Chapter 378 Follow Man Bao

Yang Heshu pondered and asked, "If there is a cow, can it be a laborer?"

"Oh, sir, you're joking, a cow is not for one labor, it is three labors. For a person like me, when you walk three lines, you have to stop and take a break. As long as the cow is well fed, it can If you can walk ten lines and eight lines with your breath, the stamina of a cow is much stronger than that of a human."

Yang Heshu didn't expect the role of cattle to be so great, and quickly asked, "If the yamen is willing to give you credit for the cattle, would you be willing to go on credit?"

Man Bao couldn't help sitting up straight. They hadn't discussed the matter just now. Is Magistrate Yang going to abandon her and find another lover?

"This can't be done, is this cow affordable for people like us?"

The other party obviously did not have the courage and courage of Manbao. He even thought it was a joke. He smiled and said: "How can the yamen be so good? The credit will definitely require interest. It has to be taken away, what a panic?"

"The interest is not expensive. One tael of silver is only twelve cents a month."

The villagers shook their heads and said, "A cow is very expensive, and the yamen can earn money just by sitting, so I don't take credit."

Yang Heshu:  …

He looked at Man Bao, who was looking at him with bright eyes, and said, "Look at me, I trust the county government very much, really!"

Yang Heshu looked away, changed the subject, asked some more farming matters, and then got up and left.

It just so happened that it was getting late, and the villagers' wives saw that they were sitting talking and not working, so she simply took out lunch and invited the children to come and eat.

The life of their family was not much easier. They were black steamed buns made of ground bran and flour, and the bamboo basket they brought with them contained a pot of cold vegetables.

They greeted Man Bao and they ate together.

Man Bao and the others refused, and they didn't pull hard. Now, there is not enough food for each family. This is just polite.

He Manbao and the others were very polite. When it was time for lunch, each family went up to the ridge, found a piece of grass that was wider and sat down and opened a bamboo basket to eat.

Man Bao and the others passed by, and the villagers greeted each other. Once Man Bao refused, they stopped inviting each other.

Yang Heshu was very interested in their lunch, and after watching it all the way, his face was calm, but his heart was very uncomfortable.

Not to mention eating these things, he had never seen them before coming to Luojiang County.

Yang Heshu doesn't know how to eat, because the food they eat now, he has eaten in many farmers' houses in the past two days, it is really bad.

Along the way, he talked to several more companies, and also asked about the county government's willingness to give cattle to them on credit, but to Yang Heshu's surprise, none of the people who were asked were willing.

Both Yang and Shu suspected that Man Bao was doing it on purpose.

Man Bao looked at him and said, "The village chief has cows, and their family will definitely not buy them. Brother Zhou Hu's family is very poor now, do you want to go take a look?"

Zhou Hu couldn't plough the land alone, so he and the old Zhou family partnered together in the spring of this year. Although they worked together, they each had their own food.

The old Zhou family was used to going home to eat, because they had to take a break at noon, but Zhou Hu didn't go back. He took his two sons to eat lunch with his head down, and planned to go to his home to have a look later.

When he saw the Man Baos coming over, he raised a smile and waved to them, "Have you had lunch? Didn't you come and have some with your brother?"

Man Bao politely declined: "We've eaten, Brother Zhou Hu, this is Mr. Yang, here to ask questions."

Zhou Hu glanced at Yang Heshu curiously and asked, "What question?"

Man Bao disliked Yang Heshu's need to set up a lot every time he spoke, and said directly in front of him: "He wants to ask you, if the county government is willing to give you a cow on credit, would you like it?"

Zhou Hu hesitated: "Do you want money?"

"Let's do it," Man Bao said uncertainly, "Grandma Liu said that a cow costs more than 3,200 yuan, but, oh, Mr. Yang, are you giving me silver or copper coins on credit?"

"I'll give you the cow on credit."

"Cows are also bought with money," Man Bao insisted: "If a cow costs three or two hundred cents, then I can afford the two hundred cents, as long as I give you three or two credits, it is easy to calculate the interest, so Do you want to give us silver or copper coins on credit?"

"Since it's three taels, it's naturally credit."

"Can you give me the money first? Then I'll take the money to buy cattle from the county government, and I signed a bill for borrowing silver with your county government."

Yang Heshu looked at her suspiciously, "Why is it so troublesome, isn't it bad to give the cows on credit? How much do you want on credit? Just explain directly, sign the IOU, and hand over the excess."

"No, it's so messy, I think it's better to sign it alone, first get the money on credit, then buy the cattle, and separate the two."

Zhou Hu listened to the discussion between the two, and couldn't help but ask, "Manbao, do you want cattle on credit?"

"Well," Man Bao nodded, "it's too tiring to use people to pull the plow. One cow is very useful, at least two labors can be worth it, and a good cow is worth three labors."

Zhou Hu lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then raised his head and asked Yang Heshu, "This gentleman, if I still don't pay in a year, can I sell the cattle to pay back the money?"

Yang Heshu was stunned, obviously did not expect this, he frowned and thought for a moment: "It is possible in theory, but the business has to go through the county government, and it must be ensured that the cattle are in the hands of farmers and used as farmland."

This is because they are afraid that they will be slaughtered.

This kind of thing happens very often. The Yang family often does this kind of thing. Otherwise, how could their family eat beef?

"That's fine, I also buy cattle on credit, how much is the monthly interest?"

Yang Heshu didn't expect him to be so happy, mainly because everyone didn't seem to trust this policy very much along the way.

I don't even trust the county government.

Zhou Hu didn't look at Yang Heshu, but looked at Man Bao and sighed, "Man Bao is the reincarnation of a fairy, so you won't suffer if you follow her, right?"

Yang Heshu:  …

Man Bao felt the pressure coming to his face, and said with a guilty conscience: "Yes, not necessarily..."

Although she also believed a little bit about what her mother said about the fairy, but deep down she knew that Keke was right and that it was wrong to be confused.

Bai Shanbao nodded approvingly at Zhou Hu, and said, "Brother Zhou Hu, your decision is right. If it weren't for my family's lack of poverty, I would have wanted to get a few more credits."

Zhou Hu immediately said, "I just need to take one credit."

So, Zhou Hu and Man Bao looked at Yang Heshu together, "Mr. Yang, do you think we can buy cattle on credit?"

Yang and Shu hesitated, although the steps were different, the result was the same, and there seemed to be no problem.

After thinking about it for a while, Yang Heshu said, "Yes, yes, but you have to make sure that the money on credit must be used to buy cattle with the county government, otherwise I will be fined."

"Yes, yes, you must listen to Mr. Yang. By the way, Mr. Yang is the county supervisor or something?"

Man Baole was overjoyed, watching how Yang Heshu answered.

Yang Heshu smiled and said, "I'm in charge of farming and mulberry, so I want you to buy cattle and cultivate more fields."

Zhou Hu did not hesitate to praise him, "Good official."

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