The black sky sinks to the west and the setting sun fills the sky.
When Gu returned home, he was shocked to find a wild buffalo next to the kitchen!
The bison was dozing off on the ground. When he heard the noise, he raised his eyelids, glanced at Gu, and then closed his eyes.
Xing Qing came out of the kitchen at this time, and seeing Gu coming back, she said happily: "Grandma, you're back, we can eat now!"
Gu pointed at the bison and asked, "Whose cow is this?"
Xing Qing said excitedly, "It's mine! This morning, my sister went up the mountain to collect firewood and encountered a wild buffalo, so she brought it home!"
Gu was so frightened that he screamed, "What? Bison!!!"
Gu was almost frightened to death!
How dare this child bring anything home
She had heard from Shen Zhongshan that the most ferocious animals in the mountains, besides tigers, lions and other beasts, were bison!
He said he had seen two lions unable to take on a buffalo.
Gu regretted shouting and quickly covered her mouth, worried that she would disturb the buffalo. She hurriedly pulled Xing Qing into the kitchen and quickly closed the door. Before she could calm down, she was frightened by the delicious fish and meat on the table!
This is not the way to spend the money, right
Do you want to spend all the money in one day
Gu felt like her heart wasn’t strong enough these days!
Xing Nong was serving everyone a bowl of fish soup. Gu looked her up and down and saw a small scratch on her face. She was nervous: "Are you injured again? Where is it? What happened to the bison? How can you be so bold!"
Gu stared at Xingnong, wishing her eyes were as sharp as fire so that she could see through her and see if she was injured.
Xing Nong rolled around on the bottom of the lake, and when she came ashore, her wounds were covered in mud. Besides, the wounds were just superficial scratches from branches, not serious and not noticeable at all. So Xing Qing and Shen Ruoxi didn't know she was injured.
"I'm not injured. I just got scratched on the face by a branch when I was climbing up the mountain."
Xing Nong evaded the question, "I saw the wild bull in the mountains and tamed it."
Gu's expression was serious: "Don't fool me! The wild bull is more ferocious than a tiger, and you tamed it by the way?"
How could it be so easy
Xing Qing and Shen Ruoxi were shocked when they heard this. They said in unison: "Is the buffalo more ferocious than a tiger?"
Gu glared, “Of course!”
However, Xing Qing thought of the wild buffalo outside and said in surprise, "But Mingzhu looks very well behaved! He squats and stands when you tell him to."
Shen Ruoxi nodded: "It eats everything you give it! Mingzhu is so well behaved!"
Gu: “… .”
Mingzhu? He even gave the bison a name!
Gu's mouth twitched, and the name successfully put an end to half of her worries. "Who came up with this name?"
Xing Qing said happily: "I named it! My Niu Niu's full name is Black Pearl."
Because its fur is so black, it is called Black Pearl.
Xinghui said mischievously: "Grandma, isn't this a nice name?"
Gu glared at him unhappily, but she was indeed pleased.
snort!
The people in the eldest house dared to name the servants after her child, so couldn’t they name the livestock after pearls
But the question that should be asked is: "Xingnong, how did you tame this wild bull?"
Xing Nong replied seriously: "Ride it to tame it."
Gu: “… .”
Gu's face turned stern: "Don't fool me! The buffalo is fierce. Didn't it throw you to the ground when you rode on it?"
Xing Nong nodded: "I tried to shake it off, but it won't go away."
“… … .”
Gu looked at Xingnong with a look of helplessness on his face.
It turns out that bison are so easy to tame
Gu was not sure either, but it shouldn't be difficult, right
The world's first working ox should have been a wild buffalo tamed by humans, right
Xingnong's explanation was too brief and concise, so Gu used his imagination to convince himself.
This girl really inherited her husband's immense strength!
But it’s okay, at least this girl has never lost when fighting with others.
She sat down and ate peacefully.
The whole family ate happily.
After dinner, Xingnong brought out some strawberries for everyone to eat, saying that they were picked from the mountains.
Xing Qing said that this was the most delicious fruit she had ever eaten!
Shen Ruoxi and Xinghui also nodded in agreement.
At this time, Village Chief Gu came.
He was also shocked when he saw the bison.
"Ah, this.....this is a bison!"
The bison lazily raised half of his eyelids, glanced at him, and continued to eat strawberries with his head down.
It's a bison, what's wrong with that
Making a fuss out of nothing!
It is still the king of cattle!
Xing Qing ran out happily: "Uncle Gu is here! This is a wild bull, its name is Black Pearl. My sister tamed it in the mountains!"
Tamed
Village Chief Gu was extremely surprised!
It turns out that girl Xingnong has inherited the true teachings from Uncle Chongshan!
He even dared to tame wild buffalo!
But, Black Pearl? Village Chief Gu's mouth twitched, and he glanced at the main house of the Shen family. Shen Shihua's daughter seemed to be called Shen Mingzhu, right
He subconsciously praised: "This is a good name."
When Mrs. Gu heard the voice of the village chief, she came out of the house and said with a smile, "It's all because of Xingqing's mischief."
Xing Nong came out with a basket of strawberries: "Uncle Gu, try this wild fruit."
"It's okay. I feel fine. My sow gave birth to a few piglets yesterday. When we move over, I'll give you two pigs to raise. Let's call them Xiaohua and Xiaoyuan."
All the servants in Shen Shihua's family are named Xiaoxi, and the livestock raised by my aunt's family should be given the nicknames of their family members.
Do you really think others are easy to bully
From the corner of Xingnong's eye, he saw the door of a small window in the alley move, and someone gently pushed it open a small gap.
She glanced away and then looked away.
Village Chief Gu saw that the fruits in the basket looked cute, some of them looked like the March bubble in the mountains, but they were much larger. He picked one up and put it in his mouth, and then his eyes lit up, he didn't expect it to be so delicious!
It is sweeter than March bubble tea, has a stronger fruity aroma, and most importantly, the fruit is big enough.
It’s so delicious to eat them one by one!
He picked up a strawberry and put it in his mouth, mumbling: "What kind of wild fruit is this? Not bad! Delicious!"
Xing Nong: "Uncle Gu, come in and sit down."
Village Chief Gu waved his hand and said, "No need. My ox cart is still outside. I have to hurry back."
Village Chief Gu took out a stack of land deeds and house deeds and said, "I used all the silver notes my aunt gave me to buy land. A total of six acres of good farmland, three acres of dry land, a pond, and three acres of wasteland. These fields cost a total of ninety-nine taels of silver, and the remaining one tael was the deed tax collected by the government."
During this dynasty, farmland was very valuable. Good quality farmland cost 10 taels per mu, dry land cost 8 taels per mu, and ponds cost 6 taels per mu.
Wasteland is cheaper, but it still costs three taels of silver per mu, and taxes must be paid in the first year after purchase.
However, generally speaking, there is no harvest in the first three years of wasteland, which means it will result in losses, so not many people in Chu are willing to open up wasteland.
This resulted in a large amount of wasteland with poor water conservancy conditions in the State of Chu.
Xing Nong took it and said, "Thank you, Uncle Gu."
Village Chief Gu waved his hand and said, "Why are you being so polite, girl? By the way, the house will be ready for living tomorrow after the windows are installed. You can move in anytime. Just tell me when you want to move in and I'll come to help. Xingnong, I heard that Li..."
Village Chief Gu thought of something and then pulled Xingnong aside to ask him some questions, asking how Li was brought to court. He also talked about how shameless the eldest branch of the Shen family was and how gratifying it was that Li was imprisoned by the county magistrate.
A quarter of an hour later, Gu invited him into the house and said, "No, I'll just say a few words and leave. I'm in a hurry~" Then he continued, "That Shen Wanshan back then..."
A quarter of an hour later, Gu came over and invited him again, but was rejected again with the excuse "I'm in a hurry".
In the room, Gu silently lit the oil lamp.
Xing Nong stood there seriously listening to the village chief's surging river...
Xinghui glanced at the dark sky:... So this is called rushing~
It was not until it was completely dark and Village Chief Gu's cows had gone home on their own that the Village Chief's wife came to catch him, grabbed his ears and dragged him away. Only then did he reluctantly go home with the basket of strawberries given by Xingnong, still feeling unsatisfied.
Alas, he hasn't even finished yet!