My name is Zhang Xiaotian, nicknamed "Little Calf", or "Little Old Man", my home is at the junction of the mountainous area of northern Jiangsu and the Lunan Plain, and the village name is Zhang Weizi. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Weizi is a local name, but it is actually a low-lying land surrounded by mountains and with water underneath.

I was 83 years old, and at that time, the land had not been contracted to the households for a few years, and my mother told me that I was very poor at that time, but when the big collective was broken, the production team was divided, and the families were divided into some livestock.

At that time, the economy was not yet developed, there were few opportunities to work, and there were no agricultural machinery; In addition, we have a lot of mountains and a lot of water, but little money, so almost every household feeds their cattle and works as a servant; Second, let's get some money.

Since cattle are more powerful and valuable, there are more cattle breeders!

When I was a child, I also had a cow at home, which, according to my mother, grew up as a calf during the birth team. And I was called a calf because of this cow.

According to my mother, she was old when she gave birth to me, and although she also cooked hens, she had no milk (I was the youngest of seven siblings), and because of the large number of people in the family, she was also poor and could not afford milk powder, which was a luxury at that time! I screamed with hunger.

The mother cried in distress, and the father was at a loss!

Seeing that I had been hungry for two days, unable to scream, and my whole body was blue and about to die, my father tried to discuss with my mother that I should be thrown into the mass graveyard.

And that's when my cow is milking, and she's about to give birth! (Milk before the animals lay their young)

My father was overjoyed, and hurriedly squeezed a jar of fresh milk, and before he had time to burn it, he filled it into my mouth - he had to try to hang himself first!

At that time, according to my mother, I drank it very sweetly, one bite at a time! But she and her father were afraid that I would drink too much and have a stomach, so we didn't dare to drink too much.

But when my father cooked the milk and brought it to me, I didn't drink it, but screamed 'wow'.

This made them very strange, and in the end it was my mother who was clever enough to ask my father to squeeze me some more fresh milk, and after a try, I drank it again!

Later, I heard that this is a newborn child's memory!

So I drank raw milk, came back to life, and as the calf was born and grew, I grew stronger.

Cows give birth once a year, and when my cow gave birth to her second litter, I was already a toddler!

But then, according to my mother, another interesting thing happened to me, and it almost scared her to death!

July was hot, taking advantage of the evening, the sun was not poisonous, the two sisters went to the pond to wash clothes, there was no herbicide at that time, the grass in the field was all hoeed by hoe by hoe, the three brothers after hoeing (my eldest brother has been married, independent portal), went to bathe in the river.

She and her father were the only ones left in the house, and after the grass was weed, she was busy making dinner, while his father went to grass and ingredients for the cows.

The ingredient is to mix some soybean flour and coarse salt in the grass, and sometimes add some dried melon or jade flour noodles, and then sprinkle it into the cow trough and mix it with a wooden stick.

Because they were busy, they put me in the courtyard. What can happen in your own yard!

Who knew that my father added grass to the cow and finished the ingredients, and I was gone!

Where can a child run!

My father thought I had gone into the house, but I didn't find it! Then, he searched in front of and behind the house, but he couldn't find it!

Now he panicked, every year in July, the students are on vacation, there are always rumors of stealing children, my father thought I was stolen, so he yelled at her while running out.

At this time, my second sister came back with a laundry tub, and my father shouted to the second sister: "Erni, go find your brother, your brother has been stolen!"

My second sister heard this and hurriedly put the laundry tub on the ground! When I looked down, I was stunned for a moment, then pointed to the cow and said to my father, "Dad, where is my brother!"

My father looked down, it turned out that I didn't know when I got under the cow's step, the calf was sucking milk with its head up, and I was also looking up, holding the cow******* my father's shouts had already alarmed my uncles and brothers, and they were a little dazed when they saw this scene.

Then my second uncle muttered with a smile: "This kid, could it be said that he was born by a calf, and he is so destined for a cow!"

From then on, he made a final decision, and my aunts and uncles called me 'little calf' or 'little calf' when they teased me, and so my nickname soon replaced my nickname!

Later, I heard my mother tell me that I might really have a relationship with cows, and when I could jump, my favorite thing was to drill the cow and steal milk to drink.

I still remember my childhood, and I still love being close to my cow, and I love the way her wet tongue licks my hands and face—slippery, warm, prickly, tickling......

Of course, my favorite thing is stealing milk! Amazingly, I've never been touched, stepped on, or kicked by a cow!

And my parents observed me a few times, and saw that I was really fine, so they let go of my hands and feet, but asked me not to drink too much - milk should be raised for calves, and gold is expensive!

When I was five or six years old, my father used my expertise to let me herd cattle.

We have mountains and rivers, there is a lot of grass, and the cattle are easy to put away, and most of the cattle are led by the cattle, for fear that the cattle will be lost, and they will pick up wild grasses and put them in the fertile places.

At that time, my child's heart was hooked by the fish in the water, the wild fruits and birds on the hillside trees, how could I stand the fetters of the ox rope!

Therefore, I often throw the rope to the neck of the cow, and then either go down to the river to fish and shrimp, or go up to the tree to dig the bird's nest and pick wild fruits.

But strange to say, my cow and calf went back and forth around me, never going far, at most about 200 meters, and then walking back.

At that time, almost every household had big cattle (big animals mainly referred to cattle and horses), and I was not the only one who herded cattle.

My grandfather had three brothers, my grandfather was the youngest, my father had six brothers, and he was the youngest, and I had five brothers, and I was the youngest, so there were many sisters-in-law.

Among them, there are a few lazy people who like to make mahjong piles, like Sister-in-law Quanzhen, Sister-in-law Yingzhi, and Sister-in-law Chunzhi saw that I was so easy to herd cattle, and slowly moved their minds to me......

It was almost noon that summer, and I suddenly remembered that I had forgotten to put the cage by the river, and I was afraid that the cage would be taken away, and that the fish in the cage would die, so I hurried to the river.

I put the cage under the reeds, and when I reached the river, I pulled away the reeds, and was about to take them, when suddenly a woman's frightened voice came from behind the reeds: "Who!"

I was also startled, and when I pulled out the reeds, it turned out to be Harue's sister-in-law! At this moment, he is holding his arms, and his snow-white body is shrunk in the water.

Seeing that it was me, she exhaled, raised her arm and brushed her hair, and asked easily and naturally, "Little calf, what are you doing here?"

"Collect the cage." I replied as I tuddled in the cage.

"That, sister-in-law is not white?"

"White."

"You saw it all?"

"See!"

I'm a little wondering, I can't still see this dangling in front of me?!

At this time, Chunzhi's sister-in-law 'giggled' twice and said, "Little calf, if you see your sister-in-law, you will herd cattle for your sister-in-law!"

"Don't give it!" I was annoyed that she was bothering me with her tongues, so I decisively refused.

Chunzhi's sister-in-law seemed to be stunned, and then said, "Then do you still want to see your sister-in-law?"

"I don't want to!"

By this time I had packed up my cage, and with that, I climbed ashore.

As soon as he turned around, he heard the sound of the water behind him, and then he heard Chunzhi's sister-in-law shouting: "Little calf, don't go!" Let's discuss, can my sister-in-law buy you candy to eat? ”

"Sugar!"

My eyes lit up, and I hurriedly turned around and put a hand: "Five pieces!"

"Okay! Five pieces! You little calf, what a silly boy...... giggle."

Sister-in-law Chunzhi stood in the water, leaning forward and backward with a smile, inexplicable. But if you give sugar, you will herd the cattle, and this matter also let Chunzhi's sister-in-law pass on.

So some of them gave me five or six pieces of sorghum syrup (a kind of gummy); Some give me Double Happiness (a kind of hard candy); Let me herd the cattle for them, and then they go play mahjong.

At that time, sugar cubes were rare, but during the New Year's holidays, those who got married could eat a few pieces, and I was naturally very happy, and I agreed.

There are too many cows, and I won't lead them! Strange to say, as long as I'm here, those cows won't run around!

Seeing that the sister-in-law of Chunzhi and the others are so relaxed, the rest of the sisters-in-law who can let go of their faces are unbalanced, and often when grazing cattle, they throw the cow in front of me, and say: Little calf, you are herding a cow, and a group of cows is also herding, so just carry my cow! Sister-in-law has something!

I said okay, as long as you give sugar, it must be sorghum syrup!

At this time, I already understood my own value, and I increased my value.

And they know the rules, and they often deliberately bargain with me, then pinch my cheeks and pull out a few candy cubes from my pocket.

So I like to herd the cows, play as if I were eating, eating sugar, touching fish, digging birds' nests and picking fruits, and drinking their milk when I am thirsty; When you get tired of playing, lie down under the tree.

In the evening, when the sun set, as soon as I shouted, the cows gathered around me, and then I carried fish and shrimp, wild dates, wild pears, paddle fruits and other wild fruits, and rode their cattle home!

My father didn't expect me to herd the cattle into a herd! I was afraid that something would happen, so I talked to my cousins and brothers a few times, but I was soon counterattacked by several sisters-in-law.

Especially Quan Zhen's sister-in-law, who is older, enters early, and her mouth is not covered, just like a cannon, and she bombarded my father with sharp teeth, to the effect: I still call you an uncle, I am so careful with us, I will give you a festival gift every year, and I will send you a fart in the future!

My father was told to be ridiculous, and as an uncle, he was not easy to have seizures, so he had to tell me to be careful. At the same time, I was also specially told to let everyone's cattle go, but Xiaozhuzi's cattle were not released!

Xiaozhu is the son of Brother Mingde, a while ago my father and Brother Mingde fought for land, my father thought that Brother Mingde had planted my family's land, Brother Mingde said no, the land is the sky in the eyes of the croppers, the two went back and forth and had a dispute, and finally asked the village accountant to measure.

It doesn't matter how much it is! My family actually planted about two ridges of land (about 40 centimeters) in Brother Mingde's house.

This uncle planted his nephew's land, and he also raked it!

My father's face was dusted on the spot, and there was nowhere to put it! Later, I was reprimanded a few times by my uncles, although my father knew that he was wrong, but he still held his stomach, and scolded Brother Mingde behind his back for not being a thing, no big or small, and not saving face for him.

This thing is contagious, Brother Mingde's son Xiao Zhuxiao is not so friendly to me, he often hums at me, and listens to other nephews and nieces say that he is not worthy of being his uncle, and he will seize the opportunity to beat me!

So, listening to my father, I nodded my head deeply!

Things soon took an unexpected turn!