Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 514: Why did I listen to this guy’s nonsense at that time?

Xie Honglin glanced at him with a strange expression: "Is this true? You can also treat animals?"

"What? You don't believe it?"

Yang Xiaole muttered something, then walked towards the area.

Seeing this, Xie Honglin had no choice but to follow.

After Yang Xiaole came in, he sniffed. The entire trading area was filled with the smell of animal urine.

There are also all kinds of livestock here.

People in the Northeast prefer horses.

Its ability to plow the land is slightly worse than that of cows, but not by much.

Horses can also be used as a means of transportation and are more valuable, but they are not as easy to raise as cows.

Because cows can ruminate, but horses cannot.

However, riding horses are expensive these days, some are extremely expensive, but draft horses used for pulling goods and plowing, as well as the worst pack horses, are relatively priced similar to cows.

Some are even much cheaper than cattle.

Still have to look at the variety.

Yang Xiaole was walking there, mainly looking at those who looked sick but had no serious injuries and were not very old.

This kind of treatment with well water can recover quickly.

"Hey! This horse is pretty good!"

Yang Xiaole's eyes lit up when he saw a tall horse about 1.5 meters tall in the stable.

And the horse has no serious injuries.

The important thing is that this is a mare.

Without asking any more questions, he just walked over.

The guard was a middle-aged man wearing a gray cotton jacket. He had dark skin but looked very energetic.

"My friend, how much is this horse?"

The horse was chestnut in color, and its body was relatively clean, probably because it had been brushed to get a good price.

Very big.

But overall it's a bit skinny.

Judging from his estimated weight, he is only about 300 kilograms, no more than kilograms.

Seeing this, Xie Honglin hurried over and pulled his arm: "Hey, Xiaole, Xiaole..."

After pulling it, he quickly whispered, "You can't buy this horse! Look how skinny it is. How can you possibly keep it alive if you buy it back?"

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "It's okay, let's take a look first!"

Then he asked the man again.

The other party saw this and said, "100. This is a genuine Sanhe horse!"

"Three Rivers Horse?"

When Yang Xiaole heard the horse, he thought about it for a moment.

I still have some impression of the popular science in later generations.

It's just not particularly clear.

He only remembered a few things about the horse. Sanhe Horse is one of the three famous horses in the country, and it is the only horse in the country that can participate in international competitions.

Most of them are dual-purpose horses for riding and drawing.

It is considered a very good breed of war horse.

The others are not very clear.

But looking at this skeleton, you can tell that if it grows well, it will probably weigh about 800 to 900 kilograms.

I'm too thin now.

100 yuan, it’s really not expensive.

But he still bargained for the price as usual: "Fellow villager, the price of live pigs is only 4 cents per pound, and live sheep is only 2 cents per pound. Your horse is obviously not going to survive. I guess you can only kill it for meat soon. I guess the horse is not young anymore. 100 yuan is more expensive than mutton!"

After saying that, he ignored Xie Honglin who was pulling him from behind and said, "If it's cheaper and acceptable, we'll buy it. If it can't be completed, I'll go look for another store."

Hearing this, the man obviously hesitated.

After thinking for a while, he said, "90, this is the lowest price."

This is close to his psychological price range.

Yang Xiaole looked at it.

He knew that what he had just said actually made sense.

Depending on the situation, you may be able to pay a little more.

But he didn't bargain.

Pretend to ask: "How old is this horse? Don't expect it to die of old age soon."

"How is that possible? This horse is only eight years old."

The man defended himself.

Yang Xiaole nodded. He just asked. It didn’t matter whether it was true or not.

Horses between six and sixteen or seventeen years old are considered adult horses.

If this is true, then I am still a young man!

Then he said to Xie Honglin: "Go, give the money, and we'll see."

The 340 yuan that Xie Honglin brought was obviously divided equally among the six production teams.

As for what Xie Laosi said about buying two animals, it was also based on the animals being healthy and meeting the weight requirements.

Healthy livestock outside, mules and donkeys cost around 140, and horses and cows are more expensive.

It’s better to buy more.

"No! If I buy this animal, my uncle will beat me to death when I get home!"

Xie Honglin was unwilling.

This is obviously a sick horse. Are you going to buy it to eat its meat?

Yang Xiaole rolled his eyes, walked over and whispered, "Alright, that's it. If Captain Xie comes looking for you, just tell him I said it. Don't forget, I'm a member of the team's quarantine committee, and I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong."

Then he added, "Don't worry, I can cure this horse! I'll pay for the loss, okay?"

Hearing this, Xie Honglin was in a dilemma: "It's not a question of whether you will compensate or not! What if I can't support the animal after I buy it?"

"It's okay, I'm here! Do you want to go?"

Yang Xiaole was urging there.

"no!"

Xie Honglin doesn’t care what kind of committee member you are!

It just won’t work!

"I told you, I can cure this horse. The horse has equine epidemic lymphangitis, also known as pseudoepidermis, a disease caused by Histoplasma capsulatum and occurs in horses.

In mild cases, the animal cannot be used for work, and in severe cases, the patient will die. I know this disease and it can be cured!"

There is a foreign veterinary book in the space, and I found some high-sounding words and talked nonsense about it.

Xie Honglin didn't understand the name.

Few people can understand!
After a moment's hesitation, he asked, "Is this true?"

"Really? Buy it! This horse will be about 800 to 900 kilograms when it is fattened up. It's a great bargain. Besides, this horse can be used as a breeding stock! Hurry up!"

Hearing this, Xie Honglin felt conflicted.

"You... tell me more, what is this disease?"

"Equine epidemic lymphangitis, also known as pseudoepidermis..."

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole read it again.

After listening to it, Xie Honglin had dispelled some of his doubts. He felt that Yang Xiaole knew a lot, especially about such professional issues.

After hesitating for a while, I finally agreed.

"Okay then, just this one! No more."

"Okay, let's go!"

Yang Xiaole waved his hand indifferently and urged.

Seeing this, Xie Honglin walked over to communicate.

After some discussion, we went to the trading hall to trade.

As for the horses, they are placed here.

Yang Xiaole watched him leave and strolled inside.

Unfortunately, Sanhe horses are used as military horses, and production teams basically would not buy them to plow the land, and they were reluctant to do so.

too expensive.

Of course, it's not that there aren't any, but they are rare. It's good enough that they can find a sick one today.

After a stroll according to my own standards, I found two horses that were slightly inferior, but not much different.

There is also a donkey.

A horse costs 80 yuan each, and a donkey also costs 80 yuan each.

Because the weight of a donkey is about the same as that of a horse, the price cannot be lowered.

When you get to this place, the price is actually close to the price of meat horse and meat donkey, at least half cheaper than the better ones outside.

That Sanhe horse is the best deal.

The three horses in the space are also slightly inferior to the Sanhe horses.

The size is similar to the two horses we saw later, but these two are draft horses, while the one in the space is just a military horse that can be used for both riding and drafting.

"Xiao Le! It's done!"

Xie Honglin came over with the note in his hand, looking worried.

However, Yang Xiaole's next words left him dumbfounded.

"I just saw two more horses and a female donkey! Go and pay, all three are 80."

Xie Honglin blinked his eyes: "Are they almost the same as before?"

"Yeah, almost. I can cure it!"

Yang Xiaole nodded.

These words almost made Xie Honglin cry: "No way! Why do you buy this kind of thing? What if he dies?"

"Hey, think about it. Of these four, if we can save two, we'll make a profit, right? Even if we save two, we can still save two more!"

Yang Xiaole started fooling around there.

Xie Honglin hesitated for a moment.

It felt wrong, but I also felt like what he said made sense.

Once both are saved, doesn't that mean we've made a profit from both?
I subconsciously ignored it. If they all died, it would be a huge loss!
Under Yang Xiaole's persuasion, Xie Honglin went to find someone to pay.

When the two of them arrived at the guesthouse with the animals that could barely move, Xie Honglin smiled bitterly: "Xiao Le, don't scare me! Can we get back alive?"

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "If you don't believe me, just wait! I'm going to the pharmacy to buy some Chinese medicine, and you'll see the effect tomorrow. I'm about to get off work, so I have to hurry."

Pharmacies are actually the various traditional Chinese medicine clinics of the past.

Similar to Tongrentang in Beijing.

While Xie Honglin was worried, Yang Xiaole went out directly.

Half an hour later, he came back with a bunch of Chinese medicine packets.

The medicine was boiled in the guesthouse’s kitchen.

By the time the medicine was ready, it was already dark.

Yang Xiaole came over with some medicine and fed the animals some food.

After finishing everything, it was already dark.

Xie Honglin looked at the horse that didn't move at all, and was worried: "Xiao Le, is this okay?"

"Don't worry, the effect of this medicine is not that fast. It will probably take until tomorrow to see the effect. We will know tomorrow."

After Yang Xiaole finished speaking, he smiled and said, "Okay, let's go eat!"

"I don't have any food coupons! No need, I brought some bread with me."

Xie Honglin refused.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "Okay, I have food coupons with me, so I can still ask you to pay me! Let's go to the cafeteria to eat something!"

Taking Xie Honglin, who kept looking back, he went to the cafeteria of the guesthouse.

There is no meat ticket.

But there are enough steamed buns and vegetables.

I also ordered a bottle of soju.

After eating and drinking, Yang Xiaole brought the worried Xie Honglin to the backyard where the livestock were kept.

Seeing that there was no deterioration, I could only go back to sleep.

As long as they pay, someone will buy fodder for them at night. After all, many commune production teams come here to sell livestock.

……

The next morning.

Yang Xiaole and the other person got up and brushed their teeth, while Xie Honglin immediately ran to the backyard to check on the livestock.

After a while, he ran back happily.

"Hey, Xiaole, Xiaole, it seems to really work! The Sanhe horse was lying there yesterday, but it got up today."

Yang Xiaole smiled nonchalantly: "That's a good thing! It means it's useful! Okay, hurry up and brush your teeth and wash your face, we'll be leaving soon."

The three hippopotamuses from yesterday were lying there and only moved when they were pulled.

You should know that horses rarely sleep lying down. It’s not that they never sleep, but they just rarely do so.

I stood instead of lying down today, at least I'm feeling better.

However, if you want to fatten it up, unless you feed it with grass in the space every day, it will take a long time to reach the weight of a normal adult horse.

Xie Honglin was delighted when he heard this.

Wash your face quickly.

As for brushing your teeth.

I don’t have the habit of not bringing a toothbrush and toothpowder when I go out, so I’ll just have to make do with it.

After they washed up and had some breakfast, they went to the back to pull out the animals. There were two animals tied to each carriage.

Driving the livestock towards the village.

"Hey, Xiaole, you're really good! This animal seems to be more energetic than yesterday!"

Yang Xiaole smiled when he saw this and said, "I told you it would work, but you still don't believe me."

Hearing this, Xie Honglin smiled and said, "I'm just worried about something going wrong! This is more than 300 yuan! How much money can our production team save in a year!"

Yang Xiaole also nodded in approval.

Indeed, there must be some money at the brigade level, after all, there is a reserve fund every year, but it is really hard to say at the production team level.

The production team’s livestock and grain actually had a very high annual value.

But that's just the value.

As for how much can be left, it depends on the situation of each production team.

In the northwest, where production is relatively low, the production team has to borrow money from the commune every year to survive.

The situation in the Northeast is slightly better.

He had no access to the brigade's finances and was not sure how much money the production team had.

The two drove straight to the production brigade.

It was not until the afternoon that the two returned to the brigade committee.

……

"Is this the animal you two bought?"

Xie Laosi was so angry that his veins were about to pop out. He held back his anger and questioned the two of them.

Xie Honglin swallowed his saliva.

Looked at Yang Xiaole.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole said, "Captain, we bought four animals for 340 yuan..."

"Four, four~ You want to kill these four useless animals for meat? You two, I thought you wouldn't buy anything too bad! Why did you buy four of these?
The busy farming season will begin in about a month. Can these four animals survive to see that day?
I don't know how to kill the animals of my own production team, so why do you buy this?"

Xie Laosi was so angry that he was puffing his beard and glaring.

"I can cure it! Captain..."

"Heal, heal, heal... How do you heal it? If it can be cured, can it wait for us? The people at the farm station are all eating porridge?"

Seeing this, Xie Honglin hurriedly said, "Captain, don't worry! It can really be cured!"

If he hadn't seen the condition of these animals along the way, he felt that they would not survive until spring.

But I watched it all the way here.

Then he told the general situation.

Xie Lao Si hesitated for a moment after hearing this: "Is it true? Can he really cure it?"

"Really? That horse is a Sanhe horse. At the beginning, it was lying in the pen, and it looked like it was dying. After Xiaole took a few doses of medicine, it is now much more energetic! Uncle, it is really different! It is much more energetic."

Xie Honglin was there helping to explain.

My head was full of headaches.

Why did I listen to this guy's nonsense at that time?

(End of this chapter)