Rebirth: My Healer Wife Owns Superpowers

Chapter 57: Slaughtering the Ox

Qi Yue was not frightened in the slightest!

She patted the top of one of the strange cattle’s heads and said softly, “Go, drive them away, and when you come back, there will be tasty food waiting!”

Incredibly, the cattle seemed to understand and turned to charge at their former masters!

The indigenous people were initially pleased to see the strange cattle charging toward them, but then they became panicked and fled in a disarrayed escape.

Since the cattle were not following their commands, but instead aiming their heads at them!

Thus, over a hundred indigenous people were frightened back into the dark, dense forest.

Noticing that two of the natives were nearly killed by the charging cattle, in order to avoid a conflict between the two groups, Qi Yue immediately intervened to stop it.

The two indigenous youths were about thirteen or fourteen years old and were completely panicked.

Qi Yue calmed them down and let them go back to relay the message to their chief.

“We are here simply to survive and we don’t mean to be your enemies. If you wish, we can live together peacefully. If not, you have seen what I am capable of. Moreover, I won’t let you destroy my house!”

The two young natives looked at her in terror, said nothing, and ran off, stumbling and rolling as they went.

The result of this confrontation was that Qi Yue gained fifteen alive strange cattle plus one that lay dead on the ground, which could provide meat.

Qi Yue was very happy.

She planned to keep the living cattle.

With the Spiritual Spring Water, these cattle would be incredibly loyal.

Besides, the fifteen cattle could help her deal with the natives and guard their home, which was absolutely fantastic.

The dead one was not a waste either, as from now on her family would no longer have to worry about food.

Such a large cattle, if half was traded for grains, would be enough to feed a family for a year.

“Dad, it’s hot weather; we should hurry and slaughter the cow.”

Qi Yue’s words snapped Zhao Yongzhe and the others out of their shock.

They had actually driven off the natives and protected their home.

Looking at the impressive Qi Yue, Zhao Yongzhe felt a sense of aging as a hero past his prime but mostly, he felt pride!

The Zhao Family, although in a difficult situation, had acquired such a wonderful daughter-in-law.

The hearts of the other Zhao Family members felt much like Zhao Yongzhe’s.

Shen Yu had already run out and hugged Qi Yue, starting to cry.

“Yueyue, you really scared the wits out of your mother!”

She cried and then she began to laugh.

“Good Yueyue, you are amazing! You truly are our family’s lucky star!”

Zhao Shuanghua and several other sisters-in-law swarmed around her, bombarding her with questions.

“Sister-in-law, why do these cattle all listen to you?”

“Sister-in-law, can I be as powerful as you?”

“Sister-in-law…”

Qi Yue’s forehead was buzzing with all the noise, but thankfully Shen Yu pulled them away.

“Don’t bother your sister-in-law anymore. Light more torches, we’re slaughtering a cow!”

The Zhao Family members bustled about with excitement.

Aside from Zhang Qifeng and Zhang Qiyun, who were sleeping soundly, everyone else was involved in the action of slaughtering the cow.

The cow was too large, Qi Yue thought regretfully.

How she wished she could store half of this cow in her space and eat it slowly!

The neighbors hadn’t been sleeping at all.

When Qi Yue was confronting the natives, they were hiding and watching, not daring to step forward.

Now they slowly approached, coming up with timid faces to make conversation.

However, they did not dare to disturb Qi Yue, who was busy feeding the strange cattle but instead sought out Shen Yu, who had the best temperament.

“Madam Zhao, that’s a big cow, isn’t it?”

“Madam Zhao, are you planning to take the beef to the Governor’s Office for money or to exchange for food? I know someone, I can show you the way!”

The Governor’s Office referred to the place where the local administration was located.

It was like a small town with quite a few small shops, all opened by exiles who were pardoned and allowed to stay there.

Although it couldn’t compare to the many things available in large towns, it had all the basic necessities for life.

If exiles acquired some good game, they could take it there to exchange.

But that was as far as they could go; going any farther would be considered escaping, and that would lead to being captured and executed.

Kang Ji also came over, silently staring at the cow for a long time.

After Qi Yue finished feeding the strange cattle, she turned around to find quite a crowd had gathered.

Some of these people had come over the way with them, while others had lived here for quite some time.

On every face was an undisguisable look of envy.

“Miss Qi is really amazing, just by herself she killed this bull!”

“I’ve been here for more than ten years and never heard of anyone killing such a bull! Plenty have been killed by the bulls, though!”

“This meat must be delicious. If only I could have a taste.”

“…”

Considering they might have to live here for an unknown period, and neighbors might need each other’s help, Qi Yue suggested dividing half of the meat to trade at the office for various living supplies. She then allocated some for her family to eat and to make jerky. The rest was given to the onlookers.

Upon hearing this, the bystanders erupted with excitement.

Several local strong men stepped forward to help and quickly butchered the meat.

With many hands at work, by dawn, the jerky Qi Yue wanted to make was already cut into strips.

People, energized by the beef they received, worked very hard.

Another shichen passed, and the freshly cut meat was all strung with straw ropes, hanging from bamboo poles in the yard.

With everyone’s help, Zhao Yongzhe and Zhao Yonglian took the meat to the office to exchange for goods.

Shen Yu and Zhao Shuanghua also went along, saying they wanted to pick out some items.

Cong Zhonglan went too with her two kids on her back, saying she wanted to join the excitement.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

After everyone dispersed, the large courtyard was suddenly left with only Qi Yue and Zhao Xiyan.

“Yueyue, you go to sleep. I’ll watch over here.”

“You should rest. You haven’t…”

The two spoke almost simultaneously and then looked at each other at the same time.

“You go…”

“No, you should go…”

Again, they spoke almost at the same moment.

This time, both of them laughed.

Seeing Zhao Xiyan’s spirited look, Qi Yue did not refuse his kindness and went to her room to sleep.

Outside, Zhao Xiyan watched her enter their room, his heart slightly at ease.

But this calm didn’t last long. That night, the natives appeared again.

However, the reappearance of the fifteen strange bulls frightened them once more, sending them fleeing back into the great forest.

These bulls really did have human-like intelligence; they each left at dawn. Qi Yue thought they had gone for good, only to find them return as soon as it got dark.

Even Zhao Yongzhe repeatedly sighed at how miraculous this was.

“What amazing cows! Incredible!”

Qi Yue knew the reason behind it; the bulls were attracted to the Spiritual Spring Water she held.

So every night, she fed the bulls beans soaked in Spiritual Spring Water. After a few days, she was astonished to find that the bulls seemed to have grown a bit larger, which scared her into diluting the water with more water.

With the bulls’ protection, the house was safe.

As soon as it got dark, even the people nearby dared not come close to the Zhao family’s house, fearing a bull’s horn might pierce their bellies.

The following days were peaceful, and for several days, the natives did not come again.

One evening, the family ate together in the courtyard and discussed what they needed to do next.

The management office had notified them that they needed to provide one large tree and five acres of slash-and-burn land by the end of the month.

One tree was easy, but clearing five acres of wasteland was a real hardship.

Not to mention whether they could clear the wild grass, but the natives would not sit idly by and watch them destroy the forest.

The family discussed for a long time without coming to a conclusion, until finally, Zhao Yongzhe made a statement.

“Tomorrow I’ll go and talk to the old residents around here, see how they have managed in the past.”

He glanced at the dark forest in the distance and gave Shen Yu a suggestive look.

“I think the natives are scared now and dare not come again. Let’s sleep for now!”

Shen Yu hurriedly picked up the conversation.

“Right, let’s sleep. Yueyue, you and Yanyan go back to your room to sleep!”

Qi Yue was about to say the natives might come back, but Shen Yu added, “If you’re worried, your dad will watch outside tonight.”

“You’ve been exhausted these days, you need to get some good rest.”

Shen Yueyu said this, and without further ado, pushed Qi Yue towards her room.

Zhao Shuangyue and the others also swarmed around, almost carrying Qi Yue into her room.

Facing this situation, Qi Yue had no choice but to obediently go into the room.