kingnovel Chapter 245 The Cows Have Returned Home
Chapter 245 The Cows Have Returned Home
Zhou Guo looked at their reactions and said honestly, "Yes, I just tried. Your fields have all been turned over, so we can't just leave our fields over the winter and turn them over in the spring. So I tried and barely turned over a piece of land. I almost fell. Plowing the land looks simple but it's not easy at all. If you're not careful, you'll be hit by the plow. I was hit by the plow twice, both on my thighs. I think they're all blue."
As she spoke, she touched it and indeed she almost got hit, but who could blame her for being so strong? She held the plow steadily and the plowshare was almost broken.
Even though they said so, the women were still very surprised, "...You, you can plow the land?!!"
"It's incredible. The oldest one in our family can't even pull a plow properly, let alone drive an ox to plow the fields. He's already 17 years old. How can we compare with him?"
Everyone shook their heads and walked away with a dreamy look on their faces.
He is only eight years old, how come he can do everything? He can hunt, learn martial arts, kill bad guys, and even plow the land!
The Zhou family didn’t know what good things they had done in their previous life.
Zhou Xing understood these people very well. She had witnessed with her own eyes how Zhou Guo trained the cows little by little, and how he became proficient step by step. Even now, looking at this little person, it was still hard for her to accept that she could plow the land.
Zhou Guo also understood that it was a bit difficult and required a lot of strength, otherwise it would be difficult to learn how to plow the land. If she didn't have the strength, she would probably be dragged by the plow and she didn't know how badly she would be injured.
On the other side, the group of people who arrived at the fields looked at the Zhou family's land that had been turned over and finally gave up.
“…I didn’t expect he could even plow the land!” Where did this person come from?
Someone squatted down to take a look and could easily tell where the tillage started. It turned out that it was really done by himself.
When Zhou Mai and Zhou Mi came down from the field carrying grass, they saw many people standing in their field.
When he found out what these people were doing, he smiled and said, "She did the farming. She is so strong. No one in our family can compare to her."
Yes, everyone was relieved. Children are so strong, there is nothing they can't do.
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Zhou Xing went home early to help prepare dinner.
Zhou Guo led the cow to the river to drink enough water, let it eat some grass along the river bank, and took the plow head to the river to wash it. After washing, he also washed his straw sandals and trouser legs.
Half of the sun was still on the side of the mountain, and the warm glow dyed the world golden.
She fell onto the grass at the back, put her hands behind her head, crossed her legs, and looked lazily at the sky above her head. The sound of cows eating grass came to her ears. It was a good place.
"Guoguo, what are you doing here? Let's go home." Zhou Mai's voice sounded from above.
Zhou Guo was too lazy to get up and waved his hand, "I'll let the cows out for a while. You guys go back first and take it to eat before coming back."
The two left.
Bathed in the sunset glow, Zhou Guo closed his eyes amid the regular sound of puffing.
I fell asleep in a short while.
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"Guoguo! Why did you fall asleep here? It's getting dark and the cows have all gone home!"
I was half asleep when I suddenly heard Zhou Xing's scream.
When Zhou Guo opened his eyes, he saw Zhou Xing's anxious and worried face above him. He stood up and looked around. The sun had disappeared long ago. The few sunset glows on the horizon were particularly bright, and dusk was beginning to fall.
Zhou Xing touched her body anxiously, "It's okay, it's not cold, it's warm. How can you lie down anywhere? It's only a few steps away from home, can't you go back to sleep?"
She stood up and stretched lazily, "I was just herding cattle. It looked comfortable here, so I lay down for a while and fell asleep unexpectedly."
As soon as I finished speaking, my stomach started to growl.
Zhou Xing chuckled, "Luckily the cows have all eaten and gone home, but you are still sleeping. If I had asked you to herd the cows, you would have been lost so many times. All right, let's go. It's time to go back for dinner. The meal is ready. My master and my uncle are back, each carrying a huge bundle of firewood."
Zhou Guo did not forget the plowshare by the river, so he picked it up and went home together.
As soon as she walked into the house, everyone laughed at her when they saw her coming back.
Zhou Dacang smiled and said, "He said he wanted to let the cattle graze, but he ended up losing himself."
Zhou Gu smiled and nodded, "This is the first time I've seen a cowherd boy. The cows come back by themselves after they are full, and the cowherd boy is lost. You are really capable of anything."
Zhou Guo placed the plow under the eaves, went in and sat down at the dining table, looked around and said calmly: "Thank you for the compliment. Plowing the land is a very simple job. I believe you all know how to do it."
The smiling faces of Zhou Da Cang and Zhou Gu suddenly froze.
The old man smiled at her and nodded, "Not bad, not bad. Now you can till the land. After working in the fields for a year or two, you may become a master farmer."
Li came up with the dishes and asked with a smile, "Did you really plow such a large field? I heard your sister and brothers talking about it, but you didn't believe it. As long as the plow head is high, you can plow the field. In our family, only your grandfather, your uncle, and your father can do this job."
Zhou Dacang smiled and said, "Second sister-in-law, you forgot that you can do it too. After you have plowed the field once, I think Guoguo will follow you in this regard. You are capable and will probably be a top boss in the future."
Zhou Guo glanced at him and said seriously, "Uncle, you'd better pick up the household chores as well. You have to learn how to cook, make shoes, make clothes, etc. What if the girl you like is a boss who can do everything inside and outside the house, and you only know some outside chores, maybe she won't look down on you."
Zhou Dacang was silent. He imagined a young man like him sitting among a group of women, sewing clothes and shoe soles with needle and thread. His hair stood on end. He was a young man, a serious man. He must be crazy to do such work that only women could do!
Zhou Gu laughed and said, "I'm not afraid. I can sew the soles now, and I will be able to make the uppers soon."
Zhou Guo smiled and praised him, "Brother, you are really amazing. Although you don't have to make clothes, shoes and socks after you get married, at least you know how to make them. Even if you quarrel with my sister-in-law and my sister-in-law is angry and doesn't make them for you, you can still make them yourself."
Zhou Gu nodded seriously. He had seen his mother get angry once before and refused to wash clothes for his father, forcing his father to go out to work wearing dirty clothes.
"Okay, let's stop talking and eat." Bowls of rice were brought to the table.
Zhou Guo stood up to get her own bowl. Her bowl was big.
The family ate dinner with relish.
Li looked at Zhou Guo, "How many days will it take to till the remaining land?"
Zhou Guo thought about today's progress and said, "It will take at least another day and a half. We will have to wait until we finish tomorrow to see the details."
Zhou Dacang looked at her, "Do you want me to help you tomorrow?"
Before Zhou Guo could say anything, Zhou Mi said, "No need, uncle, you should continue chopping firewood. My second brother and I will go cut grass. There are so many things to do at home. We can't just focus on one thing. We have to do the rest as well."
Zhou Guo also said: "I can do it myself. After I turn over the land at home, I will go with you to chop firewood."