Old Zheng had already gotten up and was even busy in the cowshed. Just then, he came out carrying a basket of cow dung.
He cleaned the cowshed very well.
Although it's not habitable, at least there's no obvious cow dung or much filth.
"Is Gu, the educated youth, here?"
"Yes, Old Zheng, you can just call me Yunyang."
Gu Yunyang smiled at him and quickly stepped forward to help.
Cow dung was also a good material. At that time, chemical fertilizers were scarce in China, so cow dung, pig dung, and even human excrement were collected and used as fertilizer.
Sometimes when you see someone running home from the fields, they might be holding in their poop or pee to relieve themselves.
This is called keeping the good stuff within the family.
"No need, no need, I'm used to doing these things, I can handle them. By the way, you joined the cowshed today, but what are you mainly good at?"
Old Zheng wanted to see what Gu Yunyang was capable of.
As for the rest, Old Zheng was used to it; he was always busy.
Gu Yunyang thought for a moment and said, "I am mainly good at animal husbandry. Through carefully formulated feed, I can ensure that cattle, sheep and pigs eat well and are healthy. In addition, I can also help to improve their health and promote their reproduction."
Um?
Old Zheng was taken aback; Gu Yunyang's skills were quite impressive.
"You mean, animal feed?" Old Zheng asked, somewhat curious.
"Yes, it's actually a concentrated feed made from hay, straw, soybeans, corn, etc. Of course, there will be hay too, since it's too expensive to feed them only concentrated feed. But if I train them, these cattle will eat more than before."
Upon hearing Gu Yunyang's words, Old Zheng recalled his previous experience helping a cow give birth and temporarily believed Gu Yunyang's words.
"We have all of what you've mentioned in our village. As for needing more fodder, that's no problem. We have a lot of kids in our village; we can just have them gather a few more baskets of pig feed each day. These are not issues. As for soybeans and the like, just tell the brigade leader, and he'll allocate them for you. But for it to be effective, you understand?"
Old Zheng meant that if more things are used, the results must be visible in a short period of time.
Otherwise, it will cause dissatisfaction among other people in the group.
Gu Yunyang doesn't need to do much work here, which might cause some people to have complaints.
It was mainly because Gu Yunyang was able to save the cow, and with the support of the brigade leader, that he was allowed into the cowshed and given eight work points.
It couldn't be more comfortable.
Gu Yunyang wasn't worried at all. If it were just concentrated feed, with a scientific formula, it might take three months or even longer for any visible changes to appear.
But he has the abilities of beast taming and wood-based powers, so it won't take that long; in about half a month, people will be able to see the changes.
In fact, now that it's the busy farming season, and oxen are used for plowing the fields, Gu Yunyang's takeover will allow them to see some changes.
Old Zheng nodded: "Then go ahead, but the bull and the other cow that you asked the brigade leader to bring back yesterday have already been taken away. They're needed for plowing today. Only the newborn cow and the calf are left."
It's really pitiful. Such a large brigade only had three cows. Now that they've added a calf, they've become four.
Gu Yunyang felt that he needed to give it his all.
But even if he works hard here, he can only earn a couple more days a year.
"But things will be much better next year. Calves will be sexually mature at around 12 months old and can start preparing to have babies. If I remember correctly, the calf yesterday was a female cow. However, when we need a bull, we'll have to figure out a way to borrow one from another brigade."
After telling Old Zheng, Gu Yunyang went into the cowshed and saw that it was indeed empty.
Only the cow that had just given birth and its calf were left, drinking milk.
Gu Yunyang walked over and used his beast-taming ability to communicate with the two oxen.
In addition, Gu Yunyang also began to input some wood-type supernatural abilities, which would make the two cows healthier.
When Old Zheng came in, he saw that the man and the two oxen were getting along very well.
The calf's gaze towards Gu Yunyang still revealed a sense of filial piety.
"This calf probably knows you are its savior."
Gu Yunyang turned around and smiled, asking, "Do you have any hay, straw, or anything like that? I'll mix some second-grade feed to feed them for one meal first, and then I'll talk to the brigade leader and ask him to approve about 20 or 30 jin of soybeans and corn kernels. Also, if you have any bran, that would be even better..."
Gu Yunyang mentioned about a dozen different kinds of materials, which astonished Old Zheng: "As expected, you scholars are amazing. Do you need so many things to raise cattle?"
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