Survive through the ancient apocalypse

Ye Mingze likes to eat beef, but in the Daxing Dynasty, cattle were not allowed to be killed at will, and he could not eat beef a few times a year.All the cattle in his family are used for farming. As for the breed of beef cattle, he couldn't find them.There are several stalls selling beef in the border town market, but unfortunately they are all kinds of beef jerky.

"Uncle, do you have any fresh beef for sale here?" Ye Mingze knew that there were many cattle in the livestock market, but they were all farm cattle, and it was not suitable for them to be slaughtered.

"The young man is lucky, there is one head left, and he is preparing to slaughter it on the spot in the afternoon." Usually these foreign businessmen rarely bring live cattle, and they walk slowly with them, making it difficult to hurry.This time it was also a coincidence that every merchant in the caravan brought live cattle, and since they were destined to be unable to travel fast, they simply brought some more.

"Uncle, are there any calves?" Ye Mingze didn't expect much when he asked, who would take the calf on the road after running such a long distance?

"Yes, yes, I'll take you there to have a look." The uncle looked very enthusiastic, he took Ye Mingze's hand and ran away, even ignoring the stall, luckily he wasn't the only one looking at the stall.

"Young man, how many cowboys do you want? His family's strong cows may not be there, but the cowboys must still be there." The uncle said as he walked, and it was not without reason that he was so sure.That family is the uncle's relatives, and they were at a disadvantage when they competed with the clansmen for the pasture land. Naturally, his family's livestock could not feed them all, and the cattle's appetite was large, so they simply cleared all kinds of cattle and stopped raising cattle in the future.

It’s just that the cattle that live on the grassland are not usually used for farming. It takes a lot of time to teach them to plow the field. If you have this time, it’s better to just buy a farming cattle.When the world was peaceful, the people of the Daxing Dynasty didn't like to raise this thing.Now that the world is in chaos, the price of beef is no longer set by the imperial court. Tender beef tastes good, and many people like it, so the price is naturally different from the past.However, after all, the time away from imperial control is too short, and the trend of eating beef has not yet risen in the border towns. Beef is not expensive here, and the price is higher than pork.

People with vision can naturally find the benefits.When a cow is an adult, it weighs at least a thousand kilograms. A beef cow can be sold for more than ten taels of silver, which is more expensive than farm cattle.In the past, cattle were under the control of the imperial court, and those cattle that died of various reasons, except those that died of illness, could not be sold at the current price.

At that time, the Daxing Dynasty was under the control of the imperial court. Whether it was farm cattle or beef cattle, since they were brought into the territory of the Daxing Dynasty, they were subject to the laws and regulations of the Daxing Dynasty.Beef cattle and farming cattle are treated the same, and the death must be reported to the government, and the price of beef is determined by the imperial court.If it weren't for such a big profit, there would be endless ways to kill cattle.

Now the imperial court can't control it, and live cattle have also appeared in border counties.In the past, grassland merchants made beef jerky and then sold it. The price of fresh beef was too low, which was very uneconomical.

The border town is not a grassland, and there is not enough feed. For the time being, no one wants to raise beef cattle in large quantities.Cowboys are not cheap. Ordinary people who have money will first choose to farm cattle. They may not even have the idea of ​​raising beef cattle.

The relatives of the uncle's family brought many calves, some of which disappeared on the road, and there are still three calves left that have not been sold.At first, the calves were quite popular.It's just that the good ones are picked up by big buyers.There are some ordinary calves left, and the small buyers pick and choose, this is not good, that is not good, and the price is very low.Uncle's relatives asked for neither high nor low prices. Hearing the buyer's disgust, he was frustrated by the loss of the ranch.At worst, no one wants the calf, so he will take it back.

This uncle met a foreign businessman who wanted to buy a calf, so he hurriedly took him to see it.Taking the calf back is purely out of anger. If you really want to do this, isn't it a joke?How will he bring it back?There is no burden on the return journey, and they are all rushing on the road. Could it be that the calf is used as a carriage to go back?

When he arrived at the place, Ye Mingze went to the veterinarian to examine the three calves carefully, and found that there were no sick cows.As expected of being picked out, the quality is not very good.The calves are a little droopy and look malnourished. It seems that the uncles and relatives are not in the mood to take care of them.The three calves were of different breeds, but not much different, and one of them was a cow.Since the calves are all right, Ye Mingze learned from his uncle that his relatives insisted on the price, so Ye Mingze bought them without any bargaining.

Ye Mingze trades in dried seafood, which is what most sellers here accept.The seller has collected the dried sea fish. If you don't want to keep it yourself, you can take it and exchange it with other sellers for what you want.Ye Mingze got three calves by accident, and Ye Mingze's trip was worthwhile.He made an appointment with his uncle to come to buy fresh beef in the afternoon, and then turned to other things.

Towards evening, the cargo was emptied.Ye Mingze and his party found a place to rest, and when evening fell, they set off for Beimo Village.

Ye Mingze and his party did not stay long, and left as soon as they could leave.I have to say that there are guards in charge, and the security of the border town is really good.At least they walked the road from the county seat to Beimo Village a few times without encountering any accidents.

Seeing that Jiang Jingzhi and the others had returned safely, the Jiang family's heart fell to the ground.

Jiang Jingzhi: "Grandfather, the evening of the day after tomorrow is the departure time we agreed with the caravan. We have to pack our luggage within two days. We will set off in the early morning of the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, you guys go to rest." Master Jiang knew that they hadn't rested for nearly twelve hours, so he sent them back to their room.In order to wait for Ye Mingze and the others, the Jiang family didn't rest all the time. The younger ones couldn't open their eyes, and their heads were shaking a little bit, but no one suggested going back to their room to sleep.

As the saying goes, a broken house is worth tens of thousands of dollars, and there are only two short days to pack the whole suitcase, and the Jiang family is so busy that they don't touch the ground.Things that I didn't like before, now I can't bear to throw them away, and I can't bear to give up that one, and I have to reluctantly give up until the time of departure.

The Jiang family set off in the early morning, and it was lively when they arrived, but it was unusually quiet when they left.As the carriage moved forward, Beimo Village gradually disappeared from everyone's sight.For the members of the Jiang family, these two years of exile were like a dream.No one likes to stay in the place where they are being punished. The Jiang family are all happy from the bottom of their hearts to be able to leave this place.No matter what the future is, it is better than staying in Beimo Village.

Rest at the inn during the day, and in the evening, Ye Mingze and his party met with the caravan and set off on time.

Now the money is not enough, the caravan came out, and the goods returned in exchange were more than when they came, and the carriage could not fit, so they had to buy a few more locally.This time, not only the original team, but a smaller caravan heard about their itinerary, and after discussing with several leaders of the caravan, they also joined.This caravan can travel half the distance with them, and there are many people who are safe, and no one will refuse a win-win situation.

Within the sphere of influence of the border guards, the caravan traveled unimpeded all the way.Out of this range, the caravan guards began to take turns to guard.The horse thieves to be careful on the next journey, they come and go in a hurry, and it will be more troublesome if the caravan is dispersed by them.

It's just that the leaders of the caravan are not worried about this problem. With Ye Mingze and others joining, it is difficult for horse thieves to take advantage of the open area.If the force is not enough, it is likely to be eaten by the caravan.

The caravan marched methodically until it passed through the canyon again.To be cautious, everyone searched the hills on both sides of the canyon again, but found nothing.The caravan quickly passed through the canyon, and I couldn't help being afraid when I thought of the scene when I went there.

If the robbers succeeded last time, they would suffer heavy losses.In terms of force, the caravan is obviously superior. The problem is that the robbers occupy a good location and are condescending. It is difficult for the caravan to operate in the canyon, and those with weaker skills are likely to die here.

After passing the canyon and going forward, the robbers became less and less until they disappeared.This is a sign of entering a well-managed state and county.Yangshan County does not have much influence, so robbery is inevitable, but it has never been seen that people rob on official roads openly.

Along the way, Ye Mingze and his party did not enter Yangshan County, but parted ways with the caravan at the intersection of Yejia Village.

"Jingzhi, father-in-law and the others, how do you arrange it?" Jiang Jingzhi didn't say anything, and Ye Mingze didn't mention it. It's already at the door of the house, and this issue has to be put on the agenda.

"First, arrange them in Jiang's house. As for grandparents, parents, siblings, I will ask them what they think after they are settled. Others can say that father is more difficult. I don't want to see my aunt appearing in Ye's house." Here It's not the Hou's mansion, Jiang Jingzhi doesn't want his aunt to hang around in front of his eyes and make him feel uncomfortable.

"Then do as you say." Ye Mingze had no objection to this.

"Mother, this is Ye Family Village? The fence is so high!"

"Well, we'll live here from now on. No matter how it looks inside, at least it feels safer than Beimo Village."

The Jiang family visually estimated that the walls on both sides of the south gate of Yejia Village were almost ten meters high, and they were a little surprised.A small village was actually built like a county town.

Since the completion of the south gate of Ye Family Village, of the two arrow towers on the wall, the one on the east side is guarded by Ye Mingze's family, and the other belongs to Ye Family Village.Ye Mingze was worried about entrusting his family's safety in the hands of others, it was too passive.

It was already early morning when Ye Mingze and his party arrived at Yejia Village, he only asked the guards to open the door, without disturbing the villagers.After the Old Master Jiang and the others settled down, the others quietly walked through the village and returned to the Ye family's house.

I didn't feel it when I was away from home, but Ye Mingze and Jiang Jingzhi just wanted to have a good sleep when they got home.Seeing that everything was fine, the other Ye family members didn't ask any more questions and signaled them to rest quickly.

When he woke up, Ye Mingze felt refreshed.Jiang Jingzhi slept deeply, and the brows that were occasionally frowned during this time were finally relaxed.Although Jiang Jingzhi didn't say anything at ordinary times, he thought he was worried about Master Jiang and the others from time to time.

Jiang Jingzhi's sleeping posture is very good, blending in with the surroundings, creating a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere.In such an atmosphere, Ye Mingze's tense expression gradually relaxed.He was not in a hurry to get up, and it was rare for him to let his mind go and enjoy this moment of peace.There are many things to be busy next, and there are not many such relaxing moments.

Jiang Jingzhi's eyelashes trembled, showing signs of awakening.Ye Mingze pushed back the long hair that blocked Jiang Jingzhi's sight, and stroked his cheek gently: "Are you awake? The sun is already high, and it's time to get up."

In order to block the sun, the front and rear eaves of the house are extended a lot, and the house is a little dark, which is suitable for sleeping.Jiang Jingzhi felt a little itchy on his face, and wanted to push away the hand that disturbed Qingmeng.Unexpectedly, Ye Mingze caught him right when he stretched out his hand in mid-air.Ye Mingze didn't let go immediately, he scratched his palm and played with it for a while, fearing that he would catch a cold, so he stuffed him into the bed again and tucked him carefully.

Jiang Jingzhi was not fully awake yet, but he knew that Ye Mingze was the only one who would treat him like this.He didn't resist, and let Ye Mingze play tricks, and he would let it go when he had had enough.

Ye Mingze watched Jiang Jingzhi's expression gradually become clearer, and with his forehead kissed lightly, he easily left the warm bed.In early October, the temperature has dropped, but the sun is still shining.If things go on like this, wouldn't human beings die at the sight of light?The cat can only be in the dark, and the life is really aggrieved.But what can be done, human beings are too small in front of nature.Not to mention ancient times, there is no good way in modern times.To be able to live for a long time, with his family by his side, is his greatest pursuit now.No matter how much, he couldn't afford it.

"Mingze, respectfully, the food is warm in the stove, I'll send someone to bring it over. It's almost time for lunch, please eat a little." Mrs. Jiang was busy in the main room, seeing the two get up, she hurriedly ordered the cook to bring the food.

"Mother, last night was too hasty. Father-in-law and the others didn't prepare carefully. If there is anything missing, you can arrange it." When they went to pick up father-in-law, because they didn't know the exact number of people, only bedding was laid in Jiang's house. Make plans based on the number of people you bring back.

"Stinky boy, it's up to you. Respect, you will come to help later, you know what your in-laws need best." The Jiang family is very experienced in doing things, and it is quite annoying if the in-law relationship is not handled properly, such as Jiang Jingzhi A middleman is the most suitable bridge.

"Mingze, mother hasn't been out of the village much, and the situation outside is not as clear as you. These days, people in the village say that life outside is even more difficult. Up to now, many people have basically eaten up last year's food. This year's harvest is even worse. At the beginning of next spring, many people will not be able to get rid of it. So many people will go hungry, what should we do if there is a refugee wave?" Jiang lived to this age, and only experienced it when he was a child.At that time, she was unmarried and followed her parents, but everything that could be eaten went into people's stomachs.When I think about it now, I still feel scared.That's true, after the crowd passes by, not a single blade of grass grows.

"At that time, refugees cannot be put into the village. If there is one, there will be another. The village is not enough to take in its own relatives. How can it have the spare energy to take care of the refugees. Now everyone is short of food." Talking about this Ye Mingze suddenly remembered, "Mother, is the second crop of grain ripe?"

"Well, the sickle started a few days before the early maturity. The harvest is better than the first crop. The average yield per mu is only 500 to [-] catties." According to this situation, the grain harvested this year is only enough The more than [-] members of the Ye family ate to their stomachs, and Jiang was a little worried.

"Mother, it's okay. Don't you still have food to buy? It's enough for the family to eat until next year's winter break. The climate has changed a lot in recent years, and I don't know what will happen next year. I can't think of any perfect plan now. I can only use soldiers to block it." Let the water come and the earth cover up. I will worry about next year's affairs." Since he came to the Daxing Dynasty, disasters have continued every year.Up to now, Ye Mingze has thought about it, and no matter what weird things happen, he can remain calm.

In Jiang's house, Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Jiang and his wife sat down one by one, with Jiang Jingzhi at the end.This was an internal meeting of the Jiang family, and Ye Mingze did not participate.

"Respect, we know what you mean. It's very inconvenient to live with your in-laws. After a long time, there are always some stumbling blocks. You and Mingze are caught in the middle, and it is difficult to handle these things. The most likely thing is that both sides complain. We still Living here, it’s clean. This yard is quite spacious for thirty people.” The old man Jiang put a lot of effort into Jiang Jingzhi, the eldest grandson, and would think twice about him in everything he did.

"Success, grandfather, since you have already made up your mind, I won't say any more. It's good to live in Jiang's house, you can be more comfortable. If you need anything, just tell me. Well, by the way, other things about the Ye family The fewer people know about it, the better." The walls of the courtyards in Yejia Village have been renovated, and with double protection, Jiang Jingzhi is not worried.

Jiang's family was taken care of by Jiang's mother's accompanying room, and Jiang Jingzhi did not send anyone over.Grandpa Ye Mingze's house is all done by himself, so he is too busy, so Ye Mingze will send someone over to help for a few days.A bowl of water should be level, so Jiang Jingzhi naturally followed this rule.

The wasteland near the back mountain of Yejia Village has been reclaimed. The wasteland allocated now is far away from the village.Wasteland is divided according to the number of people, two acres per person.After all the land in Yejia Village is distributed, people will come again, and whoever takes it in will be responsible for it.

Now it is the end of the autumn harvest. It is easy to harvest grain, but it is troublesome to dry it.It cannot be exposed to the hot sun, but can only be placed in a shed with a roof to dry naturally.Fortunately, it is rare to see rainy days now, so there is no need to worry about grain germination.But even so, there is no need to worry too much. Every household here has a kang, and it is raining continuously. If you put the grain on the kang to dry, the loss will be very small.

As time went by, the trees and flowers in the forest died one after another.As of now, almost three out of ten are left.If plants can't adapt to such sunlight, they will perish sooner or later.So how will the various animals that depend on them survive, and where will human beings go?No one can predict what will happen in the future, and it is a day to live.

The Ye family already had a few first-level sentinel guides who broke through and advanced, and Ye Mingze saw hope from them.

Organisms of different grades and species have different tolerances to sunlight.Plants are the most resilient.They have been exposed to the sun for a long time, and there are still many tenacious survivals.Human beings and all kinds of animals have similar endurance, obviously much weaker than plants.

As soon as ordinary people are exposed to the sun, their skin will be sunburned immediately.The clothes they wear are too thin, and the sun can burn them through the clothes.The third-level sentinel guide is obviously much better, at least you won't get sunburned when you go to the yard to fetch water.

Because of this, everyone in Yejia Village is trying their best to improve their abilities.The Ye family has more resources, and the overall progress is faster than other families.Ye Mingze has been stuck at the peak of the third level for some time, and recently he faintly felt that there were signs of a breakthrough, so he stayed in the room and did not go out.

There was a sense between the combined sentinel and guide, Jiang Jingzhi spent most of the rest of the time by Ye Mingze's side except for going out to deal with some necessary things.

Recently, something happened to Yejia Village when they were fishing in the sea.A fishing boat was hit by a large fish, and six people fell into the sea. Among them, an ordinary person and a first-level sentinel did not survive.Those who can get on a fishing boat are at least young and middle-aged, and the two families lost a pillar at once, how sad can it be described.

For a while, the village was silent.After the funeral, the living continue to be busy with their future lives, and can only lament for the dead in their spare time.This time they were careless. People in Yejia Village have seen that kind of large fish, but they have never seen them actively attack ships before, and they are not threatening.When they saw this time, they didn't take it seriously.Who would have thought that they would become so ferocious, not only knocking people off fishing boats, but also actively attacking humans who fell into the sea.These are just relatively large and ordinary fish, and it is really shocking to act like sharks.

People in Yejia Village are different from Ye Mingze's.When the village goes fishing, there is no mandatory requirement for people of any level to board the boat. As a result, everyone from ordinary people to third-level sentinel guides may appear on the fishing boat.As for the staffing, it is entirely up to the cooperating families to decide.Therefore, the level of force of each fishing boat going out to sea is different.

There has been no danger in the sea area where the people of Yejia Village are fishing, so everyone doesn't care much.Now with this bloody lesson, the villagers are much more cautious about going to sea.When the incident happened, almost no one in Yejia Village dared to go to sea.Looking at the granary that is not rich, followed by the winter break, there are fewer and fewer days to go fishing.The villagers couldn't sit still in the end, and two or three fishing boats set off together.The people on the boat have also been adjusted. Ordinary people are no longer allowed to go to sea. Those who have a second-level sentinel guide at home will never let the first-level sentinel go.

The villagers always pay attention to some large fish that are not aggressive at first, and once they find them, they resolutely stay away.In this way, life is safe for the time being.

Ye Mingze is busy with promotion, and Jiang Jingzhi will handle all these matters for the time being.At the beginning, Ye Mingze considered the safety of fishing at sea, and all the fishing boats were third-level sentinel guides.The two fishing boats went out to sea together, and there were about twenty third-level sentinel guides. As long as they didn't encounter large groups of aggressive fish, it was really difficult to be in danger.

Jiang Jingzhi was thoughtful, and there were three teams in charge of going out to sea. Two teams were sent out each time they went to sea, and the other team took turns to rest.These sentinel guides are very good at water and have been specially trained, but their underwater combat capabilities are a bit horrible.No one thought that usually docile fish would attack humans, and this aspect was naturally ignored by everyone.

With this lesson learned, Jiang Jingzhi let the squad that took turns go into the sea in the evening to catch pairs for practice.The sea water has great resistance, the same force can hit the opponent on land, but not in the sea.It took a long time for everyone to adapt to the sea water.With the deepening of the training, everyone's every move is like slow motion, and now they are able to master the strength skillfully.Whether it was swinging fists and palms, or carrying a stick and machete to kill, they all looked decent, no longer limp and light, like drunk.