When Uncle Homer heard that the price was only six dollars, he said that he would buy the pig."

From this sentence the reader could infer that:

A. Uncle Homer knows that Fern is fond of Wilbur and wants to help her out.

B. Uncle Homer thinks that six dollars is a very reasonable price for a pig.

C. Uncle Homer would have bought the pig for any price, since Fern is his niece.

D. Uncle Homer only buys pigs occasionally.