DreamersGN Chapter 216 Borrowing a Cow
Chapter 216 Borrowing a Cow
Shanghewan Village is not far from Jiapigou Village, just up a hillside, in the upper reaches of the Sitong River.
The land here is more fertile than in Jiapigou, so the production team produces more grain, the villagers are more harmonious, they like to study production and engage in sideline businesses, and their overall income is also higher than in Jiapigou.
Back then, our production team leader, Niu Wannian, angered Ding Dahu by leading the commune members to reclaim wasteland downstream. Ding Dahu not only beat Niu Wannian severely but also stole the Fifth Company's equipment.
Ding Dahu rose to prominence from then on, but Niu Wannian fell ill from frustration and never recovered.
His son, Niu Baisui, took over as production team leader.
This ox is thirty-four or thirty-five years old, in his prime, and has a stubborn temper.
My favorite saying is, "I wasn't home when the fight happened back then. If I had been home, I would have definitely killed Ding Dahu!"
However, as everyone knows, this was just something said in anger.
Although Niu Baisui was strong, in terms of combat ability, he was not on the same level as Ding Dahu.
This statement simply reflects his hatred for the Jiapigou production team.
The two production teams were not far apart, but they had virtually no contact with each other.
Especially among the team leaders, they would avoid each other even when going to meetings in the commune, and no one would talk to the other.
Given this relationship, is it feasible for Lu Yao to insist on borrowing a cow from them?
Moreover, milk is a scarce commodity; people can't even get their hands on it, so they send it to the supply and marketing cooperative to exchange for money. You're going to use it to feed tiger cubs?
Is a person more valuable, or a tiger?
When tiger cubs grow up, they start eating meat. In these impoverished times, people are always looking for something to eat. Why don't you cut off your thigh to feed it?
Yang Shouye muttered to himself as he walked.
However, he couldn't just not say it directly.
That would offend so many people.
If Niu Baisui gives you a piece of his mind then, can you still pull out a gun and rob it?
Then your time as a militia company commander is almost over.
Yang Shouye can't afford to offend Lu Yao right now, and he'd love for Lu Yao to offend someone else so that both sides can suffer losses.
However, on the surface, he still chatted with Lu Yao with a smile, talking about everyday things, production, and even ideals.
Lu Yao responded with a few half-hearted words.
He knew perfectly well what Yang Shouye was thinking.
As soon as I entered Shanghewan Village, a young man hurriedly came to greet me:
"Hey, Brother Wa, you're here! What's up?"
It was none other than Diao Laosi, Lu Yao's staunchest fan.
He's quite tall, two years older than Lu Yao, and calls him "Brother Wa" so naturally.
Lu Yao asked him, "Does your production team have two dairy cows?"
"Yes, my third brother is in charge of raising them. There's also a donkey, five pigs, and over twenty geese!"
Lu Yao was envious when he heard this.
Look at other team leaders, all they know is to focus on side jobs and production. And look at Ding Dahu, after the autumn harvest he spends all his time drinking, playing cards, and forming gangs.
They couldn't even understand hunting properly, and when they brought back the game, they would collude with Yang Shouye to embezzle money from each other's pockets.
The poor commune members below were all shaking bells, making a jingling sound.
If Ding Dahu is used properly, he will definitely be a formidable general, but if you ask him to lead troops on his own, he doesn't have the brains for it.
He can only be used; he doesn't know how to use people.
Lu Yao said to Diao Laosi, "I'd like to borrow an ox from your brigade leader. Is that alright?"
Diao Lao Si was taken aback by Lu Yao's words, then laughed:
"It might not work for others, but you might be able to, Brother Wa. I can't say for sure. If it were mine, I'd give it to you without a problem, but it belongs to the production team, so you'd have to ask the team leader."
"take me."
"Okay."
Diao Laosi was happy to run errands for Lu Yao.
As they walked toward the home of team leader Niu Baisui, Diao Laosi asked:
"Brother Wa, why do you need to borrow a cow? It's not for plowing the fields, and it's not spring planting season yet."
"Feeding the tiger cubs."
"what?"
Diao Laosi was startled when he heard this.
He knew that Lu Yao had killed many remaining Japanese soldiers and brought back two tigers after going up the mountain, so he looked at Lu Yao as if he were a god.
Although surprised that Lu Yao wanted to raise a tiger cub, he understood it in an instant.
No matter what it is, if others can't do it, it's perfectly normal for my brother to do it!
But unlike Yang Shouye, Diao Laosi wasn't cunning; he asked questions directly.
"Brother Wa, the tiger cubs are fierce when they're nursing. They weigh several pounds in one meal, and when they get bigger they'll need meat. Can we afford to raise them?"
Lu Yao smiled and said, "Let's raise it for a while and see how it goes. Once it's weaned, I'll send it to the zoo."
In truth, Lu Yao couldn't help but think about this issue.
At this time, people can't get meat, so they can't possibly feed it to tigers.
Jiangzhou Zoo has some herbivores at this time of year. If we were to send them to a zoo, we would have to send them to Yangchun City, the provincial capital.
Lu Yao didn't want to give it away for nothing; he needed to find an opportunity. This little tiger was a great gift to communicate with.
To develop, one must cultivate relationships with those above.
Therefore, feeding the tiger girl is only temporary.
In short, Lu Yao wouldn't do anything useless.
It's just that I can't tell everyone everything.
I hadn't walked far when I heard the rattling of a bicycle chain box behind me.
A girl wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket rode up from behind on a bicycle.
The car was quite dilapidated; everything rattled except for the bell.
"Old Fourth Brother Diao, where are you going?"
Diao Laosi turned around: "Er Ya, I'm looking for your father. The country bumpkin from Jiapigou needs to see him."
"That country bumpkin from Jiapigou? The one who fought wolves, tigers, and even the Japanese invaders, right?"
Lu Yao's little secret spread like wildfire, reaching several nearby villages in just one day and one night.
Unbeknownst to him, the county newspaper had already begun drafting articles, and a reporter who had interviewed Mei Ping would soon be interviewing him as well.
This young woman's name is Niu Jinhua, and her nickname is Er Ya.
Staring with her two big, bright eyes, she looked Lu Yao up and down, from head to toe.
I also took a good look at the gun hanging in the middle.
It's intensely hot and pungent.
He didn't even glance at Yang Shouye beside him.
"You must be Company Commander Lu?"
"Yes, you're Captain Niu's daughter?"
Lu Yao spoke with his hands behind his back, his back ramrod straight; though young, he exuded a powerful aura.
"Okay, let's go, I'll take you to my house."
Niu Erya took the initiative to get off and push the cart, walking side by side with Lu Yao.
She even compared her height with his.
She turned around and whispered to Diao Lao Si:
"He looks so energetic, really cool!"
Diao Laosi nodded with a smile: "That's right, our Company Commander Lu is the mountain god of Dahuan Mountain!"
I felt a little uneasy.
He liked Er Ya, and when he saw the way Er Ya looked at Lu Yao, he felt a little jealous.
Not long after, there was a gate made of planks in front, and the courtyard walls were made of adobe bricks and covered with mud and straw, making it a neat little courtyard.
Even the stacks of firewood and straw inside had sharp edges and corners.
They look like an efficient family.
A burly man wearing only a sweater was chopping wood with a broad axe in the yard.
Steam rose from Xiaoping's hair.
Niu Erya shouted from afar:
"Dad, Company Commander Lu from the commune is looking for you!"
The burly man, carrying an axe, looked this way.
He had heard rumors that another country bumpkin had emerged from Jiapigou and had beaten the Diao brothers into submission.
I thought to myself, "Why have all these ruthless people gone to Jiapigou?"
It wasn't enough that Ding Dahu beat up my dad; now this country bumpkin has appeared.
I glanced at it and saw Yang Shouye.
They quickly came over to greet them.
"Oh, Director, what brings you here?"
Only then did Er Ya notice the chubby man next to her; he turned out to be the commune director.
The father and son had different focuses; she spent all that time looking at handsome guys.
Yang Shouye said with a forced smile, "I'm fine. It's just that the country bumpkin from Jiapigou wants to borrow a cow from your brigade to take to Jiapigou!"
Upon hearing this, Niu Baisui frowned immediately:
"Borrowing cattle? No way! Our brigade doesn't lend out its cattle!"