Chapter 2 Old Scalpers
As a traverser, Zhao Lin also awakened his golden finger when he came to this world.
It was a nine-palace diagram imprinted in my mind, with black lines on a gold background, three horizontal and three vertical, a total of nine blank grids.
With it came a strange memory.
Zhao Lin learned from that memory that the Nine Palaces Diagram was called the Spirit Beast Diagram, which could absorb the spirits of beasts and obtain one of their abilities.
Ability must be the strength of the species over most animals, that is, the specialty.
For example, if you absorb the spirit of a dog, you can get its keen sense of smell; Absorb the spirit of the snake to gain its heat-tracking ability, and so on.
Chickens, ducks, geese, and other animals that do not have special strengths are not.
In order to verify the authenticity of the golden finger, Zhao Lin asked his brother to take him to the town to visit the butcher and kill pigs as soon as he was able to get out of bed and walk around.
Watching the butcher stab the sharp knife into the pig's chest, several silver rays of light rose and converged in the air to resemble the pig's life.
Zhao Lin was shocked in his heart, and at the same time took a few steps back, afraid that he would accidentally suck the spirit of the pig into his body.
This also made Zhao Lin's mind come alive.
The common and special animals in the village seem to have only earth dogs, but the dog's nose cannot solve his current survival problems.
Not considered for the time being.
He wants to have the strength of a bear, the speed of a leopard......
However, these beasts are hidden in the deep mountains and old forests, and they are not capable of hunting them.
He pondered the day when he would try his luck with the Orions of the village in the mountains, and others would hunt wild beasts and take the opportunity to absorb the spirits himself.
The idea is good, but now that the snow is heavy and the animals rarely go outside.
Like the black blind man, snakes, rats, hedgehogs and others have long found a place to go to the cat winter.
The hunters were at home, and the matter has been delayed ever since.
Now that he heard that Zhou Laowang's family was going to kill the cow, Zhao Lin had an idea and realized that the opportunity to open the spirit beast map had come.
What are the specialties of cattle?
Of course, it is not inferior to Xiong Hu's strength, and long-lasting endurance!
If you have the power of an ox, then you will have a little more security to survive in troubled times.
Thinking of this, Zhao Lin put down his chopsticks and asked his father, "Dad, when will Zhou Laowang's family kill cattle?" ”
"Early tomorrow morning, it is said that the butcher of the town was invited." Father Zhao replied.
"I'll see ...... tomorrow"
After dinner, the family went to bed early before it was dark.
In ancient times, although people did not understand the law of heat, they also knew that it was not easy to get hungry when lying in bed, and poor people went to bed earlier.
Zhao Lin was lying on the bed in the outhouse, unable to sleep horizontally and vertically.
I kept thinking about what I would do in the future if I had the strength of a cow.
Like my brother, I can go to the town to work part-time, but this way I earn money more slowly.
I heard that there was a forest farm in the mountains, and I hired a lot of long-term laborers, and my job was to cut down wood and transport wood down the mountain.
The only problem is that the forest farm is too far away from home, and he must eat and live there, and Zhao Lin is worried that his parents will have no one to take care of him after he leaves home.
In addition, there are two wharves in the county, which requires manpower to move goods, which is also an option.
Thinking of this, Zhao Lin laughed at himself, others traveled through all kinds of killings, but what he was thinking about was how to sell coolies.
The key is to absorb the spirit of the cow, how much strength can you have?
Early the next morning, Zhao Lin got up to wash, said hello to his parents and went out.
Zhou Laowang's house is in the East Village next door, and he arrived there after crossing a mountain range.
His family is a well-known wealthy family in the East Village, with more than 20 acres of land and four sons, all of whom are of marriage.
Now that the harvest is poor, the cattle are not of great use, so they have to endure the pain and kill the cattle and raise money for the sons to marry their wives.
When Zhao Lin came to the East Village, the sky had just dawned, and there were already many people around the village.
In the agricultural era, people had unusual feelings for cattle, coupled with the strict restrictions imposed by the government, so many people lived for decades and watched people kill cattle for the first time.
Zhao Lin stood for a while, heard the sound of a bell, and Zhou Laowang and his four sons walked over with an old ox.
It can be seen that this old cow is very well raised, with a large body, a stout physique, and meat on its belly.
When he got closer, Zhou Laowang wiped his reddened eyes and said loudly: "Please get out of the way, folks." ”
The crowd stepped back and whispered.
"It's a pity, what a cow."
"I grew up watching a cow grow up and riding on its back to play, but I didn't expect it to be today."
"No way, four bride price ......"
Zhou Laowang nodded and thanked everyone, and then said to the bearded man beside him: "Trouble Zhang Tu, let it suffer less." ”
Zhang Tu patted his chest and said confidently: "Don't worry, Old Zhou, let's promise not to let it suffer." ”
After saying that, he took out a black cloth and asked someone to help cover the bull's eye, and then grabbed a small hammer from behind his back.
Zhao Lin understood, he had read in a book before, the middle and back parts of the cow's double horns were distributed with the central nervous system, and once hit, the cow would faint.
This method of slaughter is more humane, and the cattle do not feel pain.
The old scalper seems to know his next fate, and he doesn't run or earn, but big tears roll down from the bull's eye.
"This cow is human."
Zhang Butcher praised, took a deep breath, and slammed the hammer down.
The old scalper fell to the ground with a bang.
Zhang Butcher took out a knife and slashed the cow's neck to bleed, and Zheng Laowang and several sons took a basin to catch the cow's blood.
Zhao Lin didn't pay attention to these, he looked at Lao Niu without blinking.
A moment later, a silver light rose from the old cow's body.
These silver lights converged and gradually took shape, eventually taking on the shape of a cow above the carcass.
This is the spirit of the cow.
The spirit beast diagram in Zhao Lin's mind seemed to smell the smell of the spirit, rippling one after another, shaking constantly.
He no longer hesitated, and sucked hard, and the spirit burrowed into his body with his snort.
Rumble!
The silver light exploded, and the spirit beast diagram suddenly lit up.
Zhao Lin felt like he had been thrown into a wind tunnel where air flowed at high speed.
The muscles of the whole body are constantly squeezed and stimulated, and there is a tearing sensation from the inside out.
He tried his best to endure it, but his body trembled uncontrollably......
I don't know how long later, the silver light flashed on the spirit beast map, and the head of the old scalper appeared in the first grid.
It's done?
He took a deep breath and felt his whole body filled with strength.
Not far away, there is a piece of blue-striped stone for threshing grain, which weighs two or three hundred catties.
The blue striped stone rises into the air!
"Great!"
Zhao Lin put down the stone, his heart was agitated, and he waved his arm vigorously.
Adults can lift a weight equal to their own weight, and for those who exercise regularly, it can also increase by three to five percent.
Zhao Lin was not yet an adult, and it would never be possible to lift such a heavy Qingtiao Stone before today.
And he felt that he still had some strength left, and if he used all his strength, he could add another hundred and ten catties to lift it.
At this moment, a series of rooster crows sounded in the stomach.
There was a strong feeling of hunger in the body, like a raging storm, and every cell in the body opened its mouth frantically.
I wanted to break through the crowd and eat the cow raw.
Zhao Lin knew that this was because the spirit beast diagram absorbed the spirit of the old scalper and transformed the body to consume energy.
He endured the discomfort of his stomach burning and hurried home.
"Mother, do you have anything to eat at home?"
When Zhao Lin arrived home, his whole body collapsed and his face turned pale.
He hadn't eaten a full meal since he had crossed over, but it was definitely the first time he had been so hungry.
Mother Zhao was startled when she saw this, and hurriedly went into the stove room and took out two chaff cakes.
Zhao Lin ate the cake with water.
The chaff cake, which is usually difficult to swallow, actually has the feeling of egg yolk crisp at this time.
He smacked his mouth twice, and it felt far from it, but it was much better than before.
Mother Zhao said softly: "Hungry, right?" I'm going to cook. ”
"Mother, I'll help you."
Zhao Lin didn't know how to cook, but fortunately, he had the memory of his predecessor, and it was very easy to do farm work and housework.
When passing by the hall, Zhao Lin glanced inside and found that his father was not there, so he asked, "Mother, where did my father go?" ”
Mother Zhao said while lighting the fire: "Your father is idle, go out and pick up some firewood and come back." ”
"Dad is not in good health, what kind of firewood did he go out to pick up on this cold day?"
"It's not in the way, but it's not tiring to collect firewood......"
Zhao Lin sighed silently, and there was a strong urge to change the status quo in his heart.
For yourself and for your family.
After a while, Daddy came back with a bundle of firewood, and the meal was ready.