The rest of the day will be easy and comfortable. I will finish the work on my hands step by step every day. In fact, it can be done in twenty or thirty minutes. I don’t even need to tidy my room. Mom is here.
Well, I left it all to my mother. I rode the bean grass twice every day. I don’t know if I was fishing or sleeping in the afternoon. Anyway, I came here just once.
I had just taken a nap today and was about to go home to enjoy the dinner prepared by my mother when I heard the sound of rapid horse hooves coming over. When I turned my head, I saw old Thomas galloping over with Jefferson on his arm.
When he saw Ju An, he said: "An, a cow is missing. It's the one that was going to give birth last time. It's probably looking for a place to give birth to a calf. Nancy and everyone have packed up and are going to find the cow."
Ju An quickly packed up the fishing rods in his hands and saddled Dou Cao. He packed up some things and put them on Xue Hua's back. He called Wu Song and then he got on his horse and followed Old Thomas to his residence.
By the time Ju An arrived in front of the house, everyone was already ready. Even his brother-in-law and father got on the horse, threw Xuehua's reins to his sister, and asked her to help pack things down.
Then I heard Old Thomas say: "Everyone is divided into four groups. Nancy, you will take An's father and brother-in-law to help look after the cattle. Andrew and Wynn will be in a group. I will take An's family and disperse into the woods to search.
"Please bring your nooses and grab your guns. Let's go now. When one of you finds us, use the walkie-talkie and we'll rush over immediately."
Ju An immediately dismounted and ran back into the house, took out his revolver and holster, and straddled his waist. Then he locked the gun cabinet and ran out of the door. Seeing that Ju An was ready, Old Thomas waved.
Signaling everyone to set off, Nancy took her father and brother-in-law to take care of the cattle. Old Thomas and Ju An took three cattle dogs and set off. Hu Tou, Suan Tou and another dog who had been on vacation for a while followed the four.
People go looking for cattle together.
Ju An rode on the flying bean grass and asked old Thomas: "How did you find out that a cow was missing?".
Old Thomas said: "When we gather the cattle every day, we will count them separately to see if the number is correct, and we specially look at the cows that are about to give birth. When we gathered the cattle today, we found that one was missing.
First, exclude the cows that are about to give birth, and then the bulls. Sometimes the smell of cows from other pastures will also attract the bulls, and some bulls will go to other pastures. The cows that are giving birth will leave the cows alone.
A group of people go to the depths of the woods to give birth to a calf. If it goes well, there will be no problem. If the birth is difficult, the calf and the mother may not survive, so everyone must look for it as soon as possible. If they cannot find it tonight, then the calf and the mother
The cows are in danger. The next day, if you look for vultures circling in the woods, the cow carcass will most likely be there."
Ju An nodded and said: "I understand, why are you wearing a noose?"
Thomas said: "When there is a difficult birth, you use a lasso to drag the calf. If you are lucky today, if you find the cow, you will be able to see the first calf born on the ranch." After saying that, he spurred on the horse and Jefferson immediately galloped away.
stand up.
Ju An nodded, and then followed old Thomas to speed up the horse. In a short time, they arrived at the place where Thomas was grazing today. Then Thomas pointed in three directions, and then Wynn and Andrew each ran in one direction. Old
Thomas also took Ju An and ran in another direction.
When they entered the woods, Old Thomas rode for a short distance and then said to Ju An: "The cow can go almost this far, and then we have to search along the same depth." After that, he let the tiger head lead the way.
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After searching for a while, the sky slowly became darker. There were tall trees in the forest, so it got darker faster. After searching for a long time, the tiger head couldn't smell the cow's scent. Thomas was also a little anxious.
He kept urging the tiger's head, go!go!go!, and the pace of his feet became faster and faster. Sometimes Ju An could hardly keep up with the pace of old Thomas. After a while, old Thomas and Ju An
I turned on the flashlight and continued searching in the woods.
Just as everyone was getting more and more desperate, Wynn's excited voice came over the intercom: "Found it, found it, good guy, this guy is walking back with the calf, what a beautiful little guy."
Old Thomas grabbed the walkie-talkie: "Are you sure it's our cow?"
Wynn smiled and said: "Dad, I'm sure he still has our mark on him. You'll find out when you come over. Go back to the ranch."
Old Thomas put down the walkie-talkie, shook his fist and muttered: "Thank God."
Then Ju An smiled and said to Thomas: "Then let's go back and see the first calf born in the pasture."
Next, when they were driving back, Old Thomas and Ju An were in a much better mood. They urged the horses to trot without the nervous atmosphere they had when they came.
Ju An asked with a smile: "Why is it dangerous for a cow to give birth to a calf in the forest?".
Old Thomas said: "In the past, the danger was that cows had dystocia, but now there is another one, wolves. Cows are most vulnerable to attacks by wolves when they leave the herd. When a cow gives birth, she stays away from the herd, and then she finds a tree and wears it.
After the afterbirth and amniotic fluid are gone, the calf is squeezed out. Then the cow eats the afterbirth and licks the calf clean. At this time, it is dangerous to encounter a wolf."
Ju An said: "Every calf will not be born like this."
Old Thomas chuckled: "This rarely happens. Generally, cows will not be so far away from the herd. Sometimes you even drive the cows back and count them, and there will be more calves. Today's situation is estimated to be one-sided.
This is the first time this cow has given birth to a calf, and another aspect is that the cow lacks a sense of security."
"That's not bad." Ju An nodded and said, "Besides, I haven't seen a pack of wolves for so long."
Old Thomas replied: "In the past, wolves were too great a threat to the cattle and sheep on the pasture. The government encouraged hunting and they were almost wiped out. Now the cattle and sheep on the pasture are safe. Who knows what the bullshit bureaucrats are talking about about the biological chain."
Problem, wolves have been reintroduced. Of course, wolves are not common now because there is a lot of food in the mountains. You can see them in winter. When there is no food, they go into the pastures to steal cattle and sheep. But now wolves
The pack is no longer as big as the twenty or thirty wolves I saw when I was a child. The largest pack I saw last year was only seven or eight, and I don’t think they are any match for these guys." He pointed and followed the horse.
The tiger's head is running away.
Ju An smiled and said: "You are very optimistic about these guys. I think they are tall and powerful. How can they beat a wolf?".
Old Thomas smiled and said: "Bet two dollars! If any wolves dare to come this winter, I bet they can leave at least two wolves."
Ju An touched his head and didn't think much: "Okay, two dollars."
Old Thomas smiled and said: "Tyler and Anderson have both asked me if they can buy a few dogs from the ranch that have given birth to puppies."
Ju An asked strangely: "Why didn't they ask me?".
Thomas replied: "They were not familiar with you at that time, and I said that next year our pasture will have at least two thousand calves, as well as sheep, chickens, ducks and so on.
"You know how many babies these guys can give birth to at one time, and I'm afraid it won't be enough if you don't have them, so I guess they didn't ask you."
Ju An thought to himself that there were a lot of native dogs in his hometown. He wanted to bring a few more when he went home next time. After thinking about it, he decided to forget it. It was troublesome. He then said: "When these guys give birth to puppies, I have promised Jerry and
"Emily, each of you will get a puppy. As for Anderson and Thornton, let's see and talk about it." Thomas nodded.
The two of them chatted and returned to the ranch.
When I walked to the herd of cattle, I saw a group of people watching the calf.
When everyone saw Ju An and Thomas coming over, Nancy smiled and said, "It's that little guy who's sucking milk."
Following the direction of Nancy's finger, Ju An discovered a black calf, which was pushing its head down into the cow's belly. It was enjoying a delicious dinner and ate milk for a while.
Then he turned to look at the group of people in Ju'an. He was probably curious about why a bunch of two-legged guys were surrounding him, so he licked his nose. He had big eyes, and the calf looked very cute with its big ears.
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Ran Ran and Tongtong were holding Wu Song's hands and watching happily. Jerry and Emily had been taken home by Taylor a long time ago. The two little guys couldn't get up anymore. After watching for a while, Ran Ran took hold of them.
Tongtong's hand slowly approached the calf, probably wanting to touch it, but the calf didn't move. Seeing Ran Ran and Tongtong approaching her, she took two steps and cupped Ran Ran's little hand, which made Ran Ran happy.
He said: "He likes me" and was extremely happy.
Old Thomas also smiled and said: "He is really a strong little guy."
Ju An said with a smile: "Let's have a drink tonight to celebrate the birth of the first calf in the pasture." Then a group of people returned to the house, and his mother, sister and Nancy helped set the tableware.
An Ze went upstairs and took down the Maotai from upstairs. When old Thomas saw it was this kind of wine again, he shook his head and said, "I can't stand the taste of this wine. I'd better drink my whiskey."
My father and brother-in-law smiled and said, "You even have this, but it costs a lot of money in China."
Ju An said casually: "Nowadays, you can buy all kinds of food in China if you go to the larger coastal cities on the West Coast. It's a pity that you can't buy tofu and tofu rolls here, which I love to eat."
My sister smiled and said, "I remember you love beef. Every time I came back from college during the holidays, my mother always prepared beef tripe or something. She said the third child liked it, and now she likes tofu rolls again."
Ju An smiled, raised the wine glass in his hand and said, "Cheers to the first calf on the ranch." Then a group of people responded: Cheers to the calf.
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