. He answered a few of the various questions that came his way and smiled at the rest.
The roads in the village are narrow, and the oxcart moves slowly. When passing by someone else's house, the enthusiastic aunt will stuff the cart with two handfuls of cabbage. The roots of the cabbage are stained with mud when they are just pulled out of the ground.
A young daughter-in-law wanted to talk to Xiaohuan, but Shang Wan didn't stop waiting for her and asked her to go home later.
"Xu~"
The bullock cart stopped at the door of Wu's house. Shang Wan first moved the wheelchair out and then took Lu Chengjing out.
Yuanyuan obediently waited for her mother to hug her father before hugging herself. She held the refilled milk bottle in her little hands and took a sip from time to time.
Aunt Yao heard the commotion and came out to see them. Seeing that it was Shang Wan's family of three, she hurriedly invited them in.
Shang Wan lifted the wheelchair over the threshold and asked, "Auntie, is Uncle Wu at home?"
(End of chapter)