Start as a farmer from an ordinary world

Chapter 143 Wolves in the night?

The Gacha (village) where Wu Enqi lives has about dozens of households, three to 400 people, divided into two production teams.According to different types of labor, one is a herding team for grazing, and the other is an agricultural team for farming.

Each herdsman can raise up to six self-retained large animals, and the number of self-retained sheep is limited to less than ten.If the specified quantity is exceeded, it needs to be sold to the farming team.

Wu Enqi is naturally a member of the animal husbandry team, and usually relies on grazing to earn work points. A full-time worker is also worth ten work points, and the dividends are finalized at the end of the year.

Wang Manyin and Liu Xiangyang had heard about these situations before.

But when they actually got there, they realized that hearing and seeing are completely different things.

There are about 40 mu of grassland in a village, and the whole animal husbandry team has more than [-] herdsmen scattered among them.

The nearest neighbor to Wu Enqi's house is more than two miles away, and the distance is almost ten miles. They hardly see each other except for meetings at the brigade headquarters.

There are so many lands!
This is the only idea of ​​the three.

After the hug, Wang Manyin took out the prepared gift from the carriage.

The predecessor had participated in the Animal Xing Festival in Yushan City, so he naturally knew what the grassland people needed.So when he came, he specially prepared a few bars of soap and a kettle as gifts.The other two packs of fruit candies are snacks for the children of Wu Enqi's family.

Wu Enqi looked very happy to see the kettle and soap, which were exactly what they needed.

From the moment he came to the grassland, Liu Xiangyang felt that everything was very fresh.

When he entered the yurt and sat down, he saw a bunch of hairy and air-dried things hanging beside him, and he couldn't help asking: "What is this?"

"Sheep ear slices are cut from the ears of lambs, which are used by our grassland herdsmen to count the number of new lambs. Each herdsman cuts out different shapes. When going out to graze, they can be distinguished from lambs from other families. In addition, the herding captain can also determine the number of sheep we hand over tasks each year based on the number of sheep ears."

In a word, this is the unique wisdom of the prairie people.

"Then what if you sell sheep in private, and the number of sheep ears is not right?" Liu Xiangyang subconsciously asked.

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he felt that he had asked something stupid.

Old brick tea, ghee, fried rice, milk wine, and a tray full of stewed mutton...Wu Enqi treated them as honored guests and brought out the best food to entertain them.

Wang Yanqiang and Liu Xiangyang came to the grassland for the first time, and they didn't understand the etiquette here, so they could only follow Wang Manyin's instructions.

In short, let me do whatever you want.

The three of them tasted ghee and fried rice for the first time, and they were not used to it, but they were full of praise for the mutton.

Grassland people pay attention to pure natural mutton, and the cooking method is very simple, just cut it into large pieces and boil it in water.Apart from salt, no other seasoning is added at all.

Fresh and tender, the three of them ate with a sense of happiness.

During the dinner, Wang Manyin also informed him of his intention.

Wu Enqi agreed immediately, then asked if he needed other livestock, and introduced the price in detail.

Because his family had processed a batch of sheep years ago, and the rest were still lambs, so after eating, he rode a horse to contact other herdsmen.

Wang Yanqiang took the two of them out for a walk to digest food.

Now is the most beautiful season on the grassland. Under the blue sky and white clouds, a piece of verdant green reaches the boundless horizon. During the period, it is dotted with flowers of various colors, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

After leaving the yurt for some distance, Wang Yanqiang said: "Man Yin, why don't we buy some sheep and buy some big animals to take back?"

Yiketuo Banner belongs to a semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral area, and the animals raised are more complicated. In addition to traditional cattle, sheep and horses, there are donkeys and mules. "Uncle Yanqiang, why did you buy other animals?" Liu Xiangyang asked with a puzzled face.Before I came here, I had already discussed buying sheep in the village, why did I suddenly change my mind?

"I was shocked by the price of the big livestock," Wang Manyin understood the other party's thoughts very well.

"That's right, Xiangyang, do you know how much a donkey costs in our Shigejie Commune now? It's about 40 yuan. In the grassland, it's only 70 yuan, which is twice as cheap. There are also mules... donkeys and mules cost 500 yuan a head." A better mule costs thousands of dollars."

"Wait, what's the difference between a horse mule and a donkey mule, and why the price difference is so big." Liu Xiangyang's focus is very different.

He knew that a mule was a cross between a horse and a donkey, but it was the first time he had heard two different names.Just one wrong word can double the price difference.

"A horse mule is born of a female horse, and a donkey mule is born of a female donkey. There are differences between the two individuals. The horse mule is large in size and strength, and can do many things, such as pulling carts, plowing land, and grinding flour. And It is not easy to get sick, so the price is naturally higher than that of donkeys and mules. The work done by one mule is worth two donkeys or donkeys and mules." Wang Manyin explained in detail.

This is one of the reasons why mules are more expensive than horses or donkeys.

Mules, on the other hand, are rare.

Now that livestock breeding technology is not yet mature, the way people want to get mules is very simple and crude: tie horses and donkeys in a barn and let them develop feelings for each other.

After all, horses and donkeys belong to different animals, and they pay attention to each other's eyes.Some play more flowery, and can quickly establish a relationship.If you don't see each other right, it will be more difficult to develop feelings.

In addition, there is isolation between the two animals, so it depends on luck to successfully give birth to a mule.If you are unlucky, you may not be successful for a few years.

"That is to say, if one horse mule is transported back to Shige Festival and sold, at least a few hundred yuan can be earned. Transporting two mules back is almost worth the dividends of all the members of the second team of Guanzi Village last year?!"

After a simple calculation, Liu Xiangyang was equally excited.It never occurred to him that buying big animals would be more profitable.

A few hundred yuan at a time, as long as you run four or five times, you can earn money on the walking tractor!
In fact, let alone Liu Xiangyang, even Wang Manyin was a little tempted.

But after thinking about it, he shook his head firmly.

"Uncle Yanqiang, even if we buy it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to go back."

In fact, facing such a big price difference between the two places, anyone who is not a fool can see the business opportunities inside.

Key values ​​are not worth the risk!

Now grassland livestock are also subject to unified purchase and sales, and private individuals are not allowed to buy and sell, let alone cross-regional movement.For this reason, special regulations have been issued to prohibit production teams from all over the world from going directly to purchase without permission.

Cattle, horses, and mules are large-scale means of production, and management is very strict.Especially in the past two years, all kinds of inaccuracies...

Sheep are different, they are small animals and a little looser.

What's more, sheep can be eaten in the village with less impact.The large animals were bought for sale, and once they were discovered, the three of them would not be able to eat and walk around.

Except for Liu Xiangyang, the two have families and businesses.Unless you really can't make it through, there's no need to take such a big risk.

From Wang Manyin's standpoint, the benefits and risks are completely out of proportion.

After listening to the analysis, the two gradually calmed down.

Indeed, this money looks easy to earn, but it requires the guts to break the boat, unless they are really determined.

For a while, I was a little depressed.

With the help of Wu Enqi, the three of them didn't need much trouble.

In just over an hour, fifteen sheep were enough... In fact, they wanted to buy twenty sheep at first, but when they set off from Guanzi Village, they found that the space in the carriage was too small, and it was a bit crowded to pack fifteen sheep.

Fearing that the sheep would jump out of the car and escape, the three specially tied all the sheep together.

After everything was done, Wang Yanqiang turned his head and asked, "Manyin, when are we going to leave, and what should we do on the way?"

Don't look at him as a soldier outside, but he really doesn't know as much as Wang Manyin about the business inside.So along the way, the other party is basically in charge.

"Don't worry, Brother Wu Enqi told me just now that when it gets dark, we will take us on a night road, taking an old sandy road. No one cares about it... Most of the people who sold animals before went from there."

Regarding this matter, Wang Manyin also inquired clearly.

When they came, they brought the certificates from the village and the car was empty, so no one would take care of them.Now even if you have a certificate to pull a cart of sheep, it is not so easy to transport them back safely.

So in order to reduce unnecessary troubles, it is better to smear and hurry.

Hearing that Wang Manyin had a plan, the two were relieved.

After dark, Wu Enqi led the way on horseback, followed by two shepherd dogs.Liu Xiangyang followed closely behind with a walking tractor, and there was a wind lamp hanging on the roof of the carriage, and Wang Manyin turned on the flashlight beside him.

This flashlight was borrowed by Liu Xiangyang from other educated youths, and now it will come in handy.

As a herdsman, Wu Enqi is very familiar with the nearby grasslands and has never deviated from his direction.

In the middle of the night, they had already traveled forty or fifty miles.Go forward and enter a piece of Gobi sand.There is an old abandoned road that leads directly to the south, and it is also the route that other cattle traders often take.

There are two rows of willows planted along the ancient road, so as long as you walk along it, you will not get lost.

After parting with Wu Enqi, the three continued to drive the walking tractor to drive the night.

The road is not far from the desert, and some sections have been eroded by sand.Although the walking tractor is sometimes difficult to walk, fortunately, it did not fall into it.

Before departure, the three had already talked.One person is responsible for driving, one is responsible for lighting and guarding the sheep, and the other takes the time to rest and is ready to take turns at any time.

Now it was time for Wang Manyin to rest, after handing the flashlight to Wang Yanqiang, he sat on the side of the car and squinted his eyes.

In order to prevent himself from oversleeping and falling down, he deliberately tied one hand to the front fender of the carriage.

Fifteen sheep almost filled the entire carriage, and the strong smell of mutton rushed into the nostrils, but Wang Manyin still fell asleep quickly.

After an unknown amount of time, Wang Yanqiang suddenly shouted: "Man Yin, wake up, don't sleep!"

"Why, it's time to change shift?" He opened his eyes dimly and asked.

"No, what do you see over there?" Wang Yanqiang stretched out his hand and pointed into the darkness, his voice trembling.

Following the direction pointed by the other party, Wang Manyin turned his head to look.

Immediately, the whole person became alert and completely lost sleepiness.

His voice was also trembling: "Wolves?!"

With the weak light of the flashlight, one can see a row of green lights appearing in and out of the darkness not far away.

It was silent, but it made people's heart skip a beat.

(End of this chapter)