If you just raise cattle casually, then naturally all they need to do is feed them grass.
But if you want to raise cattle well, simply feeding them grass will obviously not be enough.
Old Zheng was only surprised for a moment, and then he understood.
He carried over a basket of hay and some straw, which was originally prepared for the cattle during the winter when hay was scarce.
There is also some rice bran.
"That's all we have for now. We'll have to get the rest later."
Since he doesn't understand it anyway, he can only let Gu Yunyang raise it for now.
Anyway, these are all things that cows can eat naturally, so they won't get sick from them.
This is similar to the principle that people eat both meat and vegetables.
Yes, the words may be rough, but the principle is sound.
Gu Yunyang didn't mind, but he secretly added some fruit and mixed these three ingredients into a batch of feed.
Then a small portion was given to the calf.
At this stage, the calves need to eat more milk, which is mostly prepared for the mother cow.
Old Zheng watched the cow eat with relish, and he wondered if it was just his imagination, but the cow seemed much more energetic today than yesterday.
Is this what makes a cattle-raising expert so amazing?
Gu Yunyang, the expert, turned to Old Zheng and said, "It'll be ready by morning. I'll go back and have some porridge, then go to the brigade leader for the remaining materials, and then come back. If you have time, have the kids gather more fodder."
"Alright, go ahead." Old Zheng waved his hand, and seeing Gu Yunyang walking outside, he called out to him again: "You've just arrived, so you probably haven't planted any vegetables yet. If you want some vegetables, go pick some from the field next to the cowshed; that's my private plot."
Gu Yunyang didn't refuse: "Okay, then I'll go pick some."
Then, I prepared some meat and vegetables and brought them over to give Old Zheng an extra meal.
This kind of social interaction is very simple.
After coming out, Gu Yunyang discovered that the private plot next to him was quite large.
In principle, private plots should be reserved at 5% of the arable land area.
However, due to regional and family differences, the area of private land that can be reserved varies from place to place.
Gu Yunyang thought that when he builds a house, he should also set aside some land for himself.
Otherwise, it would be strange if there were no land and yet there was a constant supply of vegetables to eat.
“There’s at least three-tenths of an acre here, and Old Zheng is obviously good at growing vegetables; they’re all growing very well.”
The cabbages, lettuce, bok choy, and cucumbers are all ripe.
There were also water spinach, tomatoes, potatoes, green beans, eggplants, pumpkins, and winter melons on the side.
It can be said that Old Zheng grows quite a variety of vegetables.
Gu Yunyang picked a handful of bok choy. In Guangdong province, this is called bok choy, but it is actually just baby bok choy. It is picked and eaten when it is very tender. In Guangdong province, it is called bok choy.
They're very tender right now, Gu Yunyang thought, he'd pluck a handful and put them in the porridge later, it would taste great.
I also picked two cucumbers, a cabbage, and a lettuce.
That should be enough for today's dishes.
When Old Zheng came out and saw the vegetables Gu Yunyang had picked, he didn't think he had picked too many.
He couldn't eat that much himself, so many times he would exchange the food for something else.
For example, if the grain or vegetables are old, they are fed to the cows.
He has a very close relationship with the cows, just like family. He is willing to feed the cows generously.
"Old Zheng, I see you didn't make breakfast."
I just cooked some porridge. I'll pack a container for you later, so you don't need to cook any more.
When Gu Yunyang returned, he called out to him.
Old Zheng nodded in agreement.
I provided the vegetables myself, so having some sweet potato porridge is perfectly fine.
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