The Gacha (village) where Wuenqi is located has about dozens of households, three or four hundred people, divided into two production teams. Depending on the work they are doing, one is a pastoral team for grazing and the other is an agricultural team for farming.

Each herdsman can raise up to six large animals for his own use, and the number of sheep for his own is limited to ten. If the required quantity is exceeded, it needs to be sold to the animal husbandry team.

Wuenqi naturally belongs to the members of the animal husbandry team, usually relying on grazing to earn work, a full work is also ten points, and the final account of dividends is carried out at the end of the year.

Wang Manyin and Liu Xiangyang have heard each other talk about these situations before.

But when they actually got there, they realized that hearing and seeing were two different things.

There are about 70,000 acres of grassland in a village, and there are more than 40 herdsmen in the entire animal husbandry team, which are scattered among them.

The nearest neighbor to Wu Enqi's house is more than two miles away, and the distance is almost more than ten miles, and they hardly see each other except for going to the brigade headquarters for a meeting.

That's a lot!

This was the only thought of the trio.

After hugging, Wang Manyin took out the prepared gift from the carriage.

The predecessor once participated in the Xing Livestock Festival in Yushan City, so he naturally knew what the grassland people needed. So when he came, he specially prepared a few bars of soap and a hot water kettle as gifts. The other two packets of fruit candy are snacks for the children of the Uen family.

Unki was very happy to see the kettle and the soap, which were exactly what they needed.

When he came to the grassland, Liu Xiangyang felt that everything was very fresh.

When he sat down in the yurt and saw a string of hairy dried things hanging beside him, he couldn't help but ask, "What is this?"

"Sheep ear pieces, cut from lamb ears, are our steppe herdsmen's method of counting the number of new lambs. Each herdsman has a different shape, and when he goes out to graze, he can distinguish it from other people's lambs. In addition, the captain of the herding can also determine the number of sheep we hand in each year according to the number of sheep ears."

In a word, this is the unique wisdom of the steppe people.

"Then what if you sell sheep privately, and the number of sheep ears is not matched?" Liu Xiangyang said subconsciously.

As soon as the words came out, he felt like he had asked something stupid.

Old brick tea, ghee, fried rice, milk wine, and a tray full of stewed mutton...... Wu Enqi treated several people as honored guests and brought out the best food as a hospitality.

Wang Yanqiang and Liu Xiangyang came to the grassland for the first time, and they didn't understand the etiquette here at all, so they could only follow Wang Manyin.

In short, let do what you do.

The three of them tasted ghee and fried rice for the first time, and they were a little unaccustomed to it, but they were full of praise for the mutton.

Prairie people pay attention to pure nature when eating mutton, and the cooking method is very simple, cut directly into large pieces and boil them in water. No other seasonings are added at all, except for salt.

It was fresh and tender, and the three of them were full of happiness when they ate it.

During the banquet, Wang Manyin also informed him of his intentions.

Wu Enqi agreed, and then asked if he needed other livestock, and then detailed the price.

Because his own sheep had been processed a few years ago, and the rest was still lambs, he rode his horse to contact other herders after eating.

Wang Yanqiang took the two out for a walk and ate to eat. ….

Now is the most beautiful season of the grassland, under the blue sky and white clouds, a verdant green reaches the boundless sky, dotted with various colors of flowers, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

After leaving the yurt for some distance, Wang Yanqiang said loudly: "Manyin, why don't we stop buying sheep and buy a few big animals to bring back?"

The Iketo Banner is a semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral area, and the livestock raised is also relatively complex, in addition to traditional cattle, sheep and horses, there are also donkeys and mules. "Uncle Yanqiang, why did you buy other livestock?" Liu Xiangyang asked rhetorically with a puzzled face. Before I came, I had already discussed buying sheep in the village, but why did I suddenly change my mind.

"I was shocked by the price of the big livestock," Wang Manyin understood the other party's thoughts very well.

"That's right, Xiangyang, do you know how much a donkey costs in our Shibi Festival Commune right now? Almost one hundred and thirty or forty pieces. It's only seven at one end of the prairie

Ten bucks, twice as cheap. And mules...... A donkey or a mule costs four or five hundred dollars, and a better horse or mule costs thousands."

"Wait, what's the difference between a horse and a mule, and why is there so much difference in price?" Liu Xiangyang's focus is very different.

He knew that mules were a cross between a horse and a donkey, but for the first time he heard two different names. Just one wrong word can make a double price difference.

"A horse and a mule are born of a mare, and a donkey and a mule are born of a she-donkey. There are individual differences between the two, horses and mules are large in size, have great strength, and can do many things, such as pulling carts, plowing fields, and grinding noodles. And it is not easy to get sick, and the price is naturally higher than that of a donkey and mule. One mule is worth the work of two donkeys or mules." Wang Manyin explained in detail.

This is one of the reasons why mules are more expensive than horses or donkeys.

Mules, on the other hand, are rare.

At present, the technology of livestock breeding has not yet matured, and the way to get mules is very simple and rude: horses and donkeys are tied to a barn and let them develop feelings for each other.

After all, horses and donkeys belong to different animals, and they pay attention to each other. Some play more flowers, and can quickly establish feelings. If you don't look at each other well, it's harder to have feelings.

In addition, there is a separation between the two animals, so it depends on luck to successfully give birth to a mule. If you're unlucky, you won't be able to succeed for a few years.

"That is to say, a horse and mule can be transported back to the Shibi Festival and sold, at least a few hundred yuan can be earned. Transported back to both ends, it is almost worth the dividends of all the members of the second team of Jar Village last year?!"

After a simple calculation, Liu Xiangyang was equally excited. He didn't expect that buying big livestock would be more profitable.

A few hundred dollars at a time, as long as you run four or five times, the money for the walk-behind tractor will be earned!

In fact, not to mention Liu Xiangyang and the two, even Wang Manyin was a little tempted.

But after thinking about it, he shook his head firmly.

"Uncle Yanqiang, even if we buy it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to go back."

In fact, in the face of such a large price difference between the two places, anyone who is not a fool can see the business opportunities inside.

The key value is not worth the risk!

At present, grassland livestock are also purchased and sold in a unified manner, and private individuals are not allowed to buy and sell, let alone move across regions. For this reason, a special regulation was issued to prohibit production teams from all over the country from going straight to buy without permission.

Cattle, horses, and mules belong to large-scale means of production, and the management is very strict. Especially in the last two years, various .......... are not allowed

Sheep are different, they are small animals and are slightly looser.

What's more, sheep can be eaten in the village with less impact. The large livestock was bought back to be sold, and once it was discovered, the three of them couldn't eat and walked around.

In addition to Liu Xiangyang, the two have families and businesses. Unless you really can't get by, you can't take such a big risk.

From Wang Manyin's standpoint, the benefits and risks are completely disproportionate.

After listening to the analysis, the mood of the two gradually calmed down.

Indeed, this money seems to be easy to earn, but it requires the courage to break the boat, unless they are really iron-clad.

For a while, I was a little depressed.

With the help of Wu Enqi, the three of them didn't have much trouble.

In just over an hour, there were enough fifteen sheep...... In fact, they originally wanted to buy 20 of them, but when they set off from Jar Village, they found that the space in the carriage was too small, and it was a bit crowded to fit 15 of them.

Afraid that the sheep would jump out of the car and run away halfway, the three of them also deliberately tied all the sheep together.

After everything was done, Wang Yanqiang turned his head and asked, "Man Yin, when will we set off, and how should we deal with it on the road?"

Don't look at him as a soldier outside, but he really doesn't know as much about the doorways in business as Wang Manyin. So along the way, it's basically up to the other party to call the shots.

"Don't worry, Brother Wuenqi explained to me just now, wait for it to get dark and take us to the night road, take an old road in the sand, no one will take care of it there...... Most of the people who used to sell cattle came from there."

Regarding this matter, Wang Manyin also inquired clearly.

When they came, they had a certificate from the village, and it was an empty car, so naturally no one would care. Now pulling a cart of sheep counts as proof

It's not so easy to get it back safely.

So in order to reduce unnecessary trouble, it is better to discredit the rush.

Hearing that Wang Manyin had a plan, the two of them were relieved.

After dark, Uenqi led the way on horseback, followed by two sheepdogs. Liu Xiangyang drove the walk-behind tractor and followed closely behind, with an air dead wind lamp hanging on the roof of the carriage, and Wang Manyin turning on the flashlight next to him.

This flashlight was borrowed by Liu Xiangyang from other educated youths, and now it comes in handy.

As a herder, Wuenqi is very familiar with the nearby grasslands and has never deviated from the direction.

By midnight, they had driven forty or fifty miles. Towards the Gobi sands, you will enter. There is an abandoned old road that leads to the south, and is often used by other livestock traders.

There are two rows of sand willows planted along the ancient road, so you won't get lost as long as you walk along the trail.

After separating from Wu Enqi, the three continued to drive the hand-held tractor to catch up at night.

The road is not far from the desert, and some sections have been eroded by sand. The walk-behind tractor was sometimes difficult to walk, but fortunately it did not get bogged down.

Before leaving, the three of them had already agreed. One person is responsible for driving, one is lighting and guarding the flock, and the other is taking a break and is ready to take turns at any time.

Now it's time for Wang Manyin to rest, and after handing the flashlight to Wang Yanqiang, he sits on the gang and squints.

In order to prevent himself from oversleeping and falling down, he also deliberately tied one hand to the front bash of the carriage.

Fifteen sheep almost filled the entire carriage, and the strong smell went straight to the nostrils, but Wang Manyin still quickly fell asleep.

I don't know how long it took, Wang Yanqiang suddenly shouted, "Man Yin, wake up, don't sleep!"

"What, it's time for a shift?" He asked dimly opening his eyes.

"No, what do you see over there?" Wang Yanqiang stretched out his hand and pointed into the darkness, his voice trembling.

Following the direction pointed by the other party, Wang Manyin turned his head to look.

Immediately, the whole person was clever, and there was no sleepiness at all.

His voice trembled a little, too: "Wolves?!"

Through the faint light of the flashlight, you can see a row of faint green lights appearing in the darkness not far away.

Quietly, but people can't help but be frightened.

Mountain farmer