In the muddy paddy field, a big buffalo walked slowly in front of the front door. Half of its body was covered with mud spots. Behind the big buffalo's butt, Yunshan held the plow with one hand and the nose rope with the other to control the direction of the buffalo and plowed the field. Not to mention how easy it is.
In the past, when his family plowed the fields, Yunshan would drag the plow at the front door, pretending to be an ox. Now, his family finally uses real oxen.
In the paddy field not far away, there are villagers from the same village who are still plowing the fields with manpower as they did in previous years. The rope that is close to the flesh, the red cheeks, the hot sweat, the bulging veins
That¡¯s what Yunshan once looked like.
The villagers who used manpower to cultivate the fields looked at him with envy from time to time, and then continued to face reality. No matter how hard and tired they were, they could not stop.
Without cattle, we have to work hard, otherwise we can¡¯t plow the land, we can¡¯t grow rice, and we¡¯ll have no food.
Facing those envious eyes, Yunshan was not at all proud, nor did he feel that he had much sense of superiority, because he had suffered so much. He was just like them last year, so what right did he have to feel that he was superior to them?
"It's great to have cows"
Yunshan sighed in his heart, feeling that the buttocks in front of him were all so kind.
Using oxen to plow the land is several times faster than what he once plowed by himself. He can plant crops faster and has more time to do more other work.
There is no time of real relaxation for poor families, and there is always endless work to do. When a cow enters the family, it just adds a capable laborer, and it will not reduce the heavy farm work that should already exist at all, or even You can say more. After all, the time you save on this matter will definitely be made up for on another matter.
"Xiaoshan, stop for a moment, let's eat and let the cows rest."
Yun Lin said on the field, he picked up the manure bucket and poured the manure water into the field. The manure water would be mixed into the ground as Yunshan cultivated the land, providing nutrients for the seeds to be planted in the future.
Yunjing and Jiang Susu also came.
Jiang Susu is here to deliver food, and Yunjing, who is more than three years old, is when he is naughty and mischievous, so his family can't trust him to stay at home alone.
Jiang Susu is not only here to deliver food to Yunshan, she is also here to deliver food to the cows.
That¡¯s right, it¡¯s about giving food to the cows, not fodder.
The rice for the cows is packed in a large wooden basin. It is rice cooked with husked rice. It fills a large basin.
For poor farmers, it goes without saying that food is very valuable, especially in this lean season. Yunjing¡¯s family is not so rich and luxurious that even cows can afford to eat.
In fact, in this busy farming season, although the cow is strong, it also does heavy physical work. If it is not fed well, it will be as weak as a human being. If things go on like this, the cow will become thin, shorten its lifespan, and even die. It's possible to die from exhaustion.
So the saying that cows are more valuable than people in farmers¡¯ homes is really not a joke.
Looking at the relaxed posture of his father in the field, and then recalling the scene of him dragging a plow to cultivate the land, Yunjing's heart was filled with a huge sense of accomplishment.
This family is finally getting better.
Although this so-called improvement seems insignificant to many people, for poor farmers, this is already a huge improvement that they could not even imagine.
Yunjing looked at Yunjing's eyes and felt filled with joy as he silently improved his family's conditions.
He didn¡¯t feel that he was so great, and he didn¡¯t even mean to take credit, because this is what he should do.
We are already part of this family, do we need a reason to make the family better?
Similarly, as a member of this family, isn¡¯t it natural to find ways to make the family better?
"It's just not good enough," he said silently in his heart.
"Take your time, you won't become a big fat man after one bite."
¡°This year we have cows at home, so we can finish all the work in the paddy fields in a month at most, and then we will have more time to go to the dry land to help our children and their mothers.¡±
Yunshan said after washing himself a little, not caring about the muddy Yunshan as he sat on the field to eat.
¡°His dad doesn¡¯t need to be in such a hurry, the work in the paddy fields is more important,¡± Jiang Susu said.
Yunshan took a bite of the pancake and grinned: "It's not that I'm in a hurry to help you. It's mainly because I have a cow at home this year. I'm so energetic that I can work very quickly."
"Then you can't be too tired," Jiang Susu nodded.
At this time, Yunlin looked at the villagers in the distance.He opened his eyes and frowned slightly and said: "Every household is using farmyard fertilizer this year. Our farmyard fertilizer is not as much as last year, and I am afraid that the grain output is not as much as last year."
This is something that can¡¯t be helped. Last year, only his family was using farmyard manure, so there was naturally no shortage. This year, everyone in the village needs it, and there aren¡¯t many livestock in the village, so naturally there won¡¯t be enough.
After a pause, Yunshan forced a smile and said: "It will get better in the future."
"Yes, it will get better in the future." Yunlin nodded, and then looked at his big buffalo not far away.
At this time, the big buffalo was eating rice and rice leisurely, and swung its tail from time to time to drive away mosquitoes and flies.
With that cow, this family will not be short of farm manure in the future.
This is just his home.
???As for other villagers, if there are no large livestock at home, how many can they have just relying on people to pull them all year round?
Originally Yunjing was also struggling with this problem for other villagers, but what Yunshan said next made him understand that there are always more solutions than difficulties.
Just listen to Yunshan say: "I heard that someone in the village has gone to the town to collect night incense, and then brought it back and put it in the fields. The town doesn't know how to deal with that pickled stuff, so the villagers are eager to collect it. They even provided money for processing, but the journey is a bit long.¡±
Yunlin was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "They actually came up with this method. All in all, it's a bit tiring, but the benefits are obvious. It can fertilize and earn some hard-earned money. It kills two birds with one stone."
"Yeah Brother Sanzhu and the others have been running to town at night regardless of their own safety these days. They can get back one or two hundred pounds of night fragrance each time. They only sleep for two hours every night and have to do it during the day. Work," Yunshan said with a somewhat sad tone.
Yunlin was silent. If there was still some farmyard fertilizer accumulated last year, and if it was barely enough for this year due to the conscious collection before, maybe his family would go to the town to get night fragrance to use as farmyard fertilizer like other villagers
Having eaten and drank enough, and the cows were almost rested, Yunshan patted his butt and stood up and said, "Father, go and do your work. I can be alone in the paddy fields."
"Well, I'll go back and pick up manure. It's inconvenient for your wife to go to the fields to look after Xiao Jing, so let him be here. You can keep an eye on her." Yun Lin thought for a while and looked at Yun Jing.
"Okay", Yunshan nodded, then picked up Yunjing, came to the big buffalo, put him on the back of the buffalo and said: "Come on, Xiaojing, ride the big horse"
Yun Jingxin said it was a cow
Then he was slightly surprised. His big buffalo was really docile. He showed no sign of anger when he was riding on its back. Instead, it snorted and glanced at him.
Yunshan, who was originally on guard against the angry buffalo, breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Haha, Xiaojing, from now on you will be responsible for herding the buffalo when our big buffalo is not working."
Is it appropriate for you to give me such an important task when I am only three years old?
On this day, Yunjing was watching Yunshan driving cattle to plow the fields at the edge of the field. He only rode the bull for a short time. No matter how smart Yunshan was, he was not careless enough to let him ride the big buffalo back and forth in the paddy field. If you fall unsteadily in the field and get trampled by a cow, the consequences are no joke
In one day, Yunshan drove the buffalo to plow three paddy fields. In the past, such a workload would have required Yunshan and Yunlin to work together for at least a week!
In the afternoon, before dark, Yunshan and Yunjing drove the cows into the stream. While the cows were eating rice, he also used a brush to carefully wash their bodies.
With his appearance, Yunjing seemed to have seen those drivers in previous lives who had just bought a new car. In the first few days, they treated the car better than their wives. However, as time passed, hey, if only that thing could still drive away( Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com