Chapter 85084. What major should I study for someone like me who is good at training people?
The winter in Qingmi County is not long.
In mid-January, after a heavy snowfall, winter officially left. The temperature rose, but it became even colder after the frost and snow melted.
"The annoying return of the south wind."
Lei Li frowned. In addition to the two stoves in the main room, he also lit a charcoal fire in the bedroom and hung up the quilt and clothes to dry.
It is most difficult to rest when the weather is getting warmer and colder.
Not only was the freezing cold biting and exhausting, but the dampness in the air made the sunlight feel hot and stuffy, and the house felt like it was moldy.
The tables and chairs were damp, the quilts were damp, and the clothes were dried in the sun again and again, but they not only did not dry but became even damper. They could only be dried in the room using red charcoal from firewood.
If you don't dry it, it will smell bad even if it is dried.
"It just takes a lot of firewood to dry clothes."
Lei Li flipped through the clothes drying and said, "This year we're using more firewood to light the stove and bake bread. In previous years, the firewood we chopped would have been burned long ago. Fortunately, we have money to buy firewood."
There are often people selling firewood at the town market.
It is cold in winter, so there are more people selling firewood and charcoal. However, firewood is cheaper than charcoal, a bundle costs a few cents. If you sell too much, they will deliver it to the village. It is hard-earned money.
The Lei family bought firewood twice. Seeing that the old man selling firewood pulled the firewood cart himself, they did not let the old man deliver it. Instead, they took an ox cart to the town market to bring it back.
"Aren't there a lot of trees on the mountain?"
Zhou Yi asked doubtfully, folding up the dried quilt to make room for other clothes. "Winter isn't long, so going to the mountains to collect firewood occasionally should be enough, right?"
"When we didn't have money, we had to collect firewood from the mountains."
Lei Li said, "But Daddy's in poor health, and Mom isn't very strong either. She also has to cut grass for the chickens and grow vegetables, so I have to rely on going up the mountain to chop firewood."
"The trees on this mountain remain green even in winter. The branches we cut have to be dried before we can use them, otherwise they will produce thick smoke. But we don't have a large area at home to dry them."
"I cut it and put it on the mountain. Villagers, especially children, often go up to the mountain to play and pick up firewood. Before I can pick it up, they have already picked it up."
"I also have to gather herbs and catch pheasants and rabbits. Gathering firewood is too much work. I can't bring back much hay, and it burns up in no time."
"Dry grass does burn quickly."
Zhou Yi nodded.
There is not much dry grass on the mountain, only a little in autumn. Most of the firewood is made of Pinus massoniana branches or Fir branches, which are particularly easy to burn. However, one is coniferous and the other is lanceolate, and both have fine teeth on the edges, which are very prickly.
The ferns were less prickly, but they were easily picked up once they dried, and the large branches were dragged home by children because they liked the rustling sound of the branches being dragged.
"Let's buy firewood from now on. Collecting firewood is really tiring."
Zhou Yi said, "The fast food restaurant makes a lot of money anyway, and firewood doesn't cost much. Although my parents are in much better health now, the sun is still shining brightly after winter, and going into the mountains to collect firewood frequently can easily lead to heatstroke."
"We're not home often."
"OK."
Lei Li also felt that there was no need to save this money. If he saved a small amount of money on buying firewood but spent a lot of money on medical treatment, there would be no point in crying.
Thinking about it, Lei Li laughed again, "But speaking of collecting firewood, there are a few more fun things."
"What is it?"
"It was Liu Xiaocao's husband, Niu Ershu. One time, he went up the mountain to chop firewood. He thought chopping branches one by one was too few, so he just picked up a big pine tree and chopped it down."
Lei Li suppressed his laughter. "He didn't notice that there happened to be a squirrel's nest on top. The squirrel went out to eat and when he came back, his home was gone. The squirrels were so angry that they went to Niu Ershu's house every day to steal sweet potatoes."
"Not the whole thing."
"If you take two bites of a big sweet potato, the little one will sneak it back to its new nest and even ask the squirrels in its home to steal it."
"The ox trees have knocked down people's houses, so it's no wonder they come in groups to do bad things."
Zhou Yi couldn't help laughing, "But how was it resolved? Did Niu Ershu go and apologize to that nest of squirrels?"
"No, I didn't apologize."
Lei Li laughed and said, "Liu Xiaocao was so angry that she came up with a bad idea. She asked the two dogs at home to catch squirrels. You betcha, the two dogs might have done it. After a few days, they would have caught the whole family."
"The squirrels were frightened and didn't dare to steal sweet potatoes anymore. They even moved to another hill."
"Don't all squirrels look alike?"
Zhou Yi asked curiously, "How do you know it moved to another mountain?"
"That squirrel ran fast and wasn't caught by the dog, but a patch of its tail hair was bitten off. I saw it when I went to that mountain to pick herbs."
Lei Li said this and remembered, "Our home is close to the mountains. Last year, when we were harvesting sweet potatoes, our house was also eaten by squirrels, but it wasn't that one that got bitten."
"When you have time, you should also discipline the Black Demons and White Demons, so that they know how to guard the house and prevent squirrels from stealing the sweet potatoes again."
"I don't know how to train a dog..."
Zhou Yi had never trained a military dog before, nor had he learned how to do it, but Lei Li looked at him intently and said, "Then I'll give it a try. However, the Black and White Devils aren't even a year old yet, so I don't know how good they'll be."
"Oh right, since the charcoal is burning anyway, why not roast something to eat?"
"Bake something?"
Lei Li looked at him with a smile. "I don't want a room full of clothes that smell like barbecue or roasted sweet potatoes. But you're right, the charcoal is burning anyway. Why don't we do something more interesting?"
"For example, researching how to have a baby?"
"I don't think it's necessary..."
Wasn't he doing enough research this winter? He didn't want to do this kind of research in the spring...
It's so degrading.
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Zhou Yi probably doesn't have much talent for dog training.
The two puppies, one black and one white, have grown into handsome big dogs, but they are still playful and lively. When listening to Zhou Yi, they tilted their heads thoughtfully, and while listening, they ran to chase butterflies and dragonflies.
Or they thought Zhou Yi wanted to play with them, so they excitedly brought branches to him. When Zhou Yi didn't let go, they would howl and circle around him.
After hearing what Lei Li said, Liu Xiaocao volunteered to help him train the puppy.
"My dog is very experienced. I still have the fur of a squirrel that was killed before."
Liu Xiaocao took out a piece of gray fur, which was a squirrel's tail hair. "I originally wanted to make a fur coat, but I heard that someone collected squirrel hair to make brushes, so I sold it. This tail was not very good, so they didn't want it, so I kept it."
"Squirrels have no clothes to wear in winter, so they rely on their fur to survive the winter."
Lei Li nodded and said, "It's warm and light, but you can only make one piece, so it won't be good for anyone to wear. Sell it, and the money will go to the government, and you and Niu Ershu will also have a share."
"That's what I thought."
Liu Xiaocao called the two dogs and said with a smile, "Come on, I'll show you how I teach your dog to catch squirrels. Although squirrels are disgusting, the meat stew is quite sweet."
"It's just that there's not enough meat and it's a bit dry."
As they were talking and walking, they soon arrived at Lei Li's house. The two puppies in the yard saw the two big dogs and immediately started barking and wagging their tails.
"Woof woof!"
“Woof woof woof!”
Liu Xiaocao brought two big dogs. One of them, the black-haired one, wagged its tail and barked twice. The other one, the yellow-haired one, looked at the two of them very coldly, as if they were two idiots.
Zhou Yi was chopping wood in the yard when he saw Lei Li and Liu Xiaocao coming over with their dog. He clapped his hands and walked over. "Why are the two dogs following us?"
Don't you want him to train you too?
He hasn't trained the puppy yet. Although the big dog can understand human language better, it will be easy to get confused if four of them are trained together.
"I'll help you teach the dog."
Liu Xiaocao patted his chest and said confidently, "I'm good at teaching dogs to do things. There were a few times when I got lost in the mountains and I asked them to take me home."
"Okay, I'll leave it to you then."
It would be good for Zhou Yi to have someone to help him.
"Don't worry."
Liu Xiaocao smiled confidently and waved to the dogs, "Dahei, Dahuang, come here."
Seeing the two big dogs, he walked up to them obediently and waved the squirrel hair again, saying, "This hair is from a squirrel. If you see this kind of hair, go up and bite it. Ouch, bite it and take it home, understand?"
The two big dogs looked at Liu Xiaocao, one wagged its tail and the other tilted its head.
"Did you see it?"
Liu Xiaocao waved the squirrel hair and threw it out with force, "Catch it!"
"Woof!"
"Woof woof!"
Dahuang bit the squirrel's fur, and Dahei barked excitedly several times, then ran to Liu Xiaocao first, as if reporting to him.
"well done."
Liu Xiaocao touched Dahei and Dahuang, took the squirrel fur back, and said to the two puppies, "See? Catch it back as soon as I throw it out."
The two puppies tilted their heads and looked at Lei Li again, wagged their tails at Lei Li and grinned, not knowing whether they understood or not.
"Black evil, white evil."
Liu Xiaocao threw the squirrel hair away with all her strength, "Catch it!"
"Woof!"
"Woof woof!"
The two puppies, Black and White Evil, flew out, and Black Evil bit one of them immediately. White Evil circled around Black Evil, then ran to Liu Xiaocao, wagging its tail.
Like he was apologizing for not catching it.
Heisha ran back excitedly with the squirrel hair in his mouth, wagging his tail to seek credit.
"Very good, very good."
Liu Xiaocao patted the two dogs' heads and praised them, "Hei Sha and Bai Sha, both did a great job! Next time you see this fur, go up and bite it, okay?"
"Woof woof!"
“Woof woof woof!”
Both puppies wagged their tails.
“Using formulas to solve problems is faster.”
Zhou Yi was amazed, and his eyes lit up when he looked at Liu Xiaocao. "What a pity! If you had studied police dog technology, you would definitely be able to become a police dog trainer."
He probably wouldn't be like his high school classmates who were admitted to the police academy, but ended up graduating as police dogs while he didn't...
Liu Xiaocao was confused when she heard this. "What is this?"
Lei Li heard Zhou Yi say, "It's just a branch of the military, and the dogs they train are also soldiers."
"oh……"
Liu Xiaocao shook her head. "That's not possible for me. I don't want to be a soldier. Besides, how can a brother be a soldier? If anyone wants to be a soldier, it should be Brother Li. He's tall and strong. Maybe he can even become a general."
"I?"
Lei Li thought for a moment, then smiled.
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That night.
Lei Li pushed Zhou Yi onto the bed and asked him with a smile, "For someone like me who's good at training people, what major should I study and what kind of soldier should I become?"
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