Chapter 161 Veterinarian
At six o'clock in the morning, Chen Yuqiang and the other two shouted outside the door.
Today is the eighth day of the eighth lunar month, a day when there is a big gathering in the countryside.
Those who go to the mountains, as long as they have nothing to do at home and are not busy in the fields, they will all go to the market today.
When he heard someone calling, Chen Ling responded loudly and got up to pack his things.
He wants to take the rabbit to the market to sell.
The nests of rabbits at home have grown up. He and Wang Susu have taken good care of them in the past. They are all plump and plump, and they are completely ready for the market.
Seeing that the next litter of rabbits was about to be born, he also wanted to buy two sheep this time. He happened to be taking advantage of the market to sell these rabbits to free up space.
Chen Ling grabbed the straw-yellow rabbits by their ears and stuffed them into the cage.
There are about thirty rabbits in three large cages.
Yu Qiang and Chen Ze helped him, and the three of them rushed to the brigade, each holding one in hand.
Today we go to the market to drive a tractor.
There was no such thing in the village before. It was driven from the county after the flood. It was not a handheld one, but the kind with a steering wheel.
The engineering team used this tractor and mud before.
Just take off the V-belt of the diesel engine in front, hang the cover and connect it to the mixer, and you can mix the mud.
The engineering team did not drive away when they left, but temporarily left the tractor on the team. The county said it would be used by the villagers to build houses and build dams.
But it’s old enough that the chimney was broken into two pieces.
When they arrived at the brigade, the lights were turned on in the courtyard, and Wang Lixian and several others were clearing away debris from the tractor, and then filling up the fuel and water tanks on the diesel engine.
Once everything was packed up, the task of tractor driver naturally fell on Chen Ling.
Many other people also hold meetings.
But I dare not drive on mountain roads.
"Yubin, you guys come down first, I will shake the machine away..."
"Hey, Uncle Fugui, you can just shake it, we can't hinder you from sitting on the truck body. . ”
These boys knew they were going to the big market and got up earlier than them. They dozed off when they climbed up and didn’t want to come down.
"I have to turn the tractor around and walk out of the yard when I shake it off. What should I do if I bump into you? Come down quickly."
After hearing this, these young boys jumped out of the car with a playful smile.
Chen Ling held the handle and moved it to relieve the pressure. He shook it slowly and tried it twice.
Don’t say it yet.
This tractor looks old, but the machine is quite flexible and not heavy at all when shaking.
“Whoops, whoops…”
After shaking it for a few times, the machine was warmed up, and a puff of black smoke came out of the tractor.
“Hiss, the smell of this smoke is really good.”
“I think it smells good too. Uncle Fugui, do cars also use rockers to drive?”
"What kind of crank handle is used in a car? There is a key under the steering wheel. It turns on when you twist it with your hand. It is much more advanced than a tractor."
Chen Ling turned around while sitting on the tractor and turned a few times. In this direction, he drove slowly out of the brigade's yard.
"Get in the car! Have you brought everything?"
Chen Ling shouted loudly.
The tractor's chimney was broken, and the machine was so loud that no one could hear clearly unless he shouted.
“It’s all there.”
“Fugui, please pay attention on the road. There are many ditches and bumps on the mountain road, so drive slowly.”
Chen Yubin and the other lads' mother were worried, so she ran over, got close to the tractor, and warned them.
“I got it.”
“…”
“Second sister-in-law, don’t worry, the rich and powerful often drive cars, tractors won’t be a problem for him.”
< br>I stepped on the clutch and put the gear into gear, and the tractor drove out of the village. The headlights on the front of the car were very bright, illuminating the dark sky.
Several women rushed to the entrance of the village and watched the tractor go farther and farther until it was no longer visible.
"Let's go around Taoshugou. They have built a road over there. It is wider and smoother than Kinmen Village."
After climbing over a mountain ridge, Chen Ling drove the car and turned to the west. On the mountain road in the direction, Wang Lixian reminded him in time.
"Okay, let's go to Taoshu Valley today."
So when they arrived at the Jinshui River, Chen Ling turned and drove south again. As the terrain gradually became higher, a small village Appearing in front of you, there are scattered houses located on both sides of the Jinshui River, only about a hundred or so families.
Driving the tractor across the bridge, after leaving this small village, the sky gradually became brighter.
The cool morning breeze blows by, and the mountains are still rolling under the sky. Fortunately, the mountain road has been widened a lot after repairs. It is now three or four meters wide, and there is a layer of gravel on the road. Stones and fine sand, it won't get muddy even if it rains.
“Damn it, if it hadn’t been for the flood this time, no one would be willing to repair this road.”
“No, this road used to be so narrow that donkey carts One side of the road is hanging in the air, which can scare people, let alone tractors.”
Now the mountain road is wide and the walking is much smoother, and the road of more than 20 miles passes by quickly.
I left the village at half past six and arrived in the countryside in more than an hour.
There were not many people at the market at this time, and the stalls had just begun to set up outside. As for those selling breakfast, the stalls selling fried dough sticks, wontons, steamed buns, steamed buns, etc. were already occupied, and we were eating. , yelling loudly, not knowing what he was talking about, but full of fireworks.
Chen Ling drove the tractor directly over, found a broad sunny area not far from the Luoma Market, parked the tractor sideways, and lowered the baffle of the truck body. The prey and rabbit helped everyone unload the carriage and placed them in front.
There are few people now, and Chen Ling doesn't want to guard the stall. After cleaning up, he said: "I'm going to go to the mule and horse market. Are any of you going?"
"We're not going. ”
"Uncle Fugui, what do you want to do? Want to buy livestock again?"
"Well, let's see if there is anyone selling sheep."
He actually wanted to go to the Luoma Market to find someone to ask the old man. Where does the Ba family live?
After all, no one will pull out a ewe that is pregnant with a lamb and sell it.
They are all waiting for the lambs to be born and raise them to be bigger before selling them.
We can only ask the mule and horse broker to help us find it.
We walked to the mule and horse market in the west. There were still very few people there. There were only a few people leading a few big donkeys, cows and horses, squatting under the trees and talking.
He walked over and handed over the cigarette and inquired. As expected, Lao Ba’s name was resounding enough, and he immediately asked where he was.
"The old man is not at home at this time. He is at the animal husbandry station with his eldest son-in-law. You can go find him over there."
"Animal husbandry station? Is he past the sanitation station? Courtyard, the northernmost one? I’ve passed by there several times, but there’s no sign.”
"Yes, that's the one. The signboard is on the doorframe behind the old locust tree outside the door, and there is a wooden board hanging on it. You will know it when you get closer."
"Okay, I'll go over and take a look. Go."
After leaving Luoma City, Chen Ling did not go from the health center, but went straight to the north, making a circle outside Changle Village and arriving at the Animal Husbandry Station.
The livestock station in the township is quite old.
The main gate is two rusty black iron doors. It is very narrow. The door is only 1.56 meters wide. There is a small slope at the door. There is an old locust tree with lush branches on the left. Behind the tree As expected, there was a long wooden board nailed to the door frame, painted white, with the words "Changle Township Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Station" written in calligraphy on it, but it had also turned yellow and faded.
Chen Ling looked at it twice and walked in. The floor was paved with blue bricks and there were wisps of smoke from the kitchen. He didn't take two steps in the door when a dog started barking.
"Is there anyone? Is Old Bugs here?"
"Woof woof woof..."
Seeing a stranger come in, a mixed-haired native dog stretched its arms The chain was jumping back and forth next to a date tree, barking continuously.
“Who?”
An old man with a yellow face and a hunched shoulders poked his head out of the east room.
It was the boss of the mule and horse broker.
After seeing Chen Ling, he was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Hey, don't you think so?"
"I've been waiting for you for several episodes, but you haven't come yet. How about you?" How about the little white cow? It’s not easy to raise.”
“Thank you for coming early this time. I will take you to pick a good big animal later...”
Chen Ling waved his hand when he heard this: "It's okay, I'm not in a hurry. Brother Ba, you eat first, but I'm not here to buy livestock this time. I want you to help me find two ewes with lambs."
< br>"That's right, okay. Now that the autumn lambs are here, it's not hard to find someone to take care of them." "Why are you buying them back?"
"I want to buy one to take home to produce milk." , to replenish the health of the family."
Chen Ling explained.
"Okay, I'll ask you later. Don't worry, I'm quite famous in these eight villages."
"If you can't find it on the market, I'll look for you in the village."
Lao Ba understood and readily agreed.
Chen Ling naturally knew how powerful this old mule manager was, so he sat next to him and waited for him to eat.
"Da, isn't the sheep in Erwazi's family just a lamb? There is plenty of milk."
At this time, a square-faced man wearing glasses came out of the kitchen carrying pots and bowls. After placing them in the yard, he smiled at Chen Ling and said: "Little brother, the ewe only gives birth to lambs ten days before she gives birth to a lamb. She is still pregnant." , it’s better to give birth to it.”
“Otherwise, if you buy it back, you will have to wait for the ewe to give birth. Besides, if you are far away, you may not be able to get it back.”
“Yes. Ah, I know this too."
Chen Ling nodded, and then said: "Actually, I can do both. The distance is not a problem, I have a way, but the key is to see if the person is willing to sell."
“Oh, you are on to the point. Meat is so expensive this year. If you have lambs and piglets at home, how can you be willing to sell them?”
The man agreed and said to the old man: "Nada, after dinner, take your little brother to Erwazi's house and see what's going on there. I won't go."
"Okay."
......
By the time Lao Ba finished eating, the sun had already risen.
The old man took the medicine box and took Chen Ling north out of Changle Township.
There are wild trees in the north of the village. After walking along the earth and stone path for less than two miles, we arrived at a house.
It is not accurate to say that it is someone else. Looking at the feces dumped around it and the area it occupies, it is obviously a chicken farm.
After entering, the yard is long in shape from north to south, with long chicken coops on the east and west sides, and a ground paved with stones and bricks in the middle.
A man with a bald head, swollen eyelids, big and small eyes, and a mustache is in the yard, using his bare feet to mix feed with a shovel.
I was a little surprised to see the old man coming with a strange face.
"Uncle Ba, why are you here?"
"Why can't I come? I can also treat the diseases that your brother can treat."
"Tell me, Erwazi, your family What happened to the chicken? "
Old Ba walked to the chicken coop with his hands behind his back and looked through the window.
“I don’t know what’s going on these days. My chickens are always having diarrhea. Now many chickens’ buttholes are red. If this continues, their intestines will come out.”
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Erwazi said with a sad face.
"Have you changed the feed?"
"Huh? It has been changed, uncle, how do you know?"
"It's enteritis, the laying hens are bare. Is this the case with roosters?”
“I didn’t pay attention to this. I’m going to take a look.”
Erwazi quickly threw down the shovel and ran into the chicken coop barefoot.
Lao Ba and Chen Ling also walked over.
The smell of the chicken coop is not good. It smells like hot smoke, accompanied by the fishy smell of chicken, which is very unpleasant.
The two of them haven’t reached the front yet.
I heard Erwazi yell in panic, "Uncle, look, why are so many chickens dead?"
Taking a closer look, it turned out that a large number of chickens were dead, including roosters and hens, at least more than ten.
"I haven't eaten yet, so I've been given some feed. It's only been a while..."
Erwazi stamped his feet anxiously, and the hair on both sides of his bald head trembled. Extremely anxious.
"Your feed is wrong. What new feed did you use?"
"New feed? I saw that the chickens were not diligent in laying eggs in autumn, so I bought a few bags of mechanism at the feed factory. Feed..."
"You shouldn't, uncle. I bought it in the past years and nothing happened."
"Then why do you think the chicken is like this?"
The old man used his hand to He pointed out that the intestines of several chickens had been pecked out. The chickens had diarrhea and prolapse of their anus, and then progressed to pecking each other's anus. Pecking at the anus is easy to become addicted. In less than five days, all the chickens will die.
The family has a lot of wealth, and the furry ones don’t count.
Poultry diseases spread the fastest. Once a large area dies, they can all die in as fast as one night.
"Ordinary chickens get enteritis, but it's not so serious."
Seeing this Erbazi still didn't believe it, Chen Ling reminded from the side: "This year's flood has soaked a lot of food, and people simply can't believe it." He couldn't eat it, so he was eventually taken to several feed mills in our county..."
Hearing this, Erwazi's expression immediately changed.
"The Japanese and other ancestors dare to cheat me! I will go find these idiots and ask for an explanation."
"What are you doing? Run to the feed factory now, you chicken. Not saved? ”
"Ah? Is it possible to save Uncle?"
"Yes, do you still have the old feed?"
"Yes, it's enough for one day."
"That's enough. You put this packet of medicinal powder in and mix it well. I'll inject these chickens first."
The old man said, waiting for Erwazi to hurriedly take the medicine packet and leave. Go out and smile apologetically at Chen Ling.
"I didn't expect things on his side to be so troublesome. If you have anything to do, go ahead and get busy."
"It's okay, I'm not in a hurry."
...No rush, no rush, Chen Ling saw that the old man was a little too slow, so he stepped forward and helped inject one of the chickens together. One injection tube injected one third of the chickens, one injection for three chickens. It was very fast for the two of them to do it together.
"Erwazi, clear out the dead chickens quickly, open all the doors and windows, ventilate them, and then go to the animal husbandry station to get some medicine for me..."
"Okay, uncle, Is this brother the new veterinarian on the station? He’s really smart at work, much faster than you.”
"When are you going to keep your mouth shut? Hurry up and get the injection."
After Erwazi left, the old man watched Chen Ling fill the small bottle with injection with a needle tube, grab a chicken and prick it Go down and inject one-third of the amount, no more, no less, extremely precise.
I couldn’t help but nod my head in approval and said: "My hands are really steady and I learn quickly. Young students like you are rare..."
Then he said something to Chen Ling. Over the years, nothing happened. People are willing to work in this business, especially young people, because they dislike the little money they make, and the fact that treating animals and other diseases is very dirty.
No one wants to be a veterinarian.
In the past ten years, there have been no more than five veterinarians in Changle Township, who are both epidemic prevention officers and veterinarians.
Old Ba said that this kind of job is only found when it is needed. On weekdays it is not as popular as a mule and horse broker.
Chen Ling has always wondered why he still has the ability to be a veterinarian.
Lao Ba said that he was originally a veterinarian.
How can you be a good mule and horse broker if you don’t have any real skills? However, he never expected that he would become famous as a cattle and horse broker instead of becoming famous as a veterinarian.
"From now on, if there is anything wrong with the livestock at home, just come to the countryside and call me. The stationmaster is my eldest son-in-law."
"Haha, okay."
"Brother, you guys are raising animals Do you still need someone at the station?"
Chen Ling asked with a smile.
“Yes, what’s wrong, do you really want to do this?”
Old Ba was very surprised. He felt that this young man was handsome and fair, and he didn't look like a farmer. How could he think of becoming a veterinarian?
Chen Ling nodded and said yes.
Grandma doesn’t care about what my uncle doesn’t care about at this animal husbandry station. There are just a few people there. No one cares about them on weekdays. There is nothing to do, so it’s okay for him to show his name.
Actually, it doesn’t matter at all whether you do this or not.
The key is that in the future, with this name, if your own poultry and livestock are raised a little better, no one will ask questions.
(End of this chapter)