At this point, she frowned and scratched her cheek.
She remembered that sheep needed sheepdogs to herd sheep, but for so long, there had been no dogs among the prey they had hunted.
So where did dogs come from? Were they born naturally, or did they evolve from wolves through mutation or domestication? Qiao Yu had no idea.
It seems I need to catch a few wolves and tame them to see if they can be turned into dogs. If they can be tamed, they will be very useful.
In addition, the whip must also be made.
The whip used for herding seems to be made of woven leather, and the handle is made of wood. When the whip is swung, it makes a crisp sound, and the goats will follow the herder's instructions reflexively when they hear the whip.
Mang Ke didn't know that in just a short while, Qiao Yu's thoughts had crossed time and space and spread to a very distant place.
He thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I haven't really noticed the issue of the leader you mentioned. I'll go and observe it later."
"Okay, I'll offer this idea. You can decide whether it works or not. If it works, have someone take a few sheep out first to see if they obey orders. If they can go out and come back safely, then release more and gradually increase the number."
"As for where to graze the cattle, I'll send people out to look for a spot with lush grass and water near the tribe. Once we've chosen a spot, I'll have the hunting team clear out the large wild animals nearby, and then do so every two weeks. I think this shouldn't be a big problem."
Mang nodded and said, "With this arrangement, we feel relieved."
After saying this, Mang continued, "The several animals you suggested, Yu, are all doing well. The horses have already given birth to foals. In addition to the newborns, we've also raised some hunted horses. We now have thirteen horses, and two more foals will be born soon. The deer are also doing well."
"That's right. You said you wanted to raise bison and wild boars. This past month, the hunting team has hunted two bison and three wild boars. But these two beasts are too dangerous. They nearly injured someone a while ago. No one in the breeding team is willing to raise them."
He asked Qiao Yu for his opinion: "Do you think we can just let these two go?"
"That doesn't count." Qiao Yu was delighted when he heard that he had hunted these two animals. "The other animals are quite docile and not aggressive, so they won't be difficult to tame. Bison and wild boars are somewhat dangerous, but once tamed, they can be very useful."
At this time, the two men happened to walk to the fences where the bison and wild boars were kept respectively.
Qiao Yu pointed at the bison and said, "Look, this bison is very strong. We can use it to plow the fields, or ride it like a horse."
At that time, there were no cars, and Qiao Yu didn't have time to make one. So she didn't talk about the role of oxen pulling carts.
"Most importantly, it eats grass. It can do heavy work and has plenty of meat. Taming it is more cost-effective than raising goats or rabbits."
Mang nodded, agreeing with Qiao Yu's point of view.
When Qiao Yu first told him he could raise these animals, he explained that they were herbivores, unlike tigers, leopards, and other animals that eat meat. He didn't even have enough meat to eat himself, so where would he find the extra meat to feed tigers and leopards? Furthermore, carnivores were dangerous and not suitable for domestication.
According to Qiao Yu's theory, bison are indeed worth domesticating.
Similarly, wild boars are omnivores that eat everything, so they can also be domesticated.
"Can wild boars also plow the land and serve as mounts?" Looking at the dark and ferocious pig, Mang asked curiously.
"That's not true. They're raised specifically for eating, just like rabbits. They just have more meat. Killing a pig gives you as much meat as twenty or thirty rabbits."
Qiao Yu said this, looking at the wild boars kept in the fence, which still showed their wildness. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Actually, if you want to make the pigs less ferocious, I have a way."
Mang was overjoyed and asked quickly, "What's the solution?"
"Cast it out."
Mang looked at Qiao Yu in confusion: "What happened to it?"
There was no such cruel punishment in that era, and he completely didn't understand the word "劁".
As an unmarried woman, it would be impossible for Qiao Yu not to feel embarrassed when she told a man to "cast it off." But she firmly believed that as long as she was not embarrassed, others would be embarrassed.
She blinked her clear and innocent eyes and explained, "It means cutting off its testicles."
Mang: "..."
He opened his mouth and couldn't say anything for a long time.
Qiao Yu pretended to be calm, looked at the leisurely bison and wild boars, then looked at the scenery in the distance, with a calm and composed look on his face.
Mang's face had turned pale. He felt a chill between his thighs and down his back.
How could their leader have come up with the idea of cutting off the roots of animals? Isn't that too cruel? Looking at Qiao Yu's calm and composed expression, Mang's hair stood on end, and he couldn't help but take a step back.
Isn’t Yu Mo a pervert, cruel by nature, and very unfriendly to men?
Seeing Mang's frightened look, Qiao Yu suddenly had an idea and quickly explained, "This is a method I heard about in that big tribe in the north. That's how they do it. When they hunt wild boars, they only keep one male boar for breeding, and the rest are castrated. They also only keep the sows for breeding, and the rest are castrated as well."
"What? Females are castrated too?" Mang's mouth dropped open. What kind of torture was this?
But his tense heart suddenly relaxed.
It turned out that it wasn't Yu's idea, but something he heard from the people of the big tribe in the north. But, isn't that big tribe in the north too scary?
Qiao Yu nodded. "Yes. They say this makes the pigs easier to tame and their meat tastes better. Not only do castrated pigs become less aggressive, but their meat also smells less pungent. I don't know if this makes sense, but you might as well give it a try."
She had to tell this knowledge anyway, so instead of being embarrassed all the time, it would be better to tell it all at once.
Fortunately, there is a large tribe in the north who can take the blame. If something like this happens in the future, she will just push it to them to avoid damaging her reputation.
"So that's how it is." Mang was finally relieved and finally put his mind at ease.
In order to relax Mang, Qiao Yu brought up another matter: "We are going to kill rabbits next. Do you have any plans?"
"Plan? What plan?" Mang seemed to be still in shock.
"How many rabbits do you plan to kill every day? Will you stop when the time comes?" Qiao Yu asked.
Mang finally came to his senses, but he still looked bewildered: "We'll kill as many as you tell us to."
Qiao Yu: "..." She really had nothing to expect from these illiterate people.
She patiently asked him questions to inspire him: "How old does a rabbit have to be before it can give birth to baby rabbits? How many times a year can it give birth? How many babies can it give birth to at a time?
Mang was refreshed.
He knows the answer to this question. After all, he has been raising rabbits for half a year.
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