Bianshanhan [farming]

Because of the large amount of soil used, many pits were dug by the river, and the river slowly filled these pits. In case children would come to play here, these pits were dug far away, like a pond, one piece after another.

The newly hatched ducks were placed by the water. They swim on the water and do not need to be specially fed. They can look for food by themselves. Li Qingfeng would come to count them every day.

He didn't think it was enough, so he entangled a group of people, went to the south of the river to sweep around, and brought back a group of ducklings and duck eggs. This time, he also caught a few big ducks, not to eat, but to let them hatch their eggs.

After the duck eggs I got back were hatched in the chicken coop, because they looked different from chickens, they were bullied miserably when they were young.Learned the lesson, this time let people of the same race hatch them, if they don't hatch, they will kill and eat meat.

It may be that Li Qingfeng's murderous aura was too strong. After the bloodletting of the two companions face to face, the rest of them hatched obediently.

Every day when the stars are still in the sky, the family has to get up to feed the animals. They don’t need to touch it, and they know that the grains in the trough have been eaten up, so they immediately go to hug the weeds.In summer, there are a lot of weeds, but Li Qingwen's family has too many big horses and ponies. They usually go to build the wall, and the few carts of grass cut with a sickle will soon be eaten up.

Li Zhengming and the children of the same age in the village can no longer run wildly during the day, they have to go outside to mow the grass, piles on the ground, don't be afraid to dry them out, and at night, Li Maoxian brings a few of them back from work Son, drive the car and pull back those haystacks.

The children in the village take care of the wild horses just like their own animals. They have heard from their elders that animals are the most important. They can pull carts and farm land. With their efforts, the family can plant more land and harvest more. If you have more food, you won't be hungry.

Cows are afraid of spring, and horses are afraid of falling.The cows and horses were very tired from plowing the land in spring. If it was like previous years, they should be grazing in circles on the grass outside with long ropes, but this year, they still have to pull soil and stones in the distance.

Fearing that the animals will be exhausted and the heat will be exhausted, water and grass must be carefully prepared every day.

The green grass is fresh and juicy, they chew slowly, and usually eat at night, eat quickly, and pull a lot. In summer, there are many mosquitoes, and the horse manure must be cleaned out early in the morning, otherwise more flies will be attracted. Stables smell bad and horses get bitten.

Horse manure is a good thing for simmering. Shovel it out and dry it outside. After it dries, it will be piled up. It will be a treasure in winter.

When feeding the horses, check them carefully, especially the place where the splints are placed and the horse's back. If there is any wear, take the animal out quickly, wash the wear with salt water, and then apply ointment.

Although these wounds are small, they are easily infected after being bitten by mosquitoes. They have seen many large animals die because of small injuries.

I didn't use ointment in the past, but a bunch of mosquitoes crowded the wound, and horses and mules couldn't get rid of it with their tails. It looked very painful, so Li Qingwen went to Zhou Yao to ask for medicine.

These ointments are boiled with old horns, and they are used for humans. A thin layer is applied to the wound, which can not only prevent mosquitoes from sucking blood and laying eggs, but also allow the wounds of livestock to heal earlier.

The wounded animals will rest for a few days. After the dew falls every day, the children of the family will lead them to the field. The reins are connected to a long hemp rope, and an iron rod is tied to one end of the hemp rope. The iron rods were thrown into the ground with stones, and the animals couldn't run away, they ate the grass in circles.

Usually come to see once every half a day. If the grass is eaten up in the place where the rope can reach, pull out the iron rod and change the place.

After taking care of the big and small at home, Li Qingwen went to the camp again. He practiced archery, while the four puppies played around. Now their territory is the largest, no matter in the camp, outside the camp, or in the new city, There is also the riverside where stones were dug in the distance, they all pissed a bubble.

Just a few months old puppy has already shown great stamina, as long as he eats well, he will look like a calf.

Li Qingwen had to work, so he couldn't play with them, so they followed the children mowing grass on the mountain, running in the tall weeds, and couldn't see their shadows for a long time...

After Li Qingwen practiced the arrow, he went to the house to ask Fang for water. He didn't see Lao Sun and the others when he entered the house so early.

Now the convicts and most of the officers and soldiers are working in the new city, and the old Xingtou can't hide. He sifts the soil during the day and takes care of the cattle and horses at night. Not to mention his tiredness, the cattle and horses are sick, which keeps him awake at night.

When Li Qingwen arrived, he heard from Old Xingtou that three more horses had diarrhea because they were too greedy and ate too much grass.

It was enough to take good care of it, but I have to work every day, and the horse is tired and exposed to the sun, so the situation is not very good.

This can't be blamed on the carelessness of the waiters, it should be mixed with green grass and fodder, but the superiors said that the weather might change this year, so the fodder should be saved, and as a result, many horses in this province suffered.

Old Xingtou was feeding the horses rice soup. After Li Qingwen came in, he followed Lao Sun and the others to clean up the horse dung and cow dung.

The new exile thought the place was dirty and not clean, so after being whipped a few times, he deliberately dipped in horse urine and rubbed it on the cows and horses, making it dirty and smelly.

There were a lot of them, and they didn't know who did it. After reporting it, one of them had his arm broken by officers and soldiers.From then on, no matter what the stables and cowsheds looked like, Lao Xing and the others never told their superiors again, and the workers were honest, but still not meticulous.

They don't understand at all why a working beast has to be served so meticulously. If he stutters, he won't starve to death?

Ugly cows and handsome horses, one is worth two.The horses in the camp were bred for the imperial court to be excellent war horses, and they were all beautiful in shape. Li Qingwen took them out one by one and scrubbed them with a soft brush. When they were comfortable and clean, they would be less likely to get sick.

Of course, if the horse is in good condition, Lao Xing will be in a better mood, instead of wrinkling his brows together as he is now.

Soon, Li Zhengming and the others came with a group of children, each with rice grains on the corners of their mouths. Seeing that Lao Xing was feeling uncomfortable, they all came to touch his beard, and said that they must mow more grass and feed the horses, so that they would not be hungry and sick .

The children didn't understand and thought the horses were hungry and collapsed. Lao Xing touched their heads and patiently told them how to raise horses in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and eating more grass is not always a good thing.

Li Zhengming knew that he had to see a doctor when he was sick, so he ran to find Zhou Yao. Zhou Yao was refining medicine in the middle of the night yesterday. to the stables.

Zhou Yao is not a veterinarian, but she knows a little bit. She asked Lao Xingtou some things, then went back to dispense the medicine, put the medicine bag around Li Zhengming's neck, and walked back into the house without closing the door.

Li Qingwen boiled the medicine on the stove, after it was done, it was broad daylight, many people hurriedly ate, and then went to work, Mrs. Chen brought the food to Li Qingwen and Lao Xingtou.

Although Lin Tan insisted on building the city first, he also took food matters into his heart. The food and grass for cattle and horses were shrinking, and the rations for officers and soldiers were also reduced. Lao Xingtou had already had dinner with the Li family.

At his age, if he is so tired from work, he can't eat well, and his bones may not be able to bear it.

When the rations were low, the people in the kitchen received the most scolding. Everyone knew that the order was given by General Lin, but whoever dared to scold him, of course, let the anger be directed at the cooks.

A group of people in the kitchen are scolded every day, and they have long been used to it. They also scolded, because they have to work because they don’t have enough to eat, and their eyes are dark every day.

The officers and soldiers could bear it, but the new exiles couldn't stand the hunger, the hot sun, and the fatigue. They fainted every day, some were really dizzy, and some wanted to fish in troubled waters and rest for a while.

Zhou Fengnian went to Li Maoxian and borrowed sorghum sugar from Li's family. When he was working, the water the big guys drank turned into warm sugar water. Although they were still hungry, at least fewer people became dizzy.

At this time, everyone is most looking forward to the rain. When it rains, you don’t have to work, and you can go outside to pick mushrooms. No matter what, you can eat these things, right?

After the summer rain, Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Jiang and the women outside the camp finally saw the mushroom circle they had been longing for.

Li Qingfeng was a brave man, originally he and Li Qingyong were supposed to go to the riverside to move stones together, but halfway they sneaked around to the birch forest, cut several carts of honey, and deliberately waited until it was dark before returning.

Buckets of honey were brought down. Li Zhengming and Li Zhengliang squatted beside the barrel, dipped their fingers in the honey from the mouth of the barrel and put it in their mouths. It was so sweet and delicious.

Li Qingwen has seen it, and each cut of these honeys is not big.

Li Qingfeng also told Li Qingwen that there are still a few places with a lot of flowers in the north of the forest, let him put some boxes in the north next time.

He walked for more than a month this time, and Li Qingwen knew that he should have been wandering in the woods a lot.

Li Qingwen also bought some cheap flower seeds and sprinkled them in the small sapling forest in the north of their field. However, the flowers on the capital side would not know how long they could live in the border town, and they were afraid they would be frozen to death before they even set seeds.

When the walls on the east and west sides were being built, it was time to weed. A group of people rushed to the field. Li Qingwen was busy in the field during the day, and took a group of children to water the trees at night.

Officers and soldiers patrolling the camp caught two injured roe deer, but they were a bit small, both cubs of a few months old. Li Qingfeng exchanged them with bacon for them, and locked the roe deer next to the flock of sheep, preparing to feed them before eating.

The three puppies in the family went to see the new members. The roe deer cub felt the carnivorous gaze and trembled in fright. Li Qingwen took the three of them back.

At first, I thought it would be enough to control the three demon kings, but when Li Qingwen turned his head to pour water for the roe deer, he saw a bird standing on the ground, pecking the feathers from the roe deer's buttocks one by one. It kept pecking, and the roe deer stared blankly at it.

Li Qingwen then chased away the stealing birds for them.

While laying the lamb, old Xingtou fell ill, his face was sallow, Zhou Yao saw him a doctor, and only gave him a bottle of pills, telling him to take one every day, the most important thing is not to think too much, sleep well.

Li Qingwen knew that Old Xing was worried about those cows and horses, and he was afraid that in winter, when there was not enough fodder, he would slaughter those old cows.

Old Xingtou had no relatives since he was a child, and he never married and had children when he grew up. If he hadn't met Li Qingwen and the others, he would have planned to spend his life with the cows. After feeding them for many years, he had a deep relationship with these cows.

Li Qingwen knew his heart disease, and while guarding him, he thought about the countermeasures, and then thought of the silage feed.