Chapter 376 Sheep Herding Village
The people in the Sheep Farming Village also felt like they were in a dream, just like the people in Fugui Village.
They have no land and rely on herding sheep and selling sheep at the foot of the mountain to earn a meager income to support their entire family.
The price of mutton is higher than that of grain, but the cycle is long and unstable, and the quantity is not as large as that of grain. The price of mutton is suppressed and the wool cannot be sold at a high price. If you raise too many sheep, you cannot sell them, and if you raise too few sheep, they are not enough to cover the family's living expenses, and you can barely make ends meet.
The end of last year was the happiest and best year for them since they started raising sheep!
A large number of sheep were sold at the beginning of winter, both large and small. There was no need to worry about the sheep pen being weak and the roof collapsing due to heavy snow in winter, and the sheep freezing to death. There was also no need to worry about not having enough grass and the sheep becoming thinner after the winter.
The money from selling the sheep was used to buy coarse salt, grain, needles and thread... and tiles!
The thatched roof of the adobe house was replaced with a tiled roof, and there was no need to sweep the roof over and over again for fear that the accumulated snow would collapse the roof and fall in.
The people in one village were still reminiscing about the good times last year, and lamenting that they would never have them again - people had even bought the lambs, obviously to raise them from a young age, and with so many ewes, it was impossible for anyone to buy sheep from their village in large quantities again.
No, not in large quantities, even a few are impossible...
When Shen Qing and his group appeared at the entrance of the village and saw the familiar face that the villagers often talked about, the village chief thought he was seeing things.
"What did you say?" Village Chief Qin felt that his ears were not working well, his hands were shaking, and his whole body was not very flexible.
He waved to his grandchildren and said tremblingly, "Quick! Go to the village and call all the other grandfathers and uncles!"
The children were confused and scattered when they heard the order, running towards the houses in the village.
Jiang Xiangxi, Lei Sanfu, Sigui, Erman, Yang Shu and a group of men surrounded Shen Qing and were no longer surprised by this.
The same thing happened to them in Fugui Village in the morning. Everyone went from being surprised and shocked to hesitant and happy, and finally to ecstasy at the advance payment.
All the men in the village were called over. They didn’t know the others, but they knew the Lei family and Jiang Xiangxi. Not only did they know them, but they also had deep memories of them!
Especially this guy Jiang Xiangxi, who came to buy a lot of sheep from them before the end of last year.
Seeing him coming, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time they thought the village chief's reaction was a bit exaggerated.
"Village Chief, didn't the Jiang family come here to buy last year? They're all old acquaintances. You decide the price."
In business, bargaining is normal. As long as the bargaining is not too harsh, the village chief can be in charge.
"Yeah, isn't that a lot? But they already bought quite a few last year. How many more can they buy?"
Last year, that wasn't just 'a lot'; it was a lot! How much open space can there be in the mountains?
Even if there is open space to build a house and grow vegetables, and the flat ground must of course be used to grow crops, it is already very difficult to raise so many sheep. We can't rely entirely on herding sheep to make a living like them, right?
They looked at the group of people in front of them, wearing cotton-padded coats, fur jackets, snow hats and leather boots, everything on their bodies was brand new and complete!
The donkey cart we took when we came here was not equipped with a simple open-air cart, but an oilcloth carriage. Sitting inside, we were shielded from the wind and rain... How could we make a living by herding sheep?
Obviously not.
If they don't make a living by herding sheep, they won't buy much this time, but it's good that they can come to buy!
They couldn't even imagine that they would make money at the beginning of spring!
"Village chief, how many are they buying?" a man asked nervously.
The other men also looked at the village chief nervously, waiting for his answer.
The weather is getting warmer day by day. In a month or two, fur coats will no longer be wearable, but there may not be many linen clothes to wear alone. If a few sheep can be sold and the money is distributed to each family to buy food, at least one set of linen clothes can be bought. When the weather gets warmer, other family members will not have to fight with each other to change clothes before going out.
Village Chief Qin had not yet recovered from his shock. This overturned all his previous cognition!
After hearing the question, he instinctively shook his head and replied, "They don't buy it."
The men opened their mouths, but they didn't expect this answer.
It's impossible to say I wasn't disappointed, but after all, he was an old customer and a former major customer. Even if the deal didn't go through, there was still friendship. I forced a smile that was uglier than crying, and said naively, "It's okay if he doesn't buy. After all, he bought a lot last year, so why should I be short of sheep this year?"
"Yeah, we couldn't even finish last year's food."
"Is the lamb sick? If it's a common disease, we know how to treat it."
"Still short of fodder? We had enough fodder last year, and we still have some left over..."
Shen Qing: ...After knowing that they don’t buy anything, they still care about the sheep’s treatment and whether they have enough fodder.
She had a clear understanding of the simplicity of these shepherds and became more determined to cooperate.
She looked at the men and repeated what she had just said to the village chief: "Neither. We are here to discuss cooperation. You can still raise sheep in the future, but you will mainly raise cattle, not draft cattle or beef cattle, but dairy cows.
Don't worry about the cows, I'll bring them to you. Don't worry about how to feed and milk them, I'll find someone to teach you.
As for how to sell the milk and to whom? We buy all the milk. The more milk we produce, the more money we earn.
As for the cost of buying the cows, you don't have to worry about it. You don't have to pay for it. Not only that, you can also pay a portion of the silver in advance according to the number of cows as labor compensation.
In simple terms, I provide the cows, teach you how to raise them, and pay you some money upfront, but I agree that the cows themselves belong to me. How do you do that?
It is equivalent to hiring workers to help raise cattle, but they don’t have to provide the land and food to support the workers. For them, it is easier for both parties as they are in a familiar village.
Jiang Xiangxi looked at his mother with admiration. His mother spoke so concisely and clearly, and she was not afraid no matter how many people there were!
Unlike him, he gets nervous when there are a lot of people around, especially when he has to speak in front of so many people, he can't even speak clearly.
He didn't want to, and he wanted to speak out in an organized manner like his third and fourth brothers, but when there were so many people around, he couldn't control himself and his whole body became tense and his tongue became stiff.
The Lei brothers stood aside proudly.
No wonder my mother said I can learn skills from my aunt!
Just these words of explanation would be enough for them to study for several years! At home, who could explain the cause and effect so clearly?
Let alone explaining it clearly, my parents can’t even figure it out.
Only my aunt can say a few words, but she will definitely repeat it over and over again many times.
The other men thought that it was no wonder that they were not selected for the outbound team. Whether they went to Fugui Village in the morning to discuss peanut and sesame planting, or came to the sheep-herding village in the afternoon, their masters were always the ones who took the lead and they could only play a protective role behind.
How can this be done if we go outside?
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