Rebirth on the top of the mountain, my herding career

Two yaks are competing with each other. One of them is the family's previous breeding cow and belongs to the Parpaha yak.

Its opponent is Bazhou's well-bred yak, which has obvious differences in appearance.

Qin Xifeng originally considered that in order to avoid the degeneration of yak breeds caused by excessive inbreeding, this time the breeding was mainly based on two Bazhou fine-bred yaks, but obviously this male Parpaha yak was not happy.

It eventually turned into a battle.

"Are you rebelling? Be honest!"

Qin Xifeng stepped forward and whipped them wildly with a whip. After all, they were domesticated yaks, so they were still a little afraid of him. After being beaten, the two bulls stopped one after another and stood there panting.

As for the female yaks, they don’t care about these nonsense. Whoever wins wins, so what does it have to do with them?

"Xifeng, it seems that we can't be lazy anymore. Let's help breed them tomorrow. If we continue like this, the breeding period will be over, and we may not be able to succeed."

Atik also rushed over. The father and son looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.

The reproductive rate of yaks is inherently low. Under normal circumstances, a female yak needs to be bred two or three times before it can be bred successfully.

Originally I wanted to save some trouble and let the yaks reproduce naturally.

The current situation is that it is impossible not to intervene. Otherwise, when you wake up one morning, you may see a certain breeding cow beaten to a disability.

"That's all we have to do!"

Qin Xifeng wants to use these two Bazhou high-breed yaks to improve the genetics of the population. Now it seems that he has to implement planned distribution. The three breeding yaks should not be idle. Success depends on their own abilities.

Fortunately, there are not many yaks at home, so the work was completed in two days.

The following days were relatively leisurely. Sometimes he would go up the mountain for inspection, and sometimes he would go to the river valley to see the alfalfa planted.

The vegetables in the greenhouse are gradually ripening, and he specially called Gulidan at noon today. The two picked some peppers and tomatoes and made a large pot of spicy meat noodles.

"Gulidan, I'll send some to mom and dad, and we'll have dinner when I get back."

Qin Xifeng will naturally not forget his parents. Although they don't like vegetables very much, they still have no problem eating noodles.

There hasn't been much fresh meat at home lately, and herdsmen don't often slaughter sheep. If they slaughter livestock without restraint, will they be unable to survive in the future?

Today's mutton was brought by Gulidan. With people we have good relationships with, whoever slaughters the sheep will usually share some with other families.

"Xifeng, my eldest brother is getting married next week. My brother will personally invite you to his wedding. When are you going to leave? Do you have enough time?"

Qin Xifeng quickly returned to his yurt, and the two of them chatted about home affairs while eating.

Gulidan knew that the other party was about to drive livestock to the farm, and he wanted to go with him, but he was too embarrassed to speak directly.

So we started talking about my eldest brother’s wedding.

"It's late. I'm not in such a hurry to leave. There are still many places I'm not ready for."

Qin Xifeng glanced at Gulidan and replied with a smile.

"Well, I told my parents that I should go to this year's summer transfer, but they didn't agree. Unless... I go with you."

Gulidan also tried artificial intervention to breed sheep at home a while ago, and the results were quite good.

This gave her parents a new understanding of their daughter.

But they were certainly not at ease when a girl was asked to drive a group of livestock and trek across the country. Her mother said that if she could be with Qin Xifeng, she would go.

Qin Xifeng hesitated for a moment and finally nodded.

It's not that she dislikes Gulidan, it's mainly that transitioning scenes is a chore, and he doesn't want her to work too hard.

But looking at the other party's appearance, he seemed eager to give it a try, so he didn't refuse.

"Xifeng, you are the best!"

Gulidan suddenly became happy. She finished the noodles in three mouthfuls, put down her bowl and chopsticks, got up and ran away.

"Hey, this mess hasn't been cleaned up yet, why are you running?"

"I'll go back and tell grandma that you agreed. Leave the bowls and chopsticks there and don't move them. I'll be back in a minute."

In just a moment, Gulidan disappeared into the distance on horseback.

Qin Xifeng smiled and shook his head, not taking it seriously. It was just a nomadic companionship. As long as the parents of the two families didn't say anything, there wouldn't be any gossip in the village.

The local people's sentiments are still quite different from those in the mainland.

Gulidan's family agreed to this matter, and the Atiks naturally would not object, so the matter was settled.

night.

Qin Xifeng was in the yurt thinking about what he needed to bring with him for this transition.

"You need to bring a set of solar energy equipment, a portable small weather station, a livestock health monitor, a radio, a bright flashlight, a shotgun and a hunting knife, a walkie-talkie, a first aid kit..."

The yurt he lives in now does not need to be demolished. There is a more portable yurt at home. Although it is smaller, it is enough.

In addition, there is no need to bring tools such as jade appraisal and processing tools, polished black suet jade, etc. You can leave them to grandma for safekeeping.

You should bring commonly used veterinary drugs and equipment, as well as simple livestock fences (actually just wooden sticks and ropes)...

Qin Xifeng made a list while thinking so as not to miss anything.

Two days later, Gulidan's eldest brother personally invited Qin Xifeng to his wedding, and Gulidan's father also invited the Atik couple.

Mr. and Mrs. Atik and Qin Xifeng happily accepted the invitation.

Local weddings usually last three days. When the day came, Qin Xifeng and his parents specially dressed up in festive costumes and went to Gulidan's house carrying gifts.

"Uncle Atik, aunt, Xifeng, please sit down quickly."

Gulidan took a group of girls to serve as welcome guests today. When she saw Qin Xifeng's family of three, she hurried over.

Today her yurt was beautifully decorated, the grass outside the yurt was covered with colorful ribbons, and there was a festive atmosphere everywhere.

The respected people and elders entered the yurt, and the rest of the people sat around the dining table on the grass, eating dried fruits and drinking milk tea, and constantly sent blessings to the host's family.

The banquet started soon. The main course was roasted whole lamb, and there were various dairy products, baked buns, butter naan bread, and mutton soup for the guests to enjoy.

The most common drink is highland barley wine, but everyone just tastes it and no one really gets drunk.

After the atmosphere increased, cheerful music sounded at the scene, and even Atik personally came out to play the six-stringed harp that he was good at.

"Zifeng, come and dance!"

The person who extended the invitation to Qin Xifeng was not Gulidan, but the second daughter of Aunt Feiruzi's family. She was about the same age as Qin Xifeng, and she usually had a good relationship with Gulidan.

"Okay, I'm here."

Qin Xifeng wiped his hands, stood up and walked over.

There are already many men and women singing and dancing in the open space outside the yurt. Everyone is wearing traditional clothes and letting out their happy emotions.

This fuss continued into the night.

the next day.

A group of young people in the village played festive music and escorted the groom to pick up the bride. This day is also called the wedding day.

When they arrive at the bride's house, a formal ceremony will be held by the woman's side.

The groom and the accompanying young man will stay at the bride's house for one night, and then pick up the bride early the next morning, playing music and singing all the way back to the groom's house.

The third day.

This is the man’s wedding ceremony.