Forty-one Luohan Hall celebrates the birth of the cow

Zhou An suddenly said: "I think the hardest thing in Yizhou is those cows. ”

The water princess asked, "Cow?" ”

Zhou An said: "Ploughing the field with oxen, trailer with oxen, only eat a little grass, to do so much hard work, hard." ”

Lu Wei smiled: "General Zhou, you are discussing a major matter now, and you are off topic." ”

Everyone laughed.

The water princess smiled: "It's not off topic, General Zhou said it well." Whoever contributes to Yizhou to do good deeds, we must care about him, love him, and reward him. The same goes for cattle. General Zhou, please continue. ”

Zhou An said: "The cow is bitter, especially now, it is the hardest time of the year. From Qingming to the present, ploughing, raking, and moulding manure have been working hard for a whole month, without a day of rest. When you get to the road, in the field, every cow you see is so tired that you can't see the meat, and under the skin are the ribs (ribs). From now until the May Festival (Dragon Boat Festival), the cattle will have to work for another month before the farm is busy. Only then can the cattle take a break. But some cattle have been dragged to death from exhaustion and fall to death, which is really pitiful! In the end, they will be led to be slaughtered. ”

When the water princess heard this, she was moved and said, "Good! I'm going to go to see the cow tomorrow and go to comfort these heroes who have made great efforts and made great contributions to Yizhou. ”

The water princess said to the water chestnut: "Water chestnut, please prepare what the cow loves to eat, it will be a lot, a lot." ”

Water chestnut asked Zhou Andao: "Uncle Zhou, what do cows like to eat the most?" ”

Zhou An said: "What cows love to eat is young reeds. ”

Water chestnut said: "Please Uncle Zhou inform the nearby people and farmers that tomorrow the princess will buy young reeds, and it will cost a lot." The princess will pay a good price. ”

The water princess asked again, "Do cows drink?" ”

Zhou An said: "I can drink." ”

The water princess said to the water chestnut, "I also need to prepare a lot of cow wine." Prepare some more beans for the cow to reinvent the meal. ”

Zhou An asked, "Where will the princess watch the cattle tomorrow?" ”

The water princess asked rhetorically, "Well, General Zhou, where is the bigger (spacious)?" ”

Zhou An said: "Princess, there is an Arhat Hall nearby, the open space in front of the temple is very large, and there are fields all around. ”

The water princess asked, "If all the cattle from the nearby four towns come, is it okay?" ”

Zhou An replied, "It's completely big enough." Shall I have the reeds and the ox, the wine, and the beans brought to the temple? ”

The water princess nodded and said, "Okay, General Zhou, it's set in the Luohan Hall." Speak to the presiding officer of the temple. ”

Zhou An said: "Princess, this Luohan Hall has been abandoned for a long time, and no one has managed it for a long time. Recently, there is a little master who claims to be an arhat hand, and he unsigns for others, and I heard that it is very smart. When a man loses a cow, he knows that the cow is in the cave and is now looking for it. ”

The water princess didn't pay much attention to Luohan's hand at this time, nodded and said, "Okay, that's it." General Singar, please publish the notice: the third day of the fourth month (or the eighth day of the fourth month?) It's the cow's birthday. The cattle of the four towns in Yizhou have to rest for a day, and they are not allowed to plow the fields and trailer labor, but they can voluntarily lead the cattle to Luohan Hall, and the princess will personally make a birthday for the cattle. ”

Xin Ge responded: "Yes, immediately put up a list to inform the people." ”

The notice on the wall reads: "The third day of the fourth month is the birthday of the cow, and all cattle are given a day off and are not allowed to work." On the same day, the princess will make a birthday for the cow in front of the Luohan Hall. Ask the cattle owners of the four townships to lead the cattle to the front of the Luohan Hall to celebrate the birthday of the cow. The governor of Yizhou, the princess of water. ”

The third day of April (the birthday of the cow or the eighth day of the fourth month?) ）

Farmers, peasant women, and children from the four townships all led cattle through the field road to the big field in front of the Luohan Hall.

Zhou An is like the protagonist, directing the people to put down the jar of cow wine that they carried, and pile up the bundles of reeds they carried. And sacks of beans.

The water princess, water chestnut, sally and others stand on the ox cart.

The people talked about it and said, "The princess personally celebrates the birthday of the cow, which has never been since ancient times." ”

The peasant woman Lianxin said: "The princess is not only the parent official of the people, but also the parent official of the cow. ”

The water princess asked the people loudly: "Folks, is it hard for cattle to work as a field trailer every day?" ”

The people replied, "It is indeed hard." ”

The water princess asked, "What if we don't have cows?" ”

The people said, "No." How do you do a field without cattle? How can you tow a truck without a cow? ”

The water princess said: "From Qingming to the present, for a whole month, the cow has been working as a field trailer every day, and there is no day off. Each cow was dragged to the bone. Let's give them a day off, okay? ”

The people nodded and said, "Okay." ”

The water princess said: "Shall we let them eat a little good food, essence, and drink some cow wine?" ”

The people said, "Yes." ”

The water princess continued: "The cow is our good friend, it is like our family. We have built a family and a business, and they have made great efforts and made great contributions. The princess declared: From now on, all cattle will be forbidden to be slaughtered. After the cow is old, it should be allowed to be free for a few days and rest for a few days. Right? ”

The people talked a lot, and some people said: "I love beef, but I won't have beef in the future?" ”

The water princess said, "It is the ploughing cattle that are forbidden to be slaughtered. As for the rookie cow, that's not forbidden. ”

The people applauded.

The water princess spooned the cow and drank the cow, and held the reed to feed the cow. Head after end.

The water princess also holds beans to feed the cows.

Some cows also affectionately lick the water princess's hand with their tongues.

Sally clapped her hands happily.

Summary: All Taiwanese of some age know that in the past, Taiwanese people did not eat beef. The rules that have been handed down for thousands of years have become the living habits of the Taiwanese people.

Water chestnut noticed a pair of hateful eyes inside the temple gate.

Bai Zhong looked at the temple gate and said to Jiang Gan, who was hiding behind: "Luohannu, look, come and see." That is the water princess, and that is the water chestnut. Why are you hiding behind and not daring to look? ”

Jiang Gan whispered: "I have seen it a long time ago. I also saw Zhou Tai, who almost fell into his hands that day. Luohan hand, you can deal with the outside affairs in the future, don't let people know that there are Luohan slaves in the temple. ”

Jiang Gan said again: "You can find a few Arhat feet now." We can't just help people find cattle and children. It's not a lot of thanks, and it's risky. If you are caught red-handed, you will be beaten to death. ”

Bai Zhong asked, "Then what are we going to do?" ”

Jiang Gan said: "The arhat feet we are looking for are the kind of social skins who love to eat but don't like to do on weekdays, walk around (have nothing to do) during the day, and love gambling at night." Let them listen to the red and white affairs in the society, settle grudges, brothers fight for property, and men and women are married. If there is a contradiction, he asks the Arhat to lead them to the Arhat Hall, burn incense and light a fire to listen to the judgment of the gods, and listen to the oracles of the ancestors. The silver taels that the victim thanked were given to the arhat's feet, and the arhat's feet were happy. ”

Bai Zhong asked, "Do Luohan's feet also want to live in the temple?" ”

Jiang Gan shook his head and said, "Luohanjiao has his own home, so he doesn't have to live in the temple. Luohan's foot is just to lead business to the temple, and if there is a thanks, he will have a share, and the greater the thanks, the more he will share. ”

Bai Zhong nodded and said, "Okay, I'll find a few tomorrow." The four towns have Arhat feet. ”

Jiang Gan said solemnly: "But the Luohan Patriarch, don't let people know the secrets of the Luohan Nu, if you break it, it's not worth half a penny." And there is also the fear of life! ”

Bai Zhong nodded and said, "I know this." ”

Under the plan of annihilation block by block, from north to south, the wild dogs finally escaped and gathered in the area of Dagou Creek (now Kaohsiung Aihe) in the south of Yizhou, and finally the wild dogs were completely annihilated in Dagou Creek. This was Yizhou's first victory in annihilating wild dogs.

The soldiers and civilians of Yizhou warmly celebrated, and the sound of firecrackers continued, celebrating the arrival of a stable and peaceful day.

Summary: Wild dogs have been eradicated on a large scale, but wild dogs from other planets are still roaming around Taiwan, but they can no longer become disasters. Taiwan's "earth dogs" always carry the genes of wild dogs. In recent years, the sheepfold has been invaded by unknown wild beasts, all of which attack the buttocks of sheep, and it was later proven that several dogs were responsible for the crime. In the past, some people called the dog and asked the dog to lick the feces of the baby on the bed, thinking that it was very convenient, but in fact, this was to awaken the ancient wildness of the earth dog, which was not advisable.

Ancient Taiwan eradicated wild dogs and thoroughly improved the living environment.

But there must be advantages and disadvantages, and the wild dog was originally the natural patron saint of Yizhou's secret vault. There are vicious wild dogs that roam the mountains, making it impossible for adventurers to take risks and find the vault. Now that the wild dogs are gone, greedy adventurers can unscrupulously explore the secrets of the vault in the mountains.

Without the support of the secret treasury, ancient Taiwan lost the opportunity for development, and its social development fell into stagnation for thousands of years.