After the dumplings were cooked, Lao Wu scooped a big bowl for each person.
This bowl is very big, almost as big as Xiaojie’s head.
Everyone held a big bowl, either squatting or sitting, eating dumplings in silence with their heads down.
Yu Xiangnian looked at Cheng Shuansuo and his wife wolfing down their food, feeling contempt in his heart.
It’s like there will be no next meal after this one!
After lunch, Yu Xiangnian went back to his room to continue working, and Cheng Jingmo also went back to his room to read the book on radio.
I've been home for so long that I only have time to study today.
The two of them each did their own thing and didn't disturb each other.
Around two o'clock in the afternoon, Yu Xiangnian finished his work arrangements for the day.
Just as I was thinking about whether I should go to the hoof trimmer since Cheng Jingmo was at home today, Cheng Jingmo put down the book in his hand and said, "Let's go to the hoof trimmer together."
Yu Xiangnian's almond-shaped eyes widened slightly in surprise, "You also like to watch hoof trimming?"
She thought Cheng Jingmo grew up here and must be tired of it.
Cheng Jingmo said, "It's okay."
He had watched it many times when he was a child, but each time he would only watch it for a few minutes before getting busy with his work.
Like Yu Xiangnian, who has been watching for most of the day, he has never seen it.
Yu Xiangnian couldn't wait to stand up and said, "Come on, let's go, I'll go get Xiaojie."
On the way, Yu Xiangnian boasted to Cheng Jingmo, "A few days ago, a cow poked its foot into a rock, and I used the medicine I bought to cover it up!"
Cheng Jingmo's lips curled slightly, "Really? You can also treat animals."
Yu Xiangnian looked proud, "This kind of minor injury is simple!"
When Xiaojie mentioned this matter, he held his forehead with his hand.
That day, when his aunt saw the injured cow's hoof, she was more excited than seeing beef boiling in a pot, her eyes lit up!
She stared at the hole on the cow's hoof and insisted that the master dig it open.
Although there was indeed a lot of blood and water in the hole after it was dug, the cow also mooed in pain.
This was not enough, so she forced the master to dig the hole bigger to reveal the bright red flesh inside.
At that time, Xiaojie's face twisted up.
Finally, she took out the medicine she had prepared for several days and asked the master to apply it on the cow's hoof.
The master refused, fearing that she would damage the cow's hoof.
Yu Xiangnian was about to do it herself. The master was annoyed by her and only after her repeated assurances did he try to apply medicine to the cow's hoof.
This is not the end yet. Yu Xiangnian asked the master to put a pad on this half of the cow's hoof.
The master's face turned black, and he almost drove them both away on the spot!
As they were talking, the three of them had already arrived outside Cheng Chaomin's house.
At this time, he was not trimming his hoof. He was sitting on the small bench that Yu Xiangnian often sat on, smoking a pipe, as if waiting for something.
Seeing the three people coming in, his face was not good.
Instead, Yu Xiangnian greeted him cheerfully, "Master, we're here to see you trim your hoof again."
"Hmm." He snorted through his nose.
He finished smoking the pipe, tapped the stem, stood up and glanced at Cheng Jingmo.
Cheng Jingmo nodded to him.
Uncle Chaomin walked over to the tied cow and said as he walked, "My dear wife, this cow is the one you insisted I give medicine to the day before yesterday. If its hoof gets damaged, you will be responsible!"
Yu Xiangnian and Xiaojie didn't recognize that it was the cow. In their eyes, all cows looked the same.
Upon hearing this, both of them had the same expression.
He was stunned at first, then ran over with shining eyes.
The master lifted the cow's foot. The hoof was covered with dirt and weeds. The master used a knife to scrape off the dirt, revealing the wound inside.
The master didn't expect that the wound that was bloody the day before yesterday had healed a lot, without a drop of blood.
"Hey!" the master said in surprise, "Wife of the baby picker, your medicine is quite effective!"
Yu Xiangnian replied confidently: "If you listen to me, wrap its wound with cloth and put a cushion on it, the wound will heal faster!"
Master: “···” You are really not humble at all.
Yu Xiangnian added, "Clean the wound again today and change the medicine. It should be fine."
The master actually did as he was told, and at the end he asked, "My dear wife, what do you mean by foot pad?"
Yu Xiangnian picked up a small wooden stick and drew a semicircle on the ground. "Just like this, the size should be half of its hoof. After you apply medicine to them, wrap the wound with a cloth strip. Stick this paw pad on the good side of the hoof. Their wounds will heal faster."
"Oh..." the master nodded repeatedly.
The daughter-in-law who picked up the baby is an intellectual and knows a lot. You can’t go wrong by listening to her!
After the master finished all this, he led another cow, tied the cow's nose to a wooden stake with a rope, and began to trim the cow's hoof.
Cheng Jingmo now understood Cheng Chaomin.
Yu Xiangnian and Xiao Jie, one big and one small, sat in front of him, just looking at him without blinking, with envy in their eyes.
He would also feel uncomfortable if someone stared at him like this.
The master only repaired it for a few times, then paused and looked at Yu Xiangnian, who also looked at her in confusion.
The master said, "Pick up a baby and a wife, why don't you try it?"
Yu Xiangnian showed an expression of disbelief, then jumped up from the stool and rolled up his sleeves, "Then let me try!"
She took the knife from the master without hesitation and sharpened it, which made Cheng Jingmo laugh.
Cheng Jing walked over silently and stood behind her to block the cow, fearing that the cow would hurt her.
Trimming hooves may seem simple and stress-relieving, but it is actually not easy and very laborious.
Yu Xiangnian used all the knowledge he had learned about hoof trimming throughout his life, and under the guidance of his master, he trimmed two hooves with great enthusiasm.
When I was trimming the third hoof, my hands were obviously weaker.
Xiaojie stood up, "Aunt, I'll do it!"
Yu Xiangnian solemnly handed the hoof trimming knife to Xiaojie and said, "Be careful, don't cut yourself."
The master looked at Cheng Jingmo with resentment.
You didn't tell me that your child also needed his hoof trimmed!
Cheng Jingmo smiled awkwardly but politely.
He missed one!
Xiaojie admires Xiang Nian more and more, and he wants to do whatever Xiang Nian does.
Yu Xiangnian’s way of taking care of his children is just to be too lazy.
As long as you don't commit any crime and ensure safety, I don't care what you do.
Not to mention repairing the cow's hoof, even if it was to gnaw on the cow's hoof, as long as Xiaojie was willing, Yu Xiangnian would not stop him.
The master breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the mother and son finally finish repairing the four cow hooves.
It’s even more tiring than repairing it himself!
Yu Xiangnian and Xiaojie had a great time and followed Cheng Jingmo home contentedly.
Before leaving, he left all the medicines he bought to his master.
"Aunt, I just had my hoof trimmed. I found that trimming hoofs is not as fun as it looks!" Xiao Jie looked a little disappointed.
"I think so too." Yu Xiangnian asked, "Do you want to practice again in the future?"
Xiaojie replied: "That's it, I don't want to think about it for now."
In the evening, Yu Xiangnian took a shower and returned to the room first, and Cheng Jingmo took a shower behind him.
Before she reached the door of the room, Cheng Huazi called her, "Wait a moment, my dear wife, Dad has something to tell you."
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