Tailuo was shocked when he saw Qing Niu sneezing and the drill in his hand flew away. He came back to his senses only after hearing the words, took a step back and said, "Master, this may be the legendary psychic medium."
ox."
Xiaojiu's eyes lit up: "Is it a bull demon?"
Tailuo: "I don't know if it is a monster. When I was a child, I heard from my elders that plants, trees, birds, and animals can also open spiritual intelligence. This is where the so-called elves and monsters come from. I think this cow also has signs of spiritual intelligence.
, no wonder it seems to be able to understand what you are saying."
Xiaojiu: "What on earth did you just do?"
Tailuo: "We just wanted to brand it and then put on a nose ring..." He introduced the strange thing just now.
Xiao Jiu: "Oh, you must have scared it!" Then he walked over and patted the cow's back as if to comfort him, "Big cow, don't be afraid, I won't brand you, just wear a nose ring.
"
Da Niu? What kind of title is this? You have to call him Master Niu, Mr. Niu, King Niu, right? But Qing Niu changed his mind again, Da Niu is just Da Niu, it doesn’t matter. And the boy servant asked again: "If
If you don’t mark it, what will you do if it gets lost? If you don’t wear a nose leash, how will you make it work?”
Xiao Jiu: "Uncle Tailuo didn't say that it has intelligence, can it understand people's speech? Then just talk to it directly!" Then he turned to Qingniu and said, "Daniu, you won't get lost.
Yeah, you can understand whatever I want you to do, right? If you really understand, just nod and shout again."
Qing Niu nodded quickly and called out again. Tai Luo had just made a wild guess, but now that he saw it was indeed the case, he couldn't help but be stunned, and the two servants were also dumbfounded.
Xiao Jiu jumped up with excitement and said, "You all saw it, I found a treasure this time!"
Tailuo let out a long breath and said, "Young Master is really a strange person. This is your blessing."
Qingniu secretly let out a sigh of relief, and finally avoided being branded and having his nose pierced. At the same time, he felt a little uneasy in his heart. When he sneezed just now, he couldn't hold it back in panic. The demon king in his transformation state was actually afraid of it.
In such a small scene, it seems that the cultivation of xinxing is still incomplete.
Now thinking about it carefully, if Tailuo really wanted to brand it and wear a nose ring, it would have to endure it and would not use any magic or magical powers to fool it. At the moment, it was worried that the master would scold it, but after waiting for a long time, nothing happened.
, either the master doesn’t care about it, or the master is not staying here.
After this incident, Qing Niu glanced at Xiao Jiu. As a demon cultivator, he even felt that this child was very considerate. If it was really like what Tai Luo said, he was a child who had just opened his spiritual intelligence and wanted to become a demon in his ignorance.
If someone insists on forcibly branding a bull that has become a monster and piercing its nostrils, it may cause big trouble. However, Xiaojiu's approach has resolved the possible disaster.
The big cow brought back by Xiaojiu is a strange cow. It can understand human speech, does not need to be branded, or wear a nose ring. It drinks clean water and eats fresh grass. Occasionally, it will eat like a war horse.
Better things. But the preferential treatment that Daniel received only stopped here. Xiaojiu and Tailuo couldn't offer it up. It still had to do the work that a cow should do.
Daniel is so capable. Not only is he strong, he is also very obedient. In the following days, he would hitch a cart and take Xiaojiu to the mountainous area every day. Tailuo had gathered farmers to open up fields and build houses. It was just after the autumn harvest.
During the off-farm time, we removed weeds and shrubs, leveled the fields, and set up earthen stoves to boil the soil every day.
Stones were used to build the wall foundation, but the process of building the wall was a bit complicated. It had to be boiled in water and then dried. The buildings at that time could be repaired very simply if they wanted to make do, and many processes could be simplified, but Xiaojiu's
Meaning, you should practice as carefully and carefully as possible for the long-term consideration.
The purpose of boiling soil is to remove impurities, sift out all kinds of gravel and humus, obtain clean and uniform clay, and kill grass seeds, insect eggs and other things that may be mixed in the soil. Let the soil dry.
Then use the flax boiled in boiling water to stir and mix until it becomes clay-like, then fill it between two upright boards and compact it firmly. This is the method of building a wall with boards.
The floor in the house is also paved with this kind of soil to avoid the growth of insects and moss. It should be smoothed and compacted as much as possible. Sometimes the surface will be burned with fire to make it slightly hardened. If conditions permit, more sophisticated buildings will even
Sprinkle sulfur and other substances under the wall base to prevent snakes and insects from digging holes.
By the beginning of the next spring, two courtyards have been built on the hillside, two farmers have moved in, and more than ten acres of paddy fields have been leveled, and rice can be cultivated. The ditches for water diversion have been dug, which can not only irrigate the fields but also provide food for farmers.
Drinking. If necessary, more houses can be built and more fields can be opened in the future.
Houses and fields are easy to deal with. The place Xiaojiu chose is very good. It doesn't cost much and only requires more labor. But the three-hundred-foot-long water diversion ditch that goes around the other side of the hillside is, fortunately,
Without the help of a big ox, it would have been impossible to complete the work this winter. This ox is not only extremely powerful, but also as light and strong as a goat. It can exert the most force when yoked to a large plow in digging trenches.
Now that there are houses and courtyards to live in, and paddy fields can be cultivated, the main problems have been solved. As for the surrounding mountains, there is no need to worry. Beans and potatoes can be grown wild in the mountains and forests and harvested. The area is large enough to raise them.
Some chickens or even pigs will do. Xiaojiu originally planned to keep the cow in the mountains, but now seeing how strange it is, he continues to raise the cow in another courtyard.
Anyway, the mountainous area is not too far away, just drive there every day. Xiaojiu participated in the whole process of opening up the mountain farm. Of course, Tailuo couldn't let him do the menial work of the servants, but Xiaojiu was still willing to join in the fun.
.For him, this is just playing, and it is the most interesting game. The servants have no choice but to let the master be happy.
Another year has passed in the blink of an eye. The "village" has ushered in a harvest. Not only has rice been produced, but also a lot of mountain products have been harvested. In addition, a group of chickens have been raised and a few pigs have been fed. The farmer's life has become much better, Xiaojiu
Of course, life was better. They often had eggs to eat. On good days, chickens were killed. In winter, two pigs were slaughtered. In fact, the pigs were not fat enough, but Tailuo and others were happy.
But in the past year, Xiao Jiu has been picking off the cow's ears every day, but no white hair has grown. Qing Niu is also anxious, not because of himself, but secretly wondering what the master means, why has Xiao Jiu been left dry for so long?
No movement in time?
One of the most important things the emperor did to promote enlightenment in the world was to implement a unified Chinese calendar. In the early years, Emperor Xuanyuan established the calendar to let the people know the year. The beginning and end of the year happened just before the beginning of spring. It was also a festival celebrated by all people, and later generations called it the Chinese New Year.
It is tied during the slack time of farming to welcome a new round of spring farming. Every household will buy new clothes, and big families will also reward their servants.
The rewards that servants receive are usually pieces of cloth, and occasionally some scattered money. This year, life is going well, and Tailuo follows the master's wishes, and the rewards are more generous than in previous years. Needless to say, the three servants are the children of farmers on the farm.
The maid Xiaoxia is a girl from a local village, and she usually gives some money.
Send your own girl to a wealthy family to work as a maid, where she will be provided with food, clothing, and raise. You will receive a fortune when you send her there. When she gets married at an old age, the host's family will more or less give you a dowry, and the girl's parents
You will also get a betrothal gift. This is the practice of many poor families, and it is different from selling yourself into slavery. This is how Xiaoxia was sent.
Although Xiaojiu's life is ordinary, compared to a poor village family like Xiaoxia, she is already considered a wealthy family. If a maid like Xiaoxia reaches an age, if she is good-looking and capable, she may become a master.
Of course, concubines are more likely to be assigned to children of servant families. This is considered internal accommodation, at least the dowry supplement will not be wasted.
Xiaoxia is fifteen years old this year, and is said to be old enough to get married, but neither her parents nor Xiaoxia herself have ever mentioned this. When she was first sent here, she was just an inconspicuous little girl.
Girl, maybe the life in the other courtyard is quite good to her, and it is not difficult for Young Master Ninth to serve her. She has lived a relatively good life in recent years, and she has become more and more beautiful as she grows older.
Xiaoxia's parents would certainly not be willing to give it to the children of other farm servants, and Xiaoxia herself would not be willing to do so. The best result would of course be to ration it directly to the owner of the other courtyard, in which case the betrothal gift would be the most generous and Xiaoxia's parents would feel the most
It's good to have face. But such a good thing is not easy, because the owner of the other courtyard is still young, only nine years old this year.
Perhaps it is because of these unexplained reasons that although Xiaoxia has reached the age where she can get married, her parents never mention it, and the girl's family certainly has nothing to say about it.
After the New Year, Xiaoxia often hides in a corner alone, sighing secretly or even wiping tears quietly, as if she is worried about something. Tailuo and the other three servants are very busy on weekdays, so they did not notice this situation and only paid attention to everything.
Curious, Xiaojiu discovered it.
That day, after everyone else had gone out, Xiaoxia sat alone in the house, making clothes with this year's new cloth. She became distracted while she was doing it. She sighed and wiped the moist corners of her eyes. Then she suddenly heard Xiaojiu's voice saying: "
Sister Xiaoxia, what's wrong with you recently? Is it something at home or something on your own mind?"
Xiao Jiu, who was playing outside, suddenly came back. Xiao Xia quickly stood up and said, "No, I'm fine! Why didn't you go to the mountains today?"
Xiao Jiuyi pouted: "Sister Xiaoxia, please don't lie to me! You have been frowning these days, and you often cry and sigh alone. I know everything. You have been like this since you went home a year ago.
, you went home several times before and after the new year, and every time you came back, you would secretly cry and be in a daze. Did something happen at home? "
Xiaoxia said in a panic: "It's really nothing. What big thing could happen to Mrs. Murano's family? It's not worthy of your attention, sir."
Xiaojiu: "If it's not a family matter, it's your own business! Sister Xiaoxia, do you want to get married and feel that staying in another hospital is delaying you? If so, I will tell Uncle Tailuo and let him
He went to your parents to discuss finding a good family for you..."
These words frightened Xiao Xia so much that she waved her hands repeatedly and said: "No, no, no, Master, you must not do this, it's not like that, I didn't do it at all..."
Xiaojiu spread his hands: "Then what do you think is going on?"
Xiaoxia finally told what happened. It was really a family matter. In fact, she really wanted to tell it, but it was difficult to talk to someone about this kind of thing. It was very uncomfortable to hold it in her heart. Deep down in her heart, she really wanted someone to listen.