Zhang Xudong grabbed the mule's bridle, and the militia company commander and several others carefully untied the rope.

The mule was just obedient and let the guys torment him. He might have thought: since I can't resist, I'll just obey!

The rope was untied, and the mule let out a long neigh, stood up, shook off the dirt on its body, and wanted to jump around.

Zhang Xudong gave him a look and the guy immediately quieted down.

The mule raised its head and nudged Zhang Xudong, then stuck out its tongue and licked his arm, leaving Zhang Xudong's arm covered in saliva.

Zhang Xudong slapped the big head in anger: "You are just a stupid mule, pretending to be a family dog ​​and trying to be cute! Get out of your den."

The mule didn't move, just stood beside Zhang Xudong. When Zhang Xudong walked, it walked too, and when Zhang Xudong stood still, it stood still too. Zhang Xudong looked at it and thought, is my good mother relying on me?

"Third Grandpa, why isn't this mule castrated?" Zhang Xudong asked.

"Isn't it because we were afraid that the castration would hurt the mule? We also wanted to save money, so we didn't do anything." The captain replied

"It has to be castrated. When it comes to estrus, it will become even more aggressive and difficult to control. It might even hurt someone."

"Do you know how to do it? It will save you a lot of trouble if you do."

"Please forgive me! I can play tricks on people, but I can't play tricks on this guy. You should go to the veterinary station and hire someone! Don't get yourself into trouble just to save a few dollars."

"Okay then, I'll ask someone to go to the veterinary station and get someone," the captain replied. Zhang Xudong had just chatted with the captain for a few words when there was a knock on the door.

The militia commander looked at the mule and saw it standing still. Zhang Xudong grabbed the bridle again and went to open the door. When the door opened, Wang Changgen walked in.

"Uncle Genzi, is Heidan okay?" Zhang Xudong asked when he saw Uncle Genzi come in.

"It's okay. It fell asleep after taking the pills you gave it. It seemed to be scared. Is the mule okay?" Wang Changgen asked in surprise when he saw the mule standing obediently.

"It's okay. Dongzi beat it up and it became obedient. Genzi, you should go to the veterinary station tomorrow and ask someone to castrate it. This will prevent it from being disobedient in the future and avenge Heidan," said the captain.

"I'll go there tomorrow. If it weren't collective property, I would beat it to death." Wang Changgen said, glaring at the mule hatefully.

Seeing Wang Changgen glaring at it, the mule glared back, sneezed, and turned its head away. "He looks like he doesn't want to bother with you. Maybe he thinks we're old friends, so who knows who? Look at you, you little idiot."

Zhang Xudong patted the mule's head and said, "From now on, you must listen to Uncle Gen's words obediently. If you dare to kick me, I will beat you to death. Follow me and go back to your nest."

Wang Changgen led the mule to the barn. The mule was a little slow, so Zhang Xudong raised his leg and kicked the mule on the butt. Only then did the mule start to trot away.

"Dongzi, can you be the village doctor in our village in the future?" several village cadres asked.

"There's only a few days left in summer vacation, and I still have to go to school. Besides, I don't even have a certificate!"

"Yes, the main thing is that you still have to go to school. It's not a big deal if you don't have a certificate. You are better than the doctors in the commune health center. It's not a big deal to get a certificate." Someone said.

"Everyone, don't worry about this. As long as I'm in the village, can I treat anyone with a headache or fever? I want to ask, how many pigs can each family raise now?"

"You want to raise pigs?"

"Do you have a way to buy piglets?

"I heard piglets aren't cheap these days."

Several people talked to each other.

"Okay, be quiet." The captain shouted, and everyone quieted down.

"Dongzi, why do you ask this?"

"Third Grandpa, look at my grandma, she's already so old and still has to work in the fields. I don't let her go, but she's not happy about it. So I want to find her something to do at home."

"Do you have a place to buy piglets? How many can you buy?"

"Don't worry about it for now. You'll know when the time comes."

"You kid, you're still playing tricks on me."

"In theory, there are no restrictions, because the pigs raised by members are task pigs. If you raise one, you have to hand it in for the task.

The team will count from the day you start raising pigs, recording four centimeters per day. For two pigs, that's eight centimeters. This will continue until you hand the pigs in. Pig manure is also counted per cubic centimeter."

“If you raise two pigs, you can keep one for yourself and slaughter it for meat, but you can only eat the meat yourself or sell it to fellow villagers.

Members from other villages cannot sell even a single ounce of pigs. If you do, you will only be given the work points for one pig."

"As for the rest, no matter how many pigs you raise, you can only keep one for yourself to slaughter for meat. The rest must be handed over as task pigs, and they will be counted as work points. Of course, if they die along the way, you won't get any work points."

"Is that so? I understand. Then Third Uncle, I won't let my grandma go to work in the fields. She can just stay at home and raise chickens and feed pigs. I'm leaving now!" After saying that, he carried the medicine box and wanted to leave.

"Stop right there." Zhang Xudong was about to leave when he was stopped by his third uncle, and several senior officials also surrounded him.

"What's going on? Why are you surrounding me?" Zhang Xudong asked in confusion.

"What did you say just now? Raise chickens?" asked the third grandfather.

"Yeah, let my grandma raise chickens and pigs at home, what's wrong with that?"

"What's going on? Do you have chicks?"

"No." As soon as Zhang Xudong finished speaking, everyone's face was filled with disappointment.

"My grandma hasn't even hatched the chicks yet, how come there are chicks now?"

"Is your grandma hatching chicks?" asked the team leader.

As soon as Zhang Xudong said the word "No", he heard a sigh.

"Grandma isn't ready yet, but she'll start hatching the chicks tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. I'm not responsible for this, I'll leave it to her," Zhang Xudong said, as he was slapped on the forehead by the team leader just after landing.

"You little bastard, are you kidding me, your grandfather? Can't you just say one sentence at a time? You're making me so nervous. Do you want to drive me crazy so you can become the leader? Tell me, how many chicks are you going to hatch?"

"I don't want to be some crappy captain." Zhang Xudong muttered softly.

"What did you say?"

"I said my grandma prepared thirty," Zhang Xudong said quickly. He didn't want to be beaten. His third grandfather really dared to beat him.

"Thirty is too few."

"That's quite a few. I've prepared two for each of the children coming to my house to learn martial arts tomorrow, and yours has two too.

But you have to return four eggs to our family later. Two eggs for one chick, okay?"

"For one chick, let alone two eggs, I'd even give you three. But are there only so many chicks? Are there any breeding eggs left?"

"What do you want to do? A family can only raise two, what do you need so many for?" Zhang Xudong asked knowingly.