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052. Household affairs

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    Tailuo was shocked when he saw Qing Niu sneezing and the drill in his hand flew away.  He came to his senses only after hearing the words, took a step back and said: "Sir, this may be the legendary psychic bull." Xiao Jiu's eyes lit up: "Is it a bull demon?" Tai Luo: "I don't know if it counts.  Monsters, when I was a child, I heard from my elders that plants, trees, birds, and animals can also open up spiritual intelligence. This is where the so-called elves and monsters come from. I think this cow also has signs of spiritual intelligence. No wonder it seems to be able to understand what you are saying.  " Xiaojiu: "What did you do just now? " Tailuo: "We just wanted to brand it and then put on the nose ring" He introduced the strange thing just now.  Xiaojiu: "Oh, you must have scared it!" Then he walked over and patted the cow's back as if to comfort him, "Don't be afraid, big cow. I won't brand you or pierce your nose."  "    big cow?  What kind of title is this? You have to call him Mr. Niu, Mr. Niu, and King Niu, right?  But Qingniu changed his mind and thought, if you are a big cow, you can be a big cow, it doesn't matter.  The boy servant asked again: "What if I don't put a mark on it and it gets lost? How can I make it work without a nose leash?" Xiaojiu: "Uncle Tailuo, don't tell me that it has intelligence and can hear.  Do you know how to talk to people? Then just talk to it!" Then he turned to Qingniu and said, "Daniu, you won't get lost. You can understand whatever I want you to do, right?  If you understand, just nod and call again." Qingniu nodded quickly and called again.  Tai Luo had just made a wild guess, but when he saw that it was indeed the case, he couldn't help but be stunned, and the two servants were also dumbfounded.  Xiaojiu jumped up with excitement and said: "You all saw it, I found a treasure this time!" Tailuo let out a long breath and said: "Young Master is really a strange person, this is your blessing." Qingniu also  I secretly let out a sigh of relief, finally avoiding being branded and having my nose pierced, but I also felt a little uneasy in my heart.  When it sneezed just now, it was really panicked and couldn't hold it back. The demon king in the Tangtang Realm was actually afraid of such a small scene. It seemed that his character was still not good enough.  Now that I think about it carefully, if Tailuo really wanted to brand it and pierce its nose, it would have to endure it and would not use any magic or magical powers to fool it.  At this moment, it was worried that the master would scold it, but after waiting for a long time, there was no movement. Either the master did not care about it, or the master did not stay here.  After this incident, Qing Niu glanced at Xiao Jiu. As a demon cultivator, he even felt that this child was very considerate.  If it is true as Tai Luo said, he is a cow that has just opened its spiritual intelligence and wants to become a monster in its ignorance but has not yet become a monster. If someone insists on forcibly branding it and piercing its nostrils, it may cause a big mess.  Xiaojiu's approach resolved the possible disaster.  The big cow brought back by Xiaojiu is a strange cow. It can understand human speech. It doesn't need to be branded or have its nose pierced. It drinks clean water and eats fresh grass. Occasionally, it will eat like a war horse.  Something better.  But the preferential treatment that Daniel received only stopped there. Xiaojiu and Tailuo couldn't offer it up, and it still had to do the work that a cow should do.  Daniel is so capable, not only strong, but also very obedient.  In the following days, it would hitch up the car and take Xiaojiu to the mountainous area every day. Tailuo had gathered farmers to cultivate fields and build houses.  It coincides with the slack time after the autumn harvest. Weeds and shrubs are removed, the fields are leveled, and earth stoves are set up to boil the soil every day.  Stones are used to build the wall foundation, but the soil used to build the wall is a bit complicated. It needs to be boiled in water and then dried.  The buildings at that time could be repaired very simply if they wanted to make do, and many of the processes could be simplified, but Xiao Jiu wanted to make the repairs as meticulous and conscientious as possible for the sake of the long term.  The purpose of boiling soil is to remove impurities, sift out various gravels and humus, obtain clean and uniform clay, and kill grass seeds, insect eggs and other things that may be mixed in the soil.  The soil is left to dry, then mixed with flax boiled in boiling water until it becomes clay-like, and then filled between two upright boards and compacted firmly. This is the method of building a wall with boards.  The floor in the house is also paved with this kind of soil to avoid the growth of insects and moss. It should be smoothed and compacted as much as possible. Sometimes the surface will be burned with fire to make it slightly hardened.  If conditions permit, more sophisticated buildings may even sprinkle sulfur and other substances under the wall base to prevent snakes and insects from digging holes.  By the beginning of the next spring, two courtyards have been built on the hillside, two farmers have moved in, and more than ten acres of paddy fields have been leveled and can be cultivated for rice.  Ditches for water diversion have been dug, which can not only irrigate the fields but also provide drinking water for farmers.  If necessary, more houses can be built and more fields can be opened in the future.  Houses and fields are easy to deal with. The place Xiaojiu chose is very good. It doesn¡¯t cost much. It only requires more labor.  But the three-hundred-foot-long water diversion ditch that went around from the other side of the hillside was saved thanks to the help of a big cow.?It is unlikely that it will be completed this winter.  This ox is not only extremely powerful, but also as light and strong as a goat. When hitched to a large plow, it exerts the most force in digging trenches.  Now that there are houses and courtyards to live in, and paddy fields can be cultivated, the main problems have been solved. As for the surrounding mountains, there is no need to worry. Beans and potatoes can be sown and harvested wildly in the mountains and forests, and the area is large enough to raise them.  Some chickens or even pigs will do.  Xiaojiu originally planned to keep the cow in the mountains, but now that it is so strange, he continues to raise the cow in another courtyard.  Anyway, the mountainous area is not too far away, just drive there every day.  Xiaojiu participated in the whole process of opening the mountain farm. Of course, Tailuo couldn't let him do the menial work of the servants, but Xiaojiu was still willing to join in the fun.  For him, this is just playing, and it is the most interesting game. The servants have no choice but to let the master be happy.  Another year has passed in the blink of an eye.  The "Mountain Villa" ushered in a harvest. Not only did it produce rice, but it also harvested a lot of mountain products. It also raised a group of chickens and fed a few pigs.  Farmers' lives have become much better, and Xiaojiu's life has certainly become even better. He often has eggs to eat, and chickens are killed on good days. In winter, two pigs are slaughtered.  In fact, the pig is not fat enough, but Tailuo and others are happy.  But in the past year, Xiaojiu has been picking off the cow's ears every day, but no white hair has grown.  Qingniu was also anxious, but it wasn't anxious for itself. It secretly wondered what the master meant, and why Xiaojiu had been left alone for so long without any movement?  An important thing for the emperor to implement enlightenment in the world is to implement a unified Chinese calendar.  In the early years, Emperor Xuanyuan fixed the calendar and let the people know the year. The beginning of the year and the end of the year were just before the beginning of spring. It was also a festival celebrated by all people, and later generations called it the Chinese New Year.  The year ends at a time when farming is slack, to welcome a new round of spring farming. Every household buys new clothes, and big families also reward their servants.  The rewards that servants receive are usually pieces of cloth, and occasionally some bits and pieces of money.  Life has been good this year, and Tailuo followed the master's wishes and rewarded him more generously than in previous years.  Needless to say, the three servants are the children of farmers in the farm, but the maid Xiaoxia is a girl from a local village, and she usually gives some money.  Send your own girl to a wealthy family to work as a maid, where she will be provided with food, clothing, and raise. You will receive a fortune when you send her there. When she gets married at an age, the host's family will more or less give you a dowry, and the girl's parents  You will also get a betrothal gift.  This is what many poor families do, and it is different from selling themselves into slavery. This is how Xiaoxia was sent.  Although Xiaojiu¡¯s life is average, compared to a poor village family like Xiaoxia, he is already considered a wealthy family.  If a maid like Xiao Xia is old, good-looking and capable, she may become the master's concubine. Of course, it is more likely that she will be a child of a servant family.  This is considered internal storage, at least the dowry supplement will not be wasted.  Xiao Xia is already fifteen years old this year, and is said to be old enough to get married, but neither her parents nor Xiao Xia herself have ever mentioned this.  When she was first sent here, she was just an inconspicuous little girl. Maybe the life in the other courtyard was quite good for her. It was not difficult for her to serve the young Master Ninth. She had lived a relatively good life in these years, and she was getting better and better.  The more beautiful you look.  If it were to be rationed to the children of servant families in other courtyards and farms, Xiaoxia's parents would definitely not be willing to accept it, and Xiaoxia herself would not be willing either.  Of course, the best result is to distribute it directly to the owner of another courtyard. In this way, the betrothal gift will be the most generous, and Xiaoxia's parents will feel the most respectable.  But such a good thing is not easy, because the owner of the other courtyard is still young, only nine years old this year.  "Perhaps due to these unexplainable reasons, even though Xiaoxia is old enough to get married, her parents never mention it, and the girl's family certainly has nothing to say about it.  After the New Year, Xiaoxia often hides in a corner alone, sighing secretly or even wiping tears quietly, as if she is worried about something.  Tailuo and the other three servants were very busy on weekdays and did not notice this situation. Only Xiaojiu, who was curious about everything, noticed it.  That day, when everyone else had gone out, Xiaoxia sat alone in the house, making clothes with this year's new cloth. She got distracted while doing it, and wiped the moist corners of her eyes with a sigh.  At this time, I suddenly heard Xiao Jiu's voice saying: "Sister Xiao Xia, what's wrong with you recently? Is there something going on at home or something on your own mind?" Xiao Jiu, who was playing outside, suddenly came back. Xiao Xia quickly got up and said, "No, I'm fine.  Why didn't you go to the mountains today?" Xiao Jiuyi pouted: "Sister Xiaoxia, don't lie to me! You have been frowning and sighing alone recently. I know it all.  You went home once, and it was like this after you came back. You went home several times before and after the new year, and every time you came back, you would secretly cry and be in a daze. "Did something happen at home?" Xiaoxia said in a panic: "Really?"  It's nothing. What big thing can happen to Mrs. Murano's house????  Isn't it worthy of your asking?  " Xiaojiu: "If it's not a family matter, it's your own matter!  Sister Xiaoxia, do you want to get married and feel that staying in another hospital is delaying you?  If this is the case, I will tell Uncle Tailuo and ask him to discuss with your parents and find a good family for you" These words frightened Xiao Xia quite a lot. She waved her hands repeatedly and said: "No, no.  No, young master, you must not do this, that¡¯s not what happened, I didn¡¯t at all" Xiaojiu spread his hands: "Then what do you think is going on!  " Xiaoxia finally told what happened. It was really a family matter. In fact, she really wanted to say it, but it was hard to talk to anyone about this kind of thing. It was very uncomfortable to hold it in her heart. Deep down in her heart, she really wanted someone to listen.  Listen a
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