Babaoliang Village. Livestock shed!
When Zhou Yang and others got closer, they discovered that the members were surrounding a dying big yak, chattering non-stop.
After seeing Zhou Yang, everyone immediately made way!
When he came to the yak cow, Zhou Yang saw Qin Xueyi half-kneeling on the ground checking the big yak cow's wounds, while Wang Ping beside him had a look of regret on his face.
"Brother Wang, what happened? Why is this cow so seriously injured?"
Wang Ping sighed and said: "Last night, I fought with another big yak over a heifer. I don't know if I can save the one who was hit!"
At this time, Qin Xueyi raised his head and said: "The injury is relatively serious and there is no way to save it unless surgery is performed, but it is not necessary!"
Zhou Yang looked at the cow with some sympathy. He sacrificed his life for love at a young age. If this were a human being, it would be another touching love story.
"If you can't save him, just give him a knife. Otherwise, if he dies, his blood won't flow out, and his meat will be hard to sell!" Wang Ping said with some distress.
This cow was brought back from the pastoral area and cost more than 300 yuan per head.
Normally, when spring comes next year and the cow's fat is eaten, it can easily be sold for four to five hundred yuan.
But now that he dies, all the hundreds of dollars will be wasted.
Zhou Yang immediately comforted him: "Don't feel bad. Our village still has three hundred cows. In addition, don't sell the meat. Distribute it to the members. Think of it as a welfare for everyone!"
"Well, that's all we can do. It's just that the beef is so woody and fishy, it's not as delicious as pork!" Wang Ping said.
"It would be nice to have meat to eat, but you still ask for so much!"
Then Zhou Yang continued: "If no one wants it, Brother Wang, just send all the meat to my house. I won't mind it!"
The yak on the ground is not big, and the horns on its head are not long. You can tell that it is not old at first glance. Young bulls like this are actually the most delicious!
"Let's kill him first!" Wang Ping said without interest.
"Does this happen often?" Zhou Yang asked again.
“Cow fights happen quite often, but this is the first time I’ve been injured so badly!”
Zhou Yang thought for a while and said: "I suggest that you separate the yak cows in the herd at night and keep them in separate cages, so that you don't have to fight!"
"I tried it, but I can't tell the difference!"
"Why can't you tell the difference?"
"These cattle are not farm cattle in our village. They grow in pastoral areas and are very wild!" Wang Ping said helplessly.
"If we can't think of a way, go to the county's veterinary station or breeding farm to find experienced people to see what we can do. We can't go on like this!"
"Well, that's all it can do!"
At this time, Zhou Yang suddenly thought that he was here to see the horses today, and immediately asked: "By the way, Brother Wang, didn't you say that the village bought back a lot of horses? Why didn't I see them? Did they go out to let them go?"
Wang Ping shook his head and said: "No, the horses are all locked up in the haystack at the east end of the village, and those horses can't be let outside!"
"Why?"
"It's still too wild. It's just running around. No one in our village knows how to ride a horse. We almost got lost the first time we were released!" Wang Ping said.
Hearing this, Zhou Yang couldn't help but laugh.
Indeed, whether it is cattle or horses, they are all brought back from the pastoral areas.
When people were on the grassland, they were running around without restraint. The herdsmen just sat on their horses and hung far away, waiting until they returned home before rushing back.
But this is a farming area. Even if there are people in the village who can ride horses, they are definitely not as good as the men on the grassland.
It's okay to say that the cattle and sheep move slowly, and more manpower will be enough.
But these horses are no longer good and have to be kept in captivity.
It can be seen that because of the existence of these cattle, horses and sheep, the lives of people in the village have also undergone subtle changes.
But this is not a big deal. Anyway, in Zhou Yang's plan, in addition to keeping some sheep to slowly breed, the remaining cattle and horses will be sold as long as they are about the same size.
No matter how troublesome it is, it will only take a few months.
No way, the local area is really not suitable for large-scale cattle and horse breeding!
The purpose of buying these big animals this year is just to help the herdsmen in the pastoral areas while there is grass and feed!
Of course, before selling, Zhou Yang would still ask the villagers to pick some strong cattle and horses to stay and pull carts to plow the land!
While they were talking, Chen Wanhe, the old butcher in the village, rushed over with a sharp knife for killing pigs!
Lao Chen is in his fifties and has been killing pigs and sheep with his father for most of his life. He is usually responsible for killing pigs in the village.
It was just his first time to kill a cow. After seeing this huge beast on the ground, he was still a little hesitant to take action!
"Zhou Zhiqing and Captain Wang, do you really want to kill them?" Lao Chen asked hesitantly.
"Kill it, otherwise this cow will not survive!" Wang Ping said.
Lao Chen has been killing pigs for so many years, so he naturally knows this truth. Some animals really can't survive, so the only option is to use a knife.
After all, once the animal dies, it will be too late to use the knife. The blood will remain in the animal's body, and the meat will become fishy, unpalatable, and cannot be sold at a high price.
At that moment, Lao Chen immediately called a few young people to come forward to help, and then began to kill the cow!
The cow was already dying. Although it sensed danger, it didn't struggle too much and was quickly killed!
Because the scene was too bloody, Zhou Yang did not stay here for long. He only told Wang Ping to deliver the cow skeleton to his house later, and then left the barn with Fan Debiao and Liu Yunlong.
Zhou Yang then visited the pig farm and horse breeding area, and then went to the feed factory. He walked around the village for more than three hours before returning to the brigade headquarters.
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Brigade Headquarters Office!
When Zhou Yang pushed the door open and came in, he saw his father-in-law Li Fengnian and Zhang Genwang squatting by the stove drinking tea.
Seeing them come in, my father-in-law immediately said: "Come and sit!"
Zhou Yang was not polite, walked over directly, and sat on the stool opposite his father-in-law.
Fan Debiao and Liu Yunlong sat down at a table at the door of the office and did not come forward.
They are just Zhou Yang's bodyguards. They will not get involved in the village's affairs, and they will treat them as ignorant if they hear about it.
"I went to the commune for a meeting this morning, you know?"
"I heard, what happened?" Zhou Yang said.
Li Fengnian pointed to something on the table next to him and said, "Look what that is?"
Zhou Yang turned around and saw that it was a pile of certificates, but the number was a bit shocking.
"so much?"
"Well, the commune held a commendation meeting this morning. Our Babaoliang brigade was commended by the county and the commune. It won 11 awards for advanced collectives, 46 awards for advanced individuals, 18 awards for outstanding educated youth, and 22 awards for outstanding militiamen. In addition to those awarded to lesbians, I have received more than 120 certificates of various kinds!"
"So many, the commune is quite generous this year!" Zhou Yang said.
"Haha, it's not that the commune is being generous. The number of various certificates this year is about the same as last year, not much more!"
Then Li Fengnian continued: "It's just that the performance of our team is really good, especially the four teams in our village. Many advanced models have emerged, which is why we have won so many certificates."
"Not to mention anyone else, you just took three of them at once!"
"Me, three?"
"Well, you are an outstanding individual, an outstanding educated youth, and an advanced producer. The higher-ups were originally going to give you the title of outstanding militiaman, but I rejected it!" Li Fengnian said.
"Just push it, it doesn't have much practical significance anyway!"
Zhou Yang knew that the honors these days were only spiritual encouragement, and there were no material rewards.
Especially for this kind of mass commendation at the grassroots level, everyone only gets a certificate.
"Well, I plan to hold a commendation meeting in the village tonight and hand out all these certificates. What do you think?"
Zhou Yang suddenly thought of something and said immediately: "How about you give it to a few other production teams first, and our village waits first?"
He knew that the more than 100 certificates were not all given to these two production teams, but included all the people in the 17 brigades of the entire Babaoliang Brigade, 8 natural villages.
Every year after the commune holds a commendation meeting, my father-in-law will hold commendation meetings in each village and issue certificates.
In previous years, we would start with these two production teams in our village. Zhou Yang planned to wait in his village this year. He had other plans!
"Do you have any ideas?" Li Fengnian asked.
"Haha, I want to wait until the pig is sold, and then combine the money distribution with the commendation meeting."
Then Zhou Yang continued: "Our team can even contribute some money to buy some prizes for those who are commended. It doesn't need to be too expensive, as long as it's meaningful!"
"This will not only improve the working enthusiasm of the members, but also unite the hearts of the village members. What do you think?"
Li Fengnian and Zhang Genwang looked at each other and both thought the idea was good, so they decided to leave the matter to Zhou Yang to handle.
