Love in the Siheyuan: Starting from Jia Dongxu

The comrade from the Military Control Office said, "Comrade, I suggest you bring all the live cattle."

"Ah, if they were all live cows, we probably wouldn't be willing to slaughter them for meat." Jia Dongxu said a little embarrassedly.

There is already a huge labor shortage at present, so it is impossible to slaughter live cattle.

"Haha, just listen to me and bring live cattle. The weather is too cold now, and the road is long. You should be thankful if you can bring half of them back alive." The comrade from the Military Control Commission said with a smile.

"I'll go with you to pick out strong cows. Since you're so forthright, I'll pick out more cows for you."

"Oh, thank you so much." Jia Xu said happily, "Let's finish selecting quickly, pack the grass, and go back today."

If there are many cows, you may even get calves in the second year!

"Comrade, we still don't know your name. My name is Jia Dongxu, and I'm the deputy director of the logistics department of Beijing Steel Rolling Mill." Jia Dongxu happily stretched out his hand.

The comrade from the Military Control Office then said awkwardly, "Hello, Minister Jia, I am Li Yiming, an officer from the Military Control Office."

"Secretary Li, you see, I also bought more than ten kilograms of candy, peanuts, and dried fruits. Can I exchange these for some meat? I forgot about it because I was so busy."

"Oh? Ten pounds of candy? This is a rare good thing. And dried fruit? Let me see, I can exchange all of this for meat, right?"

Li Yiming asked Jia Dongxu and others to drive the car and take the herdsmen to their ranch to load cattle, and then asked the herdsmen to exchange candies, dried fruits, etc. for mutton.

It was not until the afternoon that Jia Dongxu finally loaded all the cows onto two trucks. Fortunately, the trucks had compartments, and the herders also put nose rings in the cows and tied them up so there was no need to worry about the cows jumping off the trucks.

Another car hit the shuttle bus's pasture and gave Li Yiming a folding fruit knife and half a pound of candy. The rest of the supplies were exchanged for half a car's worth of mutton.

At noon, three cars full of people set off for the capital.

"Minister Jia, when did you prepare these supplies? We didn't think about it before." Hu Mingcheng said with a smile. Minister Jia told everyone that after returning, each person would get a sheep.

According to everyone's meat-eating habits, everyone will have meat to eat during the Chinese New Year this year.

In addition to the seven people, there are more than 7 sheep, plus Li Yiming said that at least half of the cattle will be lost.

After getting the mutton, Jia Xu started to worry. He wanted to take all the cattle back alive, and now he would feel sad if he lost a cow.

"Team Leader Hu, our next task is arduous. Let's see if we can bring these cattle back safely." Jia Dongxu said, leaning back in his chair.

Wearing a coat and wrapping myself in a quilt, the wind coming through the door didn't seem so cold.

Although they still relied on the steamed buns kept warm in their chests for food every day, the car was much lighter and faster.

There were no problems along the way.

We hurried along the way we came across the grassland. We had been here once before and were already very familiar with the road.

In order to get back before it snowed, they turned on the headlights at night and drove slowly on the grassland, so they took turns driving and traveled day and night.

At night, the cows were so cold on the truck that they kept mooing. The sound of the cows and the truck engine spread from the truck to the depths of the grassland.

Then I heard the howling of wolves, and then bursts of wolves began to howl in the grassland.

"Captain Hu, are those wolves howling outside?" Jia Xu looked out through the car window.

Unfortunately, apart from the road ahead illuminated by the lights, nothing can be seen outside.

"Minister Jia, don't worry. We have encountered this before." Hu Mingcheng looked outside. "They can't catch up with us."

Jia Dongxu watched a wolf outside rushing towards the car, but was directly dragged under the car, and the car accelerated again.

"There must be a lot of wolves waiting ahead, right? Can they jump up?" Jia Dongxu couldn't help but ask, thinking about the scene just now.

"It's okay, as long as we don't stop. Plus, we're a big truck, and those beasts can't jump up from this height."

The cows in the car seemed to smell the scent of the wolves, and they mooed anxiously in the car, which made the wolves excited as well.

All that could be heard was the howling of wolves, which frightened the people in the car.

"Captain Jia, hold on tight. Let's show these beasts some of our strength. They dared to rush towards the car!"

Hu Mingcheng smiled and honked his horn several times, signaling the cars behind to speed up. The sound of the horn calmed the cattle, and the three cars began to speed up.

When the wolves saw the car start to speed up, they also chased it madly, wanting to bite the huge monster in front of them. The smell of cattle made their eyes turn green.

Many wolves rushed towards the car from all directions, but were all knocked away as the car started to speed up.

The sudden acceleration made the cattle cry in panic, one after another, making the wolves think that other wolves had entered the herd.

This caused the wolves to speed up and follow closely, but unfortunately the animals could not outrun the car and the wolves were gradually left behind by the car.

Apart from a few helpless barks to express their anger, they had no choice but to return to bite their own kind that had been hit or crushed to death.

Although they had shaken off the wolves, the three cars did not stop. They just slowed down and moved forward slowly.

At this time, the advantage of having two drivers is reflected. The two drivers take turns to rest and drive, gradually leaving the grassland behind.

The group continued on their journey without stopping to eat or drink, hoping to leave the grassland before the snow fell.

As experienced drivers, they know very well that the grassland becomes dangerous after it snows. The snow will become heavier and piled up very high, making it difficult for trucks to move.

When the convoy arrived, they traveled during the day and rested at night, with some time for meals in between. It took a total of 8 days.

On the way back, the car was much lighter, and we traveled day and night. We only refueled when passing through some cities before setting off again.

It took three days and three nights to reach Zhangjiakou.

Perhaps because they were frightened by the wolves, starting from the third day, some cows could not hold on and were frozen to death.

By the time we set out from Zhangjiakou and headed for Xuanhua, the road had become difficult to travel on, the vehicle was shaking a lot, and we couldn't drive at night.

When they arrived in Xuanhua, it was already the fourth day and 4 cows had died, which made Jia Dongxu very worried.

Unexpectedly, when the weather got cold, even the cows couldn’t bear it.

"Captain Hu, is there any way to keep the cows alive? They can't die anymore!"

Jia Dongxu looked at the remaining 20 cows, several of which were already lying in the carriage.

"The only places left are Huailai and Changping, which are only two days away. The weather will be much warmer in Huailai and the road will be easier to travel." Hu Mingcheng said after thinking for a while.