Cowhide whips cattle.

In rural areas of China, the value of cattle is very high. No matter in the north or the south, ancient or contemporary, especially after the founding of New China, we can see that cattle play a very important role in production and life, from the collective to the peasants, from the commune to the squad. Especially in the second half of last century, before the rural reform in China, during the period of rural collective economy, cows were watched and fed by poor and middle peasants, with good ingredients, high awareness and reliability. At that time, during the slack season, many cows were led to the mountains to eat grass. After eating the tender grass on the hillside, the cow went to the edge of the cliff to chew the tender leaves on the top of the shrub. Therefore, it is easy to have the tragedy of "rolling the slope" of cattle. "Slope" is actually a cliff or a deep ditch. After rolling the slope, the cow is either seriously injured or dead. This is called rolling. In fact, it is an expression of farmers' misfortune to cattle, which includes sympathy and reluctance to give up.

After rolling the slope, the village team has to deal with the cows. The cowhide is peeled and left, and the beef is given to the members. At that time, every family had a large population, insufficient food and poor living. You can divide it into beef, cook it, dip it in salt, or fill your stomach. After the members removed the big and small boxes of beef, a complete pair of cowhide was dry. Working members spread cowhide, repeatedly "cowhide whip, whip cow".

Curious, I asked the adults what this meant, and replied that after drying the cowhide, I would make it into strips with different widths with a knife as needed, and then wrap the whip in strips. It turns out that the whip used to whip cattle is made of cowhide. Hearing this, I felt uncomfortable in my heart and immediately felt pity and sorrow for the cow. I can't help but think of what the ancients said, "Boil beans and burn them." If the cow knew that the whip he whipped was made of his own skin, would it be angry, rebellious, sad and crying?

Agricultural proverbs are sometimes straightforward and easy to understand, and sometimes full of thought-provoking truth. Cattle are also animals, and they have been domesticated into domestic animals to serve people. Although they can't talk like people, they can understand people's words and have feelings.

Cows have the characteristics of meekness, patience and willingness to endure hardships, and also have many excellent qualities like people, such as hard work, no regrets, loyalty and reliability. People often associate cattle with certain sexual characteristics of people. Such as "willing to be a willing ox" and "grazing and milking". It also uses "whipping a fast cow" to describe a method and means, and also uses "lowering the head to pull the car without looking at the road" to remind some personnel.

Cows, like other animals, are serving mankind with their lives. People drink milk, eat beef, wear fur coats, carry wallets and make leather sofas ... Over time, people's attitude towards cows has changed fundamentally. Especially the modernization of agricultural tools, the status of cattle has plummeted. Now, when you go to remote mountainous areas, when you hear the shouts of farmers driving cows or see Niu Gengdi pulling carts, you can stand there and watch for a long time.

There are fewer and fewer people who can say "cowhide whips cattle", and nature and society are eliminating creatures and things. When the society changes and progresses. Can sympathize with the suffering and injustice of cattle, but also prove that their inner softness has been touched.

In the past, life was inseparable from the dedication and cooperation of cattle, but now life is inseparable from the dedication and sacrifice of cattle. Humans dominate the world and are also punished by nature. I hope we can be kind to ourselves and everyone, including two cows with big eyes.