GBP Chapter 318 60 Control Group Cannon Fodder 6
Chapter 318 60 Control Group Cannon Fodder 6
Zhou Zhisheng also nodded in agreement with Yang Changying's words, but he couldn't send it over now. He could only wait until everyone got to work and let Xiaoxiao take it over herself!
"Then Dad, what are you going to give me?" Zhou Xiaoxiao was a little curious. She had never given a proper gift for becoming a disciple!
"Just take ten eggs. There are still three apples that Xiaoxiao bought last time! Xiaoxiao, bring two over tomorrow! We have no other choice. We don't have any meat at home. Otherwise, we'd better buy a pound or two of meat. We can only wait until the New Year to make up for it." Doctor Guo could understand that the family was poor.
"It's okay, Dad. I'll get off work early today and go to the mountain to plug the rabbit holes!" Zhou Qingmiao raised his hand quickly to indicate that he had been thinking about the rabbit meat that day for a long time! He hoped to catch more rabbits, as he was a little greedy for meat.
"Brother, I want to go too, take me with you." Zhou Xiaoxiao said quickly. If she really couldn't find the rabbit hole, she could cheat!
"That's fine. Rabbits usually have several holes for entrance and exit. You can help block one hole!" Zhou Qingmiao agreed!
The matter was happily decided!
At around four o'clock, Zhou Qingmiao came back. The brother and sister carried backpacks and axe and went to the mountain. After all, Zhou Qingmiao was a professional. He knew exactly where the rabbit hole was and his destination was very clear. He went straight to the rabbit hole. Those who didn't know would think he had raised the rabbit!
"Second brother, how do you know if there is a rabbit in here?"
"Look at the entrance of the cave to see if there are any signs of crawling. Listen to the sounds, and see if there is any rabbit droppings or anything like that. You will know after seeing it more often." Zhou Qingmiao said disapprovingly.
He looked at several rabbit holes for a few times, and finally chose one to let his little sister guard it. He then moved a big stone to block the entrance of another hole, and went in to light wet firewood to use smoke!
Zhou Xiaoxiao used his mental power to take a look. Hey, it was true. This was the only cave nearby with people inside. And it was a family of six! No wonder Zhou Qingmiao had never returned empty-handed. It turned out that he really understood this!
Half an hour later, all six members of the family were caught. Zhou Qingmiao used the rope he had prepared long ago to neatly tie up the rabbit's legs!
"Brother, should we raise these four smaller ones when we go back? It would be great if we can, then we can have rabbit meat to eat continuously!" Zhou Xiaoxiao suddenly felt that this was also a way to increase the family income!
“If you don’t raise them well, the rabbits will dig holes and escape.” Zhou Qingmiao thought about it and decided that raising rabbits was not very reliable. If they ran away, they might as well turn into a piece of meat and be eaten!
"Can we keep them in cages? Or dig a place like a cellar and see how they dig holes. If feasible, I can pick some wild grass or vegetables for them to eat every day and let them give birth to little rabbits! These little guys have a very strong reproductive ability, and I can secretly sell some of them, which is also a source of income. Even if we don't sell them, we can eat meat regularly." The more Zhou Xiaoxiao thought about it, the more she felt that this method could work!
"Let's go back and discuss with my parents to see if we can raise it!" Zhou Qingmiao thought seriously about his younger sister's suggestion. If they could really raise it, then they would have an endless supply of rabbit meat to eat.
"Okay!" Zhou Xiaoxiao smiled. It has to work no matter how hard it is. It doesn't matter even if she dies. She can keep replenishing.
The brother and sister started to chop firewood. Zhou Qingmiao was responsible for chopping the firewood, while Zhou Xiaoxiao was responsible for arranging the firewood into a neat pile, and then asked her brother to come over to bundle it. The brother and sister cooperated very well, and soon two bundles of firewood, one large and one small, were chopped!
On their way back, they happened to meet everyone getting off work! Along the way, Zhou Qingmiao called this uncle and that uncle, and Zhou Xiaoxiao followed behind her brother and called out. If they stopped to chat, she would just smile and nod!
When they got home, Yang Changying was cooking dinner, so Zhou Xiaoxiao went to help her mother light the fire. She excitedly told her mother that this time they had caught six rabbits, two large and four small, and the eldest brother was called by the second brother to deal with the rabbits!
At the dinner table, the brother and sister mentioned to their family that they wanted to raise rabbits. If they could really raise them, the four half-grown rabbits could be used as rabbit seedlings, and they would soon become pregnant and give birth.
Zhou Zhisheng was thinking about the feasibility, advantages and risks of this method, thinking about it all.
"Dad, let's raise them first. Isn't there a shortage of meat everywhere now? No matter how small the rabbit is, it's still meat! If you are not allowed to raise them privately, you can raise them in the name of the village as a collective!
You don't have to worry about the rabbits having nothing to eat. We can open up more land and plant grass and vegetables. People can eat it, pigs can eat it, and rabbits can eat it too.
You can report this to the higher-ups, just like raising pigs, I believe they will agree. The villagers will definitely not object, after all, it's either eating meat or exchanging it for money.
We have not only increased income, but also solved the problem of difficulty in getting meat in various places, and indirectly solved the problems of the leaders!
If we do well, we can be selected as advanced village cadres or cadres, which will be a piece of cake. Maybe we can be selected as advanced cadres, and when the time comes to allocate tractors, hehe! Then my brother can learn to drive a tractor." Zhou Xiaoxiao also started to make big promises. Her father was the team leader, and he was the one who had a say in the village!
The more Zhou Zhisheng thought about it, the better he felt his daughter's idea was. He finished his meal in no time and prepared to discuss with the village cadres that this matter must be implemented.
Zhou Xiaoxiao called him quickly. "Dad, don't be so anxious. Let's raise these four rabbits first and see if we can keep them alive! Once all four rabbits are alive, or you get pregnant and give birth to rabbits, then we can tell you! We have facts, truth, and data, so we will be more convincing!"
At that time, you can draft a plan, write down all your ideas, and submit it to your leader for application. This will make it look formal, high-end and classy!"
Zhou Zhisheng stopped walking. His daughter was right. He should at least see if the four little guys can be raised first! Otherwise, if he went to ask them and they agreed, but the rabbits were not raised, how embarrassing it would be!
"You still need to read more books. Look at how you do things and talk in a set way. My daughter, I'll leave the drafting of that plan to you! Second brother, you know more about rabbits, so I'll leave the task of mowing the grass for them to you." Zhou Zhisheng first praised them and then immediately began to assign tasks!
The next afternoon, after everyone in the family went to work, Zhou Xiaoxiao came to Dr. Guo's house with the apprenticeship gifts prepared by her parents.
In front of Dr. Guo, he took out the things one by one.
"You, what are you doing?" Doctor Guo pointed at the things in front of him!
"It's the gift for apprenticeship! My parents prepared it. Master, do I still need to kneel down, kowtow and serve tea?" Zhou Xiaoxiao looked at Doctor Guo seriously.
"No, please don't, don't harm me! Now the leaders are talking about destroying the four olds. If you kowtow to me, wouldn't that be cheating me?" Doctor Guo waved his hands quickly.
"Besides, didn't I say yesterday that there was no need to prepare these? We are just learning and discussing progress together. What kind of master is this? If I become your master, what can I teach you? You should just call me Doctor Guo! It sounds better to me. If I call you master, I'm afraid I'll be arrested." He was really afraid of misleading his students!
"Okay, I'll call you Doctor Guo when there are people around, and I'll call you Master when there are no people around! You can teach me whatever you want!" Zhou Xiaoxiao thought about it, and indeed, she was not allowed to do these things now. Didn't she see that her parents prepared a gift for her to become a disciple, but she had to bring it without anyone's knowledge?
Now she wants to start recognizing medicinal herbs, familiarizing herself with their properties, and how to prepare them starting this afternoon. She is also learning very seriously. Although she has already known these things a long time ago, it is still good to review them to learn new things!
She learned it quite easily, but it was a surprise to Doctor Guo. He knew yesterday that this little girl had a good memory, but he didn't expect it to be so good that she could remember everything she saw.
This is a natural talent for learning medicine. It's a waste for her to just follow him! Father? If you are still alive, open your eyes and look. Your dream disciple has appeared! It's a pity that she appeared too late. He was almost worried to death. At the speed this girl was learning, he would have nothing to teach her in half a month.
In order to keep up with the pace of this girl, or to teach her more, he worked overtime every night, reading the three medical books left by his father. He originally brought these medical books with him just to keep them as a memory, but he didn't expect that...
Oh! He said that taking in an apprentice is not a good thing! Working overtime has caused me to dream about my father forcing me to recite the soup recipe song when I was a child. I feel like I am going bald!
After seven or eight days, the four rabbits grew very healthy under Zhou Qingmiao's careful care! This also gave Zhou Zhisheng hope, and he paid more and more attention to these little guys, as if he saw the red flag of the advanced village waving to him!
Everything is going in a good direction! And this morning, I thought that my submission to the newspaper had gone unanswered, but I suddenly received two letters today!
Zhou Xiaoxiao looked at the thick envelope and quickly opened it. It contained a letter and a newspaper, saying that her manuscript had been accepted and a copy of the accepted newspaper had been sent to her. They also hoped that she would submit more manuscripts, and also gave her two yuan in manuscript fees and a cloth coupon.
The other letter had three yuan, which was good, good, as long as there was money, there was hope. Nowadays, regular workers only make about thirty yuan a month, and five yuan for her two manuscripts was already very good.