Chapter 166 Big White Pig

Speaking of pig farming, the village chief took Shen Qingyue and Shen Mei for a walk around the village.

Shen Qingyue is now the absolute core of the village. Many people pay attention to her every move, not to mention that the village chief is taking her for a stroll.

Shen Qingyue was a busy woman, and she definitely had a purpose for wandering around the village, which made everyone anxious and wanted to go over and ask questions, but they had too much work to do.

That’s right, now the children in the village go to school, the elderly take care of the vegetable gardens, and only one or two laborers are left at home to do the work in the fields.

The remaining men went to the county to work as laborers to help Zhou Jinbao build a house, and the women came to Shen Qingyue to do odd jobs.

I wanted to go over and see what Shen Qingyue and the others were doing, but I didn't have the time.

The village chief said, "It's the abandoned old house of Old Zhou's." It's far from the village and the place is big, so there's no need to worry about the smell of raising pigs!

Old Zhou's family has many daughters. After the daughters got married, they felt that the old house was too empty, so they moved to the east end of the village. The old house has been vacant here ever since.

People living in the village think this place is remote.

No one bought it.

The neighbors on both sides also moved to places closer to the village.

The village chief doesn't come here more than twice a year. So it seems like a good place for Shen Qingyue and his friends to raise pigs.

Chen Mei saw that the house was rickety and seemed to be on the verge of collapse. She didn't like it very much.

She also liked the house at the east end of the village. The straight road led up to the mountain and was not far from the river. How popular was it?

But she can't raise pigs in a place where people gather.

Chen Mei sighed and said, "This place is pretty good." She was now open-minded.

When I lived with my grandparents, I was afraid that we didn’t even have a place like this to shelter from the wind and rain. Now that we have lived a good life for a while, I no longer look down on such houses.

Shen Mei said reluctantly.

Shen Qingyue said: "Sister, this place is big enough, let's buy the land, tear it down and rebuild it."

A new house would look better than this one.

The village chief said, "That's right. And in the future, this house will be very popular. Ever since our village has become better off, girls from other villages have wanted to marry here, and the matchmakers have already arranged several couples."

If there is not enough space to live in by then, we will definitely have to find a way to expand.

Chen Mei said, "Then let's buy it quickly."

Before we knew it, Liujia Village had become prosperous. If it continued to develop like this, it would have to expand in the future.

Both of them liked it and quickly went to find someone from Lao Zhou's family to buy the land.

His dilapidated house was on the verge of falling apart. If it collapsed, it would be worth even less. The village chief wanted to pay it according to the price of the homestead, which was 200 yuan, but Lao Zhou wanted to sell the house for a portion of the money.

Old Zhou asked for five hundred, and finally we settled on four hundred.

Shen Qingyue directly asked Zhou Jinbao to find someone to do it.

Zhou Jinbao and Shen Qingyue have a very special relationship. Without Shen Qingyue, he would not be able to complete the county project now.

No matter who is delayed, Shen Qingyue's work must not be delayed.

So they specially selected a team of 30 people for him, and charged him only 1,000 yuan for the construction from the house to the pigpen, including labor and materials. It was not profitable at all.

Shen Qingyue was like a benefactor to him, so how could he earn money from a benefactor?

Zhou Jinbao asked so many people to work, and he signed a military order before coming, and they must hand it over within 15 days.

The project over there is also very busy. They are all waiting for them. The thirty people who are building the pigpen for Shen Qingyue are the elite of the elite!

The house was demolished that day, and after it was cleared, work began the next day.

This area is mainly a pigpen, with twenty stalls, a kitchen, two small sheds, and a small room for two people to live in. It's different from a proper house.

This place is mainly used to look after the pigsty, so it doesn't need to be as rigid as building a house. But the drainage function must be good.

There is space left in the yard for a well, and the sewer must be dug before building the house.

There are no secrets in the village!

As soon as I asked around, I found out that Shen Qingyue was going to build a pigpen. I was so envious.

The people in the village have all lived a hard life.

In the past, when there was famine, people ate tree bark and dug wild vegetables. At that time, if a family raised a large livestock, it would be regarded as important as their life.

The poorer you are, the less you can afford to support yourself.

Now we can grow vegetables. Vegetables are planted in front of and behind the houses, but there is still no place to grow them.

When he heard that Shen Qingyue wanted to raise him, he wanted to agree with both hands and feet.

"It's time to raise one. Shen Qingyue buys pork every day now, which costs her a lot of money. She gets a lot of canteen swill, and there are plenty of green leaves and other things. Just a handful is enough for the pigs."

"Of course. That's why we say they make money. They're just smarter than us ordinary people."

Someone else said, "Pig manure and other compost will grow best later. We don't have enough manure. Can you ask her for some?"

The more I talk about it, the better I feel about raising pigs. Every part of a pig is a treasure.

Everyone is looking forward to the pig house being completed soon. They are going to watch the excitement.

There's no one raising pigs in the village right now. Shen Qingyue is raising a pig just in time for the New Year pig slaughter. Now the pig is nowhere to be found, and everyone is thinking about buying pork from him!

"Zhou Jinbao is really good at building a house. It looked like a ruin yesterday. But today it's completely erected."

"Of course not. We need more people to do it. In the past, when a family built a pigpen in the village, it only took five or six people to build it. Now there are thirty people. How can it not be fast?"

Shen Qingyue came back from delivering goods and was about to go home to drink some sour plum soup when she was stopped by these enthusiastic aunts who asked her who would be responsible for building the pigpen in the future.

Shen Qingyue said: "My eldest sister is in charge. Let's raise 20 piglets first. We'll learn by trial and error."

Her pigpen is large enough to accommodate more than a hundred pigs.

But as a farmer's child, she had to be down-to-earth and not be too radical. Ever since the building was built, my eldest sister has been spending all day at the county library borrowing books on pig farming.

After going to junior high school, my eldest sister's way of thinking changed. She no longer relied entirely on past experience as before. Instead, she looked for books first and then learned from experience!

Twenty pigs, not just one or two, there can't be any mistakes.

When the aunts present heard that Chen Mei was the one to do it, they were not surprised, because Chen Mei had always been a good worker.

Just a little bit!

My aunt said, "Raising pigs is such a stinky business. Does your sister really not plan to find a partner?"

Chen Mei didn’t look for a husband before because she was burdened by her family.

It's different now.

Chen Mei is beautiful and has a pretty face, and is the dream lover of many young men.

If Chen Mei spread the word, young men would start to pick her.

But it’s not nice for a little girl to raise pigs!

Shen Qingyue said: "I forgot about this. I'll ask my sister."

She was just about to go back and ask Chen Mei.

I just looked up and saw my elder sister.

Chen Mei obviously heard what she just said and said, "I really don't plan to look for it anymore. Life is so good now."

I couldn’t find it before, and now I don’t want to find it.

Chen Mei just felt that she had gotten used to her current life and all her previous lives had been in vain!

I never dared to dream of such a day before.

Being a daughter-in-law doesn't give her the freedom of a grown-up girl. Besides, even if someone likes her, they might not really like her. Instead, they want to establish a relationship with Shen Qingyue.

By then, it will be inevitable to involve a whole family, and I feel tired just thinking about it.

Raising pigs is something she enjoys, and it can also dissuade those men from doing it. It's like killing two birds with one stone.

These aunts in the village have always had traditional ideas. She said, "Meizi, your mother passed away early, so I didn't treat you as an outsider. As a woman, we still have to have someone to rely on. Otherwise, what will you do when you get old?"

Chen Mei said: "Let's talk about it when we are old. Besides, I still have a younger sister."

Shen Qingyue said: "Then I must take care of my sister."

The people present wanted to say something else, but were stopped and kept silent.

The two sisters returned to the house. There was no one around, so Shen Qingyue said, "Sister, this pig farm belongs to you."

Chen Mei refused: "That's taking advantage of you. You paid for the pigpen. You arranged the pig farming line. You also paid for the swill and vegetable leaves. You gave me 12,000 last time, and I saved it. This is the same as for everyone else, just give me a salary."

In fact, Shen Mei would do it even if she was not paid, because she was afraid that Shen Qingyue would give her more. She didn't spend much money in the village, and that money was enough for her to live for a lifetime!

It was finally agreed that the pig farm would belong to Shen Qingyue and be managed by Shen Mei.

Shen Qingyue paid her eldest sister a hundred yuan a month and found two helpers for her to live over there.