Chapter 211: Group Herdsmen Department
She had walked around the village and saw that there were quite a few families raising cattle.
But cow dung is different from other animal manure. Whether it is dried and used for burning or used as fertilizer, it is an extremely convenient and easy-to-use material.
If you rashly go to their door and buy in large quantities, you will probably be chased away.
Go buy it in the market, but it seems like no one sells this thing. Where should she get it?
Thinking that more people means more ideas, and maybe someone could give him a clue, Sang Yu told the matter.
Sang Yongjing was the first to speak: "Let's go buy a cow, so that we can save some trouble in plowing the fields in the future."
After the family had some money, he became more confident when talking about these things, and he kept buying this and that. Unfortunately, he only had the right to propose, not the right to decide.
Sang Yu directly rejected the idea: "No, there is no place at home to build a cowshed to raise cattle."
The space inside the mountain wall was not very large. It was just enough to house the buildings necessary for their family's living needs, and there was no room to build a cowshed.
It is not cost-effective to raise cattle at home. Working cattle cannot be slaughtered at will. Even if they die of illness accidentally, someone will come to investigate.
Someone has to herd and feed the cattle all year round. The only time they are useful is during farming or when riding in an ox cart.
But the Sang family usually doesn't need to use ox carts, so it's far less cost-effective than renting one.
"How about going to their house, explaining the situation clearly, and buying from them directly?" After thinking for a while, Sang Xingjia also made a suggestion.
Unexpectedly, Sang Yu still shook his head: "No, cow dung is not a good thing, but if someone takes the initiative to come to the door to buy it, it becomes a good thing."
Living in a village, anything that happens will spread quickly.
If they take the initiative to come to the door to buy cow dung, it is not certain whether the other party will sell it to them. Even if they do, they will probably only sell a small amount.
The rest are waiting to be sold at a good price. Maybe I will even visit them specifically to see what they are going to do with the cow dung and see if I can discover new business opportunities from it.
If possible, Sang Yu didn't want to buy cow dung in the village. But if it wasn't in the village, she would have to go to Lingnan City or a nearby village, which was even more troublesome.
Just as she was thinking about how to solve this problem, Xiao Zhao pulled her sleeve and motioned her to look at the ground.
Then she picked up a wooden stick and wrote three words on the ground - Qunmu Division.
Sang Yu looked down, was silent for a moment, and then looked up again with a look of confusion on his face.
What is Musi? She didn't know the first word.
On the other hand, Sang Xingjia clapped his hands excitedly and said, "Yeah, why didn't I think of the Herdsman Department? The horse farm raises a large number of horses and cattle. I'm sure I can buy them there."
The so-called Group Husbandry Bureau refers to the horse breeding schools set up across the country, which are uniformly managed by the central agency Group Husbandry Bureau to train military horses for the country.
Ninety percent of the Daying Dynasty's military horses were provided by the Pastoral Bureau, and the rest were tributes from neighboring small countries and obtained through trade.
Although Lingnan City is remote, its proximity to the southwest makes the horses there strong. Every year, the horse farms in the city provide thousands or even tens of thousands of war horses to the soldiers guarding the southwestern border.
The stables not only raise horses, but also a certain number of oxen, which are rented to farmers during the busy farming season.
After his explanation, Sang Yu finally realized that there was such a good place, and she no longer had to worry about the source of cow dung.
What worries her now is that she claims that she learned everything from books, but she doesn't know traditional Chinese characters, not even a simple group of characters, so how can she talk about reading and studying?
To be honest, she does recognize all the traditional Chinese characters. If they are put in a sentence, she can more or less guess what they mean based on the context.
But if it appeared alone like the word "group" just now, she would be completely in the dark.
Unexpectedly, the excuse she made up before has now caused a big problem. She has to find an opportunity to learn to read, at least learn the commonly used words.
Besides that, she pinched Xiao Zhao's face in surprise and said, "Xiao Zhao, you're really good. Your brain works so quickly and you can even read. That's amazing."
She didn't know about this organization, and Sang Yongjing and Sang Xingjia had little contact with it. They had heard of it but had never been there, so they couldn't remember it for a while.
Xiao Zhao smiled shyly, her expression a little gloomy. How could she not recognize this place? Her mother used to raise horses there.
Her favorite thing was to run around in it and comb and wash the horses with her mother.
Too bad she can never get those days back.
Sang Yu planned to go to the city to buy cow dung. Before leaving, she specifically asked Xiao Zhao, "Are you still leaving?"
If she answered that she wanted to leave, Sang Yu planned to take her into the city.
But she didn't expect that when she asked this question, Xiao Zhao's eyes suddenly turned red and tears welled up in her eyes. She looked at her pitifully, like a puppy abandoned by its owner.
"...Don't cry, don't cry. I'm just asking casually. I won't let you leave. Be good."
As Sang Yu coaxed her softly, she became more and more curious about what happened after Xiao Zhao left that night that made her determined to stay from the beginning and unwilling to leave no matter what.
Leaving Sang Yongjing at home to continue digging the hole, Sang Yu led Sang Xingjia towards Lingnan City.
Not only cow dung, but also palm oil and parchment paper have to be purchased in the city. In addition, the vegetables, meat and rice at home are consumed very quickly and need to be replenished.
Sang Yu and Sang Xingjia were walking side by side on the road when Sang Xingjia suddenly asked her, "Little sister, will Xiao Zhao...stay at home from now on?"
His question seemed a bit abrupt, but Sang Yu could understand his concerns.
The family originally lived together, but now someone of unknown origin suddenly barged in. Even if the other person was just a little girl, they would feel embarrassed and uncomfortable.
"I don't plan to let her stay for long. After she recovers from her injuries, I want her to go to the city and learn a craft instead of staying at home."
Sang Yu thinks that she is not a pushover, and she can relax her bottom line appropriately when dealing with her family, show more care and tolerance.
But unless outsiders show enough value, it will not be enough for her to sacrifice her own private space and take care of them unconditionally. She is not a saint who thinks everyone needs to be saved.
Hearing her say this, Sang Xingjia breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that his younger sister had already made plans. He was afraid that his younger sister would be confused and leave the child at home to be raised.
It would be fine if he was a grateful person, but if he was a heartless person, who knows what kind of trouble he would cause.
Sang Yu rolled her eyes at him and said, "Brother, am I really that stupid in your eyes?"
She felt that she usually appeared to be very smart and clever, but why did she seem like a silly and innocent girl in his eyes?
"Hehe, big brother, I'm just afraid that you'll be blinded by one thing." Sang Xingjia could only laugh foolishly and pretend to be stupid.
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