My village can't be like this

Chapter 662 Full of Harvests
Although during the day, the workers who came to install the broadband said that it could not be used until tomorrow.

But Zhang An was still a little impatient. After all, he was a person who came back from an era when the Internet was very developed. How could he calm down when he was about to come into contact with this familiar thing?

And in his subconscious mind, he always believed that this broadband would be activated earlier than the agreed time, just like the telephone line.

So he went back to the bedroom, moved the previously assembled host and monitor to the study, and plugged in the network cable.

I heard from the masters that the network cable was only used this year. Last year, we had to plug the modem on the computer into the telephone line and use dial-up to access the Internet.

In later generations, Zhang An's family was just an ordinary peasant family, so how could they have come into contact with this thing in the earliest era?

Even the telephone has not been installed. If you need to make or receive calls, you have to go to the village store.

It was not until later, when the price of mobile phones plummeted, that he skipped the telephone era and used a PHS with a blue screen.

As for computers, it was more than ten years later before I came into contact with them.

Turn on the computer, and the familiar "thump thump thump" startup sound appears.

Half a day later, the big Windows 98 words and icon appeared in the center of the screen.

However, after turning on the computer and waiting for a long time, the network icon in the lower right corner still showed not connected.

It was not until dinner time that Zhang An gave up waiting, figuring that it would be like what the chefs said and he would have to wait until tomorrow to use it.

"Today I found that five or six ewes in the pen stopped eating. I guess the lambs in their stomachs may come out in the next two days, so I'm afraid I'll have to go to the pen more often at night to check on them."

While eating, Zhang Jianguo told Zhang An about his new discovery today.

Their family has been raising sheep for quite some time, and Zhang Jianguo has already clearly understood the habit of ewes not liking to eat before giving birth.

So after discovering it today, he immediately realized that the ewes in his home were about to give birth.

If it was just one sheep, there would be no need to mobilize so many people, and there would be no need to check the pen at night.

But this time, with so many ewes giving birth at the same time, even if the family has a lot of sheep, this is still a big deal and worth the family's attention.

After all, if you are lucky, you can have more than a dozen lambs. If you raise them a little, they will be equivalent to other families' annual income.

When so many sheep give birth at the same time, there is a high possibility that one of the lambs may not be born. Their family has encountered this situation several times before, so they have to prepare in advance.

However, there is no need to find a specialized veterinarian at this time, because Zhang An can solve it himself.

He had been studying medicine with Zhang Yixing for such a long time that he had learned some real skills. So when he encountered a situation of difficult labor in a ewe, it was not so difficult for him to deal with it.

In addition, he had encountered this problem several times before and after, and Zhang An had read some books on the subject and had some experience with it.

He couldn't say he was very adept at handling such matters, but coping with them was not a problem at all. In the past few years, all the lambs that had difficulty giving birth in their family had survived.

"Then I'll go to the sheepfold to watch over it at night, so you don't have to get up so often, old man."

Hearing what his father said, Zhang An nodded to show that he understood.

During these few nights, as long as the ewes had not given birth, someone had to get up frequently and check on the sheepfold. It was either him or his father Zhang Jianguo.

The weather was no longer cold at this time of year, and there were not as many mosquitoes as in the summer, so he immediately decided to stay in the sheepfold at night.

"That's fine too. You stay for the first half of the night and I'll stay for the second half. I'll call you when something happens."

For Zhang Jianguo, keeping watch in the sheep pen was not a big deal.

Because their family did this kind of thing many years ago.

When he was young, his family had a large buffalo, a cow.

Whenever the family's buffalo was about to give birth, they had to have someone to watch over it, whether it was day or night.

Because in those years, a cow was definitely considered a large part of a family's property, even a calf was very important.

However, when they lived in the old house before, because there were many people in the family, the upstairs of the cowshed was used as a room for one person, so they didn't have to stay in the cowshed specifically at that time.

Nowadays, the family situation has improved and there is no shortage of housing, so there is no need to separate the circle for people to live in.

"Dad, there's no need to distinguish between the first and second half of the night. I can just move a recliner to the circle and keep watch. I don't have anything to do tomorrow anyway."

Their sheep pen is always kept clean and there is not much smell inside. At night, you can move a recliner in and rest while watching over the sheep, which is much better than staying up late.

Just like Zhang An said, there is nothing to do during the day anyway, so if you want to catch up on some sleep, there is plenty of time.

Moreover, it is beneficial for the ewes if he personally guards them. In case of special circumstances, he can bring the ewes into the space, which will be much better than giving birth outside.

Seeing that Zhang An had made all the arrangements, Zhang Jianguo didn't say anything more.

After dinner, Zhang An went to the pen, on the one hand to observe the ewe that was about to give birth, and on the other hand to add some night grass to the livestock at home.

In fact, their family is not stingy with the fodder they feed the livestock. They feed a lot during the day, and now is not the busy farming season, so there is rarely such a thing as night grass.

However, Zhang An felt that the birth of so many ewes in his family was a happy event, so he simply let all the animals celebrate.

I have to say that Dahua and the others came back very promptly. As soon as they got home, they were treated to a midnight snack in the evening.

After Zhang An made a round and added grass and space spring water to all the stone troughs, he calmed down and observed the condition of the ewes.

Just as Dad said, there were several ewes with big bellies that were not interested in the fresh grass and the tempting space spring water he had just put in.

When other animals came over to eat grass and drink water, they were wandering around on the other side, looking a little unstable, standing and lying on the ground, making noises from time to time.

Zhang An has personally delivered many sheep. Seeing this situation, he knows that some ewes will definitely give birth tonight, and he can tell which ones they are.

But according to his experience, it usually happens in the second half of the night.

However, the possibility of unexpected situations cannot be ruled out, so he directly moved the recliner over.

Sure enough, at around two o'clock in the morning, Zhang An, who was still sleeping, was awakened by the sound of sheep bleating.

At this time, a ewe was already curled up on the ground and began to wriggle. Zhang An knew that its baby was about to be born. So, Zhang An directly put it into the space.

In the outside world, a ewe consumes a lot of physical energy when giving birth. Once the ewe is exhausted, it will cause dystocia even if the fetus is in a normal position.

But this situation will not occur in space, because the mysterious power of space will replenish the energy of the ewe.

And whether it is a human or a sheep, the mother suffers a lot during childbirth.

There was no one else around at the time and he had his own space, so naturally he didn't want the ewes to suffer too much.

Sure enough, the birth process, which normally would have taken a long time for the ewe, was successfully born in a short time after Zhang An brought it into the space.

One, two, and when Zhang An thought it was over, the ewe was very competitive and squeezed another one out of her belly.

This litter of three lambs is already a lot, and it can be considered a good start.

After the lambs were licked clean by the ewes, they were able to stand up quickly due to the influence of the space. After a short while, they adapted to their limbs. The ewe that had just given birth also recovered.

Seeing this situation, Zhang An took them out of the space and put them back into the sheepfold.

The reason why they were not allowed to stay longer was, on the one hand, because there were other ewes outside who were about to give birth, and on the other hand, it was to allow the flock at home to accept these little ones.

After all, they have just been born. If they stay in this space for too long and lose the scent of amniotic fluid, the flock of sheep that have never seen them may not accept them immediately.

Back in the sheepfold, half an hour later, another ewes started to conceive, but this time there were two at the same time.

Zhang An brought them into the space together as he did before.

Half a while later, they were brought out together with the big and the small. This time it was also smooth, but there were no more triplets, only pairs.

However, Zhang An did not feel disappointed. This was already very good. Only three ewes had given birth, and there were already seven lambs. If it were another family with less luck, it would probably take seven ewes to have so many lambs.

Afterwards, for half a day, no ewes showed any sign of giving birth, and even though they were wandering around, they did not lie on the ground.

It was not until after five o'clock that a few more sheep showed signs of giving birth.

But this time an unexpected situation occurred. After Zhang An brought them into the space, only three sheep were giving birth normally.

The remaining one, on the other hand, was lying on the ground wailing, struggling hard, but not as relaxed as the previous ones.

Zhang An couldn't help but frown when he saw this. If it was like this in the space, it would be terrible if it happened outside.

The next moment, Zhang An put his hand on it, then closed his eyes and focused his energy on the ewe.

You won’t know until you see it. You’ll be shocked to find that there are five fetuses in this ewe’s belly.

This shocked Zhang An to no end, because the ewe's belly didn't look like it was pregnant with five lambs.

Speaking of multiple births, it’s not a big deal as far as space is concerned, and all births can be carried out smoothly.

The real reason why her delivery was not smooth was that the fetus in her belly was in an abnormal position, and the fetus in the abnormal position happened to be the first one.

This was the first time Zhang An had seen such a situation, but he knew how dangerous it could be.

If the lambs can’t be born the first time, the remaining lambs will probably die in the ewe’s belly.

In the end, not only will the fetuses be suffocated to death, but the ewes will also die.

Zhang An certainly didn't want this to happen, but luckily he had read about the technique of straightening the fetus in a book and had also learned it from Zhang Yixing.

But nowadays everyone gives birth in the hospital, so he has never been able to practice this technique himself.

Now that we are facing this situation, it is a good opportunity to try and see if we can help the ewe give birth smoothly.

After saying that, he stretched out his hands, found his position on the ewe's abdomen, and began to correct the fetus.

The most dangerous thing about this technique is that it cannot find the correct position of the fetus, resulting in premature fetal death during the correction process, especially in the case of multiple births.

But this is not a big problem for Zhang An, because he can see through space.

He had already figured out the location of the fetus in the belly, so the operation went very smoothly.

However, because this was a case of quintuplets, Zhang An did not dare to make too big movements and could only correct them bit by bit.

No one knew how much time had passed, but a skinny little lamb was born safely, covered by the amniotic membrane. Zhang An breathed a sigh of relief.

The most difficult time had passed, and no accidents happened afterwards. The other four lambs came into this world smoothly.

Because the ewe's belly is not very big when she is pregnant, the bodies of these five little ones are very thin, far less than those newborn lambs. Even the first three triplets looked much stronger than them.

Afterwards, Zhang An didn't stay in the space for long, and took the fifteen sheep, big and small, back to the sheepfold.

Because when he came in just now, it was already past five in the morning, and it would be light in a while, and he was worried that his father would get up early and run to the sheepfold.

After coming out, Zhang An checked again. The other ewes were in good condition. Although they were about to give birth, based on his experience, it would not happen today. He could finally relax.

So Zhang An took a few food bowls, poured space spring water into them, and placed space grass next to them, specifically for rewarding the six ewes and their children who had just given birth tonight.

While calling them, Zhang An roughly counted and found that the seven ewes that gave birth last night actually gave birth to eighteen lambs. It was a very fruitful night.

At Zhang An's call, the ewes quickly brought their children over to eat.

In order to give birth to their babies, they haven't eaten or slept well in the past few days, so when they eat now, they eat very happily.

When the other sheep saw this, they all gathered here. The smell of space spring water and space grass was very tempting to the sheep, and they wanted to share a piece of the pie.

But Zhang An would never let them do as they wished. He simply drove them aside and asked Xiaohu and the others to come and guard them.

With a few big dogs watching closely, the guys who wanted to take advantage of the situation finally behaved themselves.

(End of this chapter)