My 1995 Small Farm.

Upon hearing this, Chen Ling also became anxious: "What's wrong? What's wrong? Isn't your ox quite strong? It's always running around, more lively than other people's oxen!"

Er Mao Lu's yellow ox is that particularly playful and unruly little yellow ox.

It even sneaked open the door at night and ran all over the village. In the end, Chen Ling had to lead the dog to the pond and catch it.

Later, when he was getting his nose rings put on, he was also misbehaving and even peed all over Zhao Dahai.

Such a lively cow shouldn't be sick.

Unless you ate something you shouldn't have.

Sure enough, that was Er Maolu's next sentence.

The old man stamped his foot in frustration: "Oh dear, the dog at home has been corrupted by the cow. Together they opened the door to our barn, and the cow went in and ate all the lees inside."

Upon hearing this, Chen Ling exclaimed, "Good heavens, this is alcohol poisoning! We need to pump his stomach right away, or he won't be able to be saved."

Er Maolu was so anxious he was pacing around in circles. "Who says it isn't true? I didn't dare to waste a single minute, so I ran over to find you..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Ling didn't bother to say anything more and quickly rode his motorcycle to Er Mao Lu's house.

When they arrived at Ermao Donkey's house, sure enough, the yellow ox had already collapsed limply on the ground, its belly swollen high, and it looked like it was about to die.

Er Mao Lu's eldest son and daughter-in-law, along with Er Mao Lu's wife and the rest of the family, were all anxiously surrounding the ox.

Rui Rui was no longer sleepy. After getting off the motorcycle, he stared wide-eyed at the yellow ox lying on the ground, grabbing Chen Ling's trouser leg, a little hesitant to go forward.

"Don't just stand there! If you have a funnel, go get one. If not, borrow one. Also, find a water pipe. We need to pump the cow's stomach right away. If we don't flush out the bad stuff it ate, it definitely won't survive."

Seeing the family's helpless expression, Chen Ling urged them without any politeness.

"Good, good, Fugui, thank goodness you came. Let's go find it right away."

The family quickly searched high and low and got to work.

After everyone left, Rui Rui tugged at Chen Ling's trouser leg, tilted her little head up, and asked him softly, "Daddy, Niu Niu?"

"Niu Niu didn't eat properly and got sick. He can't get up and run around to play anymore. You have to eat properly from now on, okay?"

Chen Ling tried to scare him.

The brat immediately frowned in fright, his face turning into a sour gourd.

Seeing this, Chen Ling smiled and stopped teasing him. He squatted down, flipped the cow's eyelids, and looked at its eyeballs.

He then touched the area below his neck.

...Soon, Er Mao Lv and Wang Wenchao returned, and the others also brought over the funnel and water pipe.

Once everything was ready, a group of people hurriedly began to give the cows water to wash their stomachs.

The matter of washing the stomachs of cows.

It's not that difficult, though.

But to say it's simple is an understatement; if you have absolutely no experience...

That really can't be washed.

Saying I just watched how others wash their clothes, or that I've read veterinary books... it's very simple, just insert a tube and fill it with water, isn't that enough?

also.

But if you do that, whether your cow lives or dies depends on luck.

why?
Because during gastric lavage, the tubing cannot be inserted haphazardly.

An inexperienced person performing gastric lavage on a cow might accidentally insert the tube into its trachea.

Or it might get stuck in a cow's lung.

Many people don't know, and can't distinguish, which part is the stomach.

Insert the tube and fill it with water.

That rascal……

The cow, which could have been saved, was killed by this haphazard treatment.

Although Chen Ling couldn't compare to the old veterinarian who could insert the needle accurately with a single stroke.

But he can still pinpoint locations and listen to the sounds coming from inside the cow's stomach.

If someone else were in this situation, they would really be at a loss.

"Gudong, gudong..."

Bucket after bucket of water flowed down the pipe into the cow's stomach.

A large amount of something emitting a strange, foul odor gushed out of the cow's mouth.

The mixture of lees and hay fermented in the stomach produced an extremely unpleasant and pungent smell.

It's even more pungent than feces.

What's even more frightening is that a whole bunch of these things came right out of my stomach.

That thing must have been as big as a waist-high water vat, maybe half a vat.

Chen Ling was shocked: "Good heavens, how much did they eat?"

Ermao Donkey also sighed, "Who says it isn't true? After my cow got a nose ring, it seemed quite obedient at first, but who knew it would secretly corrupt all the dogs in the house..."

And then it conspired to open the door and steal food. This fermented rice was originally prepared for it; it's not like we didn't give it any.

This time, the mouse fell into the rice jar and ate its fill, almost losing its life in the process.

"Uncle Fugui, is this alright? I see so many things have rushed out, they should be done, right? Why is the cow still not moving?" Wang Wenchao said nervously.

Chen Ling shook his head: "This is alcohol poisoning. It's not as simple as just flushing out the bad food. You'll need to get injections later."

The spoiled food was thrown out simply to keep the cow from dying.

"Oh? I need to get an injection? I'd better go buy it right away!" Wang Wenchao said hurriedly.

"No need, I'm going to the market in the village anyway. I'll just get some medicine at the livestock station. I'll give him some medicine now and he'll be fine."

Chen Ling waved his hand: "This cow has been eating like this, it will need to take three or four days of injections. There's no use in you worrying. Just let it recover on its own."

Ermao Donkey nodded hurriedly: "Alright, alright, I'm relieved to hear you say that, Fugui. As for the medicine..."

"Go find Brother Guoping and get some medicine for human consumption. Just tell him where you are, and he'll know."

Chen Ling said as she walked to the side to wash her hands.

This cow is so big, it can naturally take medicine meant for humans.

Chen Guoping has been treating illnesses in the village for many years and has prescribed countless medicines for livestock.

If someone's dog has worms, they'll buy some deworming medicine; or if someone's lamb has a cold, diarrhea, or fever, or if a piglet has rectal prolapse and there's no time to find a veterinarian, they'll use human medicine.

Although people in the countryside are not so particular about what they raise, they still take good care of the dogs that guard the house, the cattle that plow the fields, and the more valuable pigs and sheep.

I won't hesitate to spend money on medicine to treat my illness.

Of course, in the countryside these days, even if you go to see a veterinarian, it won't cost much.

After washing his hands, Chen Ling stopped Er Maolu and his family who were seeing him off, picked up Rui Rui and put him on the motorcycle, and headed to the countryside.

Walking down the street, Rui Rui put on a little hat to block the wind. However, it was indeed warmer than the previous two days. After the sun came out, the wind was blowing on the street, and it didn't feel cold.

It felt like summer had just ended and autumn had just begun, and it was time to put on long sleeves. By noon, it was even a bit hot.

"Daddy, Little Horse..."

On the way, Rui Rui saw many donkey carts carrying goods and shouted excitedly.

"Silly boy, that's a donkey. Learn from your father, it's a donkey."

Chen Ling looked at the donkey carts carrying wild fruits and mountain goods and taught her son to speak.

"Okay, okay, okay..."

Rui Rui stuck out his tongue happily, making "liao" sounds for a long time, but still couldn't get the donkey out. He didn't care whether he learned it or not; he was happy just to get it out, it was just for fun. The weather was great, and Chen Ling was also very happy.

He didn't ride his motorcycle like he did on horseback, speeding along the way; instead, he rode slowly and leisurely, enjoying the scenery.

At this time of year, the mountains and forests are not as beautiful as they are around the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the autumn leaves are layered and colorful, with colors as dreamy and ever-changing as a fairy tale, sometimes changing three times a day.

But the falling leaves are also very beautiful now. Under the sunlight, the wind blows the autumn leaves, and the falling leaves are flying all over the sky and the mountain roads are covered with them.

Every time a motorcycle runs over it, large swirling leaves fly up and down in a flurry.

Upon seeing this, Rui Rui excitedly shouted, "Daddy, Daddy, hurry, hurry, giddy up, giddy up..."

Chen Ling went along with his wishes, speeding up whenever they passed through areas with many fallen leaves, stirring up large swaths of leaves each time, causing Rui Rui to scream excitedly.

The sight drew the attention of many passersby to the father and son.

Many people recognized Chen Ling as the person on the motorcycle.

After all, Chen Ling used to ride around on horseback all the time, galloping at top speed on mountain roads. In the eyes of the villagers, he was like the will-o'-the-wisp boy of later generations; almost everyone knew him.

However, this year almost no one has said anything bad about him or written any doggerel about him.

The reason, of course, is that many places have benefited from Chen Ling's influence this year and have made a lot of money on wild fruits and mountain products.

Seeing him riding his motorcycle along the way, having fun as he went, someone even stopped his donkey cart to remind him: "They're digging a ditch ahead, they're going to build a road, you can't get through, you'll have to go around to Yangtougou."

"Okay, thanks!"

Chen Ling also stopped his motorcycle, laughing as he tossed two cigarettes to Chen Ling.

We took a detour through Yangtougou to reach the township.

When passing through Yangtougou, Chen Ling made a special trip to see if the sheep farmer who kept wolves at home, as Lao Ba had told him, really had wolves.

They didn't see the wolf. People from Yangtougou Village said that the wolf didn't dare to be in the village during the day.

He only comes back at night.

The situation in Yangtougou is different from that in Chenwangzhuang.

Chenwangzhuang is somewhat like a small basin nestled in the mountains.

Apart from two large, steep slopes, most of the area is flat.

The village houses are all clustered together, with houses of varying heights arranged in a continuous line.

Yangtougou is a typical mountain village, with houses scattered throughout.

The sheep farmer's house was on the edge of the village, right next to a ravine.

In other words, it's not very close to any of the households in the village.

So he insisted on keeping wolves at home, and the villagers of Yangtougou didn't necessarily cause him any trouble.

They were too lazy to bother with these two idiots.

As long as it doesn't bother them, no one will meddle; they'll all just wait to see him make a fool of himself.

"No wonder Brother Xian wanted to catch a little wolf pup to raise. With someone like that living in Si Ni'er's village, wolves often come into the village, so they have to raise a strong dog to guard the house!"

Just thinking about that guy from Yangtougou, who actually wanted to learn from me, raise good dogs, and sell them to people from other places.

This left Chen Ling somewhat dumbfounded.

……

"Fugui is here! I haven't seen you often lately... The little one is so cute, come here and let Uncle give him a hug!"

When they arrived at the livestock station, Station Chief Li was drying sweet potatoes and some goji berries in the yard. When he saw Chen Ling and his son coming over, he clapped his hands and came over to greet them.

"I've been a bit busy lately. My father-in-law and mother-in-law live in our area, so I haven't been coming here as often."

Chen Ling took out his cigarette case and lit a cigarette.

Then they started talking about Er Mao Donkey's family's cow.

Station Master Li was very surprised when he heard this.

They said they'd never seen anything like it before.

The dog actually opened the door for the cow so it could sneak inside and steal food.

Chen Ling then recounted the glorious past of Er Mao Donkey's big yellow dog.

Er Mao Lu's big yellow dog is far superior to ordinary mongrel dogs.

When ordinary stray dogs sense that a wolf has entered the village, they don't dare to utter a sound or even breathe loudly.

The big yellow dog at Er Mao Donkey's house is different.

Two years ago, a pack of wolves came into the village to steal pigs and sheep. One of them jumped into Er Mao Donkey's yard.

As luck would have it, Er Mao Donkey caught a chill and had a stomachache. He went to the outhouse in the middle of the night and ran into a wolf.

It was dark and his eyes were blurry in the middle of the night. Er Mao Lu hadn't seen clearly yet and thought it was his own big yellow dog. He had just squatted down to poop when the wolf grabbed his shoulder. Luckily, at the last moment, his big yellow dog rushed over and bit the wolf's hind leg.

So even though they knew it was the dog who helped the cow open the barn door, this time...

It almost killed the cow.

But Er Maolu still couldn't bring himself to hit his dog.

It was because this dog essentially saved his life.

If it weren't for Heiwa and the others in Chenwangzhuang, his big yellow dog would probably be the most famous dog in the whole village.

Sure enough, Station Chief Li was even more surprised after hearing this.

"The dogs in your village are all so intelligent."

Chen Ling laughed when he heard this: "Everyone says our village is a place with excellent feng shui!"

After exchanging a few jokes, Station Chief Li told Chen Ling that Lao Ba had gone to Luomashi.

If Chen Ling was in a hurry to go back and give the cows injections, he could go and ask Lao Ba to find him a calf, and Station Chief Li would prepare the medicine for him at the livestock station.

You can just pick it up when you come back.

After thanking him, Chen Ling said he would go to the mule and horse market to take a look. If there were any small water buffaloes, he would buy them directly. If not, he would tell Lao Ba and ask him to help him find one.

It won't take long for me to get back.

Actually, if you really think about it, in the field of veterinary medicine, both Station Chief Li and Lao Ba can be considered his mentors.

They are all very nice people.

Chen Lingting respected them.

When we arrived at Luomashi, we didn't see any baby water buffalo.

Indeed, recently, the only places with paddy fields are Tenghe Township and Fenglei Town. There are not many paddy fields in Changle Township, and relatively few families raise water buffalo.

Another reason is that once a water buffalo has given birth, many families are reluctant to sell it unless they are short of money or the calf has some kind of problem.

It wasn't easy for Chen Ling to find a suitable water buffalo at the mule and horse market.

"Brother, I've been all over the mule and horse market, but I haven't seen Lao Ba. Did he go down to the village to find livestock for someone?"

Chen Ling wandered around Luomashi, but couldn't find Lao Ba, so he randomly asked a familiar-looking man.

The man recognized him after all. "Haha, Fugui, are you here to buy livestock again?"

"Yes, I wanted to buy a young water buffalo. Station Master Li said that Old Bago was in Mule and Horse Market, but when I got here, I didn't see him anywhere."

The man waved his hand: "Hey, Old Ba went to watch the show with the others... Remember when the wedding procession came back from the village and encountered a bear?"

Chen Ling was taken aback, then realized why this person knew him. It turned out they had sat at the same table eating and drinking together at the wedding that day. He nodded and said, "Oh, I remember. What's up? Has the bear come down the mountain again?"

"They didn't run down the mountain; those young men killed a bear and are dividing up the meat at Erwazi's chicken farm north of the village. They even said they wanted to sell the bear skin..." (End of Chapter)