My 1995 Small Farm.

The man who came and shouted loudly early in the morning was Chen Yongsheng.

He was wearing a yellowed and wrinkled leather jacket and had an anxious look on his face.

"No, Yongsheng, what's wrong with your pigs? Why did they give birth to piglets at this critical moment?"

"Didn't you say your family slaughtered a pig for the New Year?"

Zhao Yubao came out with his hands in his pockets and asked very puzzledly.

There is no need to say more about Professor Zhao's situation.

He hangs around the village with the little kids all day long and knows everything about the village.

"No, Uncle Zhao, the pigs we slaughter are castrated..."

Chen Yongsheng explained, "The sow that's giving birth to piglets now is the one that was mated with the wild boar on the mountain. It was Fugui who drove the tiger away that time. Have you forgotten?"

"Oh, I didn't forget, I didn't forget. So it's a wild boar and piglets... Then we can't delay any longer."

When Zhao Yubao heard about this, he stopped talking and stood up to go and take a look.

"Come on, Ruirui, Xiaoming, and Xiaolizi, the pig at Grandpa Yongsheng's house has given birth to a wild boar. Let's go and see the little wild boar."

Zhao Dahai and the others were also very excited. When they heard that it was a wild boar offspring born from a domestic pig, they were very curious and wanted to join in the fun.

"Don't let the kids mess around. It's so cold and they just got up and haven't eaten yet."

Zhao Dahai's wife scolded Hongxia.

"That's what I mean. Hurry up and leave. Dahai, you are so old and you are not steady at all."

The mountain cat complained happily in front, then took the lead and followed Chen Ling to the village in a hurry.

Newborn piglets are very delicate.

This is true whether it is a domestic pig or a wild boar.

No matter how strong the wild boar's genes are, it is impossible for it to be invincible and fearless when it is born. If it were, it would not be a wild boar but a monster.

So when something like this happened, Chen Ling was not in the mood to be like them, asking endless questions.

He had already gone out, mounted his little green horse, and charged forward.

……

"What's going on? Why do the villagers even ask Boss Chen for something like live pigs?"

Jiao Huang and the others had a look of question marks on their faces.

"Of course. Fugui is the village's veterinarian, the only veterinarian. He knows a lot and knows a lot of things."

Professor Zhong said with a smile.

"Ah? Veterinarian? Boss Chen is actually a veterinarian? Oh my God, this, this, this! This... he is already a boss, why is he still a veterinarian!"

They all opened their mouths wide.

Indeed, what they knew about Chen Ling was from the news and newspapers.

It is known that this person has some strange abilities. At the same time, at a young age, he is the second boss of a recent domestic emerging enterprise called braised beef noodles.

But I never knew that this little brother was actually a veterinarian.

Such a rich young man, and also a veterinarian who treats livestock?
Isn’t this too magical and divisive?
"Come on, let's go and have a look. I've never seen a big boss treating a pig."

Now they also got excited.

They put on thick clothes and went to the village.

Before leaving, I asked:

"Professor Zhong, Professor Zhao is going, aren't you going?"

Professor Zhong waved his hand and said nothing more. He just stared at the golden monkeys on the tree and observed them quietly, then slowly drew on the snow with a branch.

……

Chen Ling arrived in the village and came to the old courtyard of Chen Yongsheng's house, which was the earthen courtyard where Chen Gannian lived before.

His wife Wang Xiuhua, Chen Gannian, and several neighbors from the surrounding areas have already gathered here.

A group of people gathered around the pigpen and watched the curious scene.

"Make way, Fugui is coming, everyone make way, let Fugui go in and take a look."

When Chen Gannian saw Chen Ling coming, he quickly shouted for people to disperse.

"What's going on, Fourth Grandpa? Is this pig so protective of its calf?"

Before Chen Ling got off his horse, he saw what was happening in the pigsty from the tall little green horse.

In the pigpen, there was an old black sow hiding in the shed, with her mouth wide open, grunting loudly.

In the shack behind it was a simple, rough nest made of hay.

On it lay a few striped piglets.

From the appearance, these piglets are no different from those born by wild boars.

This is the so-called second-generation wild boar.

At this time, they were firmly protected by the sow behind them.

"I don't know. I guess it saw a pig being slaughtered before the New Year and got scared. It wasn't like this before when people came. It even came up to people to beg for food."

Chen Gannian frowned and guessed.

"Oh, that's possible. Pigs are sometimes very smart."

Chen Ling nodded, got off the horse, and took off his gloves as he walked towards the pigsty: "But if you want to protect the calves like this, you have to subdue them, otherwise the piglets will definitely freeze to death."

"Who said it wasn't true? When we run into this kind of thing, we can only stare blankly. We can't ask anyone else to help, so we can only call you over."

Wang Xiuhua also said this.

The whole family was very anxious.

Although the offspring of this wild boar are said to grow fat very slowly and eat a lot but do not gain meat, it is not cost-effective to raise them.

But after all, they were born from our own pigs.

How could I bear to just leave it there and let it freeze to death?
"Yes, under normal circumstances, these piglets would have been caught and brought into the house. If we had known that it was going to give birth, we would have driven it into the house..."

Chen Gannian shook his head and sighed.

A few years ago, the two sons in the family had a conflict and a fight.

In the end, he was so angry that he was sent to the hospital and suffered a head injury.

So I can’t take care of the pig anymore.

Otherwise, given the importance the villagers attached to the pregnant sow, they would have driven the sow into the house long ago.

This way, the babies will be warm enough when giving birth and will not suffer from cold.

As for the question of whether pigs are dirty or not...

On the one hand, pigs will not be driven into houses where people live.

On the other hand, the piglets born are all money. Even if we go to the human-pig house, sometimes there is no other way to do it in order to reduce the losses.

When the fourth grandfather and the other were talking.

At this time, Chen Ling had already gone straight into the pigsty.

When the old sow saw Chen Ling coming in, she immediately felt like she was facing a formidable enemy.

As soon as I jumped into the pigpen and before I even got close, the pig started howling like it was being slaughtered.

He opened his mouth and howled, while shrinking into the shack behind him.

Look at it, it looks like a big fat dog with its tail between its legs.

"My goodness, Fugui is really powerful. When he entered the pigpen, the pigs were scared to death."

"It wasn't like this when Yongsheng went in before. This pig wanted to rush over and butt him..."

"That's right. Fugui killed so many wolves. They say he has evil spirits on him. Now it seems to be true."

"Of course it's true. Nothing has happened yet. The pigs are frightened and pissed. It must be true."

It was a little after seven in the morning, just after dawn. After the snow, many families did not get up so early and had not had breakfast yet.

Many people living nearby heard the noise and came over to look around.

Following closely were Zhao Dahai, Shan Mao, and the crew of "Return of Glory" and others.

Chen Ling didn't care about them watching.

Faced with the old sow that was afraid of him like a tiger, he walked up to her without saying a word, grabbed the pig's ear, and at the same time grabbed one of the pig's front hoofs with one hand.

"Ow~!"

Suddenly, the old sow was so scared that her soul flew away, and she started howling wildly at the top of her voice.

At the same time, he struggled frantically in Chen Ling's hands.

The urine that was dripping just now suddenly flew out and turned into a column of water.

It can be seen that he was really scared by Chen Ling.

"Be quiet, I'm saving your child, not killing you for meat! Why are you yelling?"

Chen Ling grabbed the pig's ear with his hand and slapped the pig on the head. Then he quickly grabbed its other front hoof and dragged the old sow out by grabbing both front hoofs.

It was like dragging a child.

"Fugui, be careful, there's blood on the back of the pig's butt, don't let it get on your clothes!"

Liang Yuemin, who rushed over, shouted.

"It's okay. Who cares about these things at this time?"

Chen Ling waved his hands, looking nonchalant.

It was cold, the feces and urine in the pigpen had frozen solid, and the blood from the sow's birth was also dried.

So in this kind of weather, the smell from the pigpen is rarely not so strong, and rarely not so foul.

Again.

Chen Ling was wearing work clothes in the morning and wanted to go to the roof to sweep the snow.

It’s okay if it’s dirty.

Wang Laishun also came over at this time and shouted, "Why is no one helping Fugui? Why are they just standing there and watching?"

"There's nothing we can do, Uncle Wu. We can't help you..."

"Just now, Yongsheng and I, four or five people, went in, but we couldn't hold the pig down at all. The sow was protecting her calf, and when she saw people coming in, she went crazy. When she got angry, she was no less powerful than a wild boar. It was really scary."

"..."

This is indeed the truth.

When this old sow shows off her power, she is no worse than a wild boar. Her eyes are red and she looks like she is crazy.

Also, catching pigs in the village basically means holding the pig down so that it cannot move.

Then tie up the four hooves and carry it out.

After all, this kind of pig will curl up in its nest, and it is impossible to drive it out of the pigsty safely with a whip.

Can only catch pigs.

But in this situation, we definitely can't grasp it.

Then we can only call Chen Ling over.

Chen Ling was very strong. He grabbed the sow's front legs and dragged the pig out of the pigsty. He tied her up with a rope to restrict her movement.

Only then did I have time to go and see the newborn piglets.

"How's it going, Fugui, is Piggy still alive?"

"Alive, but a little bit dying..."

Chen Ling took a quick look and found that the piglets were in a very bad condition indeed.

It’s so cold today. Even with the novice protection period, it’s impossible to withstand the wind and snow in the middle of the night.

The piglet’s current condition cannot be said to be dying, but it is about to kick its legs.

Chen Ling reached out and touched the piglets, and found that they were all cold.

"Hurry up and carry him inside, warm him up on the kang, and see if he can recover."

There were six piglets in total, and Chen Yongsheng's family had already prepared baskets.

There is also a cotton mat inside the basket.

After Chen Ling put them into the basket.

Chen Yongsheng ran home without stopping and put the piglet on the kang to warm it up.

The others were also seeing this kind of scene for the first time, so they hurried over.

I watched with curiosity as Chen Yongsheng lifted the quilt, spread hay on the bed, and put the piglet on it.

But the situation was not optimistic. After three or five minutes, the situation did not improve.

"Generally speaking, steaming is the fastest way to deal with this situation."

"Aunt, go and boil some water. If you can force the sweat out, it's a good thing. If not, we can just eat meat. In this weather, we've been freezing for half the night, there's no other way..."

Indeed, Chen Ling didn't have any good solution.

The piglets are now in a state of hypothermia.

Steaming in a pot is like taking a sauna, forcing out the cold air through sweat.

"Ah? This? Steaming it in a pot, are you sure this isn't a joke?"

The crew of "Return of Glory" looked at each other in bewilderment. Only Jiao Huang was like an old man, with his hands behind his back and a frown on his face, looking at the scene with both surprise and eagerness.

He also said to the crowd, "Don't talk, there may be a lot of knowledge here."

Liang Yuemin and the others were also puzzled.

Shanmao explained: "There are no incubators in the village. We don't have the conditions, so this is the only way."

The villagers didn't find it strange, as they had all used kangs to hatch chicks and grow watermelon seedlings.

At this time, he laughed continuously because of Chen Ling's words, and said, "Yes, yes, yes, if you can save him, save him, if you can't save him, eat his meat."

Laughing and making fun.

The piglets are still placed on the kang to keep them warm.

In the kitchen, it was a cold day, and Chen Yongsheng and his wife were so anxious that sweat broke out on their foreheads.

After a lot of panic and effort, I finally boiled the water.

After boiling the water.

Chen Yongsheng hurriedly put the piglet into the pot.

"Hey, Uncle Yongsheng, we can't put it in the pot at this temperature, otherwise it will become meat..."

Everyone burst into laughter again when they heard this.

"Yongsheng is too anxious. Don't be anxious. Fugui is here. Just follow his instructions."

"..."

The earthen stoves in the village are the most difficult to control the temperature in very cold weather.

Because human feeling, that is, physical sensation, is not accurate in this kind of weather.

You really need to boil the water and add cold water.

Adjust the temperature again.

It sounds troublesome, but it actually happens quickly.

Because the firewood in the fire chamber burns very vigorously, it boils very quickly and takes very little time.

"Yes, generally the water temperature is 40 to 50 degrees, which is just a little hot for us humans."

My hands feel cold on snowy days, and sometimes even water at 40 degrees feels hot.

So at this time, the firewood in the fire chamber cannot be extinguished.

After adding water, try to make it slightly hot.

Then I started putting the piglets in the steamer.

At this time, use steam to fumigate.

But you can't cover the pot.

Observe the status of the piglets at all times.

"Wow, I'm a little scared. Is this really okay?"

In this situation, Zhao Dahai lost his confidence.

The main thing is that there is a fire burning underneath and a steamer on top.

This scene is really...

"What are you afraid of? Fugui can use maggots to cure diseases, so it will definitely work. We were just joking just now. Dahai, why don't you believe it?"

The villagers in the village smiled, but they actually had great confidence in Chen Ling.

"Oh, it's quick to steam it. I'm sweating. A piglet is sweating!"

Chen Yongsheng shouted, overjoyed.

"Well, there is salvation."

Chen Ling said, "Turn it over quickly and pay attention to the other piglets."

Upon hearing this, the couple hurried forward to check.

Soon another piglet was forced to sweat.

"Okay, count to two hundred silently, and then give the piglet a bath."

As Chen Ling spoke, he pulled out the remaining firewood from the firebox.

By this time it is no longer useful.

The firewood was almost burnt out, but the flame was quite strong. If it continued to burn, it might actually be steamed to death.

Furthermore.

These piglets are too young to be allowed to sweat all the time.

Otherwise, too much water shortage is also not good.

"Fuck, it's finally coming to a stop. The piglets are moving."

"I just counted to two hundred and it started moving. Fugui, you are amazing."

Zhao Dahai widened his eyes.

These piglets are in serious condition due to freezing and hypothermia.

He was almost dying just now.

I didn't expect that it would really work after steaming it.

"What's the point of that? Whenever you're frozen, I'll steam you."

Chen Ling rolled his eyes and everyone burst into laughter again.

"Alright, alright, we've reached the two hundred mark, let's unload the steamer."

Chen Yongsheng and his wife quickly lifted the steamer down.

Chen Ling got two more buckets of cold water and poured them into the pot.

At this time, the water temperature is only 42 or 43 degrees.

It's time to give the piglets a warm bath.

So several people worked together and started bathing the piglets in a large wooden tub.

"Fuck, it's really okay, the piglet has started to scream, and all four legs are moving."

"This is looking for milk to drink."

Everyone was amazed.

According to their understanding, the newborn piglets were so small and had been frozen for half the night, so there was a high probability that they could not be saved.

But the facts before them surprised them.

Yes.

The vitality of a newborn life is both fragile and tenacious.

Sometimes they are so fragile that they will die at the slightest threat.

But sometimes, if there is a glimmer of hope, they will come back to life tenaciously.

"This Boss Chen is really better in person than in person. Young people like him are rare."

"He is so wealthy, yet he jumps into a pigpen full of pig manure and treats the pigs wholeheartedly. Tsk, he is not a strange person. I think he has the demeanor of an ancient sage."

Jiao Huang's voice was very literary whenever he spoke.

The assistant director's eyes lit up: "Teacher Jiao, I understand this. With only a bowl of rice and a jug of water, Hui is still happy. What a virtuous man, Hui!"

Jiao Huang smiled speechlessly and said, "Alright, alright, I know you understand. You can't even recite the Analects completely, so stop showing off." (End of this chapter)