u/Head-Play-9962

Im (26M) trying to learn Mandarin and I have some friends in China (mainland) that I occasionally text to learn more about Chinese culture. Lately I came out to them as a homosexual, and they asked me something Im not very sure that I understand. At first I thought it was a bit or like I had mistranslated their response, but it read as “are you a cow or a farmer?”. Can anyone explain to me what this means? I dont understand why they would ask me this.