Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 643 - Chapter 643 643. What can Dahuang do_1

Chapter 643: 643. What can Dahuang do_1 Chapter 643: 643. What can Dahuang do_1 Secretary Xiaozu could never have anticipated that by following the car, he would help bring Dahuang back to Song Tan’s home!

When she returned and told everyone about it, they all found it hard to believe.

Wu Lan also didn’t expect it, “Wasn’t Li, the old man, saying there were no issues? How come it felt like…”

She didn’t finish the rest of her sentence, but it was clear she couldn’t understand his actions.

Dahuang was worth quite a bit of money now, how could he just give it away like that? And to even say it was for Qiaoqiao.

But if you couldn’t believe it, there Secretary Xiaozu was, declaring she had witnessed it, drawn up a donation contract, and even recorded a video!

Because of this, his son and daughter-in-law made a fuss in the hospital ward and were scolded by the nurse.

Now, looking at Dahuang standing calmly in the yard, everyone was at a loss for words.

Only Qiaoqiao was overjoyed, “Oh oh oh!!!

He circled around Dahuang:

“Dahuang is ours now! Can I take him to the back mountain? Or maybe to Big White.”

This foolish child, he didn’t know anything about the situation at all!

But seeing his smile, everybody felt like it wasn’t such a big deal. If Dahuang was given to them, so be it. They were the ones benefiting; why overthink it?

Wu Lan relaxed, and began thinking:

“Tomorrow, I’ll have your dad make time to put together a simple cattle shed. At night you can take it to the back mountain with Daxiong, and during the day you can bring it to Big White’s place to soak in the pond by the grass and cool off… there’s plenty of grass over there.”

“Mhm mhm mhm!” Qiaoqiao nodded quickly and for the first time, imitating the adults, he let out a long breath:

“I will take good care of Dahuang!”

“That chubby boy is so annoying, I’m really scared he’ll take Dahuang away to sell for meat… Dahuang is old, and it has been hard for it to plow fields…”

Hearing this, Secretary Xiaozu glanced at Song Tan and thought to himself, you can rest easy; that chubby boy won’t dare to step foot in your yard ever again.

Considering how well-behaved he was in the hospital today, who would believe Song Tan didn’t really hurt him?

And as Qiaoqiao joyfully led the cow to the back mountain, Song Sancheng suddenly asked:

“We’ve got Dahuang for nothing, that’s true, but what can it actually do?”

At that question, everyone fell silent.

Indeed, what could Dahuang do now?

Next year the family plot would be larger, and they would either hire people or arrange for farming machinery, so there was no need for a cow to plow fields.

And there was nothing else they could have it do. Having taken Dahuang, whether for the sake of Old Li or seeing Qiaoqiao’s reaction, they definitely couldn’t bear to slaughter it.

Ah, this.

Secretary Xiaozu was also stumped:

“Just…just keep it for free, like a dog or a cat or something?”

But dogs and cats, you just feed them leftovers, right? Come winter, Dahuang would need proper forage!

Everyone glanced at each other.

In the end, it was Seventh Uncle who made the decision:

“How can there be nothing for it to do? You have so much soy for soy milk, always calling your cousin, right? Let Dahuang help with that. Just get a bigger stone mill.”

“After the corn dries, you can even mill cornmeal.”

With that suggestion, they all began to see the possibilities.

Professor Song was also considering, “Next year, if your family still employs the traditional threshing method for rice, Dahuang can help with pulling the stone roller.”

As for anything else… I really can’t think of anything else.

But no matter what, Dahuang can still be put to good use; it feels like their efforts aren’t in vain.

Everyone’s spirits picked up again, and only then did the gathering disperse.

…

Meanwhile, Qiaoqiao had already taken Dahuang up the back hill, where they now stood, facing off with Big King.

A bull and a dog gazed at each other, with Dahuang’s usually gentle and patient eyes filled with caution–

With Big King’s size, even though he is a bull, he could feel threatened.

However, Qiaoqiao was totally oblivious, still counting on his fingers.

“Dahuang, oh Dahuang, I like you so much… Look, this is our Big King, and we also have Dabao, Big White, Daxiong… and there’s Datian too. Your name is Dahuang, so you’re just like them.”

“You’ll stay in the mountains at night, okay? Big King will protect you.”

As he spoke, he sighed:

“Datian has started to steal things lately. I spanked him, but he still doesn’t change. What should I do? If sister finds out, will she kick Datian out of the house? Will she not allow it to be called Datian anymore?”

Even though Datian is fed rice from home every day, he seems never to be full, sneaking into the storeroom to drag out a bag of dried fish and shrimp.

Seventh Uncle, for the sake of easy preservation, had all of these vacuum packed in smaller bags. Datian, being small and clever at stealing, started with the pack at the very back.

But no matter how smart it is or how flawlessly it covers its tracks, the fishy and savory scent on its body gives it away.

At first, Qiaoqiao didn’t take it seriously, but he later discovered that the dried fish had already been bitten and dragged to the back hill, following a well-worn path.

The dried shrimp were hidden in its mouth. When caught and spanked by him, they scattered all over the ground.

For this, Qiaoqiao put on his fiercest front: “Datian! Didn’t I tell you that you can’t steal? You can’t steal! If you continue like this, I’ll tell sister! We give you a handful of rice every day, so why are you still not full?”

Datian is covered in golden-yellow fur, fluffy and shiny, and feels soft and downy to the touch – impossible for anyone to resist.

However, with its beady eyes looking at Qiaoqiao, looking guilty and cunning at the same time, it continued to whimper as if protesting something…

Well, it will be spanked now, yet it still dares to do it again next time!

The woods were pitch-black; the flashlight shone on the stretch of land before him as Qiaoqiao sat there, sighing, his round head filled with serious thought and concern.

…

Qiaoqiao’s secret isn’t much of a secret at all; the silly boy’s eyes whirl around when he lies, looking especially adorable.

Song Tan had no intention of revealing the truth, as she was currently studying aerial photos taken by a drone with Professor Song.

The large swath of land by the riverbank now belongs to them, and it is especially flat land where the wind is calm, the climate is moist, and the soil fertile… hence the particularly lush weeds.

Just looking at the verdant greenery, one knows that if cattle and sheep were to graze there, only shelters need to be built, and almost no worries about fodder will be necessary.

The only issue is, if one wanted to transform the area, since it is adjacent to the river, nearly half of the land would be difficult for an excavator to reach.

At the moment, Professor Song was using a pen to analyze the situation for her.

“If you want to raise cattle and sheep, I suggest you arrange for an excavator to clear the area that can be dug. This way, by the end of September or October, we can hurry to plant a batch of Imperata Cylindrica or Pennisetum Purpureum.”

“They grow quickly, and by the time temperatures drop, harvesting just one crop can yield several tons per acre – that’s not a problem.”

“Areas near the water that can’t be accessed by an excavator shouldn’t be wasted; try to plant directly. Even if the yield is lower, it won’t fail to grow.”

“Later on, with minor processing, it can be used for the winter silage for cattle and sheep, and can even be fed to pigs. Otherwise, feeding cattle and sheep in winter would require you to buy expensive feed… not cost-effective.”

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