"Grandpa Chen, we are really full." Xie Zirui said very sincerely.

"Haha, that's good. You two go sit down and rest for a while, I'll clean up the bowls and chopsticks." After Master Chen said this, he cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks and put them in the basin. He scooped a bucket of water and started to wash them.

"Grandpa Chen, you are so kind. You even invited us to dinner."

"Yes, Grandpa Chen is such a nice person."

Listening to the two kids' praise, Master Chen smiled happily.

"Haha, that's nothing, you two kids don't eat much." Master Chen was so happy that his face was full of smiles. These two little kids are really good at chatting.

The closer Butcher Yun got to the cabin, the clearer he could hear the laughter coming from inside. It seemed that Master Chen got along well with the two children.

Butcher Yun went forward and knocked on the door. Soon the door opened.

"Uncle Yun, you are here. Please come in and sit down." Xie Zirui said.

"Dad, you and Grandpa Wu picked out the donkey so quickly?" Yun Yiyi said in surprise, turning her head.

"It's really good. It took much less time than I expected." Master Chen said in surprise.

"Master Chen, Brother Wu and I have already picked out twenty donkeys. We would like to trouble you to check them again for us." Butcher Yun said politely.

"Okay, let's go now. Pick out the donkeys first. It will take more time to pick out the mules later." Master Chen said after wiping the water from his hands.

Butcher Yun and Master Chen left the cabin to look at the donkeys they had chosen. Old Man Wu took Master Chen and showed him the donkeys they had chosen one by one.

"Dad, brother Zirui and I had breakfast at Grandpa Chen's house. Grandpa Chen cooked porridge, stir-fried shredded potatoes, and stewed pork belly with cabbage. We had steamed buns as the staple food. Grandpa Chen's cooking is delicious." Yun Yiyi said in a low voice.

"Uncle, Grandpa Chen is very enthusiastic. He was worried that Yiyi and I wouldn't have enough to eat, so he asked us several times." Xie Zirui also said from the side.

"So you two have already eaten. I thought you would be waiting on an empty stomach. I didn't expect Master Chen to be so kind that he would actually cook for you two kids." Yun the Butcher said in surprise.

"Have you two thanked Grandpa Chen? You didn't cause any trouble for him, did you?" Butcher Yun asked again worriedly.

"Dad, do you think brother Zirui and I are the troublemakers?" Yun Yiyi retorted to Yun the Butcher unconvinced.

Butcher Yun gave a helpless smile. The children had grown up and had learned to talk back.

"Uncle Yun, we are just helping Grandpa Chen cook and chatting at the same time." Xie Zirui said hurriedly.

"That's good. Zirui, you did a good job today." Yun the Butcher patted Xie Zirui's shoulder happily.

Xie Zirui smiled embarrassedly. However, Uncle Yun's strength was as strong as Yiyi's, fortunately he practiced martial arts, if it was an ordinary person, Uncle Yun's slap would have left a red mark on his shoulder.

"Brother Yun, come here. Master Chen has finished choosing for us, you should come over and listen." Old Man Wu shouted.

"Here we are, Brother Wu." Yun the Butcher said as he quickly followed. Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui also followed closely behind.

"I have looked over the twenty donkeys you selected. They are all good, but you only need fifteen, so I will eliminate the five that are slightly inferior for you."

"Come and take a look at this one. This one is actually not bad. It is two and a half years old, and its teeth are good. It is fat and strong. However, this little donkey is a bit picky about food. If you only feed it grass, it will not like to eat, and it will lose weight quickly."

"Normally, it eats one-third more food than other donkeys. I guess you won't feed it too much food after you buy it, so don't choose this one."

"Then we'll listen to Master Chen. If the year is good, we would be willing to buy grain and feed them to the pigs. But now grain is too precious, and we really can't bear to feed them too much," said Old Man Wu.

"Yes, before the drought, my little donkey was fat and strong. Now it doesn't eat well and the work is hard, so it has lost a lot of weight." Yun the butcher said with concern.

"Look at this one. This donkey is really good looking. But it just grows fast. It's not even two years old yet. To be exact, it's one year and seven months old."

"The cattle and horses here belong to the government. The grass, salt, cake fertilizer, beans, etc. they eat are all provided by the government. When we first bought it from the farmer, it was very thin."

"We feed it well and it grows fast. You will use it when you buy it back. So I suggest you get rid of this donkey. It is young and cannot work as well as donkeys over two years old."

Butcher Yun and Old Man Wu looked at each other and nodded.

"Okay, let's listen to Master Chen and get rid of this donkey as well." Butcher Yun said readily.

"And let's get rid of the donkey next to it. It has had diarrhea recently and needs to be well cared for and recover." Master Chen said, pointing to the donkey in the corner of the shed that looked a little unwell.

Butcher Yun and Old Man Wu went up to take a closer look and found that the donkey was indeed a little listless. When they were selecting it, they only saw most of its body and not its head, so they did not notice that it was not listless.

"Okay, Master Chen, let's remove this end as well." Old Man Wu said readily.

Then, Master Chen walked forward past two sheds before stopping.

"Do you see the donkey lying on the ground at the innermost part of the shed? Doesn't it look particularly fat and strong?" Master Chen asked, pointing at the donkey lying on the ground at the innermost part of the shed.

Butcher Yun and Old Man Wu walked forward to take a closer look. The donkey seemed to be in good spirits and did not look sick.

Then, the two men walked to the side and took a look. Although the donkey was lying down, it was indeed quite strong.

So, Butcher Yun and Old Man Wu looked at Master Chen in confusion.

"Master Chen, what's wrong with this donkey? It looks fine to us." Butcher Yun asked, scratching his head.

"Master Chen, don't look at me. I also think it's very energetic. You can definitely choose it." Old Man Wu said hurriedly.

"Yiyi, Zirui, what do you think?" Master Chen turned around and asked the two children.

Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui huddled together, whispering to each other for a while before stopping.

"Grandpa Chen, is it because it's too fat that it's not suitable?" Yun Yiyi asked loudly.

"Haha, the two babies still see it clearly. Yes, it's too fat, so it's not suitable." Master Chen replied with a smile.

Butcher Yun and Old Man Wu were still confused. Being fat was not a problem. If they didn't eat well, they would lose weight quickly.

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