While Bai's father was talking to someone, Bai Qingyun took out the water bag and removed the stopper. The smell of the spiritual spring water spread out. Bai Qingyun dripped the spiritual spring water on the hay and handed it to the calf. The calf suddenly sped up its chewing, as if afraid that other cows would come and grab the food. The cow smacked its mouth after eating, as if savoring the taste. The cow looked at Bai Qingyun with its eyes wide open, as if saying: I want more!

When Bai's father saw Bai Qingyun's interaction with the calf, he decided to buy the two cows. The price of a cow is much higher than that of a calf. The market price of an adult cow is around 15 to 20 taels. Together with the calf, the two cows cost a total of 25 taels of silver.

It was already afternoon when Bai's father came out after buying the cows. He took the cows to the inn to book a room, and handed the cows to the waiter to lead them into the backyard. Bai Qingyun specially dripped some spiritual spring water on the grass and pacified the two cows.

Before it got dark, they hurried to the store to order an ox cart. After finishing all this, the two of them wandered around Qujiang County with peace of mind.

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Qujiang County was very lively at night, and merchants would often stop here to rest, and the hawking sounds from the market were endless. Father Bai took Bai Qingyun to watch the bowl-spinning street acrobatics and the fire-breathing performances. It was so lively!

There was a commotion in the crowd, the sound of quarreling, and the sound of women crying.

The crowd watching the performance was attracted by the quarrel. Bai Qingyun turned around and saw a woman being dragged to her knees and crying, looking very pitiful. Next to the woman was an old man, who was wearing shabby clothes and did not look clean. His face was sick and he looked desperate.

The young man dragging the woman seemed to be a wealthy local. His clothes were very expensive, and he was followed by several servants. The man had a plump figure and looked overnourished. The lust on his face could not be concealed, and he looked at the naked woman on the ground.

The old man dragged his sick body to beg for mercy: "Master Wang, please have mercy on me and give me a few more days, and I will definitely return the silver to you!"

The man lacked patience and pushed the old man away with a look of annoyance: "Stop talking nonsense, the gambling debt your son owed at my family's gambling house has passed the repayment date. This is the deed that your son personally sold your daughter to me. Do you still want to deny it?" After saying that, he increased his strength and prepared to drag the woman on the ground away.

The woman saw Grandpa being pushed to the ground. She shook off her restrained hand with a force from nowhere, and ran to pick up Grandpa, "Grandpa, how are you? You're still sick, you shouldn't have come out!"

"Grandpa is fine." After saying that, he seemed to have made up his mind and looked at the man: "Master Wang, I wonder how much money I owe you?"

"No more, no less, one hundred taels of silver!"

"Old man, I advise you to be sensible. One hundred taels of silver is more than your family can earn in a lifetime. If it weren't for your granddaughter's beauty, I wouldn't want you to take advantage of her!"

After hearing this, the old man closed his eyes in despair. After a while, as if he had made up his mind, he said, "Master Wang, can you give me a few more days? I will sell this house and pay off my son's debt as soon as possible."

Before the man could respond, someone stepped out from the crowd and said, "Dad, how can you sell this house? It's our family property!" He stomped his feet as he spoke.

The granddaughter next to him also said: "Grandpa, this house can't be sold. The doctor said that you need to rest and recuperate. How can you stand the wind and the rain?" After that, he said resolutely: "At worst, the granddaughter will go with him, but I can't take care of you at home."

"Yes, Dad, this girl is gone, so is she. Wait until I marry a new wife and give birth to a son to amuse you!" The man said as if it was a matter of course.

The old man was furious. He slapped her and said angrily, "You only know how to gamble and visit prostitutes all day long. Which girl from a decent family can stand you? You have almost ruined our good family. You only have this child left. You even want to sell her to pay off your gambling debts. When I was on my sickbed, I relied on this granddaughter to take care of me. How many times have you boiled medicine for me? You, you, you..."

The old man pointed at his son with a shaking finger, extremely angry.

"Dad, no matter what, I am still your son. This property will naturally belong to me in the future. No matter what, I will never agree to you selling it."

After hearing this, the old man picked up the crutches that had fallen on the ground and called out to his son. After all, the old man's physical strength was no match for the young man, and after chasing for a while, he stopped panting.

The debt collector had no patience to begin with: "I don't have time to listen to your nonsense. Either hand over the money or hand over the person. Otherwise, don't blame me for being merciless!"

The son who was beaten said flatteringly in a second: "What are you talking about, Master Wang? We are here to make friends. It is a blessing for Master Wang to take a fancy to my daughter!"

"No, I don't agree, let's pay!"

"Dad, please stop making trouble. I am the child's father. Besides, can you take out one hundred taels of silver now?" The old man choked and could only look at Young Master Wang in a negotiating manner.

The granddaughter was smart. She looked at Master Wang and said, "Master Wang runs a gambling house, so he naturally values ​​money. If the gamblers can pay back their gambling money, everyone will be happy. Why would he lose such a large sum of money for me?"

Young Master Wang was just a bastard in the family. Although Master Wang's family had a rich fortune, they had many children. In recent years, Master Wang was no longer as old as before, and it was not uncommon for the children in the family to fight for the family fortune, and even caused many jokes. This was no secret in Qujiang County.

One hundred taels of silver is not a small amount of money in this county. If the money can be collected smoothly, perhaps Young Master Wang will have something to talk about in front of his father.

The woman may have seen this clearly. Seeing Young Master Wang's hesitation, she continued, "Young Master Wang, why don't you wait a few more days? Once it's sold, I will definitely return the money as soon as possible."

Young Master Wang was also a businessman, and he immediately said, "Okay, I'll give you three days. If you don't have the money after three days, you have to go with me!" After saying that, he put away his folding fan and left with the servants behind him.

Bai Qingyun watched the excitement for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, he didn't say anything. He just took a deep look at the woman's back, memorized the location, and followed Bai's father back to the inn.

Lying on the bed in the inn, feeling a little bored, I quickly entered the space.

The space has changed a lot. Bai Qingyun called up the system's control terminal, selected the mature rice for harvest and packed it. After a while, the rice and straw were neatly stacked aside. He counted the days, planted the new round of sprouted potatoes into the soil, watered them, and then took a break.

He looked carefully at the neatly stacked rice, left the rice seeds, and carefully thought about how to sell the rice tomorrow.

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