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In a valley surrounded by mountains, every inch of flat land here is fully utilized. In the setting sun, a cowherd in shorts lies on the back of a cow, holding a piccolo in his hand, and walks leisurely towards home with the slow pace of the old cow.

The young man is named Zhou Ziling. He is sixteen years old this year. He is a child from a family named Zhou. Although his skin is dark and messy, he is still handsome. The Zhou family is a big family nearby and rich. However, Zhou Ziling's father is the second son and has no right to inherit the Zhou family's family business. All the property of Zhou Ziling's family is this old cow, and this cow is raised by a calf that Zhou Ziling's father picked up when he was young.

Zhou Ziling raised his head and looked at the mountains in the distance. It was the nearby Qiyun Mountain, which is one of the four famous Taoist mountains today and the largest mountain in Wuyue Kingdom. Taoism is also the national religion of Wuyue Kingdom where Zhou Ziling lived. People in the world say: Taoism, agriculture, industry and commerce. In addition to being an official and a Taoist priest, there is the most way out.

Even though he was separated by the mountains and ridges, Zhou Ziling still vaguely heard the sound of Taoists chanting scriptures.

"Hey! Xiangzi, we're back home!" Zhou Ziling shouted at a child in the field who was about the same age as him, and said loudly: "Don't work too hard, this field is not yours. Just do your job well!"

Zhou Xiang raised his head and looked at Zhou Ziling. He smiled honestly, his dark face was covered with sweat, and replied with a smile: "You go back first. I guess the second uncle is waiting for you. No matter what, this field belongs to my elder brother, and no matter how you say it is, it is a real brother. I'd better do my best!"

"That's all!" Zhou Ziling shook her head with a smile, slapped the cow's back and walked away. When she returned home, Zhou Ziling's father Zhou Da was already waiting at the gate of the cow's pen. Seeing Zhou Ziling come back, Zhou Da hurriedly said with a smile: "Hurry up and go into the house for dinner, your mother is waiting, and today I made the sweet potato soup you like!"

"Okay!" Zhou Ziling smiled and turned over to the ground, handed the bull whip to Zhou Da, and ran into the house quickly. The house was very simple, with a small hall and two bedrooms, all of which were ordinary blue bricks and black tiles.

My mother, Wang, has already arranged the work. As soon as Zhou Ziling entered the door, she quickly brought the bowls and chopsticks to Zhou Ziling, and smiled lovingly and said, "Eat more, the cow that has been put on for a day. There is nothing to eat outside, it will make you suffer!"

"It's okay!" Zhou Ziling drank the sweet potato soup in big mouthfuls. For him, it was a rare delicacy. There was no land at home, so there was no income. The sweet potato was distributed by the Changfang Zong family during the Chinese New Year. So far, the sweet potatoes have sprouted. Just a bag of sweet potatoes, Zhou Ziling's family also had to eat them carefully.

After drinking a bowl of sweet potato soup, Zhou Ziling felt unsatisfied. She licked her tongue and wanted to have another bowl. But when she looked up, her mother and father's bowls were made of porridge made of coarse grains. It was said to be porridge, but in fact, most of the ingredients were water, which was not as delicious as soy milk.

Zhou Ziling paused and understood in her heart that what she had just drunk was the last bowl of sweet potato soup. Zhou Da smiled on his face when he saw Zhou Ziling finishing drinking and asked, "Are you full? If you haven't eaten enough, there is still porridge in the pot. You must eat enough. People are iron rice and steel. Only when you have enough can you have the strength to work!"

Zhou Ziling put down the bowls and chopsticks, squeezed out a smile, and pretended to be happy: "I'm full. You eat, I'll go take a shower and go to bed!"

"Okay!" Zhou Da nodded and reminded: "Remember to go to the bullpen to see. Don't miss it, someone stole the bull!"

"Don't worry!" Zhou Ziling quickly ran to the cow pen, checked the cow pen, looked at the strong old cow, and muttered: "You beasts are so happy, there are grass everywhere. Don't worry about not having enough food or wearing clothes. I will be reincarnated as a cow in the next life!"

After taking a shower, Zhou Ziling went back to the room to sleep. However, when he remembered the dinner, Zhou Ziling couldn't sleep and said to himself: "Why is this? They are all descendants of the Zhou family. Why is the sick man in the house spending money every day and drinking and no one cares about it? I have to save money? Just because his father was born two years earlier than my father?"

Zhou Ziling was indignant and tossed and turned around on the bed. Although the bed was warm, it was easy to irritate the skin and made her body feel hot and itchy. Zhou Ziling felt uncomfortable, and coupled with the stimulation of the bed, she felt even more uncomfortable.

Suddenly, Zhou Ziling heard something about his parents in the lobby. Anyway, she couldn't sleep, so she got up and wanted to chat with her parents to see if she could relax. She was about to push open the door, but she heard a sentence: "This kid, I'm afraid he'll have to be virtuous with me in this life!"

Wang immediately retorted: "How do you speak? His son, how could you eliminate him like this!"

"Do you think I'm willing?" Zhou Da said anxiously: "He doesn't have an inch of land and no penny of property. How can he make a name for himself? Studying? Then can we get into a private school?"

"Why can't you let him study?" Wang scolded: "He is so smart and likes to study, why can't you think of a solution?"

Zhou Da said angrily: "The Three Character Classic and Thousand Character Classic were stolen from the teacher's study. Now the poor scholar has locked his study with a few evil dogs, so where can I steal it?"

"Oh!" Wang sighed. What Zhou Da said was the truth. How could they be able to study in private schools? But, they had to give their son a way out. Zhou Ziling was already sixteen. The children of other families had already become children! He was still herding cattle and accomplished nothing!

Wang thought, "Why don't we let Ziling go to Qiyun Mountain to be a Taoist priest?"

"What did you say?" Zhou Da immediately said: "Isn't you telling me to be a Taoist priest? Besides, that Taoist priest is so easy to be?"

"I don't care!" Wang said stubbornly: "I can't even keep my son in front of me. How can I have time to care for my grandson who doesn't even have shadows? It's better to starve to death by starving to death! Just like you, a cow, can you keep him for the rest of your life? Besides, those old Taoists are openly clear about their hearts and desires, who doesn't have many mischiefs behind their backs, and their children?"

Zhou Da paused, and couldn't think of anything to refute, but he had to give in and couldn't get over it. He had to say, "Then you have to think carefully. You don't know, what else can the illegitimate child who was sent to Qiyun Mountain to sacrifice himself last year besides having enough food? He said that he went to Qiyun Mountain, but in fact he couldn't even compare to a choreographer!"

"Don't say it!" Wang whispered: "I heard the news today that the eldest son is not good anymore. I wonder who will be sent to sacrifice himself this time?"

"Anyway, I can't let my son go!" Zhou Da was very clear-headed and knew the Zong family's calculations. He said angrily: "Everything is from the eldest son of the Zong family. We have nothing to do with it. Even our own life will be dominated by the Zong family! Doesn't the Zong family have a concubine's son? I guess it will be him this time."

"Zhou Xiang?" Wang asked strangely: "The Zong family will not leave him behind and make trouble?"

Zhou Da sneered and said coldly: "My sister-in-law wants to make trouble for Zhou Xiang to death. However, Zhou Xiang's mother is now the eldest brother's favorite concubine. When she blows the pillow wind beside her brother's bed, the eldest brother will naturally give her a way out."

"If you want me to tell me, there is not a good thing in your Zhou family!" Wang said angrily: "Your elder brother knows to give his concubine son a way out. What about your father? He doesn't even let you, the eldest son, go! Your grandfather has this kind of virtue. Fortunately, I only gave birth to one!"

Zhou Da pursed his lips and said helplessly: "Forget it, go to bed first. I don't know what the Zong family plans to do tomorrow? The people who split up can only leave it to fate!"

"Leave it to fate! Leave it to fate?" Zhou Ziling murmured, walked back to his bed slowly, suddenly punched the bed board, and said in a deep voice: "I will never let it go. Even if God presses on him, I will blow him up!"

The next day, early in the morning, someone from the Zong family said that Zhou Ziling and his family would go to the Zong family for dinner. Zhou Da took Wang and Zhou Ziling to go. Zhou Da reminded Zhou Ziling: "When you get to the place, be polite. Even if they mock you, you have to endure it!"

Sure enough, the Zhou Ziling family had rolled their eyes as soon as they walked into the gate of the Zhou clan family.

"Oh! Are you bringing your family to have a meal?" A squire in his forties, with a fat head and big ears, said, "Zhou Da, when we were still playing with mud in the countryside, you were the most useless. For decades, you are still so useless!"

"Shut up!" As soon as the squire approached Zhou Da, a scolding came from the inner room. The squire's eyes moved, and his expression was very angry, but he still turned around and bowed and said respectfully: "Master Zhou!"

One person who walked out of the inner room was Zhou Da's biological elder brother, Zhou Jin. He has been a playboy since childhood. Although he is only two years older than Zhou Da and has no worries about food and clothing since childhood, he is as thin as a pork rib.

Zhou Jin glanced at the squire and said lightly: "Sen Li also invited him to the side hall for dinner. Brother, you are fine when you come. The eldest brother is in poor health and cannot go out to greet him. It's really..."

"What's there to say?" A scream from a shrew came, and then a woman with heavy makeup and pearls rushed out in a hurry, pushed Zhou Jin, and scolded angrily: "You are the eldest brother, you have to look like a eldest brother. Zhou Da is here? Go to the side hall for dinner!"

Zhou Ziling pulled the corner of her mouth and said disdainfully: "No wonder uncle goes everywhere to mess with the flowers. It seems that life is not easy to live in a long house."

"Yes! Sister-in-law!" Zhou Da agreed expressionlessly, and took Zhou Ziling and his son to have dinner.

Zhou Ziling muttered: "This long house is really interesting."

"Tuesday!" An old man with white beard came over and said with a smile: "Are you bringing your family to have a free meal? That's right, maybe this is the last time your family has eaten together!"

"Yes!" The fat and big-eared squire just now interrupted, "If you were sent to Qiyun Mountain to sacrifice yourself, you would probably not have the chance to go down the mountain in this life! Let me tell you, those who sacrifice themselves on Qiyun Mountain will not have any good ending!"

"Forget it!" the old man smiled and said, "Even if there is no good ending, it is better than starving to death here! Right?"

Seeing the old man's provocative expression, Zhou Ziling wanted to rush over and tear the old man up. However, Zhou Da stared back with a look. Zhou Da didn't say anything, and the family found a seat to sit down. The relatives and squire around were still continuing to discuss Zhou Da's "glorious" deeds!

The family was eating silently. Although the meal was hundreds of times better than at home, Zhou Ziling only felt like vomiting when eating it in her mouth, which made people sick!

Just as Zhou Ziling looked embarrassed and was about to leave the table, a shout suddenly came from outside the house: "Master, the Taoist priest of Qi Yunshan is here!!!"

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Chapter completed!