Those childhood days of herding cattle

Have you ever herded cattle? Children living in cities now can't imagine what it's like to herd cattle. Is it interesting to herd cattle? After all, now back in the village, fewer and fewer people grow crops. All the laborers who can go out to work at home have gone to town, leaving the old man at home to guard the old house.

In fact, in the 1980 s, it was a great thing to have scalpers at home. After all, an acre of land is still counting on the efforts of the cattle, and the annual harvest has become a crop produced in the field.

When I was a child, I especially looked forward to a holiday, not for anything else, just to go to my grandmother's house for the summer vacation. During the summer vacation, our four sisters (brother, cousin, cousin and me) can do many interesting things, such as herding cattle, playing dates, picking pears, picking mushrooms and fishing. One of our favorite things is herding cattle. At that time, my grandfather raised a yellow cow, brown all over, with two small horns standing upright, which looked gentle and kind. But every time you engage in double robbing, it is very powerful, and you can plow an acre of land a day.

At that time, the first thing grandpa did when he got up was to pull the cow out, pulling the rope in his hand and carrying the basket in front. We followed with whips, and the ox walked in the middle, holding its belly. Grandpa told us that when your stomach swells, it means you are full, and you can take it home at this time. I was thinking, how much grass do I have to eat to fill such a big stomach?

When our party came to the hillside with grass, the cows saw the green grass and began to eat. Grandpa also loosened the rope so that the cow could land. It's very enjoyable to watch it eat so fragrant, with its mouth open and closed, just like a lawn mower, scraping a large piece at a time, and sometimes drooling all over the floor, and its tail flapping its body from time to time.

The time for herding cattle is also the time for us to play crazily. When the cows were grazing on the hillside, we began to chase and play on the hillside, which was very lively. Jumping up for a while, jumping down for a while, grandpa is watching us quietly and happily, telling us from time to time to be careful not to fall down. But we are still immersed in our own slapstick, heartless smirking, resounding through the whole valley. The happiness of childhood is too simple.

When you are tired of playing, go back to the ox, see if its belly is propped up, touch its back and help it drive away mosquitoes. I seem to understand what everyone means. It's time to go home, and the young masters are going back to eat. So it accelerated the speed of eating grass and ate more eloquence to go home. Grandpa cut a basket of grass and picked some wild fruits for us while we were playing crazy. They are so red that our mouths are watering.

The sun has risen very high, so it's time to go home. Grandma is waiting for us at home. So grandpa pulled up the cow rope in front and led him home. We followed the cow and whipped it from time to time. When he came out, he walked very fast and didn't need to smoke, but on the way home, he was a little reluctant, as if protesting that he didn't eat enough, but he also knew that if he didn't leave, his master would pull his nose hard, or he would go home honestly and wait for him to come out in the afternoon.

Niu Yi is planted twice a day, and the grass doesn't grow as fast as cattle grazing, so the place where cattle are put is often changed, one is on the field stalk, the other is by the river, and the other is on the hillside, so wherever you go, you will adjust measures to local conditions and experience many interesting things. For example, on the river, we will roll up our trouser legs and jump into the river to catch crabs and shrimps; On the ridge, we will hang frogs with homemade hooks; In the mountains, you will climb trees and jump around branches like monkeys. So we especially like to go out with grandpa to herd cattle. The time of herding cattle is always so bright and warm, like a ray of sunshine. I feel very happy when I think about it now.

It's a pity that grandpa left us two years ago and missed him a little. I've been dreaming about him recently. Maybe he misses us, too Grandpa, are you okay over there? Thank you for giving us wonderful childhood memories. You will live in our hearts forever.