Chapter 21 One wave after another
On the third day of conquering Penghu Island, a fleet from Quanzhou was welcomed. This fleet was a quilt ship that Qin Shou had been looking forward to. In the absence of quilts, Qin Shou always felt that something was missing, a sense of security from his heart, to be precise, a sense of warmth. Without quilts, Qin Shou didn't know how many people would be frozen to death this year.
The quilt fleet came, but Qin Shou, who led the team, looked dark and speechless. What's going on? Why did Zixuan come too? Although it's easy to guess at the base Liuke, this is too much, right? Does escort require a woman to escort? Well, there should be two women, and a female maid named Park Soo-jin, Zixuan has been missing for a long time.
Seeing this situation, Qin Shou was not only puzzled but also wondered. What was going on? The joke was too big. The biggest suspicion was the insider. There was no need to ask that this insider must be a trophy brother. Then the insider on Cheng Fairy's side would not be three scum brothers, right? The more you think about it, the more likely Qin Shou felt so angry that his teeth were itchy.
Well, Li Jing's move is ruthless enough. He just threw the trouble over the things he couldn't handle. Fortunately, the witch sister didn't come, otherwise it would be a headache for Qin Shou. When Zixuan saw Qin Shou, she just snorted indifferently, turned her head and walked off the cargo ship. Under Park Soo-jin's carrying a bag, she walked towards the central government. Are there two trophy brothers leading the way?
Xue Rengui behind Qin Shou had a confused expression on his face, while Li Zhen smiled with a smirk. The two princes Li Ke and Li Zhi raised their eyes and looked at the sky, looking like I was counting stars. Li Ke, who had a ghost in his heart, did not go to see Qin Shou, because he knew that the more he looked, the more he would be, the more trouble he would be, there would be!
Li Zhen touched his chin with one hand, looked at Qin Shou with a smirk expression on his face, and said gloatingly: "Brother Qin. You are in trouble this time! Will the fairy bring his daughter to the door next time? Wow! You are thrown to Liu Qiu at home, tsk tsk... This time there is a chance to watch! The festival is sad and the change is right!"
There are Trophy Brothers and Three Scum Brothers Insider, then is there also the Insider Ke? Think about it, there is even a possibility. Xiaolamb is Li Ke's sister. It would be strange if he doesn't help his sister. Qin Shou turned around with a confused look on his face, looking up and down at Li Ke, as if he was looking up and down at him like a super powerful X-ray scanner.
When Qin Shou looked over with confusion, Li Ke yelled with an awkward look on his face and said, "Uh... the weather is good today, haha, it's especially suitable to relax everywhere. Xiaozhi, have you found any place to have fun? Well, you'll know that there's a good place to play, let's go!"
Li Zhen glanced at Li Ke who was guilty, and stroked his beard with a smile and said, "Haha... the two princes, I'm afraid it's the annual Shenniu Festival after winter. It's really a coincidence that the afternoon is the Shenniu Festival, which is very exciting. All ages and young people are good for fighting the Shenniu Niu! "
"Huh? There is such a good thing? It's so good, so good!" Li Ke narrowed his eyes and slapped his hand and praised it. What is the Shenniu Festival? Li Ke didn't know. But Li Ke knew one thing. This so-called Shenniu Festival must be very violent, otherwise it is worthy of the word Shenniu. It is not impossible to have violent competitions.
Qin Shou also had a look of astonishment. Shenniu Festival? What's the thing? Qin Shou thought of it as soon as he was Ma Lu's mount. This guy's mount wouldn't be the prize won from Shenniu Festival, right? The more he thought about it, the more likely it was Qin Shou's face was sweating. If this was the case, it would be a very yellow and violent Shenniu Festival!
"Brother Zhen, what does this Divine Niu Festival mean? What does Huahua mean?" Xue Rengui looked at Li Zhen with a puzzled expression. This was the first time he had heard of Divine Niu Festival. If Li Zhen hadn't known this, he wouldn't have known this. Li Zhen's mysterious appearance was indeed very angry. Even Qin Shou was deeply attracted by Li Zhen's words.
Li Zhen coughed dryly, and said with an expression that I knew the world, "Hmm, this Divine Ox Festival is the annual Divine Ox Competition. It means a competition based on conquest. If anyone can conquer the Divine Ox, huh, that is, the God-incarnation of the residents of the island, it is...hehehe... I haven't finished speaking yet!"
Before Li Zhen could finish his words, Qin Shou and the others had already run away. Li Zhen, who was left behind, looked at them running away in a daze, muttering in confusion that before he finished his words, these guys couldn't wait to see the gods of turbans. It seemed that they had not started yet, right? Li Zhen shook his head in a daze and sighed.
Ma Lu's mount is a holy cow, which is one level worse than the divine cow. At that time, Ma Lu didn't know how to challenge the divine cow, but ended up with a sad ending that he almost suffered a half-hearted defeat. The next year, Ma Lu was relegated to challenge the holy cow, but he really won the holy cow and broke into the title of General Cavalry.
As for the gods of oxen, the gods of oxen have always been pampered. With the local residents' delicious food and drinks, they are now tall and big, almost two meters tall. With the halo of the gods of oxen and the bad temper, the land king in the forest, and every few days after winter, the gods of oxen will lead the cows and grandsons in the forest to come out to be active.
The divine cow appears a few days after the winter, which makes Liu Qiu a special festival. The Divine Cow Festival is of course famous for celebrating the divine cow. In addition, the divine cow goes down the mountain every year. As for why this is the case, no one knows the reason. The ignorant local residents think it is the mount sent by the old gods to find Allah or something.
Li Zhen shook his head and directed the guards to carry quilts speechlessly. Now I can't see anything, and it hasn't started yet! It's okay to see the gods of ox flowers running out of the forest, but Li Zhen really doesn't know where the gods of ox are. Now most of Liuqiu are mountains and primeval forests. Who knows where these wild buffalo herds came from.
When Qin Shou and others came to the east of the city, fences were built on the white snowy ground, a bit like a bullfighting ring, a guardrail with a width of a basketball court, and a large number of middle-aged and elderly people set up guardrails here. No wonder why there are fewer people building houses today? In the past, the elderly who used to pour tea, hand water and carry bricks all came here.
"Wow! Look, this is the divine cow?" Li Ke suddenly exclaimed, pointed at the direction of the forest with one hand, and shouted out in a fuss. Qin Shou and the others heard Li Ke's scream and looked in the direction of his finger. Seeing a leading buffalo, they were all stunned. This cow was really not an ordinary big one!
It was so strong that a cow was as fat as a like a stigma, with four hooves falling to the ground, and its hair was smooth and smooth. His eyes looked at people suspiciously. As soon as he walked, the flesh on its body shook, as if every piece of muscle was wrapped in a force. The two long pointed horns were really thick and powerful that were unheard of. They were longer than the horns of Tibetan antelope!
The most peculiar one is the leading cow. The black hair is colorful and colorful, which looks a bit strange than other pure black cows. With its magnificent figure, it really has a unique kingly style. When you howl, you can hear its grand and powerful cow cry from afar. Such a sacred cow is truly worthy of the local residents holding grand events for it every year.
The herd of cattle walked slowly, like a small boat in the green sea, with the two round eyes of the calf, like two lamps, whip-like oxtails, swinging vigorously and leisurely, and the cows all had beautiful double eyelids. There are ugly men and ugly women in the world, but there are no ugly cows! Maybe it is because of the cow's honest personality!
For those who are loyal and kind animals like cows and labor partners of human beings since ancient times, everyone is very respectful in their hearts. When spring comes, the willow trees have just sprouted and the ground is moving, and it is time to start plowing. Needless to say, they are the effective helpers of human beings. They fight the season together, get up early and go into the dark. They are so tired that their bones are dispersed, and they also bear a lot of hard work.
In the spring, at least several pounds of fat will be lost; after the autumn harvest is over, the weather will turn cold, so it is time to take a break, but you have to crush mud and bricks. When building houses, you must not take time to drive a ox cart from time to time to transport this and that, all year round, in the wind and rain, have they been lazy and enjoying peace? They always endure it silently, work, and silently spill their sweat and blood on the earth.
Li Ke and the others did not know the hardships of the cow, nor did they know the honest and honest efforts of the cow. They just paid attention to the origin of the sacred cow. Where did it come from? Why does it appear on time every year in winter? All this confuses them like a mystery. While they can't figure it out, they can't figure out the whole story.
Compared to Li Ke and his friends' curious random thoughts, Qin Shou paid more attention to the source of these divine cows. The best way to inquire is these older generations of old people. After living for so long, they should know when this divine cow appeared and when it turned into a divine cow.
Qin Shou walked to an ordinary old man who was wiping sweat, bowed and said, "This old man, dare you ask for his surname and name? Hey hey, there is no need to be too polite, no need to be too polite. The owner of this island is a little curious. I would like to ask about when these herds of cattle appeared? When did they become sacred cows? What allusions are there in it?"
When Qin Shou bowed, the old man was flattered and said, "See the island owner, the old man Hang Zhiyue is the village chief of Xia Village. Well, I will report to the island owner that it is of great origin to talk about this divine cow. Hang remembers it seems that it was from the Former Qin Dynasty, and I don't remember it very clearly. It was all passed down from generation to generation by the older generation. This is the matter..."
After talking for a long time in Hang Zhiyue, he slowly got to the point. It turned out that a storm blew up a herd of cattle during the Qin Dynasty. As for how they came, no one knew how they came. It might have been a crash in the cargo ship. Anyway, the cattle came in unknown ways. The ancestors of Liuqiu who settled here at that time were fortunate to meet them.
At first, they were still peaceful. The ancestors of Liuqiu chose the free-range cattle model. Until the days went by, the cattle herds gradually became more and more powerful. It took almost a week or two to plow the fields. After these cattle herds entered the forest for a long time, they actually reduced the time for only half of the time, and the leader of the cattle herd, the Divine Cattle King.
Speaking of the Divine Ox King, Hang Zhiyue was so excited that he could only hear Qin Shou and Xue Rengui who were lingering on the side. At that time, a group of vicious pirates with more than 300 people came. There were no government offices here at that time, so the villagers had to protect their own safety.
At that time, the crazy pirates not only robbed the villagers' food, but also burned, killed, and plundered everything. It happened that winter was coming, and the pirates were robbing wildly, which infuriated the slowly spiritual cattle herd. In particular, the leader of the cattle herd, the divine cattle, rushed out with a fierce momentum, and used the power of a cow to rush to the world and kill no less than 200 pirates with their horns.
The thick-skinned and dry-skinned divine cow ignored the shooting of the bow and arrow. The magical ox's tail swept a large area of bow and arrow. The lazy ox rolled and crushed many pirates to death. When he chased to the beach, he left a terrible pirate corpse. Not only that, whenever there is a pirate invasion in winter, the sacred ox will appear on time to protect the villagers.
Qin Shou and Xue Rengui looked at Hang Zhiyue in shock. Listening to him talking about old things, Qin Shou felt that Hang Zhiyue was a little evil. If this is true, these cows would have become evil? Xue Rengui nodded and maintained a half-believing and half-doubted attitude towards these folk deeds.
Qin Shou shrugged Hang Zhiyue, who was chattering endlessly, muttering to himself with a puzzled look: "Be good at the hole! If these are really so magical, these cows will not become spirits? This old man fools people, right? If this is the case, this sacred cow is not the sacred cow. I'm afraid the demon cow will be!"
Xue Rengui shook his head and refuted Qin Shou's words: "Brother Qin, this is a bad word. Niu also has his own personality and characteristics. Some are reserved and solemn; some are a little childish; some are violent; some are particularly gentle. He has a pair of big eyes that trust people, always staring at every small movement of yours. If you give a little gesture, you will understand your requirements!"
"Huh? Is that right?" Qin Shou heard Xue Rengui's words and touched his chin with half belief. To be honest, Qin Shou didn't know much about cows. Moreover, cows are also one of the most precious animals at this time. They are mainly used to plow fields and greatly reduce labor. The Tang Dynasty law even issued a law prohibiting private slaughtering of cattle.
Under Qin Shou's half-believing and half-doubted eyes, Xue Rengui sighed and nodded and said, "Yes, Xue has cultivated the fields. Although he is not very familiar with the cattle, there is no doubt about their honesty and loyalty. The most precious thing is that they can understand human words!"
"Uh... OK!" Qin Shou didn't know what to say. Qin Shou knew more or less about Xue Rengui's words. Qin Shou walked aside and looked around Niu Qun from a distance. He looked at them as if they had never seen the world. He was really a little unworthy of being fussed. What's there to make a fuss about?
"Brother Qin! So you are here! It's so easy to find a mountain man!" When Qin Shou was puzzled, a call from behind him came from a breath of breath. When Qin Shou turned around, he immediately found that Zhuge You ran forward with a heavy breath, slapping the chicken feather fan in one hand to relieve heat.
"Hmm? Zhuge You. What's the matter with me when you are rushing to find Qin?" Qin Shou looked at Zhuge You curiously, and saw this guy gasping. It was rare to see Zhuge You so eager. Qin Shou couldn't help but wonder. Logically, Zhuge You should deal with some chicken skin and garlic matters on his behalf.
Zhuge You gasped and said, "Huhuhuhu... it's not good, it's not good! Brother Qin, I don't know what happened early this morning. Zoe Yamamoto was locked in the animal breeding ground and of course the woman with amnesia disappeared. More than 30 people died in our guards, all of which were fatal, and more than 30 steel weapons were lost!"
When Qin Shou heard Zhuge You's words, he exclaimed in shock and said, "Running?! Where did those damn Japanese pirates run? How many people did we run? How much of the specific losses are we? Why did we report the matter early in the morning? What did you do? Who is the turn to patrol the island safety today?"
Qin Shou was very angry now, and he pulled Zhuge You up in anger to blame him. He didn't expect that the amnesia-loss woman had a problem. She actually let the Japanese pirates go. What did the guards do? Qin Shou never expected that a weak woman who seemed to be weak could actually let the Japanese pirates go away in front of many guards on the island, and even took away so many weapons. This was simply inexcusable!
Xue Rengui suddenly opened his hand and Qin Shou tightly grabbed Zhuge You's collar, and analyzed it calmly: "Brother Qin, be careful, don't be impatient. Let me first listen to Mr. Zhuge's report and discuss it. Mr. Zhuge, what's going on? Tell me in detail. It's still time to remedy it now!"
With Xue Rengui's help, Zhuge You almost coughed a few times invisible words and said, "Cough cough... Yes, it's Cheng Chumo. Today is Cheng Chumo. Deputy General Cheng fainted in the newly built harbor due to serious injuries. Japanese pirates also hijacked a group of ship workers in Shida. Xiao Qianfeng had already commanded the invasion on his way to chase..."
Zhuge You reported the specific people chasing each other one by one. The two Cheng brothers were also on the boat, and they took the merits and atoneed for their elder brother. If this happened, they would probably not be able to explain the Japanese pirates. As Zhuge You said, he looked at Qin Shou with some concern. Such a crime of dereliction of duty was really fatal.
When Qin Shou heard Zhuge You's words, he gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Even Ishida and others dare to kidnap these damn Japanese pirates? Okay! It seems that these Japanese pirates are really dead and don't know how many Japanese pirates ran away? How many Japanese pirates are there in the pigpen? They are all pulled up and wait for Xiao Jinshan and others to catch the Japanese pirates and deal with them together!"
Xiao Jinshan was relieved to go out to chase Qin Shou. It was useless to send people now. The new ship hijacked by the Japanese pirates was a semi-finished iron wooden ship, that is, a pedal-powered ship. They could not escape the mechanically powered Aggression. The Aggression gunboat would soon catch up with them. At this time, Qin Shou wished that all these Japanese pirates would be killed by whipping the corpse.
"Yes!" Zhuge You also knew that now is not the time to talk too much. As the saying goes, he is wrong. Qin Shou, who is angry, looks bad now, so he should not look for sucking or something. When Zhuge You turned around and said goodbye, he secretly blamed Cheng Chumo in his heart. This guy has caused enough trouble.
Chapter completed!