Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

Knowing that there are so many good things, Wang Jianjun, who has a collecting habit, also feels itchy in his heart.

I pulled the herdsman aside and kept asking him about the situation of wild animals in Inner Mongolia.

The herdsman thought that Wang Jianjun was just curious, and since he had nothing to do, he started chatting with Wang Jianjun about things in the grassland.

Wang Jianjun kept all of these in mind.

It will start snowing here in Meng in a while.

When it snows, food is scarce on the grasslands, and that is the best time to catch these animals.

With the ability to cheat in space, it is very easy to catch those animals.

As for wild beasts like wolves and bears, he was not worried at all.

I carry several guns with me, so even if I can't win, I can just hide in the space.

By nine o'clock in the evening, the banquet was almost over.

Everyone left one after another, and the waiters came over to clean up the mess.

Wang Jianjun picked out some of his favorite foods and put them in the space as a midnight snack, then followed a group of people to rest.

The guesthouse in the pastoral area cannot accommodate so many people to sleep.

Most people went back to their cars and slept just like they did when they came.

Most people were drunk and returned to their cars in a daze, put on their clothes and fell asleep directly.

Wang Jianjun didn't drink any alcohol and looked very energetic.

I thought of the cow in the space that had just given birth to a calf, and those goats.

Wang Jianjun simply went to the pen quietly, found the strongest bull and a few rams, and put them in the space for breeding.

The cattle and sheep breeds here in Inner Mongolia are better than the ones he bought, and hybridization can produce better offspring.

In the second half of the night, Wang Jianjun sneaked back to the pen and put the listless bull and the ram with weak limbs back to their original places.

Some concentrated feed was added as compensation.

Wang Jianjun was the first one to get up in the morning.

The guesthouse provides breakfast, which includes Inner Mongolia specialties such as fried rice milk tea, fried fruits, scallion buns, milk tofu, and Shaomai.

Wang Jianjun found these things a bit novel when he ate them for the first time, so he tried a little of each.

These foods are very characteristic of Inner Mongolia.

But I guess he wouldn't be able to bear eating it every day.

After dinner, the plan was to load the cattle and sheep onto the truck and return to Sijiu City.

The drivers were also preparing to leave.

But Li Jun heard from someone last night that there were wild goats and yellow sheep on the grassland, so he gathered a group of people and borrowed horses and hunting rifles from the people at the transfer station to go hunting.

Nie Rong couldn't persuade them at all and could only let them go.

Anyway, Li Jun is the temporary person in charge of this mission, so any problems can be pushed onto him.

So after breakfast, Li Jun set off on horseback with a gun.

Before leaving, he made a bold statement that he would bring back at least one yellow sheep.

He had played with guns a lot in the security department, and his marksmanship was pretty good. He thought that there would be no danger for such a large group of people to act together on horseback.

The group rode deep into the grassland with their equipment.

Wang Jianjun didn't follow because he wanted living prey, not dead.

The drivers who had nothing to do went back to their cars to rest.

Wang Jianjun made an excuse and said he was going to take a walk nearby and left.

He found a deserted place, took out a horse from the space, mounted it and rode to the nearest pastoralist grazing area.

In order to save time, Wang Jianjun rode his horse at full speed all the way.

When the horse gets tired, just switch to another one in the space and continue riding.

We hurriedly walked for nearly an hour in the direction the herdsman told us yesterday, and finally saw herdsmen’s yurts beside a river.

Wang Jianjun slowed down his horse and came to the yurt, shouting inside.

After a while, a herdsman couple in the yurt came out to check the situation.

"My fellow countryman, I'm from Sijiu City. I'd like to ask if you have any cattle or sheep for sale?"

The herdsman was a little surprised. He came from Sijiu City? How far was that?

"What do you buy cattle and sheep for?"

"I'm here with the factory to make purchases, and I'm also buying some livestock for my relatives in the countryside."

The herders understand that during this period many factories from other big cities have come to Inner Mongolia to purchase livestock.

Although I don’t know why Wang Jianjun didn’t buy it directly at the transfer station, it has nothing to do with him as long as the price is right.

In the past, some smart herders would contact buyers privately at this time to make transactions and earn some profit from the difference.

"How much money can you give?"

"A pound of live cattle is 23 cents, and a pound of live sheep is 22 cents. A female is five cents more."

When Wang Jianjun came, he specifically asked Director Wang about the price given by the steel mill.

The price he gave was based on the steel mill's price plus two cents added to it.

When they heard that Wang Jianjun was going to add so much money, the herder couple's eyes lit up.

The difference of two cents is high.

"Okay, I still have ten sheep and two cows to sell to you. But I don't have them weighed."

"Don't worry, I've got it here."

Wang Jianjun pointed to a donkey cart that had been prepared in advance, on which was placed an old-fashioned mechanical scale.

He bought this after visiting several supply and marketing cooperatives.

By placing thick wooden boards on top, large livestock such as cows can be weighed.

Seeing that Wang Jianjun was ready, the herdsman went back to the pen and pulled out ten sheep and two cows.

The sheep are the local unique breed of Sunite sheep, which are much better than the sheep in his space. The whole roasted lamb we ate last night was of this kind.

The cattle are Sanhe cattle, an excellent breed for both dairy and meat.

The cattle and sheep he bought were half male and half female.

After weighing the money, the herdsman happily took the money and pointed at his horse while counting it:

"This horse is well-bred, but its breed is not good. It can be used for work, but it is not suitable for riding."

The horses that Wang Jianjun has are not of very good breeds and are used for work in rural areas.

That is to say, the environment in this space is better than that outside and the feed they eat is also carefully formulated, otherwise the quality of the fish raised would not be very good.

Wang Jianjun also wanted to exchange for a few excellent horses, or at least get some high-quality breeds for breeding.

"My friend, do you know who has better horses around here?"

The herdsman pointed in the direction and said:

"Ride a few miles in this direction. Bayar's tent is over there. His horse won the Namuda Convention. You can ask him if he has any horses for sale."

Wang Jianjun thanked him and asked the herdsmen to help drive the cattle and sheep to the distant grassland to graze.

After the other party left, Wang Jianjun put all the cattle and sheep into the space.

Then he rode his horse towards the tent of the man named Bayar.

Wang Jianjun admired the herdsmen's sense of direction. If he hadn't bought a compass in advance, he would have quickly gotten lost in the vast grassland.

The scenery looks almost the same everywhere across the vast grassland.

After finally finding Bayar's tent, Wang Jianjun used the same excuse.

And proposed to buy a few horses.

As the saying goes, money makes things easier.

After Wang Jianjun asked for more money, Bayar directly agreed to sell Wang Jianjun three cows, eight sheep and three horses.

The horse is the offspring of his family's champion horse.

As for the champion horse, it is used exclusively for breeding and will not be sold.

However, the three horses inherited the advantages of their parents, growing tall and handsome, much better than the one Wang Jianjun is riding now.

Because it was a trained horse, Wang Jianjun directly replaced the horse he was riding currently.