Chapter 739: Rotten Horse Hoof
Sunny winter days are not only suitable for going out to play, but also for working.
Now, whether in the mountains or in the village, the trees have not lost all their leaves, but the water in the small rivers surrounding the village is getting shallower and shallower.
When the water was deep before, there were often wild ducks playing in groups on the water in the spacious part of the river east of the village, but now they can no longer be seen.
However, the water is shallow, and there is also fun in shallow water.
The children took advantage of the sunny weather to play in the water with the village dogs.
Normally no one plays in the water in winter.
But who asked Wang Cunye to bathe the little green horse here today? They were all attracted.
And today, vegetables are also starting to be grown in the greenhouse.
The adults in their family are here to help.
In addition to the villagers, the leaders are also here, helping.
The greenhouse is also very lively now.
When you walk in through the small narrow door in the earthen wall, you can see people wearing cadre uniforms. Some are digging holes to bury seeds, and some are watering them. They are joking and working at the same time. There is an equal division of labor. clear.
Now I am growing cucumbers and tomatoes in a relatively large vegetable greenhouse.
While growing vegetables, a TV station was filming them.
Of course, today I just wanted to take some simple photos so as not to delay my work.
After all, the leader came to work in the village, so he had to record it and make it public in the news and newspapers.
Anyway, the leaders from the province, city, and county are all here.
If a person does this alone, he will be called a show.
But they are all here, and it is a rural activity worthy of publicity.
And they do come to work sincerely.
As for why I am sincere... To be honest, it is not for anything else.
Just to make a living with the Chen Ling family.
I can’t help it. I had two meals at noon and evening yesterday, but I didn’t even get to eat one.
Ordinarily, for that evening meal, because I had made new discoveries in the mountains and hunted prey, I had a good excuse to go to Chen Ling's house.
But who would have thought that this kid would run away again after returning home.
Because I was asked to leave again, I couldn’t tell them anything.
The person who came to call Chen Ling was Professor Zhong. He said that the Bobcat had been contacted and the Bobcat would come back as soon as possible. However, although the Bobcat was worried about his wife, he could not grow wings and fly back no matter how worried he was.
And he and Professor Han also gained something there, and these gains cannot be left alone.
For example, taking in several litters of puppies.
That's just part of the reward.
If the lynx was rushing back, it would not care about the puppies, so Chen Ling asked Chen Ling to find someone to see if they could send a car to bring the dogs over.
Yungui is too far away and Little Sheep can't count on it, so Chen Ling can only call Liang Yuemin and Zhao Gang to see which of them has a way out.
Liang Yuemin has many friends.
Zhao Gang is from the military region and is in charge of military dogs. He has acquaintances in various places.
You are right to find these two.
Sure enough, after the call, Zhao Gang heard about this and immediately found someone for him.
Not only is the dog problem solved, but the bobcat can also be brought back along the way.
"Why did Xiao Chen get so many dogs again?" Secretary Zhang was confused.
“You don’t know this, Secretary, after the cartoon about Rich Family came out, countless people are now urging him to get a puppy.”
Yu Qian said with a smile.
"Ah? Then we can't find dogs from other places, right? Don't they want puppies because Xiao Chen's own dog is good?"
The fat leader of the city bureau frowned road.
Hearing this, Secretary Zhang glared at him: "Have you forgotten what the folks in the village said yesterday? Now the letters Xiao Chen receives are all in sacks, and they are all written by children watching cartoons. Letter...
Think about it, how many children here want puppies?
Can they share Xiao Chen's dog? "
"Hiss, so powerful! "The fat man was shocked.
Yu Qian was very satisfied with his reaction. He raised his chin and raised his thumb: "Boss, you don't have to worry about these dogs. The rich and the rich are all first-class dogs. One.
He also knew people from the military dog breeding base. The small military dogs they eliminated were all better offspring than ordinary domestic dogs.
This one is also on sale. ”
"Ah? And there are dogs from the military region?"
Even Secretary Zhang was startled.
"Yes, you can't just throw away the ones that have been eliminated, and breeding military dogs is very expensive."
Yu Qian said.
After finishing speaking, he was about to continue talking when he suddenly heard a familiar voice outside and stood up in a hurry: "It's Professor Zhao who is back. I'll go out and take a look."
"What? Professor Zhao is back? Let's go and have a look too." When Secretary Zhang heard that Zhao Yubao was back, he hurriedly followed.
Zhao Yubao and his wife are also accompanying him in the county hospital these days.
After all, Professor Zhong and the others are older. Although Bai Huining is there to help, Du Juan's condition was too scary before, so it is better to have more people guarding him, so that they can take turns during breaks.
After Secretary Zhang and the others came to the village, they also wanted to visit Zhao Yubao as soon as possible, but since Zhao Yubao was not there, they could not chase him to the hospital to disturb him.
Fortunately, I came back today, at least I could see him before leaving.
Otherwise, when I was watching the news, I went to Chenwangzhuang and didn't see the great writer Zhao living in seclusion there. This would have seemed insincere and unsatisfactory.
"This young horse raised by wealth has become sensible recently. You have touched it. It's not bad or not."
When I left the greenhouse, I saw Zhao Yubao dressed as an old man from the country, wearing a black Wearing a liberation hat and a clean cotton jacket, he stood by the river talking to Wang Cunye with his hands behind his back.
With this posture, if I hadn’t seen him before, I wouldn’t have believed it was the great writer.
If you were someone you didn’t know, you would definitely mistake him for an old farmer from the countryside.
Wang Cunye said with a smile: "Who knows how Ling Zi trained him? It was useless to whip him before, but this month he suddenly became more honest and obedient."
That's true...
The little green horse has been very docile in front of others recently.
In the past, no one except Chen Ling would be allowed to come up to him. Now not only can Wang Zhenzhen ride on it and play, but even Wang Cunye can lead it out for a walk.
Today the old man took it and the pack horse left by Yu Qian and came over to brush them.
The little green horse looked at Shenjun and could tell at a glance that it was a fine horse. In fact, this guy was very dirty.
I don’t look like I’m sleeping when I’m sleeping.
Often he would roll on the spot, grinning and showing his teeth, lying in the hay as if dead.
If you keep doing this and ignore it, you will not only get dirty, but also smell bad.
After all, this horse runs around every day and sweats too much. If it is not washed for a long time, it will stink in the wind.
If you run around and go anywhere, it will really stink compared to other people's livestock.
This requires frequent bathing and combing. "Professor Zhao, I finally meet you."
Secretary Zhang was so excited when he saw Zhao Yubao in person that he strode up to shake hands.
Zhao Yubao obviously knew him. When he saw him, he was stunned: "Huh? Why haven't you left yet?"
"I heard that you had a big party yesterday and made it so lively. Isn't that enough?"
The old man came to the country just for peace and quiet. When he saw these people, although he was quite familiar with them, it was I don't really want to see them coming.
"This...we want to stay one more day today to help Xiao Chen with some work in his greenhouse." Secretary Zhang said with a slightly embarrassed smile.
"It's just for the sake of earning money, right? It seems that Fugui didn't care about your food yesterday."
That's how Zhao Yubao treats people outside. He says whatever comes to his mind and whatever he has.
Secretary Zhang choked again, then let go and clapped his hands: "Oh, it's not like we didn't get a meal. I've heard that his food is delicious, so I've come here. How can I go back without having a meal?" Okay?
Come and do some work for his family today. I think he has the nerve to care whether we have food or not?”
Zhao Yubao was speechless when he heard this: “I didn’t say that, you. What about a big secretary?”
“Secretaries are human beings too. Besides, this is what I earn from my labor, so I should eat it,” said Secretary Zhang.
Wang Cunye smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Good guy, why do I feel that these words are meant for me."
Everyone was stunned, and then they realized that Chen Ling's father-in-law was here, and they couldn't help but feel happy.
"Uncle, please take care of the meal. I have traveled such a long way without even having a meal, and just listening to other people's words has made me hungry."
City The fat man in the bureau yelled.
"Okay, okay, I have done all the work today. I will definitely take care of the food, I will definitely take care of it." Wang Cunye said with a smile.
Hearing this, the fat man quickly showed his courtesy: "Uncle, let me help you comb the horse!"
The two old men stopped him quickly: "Hey, don't, this horse has a bad temper. If a stranger comes near, it will kick the horse."
"Huh? So scary?"
Fat Man As soon as he finished speaking, the little green horse turned his head and glared at him, his nostrils widened, he breathed heavily, and let out a high-pitched neighing sound.
A group of people were frightened and backed away.
Mr. Wu in the crowd was both scared and excited: "Good guy, when this horse brays, I seem to see the grassland."
"Yeah, how about we go to the grassland next? It's not easy to come to the mainland. Let's go to all the places we need to go."
"Uncle, this pony is a big horse. A child? Why are the colors still different?" the fat man asked curiously.
"No, this pony is also an adult horse that has grown up. It is a different breed from the green horse. It is called a draft horse. Horses of this breed do not grow up." Wang Cunye explained.
Dragon horses are not a rare thing.
But few of them have seen it before, so they are all very curious.
When Wang Cunye saw this, he said that the horse had a good temper and could be touched, so they all stepped forward to play with the black draft horse.
"Uncle, why do you only comb this pony and not give it a bath like a big horse?"
The fat man has many problems.
But he called Wang Cunye very happy and patiently explained to him the difference between a young green horse and a pack horse.
To put it bluntly, the little green horse is still dirty, and it smells bad if it is only brushed without bathing.
Then he said, if it didn't smell so bad, just comb the horse more often.
The most important thing about horses is grooming.
For horses, grooming is actually much more effective than bathing.
When combing the horse's hair, you can directly brush out the dirt in the hair roots of the horse, which is much cleaner than simply washing with water in a bath.
The bristles also clean more thoroughly.
What’s more, during the grooming process, if there are muscle or bone problems on the horse’s body, you can tell by running a brush over them.
Because the brushes used to brush horses are relatively hard.
It is a hard brush.
If there is something wrong with it somewhere on its body, it will sink in just like a person's body is swollen.
When brushing the hair, if you use a little force, the hair will fall down immediately if there is a problem.
If the horse feels uncomfortable at this time, it will hide to the side.
You will know at a glance.
Grooming and combing the animals every now and then will help them to know early on if there is something wrong with the animals. When it is time to bleed, they will bleed, and when it is time to shave and apply medicine, they will shave and apply medicine.
The little green horse had a strong skin, and even if Chen Ling whipped it with a whip, no injuries could be seen on its body.
Give it a bath, mainly because it is too dirty.
On a sunny day like this, when the body is relatively dry, all the soil will float up as soon as the brush passes by.
It's choking if you get too close.
Brush your hair after taking a bath.
But I said it was just brushing to check for faults, but I didn’t expect there to be any faults with them.
So Wang Cunye took a brush and brushed the little green horse's fur.
The remaining people gathered around the packhorse and took turns brushing it.
The pack horses are not only small in stature, but also quite docile in temperament.
The same goes for the horse left by the Chen Ling family.
The hair all over the body is shiny black.
The stranger did not hide when brushing his hair, and stood there very cooperatively.
In fact, draft horses are also famous for their strong skin and strong disease resistance.
Easier to feed than normal horses.
Generally, we don’t travel long distances to buy goods. If we keep them purely at home, there is really nothing wrong with them.
But today when I was brushing, I found something wrong.
At first Wang Cunye thought that this group of people could not brush their hair, which made the pack horse uncomfortable.
It turned out not to be.
First, there was a small sore on my buttocks. It should have been caused by an insect bite, and it seemed to be festering.
As for the hooves, the hoof on the right side of the hind leg is a bit rotten.
The bugs are okay. It’s not cold this winter. The horse smells bad and there are bugs moving around. It’s normal to bite it.
Rotten hoofs are a bit puzzling.
This pack horse is usually taken out to roam with the cattle and sheep every day. It is not kept in the pen all the time. It is not damp inside. The feces are cleaned every day, and there is no dirty water soaking the hooves.
Why is this a rotten hoof?
Moreover, the hooves of this kind of packhorse walking on mountain roads are very hard. They only move outside the village, do not go far, and there is no risk of nails being driven into them.
Chen Ling had just finished cooking the lunch meal in the village when Yu Qian called him over to see what was wrong with the packhorse.
After seeing it, Chen Ling was also confused: "The hoof is rotten? The horse's hoof is nailed with iron shoes, why is the hoof still rotten?"