OBS Chapter 1070 Grassland
Chapter 1070 Grassland
The old man looked up at the pavilion in front of him and said, "Actually, it's quite good to have a pavilion like this. It can be used at any time. It's much better than the thatched pavilion at home."
Zhou Guo said, "Don't you see how much these two cost? The one at home only needed a few pillars and bundles of straw to build it, but this one is painted and carved. How can they be compared?"
This is a wealthy family. They are definitely not comparable to a nouveau riche like her.
She has really gained a lot of knowledge these days.
Two days later, the group set out for the pasture.
The grassland is heading north, and it is only half a day's journey from the border at a galloping horse. The grassland is not flat. Looking around, there are highs and lows. It looks like a green blanket, making the sky look especially blue and the clouds look especially white.
The group of people became excited when looking at the endless grassland. Even the horses under them began to become restless and kept stepping on the spot in anxiety.
Zhou Guo waved his hand and said, "Go ahead."
Before he could finish his words, he rushed out first.
The old man followed closely behind.
Erpang and his friends followed behind, cracking whips and laughing.
Zhou Guo took the time to shout, "Whoever finishes last will treat us to a meal at Baoyue Tower."
Er Pang and the others were shocked, "What?"
They all shouted, "Master, no, our horses can't outrun the one you're riding!"
The old man followed behind with his head down, and seeing them chattering non-stop, he couldn't help but say to the back: "The one who runs last will get the treat."
Everyone was shocked. Yes, if she couldn’t outrun the horse under her, how could she not outrun these?
They all stopped talking, looked at each other, bent their bodies, whipped the horses' buttocks, and rushed out.
Baoyue Tower is not cheap, not to mention that with so many people, this meal would cost at least a few taels of silver. If we drink, it might cost ten taels of silver.
Several bodyguards looked at each other and rushed forward. They had just arrived and had no money, so they must not let this job fall on them.
Erpang has ridden horses a lot in recent years, and the horses he rides are a little better than those of Dashu and Xiaoshu.
Zhou Guo ran to the first hill and stuck an arrow into the ground as a mark of the finish line.
The old man was the second one to arrive, followed closely by a few personal soldiers, who were about the same distance away from the old man.
Then it was Fatty Er.
In the end, only the two brothers Dashu and Xiaoshu were left.
Xiaoshu felt a chill in his heart. Most of his money was spent on this food, so he didn't have much money left. He didn't know if it was enough for these people to have a meal at Baoyue Tower.
Seeing that Dashu was coming to an end, he sighed in his heart, closed his eyes and rushed forward. When he opened his eyes again, he found that everyone was calling Dashu.
He looked back and saw Dashu riding his horse towards him. His eyes lit up and he said, "I won! Haha..."
Zhou Guo looked at him with amusement. How could he still be so stupid after all these years?
Erpang patted Dashu's shoulder and said, "Boy, are you ready? You have to treat us to a meal at Baoyue Tower."
Dashu smiled and said, "Okay, when we get back, I will invite everyone to Baoyue Tower and order a table of delicious dishes and two pots of good wine. We brothers have been here for so long, but we haven't treated everyone to a meal yet."
It’s always Erpang and his friends who treat us.
Er Pang said happily: "Then I have to order some good dishes."
Zhou Guo said: "Then I will follow you and take advantage of you and eat something with you."
The old man said, "Why are you joining in the fun? You can only eat a whole table by yourself, how can they afford it?"
Zhou Guo said: "Then I will eat more. With so many people here, the food will be delicious. You can't complain about me being too much, right?"
Dashu said hurriedly: "Master, go, and the gentleman will follow. I don't have much to spend on weekdays, and the master gives me a lot every month, so I can still afford to treat you to one or two meals."
The two brothers are not married yet. Xiaoshu can't save money, but Dashu is the opposite. He saves every penny and has saved a lot in the past few years.
This is also an opportunity to take advantage of this time to get them to get along better with Erpang and his group.
Zhou Guo didn't care.
She looked at the endless grassland. There was no cow or even a sheep on it.
The old man couldn't help but ask: "You said at that time that you would go outside the Great Wall to get some yellow sheep back. It's been a few years now. Where are the yellow sheep?"
Zhou Guo chuckled, "It's almost time. The young man from the Xu family promised me that he would bring a few sheep with him next time he comes out. We will raise them here for a few years. When they become a flock, we will have an endless supply of yellow sheep to eat in the future."
Although there are no livestock on the grassland yet, there are already people raising cattle. There are quite a few of them, about 30 or so. Half of them are retired from the border, and the other half are transferred from various places. Half of the experts in raising livestock in recent years are here.
When they saw Zhou Guo, everyone came to pay their respects.
Zhou Guo asked, "Is there a place to live?"
"Yes, the Wang family built a farm here before. It's quite big, but there are no livestock."
Zhou Guo said, "There's no rush. I've already sent letters to various places, asking them to find livestock and send them here. The calves born in recent years will be sent here in a few days. Soon, we will have hundreds of livestock. You should take good care of them and raise more and more of them. Then we won't have to go around to buy labor."
If you are doing business, you can’t do it without hard work.
She has spent a lot of money on this over the years, and now as her stall is getting bigger and bigger, the livestock are gradually not enough.
This pasture can feed tens of thousands of cows, which is more than enough.
You can also sell or rent the livestock, so you don’t have to spend money on them, you can actually make money.
She was so excited just thinking about it that she couldn't stop talking. She said to the old man beside her, "Master, I heard that the grassland outside the Great Wall is huge. If we can drive the Hu people away, we can build a station outside the Great Wall and set aside a piece of grassland. Then we will have endless cattle and sheep to eat."
The old man said, "What kind of beautiful dream are you having? The grassland is so vast and boundless, without even a barrier. If you keep it there, someone might intercept it and take advantage of it."
There was no protection at all. If someone robbed something, they would just ride their horse and hide in the endless grassland. There was nowhere to find them.
Zhou Guo said: "I just thought about it, I didn't really say I would go."
She stayed on the pasture for several days, and on the last day, newly purchased livestock from various parts of the north arrived.
There were cows, donkeys, mules, big and small, but there were few horses, and the few that were there were skinny and not strong.
The old man was very disgusted, "Why put such things in here? You can buy several cows with a horse like this, why spend this money?"
Zhou Guo explained: "This horse is not good and cheap. We bought it mainly for breeding. We mate it with a donkey and then a mule. Mules are more useful than donkeys, but we still don't have enough mules."
The old man was very skeptical, "What good breed can such a horse produce?"
Zhou Guo said: "It's better than a donkey, right?"