Hengshan County, Shaanxi Province: the shepherd lives in a big villa by getting rich from sheep-raising families.

On the morning of July 14, the Yulin environmental protection century activity group walked into Majialiang Village, Hengshan Town, Hengshan County, where the first feeling was the width of the road and the size of the house. Many city people who came to visit here sighed, "it's good to live here." Forty years ago, the ancestors of the Majialiang people began to raise sheep; 40 years later, by raising sheep, the people here lived in villas. This phenomenon is vividly called "the shepherd who lives in the villa" by the visitors. "every household here raises sheep, and a few hundred meters out is their own sheepfold, unified planning and management, no longer relying on land for food, and a per capita income of more than 10,000 yuan." The villagers of Majialiang feel very proud.

The villa of the villagers is fully equipped.

"the government flattened the mountain and we paid for the house." In front of his villa, the reporter saw the 67-year-old villager Ma Dengya, talking about this big house, his face is full of pride. "in 2008, the government leader talked to me, who was the village secretary at that time, and wanted to move more than 200 people out of the hillside." Ma Dengya recalled that at that time, the leader said that if he wanted to do a big job, he should level the 18-meter-high mountain in front of him and build a house on the mountain not far from the sheepfold. If he wanted to do a little work, he would move to a piece of flat land. "if you want to do it, make it big." "at that time, I patted my thigh hard and gave my leader a guarantee," Ma Danya said. "

So from the end of 2008, a huge project began, and in three years, 20 brand-new villas were built. "there are a total of 20 large houses, each with two households, each with more than 240 square meters," Ma Dengya said. My eldest son and I shared a house, which cost more than 400,000 yuan to build, and another 190000 yuan to decorate last year. " The reporter saw natural gas, solar water heaters, indoor stairs, LCD TVs, and broadband networks in Madonya's home. goods are available in all varieties. Madonya and his lover are free and like to sit on the balcony on the second floor and bask in the sun.

"raising sheep has given me everything, and I dare not lose sheep."

Ma Dengya is a famous sheep raising expert in the village, county and even the whole country, and now his two sons Ma Rugui and Ma Ruzhu have inherited his career. Ma Ruzhu earned 180000 yuan by raising sheep last year. This year, he raised more than 200 sheep. He is a famous sheep farmer in Majialiang.

When it comes to raising sheep, Ma Dengya is filled with emotion. "by raising sheep, all three sons have married wives and built five houses." He said, "the sheep gave me everything and dared not lose the sheep." A reporter from Huashang Daily saw that the sheepfold was built with cement, steel and bricks beside the sheepfold hundreds of meters away from Madonya's villa, and a special canopy was built above it to prevent rain. In order to protect the environment, the village implements the separation of human and animal breeding, there is no pollution in the treatment of sheep dung, and one side of sheep dung can be sold for 80 yuan. Yang Wenqiang, a branch secretary of the village, said that in 2008, the Yulin municipal government approved the establishment of this area as a demonstration park for scientific breeding of white cashmere goats in northern Shaanxi. Up to now, there are 220 sheep farmers, with 8100 sheep in stock, and a provincial scientific and technological demonstration expert courtyard of white cashmere goats in northern Shaanxi has been established, with a total investment of 34.24 million yuan, of which 27.93 million yuan has been raised by farmers themselves.

Ma Zengzheng, another villager, said that the white cashmere goat they raise here is a cross between Liaoning sheep and Shanbei black goat, which has the characteristics of long cashmere and delicious meat, and has realized the unified and scientific management of the sheep in the whole village. people from all over the country visit it every week.

"raising sheep should not only be able to manage, but also to create."

Villager Ma Zhancang's income reached 80,000 yuan last year, but he was not satisfied. "my house is being renovated, and now I need money for everything." Because Majialiang white cashmere goat played a brand, as soon as the sheep came out of the fence, buyers swarmed in, so Ma Zhancang was ready to expand the scale of raising sheep. Yang Wenqiang, secretary of the village branch, said that Ma Jialiang's ability to create current achievements depends on persistence, science and diligence. "only through scientific means and scientific management can we really get rich."

A reporter from Huashang Daily saw that a building covering an area of 1000 square meters was being built not far from the villa area. Villagers said that here is intended for the catering service industry, in addition, will also build cold storage, so that mutton can be kept fresh for a long time, and gradually achieve a set of industrialization.

The villagers sigh that there is a lot of knowledge in raising sheep, not only to be able to manage, but also to create. A sheep has its unique rules from childhood to maturity. "the sheep are covered with treasures. If the village develops the catering service industry and attracts people from the city to come, it will certainly have a bright future."

According to reports, in 2013, the village was awarded the "Northwest Desert Steppe Cashmere Goat efficient Ecological breeding Technology Research and demonstration Experimental Base" by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Finance, and was awarded the "Provincial Ecological Village" by the people's Government of Shaanxi Province. Yang Wenqiang said that the diversion of provincial highway 204 also passes through the village, which is expected to promote Murakami's economic development in the future.