In fact, these mountain people, originally following Lao Dao's instructions, they drove back a total of 15 cows this time...
Because according to Lao Toudao's considerations: First, he thought of Luo Xuan, or he might have an impromptu idea, and he might buy a few more.
Another thing is that Lao Dao is ready to pick and choose.
After all, this educated youth from the mainland is not like the mountain people in the village who obey Lao Dao's words.
Don't dare to argue.
So when Lao Dao was instructing the mountain people, who were usually obedient, to drive the cattle from the deep mountains and old forests to Luoxuan.
I brought back 5 more cows.
It is not an easy task to drive 15 cattle that are free-range in the mountains to Luoxuan.
And the people in the village obey the old Taoist's instructions.
It took a long time to drive back 15 cows from the mountain.
In the end, the big buyer, Luo Xuan, only selected 5 of them.
other cattle,
Including the three cows that Nami's father had worked so hard to drive back, Luo Xuan refused to buy his scalpers without even looking at them.
Lao Dao originally advised Luo Xuan to buy the cow first.
Even if you don't get the money, you still owe it first.
Anyway, they are all from the village, and no one can run away from the other.
But Luo Xuan, who had always been smooth and smooth in doing things, was as stubborn as those free-range scalpers: he paid with one hand and delivered the goods with the other; he cooked as much rice as he had.
Money will be cleared and no credit will be given!
This makes everyone come with high hopes, but in the end they return full of resentment and disappointment.
However, the people in the village did not resent Luo Xuan: they had no money on hand and did not want to pay on credit.
It is difficult for a rich man to be a man without money.
Isn't this normal...
Not bad, this is a piece of silverware!
But from then on, in their hearts,
Regarding Lao Dao's authority in the village, I'm afraid there has begun to be a little bit of doubt and wavering...
Driving cattle down the mountain is indeed difficult.
Many of them were scratched by thorns; some sprained their ankles.
Some people also suffered bruises and swollen faces after falling.
There was even an unlucky guy who was gored by his own cow while driving the cows... and he flew free.
After so much effort, the result is...
Alas, Lao Dao is no longer the leader he once was, who always followed his words and kept his word... He is no longer responsible!
Even the matter of selling a cow, Lao Dao couldn't do anything about it.
well!
Luo Xuan stood under a big tree, and the flames were blazing in the fire pond next to it.
This scene immediately attracted many men and women in the village, who all ran over to watch the fun.
"Luo Xuan, what are you doing?"
Lao Min actually didn't understand things in the countryside. He saw Luo Xuan struggling there, trying to tie an ox to a tree.
I couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "Why did you tie up this cow? Are you going to kill the cow to eat?"
Miao Meisha also advised Luo Xuan, "It's not the time to make bacon or air-dry the meat yet.
Luo Xuan, if you slaughter such a big cow, you won’t be able to finish it in half an hour. If the beef is left for two days, it will go bad.”
Luo Xuan replied, "You are thinking too much. I am planning to pierce the cow's nostril!"
Lao Min was puzzled, "The cow is fine, why do you need to pierce its nose... Hey, I understand!"
"I used to see members of the production team dragging cattle to work in the fields when I was in the countryside."
Old Min seemed to have come to his senses, "Are you going to turn all these cows into farm cattle?"
Luo Xuan nodded, "Cow-tempered, cow-tempered. Only by holding its nose will the cow be obedient.
Just like someone has captured your heart, that beautiful sister-in-law Hanzhu, so you will be obedient, right?"
Lao Min chuckled, "That's it! At first I thought it was hard to get beef in the mainland.
Then I came here and found that you can slaughter and eat cows here...so, hahaha!"
People in this area really don't have the habit of using cattle for farming.
They would rather excavate the land with a hoe in the rice fields than use oxen to plow the fields.
I would rather go to the mountains with my waist hunched over, using a short-handled hoe to dig the ground slowly and with great difficulty.
I would never think of using scalpers to improve farming efficiency...
sound,
These practices may seem bizarre and unbelievable.
Because in the Central Plains, cattle have been used for farming for thousands of years.
But that's because the people who have lived in the Central Plains for generations are all farming tribes in the true sense.
As for the mountain people in Liao County, they are still in a semi-primitive society.
Especially in remote core areas like Laku Production Team.
People here really don't have the concept of using cattle to improve farming efficiency.
There was also no technology to manufacture or use curved shaft plows or long iron rakes.
It is said that in the Miaozu Village, which is relatively close to the Liao Lao County, the commune members there use cattle to cultivate the land.
But the mountain people in the Laku production team,
But they will not take the initiative to accept and learn those advanced farming techniques.
The ability to accept, absorb, and digest new things here... is really shockingly low.
Shockingly slower!
It is no exaggeration to say that even in another 20 years, there will still be places where the current slash-and-burn cultivation, sowing seeds all over the mountains, and sowing extensively but yielding little harvest will still be maintained...
This is the real slow life.
For thousands of years, people in the mountains have been living slowly and leisurely...
"Moo——"
The red-hot iron bars, "squeaking" and emitting green smoke, got into the nasal cavity of the ox that was tied like a rice dumpling.
Between the two nostrils of the cow, there is a very sensitive cartilage.
It is covered with tactile nerves and capillaries.
The red-hot iron bar was drilled in, and the cow was in pain, with mucus flowing from its nose and screaming...
In fact, it would be faster to use a waist knife to pierce the nostrils of scalpers.
At the same time, it can also save scalpers from suffering such a heavy punishment.
But use red-hot iron bars to pierce the cow's nostrils so that its wounds can heal quickly.
After a few days,
Then you can put iron rings in the nostrils of the cattle and tie the cattle rope.
Those half-grown boys and girls who were watching the excitement around Luo Xuan were greatly disappointed when they saw that Luo Xuan was not planning to kill the cow for meat...
"Hey, let's go. After the rain, there are a lot of bamboo shell insects on the mountain. Let's go look for bamboo maggots. The bamboo insects will eat..."
"Zara, do you have no food at home? How about we help Luo Xuan farm for two days... I heard from my sister that I would help Luo Xuan with the work. He will take care of the food and there will be meat to eat."
"Hey, I don't want to work for him in exchange for meat! Are you stupid if you want to exchange human flesh for pork?"
The boy in the village.
One of their favorite things is to play a game similar to sepak takraw.
Otherwise, they would go down to the river to catch fish or go up to the mountains to hunt. Anyway, these boys would do whatever was fun.
They are the least willing to do farm work.
As for the housework at home, there are grandmothers and sisters who do it.
These common young men are just playing around every day.
Just listen to this group of teenagers talking and walking away, "Working for food? How tiring that is."
"Zhazi, you're right! After a hard day's work, eating two meals of his meat... doesn't seem to be a good deal."
"How about we go to Dalong Mountain to pick chestnuts? The chestnuts are ripe now and a lot of them must have fallen to the ground. Let's go pick some up and bring them back to fill our stomachs."
"I think we should forget it! There will be no food at home in two days. My sister Nali, and your sister Nanami.
They will naturally go to Dalong Mountain to collect wild fruits and chestnuts and come back. Come on, let's go play football..."
While Luo Xuan was piercing the nostrils of the cow, he listened to the chatter of the young men in the village.
He couldn't help but smile bitterly and shake his head: These guys! Hey, I really don't know what to say about them...
"Luo Xuan, I see that your family's food consumption has been very high these days."
Miao Meisha helped and untied the rope tied to the ox.
He said to Luo Xuan, "How about... let's go to Dalong Mountain in two days and collect some chestnuts and come back?"
Luo Xuan asked her, "Are there a lot of chestnuts over there?"
Miao Meisha nodded, "A lot! Whoever picks up the wild chestnuts over there first will own them. If you are more diligent, you can pick up about 30 kilograms in half a day."
30 kilograms, including the belt and case.
In fact, after removing the prickly skin on the outside of the chestnut and the hard shell inside.
These 30 kilograms of chestnuts.
The maximum amount of grain that can be harvested in the end is about 20 kilograms.
It sounds good: after two days of hard work, you can harvest 20 kilograms of grain.
But on the other side of Dalong Mountain, it is more than 20 miles away from the Laku production team.
This round trip is nearly 50 miles.
The roads in the mountains are not easy to walk.
If we leave it to future generations, riding a motorcycle in these 50 miles would only be a matter of a while.
But it is said that it is a round trip to Dalong Mountain, plus picking and peeling chestnuts.
It would take a full 3 days...
In fact, I am not short of food.
But there is just a lack of an honest reason to use it.
The county has now decided to allocate 3,000 kilograms of grain for its own use.
This batch of grain sounds like a lot.
But after the rubber plantation actually starts working, if there are 50 to 60 people there every day, people will eat horse chews there.
In addition to the family, there are now 39 pigs, 5 cows, and about 40 chickens and ducks...
This mere 3,000 kilograms of grain can't hold up to their efforts!
Luo Xuan asked Miao Meisha, "If...I mean if, if someone works more neatly and faster than you, how many chestnuts can be collected in one day?"
Miao Meisha thought for a while,
He opened his mouth and said, "Actually, the main reason why I went to collect chestnuts was because I was on the road and wasted too much time.
Once you get to Dalong Mountain, if you seize the time and work hard... you can get 6,70 kilograms of chestnuts in one day."
Miao Meisha explained, "Another point is that if we do it too much, our women's strength... is still small after all.
Just put a little on your head and put a little in your bag. If you get too many chestnuts, we won't be able to move them back."
Luo Xuan listened,
I can't help but feel a little excited: It turns out that it's not that there are too few chestnuts, but because of transportation problems.
Others cannot bring it back,
But I already have 2 trolleys!
Not to mention a trolley, it is not a big problem to transport 300-400 kilograms at a time.
If I could go to Dalong Mountain and get back 7,800 kilograms of chestnuts, I would be able to withstand the consumption for a while.
