Dressed as a widow, raising cubs, farming and building infrastructure in Ming Dynasty

Chapter 78 The life of herdsmen as told by the little mute
The little mute’s eyes shone with warmth and nostalgia: “Huo Si took me into foster care in a herdsman’s home, and the hostess was E Bokai.

Do you know how powerful she is?At night, a wolf jumped into the sheepfold and killed the sheep. She actually pulled the tail of a big wolf with her hands, trying to pull the wolf out of the tightly packed sheep! "

Qin Liu, who was originally feeling sleepy, immediately became more awake and listened to the little mute continue talking.

There are many unknown heroes in life who do heroic deeds but remain unknown.

I think this Ebokai left a deep impression on the little mute with her bravery, fearlessness, brutality and prowess, and established a heroic and beautiful image of grassland women.

"That wolf was as long as an adult man from head to tail. As long as the wolf turned around, it could bite her to death, but she was not afraid at all!"

"and then?"

"That wolf was very smart. His upper body was so squeezed by the frightened sheep that he couldn't move, and his tail was pulled hard by Ebokai and he screamed in pain. He stopped pushing forward, took a few steps back, and turned around to bite. Ebokai!

I just rushed out of the yurt and was too scared to move. I wanted to help but didn't know what to do. "

"Ebokai told me not to go over. She jumped back a big step, straightened the wolf's tail, and pulled the wolf toward the dog.

Our sheepfold is only surrounded by a fence and a bullock cart to protect half of the windshield. The wolf pack is holding the main force of the dog pack on the other side, and relies on this wolf to drive the sheep eastward.E Bokai refused to let the wolf advance even half a step.

I drove the sheep forward, but the silly sheep crowded together and squeezed the upper body of the wolf so hard that he couldn't breathe. Ebokai suddenly shouted and tried his best to break the wolf's tail like a wooden pole!

The wolf screamed in pain and its claws became loose. Ebokai pulled it out of the sheep herd. I went up and broke the wolf's teeth with a big horse stick. The wolf fell to the ground in pain. This was the perfect time to kill the wolf dog. He rushed over and bit the wolf's throat. The wolf struggled for a long time before dying. "

Fighting wolves with bare hands!

Qin Liu was so frightened that she lost all sleep. She looked out of the tent with some fear: "Are there many wolves on the grassland? Will there be wolves coming to eat us now?"

The little mute sneered and said: "Wolves are afraid of people and only look for trouble with people in winter when they can't find anything to eat. Now that the rabbits, marmots, and yellow sheep on the grassland are fat, the wolves don't bother to come to us."

Qin Liu relaxed a lot, bent his knees, rested his knees on his hands, and rested his head on his hands, waiting for the little mute to continue talking about life on the grassland: "Raise thousands of sheep and still not have enough to eat, what a life it is for you grassland people. It’s too bitter.”

“The sheep do not belong to the herdsmen themselves; they must be handed over to the leaders for their arrangement and control.

However, the work of herding cattle is very comfortable." The little mute took care of the feelings of the only audience and continued talking enthusiastically: "People on the grassland say that 'cowherds and herdsmen will not be replaced by the county magistrate.'The cattle go out early and come back late, and the cattle herders have a lot of free time. "

Qin Liu couldn't help but yawned: "Why raise sheep and cows? Can't you raise both sheep? Or raise both cows."

"Without cows in the yurt, life would be impossible. Driving, moving, milking, storing dry dung, skinning cows, eating beef, and doing leather work are all inseparable from cows... Cattle, sheep, and horses are needed in every household. It must be there, both are indispensable..."

Qin Liu fell asleep during the little mute's words.She really couldn't stand it now after being on the road for several days without sleep.

When it was getting dark, the little mute woke her up and said, "The rain has stopped. Let's rest here for the night before leaving."

Qin Liu only responded and fell asleep.

She finally woke up at dawn the next day. She sat up and found that the little mute's eyes were still open, with large dark circles under his eyes.

Qin Liu felt a little ashamed: "You didn't sleep all night?"

It was still very dangerous for two people and four horses to stay in the wild. The little mute probably kept watch all night.The last time they went to the grassland, people would be arranged to take turns keeping vigil every night. Qin Liu was a woman and was not included in the vigil shift.

The little mute grinned: "It's okay."

Qin Liu said: "You can sleep for a while, I'll watch over you." The little mute closed his eyes and fell asleep.Wolves usually lurk during the day and come out at night, but it was almost dawn now, so they were safer.

Qin Liu listened to the little mute snoring slightly, and then realized that he and the little mute had stayed in the same tent all night.

She rubbed her face in embarrassment, walked out of the tent, closed the tent door tightly, and walked around by herself.

The four horses were still munching grass by themselves.

After being moistened by the rain, many wild flowers suddenly appeared on the grassland, including yellow, purple, pink, and blue.

Qin Liu walked around happily and picked some wild flowers.

She originally wanted to pick up some branches and make a fire to cook some hot porridge, but the branches were wet from the rain and the fire would be full of smoke, so she gave up.

The sun gradually rises, the temperature rises quickly, and the skin feels a little burning.

Qin Liu's heart moved, so he picked up some dead branches and put them in the sun to dry.

To her surprise, she actually found some mushrooms in the grass. They were white and round and looked very cute.

When the sun was high in the sky, Qin Liu used felt and branches to provide himself with a shade, and opened the tent door to prevent the sleeping little mute from getting a heat stroke.

She started preparing lunch herself.

I have been traveling continuously for the past few days, eating dried meat and dry food, and drinking a few mouthfuls of water from my skin when I was thirsty. My life was miserable.

She found a small river and washed the mushrooms. Then she took a pot on horseback and scooped up river water to boil water for cooking.

Although Qin Liu's cooking skills are good, due to the lack of materials in the wilderness, he can only adapt to local conditions.

She took some rice she carried on her horse, washed it and cooked rice porridge.The mushrooms are also cut into pieces with a knife and thrown in one by one to cook.

Qin Liu patted his forehead. He was in such a hurry to go out that he forgot to bring salt.

But this doesn't bother her.Among the dry food she brought this time, beef jerky was a bit salty. She tore the beef jerky into strands, cut them into short pieces and threw them into the porridge pot to cook together.

The aroma of mushroom beef porridge spreads out quickly.

The little mute didn't know whether he was awakened by the fragrance or the heat. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and left the tent.

Qin Liu filled a bowl of porridge and handed it to him: "You have a sharp nose. If you come out a little later, I will drink up all the fragrant porridge!"

The little mute didn't bother to take the bowl of porridge. Instead, he gestured with his hand to make a ball as big as a person's head and said with a smile, "Then you must have such a big stomach first!"

Qin Liu laughed.

To be honest, drinking hot porridge under the bright sun is a bit hot.The patch of shade provided by the felt above my head was not enough to resist the steaming moisture from the grass.

Fortunately, there is an occasional breeze that brings coolness.

After finishing the porridge, the little mute did not go back to catch up on his sleep. He pointed to a forest not far away: "Let's move our things there and rest there at night. Let's start our journey again tomorrow morning."

(End of this chapter)