Chapter 91 The Pig Farm Is Basically Finalized

The village chief also took it seriously. He had been the village chief for so many years and had some connections in the county, which he had been reluctant to use before.

Now, Lu Xiang got the note from the fertilizer factory and made many trips to finally finalize the pig farming business in the village.

I even went to the village where Lu Erjie's husband's family lived to learn from them. Their village was a cooperative pig farming operation, with each family contributing piglets and feed, claiming the pigs, and having the final say on whether to slaughter or sell them.

But Village Chief Wang didn't want to do that. In Lu Erjie's village, people were generally richer than in Dayu Village, so no one cared much about the extra or less wealth.

But Dayu Village was different. They usually counted every penny. If they were to start a cooperative pig farming operation, who knows what kind of trouble would arise.

After returning, he found Lu's parents and Lu Xiang and said, "We can raise pigs this time thanks to Lu Xiang's efforts. I plan to hand over the entire pig farm to you. The village will provide the land for you to build it. You will provide the piglets and pig feed. No matter how many pigs you raise, the village will get 30% every year."

Village Chief Wang's words were well thought out. There were plenty of broken bricks and tiles in the village, and there were also many men in the village. If any of them went out and worked for a day or two, they would be able to build a pig shed.

If Dad Lu raises ten pigs, three go to the village. If he raises a hundred, thirty go to the village.

Lu Xiang said, "My parents have suffered too much." Piglets are not cheap, and there is also feed. It takes at least a year to raise a pig, and the food and drink are all paid for by the Lu family. The burden is too great.

Village chief Wang said, "There's nothing we can do about it. There are so many people in the village." The village chief didn't explain some of the things clearly, but Lu Xiang understood them clearly.

You can't get such a big deal without spending some money.

Raising pigs in the village is a good job, with so many people watching over it.

Mother Lu didn't dare to speak in front of the village chief, let alone argue.

Seeing that Lu Xiang had negotiated the matter, she also made a secret agreement with the village. Three years later, as long as the Lu family paid 20,000 kilograms of grain, they could redeem the agreement with the village and the pig-raising rights would be handed over to them.

This was signed secretly between the villagers and Lu Xiang, and it will not be told to anyone else.

Twenty thousand kilograms of grain! Lu's father and mother didn't dare to say anything, thinking that Lu Xiang was too bold.

After Village Chief Wang left, Mother Lu's heart was still beating fast.

The last time Lu Xiang mentioned this, she was eating pork. At that time, Lu's mother thought she was joking and brushed it off, not taking it seriously. Now she knows that Lu Xiang was serious.

Solve all the problems behind their backs.

They were both happy and nervous. In the past, the old couple went out to work and earned some work points, which was barely enough to make a living.

Now Lu Ping can't work at home, and he always has to go to get medicine, and there is also Lu Bao. Food and drink are not enough.

Now we are eating the basic grain and oil at home. A few days ago, Mother Lu even replaced 50 kilograms of good soybean oil with coarse grains, so that we can survive for another three months!

But this method of robbing Peter to pay Paul won’t last long, as the family’s financial resources are too limited.

There was a pig farm, which was like a pie falling from the sky, and they didn't know what to do.

Lu Xiang said, "The village chief will arrange the site. As for the piglets and techniques, your third son-in-law has a friend in the pig farm. He will teach you when the time comes." So all they need to do is take good care of the pigs.

"Then how many should we catch?" Mother Lu had never dared to think about it before, but now that it really happened to her, her heart was suddenly filled with excitement.

Lu Xiang said, "Let's try raising a few first." If she had her way, she would want to catch ten piglets at once, but this could not be rushed and had to be done step by step.

Father Lu said, "Don't worry, I will definitely not let you embarrass yourself." He is an honest man and does not know how to say nice things. This is the limit of what he can promise!

Lu Xiang said, "Then I can eat pork whenever I want."

"Yeah." Mr. Lu laughed.

Lu Xiang was tired after a busy period. She wanted to go back to sleep. When she returned to the Fu family, she saw Xiao Cailian and asked, "Old Fourth, did you let your parents raise pigs?"

"Yeah." There was nothing to hide about this. Her parents were meticulous, clean, and hardworking, but they just couldn't find a good job, so life was always tight. The pig farm was perfect for them.

Xiao Cailian's face looked a little unhappy. She was an idle person. She looked after the children every day, did some idle work, and chatted with people casually. The news came very quickly!

This incident caused quite a stir in the village. Even the gossipy women saw her and said, "Lu Xiang still favored her parents after getting married. How could she not give you such a good thing as raising pigs? You're so lucky to have given her 300 yuan as a betrothal gift and bought her a tricycle."

Xiao Cailian naturally scolded the man for such a low-level provocation, not wanting to be laughed at by others. But when she returned home, she was still a little angry.

Lu Xiang thought about it and knew why her face was dark. She said, "Mom, raising pigs is dirty and tiring, and we are both weak and can't do much work. Pigs eat a lot, and we have to pay money every day before we kill them."

Lu Xiang added, "Once we raise pigs, we won't be able to make duck necks anymore." The most important thing about cooking is cleanliness. If you can take care of one thing, you can't take care of the other.

Xiao Cailian's expression softened slightly when she mentioned the duck neck business. She'd almost forgotten that Lu Xiang had brought this duck neck business to the forefront. They were selling duck necks for a penny every ten days, and outsiders only knew they were dealing in them, not how much they were making.

A bird in the hand is worth a thousand in the bush.

Besides, the duck neck business was handled by her daughters-in-law, so she didn't have to worry about anything. She even got the lion's share every time. Thinking about it carefully, she didn't care about the pig farm anymore!

She had recovered, but she was afraid that Lu Xiang would get suspicious, so she said, "It's the outsiders who are causing the trouble. I'm not targeting you."

Lu Xiang said, "If my mom raises pigs, it'll be cheaper for us. We can put a piglet there and kill it when it grows up. If you want to eat fat ones, you can eat fat ones, if you want to eat thin ones, you can eat thin ones. Isn't it better than buying them?"

Xiao Cailian's expression brightened when she heard this. "Okay, we'll pay for the food and piglets, so your parents won't have to pay for it." She had many relatives, and if she could give them two pounds of pork as a gift for the holidays, it would be more respectable than anything else.

Xiao Cailian was so coaxed by Lu Xiang that her face was filled with laughter. But she added, "By the way, the villagers are quite dissatisfied with your parents raising pigs. Why don't we go and take a look later?"

Raising pigs is a very bad job.

There are more than one or two households in the village who are craving for meat. Whoever raises pigs, no matter what else, has to please the pig farmer.

How could such a good thing fall into the hands of the two honest old men of the Lu family?

When Lu Xiang heard this, she realized that even though she had already made an agreement with the village chief, she was still afraid of any changes. There were always risks before things were done.

Lu Xiang said anxiously: "I'll go and take a look."

Xiao Cailian said, "I'll go too." The village is a place where seniority is the key. Although Lu Xiang is capable, she is too young and may not have a say.