si-mexico Chapter 117 What do people do?
Chapter 117 What do people do?
The pigs raised in Shihua Village, unless you're blind, won't say a bad word about them.
Zhang Han and the two men he brought were led into the pig farm by Zhao Zhongcai. The moment they saw the big, fat pigs in the pigpen, their eyes lit up!
"A first-class pig, this is a first-class pig!"
"That's right, I heard you feed them grains? No wonder they're so well-raised!"
Zhang Han was also surprised; he had expected to see a thin, emaciated pig, or a pig with some kind of problem.
After all, the pigs that the production team sent to the pig farm had been raised for more than ten months.
If you only feed pig feed, the pigs won't get fat and grow very big.
If it weren't for the recent shortage of pigs due to a lack of supply, Zhang Han would never have made the trip to Shihua Village on his own initiative!
Other production teams that wanted to sell pigs would proactively send them to the pig farm.
However, considering that Shihua Village raises a lot of pigs, he decided to come and see for himself this time in order to cooperate better in the future.
Seeing a clean pigsty, it must be cleaned very diligently.
The pigs in the pigsty are plump and white.
Anyone who has raised pigs knows that, especially in rural areas, there isn't much energy to focus on hygiene.
Therefore, until a pig grows into a big, fat pig and ends its short life, it is very dirty and even smells bad.
But the clean, plump, white pig in front of me was clearly carefully raised.
"Captain, your village's pig farming is so meticulous!" Zhang Han exclaimed sincerely!
Ye Fang, who was standing nearby, puffed out her chest proudly upon hearing this.
They completely forgot about Lu Yuanqing's strict hygiene requirements at the beginning, and how these pig-raising women gossiped behind their backs!
Zhao Zhongcai laughed and said, "What can they do!"
"This is the person in charge of the pig farm!"
As Zhao Zhongcai spoke, he pointed at Ye Fang.
"Oh, of course we need to be careful! This is a big deal, it concerns whether our village will have meat!"
After chatting for a while, the group finally got to the point.
There wasn't much room for bargaining.
The pigs in Shihua Village are well-raised, so there are no problems with them.
The pig farm simply cannot handle all 100 large, fat pigs at once.
Of course, Zhang Han also indicated that he would communicate with the pig farms in the county.
The county can still handle it.
Of course, if you collect them in batches, that's fine.
However, the large, fat pigs raised in Shihua Village are not for selling just a few at a time.
However, with Zhang Han's help, Zhao Zhongcai, who didn't have many connections, didn't need to worry about the follow-up problems.
Zhang Han confirmed that it was a first-class pig and directly paid the price of 60 cents per pound for live pigs.
Zhao Zhongcai was overjoyed!
That same day, Zhang Han and his two companions drove a large, fat pig back home.
The next agreed time is the day after tomorrow.
He'll come and load up the remaining ten pigs he pre-ordered, and he'll also bring people from the county's pig farm to come and inspect the goods!
Zhao Zhongcai happily saw the person off, and then went straight to the Lu family.
"Uncle Zhao, what brings you here? Have you eaten?" Lu Yuanqing quickly got up from the recliner and went to greet him.
"Hahaha! Come here and I'll tell you something good!" How could Zhao Zhongneng not be happy?
He and Lu Yuanqing had discussed the issue of the pig farm not being able to handle a hundred pigs at once many times.
Lu Yuanqing told him to calm down and not to rush. He suggested that the pig farm staff take away as much as they could first, and then they would see how things went.
"Yuan Qing, you didn't guess that the pig farm would find a way to help us, did you?" Zhao Zhongcai thought about it more and more and felt that it was very likely!
He could trouble the leaders of the commune with the pig farm here, but he had absolutely no connections in the county.
Lu Yuanqing smiled faintly: "No, I didn't expect Zhang Han to know people from that area in the county. I just thought that people from their pig farm might know them, but I didn't expect that he would actually know someone!"
"That's great, no need to worry anymore. The county's pig farm will definitely be able to take all these big, fat pigs at once!"
Actually, they can't take it slow, but it would be best if they could solve it all at once and make money!
As they were talking, Lu Mingxi, at Lu Yuanqing's prompting, quickly brought out a bowl of noodles from the kitchen.
"Captain, have some noodles!"
Zhao Zhongcai hadn't expected there to be noodles. Since they had already been prepared, he couldn't refuse, so he readily accepted them and exclaimed, "You've raised these children so well!"
"And eggs, this..."
Lu Yuanqing sat back in the recliner, waved his hand, and said, "Why are you being so polite with me, old man!"
They got up at five o'clock to fetch water to irrigate the grain, and Zhao Zhongcai went with them. When the weather got hot, they would go home after work and have breakfast and rest, but Zhao Zhongcai still had to take them to the pig farm to talk about things!
It's obvious they didn't have time to go home, and naturally they didn't eat!
It's almost 10:30!
Lu Yuanqing admired his contributions to the village and believed that he might never be as principled as him in his entire life.
Asking for nothing in return—these four words are easy to say, but you only realize how difficult they are to do!
Lu Yuanqing admitted that he couldn't do it, but that didn't mean he admired such people.
Zhao Zhongcai didn't stand on ceremony with him. Their two families were close because he and Lu Yuanqing were often together, and he genuinely treated Lu Yuanqing as a junior.
Lu Yuanqing naturally regarded him as an elder.
The depth of a friendship is determined by how you spend time together.
At least for now, their relationship is so strained that a bowl of noodles is nothing to them!
Zhao Zhongcai was really hungry, so he didn't care that it was hot and started eating it up. He finished it in no time!
I have to say, egg noodles are definitely better than plain noodles!
"If all goes well, all the pigs in the pig farm should be sold in the next few days. Use the money from selling them to buy piglets, and then distribute it all to the villagers!" This will show everyone that raising pigs can really lead to wealth, and that the investment in sweet potatoes was worthwhile!
This arrangement is excellent, and Lu Yuanqing naturally has no objections!
"After the money is distributed, there will be meat coupons, and the pig farm will be able to supply pork. The villagers can go to the commune to buy more meat, and they can eat well to prepare for the upcoming autumn harvest!"
"Hahaha!" Zhao Zhongcai laughed, "That's right. If it weren't for the fact that I still need you to keep accounts and collect money later, it would be best if you set off for Jiang'an City now! After I clear out the pigsties here, you can bring the piglets back! It won't delay the autumn harvest. But it seems that the situation is a bit tight now. You still need to find a way to buy a few sows. In the future, we can also try what you said about... self-production and self-sales?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuanqing couldn't help but roll his eyes.
This guy wants him to do everything!
Here, he needs to sell large fat pigs, keep accounts, collect money and meat coupons, distribute money and meat coupons to the villagers, and also think about going to Jiang'an City to buy piglets and bring back a few sows.
This is busy enough already!
They were even worried that he would delay the autumn harvest.
Lu Yuanqing really wanted to ask, "What do people do?"
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The village was bustling with activity once again as the autumn harvest was being distributed!
After all the fat pigs were taken away, the pig farm became quiet.
But the smiles on the villagers' faces and the gossip they were talking about made the scene even more lively.
System 666 said that Lu Yuanqing has many shortcomings, but also many advantages.
Of course, in the eyes of the villagers, his best quality is that he can calculate accounts quickly and accurately and never makes a mistake (at least so far no mistakes have been found).
The village accountant used to be slow at calculating accounts and often made mistakes, causing a lot of arguments among everyone.
Standing on the side of the majority, it's easy to understand. People work hard all year, and you just happen to miscalculate the amount of grain they need to receive, causing them to receive less grain. Of course they'll complain.
Lu Yuanqing was also quite good; his calculations were all correct. There were a few things he had doubts about, but after reviewing them, it turned out to be his own fault.
It's true that those who read a lot tend to be more capable!
It has to be said that the more outstanding Lu Yuanqing was among the villagers, the fewer people shouted the slogan "studying is useless" every day. In fact, many parents would often say to their children at home, "Study hard. Look at Lu Yuanqing. He studied a lot and is now a village cadre."
This led to a period of time when Lu Yuanqing was not seen as a good person by the village children!
In response, Lu Yuanqing said, "What does this have to do with me? I'm just sitting at home. Why would trouble come out of nowhere?"
Now, Lu Yuanqing sits at the very front, facing the villagers as he distributes money to them one by one using the account book, while the children watching the commotion can't help but glare at him.
Lu Yuanqing: "..."
How long ago did he become someone else's child?
What a novel experience!
"The money from selling the pigs this time will be distributed among each family: fifty yuan and ten jin of meat coupons."
"Uncle Zhang, the amount is the same for everyone. I didn't give any more than the amount I asked for."
"We didn't shortchange you, so shut up! There are so many people behind you! Take the money and hurry up and put your fingerprints on it!"
"I'm in charge of distributing the money. If you have any questions, ask the team leader. I still have to distribute money to others! Don't waste my time!"
Lu Yuanqing was exhausted, not because of his bad tone.
At first, his tone was very nice, with a standard smiling service.
But he just wanted to divide the money quietly, and he didn't want them to spit in his face, count the money, and brag to him while they received it!
Several times, because he was sitting and relatively short, his saliva almost sprayed onto his face!
Lu Yuanbo and Lu Yuanhuan, who were specifically dragged here by him for exercise today, watched him go from being patient to becoming impatient!
Lu Yuanqing counted the fifty yuan, then casually took the ten jin of meat coupons that Lu Yuanhuan handed over and put them in Cheng He's hand: "Brother Cheng, count them, and if they're correct, put your fingerprints here with Yuanbo!"
Lu Yuanbo was in charge of writing down people's names today, and then had them put their fingerprints on the places he wrote.
Cheng He happily accepted the stack of money and bills, then put his finger to his mouth.
With a "smack," he spat out some saliva and started counting.
"Yuan Qing, you... I don't believe you! You can't be wrong!"
Lu Yuanqing snorted inwardly, "Heh, he says he believes you, but his actions speak louder than words!"
However, he didn't have any objections. If he didn't count them clearly, he would be unwilling. If he left, he would say it was wrong. How could he explain it?
It would be better to count them clearly in person, that would be much better!
Fifty yuan and ten jin of meat coupons weren't much, and they were counted off in no time.
Cheng He grinned and said, "That's right, hahaha, that's right!"
He pressed his fingerprint, took the money, and walked away, making way for the next villager who was already urging him to hurry up.
As the next person approached, Lu Yuanbo glanced at them, then looked down and wrote their name.
"Third Brother, here you go!" Lu Yuanhuan had already counted out ten catties of meat tickets and handed them to Lu Yuanqing.
With their third brother around, the two of them felt no panic as if they were participating in a major event for the first time. Instead, they felt a sense of pride in showing off!
Today is the day of the festival in Shihua Village.
so good!
No family that received money and meat rations was unhappy.
Although the idea of killing a pig in my imagination did not come true.
But each family received fifty yuan and ten jin of meat coupons.
With money and meat coupons, they could go directly to the commune to buy meat, which was much more than what they would get from slaughtering a whole animal.
The whole village, young and old, gathered around, chatting and laughing, saying they would go to the commune to buy meat tomorrow, and buy more so they could have more oil and meat during the autumn harvest and have more energy!
"Our village is so much better. Look at the other villages, can they even get fifty yuan? Can they even get ten jin of meat coupons?"
"Yeah! So this is what a hostage looks like! This is the first time I've ever seen one!"
"Me too, haha, I can go brag about it now."
"Then, should I go and show off too? My old girlfriends got meat coupons just because they married into the city. Look how smug they are! Humph, they only get a few ounces of meat coupons a month, while I got ten pounds in one go! Hahaha, she's so envious!"
"Stop showing off! Yuan Qing just said that the meat coupons are only valid for one year. Don't be reluctant to let them expire at home!"
"No way! Of course I'm going to spend it all!"
"Wow, how generous! Are you my stingy sister-in-law Cuihua now? Hahaha..."
"Get lost! Who's being stingy? Just you wait, I'll buy ten pounds of meat tomorrow so my kid can eat his fill!"
"Really?! Hahaha! We'd better hurry, or Sister Cuihua will have bought all the meat..."
"you……"
"Ha ha ha ha…………"
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Even as night fell, the village was filled with non-stop laughter and joy.
Many households even resorted to using kerosene lamps, so the village was no longer completely dark after dark.
Lu Yuanqing also took his own fifty yuan and ten jin of meat coupons home.
Lu Mingxi cooked dinner.
Their family was naturally happy, and the dinner table was filled with talk about dividing the money and meat coupons for the day.
Midway through the conversation, Lu Mingdong turned to Lu Yuanqing and asked, "Now that the pig farm is empty, are you going to Jiang'an City, Uncle?"
"I'm going this time!"
Lu Mingdong had barely finished speaking when the others realized what was happening, and then...
"I want to go, Uncle! I couldn't go last time, but I want to go this time!"
"Xiao west, last time you said it was because of studying. What, you dare say you don't want to study and insist on going to Jiang'an City?"
Lu Mingxi dared not.
So Lu Yuanbo chuckled and said, "So, it's better if Fourth Uncle goes! Fourth Uncle has experience."
"Brother, let me go with you, I'll help you!"
Lu Yuanhuan didn't want to compete with them, but she also wanted to go.
The moment the thought crossed her mind, she froze.