16. The roof leaked and rained
Anyway, Tie Dan'er is not completely complete, and there is an accident at home again.
The iron eggs are big and the cows are herded, one cow is in heat, several bullocks are jealous, and several are stacked and climb on the cow, and one of the cow's hind legs is crushed and broken.
It was a hot noon, and although it was already autumn, the sun of that day seemed to not give up its last majesty, scorching the land on the banks of the Mongolian Plateau.
At noon, Tie Dan'er drove the cattle back to the old elm bay in the west of the village, and went home to eat, decorate some water, and rest a little.
Just when he hadn't finished eating a steamed bun, Yang Luo hurriedly ran to his house and said breathlessly, "Hurry, hurry, hurry...... Something happened! Cows, legs... broke the ......" Tie Dan'er put down a bowl of stewed potatoes, threw down the steamed buns, and the two ran to the west of the village together.
Panting and running to Elm Bay, I saw a flock of cattle roaring "moo, moo...", staring at each other with blood-red eyes, and the dust from the hooves of the cows flying all over the sky, and the other cows hid to the side in horror to watch. Tie Dan'er whipped the cowhide whip in his hand fiercely at the bullock, and several cows scattered without anger.
Walking into the herd, a cow is lying on the ground with her right hind leg to the side.
At first glance, you can tell that the leg is broken and out of alignment.
Tie Dan Da used to herd sheep to pick up the broken leg of mutton, which was also a leg of mutton without misplacement, and it was relatively easy to pick up. Because the sheep is lightweight, the three legs on the ground can support the body, do not eat grass and drink water by mistake, even if the broken leg is not connected, it does not affect the sheep's fat, and the meat can be sold at a good price after slaughtering in winter.
Now it's a corbel! If the leg is broken, it will never be able to stand up again, and it will be a cow again.
Since the gold mines on the riverbank, most families have bought four-wheeled vehicles, and they no longer raise cattle, but only raise cows to sell their calves to make money. A cow costs seven or eight hundred dollars.
It was the cow of Huafeng's family who broke his leg, which stabbed a hornet's nest.
A few of the bulls are still crushing the cows. Iron Dan Da whipped vigorously with a cowhide whip, and the bullock reluctantly left the cow to guard the side, and the cow's hooves dug the soil and kept their eyes on the cow.
Tie Dan'er and Yang Luo lifted the cow up to see how it was injured, one leg was already crooked to the side. The two of them struggled to move the cow aside, Yang Luo watched from the side, and Tie Dan'er went to find Huafeng to see what to do. On the way, he called a few more people to carry the cattle back together.
I didn't want Hua Feng to arrive at the scene in three steps and two steps, and when she saw the appearance of the cow, she sat on the ground and cried, crying and counting: "Why is my life so bitter?" How did a good cow become like this? I'm a laborer, and whoever is responsible is responsible! I don't want this unlucky cow anymore, you can watch it, woo woo woo ......" After counting down, he stood up and left.
Tie Dan'er is Huafeng's uncle and sixth uncle, looking at his niece like this, he lowered his head, he couldn't bear to see her so sad, and he didn't know how to deal with such a scene.
The flower crested and walked away without looking back.
Tie Dan beckoned everyone to help and carried the cow back to the village. was about to carry it back to his yard, but when he was carried to the gate, he was stopped by Tie Dan'er's mother, who said: "The cow is Huafeng's, and the cow's leg is broken by the Qianniu, the witness is here, what is the matter with this cow being carried to our house?" Help take care of me willingly, if you want to shake off and ask me to pay, it doesn't make sense. If that's the case, then I won't even take care of it, and I can't carry it wherever I like, and my yard can't fit it. ”
Tie Dan'er looked at Tie Dan'er's mother, staring at her with big eyes. He ran out of ideas.
Everyone began to discuss who should carry this cow? No one could come up with an idea, so they had to find the village chief, and the village chief asked someone to call Huafeng to Tie Dan'er's house, and everyone discussed how to deal with this matter.
Hua Feng said: "My cattle are paid to hire people to herd, and when my cattle are driven out of the yard in the morning, they are fine, and if they don't come back well, if something happens in the herd, the cowherd should be responsible." I don't care how it broke its leg, I want a good cow anyway, and nothing else. ”
Listening to Hua Feng say this, it is difficult for everyone to say anything.
Yang Luo couldn't help it, stood up and said: "I was the first to find out, the cow was pressed by a group of bullocks, I went to open the bullock, and the cow's leg was already broken." I hurriedly ran back and asked Tie Dan'er to go and see it, and that's it. ”
The village chief said: "Otherwise, Huafeng, the leg of the cow was not broken by your sixth uncle, it was crushed by the bully, it is said that you should not be asked to compensate for the sixth uncle, your sixth aunt said that she was willing to take care of the cow with you, pull the grass and feed it." You see that the cow is carried back first, and the cow leg is connected first, and it is estimated that it will be fine, but it will delay a calf......"
Before the village chief could finish speaking, Hua Feng interrupted him: "I don't care, you said you didn't interrupt, you didn't see it, I don't care how the ox leg was broken, I just want him to drive me back from my courtyard." ”
Yang Luo looked at Hua Feng and said this, and suddenly became angry: "I saw it, the cow leg was not broken by the cowherd, it was crushed by the bull!" I prove! From ancient times to the present, cattle and sheep herders have not paid for breaking their legs, not to mention that they are still crushed by cattle. Don't even think about it! ”
Everyone also responded in unison, saying that Yang Luo was reasonable, if the cattle and sheep put by the cattle and sheep herds broke their legs, they would have to pay for it, so they couldn't pay for the pot?
As soon as Hua Feng saw that the shape was not good for her, she cried loudly: "You are 'burning hands and feet don't hurt'!" Then who will trade his own cattle for mine? ”
Yang Luo was originally a very upright and hot person, but as soon as he heard Hua Feng say this, he jumped off the kang and turned around and left, "This kind of woman with a crotch can't make sense." ”
Yang Luo left in a huff.
Next, Tie Dan'er's mother saw that the quarrel was fruitless, she sat up on the kang and said with her unspirited strength: "Huafeng, everything is reasonable, if you are reasonable, let's start with reason." I don't want your cow wages for the year, but I don't have that to say it. If you're unreasonable, then we have only one thing for you - the cow is on the slope, you don't care. We don't care. Everyone has seen it, and you can do whatever you want. ”
Hua Feng listened to Aunt Liu'er's words, stood up and left without looking back.
Everyone couldn't come up with a result after discussing it, so they had to wait for Huafeng's man to come back, so they went back to their respective homes.