Back to the Countryside

Chapter 3 : Buying bull

{Tl notes: This edited version is not perfect

I'm not satisfied but I want to work on other things too so... hope you like it}

After he had eaten, Qi Yue went to the backyard to get Mu Yan and saddle him up.

    He was going to go to town to buy a bull. Naturally, he wouldn't really let Mu Yan do the ploughing but he could let it pull the cart, and if he really wanted it to pull the plough, he wouldn't even let it pull the cart in the future.

    It usually takes two hours for the villagers to go to the town in an ox cart, and four hours for the round trip, so they usually have to get up early, or it will be dark before they come back and it would be unsafe. 

But with Mu Yan's feet, it took only half an hour.

    When he arrived in the town, Qi Yue didn't make any delay, and went straight to the livestock market. Many domestic animals there,so the smell is definitely not very good. He covered his mouth and nose with his sleeve, and quickly searched for the location of the cattle. 

    Originally, he was going to ask Lin Sheng, if anyone in the nearby village wanted to sell cattle, he would take one back. Later, he thought that now is the time for farming, and he is afraid that no one will sell cattle at this time.

Even if someone is willing to sell,only left the small calves, and those who can work are kept for their own use.

    As for renting someone else's, he felt that it was too much trouble, so he might as well just buy one,since he would use it in the future.

    Qi Yue soon found a place where they sell cattle, both calves and mature cattle. He picked a healthy-looking mature cattle from it, and he paid with silver cheerfully. 

After leading the cattle out of the livestock market, Qi Yue took a few deep breaths. The smell of various feces mixed together in the market is really uncomfortable!

    He bought everything needed for the household items yesterday, and there is no shortage for the time being, so he doesn't plan to go shopping any more, he plans to go back to the village directly after picking up the horse at the entrance of the town.

    "Miss, be careful!" 

    As soon as Qi Yue walked to the main road, he heard an exclamation, then there is a figure fell over at his side. He subconsciously turned to another side,so the person fell to the ground with a "teng" sound, issuing a cry of pain!

"Miss, are you okay?!" 

A little maid girl hurriedly crouched down to help her get up, nervously check whether she was hurt or not. 

    "What's the matter with you?! Seeing this Lady fall, how dare you..."

 The girl who fell to the ground immediately rebuked as she was helped by the maid. She stopped talking when she saw Qi Yue's face, stunned by his appearance. 

    Qi Yue smiled, arched his hands at her, and said, "I'm really sorry, but when I saw something fell over, I subconsciously avoided it. I didn't expect it to be a girl."

Seeing him smile, the girl's face instantly stained with a layer of red frost , her behavior became twisted (I prefer flirtatous) , "It was this little girl's fault (she called herself 小女子 which literally mean little girl but it is just another way to mention herself a humble way) for stepped on the corner of the skirt and didn't stand firmly. It has nothing to do with this young master!"

    The little maid girl next to her looked at her lady with surprise, then turned to look at Qi Yue's face, she is also blushed. Now she understand in her heart , don't tell me her lady have a crush with this person, isn't she?

    "If this is the case, then this humble one (在下 the way of saying "I" But polite one and use in the context of ancient china times) will leave!" Seeing her behavior like that, Qi Yue understood her intention clearly so he do not want to stay any longer, intend to leave directly. 

"Hey, this young master,just now this little girl made you frightened. I wonder if this gentleman willing to inform me your name,let this little girl invite you to the teahouse to chat as my way to apologize?"The girl stop in front of him, stare at him with a pair of beautiful eyes full of hope.

    A hint of impatience flashed through Qi Yue's eyes, but his smile on his face never changed. "Frightened? Not at all! Drink tea, I think no need for it. This humble one is just a farmer in the village, so I didn't dare to delay this lady's time."

    "Do not say it like that, not delay at all. This little girl also has nothing to do!" The girl shyly twisted the veil in her hand.

Although this person is dressed in an ordinary silk robe, holding a scalper, and looks like a countryman, his face is handsome and extraordinary, and his body and temperament are excellent. No need to mention, the town, she has seen those rich young masters in the big city, but those young masters do not have this kind of grace and manner which really fascinated her!

    "You had nothing to do, but this humble one have important thing to do, so pardon, Farewell" The words was already a bit rude, Qi Yue had no intention of wasting time with a young girl whose heart in spring. 

 He pulled the rope in his hand and walked around her and left quickly. 

The girl still wanted to chase, but She was blocked by the passing carriage, when the carriage passed, there was nowhere of Qi Yue's figure. She stomped her feet unwillingly!

    When Qi Yue returned to the village, his speed was naturally much slower because of the extra cattle. It was already dusk when he arrived in the village.

    Most people in the village had eaten dinner, some women sat chatting together, and seeing him riding a horse and bringing a cow, they asked him if he had gone to the town to buy cows!

Most of them are elders, Qi Yue could not immediately reply because it is not good to reply while sitting on the horse, so he get off of the horse.

    Although he didn't know these people, but in the future, they all were living in the same village so it was not good to ignore them. "Tomorrow I need to plow the land hurriedly, so I brought a cow back."

    "You could also use horses to plow the land. You just bought the yard, even if you are wealthy, you should save some! "A woman of a certain age persuades him, thinking that he is young and spends too much money without saving some money!

" Yo, isn't this just ' you can't eat grapes so you say grapes are sour', since he have spent it, naturally he still have it in hands. There is no need to be frugal!" 

Qi Yue hadn't spoken yet but another woman already opened her mouth with her odd way of speaking. 

    "He Tian's family!" The woman who spoke first was immediately annoyed, and she cursed back with her arms akimbo (akimbo is "with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward"). She was persuaded by the people around her not to quarrel in front of a new boy. It was too ugly. 

    "How old is this boy this year? It's really rare to be so outstanding!" In order to ease the atmosphere, another woman changed the subject. 

The two of them were like that so Qi Yue could not open his mouth but now, at this time, he was able to interrupt the conversation by saying, "Twenty-two years old!

   "At this age, you have not married? "The moment this question was asked, it was obvious that everyone around him was interested and they all focused on him.

    Men were usually engaged at fifteen or sixteen, and married at seventeen or eighteen,the girls and gers were even earlier, will marry at fifteen or sixteen. Like Lin Sheng, who lives next door to him, he got married at the age of eighteen. This year ,Twenty-five, his son already six years old!

    Qi Yue lowered his head and smiled, 

"Have not met someone I like yet!"

  That means he has not married! The women present who had unmarried daughters and gers were overjoyed, this boy was handsome,rich and had a good temperament.By marrying him, the other part definitely could enjoy the blessings! 

"That's a coincidence, our family's ger is a good one, I'll let you meet him later!" The He Tian family immediately started to smile, looking as if he must like her ger.

    "Oh, you're talking about Ling Ge Er? He is indeed a good-looking ger with a good temperament who can do all the work at home and in the field! " The woman she had chided earlier sneered and spoke in a meaningful way. 

As soon as she said this, the faces of the people around her turned a little bit strange, especially the woman who had just spoken, and the mockery on her face was very obvious!

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Translator has something to say : Do not get confused for the changing term of bull, sometimes cattle or  cow. It is basically the one used for farming to plow the land. I know English have many term (bull, cow, calves, cattle and specifically actually different meaning) but in chinese is much simpler, the same 牛 so in mandarin only the same word. English also is not my first language and pardon for you know might be the grammar or choice of word which kind of weird or off. I will try my best since it is my first time translating danmei. This chapter basically as it chapter title mentioned is about. The Male lead is He Ling or his another nickname is Ling Ge er.