Jishi Mountain, Gansu Province, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Reporter's note: Where cattle and sheep go.
Xinhua News Agency reporters Fan Peishen, Zhang Yujie, He Wen.
What about cattle and sheep?6Level 2 ** disaster area, this is the most anxious thing for many affected people at the moment. The temporary dwelling is gone, and it will take time to rebuild, and the cattle and sheep have to be fed and are afraid of the cold.
On the 23rd, in Qinyin Village, Shiyuan Town, Jishishan County, Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province, which was severely affected, we met Cao Xueli who was herding cattle on the side of the road. Two big cows are greedily nibbling on the dead grass, and two calves are licking the snow.
* Yes, the shed collapsed, and the cattle ran away. Later, they found their home again. Cao Xueli recalled.
The forage is pressed in the shed, but the cattle have to lose fat if they are not fed in time. The day after the earthquake, Cao Xueli, who was in a state of panic, led four cows to walk in the countryside, drinking water and foraging.
Flocks of cattle and sheep, idyllic. However, in Jishishan County, cattle and sheep breeding is the maintenance of people's livelihood and income.
For now, it's best to sell it quickly. Lao Cao sighed.
As he spoke, a pickup truck pulled up to the side of the road.
Sell cattle?A middle-aged man poked his head out of the car window. Cao Xueli looked at it, and there was a banner on the hood that read, "Comprehensive Service Team for the Purchase of Cattle and Sheep in the Disaster Area".
Coincidental!The buyer called Ma Lu to retire and came from Guanghe County, a large cattle and sheep trading county 160 kilometers away. "The Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau said that there were cattle and sheep to buy in the disaster area, so I rushed over. He turned on his mobile phone, and the news of 148 people in the "Jishi Mountain Post-disaster Live Livestock Purchase Group" kept popping.
Knowing that Lao Cao wanted to sell cattle, Ma Lu retired and asked for his **. I'll help you send it to the group. I collected the sheep and went first. ”
The road after the collapse was dusty. We hurried and caught up with Ma Luhui's car.
There was only half a roof left in the sheepfold in front of me, and there was a big hole in the wall. "Of the more than 200 sheep, 56 died. Farmer Qin Qihong looked sad.
It is imperative to act quickly. At minus ten degrees Celsius, cattle and sheep lost fat. If you leave it outdoors for another week, your survival rate will be in question. Sima Zhu, head of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Station in Shiyuan Town, said.
Ma Luhui skillfully climbed into the sheep pen and picked up the sheep to weigh it. "I only collect live sheep under 65 kilograms, slaughter them and send them to Guangzhou by air. ”
Qin Qihong thinks it is appropriate, but there are many big sheep and few small sheep in the circle. The two discussed for a while, and decided to wait to see if there were any merchants who could collect all the sheep.
Ma Lu's first business was negotiated with Qin Gazhong. 6 lambs, 4456 yuan.
Qin Gazhong originally planned to let the sheep be slaughtered during the Spring Festival, the sheep were bigger, and the sheep were better. "But now I can't take care of it, I have to sell it quickly. Fortunately, the boss gave a fair price, which was 1 yuan more expensive than the purchase price before. ”
Knowing that Qin Gazhong had an elderly father and two college-going children at home, Ma Lu returned 200 yuan of condolence money to him.
In a short time, he collected 14 sheep, and the wagons were packed.
Let's find out the situation today, and then I'll drive over tomorrow. It's okay for us to run more, we can be as high as we can, and we are also making some contributions to the disaster area. After saying that, Ma Lu retreated and set out on the way home.
At about 20 o'clock, Ma Luhui called *** and said that he was about to arrive in Guanghe, slaughtered sheep tomorrow morning, and the mutton could go to supermarkets and restaurants in Guangzhou that night. It's dark.
Let's contact Lao Cao. He said that he had been contacted by his boss and said that he would come and see it tomorrow.
A few minutes later, He Yongming, director of the Jishishan County Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau, also sent a message. On the 23rd, the "comprehensive service team for the purchase of cattle and sheep in the disaster area" purchased 137 sheep and 32 cattle, and the gross weight per catty was 1 yuan and 0 yuan higher than the market price respectively5 yuan, the total price is 4270,000 yuan. On the same day, insurance institutions implemented 129 agricultural insurance claims for livestock that died due to disasters, a total of 5860,000 yuan.
Before the collapse of the sheepfold, Sima Zhu said a sentence like in his ears. "The more we do our best, the more worry-free the masses are. (ENDS).