Shen Qiqi squatted beside the pigpen, frowning, holding a stick in her hand, poking the ground intermittently.
Several little piglets huddled together with droopy heads, grunting. Their usual enthusiasm for fighting for food was gone. The trough was full, but they showed no interest at all.
"These little ancestors usually look like starving ghosts, what happened to them today?" Shen Qiqi muttered to herself, reaching out to touch the forehead of one of the piglets, feeling it was a little hot.
Could he be sick?
Her heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition came over her.
The breeding competition is about to begin, and nothing can go wrong at this critical juncture!
She observed the piglets carefully. Their pink noses were no longer moist, but rather dry, and their breathing was a little faster than usual.
There was a faint strange smell in the pigpen. I couldn’t tell what it was, but it always felt a little abnormal.
Shen Qiqi was getting more and more nervous. This situation didn't look good!
At this time, Uncle Ma staggered over. Seeing this scene, he immediately curled his lips and said sarcastically, "Hey, isn't this our little breeding expert? What's wrong? Has he encountered a problem? I told you, why bother with improvements? You should just keep raising the fish honestly. Now look what's going on! There's a problem!"
Shen Qiqi had no time to deal with him, as she was anxiously thinking of a solution.
She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.
Now is not the time to panic. We need to find out what happened to these piglets first.
"Go away, go and cool off!" Shen Qiqi waved her hand without even looking up, and sent Ma Bo away like a fly.
She stood up, walked quickly to the water tank in the yard, scooped a bucket of clean water, washed her hands carefully, then returned to the pigpen and began to carefully check the physical condition of each piglet.
"Brother Qing, go to the animal husbandry station in town and find a veterinarian to take a look..." Shen Qiqi's voice suddenly stopped before she finished speaking, her eyes fixed on the distance...
Before Shen Qiqi finished speaking, she suddenly stopped, her eyes falling on the figure of Mrs. Lu staggering in the distance.
The old lady was holding a basket filled with some fresh vegetables. Her eyes were shining, as if she wanted to say something.
Shen Qiqi's heart moved. Could it be that the old lady has changed her personality?
"Ahem," Mrs. Lu cleared her throat and put the basket on the ground. "Um... Qiqi, what's wrong with the piglets? They all look wilted. I feel so bad..."
Shen Qiqi was a little surprised, but still patiently explained: "Maybe the weather changed too quickly, and I caught a cold. I was about to go to the vet."
When Mrs. Lu heard this, she immediately became nervous: "Call a veterinarian? How much will that cost! This thing is a waste of money..." Although she said this, her tone was obviously softer, and she no longer had the previous sharpness.
Shen Qiqi smiled secretly in her heart. It seemed that the old lady was worried about the money and the piglet.
Her eyes rolled and a plan came to her mind: "Grandma, I remember you were good at raising pigs. Would you like to take a look?"
When Mrs. Lu heard this, she immediately became alert, rolled up her sleeves and walked towards the pigpen: "Let me see, let me see..."
The old lady walked around the pigpen twice, carefully examined the piglets' symptoms, and finally concluded: "These piglets have caught a cold. They need to be fumigated with mugwort and boiled some ginger soup for them to drink."
When Shen Qiqi heard this, she suddenly understood!
Why didn't she think of it?
These old-fashioned methods sometimes really work.
She quickly followed the old lady's instructions, found mugwort and ginger, and got busy.
Miraculously, after some "folk therapy" treatment, the piglets became much more energetic and began to jump around and grab food.
Shen Qiqi breathed a sigh of relief, her joy was beyond words, and a bright smile appeared on her face, as warm as the sun.
Lu Qing also came back at this time. Seeing that the piglets had regained their vitality, he excitedly hugged Shen Qiqi and said excitedly: "Qiqi, you are so amazing! I knew you could solve it!"
Shen Qiqi was a little confused by his sudden hug, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she scolded: "What are you doing, let me go, grandma is still here!"
Only then did Lu Qing realize his own loss of composure, and quickly let go of his hand, scratching his head embarrassedly.
Old Mrs. Lu looked at the young couple flirting and a kind smile appeared on her face.
It seems that this third daughter-in-law is really a treasure!
"Alright, alright, now that Piggy's alright, you should hurry up and get ready for the competition," said Mrs. Lu. "By the way, Qingzi, go find our family's ancestral pig-raising secret manual. It might be useful to Qiqi."
Lu Qing was stunned for a moment, "Grandma, are you serious?" That secret book is a family heirloom of the Lu family, and ordinary people are not allowed to touch it.
Mrs. Lu nodded. "Of course it's true. Qiqi is the hope of our family now. If we don't help her, who else can we help?"
Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.
It seems that this crisis has turned out to be a blessing in disguise for them.
"Grandma, don't worry, I will definitely not let you down!" Shen Qiqi said firmly.
It was late at night. Lu Qing and Shen Qiqi sat at the table, studying the ancestral pig-raising secret book in the dim light.
The yellowed pages exude an ancient atmosphere, and are densely packed with records of various pig-raising techniques and experiences.
"Wow, this secret manual of grandma's is simply the Sunflower Manual of the pig farming world!" Shen Qiqi exclaimed as she flipped through it. "It even has a map of pig acupuncture points on it. It's amazing!"
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