Xu Yang returned to the farm from Shennongjia and rested for a day.

That afternoon, after the farm stall selling hand-baked cakes ended, Chen Juan was the only one in the car.

Seeing this scene, Xu Yang asked:
"Where's Wang Wu?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Juan immediately replied:
"After selling the cakes he went to the market, I think to look at the cattle and sheep."

Xu Yang nodded. He knew that Wang Wu had always planned to buy a calf as a pet, and he probably went to look for a cow.

About half an hour later, Wang Wu was seen returning to the farm in a diesel tricycle, leading a calf.

Xu Yang was teasing the little wolf at the time. When he saw Wang Wu coming back, he walked over to watch the fun.

All I saw was Wang Wu getting off the car holding the calf, and then touching the calf's head.

This is a calf that is completely black and looks a little thin.

"Wang Wu, have you bought the cow? How did you choose it?"

Xu Yang immediately asked with a smile.

He looked at the cow and thought it was pretty good.

Among farm animals, cows are definitely the warmest guys and have the best personalities.

Generally speaking, the animals in the yard enjoy playing with the cows.

This is true whether it's a cat or a dog.

So life will be more interesting if there is one more cow on the farm.

"Yes, the calf's mother was sold to a slaughterhouse. I felt sorry for the calf, so I bought it back."

"This guy looks pretty pitiful."

Wang Wu responded.

Xu Yang nodded. This was a good thing. "Dr. Shen will come over this afternoon. Ask him to take a look at Xiao Niu and give him a physical examination."

"I think this little guy is quite skinny. Let's feed him some milk first and slowly heal him."

Xu Yang is concerned about the condition of the Mavericks.

Wang Wu's expression brightened up, "Okay, Doctor Shen is coming over, that's perfect."

Xu Yang responded with a smile: "I am coming over to help the sow give birth."

"The sow is going to give birth in the next two days, so I plan to have him come over to take a look."

Xu Yang is in favor of his employees raising their own animals, and his farm can be considered a charity farm.

And there is enough space, and the number of animals is relatively small now.

For example, there are only two cats.

Large farms have many cats.

There are only four dogs here, while other farms have whole litters of native dogs.

Wang Wu was busy feeding the calf, while Xu Yang went to the pigpen to look after the sows.

Pregnant sows are kept in isolation.

It has been confirmed that six sows are pregnant, one of which is the most noisy and may be about to give birth prematurely.

Xu Yang still cares about these sows.

After all, they are raised by myself and are part of the farm.

It's really not easy to deliver a sow without some skills.

By the afternoon, Shen Jianguo hurried over with a bag of tools in his hand.

Xu Yang followed him.

Shen Jianguo went to the pigpen and was surprised to see the pig's belly.

"This pig's belly is so big? How many pigs are there?"

"I can't handle it alone. I need someone else to help me."

After hearing what Shen Jianguo said, Ma Wen volunteered:

"Let me do it. I used to raise pigs and deliver babies."

Xu Yang was watching outside the pigpen. Wang Wu, Li Shan and Zheng Xiangqian were all there.

The farm is so small that if it gets a little lively occasionally, everyone will come over.

Shen Jianguo changed Ma Wen into a disposable protective suit and told him to pay attention to hygiene when entering the pigpen.

Zhao Benshan once mentioned a book in his skit called "Postpartum Care for Sows". In fact, this book really exists.

In those days, pigs were very valuable possessions.

Sows are prone to illness and death after giving birth to piglets, so they must be well taken care of.

Xu Yang doesn't want the animals on the farm to die of illness.

Shen Jianguo got a basin of clean water and a towel and began to counsel the sow to ease her emotions.

Soothe your stomach from time to time.

As an experienced veterinarian, he must be very familiar with this aspect.

Now, many villagers come to Shen Jianguo for medical treatment every day.

Shen Jianguo likes to stay on the farm and take a stroll occasionally.

After all, he has the skills and is an old expert, so his life is still pretty good.

The sows at Xuyang Farm are well taken care of and there is no need to worry too much.

At this time, the sow began to struggle, and soon a black piglet was born.

Shen Jianguo signaled to Ma Wen to clean the piglet and prepare to deliver the second one.

The sow didn't grunt much when giving birth.

This seems to be their instinct. It is very dangerous in the wild. They are at their weakest when giving birth. If they scream, they will easily be targeted by wild beasts.

After the first one was born, the second one never came out.

The sow's belly is still bulging.

It lay on its side, revealing a row of "buttons". When Xu Yang was bored, he counted them and found there were fourteen in total.

Quite a lot.

The employees were waiting and chatting on the side.

Wang Wu asked, "How many babies can this produce? At least five or six."

Hearing this, Li Shan responded: "I estimate there are eight."

Xu Yang said: "At least 10, there are more than eight in this stomach."

At this time, Wang Wu became interested and said, "Let's make a bet of 100 yuan. Whoever guesses closer to the answer will split the money equally." Hearing his proposal, Xu Yang and Li Shan both agreed completely.

Wang Wu: "Then I guess 9."

Li Shan: "I still guess 8."

Xu Yang glanced at the sow in the pigsty, stroked his chin and pondered for a while, then gave his answer:

"I guess 12."

"How many?"

Ma Wen and Li Shan were both stunned.

12?
That's a bit exaggerated.

Xu Yang thought it was normal.

This sow is in very good health, and the best breeding pigs are prepared for her.

That's right, there are more children.

"Okay, that's settled."

Wang Wu said immediately, as if he was afraid that Xu Yang would go back on his word.

After the three of them discussed it, they began to watch the piglet being delivered.

At this time, the sow continued to push, and the piglets were born one by one.

Shen Jianguo continued to guide her, and the subsequent birthing process went smoothly.

In the distance, Zheng Xiangqian and Niu Zhuang watched from afar and did not get close.

Zheng Xiangqian couldn't bear to see such a dirty scene, and Niu Zhuang had no interest in it at all.

So they just sat far away and waited a while to ask how many kittens were born.

7, 8, 9.

The employees counted the numbers, and the numbers became more and more outrageous.

10, 11...

"No, there is more!"

Wang Wu was a little anxious and said in surprise,
Shen Jianguo responded:

"I haven't seen the placenta yet, so there must be at least 13-14 babies."

Then, more piglets were delivered.

Finally, the total number was fixed at 14.

Seeing this scene, Xu Yang couldn't help but laugh, "It's more than I expected, a bit outrageous."

Wang Wu and Li Shan opened WeChat and transferred a red envelope of 100 yuan to Xu Yang.

If you lose, you have to admit it.

Xu Yang thought it was quite interesting. Even though it was just a gamble, it was always good to make money.

"14 of them, all matched. They are quite fertile."

Wang Wu looked at the piglets in the pigsty and said again.

Shen Jianguo and Ma Wen were busy taking care of the big and small pigs and couldn't care less.

Next comes the raising of piglets and postpartum care of sows, which is quite a lot of work.

In this busy manner, the afternoon has passed.

Niu Zhuang had already gone to prepare dinner, and Aunt Zhang also came over to help.

"What, 14 piglets were born today?"

“This is incredible.”

Aunt Zhang was extremely shocked when she heard the news.

This kind of thing is rare in the village.

"That's normal. The feed is good, the pigs are of good breed, and they are the best breeding pigs. They will definitely give birth to more."

“So much work went into the early stages.”

Niu Zhuang responded.

The happiest among these people is Xu Yang. As a farmer, he must be happy to see his assets increase.

Sure enough, the previous efforts were not in vain.

It was worth the money I spent to hire a breeding pig.

The only disadvantage of expensive things is that they are expensive.

Everyone enjoyed the dinner. Niu Zhuang specially stewed pork and vermicelli for everyone. The meat was delicious and the vermicelli was soft and chewy. It was so delicious to eat.

Everyone was talking about the birth of a piglet today.

"If every pig could reproduce this much, how many pigs would there be?" Wang Wu sighed sincerely.

Xu Yang smiled and said, "Fifty or sixty is enough. If there are more, the farm won't be able to support them."

"We can build another pigsty. I don't think it's a big problem."

Marvin suggested.

"That's enough for now. If we raise any more, it will be too many. We can raise something else if we have the space."

Xu Yang said again.

The cost of animal husbandry is high, and raising pigs has a bit of a strong odor.

This is just enough for now.

Any more and the farm won't smell good.

Xu Yang still focuses more on planting.

Another fruitful day.

This is what daily life on the farm is like.

The next day, Xu Yang went to the woods to claim his white crow.

Crows are very intelligent and not easy to mess with. They live together in a group and have strong teamwork abilities.

It would be great if Xu Yang could raise one.

Moreover, if he trained the white crow to become the leader of a flock of crows, perhaps all the crows would listen to him in the future.

By that time, Xu Yang might really be able to control the flock of crows to perform some simple commands.

That was a spectacular scene. (End of this chapter)