My village can't be like this

Chapter 658 The Fate of the Causing Sheep
After finishing the work, there were still some wooden boards left from the old house, but not many, so Zhang An planned to put them in the side room, perhaps they could be used in the future.

"Or we can just not collect them and set aside a space in the pen to keep the stud."

Zhang Jianguo looked at the scattered wooden boards on the ground and didn't even think about putting them away.

Their family has been raising sheep until now, and all the sheep are kept together.

This is also the reason why the number of their sheep flock has increased so quickly. After all, the stud sheep are raised together with the ewes, and those ewes will definitely have lambs at any time.

In other sheep-raising families, stud sheep and ewes are usually raised separately to prevent the stud sheep from frequently harassing the ewes.

"Then use them all up. I'm too lazy to collect them."

After hearing what his father said, Zhang An immediately nodded in agreement. This amount of wood was not a lot, but it would still take up some space if put in the side room.

If all of them were used up, it would save a lot of trouble.

Moreover, his father's words also reminded him that there were already quite a few sheep in the family now, and he could no longer let them mix together as he did before and think about giving birth every day after eating.

Anyway, it’s not a big deal to set aside a separate area in the pen. It’s just a matter of putting up a fence.

After dinner in the evening, Zhang An spent some time pulling together the electrical wires and then turning on the lights.

In the sheep pen, electric lights are a must, not for the convenience of feeding at night, but because most of their ewes like to give birth at night.

If there are only one or two ewes, a flashlight will be enough. However, with the increasing number of sheep, it is common for several ewes to give birth at the same time in one night.

After finishing all this, the spacious sheepfold was finally completed.

Although it was already dark, Zhang Jianguo and Wang Fang were people who couldn't sit still, so they took advantage of the night to move the flock to a new sheepfold.

Zhang Jianguo tied the two big horns of the lead sheep with a rope and led it in front.

Although it was very dark at night, with the lead sheep leading the way, the other sheep basically followed it obediently.

But the forest is big and there are all kinds of birds. Not all sheep are so honest. There are always a few independent sheep who are unconventional and have their own ideas.

However, they did not cause any waves, because the distance from the old sheepfold to the new sheepfold was only two or three meters.

After receiving Zhang An's order, Xiaohu and the other big dogs had already divided into two rows and were standing on the left and right sides, ready for battle.

Looking at their appearance, if there is any disobedient guy trying to make trouble, they will definitely pounce on it and give it a severe lesson.

Even little Siqi ran over with his little wooden sword to help maintain order, and kept shouting the sheep-herding commands he had learned from his grandfather.

Most of the sheep in the flock are afraid of these big dogs at home, because when Zhang Jianguo goes out to herd sheep, he often takes them with him as sheepdogs, and they have left a deep impression on the flock.

Although some guys like to jump around, they will come back obediently after seeing the big dogs as soon as they jump out.

But even so, there are still some people who are not afraid of death.

Just when little Siqi was giving his orders, a sheep started competing with its companions for the road and was pushed outside. The little fellow was knocked to the ground by mistake.

Little Siqi, who sat on the ground with a slump, was also stunned. You know, in this family, except for his old mother Su Ying, everyone else had to stay away from him. He didn't expect that there would be someone who dared to do this to him. He sat on the ground and burst into tears.
Seeing this, Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo quickly ran over, picked him up and checked on him, fearing that something might have happened to their grandson.

Fortunately, the little guy was far away, and the sheep was just squeezed over, so it just rubbed against him.

But the ground was hardened cement, and when little Siqi sat down, her white and tender little butt suffered a little.

The reason he cried was because of the pain in his buttocks.

They were relieved when they saw that their grandson was fine and just had a little redness on his butt.

But no matter how Wang Fang coaxed him, the little guy's eyes were full of tears, and he looked like he had suffered a great injustice.

"Qiqi, stop crying. Grandpa will help you vent your anger, okay? If it dares to hit you, we will kill it and eat its meat."

Looking at the two lines of tears on his grandson's face, Zhang Jianguo stared at the perpetrator and said viciously.

"Okay, eat meat, eat meat."

As a result, upon hearing this, little Siqi, who had been crying just now, immediately sobbed.

Although he didn't know what it was like to slaughter and eat the meat, for a foodie, just hearing the word "eating" was enough.

Zhang Jianguo and Wang Fang breathed a sigh of relief when they saw their grandson finally stopped crying. They were now fearless except for their grandson crying.

After coaxing his grandson into behaved, Zhang Jianguo walked towards the sheep that caused the accident. He never just talked about what he promised his grandson.

At this moment, the sheep that caused the accident does not know what fate awaits it.

It was just bad luck. There were so many people in the house, why did it have to hit this young master?

Because just now after it pushed Xiao Siqi down, Xiaohu who was standing next to it immediately pounced on it and knocked it down, and has been pressing it to the ground until now.

This was a young ram that had just reached adulthood, estimated to be about 80 or 90 kilograms. Although it was jumping around on all fours, the tall and mighty little tiger was like a mountain to it, and no matter how hard it struggled, it was of no avail.

Zhang Jianguo rubbed Xiaohu's head with satisfaction, then found a rope, tied up the sheep that was still unable to move on the ground, and tied it aside.

After all the sheep were arranged into the pens, the sheep that caused the accident was placed alone in the original big pen.

Because it was too late, it was not convenient to slaughter the sheep tonight, so the guy who caused the accident was lucky enough to live one more night.

The once crowded and noisy residence is now empty as the sheep have left. This is probably the last peace it can enjoy. All it can see are the dwarf sheep on the other side.

Whether it is a black goat or a dwarf sheep, although they are all sheep, Zhang An did not mix them together.

There is nothing that can be done about it, because these two troublesome guys are not at all peaceful.

It would be fine if they were locked up separately, but if they were locked up together, they would fight all the time, so they were separated a long time ago.

The reproductive capacity of dwarf sheep is not as strong as that of black goats, and because the mutton does not taste strong, people often come to buy it.

Therefore, in the past few years, the number of dwarf sheep has remained at a stable level, and has not increased sharply like the black goats.

So when moving the sheep this time, Zhang Jianguo chose to drive the black goats, whose number was twice that of the dwarf sheep, to the new sheep pen.

The next morning, Zhang An had just gotten up when he saw his father leading a sheep out.

"Dad, who is coming to buy sheep again?"

Zhang An was not present when the sheep were moved last night, so he didn't know that the eldest master was bullied by the sheep.

I just thought that someone from the village came to buy a sheep, and my dad was about to deliver it.

"No one came to buy it, so I took it to Youde to slaughter it. This stubborn sheep hit Qiqi last night, so it's just right to slaughter it and give Qiqi meat."

Since he didn’t say it last night, Zhang Jianguo told his son about it now.

It is very troublesome to slaughter a sheep at home, as you have to make a fire, boil water, and prepare the table.

So Zhang Jianguo naturally did what was convenient for him and took the sheep to Lin Youde to be processed. It happened that Lin Youde was going to slaughter a pig early in the morning, so the water must have been boiled. He could just take the sheep over and start the work right away.

"Well, it shouldn't be that serious."

After hearing this, Zhang An was a little amused.

I just feel that the sheep was somewhat wronged. It had to pay with its life just for rubbing against its master.

"What's the big deal? We have so many sheep at home, we're just going to kill one for meat."

After Zhang Jianguo finished speaking, he took the sheep and went out.

Hearing this, Zhang An was speechless.

He even thought that his father came up with this name because he wanted to eat mutton.

But it doesn’t matter. There are many sheep at home, and it’s not a big deal to slaughter one from time to time.

Moreover, the ewes in the pen are about to give birth to many lambs. Even if they only slaughter one today, the number of sheep in the flock will increase instead of decrease.

After washing his face with a basin of water, Zhang An also hurried over.

When he arrived at Lin Youde's house, he found that the sheep his father brought had already seen Lin Youde, the living devil.

At this moment, he was lying on the chopping board, enjoying Lin Youde's ladle of boiling water.

Lin Youde is a good butcher, and a sheep weighing 80 or 90 kilograms is just a piece of cake for him.

It only took a short while to scrape the wool that had been scalded by boiling water clean and then take out the internal organs.

"Uncle, do you want me to help you unload the meat?"

After processing the entire sheep, Lin Youde asked Zhang Jianguo.

"No, no, let's take it back and unload it ourselves. You are busy killing pigs."

Zhang Jianguo arrived at the right time, as Lin Youde had just finished boiling the water.

Because it didn't take much time to slaughter a sheep, Lin Youde thought of helping their family slaughter the sheep first, and then kill the pig.

So Chang Guo smiled and shook his head, refusing Lin Youde's kindness in helping him unload the fat.

Besides, it’s just cutting the meat. They already have knives at home, so it’s not a big deal.

"Here, Youde, this is the slaughter fee."

Finally, Zhang Jianguo took out fifteen yuan and handed it to Lin Youde.

In the village nowadays, Lin Youde's small butcher shop is very popular. Not only do they slaughter pigs themselves, but anyone in the village who is in need will come to him.

The cost is not expensive. It costs 30 yuan to slaughter a pig, and the price is half that for slaughtering a sheep, which is only 15 yuan. It is much more convenient than setting up a place at home.

"Uncle, what are you doing? Put it away quickly. How can I take your money?"

Lin Youde quickly waved his hand and pushed back the money that Zhang Jianguo handed over.

The butcher was a very generous person, and his family had received a lot of help from Zhang An over the years, both openly and secretly.

Moreover, last year, Zhang An ordered pork from him for a long time, which made him a lot of money. He remembered these favors.

So let alone slaughtering a sheep for Zhang An's family, even if it was ten, he would not accept the money.

"Take it, Brother Youde. Let's be fair. If you don't take our money, how can you take the money from other people in the village who come over?"

Seeing this, Zhang An also started to persuade them.

"You also said that things should be treated one way or the other. You are you and they are them. It is my business whether to accept the money or not. Uncle, you should collect the money quickly, otherwise I will not go to your house to eat the pig-killing dinner this year."

Lin Youde didn't care what Zhang An said. He just refused to take the money.

Seeing that he was determined to do so, Zhang Jianguo no longer insisted on giving him the money.

As for interpersonal relationships, sometimes you can't be too clear about them. Favors will only last if there is give and take.

Anyway, when it comes to this level, those who can be collected will definitely be collected, and those who cannot be collected will not be collected.

"Then Dad, you go back first. It's been a while since I last massaged a pig. I'm here to help Brother Youde. I'll bring this sheep back later."

Lin Youde was about to slaughter a pig, and Zhang An planned to stay here to lend a hand.

He is not very good at killing pigs, but he still has some strength.

Zhang Jianguo didn't say anything. He just carried the internal organs into the water and went back.

This thing was originally intended to be given to Lin Youde to pay for the slaughtering fee, but this guy refused to accept it.

After cleaning the table, Lin Youde drove out a fat pig weighing more than 200 pounds from the pigpen next to it.

This pig was not raised by their family, but was taken back by Lin Youde from another family.

After Lin Youde tied the four pig legs with ropes, Zhang An went over to help lift them onto the chopping board.

"Speaking of which, Brother Youde, have you ever thought about building a bigger pigpen at home and raising more pigs so that you don't have to run out to collect the pigs so often?"

While admiring Lin Youde's skillful pig-killing technique, Zhang An suddenly offered a suggestion.

In his memory, Lin Youde of later generations also set up his own meat stall a few years later, and then opened a pig farm, raising and slaughtering his own pigs, and his business was pretty good.

"Hey, Zhang An, you are amazing. I have been discussing this with your sister-in-law recently, but we haven't decided yet because your sister-in-law is worried that if there is a sudden outbreak of swine fever, all our efforts will be wasted."

When you only raise one or two pigs, even if there is a swine fever, the most you will lose is the cost of the pigs and food.

But once the number of pigs increases and there is an outbreak of swine fever, it will be something that ordinary people cannot afford.

You know, current veterinary technology is completely helpless against swine fever. If you get infected, it's a death sentence.

"Sister-in-law's worries are not unreasonable. I think there will be a solution in the future."

Zhang An could understand the concerns of Lin Youde and his wife.

After Lin Youde slaughtered the pig, Zhang An cut two pieces of meat.

The pig was not very fat, and the pork belly was exactly what Zhang An liked. This freshly slaughtered pork tasted great when fried.

The other piece was the pork butt. Zhang hadn’t eaten white meat for a long time and he missed it quite a bit.

(End of this chapter)