I feel so good after dressing up as a peasant girl

Chapter 172 Spring Ploughing and Delivery 2

"The most important thing in caring for a mare that has just given birth is postpartum hygiene management. Not only does the bedding need to be changed frequently, it must also be steamed at high temperature and then dried before use. At the same time, the wounds and tail base of the mare must be cleaned every day with the medicine I prepare to remove pollutants and reduce the chance of infection."

"The fodder fed should also be adjusted appropriately. In the early postpartum period, the mare needs to be provided with fresh, clean drinking water or bran soup to replenish water. High-quality, easily digestible feed, especially grains, should also be fed, but the amount should not be too much, otherwise the mare will not be able to digest it and will get sick."

"Also, make sure that the mares live in a dry, clean, well-ventilated and sufficiently quiet environment. You have done a good job in this regard before, so just continue to maintain it."

"You must pay close attention to whether the mare is feeling unwell in any way. If there is any problem, no matter how minor, let me know immediately."

Mares that have just given birth may experience symptoms such as loss of appetite, listlessness, and may also suffer from mastitis. These problems are best solved when they first appear, so Bai Jingzhou specifically instructed them to notify him immediately no matter how minor the problem is.

As for the matter of the mare protecting her calf, anyone who has come into contact with a mare in the past few days has felt it deeply, so Bai Jingzhou didn't waste any more words to explain it.

As we all know, horses are highly vigilant animals. Now that this mare has given birth to a baby, her maternal instinct will make her more sensitive to the surrounding environment.

It is no surprise that it protects its cubs carefully, fearing that the cubs it has given birth to with great difficulty will be harmed.

The healthy mule is much easier to take care of than the mare's postpartum care.

About half an hour after it was born, it was able to stand up on its own. Bai Jingzhou arranged for someone to take care of it throughout the process to prevent it from accidentally bumping or hurting itself.

When it grew up a little and was able to jump around on its own, Bai Jingzhou began to train it gradually.

On the eighth day after the little mule was born, he tried to put a bridle and reins on it.

The little mule was certainly not used to it, and Bai Jingzhou had to put it on and off repeatedly during the process.

He persisted in this way until the eighteenth day after the mule was born, when he finally got the overly active mule accustomed to the bridle and reins.

At the same time, the mare had almost recovered, and Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan were finally able to go home.

The two men handed the mare and the mule over to their previous keepers, and then drove the ox cart out of the farm.

When they arrived at the entrance of the village, Bai Jingming was being enthusiastically fought over by two villagers with the same surname Bai.

Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou overheard this and realized that they both wanted Bai Jingming to help them slaughter the pigs first.

Last year, everyone in the village witnessed how fast the fat pigs in Gu Wenxuan's family, Bai Jingzhou's family, Bai Jingzhou's uncle and second uncle, and grandparents' family grew. So this year, these people took the initiative to find Bai Jingming.

There are few families raising sows these days, so piglets can only be purchased by appointment in advance. Villagers who acted early and had to wait in line the shortest time had already contacted Bai Jingming in advance. Those who were now eager to grab the piglets from Bai Jingming were those who acted late and had to work hard to get the reserved piglets.

They got their piglets several days later than other families, and seeing the piglets from their neighbors and relatives gaining weight, it would be strange if they were not anxious.

Bai Jingming was pulled by their arms and dragged away without saying a word. He didn't even notice that his cousin was sitting on the ox cart slowly approaching behind him.

Gu Wenxuan crossed her arms and watched the fun, "It seems that your second brother's business is very prosperous this year."

Bai Jingzhou smiled, "I wonder how many pigs each of our two families raised this year."

Gu Wenxuan didn't care about this. "Didn't you let people raise pigs on the farm? Even if we don't raise any at home, we can still have the freedom to eat meat this year."

In addition to pigs, Bai Jingzhou actually asked farmers to raise chickens, ducks and geese.

Like dogs, geese are also Gu Wenxuan's favorite.

She loved eating goose eggs and also liked big geese. Bai Jingzhou knew that she liked them, so he asked people to raise two groups of geese and some chickens and ducks on the farm.

The moment Gu Wenxuan saw the little goose, she jumped up with joy.

She didn't know that when Bai Jingzhou was a little kid, he was chased and bitten by a goose, so he had a certain psychological trauma towards this animal.

Bai Jingzhou took the initiative to raise geese. She thought Bai Jingzhou liked geese as much as she did, so she always took Bai Jingzhou with her to cultivate feelings with her beloved geese.

Bai Jingzhou was reluctant in his heart, but he didn't want to reject Gu Wenxuan, so he went with her.

Then he discovered that those tiny little geese were not scary at all. Although they looked fierce and aggressive, they could not harm the thirteen-year-old Bai Jingzhou.

Gradually, Bai Jingzhou was no longer so afraid of animals like geese.

He gave all the geese to the farmers' children to feed. Considering that the animals were very ferocious, he chose children between ten and fifteen years old who were able to protect themselves from the goose's mouth.

These children, like the farmers in charge of fields, fruit trees and ponds, receive a fixed monthly salary, and if they do a good job, they can also get a percentage commission.

Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou were warmly welcomed by their family when they returned home.

Surrounded by their younger brothers and sisters, who were asking about their well-being and called over by their elders to inquire about the farming matters on the farm, the two of them became hoarse from talking so much.

Fortunately, their families still cared about them very much. When they heard the slight change in their voices, they realized that they might have throat discomfort. The Gu family and the Bai family all shut up and stopped talking to them.

After spending most of the day relaxing and happily at home, the two of them went back to the small valley to do their own things.

They took the cow and the plow from the farm and secretly took them to the small valley away from the eyes and ears of others.

With oxen and plows, their farming efficiency has skyrocketed this year.

This year, the two still plan to plant crops, fruits, vegetables and medicinal herbs in the small valley at the same time. The crops are planted in the cleared plots of land. There are not many types of vegetables that can be planted or transplanted in this season. Fruit trees and medicinal herbs do not need to be replanted separately, so the task of the two is not too heavy compared to last year.

While they referred to the farming experience of the villagers and planted the right crops at the right time, they also did not forget to take time to visit their other farms every three to five days.

Except for the three small farms that grow cotton and lotus roots, their other farms continue to grow various grains this year.

The farmers on the farm are all experienced farmers. They don't need to keep an eye on the crops all the time, but it is still necessary for them as the head of the family to show up from time to time so that everyone can pay more attention.