Soul Travel: I was bought by the fierce man in the village to farm

Raising sheep requires a land. After one night, Ding Azhuang seemed to have figured it out, and the next day he and Ding Pingshun went looking for land.

Not far from the breeding farm, above Zhao Hui's house.

The wasteland on the mountain needs to be plowed, and one acre of land is not small. In order not to waste time, we hired people.

When digging the ground, Ding Pingshun asked Mao Xiaosui to draw the drawings.

In fact, it is the same as a normal circle. One acre of land is built from beginning to end, except that there is an extra walkway. The walkway is regarded as the outer wall. It is built higher so that it will not be too cold in winter. A few windows are dug on the back wall for summer use. To allow light and ventilation, wooden boards and leather were used to block it in winter.

The drawings are simple and easy to build.

With twenty people, it only took a month to plow the land and build it.

Ding Pingshun also built a row of small houses next to the sheepfold.

For sleeping, there is a kitchen and a food room.

It was getting cold just after the sheepfold was built. Ding Pingshun was tending the sheep and took time to collect fodder with Ding Azhuang.

The three sheep didn't use much material, but the winter here was basically snow, which wouldn't completely melt until spring, so they bought some in case they didn't have enough fodder.

In short, Mao Xiaosui hasn't seen him since he started raising sheep.

It was already New Year's Eve when we met again.

On the afternoon of New Year's Eve, Ding Pingshun came over with something.

They are all snacks such as snacks. Li Ankang doesn't eat these very much since last year. The only one who likes to eat them is Li Ruyi.

Li Ruyi was as clingy to him as ever and returned Ling's smooth hand.

At her age, she should actually avoid suspicion, but Ding Pingshun had no such intention.

Ding Pingshun sat for a while and didn't say a few words to Li Yunshan, but he listened to Li Ruyi talk a lot.

He wanted to go home for New Year's Eve dinner, so he left first. Li Ruyi sent him out and came back after a long while.

Li Ankang was reading a book while listening to the commotion, glanced at Li Ruyi, and suddenly said, "Brother Pingshun should get married."

Mao Xiaosui nodded, "I'll be 18 next year, it's really time."

Li Ruyi was a little unhappy.

Mao Xiaosui feels that girls in this era will have an early understanding of the relationship between men and women. Even if I don't know what I like, I still understand that I want to get married. When I was young, I had this concept or plan because of the nagging from my family.

Li Ankang has read too many stories, so he naturally understands them. Ask Li Ruyi, "What are you unhappy about?"

Li Ruyi glared at him, "I want you to take care of it."

Mao Xiaosui glanced at her and asked, "What do you mean, you don't want to get married smoothly?"

Li Ruyi whispered, "I don't want to."

"Why?" Li Yunshan asked.

Li Ruyi's eyes rolled around but he didn't speak.

Mao Xiaosui would not force her to get married, but she felt that she could not let Ding Pingshun remain so unclear, so she asked directly, "Do you like Pingshun?"

Li Ruyi nodded.

"The one who wants to marry him?" Li Ankang also asked immediately.

Li Ruyi still nodded.

Li Yunshan had no reaction. Mao Xiaosui just said, "Remember what you said today. If you regret it when you grow up and delay Pingshun, you will marry me even if you don't want to marry."

Li Ruyi snorted, quite proud.

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There were few sheep farmers in the town, so in the spring Ding Pingshun went to the county and bought fifty sheep.

Then he began to herd sheep. In summer, there was a lot of grass, and he could eat enough by just finding a spot. He could also stock up on grass, come back at noon, take a nap, and continue herding in the afternoon.

Thirty of the fifty sheep he bought were lambs.

They grow faster if they are kept free-range all day long. It was already very fat in June, and the ewes had given birth to many lambs.

The dairy goats are not being milked so far and are focusing on giving birth to calves first. The meat goat Ding Pingshun is already thinking about selling meat.

The ram's hair was shaved, collected, washed and sold. It was warmer than cotton.

The sheep were killed and skinned, and part of the meat was sent to the barbecue restaurant, and part of the meat was sent to the butcher shop where it was sold for thirty copper coins per pound.

Most people are reluctant to buy mutton, but there are some owners who are not short of money. Fortunately, the sheep are not big, and they can still sell them if they kill one occasionally.

The reason why there are not many sheep at the moment is that Ding Pingshun didn't want to find a business, so he just wanted to raise some scattered sheep and sell them. As a result, Du Chong wanted to order a few sheep.

Originally I wanted to give five sheep a month, but since there are not many sheep, Ding Pingshun will only give two sheep at the moment. When the weather gets colder and some of the lambs grow up during the winter, I can give him a few more.

Nothing seems to have changed in the town in the past two years, but a lot has changed. Not so poor anymore, more people are going to restaurants, and the restaurant's business has improved after changing many menus one after another.

Du Chong naturally had a place for buying sheep. Firstly, he and Ding Pingshun were familiar with each other and would buy mutton wherever he could. Secondly, he also wanted to take care of his business.

He patted Ding Pingshun's increasingly generous shoulders and said with a smile, "When your business grows, you will take care of all the sheep in my restaurant."

Ding Pingshun also accepted his kindness and said with a smile, "I will definitely give you a cheaper price than others."

Du Chong laughed immediately.

Raising sheep is not just about cleaning the pens and feeding them. The most troublesome thing is giving birth to the babies.

Rabbits don't need anyone to watch them give birth, and they rarely die. However, sheep are prone to dystocia. If the calf is not lifted up in time after giving birth, it will easily die after being trampled or catching cold.

When Ding Pingshun first started raising sheep, he thought it was quite easy. After four lambs died in winter, and only one ewe died, he realized that things were getting tricky.

He couldn't completely control the time when the sheep gave birth. It was fine during the day, but it was easy for things to go wrong at night.

Mao Xiaosui didn't think this was a big problem, so he told him, "Separate the pregnant ewes, the newly pregnant ones and the ones about to give birth, and then hire someone with experience in raising sheep."

"There are some families in the town who raise sheep. They can exchange the lambs of one or two sheep for money. They are also experienced. They are better than you trying to figure it out on your own."

There are many people raising sheep in the town. It's easy to find someone who is honest and willing.

Sheep raising is also a skilled job. In the end, the monthly payment was seven cents, which was half a sheep.

Because it is winter now, the mountains are covered with snow and there is no way to roam freely, so they have little to do every day.

Get up in the morning and clean the pen, feed and water. The man he hired was named Gao Hong, who was in his forties and serious about his work.

In addition to the daily necessities, I also need to go in from time to time to check on the condition of the pregnant ewes.

Gao Hong can only confirm whether the birth of the cub is imminent, and he doesn't know the specific day.

Ding Pingshun didn't feel disappointed, after all, there was no fixed date for this kind of thing. He simply regarded this man as a work buddy. I still had to worry about everything I had to worry about every day, until I was woken up one night. At that time, it was only an hour before dawn.

Gao Hong put on his clothes and said hurriedly, "Get up, the ewe is about to give birth."

Ding Pingshun woke up quickly. When he arrived at the sheepfold, he saw a brazier burning in the feeding aisle, and hay and bedding on the ground. It looked like Gao Hong lived here.

Gao Hong came in with hot water that he didn't know when he had boiled. He was busy in an orderly manner. Ding Pingshun helped him. It wasn't until the two lambs came out and stood up to feed themselves that Gao Hong said, "Okay, you can go back to sleep. I Just clean it up.”

Ding Pingshun didn't think of himself as a big boss, so he helped clean up and asked him by the way, "Are you staying in the pen at night?"

"No." Gao Hong explained, "I felt something was wrong when I was watching the sheep in the middle of the night. I was afraid of giving birth so I lived there. I didn't have time to sleep."

Even if the sleeping ground was covered with hay, it would still be too cold, but the sheep couldn't be careless, so he said, "The corridor is big, let's install a stove, and make a wooden bed, separated by sheepskins, so that we can have the same situation today in the future." It won't be too cold either.

The walkway in front of the pen is divided into three sections. Installing a stove can also keep the pen warm, so that the lambs will not freeze in winter.

Gao Hong naturally had no objection, and talked to him about his experience in raising sheep. "Ewes that have just given birth are weak, especially in winter when the grass is not good. It is best to feed them some grain..." "

Ding Pingshun had never paid much attention to it before. During the morning feeding, he saw Gao Hong cooking noodle soup in the pot.

The noodle soup is a bit too simple. Just throw two handfuls of noodles into a basin of water and the water will look turbid.

Gao Hong boiled the noodle soup and stirred it with a stick to let it warm. Then he took it to the ewe and cut the cabbage into quarters to feed some.

Ding Pingshun also asked about this when he bought sheep. The man said at that time: they are easy to raise, easier to feed than pigs, just feed them.

That man is not lying, it is indeed not difficult to raise, but it is troublesome to give birth to cubs, and one cub will die if it is not taken care of.