Who knows! As soon as I returned to the mountains to farm, I encountered a natural disaster.

Now I know that only pregnant cows have their tails tilted.

The two looked at each other. Most of the information above used to confirm the pregnancy of cows by using test strip tests to check for progesterone and the like. The two of them found nothing.

"Did you hear what the cows said after they came back?"

Mu Xi shook his head.

The sheep made quite a lot of noise, but the cows really didn't hear anything like that.

Zhao Yeqing could basically deduce it based on the information, the size of the cow's belly and his daily experience.

"Does this mean that the cow was already pregnant when we brought it back?"

"probably?"

The two looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

Suddenly Zhao Yeqing remembered something and hurriedly ran to the cattle pen.

Speaking quickly while changing shoes, "Pregnant cows can't eat silage!"

Mu Xi also recalled what was said in the book, hurried to the hay house and carried the hay to the cow pen.

Zhao Yeqing took the cracked planting pot that had been placed next to the house to the cattle pen, put hay in it, and attracted the pregnant cows to graze.

Mu Xi's eyes were complicated, "I'll tell you why this cow has a bad appetite and doesn't eat much."

He was still wondering why he didn't eat silage and kept eating the straw used as bedding.

Zhao Yeqing also fell silent, probably thinking that it was not easy to take care of himself.

Fortunately, they usually feed a mixture of silage and hay, otherwise the cow would probably have miscarried long ago.

Unlike sheep, pregnant cows cannot eat acidic pasture. Silage is fermented acidic feed.

In addition to feeding hay, highland barley straw can also be fed to cows.

But these fibers are relatively thick, so it is best to feed them some refined grains. But now they both have to count the refined grains themselves, so there is no extra grain to feed the cattle.

If you count the cow's pregnancy from the time you picked it up, the cow's belly size is estimated to be within two months of giving birth, or four months at the longest.

The two of them had no experience in raising cattle and could not estimate the exact time. However, the pregnant cow could not eat only hay and straw for a long time. In order to have enough nutrition for lactation, it still had to eat green fodder.

The two looked at each other and Zhao Yeqing said, "How about we go cut the grass back?"

Next to the wheat field, in the pasture, the second crop of ryegrass has not been cut, and the alfalfa has not been harvested. If it were not for the heavy snow, it should have been collected half a month ago.

With such thick snow now, I don’t know how to dig out the grass.

The pasture and wheat fields were facing away from the wind, and there were hills blocking the wind. It was definitely no thicker than the snow at home.

Our home is close to the mountains and forests, and the wind blowing near them is blocked by the woods, and the snow piles up in their area.

But I don't know how long it would take just to walk from home to the pasture. The snow was now so thick that the dog couldn't pull the sled anymore. It couldn't bury the two of them, but it was enough to drown the dog in it.

Even if we could get across, the pasture would not be easy to transport back.

"Let's eat hay first. If the snow doesn't fall, we will clear the road in the next few days."

This life sounds tiring.

Mu Xi also wanted to let her rest and he could do it alone, but in the current situation if he was the only one doing it, he would definitely not be able to get the feed in time to feed the cattle.

It's not that Zhao Yeqing doesn't want to work, it's that after a long rest, he doesn't want to work and his bones become lazy.

She raised her hands to rub her face and stretched hard, "Phew!"

I felt more energetic instantly.

"Why don't you just shovel the snow? What a big deal."

Zhao Yeqing cheered up, and the two of them started working after dinner.

But things seemed to be simpler than the two imagined.

The snow will sink when you first step on it, but if you step on it a few more times, the snow will become firm and won't sink again.

The two hurried home and continued to dismantle the roof of the firewood shed that had been partially demolished before. They took off two wooden boards from the top and tied them together with the shoe soles.

It's like wearing two skis.

With this board, it becomes easier to compact the snow and the area is larger.

"This is good. You just need to walk back and forth. Think of it as exercise after the cat winter."

Zhao Yeqing stepped on it back and forth, and when he was resting, he also let the family dog ​​out. The dog ran into the untrodden snow and was immediately buried underneath, with only a little scalp still exposed.

I only let them play for a while and then put them back home, for fear that they would catch a cold.

Sticky and Snowcake are not as active as dogs. They prefer to sleep in front of the fireplace.

For transporting forage, the two planned to use the previous plank and add slide rails to make it look like a large sleigh.

Although it can't transport much with a large sled, it shouldn't be a problem if it only needs to supply one pregnant cow.

It took a lot of time to compact the snow, but fortunately it didn't snow in the next few days, and the temperature didn't continue to drop.

The two walked to the pasture for three days.

When you get near the pasture, you have to shovel the snow.

Walking this way from home, the snow gets thinner and thinner as we go.

When we arrived at the pasture, the snow was only as thick as our thighs.

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief after shoveling away the snow. Fortunately, the grass underneath was not soaked.

The snow on top was removed, revealing the still green alfalfa.

But the flowers were almost gone, leaving only the green leaves.

Alfalfa is very cold-tolerant and can withstand temperatures as low as nearly minus 40 degrees Celsius.

Even if you cut it back, you still can't feed it directly to cattle. Feeding cattle on grass covered with snow and frost will cause diarrhea in cattle.

It needs to be cut back and dried for a while before feeding.

While Zhao Yeqing was cutting grass, he began to envy the cows. He could still eat fresh vegetables on such a cold day.

Her spinach is still a sapling, and the tips of the re-sown peas are just a few centimeters tall.

After it snows, although the snow outside the house is very thick, there is also an advantage, that is, the wind cannot blow in. The outside is wrapped in snow, and the temperature inside the house is also much higher, which is very suitable for growing indoor vegetables. .

You don't even need to put on a coat after a fire is lit in the room's fireplace.

She cut off a handful of alfalfa, held it in her hand, stared at it for a few seconds, and then suddenly said,

“Can I eat this alfalfa?”

Mu Xi couldn't laugh or cry when he asked this question, "It's a kind of medicinal material. People can eat it, but it's not very delicious."

It’s not that it’s not delicious, it’s just that the alfalfa in this season is not fresh and tender, it’s a bit old, and it may have too much fiber when you eat it.

If the alfalfa is fresh and tender at the beginning of spring, it is also delicious when eaten cold or wrapped in flour and steamed in a steamer like Sophora japonica and Yuqian.

Zhao Yeqing is not picky about food, as long as he can eat it. If he can eat some fresh green leafy vegetables this season, he won't be picky. If he is too old to chew it, he will vomit.

The wagyu successfully snatched the food, and the alfalfa that was cut back appeared on the dinner table for the two of them for the first time.