Chapter 258 The Disabled Cowboy
Gu Yuehuai closed the door of the cave, walked to the cow, half squatted, and looked at it in the dim kerosene lamp.
"Moo——" I don't know if it was the vitality and natural breath of Gu Yuehuai that attracted the cow, but the dying cow actually opened its eyes and called out to Gu Yuehuai, with a seeming pleading in its beautiful eyes.
Gu Yuehuai pursed her red lips, touched the cow's huge belly with one hand, and placed the other hand on its mouth, with a small stream of water oozing out from her fingertips. Perhaps it was the instinct for survival, the cow struggled a little, and stretched out its tongue to lick the water.
"Get well soon." Gu Yuehuai's voice was very soft. With her comfort, the cow's condition became more stable.
She lowered her eyes to look at the cow, placed her hand on its belly, and all the healing power emitting a glittering green light flowed into its belly.
She once thought of taking the opportunity to bring the cattle into the Sumeru space, which would make it more convenient to grind grain, but the branch secretary treated her well, and even if other people in the team had selfish motives, it was human nature, and she couldn't embezzle the team's property for her own selfish reasons.
However, if she didn't save the cow, two lives would be lost.
She claimed that her kindness was gone after she was reborn, but for some reason, when she saw the cow dying, her first reaction was to save it, not greed. Her belated kindness made her not think much about it for a moment.
Gu Yuehuai laughed at herself. She was a pitiful person, but she couldn't help but give alms to these living beings.
"Moo——" The cow drank the space well water and seemed to be much more energetic. She even rubbed her head against Gu Yuehuai's hand. Seeing this, Gu Yuehuai's eyes warmed slightly and her red lips unconsciously raised. She reached out and touched the cow's head. Its life was saved. Next, Gu Yuehuai focused all her attention on its stomach.
The healing power flowed into the cow's belly like a trickle. After an unknown amount of time, Gu Yuehuai suddenly widened his eyes and looked at the cow's belly in surprise. After a while, he began to sense it carefully again.
"Two placentas?" she murmured to herself, somewhat incredulous.
The healing power belonged to her, so when it flowed into the cow's belly, she was able to sense what was going on inside.
The calf in the cow's belly was indeed suffocating. If it had been any later, it would have been impossible to save it. Fortunately, the healing power was extremely powerful. Under its nourishment, the calf's vitality gradually strengthened, and she could feel the calf's weak heartbeat.
However, during her investigation, she discovered that there were two placentas in the cow’s belly!
Although she has never given birth to a child, she still has some basic common sense. Pregnancy is divided into single and multiple pregnancy. Generally speaking, only twins will have two placentas, but there is clearly only one calf in the cow's belly. What is going on?
Gu Yuehuai was a little puzzled and looked at the cow with some surprise.
Could it be that the cow had already given birth to a calf before the members came here?
This idea surprised Gu Yuehuai a little. After all, there was no news of a cow being pregnant with two babies in her previous life. But then she thought about Liu Er'er's unusual behavior tonight and his intention to stop her from saving the cow, and she couldn't help but narrow her eyes.
Liu Er'er's action of hugging the cow and crying bitterly was exaggerated, as if he had a deep affection for the cow. However, when the members mentioned dividing the beef, he was not the first to stand up and refute, and he did not even express any opinion from beginning to end.
Is this really normal for a cattle herder who has a deep affection for cattle?
Gu Yuehuai's face was slightly solemn, and as the healing power surged in, the cow's belly pain eased, and it gained strength. It stood up and lay down, arched its head and strained, and gave birth with all its might, which was completely different from its dying state just now.
Gu Yuehuai breathed a sigh of relief, looked back at the locked bolt, stood up and began to patrol the cowshed.
If the cow really gave birth to a calf prematurely, Liu Er'er would undoubtedly be the first person to discover it. So, after knowing that the cow was pregnant with twins, he became greedy and took the opportunity to hide the first calf?
However, when a calf is born, it is impossible for there to be no noise at all. Where can it hide without being discovered?
Gu Yuehuai frowned and searched the haystack. The cave was not small, and she searched for several minutes without any results. Instead, she heard a knock on the door and Liu Er'er's slightly uneasy voice: "Xiao Gu, what's wrong? Is the cow dead?"
Her eyes flickered slightly, and she said, "No, Uncle Liu, I think the cow has no strength left, so I'm going to feed it some grass."
Hearing her words, Liu Er'er suddenly became excited and banged on the door even louder: "No! Xiao Gu, you have never taken care of cows, you don't understand these things, open the door, I'll come in to feed them! Don't mess with the hay!"
Liu Er'er was just a small figure at the bottom of society. He didn't have much scheming and would be exposed as soon as he cheated a little.
Gu Yuehuai naturally had no intention of opening the door, and he searched even faster.
After an unknown amount of time, the cow mooed loudly. Gu Yuehuai looked back and saw a calf wrapped in the afterbirth sliding out of the cow's belly. The front legs came out first, not the nose. It was no wonder that the baby had a difficult birth because the fetus was in an abnormal position.
Cows give birth slowly, and calves come out slowly.
Gu Yuehuai ran over to give the calf some healing power, then turned back and continued to search the haystack.
Outside, Liu Er'er was making even louder noises, and Wang Fu's dissatisfied scolding could be heard.
About ten minutes later, Gu Yuehuai finally found a puddle of water in the pile of grass. It was sticky and fishy. It should be the amniotic fluid that leaked out of the cow after the amniotic membrane broke. Behind the water stain, a calf with a stiff body was lying quietly.
It was unknown how long the calf had been left there, and its body had become a little cold. If its limbs had not occasionally bounced as if it were regaining some vitality, everyone would have thought that the calf was dead.
Gu Yuehuai did not dare to delay and hurriedly transmitted the healing power.
The healing power of the Sumeru space is extremely strong. Soon, the calf opened its eyes, looking beautiful and bright. However, the calf was very weak and had congenital disabilities. One of its hind legs had no hoof and was missing half of it, so it could not stand up.
She sighed softly and reached out to touch the calf's head.
The calf seemed to sense that she had saved its life and let out a weak "moo".
Gu Yuehuai frowned and thought for a moment, then decided to bring the calf into the Sumeru space.
The brigade may not necessarily take the trouble to raise the disabled calves, and even if they grow up, they cannot be used to plow the land. It is more likely that they will be sold directly to the commune or killed for meat. Such a result is undoubtedly cruel.
But survival of the fittest is the norm in this world.
It was obvious that Liu Er'er's purpose of keeping the calf was not to raise it privately. After all, the members of the brigade saw each other all the time, so it was impossible for him to raise a cow openly. Now that the brigade was short of food, there was no doubt that his idea was just to have a bite more meat.
Gu Yuehuai shook his head and carried the calf to the cow.
Although the cow was still giving birth, she smelled the calf's scent and licked the afterbirth with her tongue.
"Moo——" Cows are very spiritual animals. While licking their calf, they also did not forget to call out to Gu Yuehuai.
Gu Yuehuai touched the cow's head and said softly, "I will save it, don't worry."
As soon as she finished speaking, she sent the calf into the Sumeru space.
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