Chapter 431 How to distribute these cows?

In this way, these dozen bison, large and small, were subdued by hundreds of people and taken back to the tent area outside the valley. They became farm cattle that the people of Qingshui Village did not have to spend money to buy.

During the process of catching the cow, because the cow rolled in the mud pit, its whole body was covered with wet or dry mud. Everyone jumped on the cow, and the mud naturally stuck to everyone's clothes.

Some cows also flicked their tails wildly, throwing mud onto everyone's bodies and faces, and many people turned into colorful-faced cats.

Walking on the road, everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and they all laughed at each other's embarrassed look.

At this time, no matter the people of Qingshui Village, the craftsmen, or the guards and servants of the Royal Palace and the General's Palace, they all knew each other as if they were a family, talking and laughing with each other, and holding hands happily. Pushing and pushing the cow back.

Back in the tent area, the old people who had been left behind and the children who had returned from school were all happy when they saw these dozen bison.

"Wow! So many cows! We have a cow!"

"And the calves! Such cute calves! I'm going to cut the grass and feed them!"

"I'm going too! I'm going too! Wait until I get home to get the sickle!"

The children happily shouted that they were going to cut grass to feed the cattle. Some brave children stepped forward and wanted to touch these strong bison, but they were stopped by adults.

"Goudan'er, don't come here! This is a bison, not a mature cow raised at home. It will gouge people with its horns!"

When the child heard this, he was so frightened that he quickly stepped back and stared at the cow, with fear in his eyes.

Qiao Ran patted a calf next to her that was less than her waist, and said to the child: "Goudaner, you can't touch the big bison, but you can touch this calf."

When the child heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up again, and he glanced timidly at the adult who had just spoken. The man nodded to him with a smile: "Well, you can only touch the calf. You should stay away from the big bison in the future and raise it later." Only when you are familiar can you get closer.”

The child happily walked over and stretched out his hand to touch the soft fur on the calf.

When other children saw it, they also ran forward to touch the calf.

The calf does not have a leash, so it follows the mother wherever she goes and does not run around.

The villagers were afraid that the cow would get angry and hurt the child, so they pushed the calf away with their hands and let a group of children touch the calf one by one.

This calf, which seems to have been born just a short time ago, is still a little cute and naive. It is not as resistant to people as the big bison, and it allows children to touch it.

Having so many bison all at once put smiles on the faces of adults and children.

The old village chief said: "Okay, everyone, hurry up and build a few cowsheds and lock up the cows first. Make sure the cowsheds are strong so that the cows don't rush out and hurt people."

Everyone agreed, not caring that the mud from the cow was all over their bodies when they were catching the cow. Except for the dozen or so people who were holding the cow, everyone else started to build the cowshed.

It is definitely too late to build a cowshed with bricks now. It will take time just to dig the foundation and transport the bricks and lime.

Therefore, everyone used local materials and selected suitable wood to build the wooden shed.

When we first dug the isolation belt, we cut down a lot of trees. Every time we finished work, we would drag some trees back and dry them for firewood or use them to make charcoal after a period of time.

Therefore, there were a lot of wood and branches piled in the weeds and bushes beside the tent.

The location of the cowshed was chosen on the grassland beside the stream. The land there is soft and easier to drive stakes. The place is large enough and it is some distance away from the tent area, so the cow excrement will not affect everyone.

Everyone chose wood as thick as an arm, sawed it into pieces as tall as a person, sharpened them and plunged them into the ground, then knocked them down with stones or hammers to serve as stakes.

Then use tough vines or ropes to tie longer pieces of wood between the stakes to form a strong fence.

Then wooden beams were put on top of the wooden piles, covered with dry thatch to make the roof, and the wooden cowsheds were built.

There is strength in numbers and materials can be obtained from anywhere, so the cowshed was completed quickly.

Fifteen cows were kept in five cowsheds.

They even built two more sheds, and locked up a few horses and cows that had escaped with them in the tent area.

The old village chief stepped forward and pushed the wooden piles hard. He found that they were quite strong, so he felt relieved and let everyone drive the cattle in.

In order to prevent Niu Fa from escaping with force, the long rope tied to the nose was not untied. Instead, the strongest wooden stake was chosen and the rope was firmly tied to it.

While the men were sawing wood to build the shed, the women and children picked up sickles and bamboo baskets and went to the stream to cut a lot of fresh green grass to feed the cattle.

Some people also cut some hay and used it to spread on the floor of the cowshed so that the cows could lie on it and feel comfortable and warm, and it could also be mixed with cow dung for fertilization.

We were originally worried that there would be no fertilizer for farming in the future, but we didn't expect to own more than a dozen cows all of a sudden. These cows produce a lot of manure in a year.

After settling the bison, the villagers who went to catch the cattle went back to their tents to change out of their muddy clothes and wash their faces.

For the guards, servants, and craftsmen whose clothes were also stained, the villagers enthusiastically took them to their tents and found suitable clean clothes for them to change into.

The women put the clothes they had changed into in wooden basins, took them to the stream to wash, and dried them on the clothes-drying pole made of bamboo poles.

The sun is still quite hot during the day, so washed clothes can be dried in the evening.

After changing their clothes, the men happily returned to the valley to continue working. The old village chief kept a few villagers who he could talk to, including Qiao Erhe, Qiao Sanhu, and Qiao Ran.

Everyone was discussing how to distribute the cattle in the big tent of the village chief's house.

"Ran Ran, you discovered these bison, tell me what to do with them!"

The old village chief looked at Qiao Ran and asked her to decide what to do with the cows.

The others said nothing and looked at Qiao Ran.

Qiao Ran had already said that these cattle were captured to be used as farm cattle. The Qiao family did not need so many cattle, but they would not sell them for money, so everyone discussed what to do with these cattle.

Qiao Ran thought for a moment and said, "Grandpa Village Chief, although I discovered these cows, we all caught them together, so everyone has a share."

Dad Shitou said: "Ran Ran, you don't have to be humble. Most of these cows were poisoned by your medicine. Even if you didn't tell us and brought them back with a rope, you could still catch eight or nine cows. Uncle knows You went to ask the big guys to catch the cows together. You didn't want the remaining cows to run away, so you asked us to catch them too, so that we could have a few more cows. You were only thinking about the big guys, and we all I know. Otherwise, the eight bison will be given to you, and the remaining seven will be shared by our villagers?"

When Qiao Ran heard this, she smiled: "Uncle Qian, my family only has a dozen acres of land. Why do we need so many cows? It's troublesome to raise them!"

"But you did put down those cows! You also stopped the two cows that were not poisoned. Logically speaking, your Qiao family can share ten cows."

Another man said.

Others also agreed, saying that eight or ten bison should be given to the Qiao family.