: Getting into trouble

Author: Ye Gong Haolong A

: Getting into trouble

After giving good medicine to the little white cow, seeing that it finally felt better, Wang Susu relaxed her brows slightly and asked, "Did it come from a gadfly bite?"

"Gadfly? I can't say for sure... Our cattle are clean and we clean them cleanly, so we haven't attracted many gadfly flies. Besides, there have been fewer gadflies in recent years. They can usually be seen in the fields during busy farming periods. Last year, they were broken off

When Baogu was born, Liu Nier was bitten by her. It was swollen and painful, and the pain lasted for several days."

Chen Ling shook his head.

There used to be a lot of gadflies when they were young, but now there are indeed fewer gadflies in recent years.

The gadfly is an insect that looks very much like a fly.

It’s definitely no stranger to herding cows when I was a kid.

Gadflies like to fly around cows. Especially in summer, there are more gadflies than mosquitoes and are more terrifying.

What these guys like to do most is to bite and suck blood from the cow's back, legs, and eyelids.

At this time, just one slap would kill several gadflies.

Then his hands were covered with cow blood that he had sucked.

Whether buffalo or oxen, they all attract gadflies.

Water buffaloes, in particular, like to be by the water in summer, and the water's edge is even more of a paradise for gadflies.

In the case of the little white cow, it is really possible that it was bitten by a gadfly.

Just as they were about to go out and take a look, they heard Wang Lixian's voice coming from outside: "Come out, rich and noble, come out and see your cattle..."

This must be the three scalpers outside.

It had just rained last night, the ground was not dry yet, and the grass was full of mud and water, so I didn’t purposely drive them out, I just let them out and let them move around the orchard.

There is no problem if the dog is watching.

As a result, the little white bull was injured first, and then Wang Lixian shouted outside again.

Chen Ling and the others hurried out to take a look.

When I went out to take a look, it was like that gadfly, but it was not just one, but a group of them. They were everywhere on the three oxen. They were so anxious that they kept swishing their tails.

"When I first came here, I saw dragonflies flying all over the sky on the way, and there are so many gadflies coming to your place. Don't let there be another disaster this year, right?"

Wang Lixian came here with a cart to haul quail dung. When he saw Chen Ling's cattle being attacked by gadflies, he did not dare to move forward and chase them away, so he quickly called him out.

Seeing this, Chen Ling took off his shoes without saying a word and slapped the cow. While slapping the gadfly on the mouth, he responded: "There is nothing to cause a disaster. There have been dragonflies flying all over the sky before. This is it."

It’s better to come out before and after it rains...

There are so many gadflies all of a sudden. I guess they were recruited because our village raised more cattle this year."

Raising too many cattle will attract gadflies. Other families are not as diligent in cleaning as Chen Ling's family, and they breed very quickly.

Gadflies, like dragonflies, breed near water, and when it rains, they are all frightened out.

Of course, the environment on the farm is too good, which is also an inducement to accelerate their reproduction.

"It's possible that this year the whole village will follow your example of raising cows. Some people will raise two calves directly. Our village now has about thirty cows in total..."

"Yeah, it's a good thing it was discovered early, otherwise the cow would suffer and not grow meat well." Gao Xiulan and Wang Susu also helped to take things to shoot gadflies on the cow.

The gadfly is a powerful blood sucker and can also carry pathogens. If the cow is bitten too many times, it will become upset and if it does not eat properly, it will definitely affect its normal growth.

Chen Ling nodded, turned around and shouted: "Erhei, go and get two chickens."

When Erhei heard this, he immediately drove two old hens with their young over and started pecking at the gadflies that had fallen on the ground.

Wang Lixian laughed when he saw this: "Hahaha, you still remember feeding gadflies to chickens?"

"Isn't that right? When I was a kid, I killed gadflies and other things. I refused to waste them and fed them all to chickens...

This is good stuff. The old hen eats it and lays eggs. The whites are white, tender and smooth, and the yolks are golden brown. When fried, they taste incredibly delicious."

Chen Ling said with an afterthought on his face.

"Hey, your baby really never forgets to eat." Wang Lixian smiled and shook his head.

"But it's true, this thing sucks blood more powerfully than mosquitoes. The blood sucking is not for nothing. After eating the chicken, it lays delicious eggs."

Although this gadfly is hateful, not only causing harm to cattle, but also sucking human blood, its protein content is extremely high.

Feed the chickens and the eggs they lay will be big and delicious.

Many people know this.

It’s just that there are so few of them, and you won’t be able to catch them if you don’t raise cattle.

If you raise cattle, you'll have to worry about them coming.

"You guys clean up here, I'll go get the quail dung out."

After a few more jokes, Wang Lixian pulled the cart and left.

"Aling, can the spice you mixed with it prevent gadflies? If it can, add some to the cow..." Wang Susu asked worriedly.

Although she has many home remedies, they are only used to treat people's illnesses.

But I don't dare to mess around like Chen Ling.

The key is that he can tinker with something useful.

Wang Susu was quite impressed.

"It should work. If it doesn't work, I'll try something else."

Chen Ling is also very annoyed by gadflies.

In particular, calfs are white cows and like to stay near water, so they are more likely to attract gadflies than ordinary cattle.

Not to mention that besides cows, they also bite people.

The bite is extremely painful.

The swelling will last for seven to eight days.

Now there are babies and pregnant women at home.

This must be guarded against.

Since then, in addition to making fishing nets in the morning, Chen Ling has been watching the reactions of several cows after hanging sachets to see if they attract any more gadflies.

Fortunately, the products produced by Dongtian are still strong and did not disappoint Chen Ling.

Although these blood-sucking guys were still reluctant to leave after smelling the scent of the sachet, they no longer dared to come forward.

"It's been raining a lot lately. We need to quickly weave the fishing net and get that big strange fish as soon as possible."

…

"Dad, look~"

At noon, Chen Ling was making cicada monkeys in the kitchen, and Ruirui, a little kid, ran over with short legs.

I raised my chubby little arms to show him.

"Hey, what's on this hand? Who drew the little watch for you?"

When Chen Ling saw the little thing's wrist, there was a small watch with a cartoon cat's head drawn on it. It was very delicate and cute.

I knew this was probably drawn by Mr. Zhong for him.

"hey-hey."

Ruirui hid her little arms back and smiled proudly at him with her little white teeth exposed.

Then I showed him the other arm.

"Introduce, little elephant~"

There is a small elephant painted on this arm.

"Haha, let's see what you can do. You can just take a class and earn two small paintings."

At this time, Wang Cunye came in with two pieces of drawing paper and said helplessly: "Hey, this stinky boy always makes trouble for others. He moves here, touches there, and puts fingerprints on others. Fortunately, it is not a serious class. Everyone

They all teased him.

No, old Brother Zhong even painted two pictures for him."

As he spoke, he unfolded the drawing paper, and there was a picture of Ruirui himself, holding a little white elephant toy, playing on the ground.

Another picture shows Wang Cunye hugging him, and the two of them are sitting at the back of the classroom. The little guy is still holding the little white elephant toy in his hand.

As expected of an old painter, his paintings are lifelike.

"The painting is really nice. I'll frame it in two days and hang it on your bedside, you brat."

Chen Ling touched his little head and smiled.
To be continued...