60s: I have a store

Chapter 378 An unintentional move
When Zhou Yimin heard that the old cow had eaten something unclean, he looked around to see if he would find anything different.

Soon, he saw the grass that was different from the one used to feed the old cow, and immediately asked, "Da Wen, did you bring this grass in?"

As for the cowshed, usually only Zhou Dawen would come to take care of the old cow. The people in the village basically had other work to do and had no time to come.

No one would come here unless the old branch secretary ordered them to.

Zhou Dawen is the person in charge of the cowshed. If anything goes wrong, he will be in trouble.

Zhou Dawen followed the direction of Zhou Yimin's finger and saw the weeds. He quickly shook his head and said, "I didn't bring this into the cowshed."

"It's winter now, and we usually feed old cows with hay, occasionally with something else. Since we just fed them something else two days ago, we've been feeding them with hay during this period."

Hay is commonly used to feed cattle. Hay has several advantages when feeding cattle, especially in winter and dry seasons.

Hay has an extremely low moisture content, making it relatively easy to store and transport. It also has a higher energy and protein content and is easier for cattle to digest and absorb.

In addition, hay has a high crude fiber content, which can prolong the chewing time of cattle, stimulate saliva secretion, regulate the acid-base balance of the rumen, and improve the utilization of protein in the feed by cattle.

After hearing this, Zhou Yimin felt strange: "When we came here, we didn't bring any fresh grass in. Since it wasn't you who brought it in, someone else must have brought it in to feed the old cow on purpose."

"Yimin, are you saying that someone deliberately wants to poison the old cow in our village?" The old branch secretary immediately guessed what Zhou Yimin meant.

What I can’t understand is that Zhoujiazhuang has a good relationship with the nearby villages, so why did this happen?

No, if people from other villages enter the village, they will be seen by the security team, but yesterday only Lin Guohuai came. Since there is no grudge between them, Lin Guohuai would definitely not do that.

Moreover, he is a staff member of the commune and he will definitely not break the law knowingly.

Suddenly I thought, could it be someone from the village? It seems that only people from the village can do this, leaving no trace.

Suddenly I saw this fresh grass and it seemed familiar. Isn’t this the grass in the greenhouse?

The weather is so cold now, and only the greenhouse in the village still has fresh grass. It seems that it is indeed the people in the village.

"Da Wen, think back, besides you, who else came to the bullpen yesterday?"

After hearing what the old branch secretary said, Zhou Dawen began to recall seriously who had come to the cowshed.

"It seems that your grandson, Xiaoyi, has come to the cowshed."

When the old branch secretary heard this, he felt like the sky was about to collapse, but in order to find out the whole story, he called his grandson Xiaoyi over.

Xiaoyi was still attending classes at the village school when he was called over by his grandfather. Although it was a bit strange, he was still very happy to be able to skip classes. After a while, he arrived at the cowshed.

The old Party secretary asked in a very serious voice: "Xiaoyi, did you come to the cowshed yesterday?"

"I was here yesterday. What's the matter, Grandpa?" Xiaoyi was a little surprised as to why his grandfather asked him in such a familiar tone, but he still answered honestly.

Hearing this, the old Party Secretary held on to his last glimmer of hope and said, "Xiaoyi, tell me, did you feed the old cow with this grass?"

After saying that, he looked at Xiaoyi nervously, afraid that he would hear the answer that Xiaoyi least wanted to hear.

But the reality is still cruel. Xiaoyi answered truthfully: "I worked hard to find this grass in the greenhouse yesterday. Grandpa, didn't you say that we should eat more fresh vegetables to get nutrition?"

"I saw that Uncle Dawen had always been feeding the old cow with hay. I was worried that the old cow wasn't getting enough nutrition, so I found some fresh grass for it to eat."

After saying this, he looked at the old branch secretary with a smug look on his face, expecting the old branch secretary to praise him. After hearing this, the old branch secretary didn't know whether to be angry or amused, although the culprit was found because he wanted to feed the old cow more nutritiously, not to poison it.

I was a little angry, so I wanted to find something to beat my grandson.

When Zhou Yimin saw this, he quickly stopped him: "Old Party Secretary, Xiaoyi, you just meant well but did something bad. Lao Niu is fine, so let's just let it go this time."

"Xiaoyi, next time you want to feed the old cow, be sure to ask Dawen for advice on what can be fed and what cannot be fed."

"The old cow ate the grass you fed it yesterday, which is why it is sick now."

After hearing this, Xiao Yi was immediately frightened and asked cautiously, "Uncle Sixteen, are you telling the truth?"

He didn't understand why things turned out like this when he was clearly doing what his grandfather had said. The more he thought about it, the more he blamed himself and he couldn't help but start crying.

"Now that we know who did it, let's all go!"

Zhou Yimin drove away the people who were still in the cowshed, leaving only Zhou Dawen, the old branch secretary, Xiaoyi and veterinarian Li.

The main reason was that they were afraid that people from other villages would be jealous of Zhoujiazhuang, so they did this on purpose. But now it has been made clear that it was an unintentional act by the children of their own village, with good intentions but a bad outcome, so it's fine.

The old Party secretary said angrily: "Why are you crying?"

This time it was really embarrassing. I didn't expect that the culprit was my own grandson.

Veterinarian Li and Zhou Yimin tried to persuade the old branch secretary not to be angry.

However, Zhou Dawen stood aside, even slowing down his breathing, for fear of offending someone and getting scolded. None of the people present could afford to offend him.

After hearing the advice from Zhou Yimin and Veterinarian Li, the old branch secretary's anger had subsided, but he just didn't know how to give an explanation to the villagers.

"Veterinarian Li, how much is this consultation? I'll pay you directly."

This time it was his grandson who got into trouble, and he couldn't let the whole village pay for it. He couldn't do such a thing.

"Two dollars!" Veterinarian Li said directly.

"There are still some medicines. Feed a little every day. In two days, there should be nothing to worry about."

Then, Veterinarian Li took out some medicine from the medicine box, told Zhou Dawen how to take the medicine, and left.

He didn't expect that he would gain so much from coming to Zhoujiazhuang. First of all, he got a big melon, but he still had professional ethics and would not spread these things.

But other villagers couldn't be sure.

Zhou Yimin squatted down and whispered to Xiaoyi: "Xiaoyi, if you are interested in raising old cows, you can come to Dawen to learn after you finish your studies. You can learn about feeding old cows, what you need to pay attention to, or other knowledge.

But we can’t just feed the old cow with something we picked up randomly, which led to this situation.”

Xiaoyi listened to Zhou Yimin's words and slowly stopped crying: "Sixteenth Uncle, can I really do this?"

"As long as you study hard, I believe your grandfather will not stop you." Zhou Yimin promised.

(End of this chapter)