Thinking that Su Jianmin's surprised expression was because he found it too expensive, Luo Youlong hurriedly said: "Five buckets of rice is really not expensive."
Su Jianmin asked: "Captain Luo, why are you so eager to sell this mule to me? I think this mule has sound limbs and is quite tall and strong, so there is nothing wrong with it. Or does it have other problems?"
"What's wrong with this?" Luo Youlong's expression revealed an indescribable embarrassment, "There's something wrong with it."
Jinbao guessed why Captain Luo sold Xiaobai at such a low price, and said deliberately: "Dad, this mule will kick people if he disobeys me. If I buy it, won't it cause trouble for myself? It's better not to buy it. It will be bad if it kicks you."
La."
"That's right, this mule is too stubborn and won't obey."
Luo Youlong's expression froze slightly.
He looked back at Xiaobai with a worried expression, "Yes, I have a bad temper."
After saying that, he couldn't help but sell it again: "But five buckets of rice is really cheap. If you keep it for a few more days, maybe you'll get used to it."
"Jinbao," Su Jianmin asked, "what do you think? Do you think you should buy it?"
For a moment, everyone was staring at Jin Bao.
Everyone in the production team hopes that the Su family can buy this mule. They are really afraid of it.
Luo Zhongqiang has raised Xiaobai for five or six years. Although he has a certain affection for him, he also feels that raising him requires several times more energy than other horses. When leading him out of the stable, he has to coax him for a long time, and other horses are often led away.
It was in the ground, but it was still spinning in circles.
"We are already very tired from cutting pig grass and raising pigs every day. If we raise this mule again, the workload will increase. In addition, dad, you have to build a shed, get a trough and a sink for it.
How troublesome." Jinbao said.
Luo Youlong said hurriedly: "I can ask the members of the production team to help you with this shed matter..."
Having said this, he gritted his teeth and said, "How about a minimum of three buckets of rice? Three buckets of rice really can't be less. I originally bought it for three buckets of soybeans. Now the market price of a pound of soybeans is two cents more than rice. I
It’s a loss.”
Jin Bao suppressed a smile, thinking that Uncle Luo really didn't know how to do business, and he actually lowered the price so easily.
"Dad, we can't let the production team lose money. Let's pay three buckets of rice and five cents per catty to Uncle Luo?"
When Luo Youlong heard this, he immediately beamed with joy, "Jinbao, are you planning to buy this mule?"
"Yes, Uncle Luo, you said so. Of course we have to buy it. Although it is disobedient, my father and I can tame it well and turn it from a disobedient mule into an obedient mule."
"Yes, yes, all animals can be tamed." Luo Youlong said with a smile on his face.
What he was thinking was, how could it be so easy to tame a stubborn mule? This child is too naive.
When Su Jianmin heard that Jinbao said he wanted to buy Xiaobai, he didn't think too much about it. He led Luo Youlong into the house and weighed him three measures of rice.
"Paid for five cents per pound, the total is one dollar and eighty-seven cents," he took out two dollars, "let's count it as two dollars."
"Oh, Comrade Su Jianmin, you are so refreshing. I already said I would sell it to you for three buckets of rice, and you still gave me the extra money."
Su Jianmin smiled and said: "It's such a big mule. Captain Luo, you sold it to me so cheaply. I want to thank you. Besides, after all, I have been raising it for five or six years. Just like Jinbao said, I can't let your production team
It’s a loss of money.”
After saying that, he added: "What, Captain Luo, from now on just call me Lao Su? The title 'Comrade Su Jianmin' is too formal, and it sounds weird to me..."
"Haha, okay, I will call you Lao Su from now on."
Luo Youlong smiled and patted Su Jianmin on the shoulder, thinking he was quite a good person.
I originally thought that this family came from a big city like Jinghai City. In addition, Su Jianmin was once the director of a machinery factory and had managed thousands of workers. He must be a bit arrogant. I didn't expect that he was so friendly and kind.
Easy to get along with.
Luo Zhongqiang explained some common sense about raising mules, and then said: "I'll come back tomorrow."
Before he left, his father and the rest of the production team left first.
"Dad, is this mule really ours?" Su Xiaowu looked happy.
"Look how happy you are," Su Jianmin smiled and rubbed Xiao Wu's head, "Do you want to sit on it?"
Su Xiaowu nodded without thinking, "Of course I want to! But he is too tall..."
"Height doesn't matter. I can carry you up. However, this mule has a bad temper. You still have to feed it for a few days and get familiar with it before you can ride it. Otherwise, it will definitely throw you off."
Jinbao originally wanted to tell Xiaobai to be obedient, and it should be fine for the fifth brother to ride it, but then he thought that he had ordered it to go back to the production team, but it didn't listen to the order at all, insisted on staying at home, and even kicked people.
…
"Why are you disobedient?" Jin Bao stood on tiptoes and patted the mule's face, "How strange."
"Ah ah..." cried out twice excitedly, and the mule suddenly smiled, and its face became particularly happy with its large square teeth.
Jin Bao felt that this mule was incredibly smart. He would kick people when he was unhappy and even laugh when he was happy.
"Dad," Jin Bao asked his father on the side, "are mules a very smart animal?"
Su Jianmin thought about it seriously, nodded and said: "Yes, I remember reading an article before, saying that mules are smarter than horses and dogs. This guy is smart, can understand human speech, and his IQ is estimated to be as high as eight or nine.
About the same age as a child.”
"Wow!" Su Xiaowu exclaimed, "It's so smart! I'm going to tell my fourth brother about our family's purchase of a mule. If he knows that our family has a smart mule, he will definitely be as happy as me!"
After he finished speaking, he ran upstairs happily.
Jinbao thought: Could it be that the smarter the animal, the less likely it is to obey his orders?
This makes sense. The smarter you are, the more you have your own sense of autonomy...
"You will be a member of my family from now on. Are you happy now?" Jinbao said, "After you come to my house, you are not allowed to cause trouble for me. Also, you are not allowed to hurt my parents and my brothers. If you dare
Kick them, I can't spare you!"
Xiaobai nodded happily, as if he had become a spirit, "Ah ah ah..."
Watching the conversation between Jinbao and Mule, Su Jianmin's eyes were filled with a smile. He felt that his daughter was so cute, cute and made people feel safe...
He probably had some good deeds in his previous life and was able to have a precious daughter like Jin Bao.
In the room on the second floor, Jiang Yun, who had been unconscious for a long time, slowly opened his eyes. He opened his mouth to speak, but the result was a series of coughs.
"Ah! Are you awake?" Su Xiaosi was the first to notice that Jiang Yun was awake, and said quickly, "Don't talk yet, drink water first."
Jiang Yun's mother was already in poor health. She had just fallen asleep sitting on a chair due to excessive fatigue. She suddenly woke up and rushed to the bed anxiously. She cried to her son: "Ayun, you're scared to death."