Chapter 237: Niu Hu
Soon, Cheng Ziyang and the others all knew that the middle-aged man's name was Ah Niu. But who his surname is, even he can't tell, and no one else knows.
It is reported that he was adopted by a cattle farmer since he was a child and named Ah Niu.
The farmer's farmland had already left the cooperative, and the annual rent was enough for the family's annual expenses. But people can't always be idle and have nothing to do. The farmer had an ancestral craft β cattle raising. Although modern mechanical cattle have long replaced grazing old cattle. But cows still can't escape becoming a human meal. In particular, beef noodles and braised beef have become an important part of Chinese cuisine.
So, the farmer raised cattle specially. Yiyang is a large group, with ancestral experience, there are very few deaths, the survival rate is extremely high, and the money is full of money.
Ah Niu has been raising cattle with the farmer since he was a child. When he became an adult, the farmer didn't know what taboos he had committed, and the family suddenly died overnight, leaving only Ah Niu.
Ah Niu will definitely raise cattle, plus the rent of the farmer's farmland, but he does not have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation. It's just that there are more men and fewer women in the countryside, and marrying a daughter-in-law is a more difficult thing than ascending to the sky. Especially for cattle raisers like him, there is always a fishy smell on his body, and no woman likes it. There was no way, Ah Niu had to save money desperately, preparing to marry a woman who didn't like him for raising cattle, but asked for a high dowry as a daughter-in-law. Who would have thought that when he had just saved enough money and was about to go to the matchmaker for a dowry, the end of the world came.
All the people in the village fled for their lives. Ah Niu was also so frightened that he wanted to run for his life. But he couldn't bear to raise his own herd of cattle - no matter what, it was all money! What to do? As a result, he drove a herd of cattle to flee for his life.
Traveling with a herd of cattle, of course, the speed of the march was very slow. It didn't take long for Ah Niu to come across those disgusting monsters that could eat living people. He was frightened, and for a moment he could not find a place to hide, so he instinctively burrowed into the herd.
As a result, the head cow stepped forward and fought desperately, even repelling the monster. This makes Ah Niu, who escaped death, love this group of cattle even more - this is his magic weapon to protect his life!
After a few more days, Ah Niu suddenly found that each cow was growing taller and bigger. Now, he was worried. Because he couldn't find a place to mow the grass, he couldn't feed the herd of tall cows. If the nutrition can't keep up, the cow will grow taller. When the time comes, they won't have any fat on their bodies, and they won't be able to sell them for a good price.
In this way, Ah Niu drove the cow and aimlessly searched for the grass. The cows seemed to know that Ah Niu was looking for grass, so they didn't urge, and honestly followed Ah Niu around.
Finally, Ah Niu found a place where there was a lot of grass, enough for the cattle to eat for a while. It's just that the place seems to be being overrun by those disgusting monsters.
Next, for the sake of grass, for survival, for the herd, Ah Niu had to grit his teeth and command the herd to fight to the death against the group of monsters. God willing, the herd, which had been hungry for a long time, finally defeated the group of monsters and occupied this land of abundant water and grass.
The people who witnessed Ah Niu leading the herd to fight against zombies also defected to Ah Niu one after another, willing to raise these cattle that could fight against zombies with him.
In this world, it is too difficult for people to live. Ah Niu did not refuse someone to come and help him raise the herd. But when the grass is eaten up, it doesn't grow anymore. They were also given everywhere to find grass to feed the herd.
In this way, the farmer of the farming people became the cattle breeders of the nomadic people. The herd is getting bigger and bigger, and it's getting more and more powerful. As a result, as soon as those zombies saw these cows, they often took the initiative to retreat after a struggle. As a result, more people were attracted to help Ah Niu raise cattle.
But after all, human difficulties cannot be solved by cattle. It didn't take long for the biggest difficulty in front of Ah Niu to be the food - the food that people eat.
Of course, they also tried to grow some food where the cattle graze. As a result, the grain did not grow, but some overlord flowers that could eat people grew.
Thanks to the herd, even such flowers dare to eat. Otherwise, those of them who raise flowers would have died long ago. What to do? You can't just be like a cow β go and eat grass, right?
However, there are people who are so hungry that they secretly eat the grass that is given to the cows. As a result, a life whimper. Since then, no one has dared to touch the grass that the cow was eating.
Otherwise, slaughter a cow to fill your belly! Ah Niu, who was so hungry that he couldn't stand it, was also forced to agree. Who would have thought that a butcher would take out a butcher's knife and try it. As a result, it was found that the cowhide was so hard that it was invulnerable, and when the butcher knife touched it, it was knocked up and turned into bladeless scrap metal.
What to do? These people had to pick up the remnants of humanity that remained in the ruins.
In this way, Ah Niu led the group of people and raised a group of amazingly large cattle, barely surviving for a few years.
Clinker, cattle are getting bigger and bigger, and as the amount of forage in their mouths becomes less and less, they are becoming less and less obedient to humans. In addition, the food they can find to fill their stomachs is becoming scarcer and scarcer. Finally, they were on the verge of survival.
Just when they were calling for the heavens to be unacceptable and the earth to be ineffective, a group of cleanly dressed people suddenly appeared in front of them. In the confrontation between the two sides, Ah Niu soon found that all the people on his side were so weak that it was difficult to even stand, while the other party was all strong. It is impossible for him to lead people to rob the other party, so he can only rely on the herd to win.
Out of instinct, he felt that as long as the arrogant atmosphere of the other party was suppressed, the people on his side would be able to get several days of rations and continue to survive. So, he threw a lot of grass in the direction of the other man's movement, and it only took a little while to attract the herd.
Who would have thought that the other party was not human, all zombies! Until the herd of cattle was summoned to attack each other, Ah Niu, who was hiding on the side, was still wondering: When did the zombies become like living people? Has this world become a zombie-infested world? So what should they do as living people?
Sure enough, this group of zombies was really powerful, and they were able to summon many big trees and tie up all those cows. When Ah Niu saw it, he was both scared and anxious. As soon as he stumbled, he immediately fainted on the ground after not eating for many days.
"You're awake!" I don't know how long it took, Ah Niu finally opened his eyes. He found himself lying on a snow-white bed with fluids in his hands. Beside him, there were several men standing. Among them, a man with a medical cartridge was talking to him.
"Hmm!" Ah Niu's memory quickly echoed the roar of the screaming zombie. Frightened, he hurriedly hid in the corner of the bed. "Zombies, I...... My meat is not tasty...... Don't look for me! β
"Haha!" Hearing these foolish words from him, the men burst out laughing. "He actually treated us like zombies, he was really bitten by a snake once, and he was afraid of grass ropes for ten years."
"Ten years!"
"If you don't give him a clear upside down, I'm afraid he won't be able to figure out the difference between zombies and humans in his life!"
"Hello, my name is Xia Zhao, and I am a doctor," Xia Zhao did not smile, but introduced himself to Ah Niu very seriously. "We're not zombies, we're superpowers!"
Ah Niu secretly observed and found that they laughed very casually, and there was no stiffness on the zombie's face at all. Coupled with Xia Zhao's psychological counseling, he gradually believed that they were not zombies.
"Oooh!" Ah Niu, who was no longer afraid, finally licked his tongue and asked Xia Zhao. "Doctor, what do you mean by a supernatural person?"
At this moment, Qin Ji and the others were completely speechless: did this person live in the Paleolithic Age? Even the Stranger doesn't know it.
In fact, the only people who can really appreciate the tranquility of winter are those who are in the winter of life. The old man, when it comes to winter, rarely goes out, and stays alone in that small world.
The window, which is not wide, is the only way for him to connect to the winter world through his cloudy eyes. In the wind, frost, rain and snow, he sat quietly by the window, staring at the dead branches swaying in the cold wind. The bare branches stretched long into the sky, crying like weeping. Perhaps, there is a trace of lost youth. The old man's wandering gaze flashed with a trace of affection from time to time.
On sunny days, he lazily bathed in the warmth of the courtyard, squinted his eyes, and sank into a rare winter daydream.
At this moment, Ah Niu seems to have become such an old man. This made many people feel incredible, and they all felt as if he was running away from something.
"Let's eat!" Ning Zhongxiao brought two bowls of food, handed one bowl to him, and ate one bowl himself.
"Oh," he took the meal, sorted out the top beef, and returned it to Ning Zhongxiao. "I don't eat beef."
"Uh-huh!" Ning Zhongxiao didn't say much, just ate a bowl full of beef, and ate happily.
"Third child," Ah Niu called Ning Zhongxiao in the tone of the group. "Didn't a cow be left behind? Slaughtered them all? It's not easy to keep them now!"
"Ohβthe lead bull remained, along with a few cows with calves." Ning Zhongxiao replied happily while eating the cow.
"That's good," Ah Niu finally regained some vitality and ate the rice vigorously.
"Ah Niu," Ning Zhongxiao, who was the first to finish eating, said to him after putting down the dishes and chopsticks. "Come with me to the capital, okay? I'll make sure you have three meals a day, and you won't go hungry!"
"What are you doing in the capital?" After eating a bowl of rice, Ah Niu ran to fill a second bowl of rice, and then came over to ask Ning Zhongxiao. "I don't have any skills, aren't you too cumbersome?"
"I won't let you do anything," Ning Zhongxiao brought a bowl of soup and asked Ah Niu to eat with the soup. "I just want you to raise cattle. So far, I've found that you're the only one who knows how to raise cattle. β
"Okay!" Ah Niu listened and immediately smiled innocently. He didn't just eat the soup, but drank it dry. God knows how long it had been since he had a soup. "But, do you have a cow?"
"Hey, hey!" Ning Zhongxiao smiled slyly. "Yes! These unslaughtered cattle are still raised by you! β
"Oh!" Soon, Ah Niu made up for the huge size of the cow. In the end, he had to lick his tongue and kindly remind Ning Zhongxiao. "Can you transport all these cattle to the capital?"
"Can't!" Ning Zhongxiao replied very bluntly. But before Ah Niu showed a disappointed expression, he followed up with the last sentence: "However, my sister can move all these cattle to the capital!" β
"Ahh Ning Zhongxiao's words were quite tongue-twisting, and Ah Niu was confused.
Cheng Ziyang has no unique feelings about the tranquility of winter. The old people's contemplation and desirelessness have achieved the peace of their hearts. And he is in his prime, he is immersed in the joy of the autumn harvest, and it is difficult not to be happy with things, the ups and downs of his life trajectory, and it is difficult not to be sad for himself.
Therefore, the tranquility of winter is just a luxury for him, a short rest for a while when he is busy.
It seemed that under the frozen surface of the lake, he could hear the sound of flowing water; Beneath the snow-covered surface, he could imagine the seeds that were growing. With such a heartbeat, it is naturally not easy to appreciate the beauty of winter silence.
"Brother-in-law," Ning Zhongxiao ran over panting. "Ah Niu is willing to follow us to the capital!"
"Hmm!" Cheng Ziyang, who was fishing on the ice, responded lightly. "Third child, you should pay more attention to such strange things! This will be very beneficial for you to preside over large-scale logistics in the future. β
"Yes, brother-in-law!" At this moment, Ning Zhongxiao's expression was very excited, and his eyes were even brighter. "It's hard for a good woman to cook without rice! Naturally, I'm going to have to put a lot of effort into that cooking! β
"That's a good thing to say!" Cheng Ziyang, who didn't catch a single fish, had already packed up his fishing tackle. Then, while pulling Ning Zhongxiao, he was muttering. "Let's go, let's go back and ask your sister to get something delicious."
"Come on, let my sister make something delicious, it's better to-" Ning Zhongxiao immediately corrected his words. "Tell my sister to take something delicious from her space first, and then I will be the chef, and I can have a good meal together!"
"Okay, just do as you say!" Cheng Ziyang raised his hands in approval. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "The Last Days: The Fairy Wife Rampant Claw Book House" for free for the first time.