Chapter 066: The Female Bully of Changbai Mountain
After the female mandrill finished drinking the bowl of wine, she stood quietly aside without moving. Even though she saw the bowls and jars filled with wine at Gu Weidong's feet, she did not act rashly.
Ye Qing also imitated the movements of the guy before, telling him that he could drink the wine in the bowls and jars as he pleased.
After repeating the gesture many times, the female mandrill finally seemed to understand what Ye Qing meant.
Under Ye Qing's encouraging gaze, it walked to the pile of utensils, tentatively picked up a jar of wine, and then turned its head to look at Ye Qing.
Ye Qing nodded repeatedly and gave it a thumbs up.
After getting Ye Qing's praise and approval, the guy immediately broke into laughter, then turned around, hugged the jar and ran into the woods, disappearing in a short while.
It took only about ten minutes, when Gu Weidong had just finished counting and checking all the sheepskin wine bags, the mandrill actually gathered a group of companions and rushed over!
Seven or eight adult mandrills appeared in a group, roaring and screaming in the woods, making quite a noise. After a short while, they rushed straight to Ye Qing. As soon as they landed, they were attracted by the bowls and jars of monkey wine at Gu Weidong's feet, and then they rushed towards the pile of wine dishes.
Gu Weidong quickly made way and pulled Ye Qing away from the group of mandrills.
Just kidding, it is instinctive for primates to love alcohol and it is also instinctive for them to go crazy when drunk, otherwise how did the monkey boxing martial art come about?
Gu Weidong didn't want to see these drunken mandrills attacking him and Ye Qing. If they got too close, so many mandrills would attack them together. Who would be able to withstand it?
Ye Qing no longer cared about maintaining order for these mandrills. She looked at the pile of sheepskin bags full of wine on the ground and was completely overwhelmed.
She was so excited when she saw so much good wine stored in the old tree stump that she almost lost her mind. But now that she had really taken out all the wine, she started to worry again.
More than thirty wine bags, weighing over a thousand pounds, are no joke, and transporting them back is also a big problem.
Although she could use the same method she used when she rescued Wei Dong and captured the enemy spies in Sheshan, she could use the energy-catalyzed vines to tie these things up and move them out.
But the distance from this deep mountain to the foot of Kaoshantun Mountain is not short, at least more than ten or twenty kilometers. Her vines can't support such a long distance, and her supernatural power will probably be exhausted halfway.
So Ye Qing was very troubled about what to do next.
Even Gu Weidong was staring at the pile of sheepskin bags in a daze. The two of them looked at each other, unable to think of any good solution.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, there was suddenly movement in the woods. Several pairs of green eyes lit up one by one in the dense forest, and the next second several figures emerged from the bushes.
Mancang's wife probably learned about Ye Qing's going into the mountains from Mancang, and she brought her group of younger brothers to follow Ye Qing's scent all the way into the deep mountains.
This group of coyotes voluntarily surrendered to their master and were absolutely loyal to Ye Qing and obeyed his orders. Last time, after sending Ye Qing down the mountain, this group of coyotes even wanted to follow Ye Qing directly back to the village on the mountain. If Ye Qing had not been afraid of scaring the villagers in the village and had driven them away with all his might, these coyotes would probably not have been willing to go back to the mountain.
Now that Ye Qing had gone into the mountains, these coyotes came eagerly to look for her again. As soon as they saw Ye Qing, they immediately came up to her and rubbed her pants and wagged their tails, trying to fawn on her in the most fawning way possible.
Ye Qing was worried about not being able to find laborers, but when he saw this group of lackeys coming, his eyes suddenly lit up. He immediately snapped his fingers and came up with a plan.
"Here's a ready-made cannon. I'll get a sled and we'll load all these sheepskin wine bags into the sled. Then we'll put ropes on these coyotes and let them help pull them down the mountain!"
Gu Weidong was surprised and amused.
It's the girl's idea to let the coyote help pull the sled cart!
But it's true, although Ye Qing's idea sounded a bit absurd, it was not difficult to implement. Her supernatural power catalyzed the plants very quickly. In just a few minutes, she used vines as thick as elbows to form a sturdy sled. The handle of the sled was not small, and it was more than enough to carry these sheepskin wine bags.
When Ye Qing was dealing with the brown bear before, Gu Weidong did not see the whole process of Ye Qing catalyzing the vines with his own eyes. Now, feeling the wonder of her supernatural power up close, he was really shocked.
"In your apocalypse, does everyone have this special ability? Or are you the only one who has this ability?"
Gu Weidong was a little curious.
Ye Qing shook his head:
"After the end of the world, many people have awakened their supernatural powers. There are all kinds of supernatural powers, such as gold, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, rain, thunder, lightning, clouds, and even space, spiritual, and other messy powers."
"Some are very offensive, such as lightning, water, and fire, which are more suitable for close combat. There are also some that are more defensive, such as metal, earth, space, and spirit. These are more suitable for long-range combat and support."
"My wood-type ability is just a scumbag nurse. Apart from helping my comrades recover and heal, my other functions are basically useless."
"During the ten years of struggling in the apocalypse, I participated in many battles, but I was always at the bottom of the circle of superpowers. I only managed to survive by relying on my positioning."
These words simply refreshed Gu Weidong's worldview.
You know, ever since she came to Kaoshantun to join the production team, Ye Qing has been killing people everywhere and has been invincible in the entire Changbai Mountain.
But with such a strong fighting ability, he is still a fragile tank in the end times? !
It was really hard for Gu Weidong to imagine what the world that Ye Qing described as a world of universal sorrow and destruction would be like. However, if everyone was as gifted and powerful as Ye Qing said, then the destructive power would undoubtedly be astonishing, and it seemed normal that it would cause a world war in chaos.
But according to Ye Qing, the world she lives in is a parallel universe to their current world, so he doesn't need to worry too much. At least the world he lives in now will definitely not turn into such a purgatory on earth.
After stuffing all the sheepskin wine bags into the carriage of the sled cart, Ye Qing used a vine lasso to equip the coyotes. Just as he was about to whip the cart, four familiar black figures suddenly emerged from the woods.
The four naive black bears were probably lured by the monkey wine and came here from far away.
After seeing Ye Qing and the others, the four black bears were stunned for a moment, and then they ran to the old tree stump to snatch the monkey wine from the mandrills.
But the old people in Changbai Mountain all say "It is better to encounter jackals than to provoke mandrills", which shows that mandrills are definitely not good people, especially when a whole tribe of mandrills are fighting together. How can these four naive black bears be their match?
Then Ye Qing and Gu Weidong were fortunate enough to witness a fierce battle between seven or eight adult mandrills and a black bear. The fight was so intense that it was earth-shaking and the whole forest was almost razed to the ground by these guys.
Previously, the female mandrill was well-behaved in front of Ye Qing and didn't dare to act rashly, but now she led the tribe in a fight, looking ferocious, violent and tough, and beat the four black bears so hard that they could only hide away in fear, howling like ghosts.
In the end, the four fools who were in a panic actually hid behind Ye Qing and Gu Weidong tremblingly, and stuffed their heads into Ye Qing's vine sled, leaving only their big hairy black butts facing the outside, showing their timid characteristics to the fullest, making Ye Qing and Gu Weidong speechless and unable to bear to look at them.
Ye Qing's mouth twitched violently. This was really eye-opening. Being beaten without any resistance, how could this be called a bear? This simply brought shame to the bear world, right? What happened to the beastmen who promised never to be slaves? Even the iron-eating beasts in Bashu would not be able to stand such a useless beast!
The mandrills won a great victory. They danced arrogantly, beat their chests and roared. But perhaps because of Ye Qing's presence, the female mandrill did not lead the tribe to continue chasing the four black bears. Instead, she directly commanded the tribe to pick up all the wine bowls and jars on the ground and take them away.
After the group of mandrills climbed and leaped among the treetops and finally disappeared completely in the forest, the four black bears finally dared to cautiously poke their heads out.
After making sure that the crisis was resolved, the black bear, who had suffered a great loss, began to act pitiful, rubbing against Ye Qing's trouser leg and whining to her pitifully.
Only then did Ye Qing see clearly the miserable appearance of these black bears.
The two little bear cubs were fine, they were just a little bruised and swollen, but at least there was no blood.
But the two adult black bears were in a terrible state. Dozens of gashes were left on their heads and bodies by the sharp claws of the mandrills, and in some deep places, the bones were even visible.
Such serious injuries made Ye Qing gasp and gave him a deeper understanding of the mandrill's fighting ability.
You know, this male black bear did not lose the upper hand at all when facing the siege of the coyote pack, and almost killed the coyote leader Mancang on the spot.
I didn’t expect that such a majestic couple of black bears couldn’t even withstand three moves from a group of mandrills during their battle. Their defeat was so tragic.
Not to mention these four black bears, ever since the mother mandrill led the herd down the mountain, even the brown bear that was previously hanging on the tree has become quiet.
This guy hid in mid-air and watched the fight. He saw with his own eyes the four black bears being beaten up by the mandrills. He held his breath silently, and watched as they were beaten one after another without making any sound.
It seems that even this brown bear can distinguish who is the big and small king. Knowing that it is no match for the group of mandrills, it simply shrinks itself into a transparent shape for fear of attracting the attention of the gang of evil monkeys.
No wonder this mandrill is called the invisible overlord by local old hunters. This thing looks inconspicuous, but who knows how it can be so ferocious. It is definitely the uncrowned king of Changbai Mountain.
Originally, Ye Qing was worried that the primate species of mandrill was on the verge of extinction in Changbai Mountain, but when he saw the female mandrill bringing seven or eight adult mandrills at once, Ye Qing immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that, at least at this time, the number of mandrills in Changbai Mountain has not reached the point where only the fruit remain. Judging from the health of the group of adult mandrills just seen, including the old and young ones, it is estimated that the number of this group is at least thirty or more.
Although the number is not particularly large, it is already very objective. If these mandrills were not stolen or shot, they would definitely not become extinct in a short period of time.
Ye Qing silently kept this matter in mind, and planned to take some time out to go into the mountains and count the specific number of this mandrill population when he had some free time. If possible, he would mark these guys and monitor their reproduction data, so that at least he would have an idea of the size of this population.
The four black bears were badly injured, yet they were still acting shamefully in front of Ye Qing. What could Ye Qing do? Was he really going to just ignore them?
He had no choice but to comfort them while secretly transferring some wood-type supernatural powers to these four idiots. At least healed the serious wounds on the two older ones so that they would not die from infection. Also, the swollen faces of the two little ones disappeared quickly, making them look less pitiful.
However, she had wasted so much of her energy, it certainly couldn't be free, she had to let the couple do hard labor to pay off her debt. Without saying a word, Ye Qing prepared two more Tent ropes and put them on the heads of the black bear couple.
Then he picked up the two remaining black bear cubs, stroked them, whipped them and shouted, preparing to set off down the mountain.
Here, Ye Qing was excited to drive this special sled, but Gu Weidong stood there and refused to get on.
Ye Qing wondered: "Let's go? Why are you standing there?"
Gu Weidong looked at Ye Qing in surprise: "Are we just leaving like this?"
Ye Qing was puzzled. Yes, why would he stay here if he didn't leave? Waiting for a few more Northeastern tigers to come and drink from the sheepskin bag, and then finish three bowls without crossing the hill, and then perform Wu Song fighting the tiger?
"Did you forget something?"
Gu Weidong pointed to the net bag hanging in the air, his expression indescribable.
"This guy, are you going to keep it hanging like this?"
Nest grass, almost forgot!
Ye Qing slapped his forehead suddenly. He was so focused on getting in the car and taking a ride down the mountain to chase away the wolves and bears that he actually forgot about the brown bear.
The fat brown bear curled up in the vine net without moving: I don’t know if I am a bear, but you are definitely a real dog!
Fortunately, brown bears can't speak, otherwise their cursing would definitely be heard from one end of the mountain to the other.
Ye Qing hurriedly ran to the tree again, untied the vine tied to the trunk, and with a wave of his hand, he took back the wood-tethered supernatural power on the vine.
As soon as the energy was sucked away from the vines, they immediately withered and became brittle. How could they not be able to bear the weight of the brown bear?
Then, this chubby guy fell directly from mid-air with a plop, and landed in a pine forest covered with dry pine needles.
Maybe it was because it was covered in Ye Qing's net bag and hung for such a long time that it had learned enough lessons; or maybe it was because it saw Ye Qing interacting with the female mandrill and witnessed the mandrills' super strong fighting ability, so it knew that the two-legged beast in front of it might be more difficult to deal with than the mandrill.
In short, after falling down, the big brown bear didn't dare to show any ferocity to Ye Qing. It sneaked back to the old tree stump and squatted beside the stump without moving. It was obvious that it was giving way to the female bully from Changbai Mountain.
Ye Qing raised her chin proudly and snorted:
"You are a good man!"
"Let's go!"
Back in the car, Ye Qing swung the whip and shouted in a domineering manner. At one command, two black bears and eight coyotes began to run wildly in the mountains, and the sled car flew out in the woods like a gust of wind.
"Haha, it really works. The speed is so good, it's fun!" Ye Qing was so excited that he couldn't help himself while stroking the little bear cub.
Of course, he had no experience at the beginning, so he was bound to bump into trees and other obstacles. But after constant attempts and adjustments, Ye Qing quickly mastered how to control the direction and speed. In the end, he successfully brought all the sheepskin wine bags weighing thousands of kilograms down the mountain in less than two hours.
When we got to the foot of the mountain, Ye Qing was still a little disappointed. After getting off the bus, he still expressed his regret:
"It's a pity that the snow hasn't closed the mountain yet, otherwise it would be more fun to play this. Riding freely in the snowy forest is exciting just thinking about it!"
Gu Weidong could see that this girl might have been used to all kinds of big scenes in the apocalypse, so she always wanted to find some excitement in this era, otherwise her life would be a little boring. No wonder she didn't want to stay in the city, but ran to this remote corner of Changbai Mountain to go crazy.
It was thanks to his years of physical training that his physical fitness and courage were honed. Otherwise, who would dare to accompany her in such a crazy way? I'm afraid he would be scared to death halfway through.
Fearing that these coyotes and black bears would follow into the village and scare people, Ye Qing untied the lasso and drove them all back to the mountain. He quickly destroyed the vine sled and left only the more than 30 sheepskin wine bags piled in the bushes at the foot of the mountain.
Gu Weidong hurried home to call for help. It was already past one in the morning and the whole village was very quiet. Gu Weidong sneaked back home and quickly woke up his parents, Yang Dazhi, and Gu Weinan and his sister.
The whole family tiptoed along with Gu Weidong to the foot of the mountain. After seeing the sheepskin wine bags, no one asked a question. The three men carried them on poles, while Aunt Gu and Gu Weinan carried them in baskets. In short, they all picked up a few wine bags and went into the Zou family's yard.
Without entering the main house, Ye Qing opened the cellar connected to the kitchen. Several people quickly took over and quietly put the thirty or so sheepskin wine bags into the cellar.
After everything was moved, the Gu family members went back one after another. Ye Qing quickly picked up a sheepskin wine bag and handed it to Gu Weidong:
"Take it back and let uncle and auntie have a taste first, and we'll share the rest later!"
Gu Weidong took the wine bag and said with a smile:
"No need to share. You found the wine yourself and you were the one who managed to carry it down the mountain. I didn't do anything. You're already taking advantage of me by taking this bag!"
Ye Qing wasn't that stingy. After all, it was over a thousand kilograms of wine. She couldn't finish it all by herself even if she drank it for an eternity. So she simply stopped talking to him:
"Let's talk about this tomorrow. Let's go now. It's so late and I'm so sleepy. Let's take a nap first!"
Gu Weidong did not say any more. After all, he had to go to the commune early tomorrow morning to make a phone call and report the news about the Kwantung Army fortress in the back mountain. He had already been in there, and if he didn't hurry up to deal with it, the things inside might be oxidized after a while. It would be a pity if those well-preserved war supplies were destroyed.
After Ye Qing returned to the house, he found Grandma Zou sitting at the head of the bed with her clothes on. The old lady was not asleep yet. She must have heard the noise they made in the kitchen cellar.
"You're back? Is everything alright?"
The old lady asked in a low voice with worry.
Ye Qing hurried over and whispered to the old lady that she had brought back thousands of kilograms of monkey wine from the mountains.
The old lady was immediately excited: "Is it really monkey wine? Is it delicious?"
Ye Qing's military kettle was half full. Seeing that the old lady was interested, he quickly found a bowl and poured her half a bowl. Then he went back to the kitchen and brought her a small plate of fried peanuts. The two of them sat on the kang, chewing peanuts and drinking wine, and chatted for more than half an hour before they finished.
The old lady couldn't sleep because of the godparent matter that Wu Yongbing mentioned during the day.
The old lady's body was half buried in the ground. She had never thought about this matter before. Some years ago, people from her husband's family and her parents' family had suggested giving her an adopted child, saying that it would not cut off the family line of her husband's family. After she passed away, at least there would be a descendant to help clean her grave and bury her.
But the old lady never gave in. She said that her funeral would definitely be handled by the state, and she didn't need to worry too much. When she died, dust returned to earth. What did it matter whether her descendants visited her grave or not?
But at that time she didn't know that a martyrs' park had been built in Shanghai. After she met Ye Qing and was told that her husband and son might have erected a martyrs' tombstone in Shanghai, her mentality began to change.
She really wanted to go back and take a look, and if possible, she even hoped to be buried together with her husband and son in the future.
But if the government does not agree, she can only follow Wu Yongbing's suggestion and find a godparent. At least when she passes away in the future, she will have a descendant who can go to Shanghai every year to help clean the grave and visit her husband and son from time to time on her behalf, so that they will not live too lonely in the afterlife.
Because of this, the old lady was a little emotional. She originally wanted to find Ye Qing to have a deep chat about this matter in the evening, but Ye Qing didn't come back, so she sat on the kang and waited until the early morning without realizing it.
At this moment, the grandfather and grandson were drinking wine, and the old lady slowly opened up her heart and expressed her intention of adopting a godparent.
Ye Qing couldn't help but sigh:
"Grandma, the Martyrs' Cemetery was built by the state specifically for the burial of martyrs. The Martyrs' Cemetery inside is managed by a dedicated person, and someone will regularly sweep the graves every month."
"Moreover, your husband and son exchanged their blood for the peace and prosperity of the country. They will be admired by the young people all over the country. There will be many nameless kind-hearted people who will spontaneously go to the cemetery to offer flowers during festivals. The incense will continue to burn, more prosperous than any other ordinary family's incense. How can they be lonely in the underground?"
"But if you are worried, even if you don't recognize me as your goddaughter, I can assure you that as long as the policy is relaxed in the future, no matter how busy I am, I will find a way to take time out every year to go back to the cemetery in Shencheng to visit them and burn a stick of incense for them."
"It has nothing to do with whether you accept me as your goddaughter or not. They sacrificed their lives for the revolution and the war of resistance, so they deserve my highest respect."
As soon as these words came out, the old lady suddenly became anxious:
"So what you mean is that you don't plan to recognize me as your grandmother anymore?"
Ye Qing was angry and amused: "I didn't say that. I gladly accepted Captain Wu's proposal from the beginning, but I must emphasize that I want you to be my grandmother, not for the house and homestead, nor for your husband and son. I just think that you and I are compatible, so I naturally want to be closer to you. There is no other reason."
These words really made Old Lady Zou smile:
"You are becoming more and more smooth-talking every day."
Ye Qing chuckled: "I swear to God, what I said is from the bottom of my heart, without any falsehood, and you can just relax, with your body, you can live at least another 20 to 30 years."
"I'll help you with your treatment. You'll be able to see well next year. I'll then accompany you to visit Shanghai again. You can sweep the graves and burn incense by yourself. There's no need for me to do it for you."
The old lady drank monkey wine, pursed her lips and said nothing, but Ye Qing could see that her face was full of longing, and she was probably looking forward to the moment of reuniting with her husband and son.
After the conversation, the old lady's mood suddenly brightened. She finished the wine in the bowl and fell asleep happily.
Ye Qing didn't lie down immediately. Instead, he went to the closet to check on the abandoned baby first. He made sure that the child had adapted well to the new home, had eaten and drunk enough with the help of Wang Chunhua, and was sleeping soundly. Only then did he feel relieved.
Wang Chunhua was in confinement after giving birth. Ye Qing was worried that leaving the child in the room would affect her sleep, so he originally planned to bring the child back to the main room, but Wang Chunhua was not happy.
"After I came out of the stinking pine ditch, I felt empty and depressed without seeing my child. I couldn't sleep at night. This child came at the right time. With her lying beside me, I feel more at ease. Let her sleep with me."
When Wang Chunhua saw Ye Qing was about to take the child away, she immediately became anxious.
Seeing this, Ye Qing had no choice but to leave the child in the room and only told Wang Chunhua:
"You are still in confinement after childbirth. Taking good care of your body is more important than anything else. If you feel tired and can't handle it anymore, you must tell me. Don't try to be strong just to take care of the child."
Wang Chunhua nodded repeatedly, but held the child tightly in her hands, unwilling to let go.
Ye Qing could only let her go.
After drinking a bowl of monkey wine with the old lady, the alcohol gradually took effect on her. She felt a little tipsy and dizzy, which was the state of being drunk. After falling on the kang, she felt relaxed and fell asleep soon.
She slept very deeply that time. It was the first time since she came to this time and space that she slept so deeply without any worries. When she woke up the next morning, the sun was almost rising outside.
Because she doesn't have to rush to work early in the morning, no one wakes her up if she sleeps late. In the morning, breakfast for Grandma Zou and Wang Chunhua is delivered by Gu Weinan from next door.
After Ye Qing got up from the bed, he stretched his body for a long time, and he felt more energetic and radiant than ever before.
It turns out that there is nothing in this world that can't be solved by a glass of wine. If it still can't be solved, then have another drink.
At this moment, Ye Qing couldn't help but sigh again, this wild brew is really a good thing. After drinking a glass of monkey wine before going to bed, he can sleep until dawn. When he wakes up, there is no sign of hangover or headache, but only feeling comfortable and refreshed.
Ye Qing was reluctant to give away such good wine, so she gave some to Gu Weidong and planned to keep the rest for herself to drink slowly.
However, it is definitely not a good idea to keep the wine in a sheepskin bag all the time. Ye Qing thinks that she may need to buy a few larger wine jars and seal the wine with wax and mud. This will ensure that the monkey wine will not evaporate and lose its original mellow flavor.
It seems I have to go and ask Auntie Gu where I can buy this kind of wine jar.
"Master, are you awake?"
Seeing that Ye Qing finally got up, Gu Weinan quickly brought out the breakfast that was warm in the pot in the kitchen.
"Master, are we going to the military farm today?"
Yesterday, because I picked up an abandoned baby on the way, my plan to go to the military farm was forced to be interrupted. I don’t know whether I can go to the military farm today, so Meng Jia came to Ye Qing on time.
Ye Qing nodded: "Of course we have to go. It's been a few days, and it is estimated that the cows there are about to give birth. We should go there early and not fight an unprepared battle, so as not to make mistakes in a hurry."
As he spoke, Ye Qing looked at the two of them:
"Today, you two will be responsible for delivering the baby. I will only be there to give you guidance. Unless there is a problem that you cannot handle, I will not do it myself."
After hearing Ye Qing say this, they both suddenly became nervous again.
Last time when a cow gave birth on the farm, although both of them were experienced, Ye Qing was the lead operator and they assisted. Now that they were asked to take charge, they were still a little unsure.
But Ye Qing couldn't allow them to back down:
"There's nothing to be afraid of. Just follow the steps I taught you before. As long as you stay calm and don't get so nervous that you make mistakes when cutting and sewing, there won't be any problems."
At this point, Ye Qing remembered something and looked at Gu Weinan.
"I heard from Auntie Gu that you bought a big box of sewing needles and practiced flying needle at home. How is your practice going?"
When asked about this, Gu Weinan felt a little embarrassed:
"I thought it was easy to get started with this thing before, and it didn't seem difficult, but the more I practiced, the harder it became. Without the right strength and technique, it would be hard to pierce the needle even a millimeter deeper. Anyway, I've been practicing for several days, and the wooden boards at home are all covered with holes, but I don't feel any improvement."
Ye Qing was immediately happy: "You have only practiced for a few days, it's nothing, it took me several years to understand the secret, this is to practice diligently and slowly understand it, you are already thousands of times more talented than me, don't be discouraged!"
Gu Weinan nodded and asked Ye Qing:
"Master, the skill of delivering livestock, at least we still have the cows in labor on the army farm to practice with, it's not difficult to master, but how are we going to learn the technique of castrating pigs?"
Ye Qing was stunned for a moment, stroking his chin and thinking.
This is indeed a good question asked by Gu Weinan.
If you want to study medicine, especially surgery, you will not be able to become a master without practicing on a clinical operating table. Although pig castration is not a major surgery, you need to be able to do it completely independently. If you don't castrate dozens or even hundreds of pigs yourself, you will probably not be able to get the feel of it.
"I'll go talk to Director Zhao of the military farm and see if we can also castrate the pigs in their farm in the future."
"If people don't trust your skills, we can first practice by making some models out of mud. Once we have mastered the movements, we can go to the mountains and try out experiments with wild boars. Once we have fully mastered the essentials, we can then go to the military farms to solicit business."
Meng Jia's eyes widened instantly when he heard this:
"Experimenting with wild boars?"
Ye Qing didn't care: "What's the problem? When you first met me, wasn't I castrating a wild boar?"
"Captain Wu said before that there are many wild boars in Changbai Mountain. If hunters don't kill some of them every year, they will come down the mountain and damage crops the next year."
"In that case, why don't we use them for practice?"
"The temperament of wild boars that have been castrated will be much milder, and it can also slow down their reckless reproduction. If the pigs are castrated to death due to improper operation, at worst we can call the villagers to kill the pigs on the spot and have a feast, and everyone can have an extra meal of meat!"
Meng Jia was suddenly speechless.
Did she say it was wrong to practice with wild boars? The question was, did her master make such a light talk about using wild boars from Changbai Mountain as castration test subjects, as if those wild boars were all raised by her and were so obedient that they would line up and wait for her master to pick them and favor them?
Wild boars are so destructive that even a few adult men in the village may not be able to catch them, so how could they just let these female comrades do whatever they want to them?
However, when Gu Weinan heard that he could kill the pig on the spot and prepare the feast, his eyes immediately rolled around and he looked unhappy:
"Hehe, Master, if it gets bad, will it really be killed as a pig and eaten?"
As soon as Ye Qing saw the cunning and malicious look on Gu Weinan's face, he guessed that this damn girl was up to something:
"You really know how to grasp the main point. You even threw away your moral integrity just to eat a meal of meat. Can you be a little more capable? If you dare to do something bad to me secretly and deliberately kill the pig, do you believe that I will go to the town to buy dozens of boxes of sewing needles and make you practice darts every day. You will not be allowed to eat until you have sewn all these needles!"
Gu Weinan quickly put away the surly expression on his face and tried to make excuses for himself with a serious face:
"Master, you really misunderstood. How could I, Gu Weinan, be that kind of person? I was mainly worried that my skills were not up to par. I definitely did not mean to kill those wild boars on purpose!"
This was pure lies. Ye Qing rolled his eyes to the sky. It would be a miracle if he believed her.
Seeing that Gu Weinan was keeping his tail between his legs and no longer dared to act recklessly, it was obvious that he was frightened by the dozens of boxes of sewing needles that Ye Qing threatened him with. Meng Jia couldn't help laughing beside him.
After the three of them laughed for a while, Ye Qing finished his breakfast and quickly borrowed the bicycle from the old branch secretary's house and went to the army farm again.
As soon as the three of them arrived at the farm, they ran into Zhao Jinliang. The farm manager Zhao had a sad face. When he saw Ye Qing and the two girls behind her, he was immediately puzzled:
"Ye Zhiqing, are you going to the farm to help the cows give birth? The two people behind you are——"
The last time Zhao Jinliang came to deliver a cow, he was not in the farm, so he didn't know that Ye Qing now had two apprentices.
Ye Qing hurriedly introduced Gu Weinan and Meng Jia to Zhao Jinliang.
When Zhao Jinliang heard that Ye Qing was actually accepting disciples, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Last time, he wanted to poach the supporters of Kaoshantun and recruit Ye Qing to work at the army farm. At that time, Ye Qing rejected him directly and only said that if the army farm needed her in the future, she could always be asked to help.
This is certainly a solution, but it is not without its drawbacks.
Although the military farm is close to Kaoshantun, it still belongs to two units. If there is any emergency with the livestock on the farm and Ye Qing needs to be found to deal with it, they have to run to Kaoshantun to find someone. The key is that if that person is not there, the military farm can only watch helplessly.
The best way, of course, is for Ye Qing to work directly at the army farm, but Ye Qing is determined and has no intention of joining the army, so Zhao Jinliang has no idea about it.
Now when he saw the two little disciples following Ye Qing, Zhao Jinliang instantly felt that he had a new idea.
Yes, if we can't dig up the real boss, then the farm can just send two people to be apprentices. When they return after learning, won't there be someone in charge of the military farm?
Even if I can only learn one tenth of Ye Qing's skills, I should be able to deal with some common problems on the farm. If it's really tricky, the apprentice can just go and bother the master!
Thinking of this, Zhao Jinliang immediately came to his senses, and his originally sad expression faded a lot.
Ye Qing didn't ask Zhao Jinliang why he was worried, and took his two apprentices to the farm.
As she expected, within a few days, the placenta maturity of several cows ready to give birth reached the third stage.
The placenta at this stage begins to age and can no longer provide any nutrition to the fetus, so induced labor can be performed.
Ye Qing didn't say anything more. He followed the original process, rushed all the cows that met the requirements to the delivery room, and then directly gave them injections to induce labor.
With the experience from last time, and with Ye Qing's occasional advice and guidance, Gu Weinan and Meng Jia did a pretty good job. At least the whole process was orderly and they didn't make any major mistakes. Although there were occasional minor problems, they were quickly corrected after Ye Qing pointed them out.
Ye Qing was quite satisfied with the performance of these two disciples. One of them is bold and the other is careful. If they want to be able to stand on their own in the future, they may still need some time to accumulate experience. But if they can work together, they will definitely be a perfect pair with both strengths complementing each other's weaknesses. It is estimated that they will be able to start working in one or two years.
After delivering the cow, the three went to perform postpartum checks on several cows that had given birth last time.
The workers in charge of taking care of the cows at the farm were already very good at taking care of the cows after delivery. After checking, Ye Qing found that the wounds were healing well, so they didn't delay any longer. The three of them packed up and prepared to return to Kaoshantun.
As a result, as soon as he walked out of the cowshed, he saw Zhao Jinliang with a frown on his face and a look of dejection, leading two clerks out of the pig farm. Ye Qing remembered the matter of pig castration that he had mentioned to Gu Weinan before, so he went up to Zhao Jinliang to have a chat.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, I heard the two clerks say to Zhao Jinliang with an embarrassed look on their faces:
"Director Zhao, if the expected weight gain is not achieved, the release of these pigs may have to be postponed until after the Chinese New Year."
"We can't help it. The higher-ups have been very strict recently, so we have to follow the rules. If only three or five pigs didn't meet the standards, it would be fine. But you have nearly a thousand pigs, so I'm afraid we can't solve this problem. I hope you can show some understanding."
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