Chapter 124 Big 'Wild Boar'
There will be no place for burning garbage near the scenic area. Such a big pit can only be used to burn corpses later.
This scenic area is so large, if someone survived the virus, it should not be difficult for them to survive to this day relying on the supplies in the scenic area.
If no one walks around in the mountains and no one cleans the place, a lot of spider webs will form in a few days. It is obvious that no one has been around here for more than a week.
In addition to homestays and restaurants, the scenic area also has a flat grassland behind which a horse farm is built, where horses are raised for tourists to ride and take pictures.
The two finally found 'people' here.
Mu Xi covered her eyes immediately, but she still caught a glimpse of it.
It was in a state of disarray, scattered around, covered with flies and maggots, and emitting a disgusting smell.
She couldn't help but turned around and retched.
Mu Xi stroked her back and pulled her out of the stable.
He saw clearly that in addition to humans, there were also horse corpses. The footprints nearby had been washed away by rain, but judging from the marks on the corpses, it seemed as if they had been attacked by a group of beasts.
He probably tried to escape on horseback, but was caught up and both man and horse were gone.
Without saying a word, the two returned to the house of Little Red's original owner and took out and packed up all the utensils in it. Unfortunately, there were no books to study with, only some handwritten notes.
Hook knives and hoof clippers were found inside.
Zhao Yeqing felt a little sorry for Xiaohong when he saw this. He had promised to trim its hoof at the beginning, but he only found the tools now.
She had seen other people trimming hooves, but she had never actually done it herself.
Zhao Yeqing gently lifted up Xiaohong's hoof, and seeing that it didn't react, he started to take action.
When trimming horseshoes, you have to wear a special apron. It is different from the apron used for cooking. It is worn on the legs and is made of leather to protect the thighs.
Clamp the horse's hoof between your legs, first lift out the horseshoe, then use a hook knife to scrape off the dirt on the hoof and make it smooth.
The middle of the scraped horse hoof is clean and white, and the surrounding area is trimmed in a circular shape with hoof trimmers like people trimming fingernails.
Place the horseshoe on the repaired horseshoe. There are small holes on the horseshoe. Use small nails to nail the horseshoe through the small holes to fix it.
Mu Xi helped out on the side, and after watching it once, he felt that he could give it a try.
Zhao Yeqing handed the tools to him and sat beside him watching.
It feels more fun to watch others do it, but it is really hard work to do it yourself.
The horse's hoof was repaired and the things were found, so the two of them could pack up and go back.
The supplies in this tourist area have been almost consumed. Apart from Xiaohong's supplies and some seeds, there is nothing worth taking.
The next morning, the saddle was put on Xiaohong's back, and all other small items were put into the bag and carried behind the horse's butt.
Zhao Yeqing jumped on the horse and hurried home.
On the way back, you don’t have to stop to look for a house, just go straight home.
The two men did not forget to walk to the first wooden house and take away the rice and flour inside. The amount was not much, only about twenty or thirty kilograms.
When they set out again, Zhao Yeqing was riding on a horse with a higher field of vision, and he saw several black figures in the distance.
She was startled, and she got off her horse and called Mu Xi out of the house.
"There's a wild boar! It's huge!"
This was bigger than any wild boar they had seen before, and it was blocking their path.
Mu Xi stepped on the wall, jumped onto the roof in two steps, and looked in the direction she pointed.
After watching, he jumped down from the roof, walked up to her and asked, "Do you see a bit of white on the wild boar's belly?"
"yes."
"Isn't it much bigger than an ordinary wild boar?"
"Yeah."
Mu Xi smiled and ruffled her hair. "Let's just say, is there a possibility that how many cows are there?"
Zhao Yeqing blinked in a daze, then stood on tiptoe and squinted his eyes to look carefully.
It seems...it's indeed a few cows.
The two men walked over. The cows were used to seeing people and were not on guard. When they came close, they simply stopped eating grass and looked up at the two men.
The three cows were already quite skinny.
"Why are you so thin?"
Mu Xi guessed, "This family has probably disappeared for a long time. Cows have a big appetite, and there are other wild animals on the meadow. I don't know what happened to the few remaining ones now."
Generally speaking, herders on the grassland would not raise only three cows, the others would have been hunted.
I have lived in fear until now.
Zhao Yeqing said, "I'm familiar with this."
This one has no owner either.
Cows are not as alert as horses and are much more docile. Just shout at them a few times and whip them from behind, and they will follow obediently.
Mu Xi even went back specially to see what cattle-raising equipment the family had at home and took some back with them.
When they returned home the next day, they both sighed again.
Come back to life.
Tie the cows outside first and build the cowshed first.
Sheep pens and horse stables are all built with bricks, and cattle cannot be treated differently.
Fortunately, cows are relatively cold-resistant, so we don’t need to worry too much.
The cowshed was built next to the sheeppen. Dahuang didn't react much to the cows, probably because he had seen them on the meadow before.
A few puppies and leopards were frightened and didn’t dare to approach for two or three days.
With the cows, the family’s pasture stock was no longer enough.
Fortunately, I didn't get lazy before and took good care of the grass circle. The grass circle planted later is now growing very lush.
It can be harvested once more before winter comes completely.
Mu Xi took out the seeds of the large-leafed fast-growing locust root system and corn grass, and said, "Use these to continue planting."
The grass that is sown now cannot be harvested, so I hope it can survive the winter and grow in the spring.
The main reason is that the large-leaf fast-growing Sophora japonica is planted by the root system. If you don’t plant it now and leave it until next year, it may not survive.
Mu Xi took out half of the roots for planting, leaving some room.
Corn grass is not a big deal, there are plenty of seeds. I found a lot of corn grass seeds when I went out this time.
Zhao Yeqing returned to the room to study how to raise cattle.
She regrets it very much now. If she could do it again, she would definitely choose agriculture or animal husbandry as her major.
It is a painful process to find useful information from the scribbled and messy notes.
One of the cows had a very big belly, and the two thought it was pregnant at first. But after a closer look, they found out it was a bull.
She finally found the right information after searching through her notes.
This is caused by accidentally eating legumes and causing bloating.
Fortunately, we have all the materials for treating the disease at home.
She went to the kitchen, heated up some oil in a pan, and put in some tobacco leaves.
Fry on low heat for five minutes, then take the pot off the stove and let it cool.
Wait until it cools down, then pour it into the cow's mouth.
While waiting for the oil to cool, Zhao Yeqing went to feed the rabbits.
Rabbits are so fertile. A rabbit that just gave birth not long ago is about to give birth again.
Now, apart from wild boar traps, they no longer need to set up any small traps.
Zhao Yeqing paused while feeding.
Totally forgot!
The two men were out for three days and back for two days, but they never checked the wild boar trap once.
As soon as Mu Xi came back, the two men put their guns on their backs, led their horses, and quickly ran into the woods.
Sure enough, the trap had been triggered, and the black-haired wild boar hanging on it was so hungry that it only had one breath left.
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