My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 739 The Horse's Hoof is Rotten

A sunny winter day is not only suitable for going out and playing, 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 becoming shallower and shallower.

When the water was deep before, there were often flocks of wild ducks playing on the water in the spacious river area east of the village. Now they are no longer seen.

However, shallow water has its own fun.

The kids took advantage of the sunny weather and brought the village dogs to play in the water here.

Normally, no one plays in the water in winter.

But since Wang Cunye was giving the little green horse a bath here today, they were all attracted over.

And today, vegetables have started to be planted in the greenhouse.

The adults in their family are here to help.

In addition to the villagers, the leaders are also here to help.

The greenhouse is also very lively now.

Walking in through the small narrow door in the earthen wall, you can see people in cadre uniforms. Some are digging holes and burying seeds, while others are watering plants. They are talking and laughing as they work, and the division of labor is quite clear.

Now we are growing cucumbers and tomatoes in a relatively large vegetable greenhouse.

While they were growing vegetables, the TV station was filming them.

Of course, today we’re just taking some simple photos so as not to interfere with our work.

After all, the leader came to the village to work, so we have to record it, report it in the news, and publish it in the newspaper.

Anyway, the leaders from the province, city and county are all here.

If one person does these things, people will say it's a show.

But since they are all here, it is a rural activity worth promoting.

And they really come to work sincerely.

As for why I am so sincere...to be honest, it's for no other reason.

It was simply to get a meal from Chen Ling's family.

There's no way. I didn't get to eat either of the two meals yesterday, at noon and in the evening.

In theory, for that evening's meal, since we had made new discoveries in the mountains and hunted prey, we 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 he was called away by someone, he couldn't say anything to them.

The person who came to call Chen Ling was Professor Zhong. He said that he had contacted Bobcat and Bobcat would come back as soon as possible. However, although Bobcat was worried about his wife, he could not grow wings and fly back.

Moreover, he and Professor Han also gained some benefits there, and these gains cannot be abandoned.

For example, I adopted several litters of puppies.

That's just part of the reward.

If the mountain cat hurried back, it would not be able to take care of the puppies, so it asked Chen Ling to find someone to see if a car could be sent to bring the dogs over.

Yunnan and Guizhou are too far away, and Xiao Mianyang cannot be relied upon, so Chen Ling can only call Liang Yuemin and Zhao Gang to see which of them has a connection.

Liang Yuemin has many friends.

Zhao Gang is from the military region and is in charge of military dogs. He also has acquaintances in various places.

It’s right to find these two.

Sure enough, after the call came, when Zhao Gang heard about this matter, he immediately found someone for him.

Now not only the dog problem is solved, but the bobcat can also be brought back along the way.

"Why does Xiao Chen have so many dogs again?" Secretary Zhang was puzzled.

"You don't know this, Secretary. After the Fugui family cartoon came out, countless people are urging him to get a puppy."

Yu Qian'an said with a smile.

"Ah? Then we can't find a dog from another place, right? Don't we want a puppy because Xiao Chen's own dog is good?"

The fat leader of the Municipal Bureau frowned.

Secretary Zhang glared at him and said, "Have you forgotten what the villagers said yesterday? Now Xiao Chen receives sacks of letters, all of which are from children who watch cartoons...

  Just think about it, how many children here want a puppy?

"It's Xiao Chen's own dog, can they share it?"

"Hiss, so powerful!" The fat man was shocked.

Yu Qian'an was very satisfied with his reaction, he raised his chin and gave a thumbs up: "Leaders, you don't have to worry about these dogs, Fugui's dogs are all first-class.

He also knew the people at the military dog ​​breeding base. The military puppies that were eliminated were all good seedlings compared to ordinary domestic dogs.

This one is also on sale.”

"Ah? There are still dogs in the military district?"

Even Secretary Zhang was shocked by this.

"Yes, we can't just throw away the eliminated ones, and it costs a lot to breed military dogs."

Yu Qian'an said.

After he finished speaking, he was about to continue speaking when he suddenly heard a familiar voice outside. He stood up in a hurry and said, "Professor Zhao is back. I'll go out and take a look."

"What? Professor Zhao is back? Let's go and take a look." When Secretary Zhang heard that Zhao Yubao had returned, he hurried to follow him.

Mr. and Mrs. Zhao Yubao have also been accompanying him at the county hospital these days.

After all, Professor Zhong and the others are old. Although Bai Huining is there to help, Du Juan's condition was too scary before, so it is better to have more people to watch over her and take turns to rest during the break.

After Secretary Zhang and his colleagues arrived in the village, they wanted to visit Zhao Yubao first, but Zhao Yubao was not there, and they couldn't go to the hospital to disturb him.

Fortunately, I came back today, at least I can see you before leaving.

Otherwise, when the news later reported that people went to Chenwangzhuang but did not see the great writer Zhao who was living in seclusion there, it would have seemed insincere and incomplete.

"This young horse raised by Fugui has become sensible recently. He even let you touch him. Not bad, not bad."

As soon as we came out of the greenhouse, we saw Zhao Yubao dressed like an old country man, wearing a black liberation cap and a clean cotton jacket. He was standing by the river with his hands behind his back, talking to Wang Cunye.

Looking at this posture, if I hadn’t seen it before, I would never believe that this was the great writer.

If someone who didn't know him came, they would definitely mistake him for an old farmer from the country.

Wang Cunye said with a smile: "Who knows how Lingzi was trained? It was useless to whip him before. He has suddenly become much more obedient this month."

Indeed it is……

The little green horse has been very well-behaved in front of people recently.

In the past, it would not allow anyone except Chen Ling to approach it. Now, not only can Wang Zhenzhen ride it for fun, but even Wang Cunye can take it out for a stroll.

Today, the old man brought it and the pack horse left by Yu Qian'an to brush their hair.

The little green horse looked at Shenjun and could tell at a glance that it was a fine horse, but in fact, this guy was very dirty.

He doesn't have any good sleeping posture.

He often rolled on the ground, grinning, showing his teeth, and lying in the haystack, as if he were dead.

If this continues, no matter what happens, your body will not only be dirty, but also smell bad.

After all, the horse runs around every day and sweats too much. If it is not washed for a long time, it will stink for ten miles in the wind.

If they run around and go everywhere, they will stink much more than other people's livestock.

This requires regular bathing and combing. "Professor Zhao, nice to meet you at last."

Secretary Zhang was so excited when he saw Zhao Yubao in person that he strode up to shake his hand.

Zhao Yubao obviously knew him. He was stunned when he saw him: "Eh? Why haven't you left yet?"

"I heard you had a big party yesterday. It was so lively. Are you still dissatisfied?"

The old man came to the countryside for peace and quiet, and when he saw these people, even though he was quite familiar with them, he didn't welcome them over.

"Well... today we wanted to stay one more day to help Xiao Chen with some work in the greenhouse." Secretary Zhang smiled a little awkwardly.

"To get a free meal, huh? Looks like Fugui didn't take care of your meals yesterday."

Zhao Yubao is like this when dealing with outsiders. He says whatever he thinks and whatever he has.

Secretary Zhang choked again, then he let go and clapped his hands: "Oh, it's true that I didn't get to eat. I heard that his food is delicious. Now that I'm here, how can I go back without eating a meal?

I came to do some work for his family today. I wonder if he still has the nerve to ignore our meals?"

Zhao Yubao was speechless when he heard this: "I am telling you, you are a big secretary, why is it so serious?"

"The secretary is also a human being. Besides, this is the income of my labor, so he should eat it," said Secretary Zhang.

Wang Cunye smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Good fellow, why do I feel like this is 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 laugh.

"Uncle, please prepare a meal for me. I have come a long way and have not had a meal. Just listening to other people's talk has made me hungry."

The fat man from the Municipal Bureau started yelling.

"Okay, okay, you have worked hard today, so I will definitely provide you with meals, of course." Wang Cunye said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the fat man immediately offered his courtesy: "Uncle, let me help you comb the horse's hair!"

The two old men quickly stopped him: "Hey, don't do that. This horse has a bad temper and will kick if a stranger approaches."

"Huh? So scary?"

As soon as the fat man finished speaking, the little green horse turned its head and glared at him, its nostrils flared, breathing heavily, and letting out a high-pitched neigh.

The crowd was so frightened by what they heard that they stepped back one after another.

Mr. Wu in the crowd was both frightened and excited: "Wow, when this horse neighs, I seem to see the grassland."

"Yeah, how about we go to the grassland next? It's not easy to come to the mainland, so let's go to all the places we should go."

"Uncle, is this little horse the big horse's child? Why is the color different?" the fat man asked curiously.

"No, this pony is also a grown-up adult horse. It is a different breed from the green horse, called a draft horse. Horses of this breed cannot grow up." Wang Cunye explained.

Draft horses were not a rare commodity.

But few of them have ever seen it, so they are all quite curious.

Upon seeing this, Wang Cunye said that the horse had a good temper and could be touched, so they went forward one by one to play with the black pack horse.

"Uncle, why do you only comb the pony's hair and not bathe it like a big horse?"

Fat people have a lot of problems.

But Wang Cunye was very happy to be called uncle by the name of Uncle, and he patiently explained to him the differences between the little green horse and the pack horse.

To put it bluntly, the little green horse is dirty, and it smells bad if it is not bathed and only combed.

Then he said that if the smell wasn't so strong, just comb the horse's hair more often.

The most important thing for a horse is grooming.

For horses, combing their hair is actually much more effective than bathing them.

When combing the horse's hair, you can directly brush out the dirt in the roots of the hair, which is much cleaner than simply washing it with water.

The bristles also clean more thoroughly.

In addition, during the combing process, you can find out which parts of the horse's muscles and bones have problems by passing the brush over the body.

Because the brushes used to brush a horse's hair are relatively hard.

It's a hard brush.

If there is something wrong with it, it will feel like a swelling on a person's body, and it will sink when pressed.

When brushing the hair, use a little force and the hair will immediately collapse where there are problems.

The horse feels uncomfortable at this time and will hide to the side.

You can tell at a glance.

By combing the livestock's hair every now and then, you can find out earlier if there is anything wrong with the livestock, and then bleed it when necessary, shave it when necessary, and apply medicine.

The little green horse was tough, and even after Chen Ling whipped it, there were no visible injuries on its body.

Give it a bath, mainly because it is too dirty.

On a sunny day like this, when the tree is relatively dry, all the loose dust will float up when the brush passes over it.

It's choking if you get too close to it.

It’s better to brush your hair after taking a bath.

However, they said they were brushing their fur to check for problems, but I didn't expect that they would actually have problems.

So Wang Cunye took the brush and brushed the little green horse's hair.

The rest of the people gathered around the pack horse and took turns brushing its fur.

Draft horses are not only small in size, but also mostly docile in temperament.

The same is true of the horse left behind by Chen Ling's family.

The hair all over the body is shiny black.

He didn't hide when a stranger was brushing his fur, but stood there cooperatively.

In fact, pack horses are also famous for their toughness and strong resistance to disease.

Easier to keep than normal horses.

Generally speaking, if you don't travel far to transport goods and it is purely a domestic animal, there is really nothing wrong with it.

But today when I was brushing its fur, I found something wrong.

At first, Wang Cunye was angry that the group of people didn't know how to brush the horses' fur, which made the pack horses uncomfortable.

It turned out not to be.

First, there was a small sore on the butt, which was probably caused by an insect bite and it was a bit festering.

Then there's the hoof. The hoof on the right hind leg is a little rotten.

The bugs are not a big deal. This winter is not cold. It is normal for the horse to smell and have bugs moving around, so it is normal for them to bite it.

The rotten hoof is a bit puzzling.

This pack horse is usually taken out and released with the cattle and sheep every day. It is not kept in the cattle pen all the time. It is not damp inside, and its feces is cleaned every day, and its hooves are not soaked in dirty water.

How come the hoof is rotten?

Moreover, the hooves of these pack horses that travel on mountain roads are very hard. They only move outside the village and do not walk long distances, so there is no risk of being pierced by nails.

Chen Ling had just finished cooking lunch in the village when Yu Qian'an called him over to check out the problem with the pack horse.

Chen Ling was also confused after seeing it: "Rotten hoof? How can a horse's hoof still be rotten when it has iron shoes nailed to it?"