No way......

Seeing countless mud and water splashes rising from the far corner, hearing the bursts of mournful moos and faint screams coming from the wind, and the dense bushes on the hillside, Wu Qingchen involuntarily opened his mouth wide.

Is that okay?

Is this the seventeenth or the nineteenth?

After standing for two or three minutes, the dust in the distance gradually subsided, and the large herd of ploughing cattle sliding down the steep slope struggled to get up, and Baker also threw himself at Brown's side, Wu Qingchen suddenly came to his senses, got up, walked down the small slope, went around the jungle, and walked in the direction of the east side of the village.

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Five minutes later.

The earth world, in a certain military institution of a certain country, in a staff room.

"Isn't it......"

"Great......"

"This ...... This ......"

……

Staring at the dusty and screaming scene inside the display screen, hundreds of staff officers or open their mouths wide, dumbfounded; or waving his fists and dancing with his eyebrows; Or look serious and ponder......

Shock, cheers, doubts, excitement......

In the vast staff room, all kinds of emotions formed a bustle, only on the far right side of the room, a small group of soldiers did not join the ranks of their colleagues, still nervous, their eyes focused.

This little corner belongs to the territory of the statistical group of the General Staff Committee.

In the corner of this site, next to a long metal table placed haphazardly, pointing to a large projection screen, the leader of the second statistical team is reporting the latest statistical results to his immediate boss.

"Trap No. 1 did not take effect, preliminary analysis of the reasons for the failure: the key props were placed incorrectly, and the blind spots were not effectively used......"

Inside the display screen: the No. 1 area marked in red, while driving the ploughing cattle, while slowly walking by, the cowherd gently waved the cattle herding stick, naturally removing a ball of thorns.

"Trap No. 2 did not take effect, preliminary analysis of the reasons for the failure: the trap was too coarse to deceive the animal's instincts......"

Inside the display screen: the No. 2 area marked in red, the ploughing cattle passing by one after another, lined up in long strings, and the three narrow pits on the ground are carefully circumvented.

"Trap No. 3 did not take effect, and the reasons for the failure were preliminarily analyzed......"

"Trap No. 4 did not take effect, and the preliminary analysis of the reasons for the failure ......"

"Trap No. 5 succeeded! Preliminary analysis of the effect: the right hind leg of the B3 ploughing ox was broken, the left front back was bruised, and the ribs were ...... P7 ploughing ox had a scratch on the left side of the abdomen, a severe blow to the left neck, and a ...... on the right corner."

Inside the display screen: in the red area of area 5, a bridge made of several logs collapsed, and two ploughing cattle and several broken logs fell into the stream together.

"Trap No. 6 did not take effect, preliminary analysis of the reasons for failure: wrong selection of materials, unable to form the expected effect ......"

Inside the display screen: in the red area of the 6th area, a sudden twig bounced into his face, and the cowherd Brown grinned in pain, but there was no direct consequence.

"Trap No. 7 did not take effect, preliminary analysis of the reasons for failure: ......"

"Trap No. 8 does not take effect......"

"No. 9 ......"

"No. 10 ......"

"Trap No. 12 did not take effect, preliminary analysis of the reasons for failure: the trap did not pass through the target area for the target ......"

Inside the display screen: in the red-marked area 12, Baker, the eldest son of the cowherd, easily stepped over the clamp of two branches, unscathed......

“13……”

“14……”

"Trap No. 15 succeeded! Preliminary analysis of the effect: W1 cultivated cattle 1, 2 and 4 foot and hoof trauma. Best care outcome: Expected recovery within seven days; W7 ploughing cattle 1, 3 foot and hoof trauma. The best nursing effect: expected to recover within 11 days; U4 ......"

Inside the display screen: Area 15 marked in red, Brown looked at the injured plough with eight feet and hooves with a frightened expression, and Baker, whose face was snow-white, stood beside him helplessly.

“16……”

“17……”

“18……”

"Trap 19 succeeded! Preliminary analysis of the effect: T3 ploughing ox rolling, left waist, left neck, left front leg, right ankle, right front back...... Multi-site abrasions, T9...... R2 ...... G7 ......"

"Trap 20 is a success! Preliminary analysis of effect: P7...... P9…… B3…… B6…… The N11 ploughing ox was frightened and ran at high speed...... Medieval World B7 Subject, Name: Brown/Rodriguez, Right Arm, Right Leg, Right Waist...... Severe trampling injury to the right back, expected to ......"

Inside the display screen: in areas 19 and 20 marked in red continuously, a panicked Baker tripped over three strange wooden stakes, seven or eight ploughing oxen rushed towards Brown who fell to the ground, and a little farther away, countless dirt and water splashed from the corners, and the ploughing oxen rushing down the steep slope let out a burst of mournful mooing.

……

It can be seen from the report of the leader of the second group of statistics that the probability of success of the traps laid by Wu Qingchen is quite low, and only four of the 20 traps really have an effect.

This is normal, the time is urgent, Wu Qingchen's training is very hasty, and his own qualifications are mediocre, and he can have a 20% success rate, and the staff committees of the countries on the earth have been thankful.

In fact, it was precisely in consideration of Wu Qingchen's ability and degree of training, taking advantage of the time spent collecting herbs in the morning and arranging them intensely in the afternoon, that in about five hours, Wu Qingchen arranged more than 40 traps in about five hours, starting from the rotation of the cattle herd Brown to the summer service ploughing the commons, and according to the training team's full eight hours of simulation demonstration.

Among the more than 40 traps, the first 30 traps are quite simple, most of them are tailored to the personal habits and living habits of the cowherd......

Such a trap is of course quite easy to arrange, Wu Qingchen basically did not spend much time and energy, while searching for medicinal herbs, he easily arranged the smooth road that he or anyone else in the village could easily and happily pass through, and arranged it into the death path of the village herd, the cowherd Brown, and the eldest son Baker.

Obviously, even if Mr. Cowherd dodged the rattans, stones, and thorns of Trap 19, kept his balance, controlled the soft rod, and dodged the galloping ploughing oxen, there was still half the hard way ahead.

Moreover, in order to maximize the guarantee effect, in the remaining half of the journey, the last seven or eight traps, the staff gave up the targeting of Brown and Baker, and replaced them with indiscriminate traps with more significant effects and more powerful damage.

Or, to put it more preparatively, when the cowherd decides to steal old William's ploughing cattle, resulting in a back injury to the cow, the outcome of the cowherd is already predestined, and the difference is only in the process.

At the edge of the bushes, Wu Qingchen, who had come to his senses, got up suddenly, walked down the small slope, went around into the jungle, walked in the direction of the east side of the village, and rushed to the front of the cowherd's family or the rest of the village, and hurried to relieve the last few most dangerous arrangements.

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At the same time.

To the north of the village, beside the vast, flat, dark and fertile land of the lords, a light rain drifted in the wind, and weary and tired villagers sat on the muddy fields on both sides of the fields.

"When...... While...... When ......"

The bell rang for the third time.

With the sound of the bell, in the middle of the path, the steward Ifrett/Fair and the two sturdy villagers pushing the cart beside him stood up, and the village police officer quickly walked to the side of the cart beside the steward and brought out a basket of farming tools used for ploughing.

Soon, baskets of farm tools were distributed to families, and the villagers had extra pickaxes, hoes, and catalpa in their hands......

Time passed quickly, the police officers walked back and forth, the cart full of farm tools gradually emptied, gently waving the iron farm tools that were accustomed to the sharpness in their hands, the villagers stood up and walked to the side of the ridge, but they did not wait for the order to start work, only saw the face of the steward getting worse and worse.

47. Prediction and Surprise (II)

To the north of the village, the lord's commons.

It had been a long time since the third bell rang, and at this time, the steward had already opened his throat, pulled out the tone of the elder, and ordered the villagers to work in the fields.

However, on this day, until the last family also received iron farming tools, and the last villager also held the iron catalpa, the villagers did not wait for the familiar "dry ...... Live...... Finish...... All...... Under...... Earth...... Go to ......"

More and more villagers noticed the anomaly, and hundreds of eyes turned in the direction of the big tree next to the road.

Under the tree, the cart carrying farm implements was empty, and standing beside it, the steward Ifrett, with his face blue and his fists clenched, stood on tiptoe and stretched his neck, and looked far away at the end of the village path.

What happened?

The villagers began to talk about it.

"William ......"

Skirting the two groups of families sitting around, Freeman leaned over and gently pushed William, who was sitting on the ridge of the field and was burying his head in distraction.

William's body shook slightly, unresponsive.

"William......" Freeman added two more points of strength to his right hand.

"En......" William raised his head and slowly turned to Freeman, his eyes were unfocused, his expression was a little dazed, and after a long time he nodded slowly: "...... It's you...... Freeman ......"

"What do you think?"

"What do you think? …… Oh, do you say me? ”

Shaking his head, William's gaze cleared a little: "...... Freeman, you're just in time, help me think about it...... Tomorrow you can borrow two ploughing oxen, whether they will be used at the same time or sequentially...... If you use it sequentially, it may take a lot of time...... If it is used at the same time, Todd will have to plough the plough himself tomorrow, and it would be more appropriate to borrow someone's plow...... Freeman, will you plough your house tomorrow...... Oh yes, you don't have a plow truck at home......"

"It's okay, my brother has a plow, and he won't plough tomorrow, I'll send it to your house in the evening......"

"Great! Freeman, it's so timely, you ......"

"Alright...... Freeman waved his hand, "don't think about plowing...... William, look, the tools have been distributed, why haven't they started yet? ”

"Didn't start work?"

"You don't know yet?"

"I was thinking about how to borrow a plou......gh cart just now," he said, holding down the ridge of the field, old William stood up, looked around, and his expression quickly became a little puzzled: "Yes, the steward is also in a hurry, as if he is waiting for something......

"Father, Uncle Freeman......" Next to it, Idra also came over, and from the moment she noticed the abnormality, Idra kept an eye on the direction of the steward: "I know...... The steward should be waiting for the cow......"

"Waiting for the cow?" "What's going on?"

"That's right......" Idra pointed to the other side of the vast and flat commons, "...... Father...... Uncle Freeman...... You see, it's been so long, and the cows in the village haven't come......"

"Huh? This ......"

“…… What's going on? ”

Old William and Freeman raised their heads and looked in the direction that Idra had pointed, and immediately let out a sound of surprise at the same time.

The place where Idra pointed to, on the other side of the lord's commons, the summer service began that day, and it was also the place where the villagers ended their summer service yesterday, in an extremely spacious area, there were less than ten ploughing oxen leisurely looking for tender grass, and next to the ploughing ox, more than a dozen handlebar-type plows gathered in a group, as if they were talking.

It's impossible!

At this time of year, the place where the work began should have been gathered fifty or sixty ploughing oxen, which were put on the huge plowcar of the lord by the handlebar, and then handed over to the plowshare to drive and roll up large tracts of dirt.

Whether the villagers work for themselves or serve the lord in summer service, when ploughing the fields, the hardest, most arduous, and most physical parts will undoubtedly be handed over to the ploughing oxen whose physical endurance far exceeds that of humans, and the villagers, most of the time, follow the ploughing oxen to complete the hoeing weeds, breaking the hard mud, and cleaning up the stones...... And so on and so forth.

At this time, the bell of the third summer service had passed, but there were only a few pitiful oxen, and it was obvious that such a number could only set up two large plowcars of the old man at most, and it was impossible to start the day's farm work.

No wonder we haven't started working yet......

William Sr. and Freeman glanced at each other, and soon saw a sudden ...... in each other's eyes

…… and even more doubts.

"Weird...... How come there are only a few cows now? Where have the other cattle gone......" William frowned.

"Hey, they're all on the way!" Idra first pointed to Ifrit, the steward who was covered in iron and blue and stood on tiptoe, and then continued to point to the poor Baba ploughing oxen, his fingers moving slowly:

"You see, this is the Erickson family's ploughing cow...... This is the Neal family's ploughing cow...... This is the Connor family...... This is the Howell family...... This is...... These are the cattle that the neighbors brought back yesterday, as for the other cattle that the cowherd took care of...... Hey...... Hey ......"

At this point, Idra's voice became softer, but it was very happy.

"You mean......" Freeman's eyes widened slowly, "...... Is something wrong? Yes, it rained so hard today, and the road was so difficult, yes, yes, it was possible...... The hillside next to Howell's house is often rocky...... The path next to the Wilson plot is very narrow...... Aviglia home ......"

"Shh......h Whisper ......" "Don't ......"

Frowning, Freeman became more and more excited as he spoke, and his voice grew louder and louder.

At this moment, a few steps away, a group of several people hurriedly approached, hearing the footsteps, Idra and Old William turned back inadvertently, and suddenly their faces tightened at the same time, Idra quickly grabbed Freeman's robe, and Old William quickly blocked Freeman's mouth.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

"Nonsense!"

"Freeman, be careful!"

Suddenly there were two loud shouts from the side.

Freeman turned his head sharply, and the first thing he saw was the village police officer Espier, who looked at Freeman with a solemn face and hurried steps, and Espier shook his head lightly, and walked quickly past worriedly.

He was followed by Green, the second son of the cowherd, and Lamere, the wife of the cowherd, staring at Freeman, and the second son of the cowherd and the wife of the cowherd staggered over, with a paler face and a more suspicious expression.

The last ones to be the ones who made these two loud shouts were the cowherd's brother Sanchez, and the cowherd's closest neighbor, Wright.

Freeman's expression was embarrassed, his voice had long since stopped abruptly, and Sanchez and Wright's fierce gaze had been cut from William Sr.'s family to Freeman's face before he stepped up to catch up with the police officer and the cowherd's wife and children.

"This ...... This ......"

Carefully recalling what he had said, and then imagining the consequences of offending the cowherd's family, the police officer and his party had come a long way, and Freeman's face finally completed the transformation from embarrassment to pale.

"It's okay...... It's okay...... Just say a few words......"

"yes, and you didn't say anything, just complaining about the bad weather...... Don't worry, it's nothing......"

"Don't worry...... The neighbors along the way, almost all of them, are talking about it, and they won't remember you alone...... Don't worry, it's going to be fine......"

Surrounding Freeman, the old William's family hurriedly comforted him.

As he spoke, old William, Freeman, Jacqueline, Idla, Grace, or rather, the villagers of the commons, as long as they had no major problems with their ears, all heard a loud roar at the same time.

The voice was familiar, it was Iverit, the steward of the village.

"Wait! Still have to wait? Can you wait? Can I wait? Can the commons wait? Can the summer service wait? Can the master's work wait? ”

Countless eyes quickly gathered on the big trees beside the road.

Under the tree, the cowherd's wife and second son bowed their heads, their faces pale and frightened, as if they were explaining, or were begging bitterly, and beside the two, the steward, who had given up his tiptoe look, had a very impatient face, and his voice was full of violentness, and the green tendons of his clenched arms burst out, and every time he opened his mouth was a series of huge roars:

"It's raining heavily! Can it be so late when it rains heavily? The road is too slippery to still walk on the road? ”

"Needless to say, you don't need this for the ploughing of the commons! That's not what I need to hear! Delay the master's summer service, think about the result yourself! ”

"You want to do it? What can you do? What can you do about it? ”

"Don't beg me! I also want to beg you, please do well, and get the ploughing oxen over quickly! ”

"Get out! You should have gotten out a long time ago! Get out of here, get out of here and find your damn father! ”

The villagers clearly saw that with every roar Iverett, the whole body of the second son of the cowherd would tremble violently, and the steward finally spat out a series of words "roll", and the second son of the cowherd turned around in a trembling manner, and ran in despair to the west of the village, in the direction of the herd herd that had been grazing his cattle recently.

Although he was trembling and depressed, the second son of the cowherd still ran very fast, and soon disappeared at the end of the path's vision.

It was also the last cow-related run of the cowherd's second son, Mr. Green/Rodriguez.