When the fire burned Li You, Zhu Zhen was not in the palace. He followed his two uncles to a huge horse farm outside Zhongdu City.
In the largest horse pen at the racecourse, the horses were moved elsewhere to make room for thousands of bulls.
Thousands of bulls filled the huge horse pen, which was also full of cow dung.
As soon as Zhu Zhen got close, he was smelled by the cow dung and sneezed hard. He quickly covered his nose. It smelled so bad...
However, he kept his eyes wide open, trying to find his own among the thousand cows.
That's right, these one thousand cows were a gift to him from his grandfather's family - covering his 250-mile begging route, all the male buffaloes in the counties along the way...
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But he said that after the berm was successful that day, Zhu Zhen asked his grandfather to help him find the Great Sage Pingtian.
His Royal Highness the King of Chu was full of sincere feelings for this big buffalo that accompanied him through the most difficult days.
In his heart, Pingtian Monkey King is about the same weight as Wang Ma. He has to find it quickly before it is made into stewed beef, braised beef, soy sauce beef, roast beef, or mixed with beef cheeks...
Zhu Zhen suddenly thought that he had never eaten beef in his life... He couldn't help but swallow hard.
But my grandfather asked in confusion: "Who is the Great Sage Pingtian?"
He told his grandfather, "Well, that's a big buffalo raised by this king."
"What a... such a domineering name." After hearing this, grandpa was extremely envious and said to himself that it is much more powerful than my Hu Da Bang Chui.
If I had given this nickname to me back then, I would have certainly gained a greater reputation and become more powerful. In that case, I might have captured that boy Zhu Chongba back to the village, and made him an intruder for Sanniang...
'I haven't seen Sanniang for more than ten years, I miss my daughter, ugh...'
Zhu Zhen did not expect that the name of his big buffalo would actually arouse so many emotions from his grandfather. He thought that after staying up all night, the old man would feel sleepy even standing...
"Grandpa, wake up." King Chu had no choice but to call out.
"Oh, grandpa is not asleep. Grandpa is thinking about how to help Xie find a cow." Hu Taigong came to his senses and asked hurriedly: "By the way, Your Highness, what are the characteristics of this cow?"
"The cyan one is so big and fierce. It was robbed by a few gangsters from the Wangjia Temple in the west of Xuyi County." Zhu Zhen said.
"Your Highness, please be more specific, otherwise how can we find it?" Grandpa asked: "For example, is it a male or a female?"
"Uh, male... I guess..." Zhu Zhen scratched his head, not sure. After all, he wasn't looking at crotch cats, so he wouldn't look there for nothing...
"How old?"
"Who knows? It can't talk. Anyway, when I start raising it this spring, it will be a big boy."
"Okay...then what characteristics does it have? For example, where are the different colors?"
"My king's cattle don't have any stray hairs!" Zhu Zhen said proudly. How can the king's cows have any stray hairs?
"What about the angle? Is it the windward angle, the downwind angle, or the pole angle..."
"There are so many more things to say?" Zhu Zhen's eyes widened and he said, "Anyway, it's very useful to support people."
"I understand, His Highness just can't remember what his cow looks like." Hu Taigong asked from another angle:
"What does that gangster look like? Mr. Xe has an impression, right?"
Zhu Zhen scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "I was robbed at night..."
"It's okay, it's okay, we have something to do." Hu Taigong didn't know whether it was because he was old, or he just loved his family, so he was particularly doting on his eldest grandson who fell from the sky.
If it were his own grandson, he would have greeted him with such a loud mouth without knowing what he was asking.
"Don't worry, grandpa will definitely find it for you! It's just a matter of putting in more effort!" Hu Taigong finally promised.
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So a few days later, two uncles brought him thousands of cows...
Looking at the cattle in front of him, Zhu Zhen's eyes were dazzled, and he said with a sad face: "How can we find this?"
"Don't worry, Your Highness, cows understand human nature. If we recognize each other one by one, we will always be able to meet each other." The person who spoke was his uncle Hu Quan. Hu Quan was in his early forties, eight feet tall, with broad shoulders and a wide waist.
Big eyebrows and a Chinese character face.
His eyebrows are not only thick, but also very long, like an Arhat with long eyebrows. These thick and long eyebrows make the handsome uncle look very funny.
The uncle ordered the servants: "Bring them here one by one to identify them to His Highness."
"Why bother with all that trouble? I bought them all anyway, and His Highness will keep them all!" Second uncle Hu said in a loud voice. He was in his thirties, with a stocky build, a big head, a thick neck, a thick voice, and thick eyebrows...
The most unique thing is that the second uncle wears a small coat with his arms open, revealing the dense and long heart-protecting hair. The second uncle also ingeniously combed the heart-protecting hair into a small braid and tied it with a red rope.
As soon as Zhu Zhen met, he was attracted by his second uncle's unique braid.
The second uncle told him that because he was born in his birth year...
"Second uncle, don't talk nonsense. Do you want His Highness to open a cattle farm?" The person who spoke this time was a young man who looked similar to Hu Quan. He was about seventeen or eighteen years old, tall and long-legged. He was in his prime and had a face like a crown jewel.
, eyes like bright stars. If he didn’t have a pair of funny thick eyebrows, he could even compare with Li Jinglong’s appearance.
He is the eldest son of Hu Quan and Hu Xian, Zhu Zhen's eldest cousin. The three of them are serving under Tang He. Hu Quan is the commander of the Changhuai Guard, Hu Bo is the commander of the Suzhou Guard, and Hu Xian is following his second uncle. Now
He is one of the 100 households in Suzhou Wei.
Today, Hu Quan and Hu Bo came to deliver cattle to Zhu Zhen on the order of the old man. Hu Xian also came to meet his cousin.
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It is said that the starting point of friendship often comes from the common ground between each other.
Zhu Zhen also quickly became familiar with the three men with the same eyebrow style. As he identified them one by one, he said distressedly: "Grandpa, it's true. I asked him to find a cow, but he got a thousand."
"Hey, Your Highness, there's nothing your grandfather can do." The uncle explained: "Although your cattle were robbed in the Wangjia Temple area in Xuyi, cattle are livestock protected by the government. Most people don't dare to do anything at home. They just steal.
If you get the cattle, you will go to a distant place to sell the stolen goods."
"Yes, if we wanted to eat beef back then, we would have to go to other counties to commit crimes." The second uncle said carelessly, stroking the pigtails on his chest.
"Ahem." Hu Quan coughed twice and glared at his brother to prevent him from talking nonsense in front of His Highness. "That's because of the troubled times. You haven't worked for many years, why do you still mention it?"
"Hey, let's pretend to be stupid with our nephew." Hu Bo smiled broadly, but still kept his mouth shut.
"So we have to expand the scope of our search as much as possible. Grandpa You bought all the blue buffaloes in Xuyi, Sizhou and Linhuai counties!" The uncle said proudly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, if there are none among these thousand, we will If you buy all the buffaloes in Fengyang Mansion, you can always find them!"
"Then what if the Great Sage Pingtian is eaten..." Zhu Zhen's eyes filled with tears. He had been worried about another possibility.
"Don't worry, it won't happen." The uncle hurriedly comforted him and said: "Not to mention that killing a cow is a serious crime, no butcher would dare to touch it. Simply put, the cow is so valuable. Who would be willing to eat it if it doesn't mean that it will die of old age and illness?"
"That's right, a cow can be exchanged for a lot of pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks. Why eat cows? It's not cost-effective." The second uncle comforted him without any convincing.
"But the beef is delicious..." Zhu Zhen said and was suddenly stunned. He stared at an obviously larger buffalo in the herd, tears falling down.
The big buffalo also looked at him with tears in his eyes, broke away from his servant with a low cry, and ran towards Zhu Zhen.
ps. The third update. I was too tired yesterday and haven’t finished writing the next two updates yet. Posted this morning.
