Yadong is the county seat of Zhongba County. In Zhongba County, everyone knows that Yadong here refers to Xinyadong.
Just over ten years ago, the original Yadong was abandoned, and the whole house was moved to a new address, which is located a little further upstream on the Yarlung Zangbo River.
Zhaxi Baza is also a herdsman in Zhongba County. Because he had smallpox when he was a child, his face was covered with pockmarks, so his name actually means "Mazi Tashi".
When the herdsmen in Zhongba County moved from Laoga to the east, Zhaxi Baza did not go with them, but chose to stay where they were.
He felt that there were more than 200 herdsmen who were going to leave at that time, and the total number of animals was more than 9,000. They would definitely fight for new pastures. If there was not enough pasture, the animals in the family would not be able to survive.
So he made a little thought and decided to stay alone, with the idea of using the old pasture alone, so that his family's cattle and sheep would not have to worry about having no pasture to eat.
In this way, Zhaxi Baza stayed in Lao Zhadong.
In fact, his careful thinking was effective in the first year. The family's cattle and sheep multiplied rapidly, allowing him to have more than one hundred lambs and more than thirty yaks in a short period of time. .
But since the second year, he has tasted the consequences of desertification.
The wind and sand in Lao Zhadong became more and more serious. Basically, the wind and sand would attack Tashi Baza’s home every day. Sometimes in just one night, the sand would pile up higher than the roof of his house, which made him overwhelmed. disturb.
The original green pastures were quickly swallowed up by yellow sand. Zhaxi Baza could only spend a lot of time every day driving his cattle and sheep to farther places to graze. However, he was hardworking but could never keep up with the speed that the wind and sand swallowed up the pastures.
After more than ten years, Lao Zhadong became a ruin in the wind and sand.
Zhaxi Baza had no choice but to move to the east of Xinya, but because he was a "latecomer", the good pastures had already been allocated by other herdsmen, so he could only be allocated to remote places, where he was the same as the original old Zha. Bordered by pastures to the east.
Tashi Bazaar just watched the wind and sand grow bigger day by day, and the area of the yellow sand continued to expand.
Until one day, the government came out to call on everyone not to overgraze and reduce their livestock so that the pastures could have a chance to recuperate and recover. Zhaxi Baza became the first herdsman to respond to the government's call and reduced his livestock to less than 800.
In fact, he could do nothing if he didn't respond to the government's call. After all, there was not enough pasture.
Now the government has given a series of incentive policies to encourage herdsmen to reduce their livestock. From these incentive policies, Tashi Baza can still earn about 50,000 yuan a year, which is considered very good.
Of course, if Tashi Baza could choose, he would still choose to continue raising more cattle and sheep instead of getting rewards.
You must know that he is different from other herdsmen. Some herdsmen have brains. Even if they don’t raise cattle and sheep, they can still make other livelihoods. With government rewards in one hand and other livelihoods in the other hand, life is naturally better.
Ke Tashi Baza is an honest traditional herdsman who only raises cattle and sheep all his life. He hopes to raise more cattle and sheep and earn more money.
Now in the market, the price of cattle and sheep has doubled compared to before, not to mention making more money.
Zhaxi Baza has always believed that as long as the government can control the wind and sand, the herdsmen will be allowed to raise more livestock again, and then will be his chance to make a fortune.
Early in the morning, Zhaxi Baza came out of the house.
He wants to go to the county town to help with sand control. This is the obligation of every herdsman, and the government will also pay wages. Whether it is public or private, herdsmen like him are willing to help.
Before going out, Zhaxi Baza carefully instructed his grandson to let the cattle and sheep out for a walk, eat grass, and then rush back.
The grandson Tashi Cisong was born in the third year of junior high, so he has the name "Cisong". Usually, everyone calls him Pu Tashi, which means "child Tashi".
Although Pu Tashi is not very old, he is very good at these guys who herd sheep and cattle. It is the result of Tashi Baza's careful teaching. Apart from going to school in the county, Pu Tashi spends most of his time helping his grandparents Take care of cattle and sheep.
Pu Tashi's parents are not usually in Tuba. Both of them make a living in Sara, running a small shop and buying some local products and the like.
It is said that there have been a lot of tourists from all over the country to Sara in the past two years, and their business is doing well. At least it is easier and more profitable than staying at home to raise cattle and sheep.
After leaving the house, Zhaxi Baza walked all the way to the forestry survey and research institute in the county.
The Forestry Survey and Research Institute is the base camp for desertification control in Thangba. The researchers in them are all capable people who formulate various plans for desertification control, and then hand them over to the people below for implementation.
Below the Forestry Research Institute is the Environmental Protection Association.
This is a non-government organization, and it also has the support of the public. Tashi Baza will report to the Environmental Protection Association and start his day's work.
Walking into the research institute today, Zhaxi Baza felt that the atmosphere in the courtyard was a little weird.
The herdsmen who came to report stood next to the courtyard wall one by one. When they gathered together, they did not speak, but listened quietly, as if they were listening to the movement in the office.
Zhaxi Baza also listened to it, and only heard someone talking in the office, but he couldn't hear what he said specifically, so he looked around, and soon found a few herdsmen who usually get along with him, and left past.
"Suolang Wangdui, Duoji Danzeng, why did you come so early?"
Zhaxi Baza came earlier than usual, but he didn't expect these two old guys to come earlier than him.
"Hush!"
Suolang Wangdui and Duoji Danzeng immediately made a silent gesture to Zha Xibaza, and then pulled him to the wall.
Zhaxi Baza was a little frightened, and after being silent for a while, he couldn't bear it anymore, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
Duoji Danzeng said, "It's noisy inside."
"Arguing?"
Zhaxi Baza was still confused: "What are you arguing about? Who is arguing with whom?"
Suo Langwangdui stuttered, swallowed and said, "Quji Cidan and... Hehe and Researcher Luo Ying."
Tashi Baza was a little curious, and quickly asked, "Why are you so noisy?"
Duoji Danzeng said: "I heard that Qu Jicidan bought a batch of seedlings called Sophora japonica from outside, saying that they can control sand. After researcher Luo Ying found out, she was very angry and was arguing with Qujicidan. What about this matter?"
"What's so noisy about it?"
Zhaxi Baza didn't quite understand, and said, "Didn't it mean that the most important thing in desertification control is to plant the grass back? Every year, our county invites people to sow the grass seeds by air. It is not normal for Quji Cidan to buy some seedlings. something?"
Suolang Wangdui wanted to speak, but before he could utter a sound, Duoji Danzeng rushed to say: "I heard that these seedlings are very expensive, one yuan per plant, and this time it will cost fifty." Wan."