After a long noisy day, each tenant drew a lottery and then received his own two cows, one big and one small, according to the number.

The tenants who took the cattle rope were excited and kept spinning around their cows. Fortunately, the buffalo was gentle and would not suddenly lift their hooves or use their horns to push people.

Only the three male buffaloes are fiercer and their eyes are red. The three male buffaloes are tied far apart, so the male buffaloes will fight together, especially when there are a large group of female buffaloes here, which is easier to fight.

This veterinarian is a slave to the Shan family, and now Shan Xiongxin has given his family to Zhang Chao.

Zhang Chao was a little uncomfortable with giving people as gifts, but everyone had already sent them, and this was a veterinarian that Zhang Chao needed very much, so Zhang Chao stayed in the end. The slaves of the Zhang family added another family of five, and Zhang Chao, the landlord, became more and more decent.

The veterinarian's surname is Niu and his name is Niu Deqing. It is said that he has been a veterinarian for generations. Niu Deqing is in his fifties and is a little thin, but it is said that he is very capable of treating livestock. He not only can treat cattle and horses, but also can treat cattle. He can see the performance of this cow by just the rotation of the cow. He also knows castration and has good skills.

His two sons and one daughter, both of whom are already adults, but they have not yet married. The eldest son is in his thirties and is still a bachelor, but he studied veterinary medicine with Lao Niu and is particularly proficient in castration. His second son is also in his twenties, so he is more proficient in treating Niu. His daughter is fifteen years old this year and has not yet been married.

Because Lao Niu is a slave, his children are also slaves, and they cannot marry good people, but can only marry slaves. Moreover, their slave status is still the property of the Shan family, and marriage must be decided by the Shan family.

Shan Xiongxin has been fighting for wars over the years, but he has ignored the Niu family.

Niu Deqing and his three men have been talking to the villagers about how to take care of the cow, such as what symptoms are when the cow is sick, and what symptoms will the cow behave after estrus. After estrus, they must immediately lead the cow to Zhangjiagou to breed, etc.

He also gave the villagers some medicines, which were all prepared by him, to treat parasites. The cows often grow cow lice. If they are not treated, they will suck the cow's blood and make the cows lose weight. This is very unfavorable for the cows to spend the winter in winter.

Zhang Chao kept accepting the thanks from the villagers, and his muscles on his face were almost frozen.

"Uncle Niu."

Zhang Chao greeted Niu Deqing, and Niu Deqing hurriedly bowed, "Boss, don't dare to be a person, just call me Lao Niu."

"That's right. I think this buffalo is so big. Although it's gentle, it's a bit clumsy. You see, sometimes you can't even pull him, it's not conducive to farming."

"Young boss, you're awesome, you're definitely not as good as Ma Lingmin."

"I heard before that if you pierce a hole in the bull's nose, tie a nose ring, and tie a rope to it, you can lead the bull's nose and walk, and then the cow will be very obedient. With a gentle pull, the cow will be obedient."

Zhang Chao discovered early that cows in this era did not wear noses. Cows were similar to horses, and they were wearing cow heads and bags.

It is to pull the cow's head, not the nose. One disadvantage is that it is not very sensitive and sometimes it cannot be pulled at all. Zhang Chao thought of putting a nose ring on the cow.

After all, later cows wore nose rings, which proved that wore nose rings were useful. If that were the case, why not?

Zhang Chao thought that people in the Tang Dynasty did not know how to wear a nose ring on a cow, but Niu Deqing's words surprised him very much. According to Niu Deqing's words, it was actually a long time ago to wear a ring on a cow, and it was already in the Spring and Autumn Period.

But now, not everyone just pierces the cow.

"Putting a nose ring can indeed better control cows, but cows are generally the most suitable for piercing them from one to one and a half years old, and it will be difficult to wear after this age."

Zhang Chao touched his head, a little embarrassed, and thought he would create history, but who knew that he had already had a history of piercing the rings.

"Can't these big bulls wear?"

"You can wear it." Niu Deqing said with certainty that this is an all-around old veterinarian who has had experience in penetrating rings.

Zhang Chao thought about it and thought it would be better to pierce the ring. If his cows are to be sold in the future, this can be considered a selling point.

The cow veterinarian also wanted to show his skills in front of the new owner, but he decided immediately that these cows would wear nose rings.

It's not difficult to put a nose ring on a cow.

First, you have to nail two large wooden stakes to the ground and build a simple rack. This rack is like the railing before the cows appeared in the bullring. It is very narrow and just accommodates the cows standing inside.

The cow stood inside, with racks built by wooden stakes on both sides, and it could not turn around. Then it had to tie the cow's four legs to the stake with a rope.

There will be a wooden bar in front of it, which will jamm the cow's neck.

This is not enough. You have to take a few ropes and tie the two cow horns together, and together with the rope of the bridle, several big men will hold the rope together so that the cow's head cannot move.

After doing all this, the cow veterinarian called his two sons.

"Big Niu Erniu, come and hug the bull's head."

This is not the first time Niu Da Niu Er has tied a nose ring on Niu. The two of them hugged Niu's head skillfully. Zhang Chao noticed that after the brothers hugged the bull's head, Niu bowed his head in particular.

"Only the cow can wear his nose when he lowers his head."

The old bullhead took out a big iron drill from his toolbox, and it seemed that he was about to thorn it.

Zhang Chao stopped him.

"Set the fire and roast it first."

Niu Deqing wanted to say that he had worn so many bull's noses and he still needed you to teach him, but the boss said that, so he had to get a basin of charcoal fire and bake it first with an iron chisel.

Zhang Chao also came to watch the fun. After the iron chisel cooled down, Niu Deqing grabbed the bull's nose and explained to him, "The position of the cow's nose ring is in the middle of the separator of the bull's nose. There is a light white dot larger than mung beans. You must master it accurately when wearing it. It cannot be too high or too low. If you wear it too high, there will be no feeling of cows there and it will be incompetent. But if you wear it too low, the cow's nose will not be pulled for a few years, and it will be easily pulled out."

The old bull said, holding the bull's nose with his left hand and holding the drill in his right hand and stabbing it accurately.

As soon as the braid was blowing down, blood kept pouring out from the cow's nose.

The villagers watching the side sighed. Many people had never seen a cow pierced their noses before, and they felt distressed when they saw the cow bleeding. Especially the owner of the cow clapped his hands and stamped his feet in a hurry, hoping to kick the old cow away.

After tying the hole, the old cow immediately took a rope, first tied a big knot at one end, then passed the other through the bull's nose, and finally tied a hard knot at the other end, so that the two big knots were stuck on both sides of the bull's nose.

"The wound on the bull's nose will heal itself in a few days. Then you can change to a wooden cow bolt, or directly replace it with an iron or copper ring, and then tie a rope."

Seeing the distressed appearance of the Zhuangmen, Lao Niu said, "Don't worry, the place where the cow pierces his nostrils cannot hurt the cow. It's like a human earlobe. It seems that it's blood, it's really okay, it'll be cured in a few days. Then you will be able to lead the cow's nose. No matter how stubborn the cow is, he has to listen obediently. If he points to the east, he can't go west. If he points to the west, he doesn't dare to go east, so he doesn't need to hit it."

Niu Da Niu Er let go of the cow, and several villagers holding the rope there also let go of their hands.

Mr. Zhao hurriedly took a few sons but untied the cow legs on the stake. The ropes were untied, and the bar that stuck the cow's neck was also pulled up. The old man hurriedly pulled the cow out.

The big buffalo kept licking his bleeding nose with his tongue, and the old man felt very distressed.

"Don't touch the nose of the cow in the past two days, and don't touch the knot. Just use the rope of the bridle to lead the cow. After seven or eight days, you can change the cow rings at that time, so there is no need to use the bridle to be so troublesome."

"Next." Lao Niu shouted in a domineering voice.

Every cow, the old cow only pricks once, hitting it once, and it is accurate.

After watching it for a while, Zhang Chao lost interest. He went to see the mule.

My father was taking a group of village soldiers to see mules there. These mules were descendants of horses and donkeys, but they were quite big and even looked like a Dian horse.

"This mule is good, it has great endurance. Look at this hooves, their legs are thick and straight, and they are good mule." The father looked around the mule, very satisfied.

In the past, when they went out to fight, they not only had to bring their own equipment, but each gang also had to have a tent and other things. Each team also had to add a lot of equipment, lacking mules and horses, and many of them had to carry themselves. The march was very tired, and marching was more tiring than fighting.

The court's baggage convoy only transported food, grass, etc., and would not help them transport these government troops.

This time, the imperial court asked the soldiers to prepare their own mules and horses, considering that the soldiers' equipment was increasing, and the march was too slow without mules and horses. A group of mules was prepared for six mules.

If you have the conditions, of course, one mule will be one person. If you don't have the conditions, then ten people will buy six. Of course, these mules are not allowed to ride when they go to war, but they are carrying baggage. If you want to ride, you have to bring your own riding horses. Those with money can buy horses, and those with no money can buy donkeys.

The guards of the Tang Dynasty were so magical. They almost brought their own equipment, only the cavalry troops, the horses, spears, hard bows and crossbows, and armor were provided by the imperial court. All general equipment must be brought by themselves.

For those who are rich, you can ride a horse and carry equipment with mules. Even if you are a soldier, you can even bring your own iron armor. But if you are in a bad condition, you can only walk on two legs and even carry equipment on your own. Apart from simple swords and guns, there will be no extra equipment.

My father had a war horse himself, because he was an officer, so this war horse was a must-have.

"The mule is very good." Ke Wu is now the leader of the White Deer Carriage Mansion. "Sanlang, we want to buy some more mules, do you think it can be done?"

“Buy some more?”

"We all want to buy one for each of us as a mount," Ke Shan said.

Zhang Chao smiled and said, "Just buy a horse if you want a mount."

"Buying a horse is too expensive, so it's better to buy a mule. I think this mule is very good. If you nail it to a palm, you can ride it. We are not cavalry or officers. If you make a mule, it means you will be a staircase in the marching era. If you don't gallop, you don't need to buy a horse."

A good war horse costs hundreds of stagnant, but a mule costs only twenty or thirty stagnant. They think it is too expensive to buy a horse, but it is still affordable to buy a mule.

Zhang Chao smiled and no longer insisted.

"Okay, I'll send a letter to Uncle Shan and ask him to help get the mules to come."

s: Recommended book, back to ancient times, I have the emperor's clone, Xiaoyao County Magistrate, Zhao Yun, took Chengdu back to the Three Kingdoms. Brothers who are fond of the Tang Dynasty, you can go and have a look! To be continued.
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