Chapter 4: A Tragedy Caused by a Grass

Autumn is a season of harvest and planting at the same time.

It is in response to that agricultural proverb that the white dew in September and the autumn equinox, and the autumn harvest and rice planting will yield high!

Li Hu's family is also in this situation, although the grain has been recovered, but at this moment, he still has to turn over the land first.

Three points are harvested early and three points are lost.

After all, the white dew is early, and the cold dew is late. If the crops have not been planted after the white dew and before the cold dew, then the next year's harvest will probably have to be halved.

So in order to take care of his parents, so as not to make them busy harvesting and planting, too tired, Li Hu, a college graduate, under his insistent request, followed his parents to work in the field at dawn today.

Although it is said to be a crisp autumn day, in the early morning, even if the sun has come out, and even some sunlight falls unceremoniously on people's bodies, it still feels a little cool.

It is precisely because of these considerations that these early farmers have no choice but to choose to start working when the sun is high in the sky and directly sunburned by such strong ultraviolet rays.

Everything is born in the soil, and it all depends on the diligence of both hands!

Although this morning still gives people a cool feeling, there are some small dewdrops that seem to be frost and snow on the grass on the roadside.

Li Hu's trouser legs couldn't help but get wet with the dew, and even some mud was stained.

However, Li Hu did not feel any dissatisfaction with his situation of "stepping on the yellow earth and carrying a black hoe".

I saw Li Hu casually pulling out a stick on the side of the road, and the grass that he thought was beautiful was unceremoniously put in his mouth and picked it up.

Along the way, Li Hu hummed an out-of-tune song in his mouth. His handsome face was filled with a sunny smile.

Li Hu naturally knew that he needed to make a fortune as soon as possible, so that his family could enter a well-off life without worrying about food and clothing.

But Li Hu also knows better that that is not something that can be changed overnight.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.. Things have to be done one by one, and the rice has to be eaten one bite at a time. Only by prioritizing things clearly can we get things done better and faster!

The focus at the moment is not to think about how to make a fortune, but to turn over the family's land as soon as possible.

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The news in the mountain village is relatively closed, so as long as there is a little wind and grass in the village, it will attract a large number of villagers to come to watch frantically.

Especially those village women, they are undoubtedly natural audiences!

No, not long after Li Hu went to work in the field with his parents, he saw a group of village women who were working, one by two, they temporarily put down the hoes in their hands, and they looked like they were in a hurry, and rushed to the place in the east of the village, as if they were afraid of missing some good show!

"Little fox, what's going on in the east of the village, why did you provoke so many people to come and watch?!"

Li Hu's father, Li Changming, has always been a good man in the village, if suffering is a blessing, then Li Hu's family is full of blessings!

Now although Li Changming is working in the fields, he can't help but go to watch when he sees the group of village women gossiping like this, as if there is some great person in the village.

As a result, Li Changming's heart couldn't help but start to be a little worried, and he hurriedly asked Li Hu.

"Hey, I said old man, why do you always like to take care of other people's affairs?"

Before Li Hu could speak, his mother Zhang Fang replied directly to Li Changming's words.

Zhang Fang has always been a gentle and virtuous woman, so she can tolerate her husband, a bad and good person. If not, if another woman is replaced, the whole family must be blown up!

"I ...... If something really happens to someone else's family, then our family has to help if we can, right?"

Li Changming naturally knew this problem, so when his wife said about himself, he could only be patient and try his best to persuade his wife.

You must know that Zhang Fang and Li Changming have lived together for so long, she still doesn't know what Li Changming thinks in her heart?

So Zhang Fang's attitude was very resolute, "No, you don't take a look, these plots in our house haven't been turned over yet, if you also go to help, won't it just let me and Xiaohu finish it?"

Li Changming was stopped by his wife like this, and his mind to watch the excitement suddenly became much lighter.

But as time went by, Li Changming felt more and more that his heart was itching unbearably, like a kitten living in it, and it was constantly scratching his heart!

Finally, Li Changming gritted his teeth and said, "Wife, why don't you leave the two of us to work in the fields and let Xiaohu go over to take a look?" After all, Xiaohu has also grown up, and some of his school tuition fees are borrowed from the villagers, and now he goes over to help the villagers, that's right!"

Although Li Changming really wanted to find out by himself, what was the reason why so many people gathered together. But suffering from the pressure of his wife, he had to come up with such a seemingly compromise method.

"This ...... Okay then! Little fox, you can go over and take a look! If the villagers need anything, you can help!"

Zhang Fang is not a hard-hearted person, and over the years, she has helped the villagers a lot.

In addition, as a mother, Li Hu had to follow her to work in the field, and she was also a little distressed in her heart. Out of the desire to let Li Hu take a break for a while, Zhang Fang agreed to her husband's suggestion!

Li Hu listened to the conversation of his parents, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Mom, this is not very good, our land has not been turned over much, if I leave, there will be another shortage of laborers in the family!"

Is this the legend that you can get shot while lying down?!

"Oh, little fox, don't grind around here, hurry up and take a look!

Li Changming heard that his wife agreed, and he directly urged Li Hu unceremoniously, looking more anxious than anyone else, his face full of anxiety.

Li Hu really couldn't resist the persuasion of his parents, so he had to accept this matter helplessly, and said softly: "Okay! Then I'll go over and have a look!"

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When Li Hu finally arrived at the east end of the village, he found that it was already surrounded by those uncles and aunts who were watching the excitement.

All of a sudden, in the face of so many uncles and aunts, even if Li Hu wanted to squeeze in to take a look at the situation, he couldn't squeeze in at all!

Since it was impossible to squeeze in, Li Hu retreated, and directly stood on the outside of the crowd unceremoniously, quietly listening to the women's discussions.

"Hey, have you heard, this Li Zhen's cow is fine today, and now it suddenly died for no reason!"

"Yes, you say it's not unusual, it's just dawn today, and he went to the mountains to cut the grass and came back to feed the cattle. He had thought that he would feed the oxen a little so that they could be used for ploughing. But when he tried to bring the ox to work, he was surprised to find that the ox was dead!"

"Hey, Li Zhen's family is really unlucky! You said that his family has a good cow, it grows strong, and the ploughing speed is so fast, it is completely one of the best cows in our village! But now it is said that death is death, don't it be murdered by someone with a heart, right?!"

“......”

Although Li Hu stood at the outskirts of the crowd, the village women who couldn't stop talking at all did not disappoint Li Hu.

He had only been here for four or five minutes, and from the news he had heard from the mouths of those women, Li Hu had roughly figured out the ins and outs of this matter.

In fact, to put it bluntly, that is, the cow of Li Zhen's family died for no reason!

"Li Zhen, your cattle are all dead now, and no matter how sad you are, it won't be useless, why don't you think about it, how should the cow in front of you be solved! If you slaughter and eat meat, it feels good......

"Li Zhen, although your cow died quite strangely, but there were no wounds on the carcass of the cow, so it must be able to be slaughtered and eaten for meat, right?"

"Li Zhen, don't hesitate! hurry up and take care of the matter of slaughtering cattle, if you can reduce the loss a little, then try to reduce it a little!"

“......”

Although the cow is the most important partner of the farmer, in order to be a farmer, it is true simplicity to make the best use of things!

Therefore the people were talking about it, and one by two suggested that the ox should be slaughtered, so as not to waste such a large ox. After all, it's all meat to them!

I saw that Li Zhen's face was full of gloom, and his brows were so furrowed that he almost couldn't twist it. I could only say helplessly: "Since everyone wants to eat meat, then I will find someone to slaughter the cattle later, and sell the beef to you cheaply!"

"Okay! Li Zhen, we are waiting for your beef!"

The villagers who were watching couldn't help but cheer a little when they heard Li Zhen's affirmative answer. There were even some good deeds, and even the applause came together, which was quite a bit of a sense of schadenfreude.

Li Hu had no interest in what these villagers were doing. But what he is struggling with now is, how could such a strong cow die so peacefully that it is silent?

While the group of villagers were about to disperse, Li Hu took the opportunity to approach the place where Li Zhen was feeding the cattle.

All I saw was a stable made of wood, filled with grass. And Li Zhen's cow was lying motionless next to the stable, as if he was asleep.

"Hmm, how can there be a different plant in this grass?"

When Li Hu's gaze returned to the stables again, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

I saw that inside the pile of identical grass, there was actually a different plant, which made Li Hu look weird.

Driven by strong curiosity, Li Hu couldn't help but step forward and pick up the particularly conspicuous plant.

The plant was like a vine, not like the grass. In particular, there is only one part of this plant, and the rest of the plant seems to have been eaten by a cow.

"Wait, was eaten by a cow? Is it ......?"

"Medicine King System"!

Medicinal material identification, open!

When Li Hu thought of this, he couldn't help but become a little inexplicably excited. Therefore, he directly and unceremoniously opened the "Medicine King System" and identified the plant in his hand.

"Tick! Roots, leaves, or whole plants can be used as medicine. The taste is bitter, pungent, and warm. It is only for external use, and it is forbidden to take it internally! After eating, the intestines will turn black, and you will die of stomach pain!"

After coming to this result, Li Hu couldn't help but become a little dumbfounded. But then his face changed rapidly, and suddenly it became a little dark.

"Hiss~ Could it be that this is a tragedy caused by an inconspicuous grass?!"

At the same time, as if he remembered something, Li Hu hurriedly stopped the group of villagers who wanted to leave.

"Wait, wait, I have something to say!"