The next day, Jiang Yunshu struck while the iron was hot and found Du Shouquan to discuss the pigpen matter.

The original pigpen was too small, only big enough for two pigs to move around. It was smelly and so dirty that there was no place to step.

In such a living environment, not to mention pigs, even humans would get depressed after living there for two days. A good environment shapes life, and a good residence changes the life of a pig.

Moreover, Jiang Yunshu is going to raise not two pigs this time, but twenty pigs, raising pigs on a large scale. After this batch of pigs are sold, she will expand the scale to form a large pig farm.

The twenty pigs Jiang Yunshu mentioned really frightened Du Shouquan who was drinking water. His hands were shaking as he spoke:

"...Jiang Zhiqing, are you serious... Twenty pigs? This is no joke. Let alone our brigade, you can't even find a brigade in the entire commune that can raise twenty pigs at once.

In my opinion, we should raise four, hand in two at the end of the year, and give the remaining two to the team, okay?"

Jiang Yunshu shook his head. "No, let's just raise 20 pigs. We'll expand the scale later depending on the situation. Maybe our brigade can raise 200 pigs and become the largest pig breeding base in Zhou County."

It's not worth it to spend so much effort to raise four pigs. She has always been a person who wants to do it to the best of her ability and not do it at all.

The grand blueprint Jiang Yunshu described once again frightened Du Shouquan. Looking at the stubborn Jiang Yunshu, he earnestly advised: "Jiang Zhiqing, I'm an experienced person. Just listen to me on this matter. You can't go wrong."

Jiang Yunshu said firmly, "Captain, we agreed that if anything happens to the pigs, I'll take responsibility. Just trust me this time, and I promise I won't let you down."

"Are you sure you want to take such a big risk?"

"Confirmation and certainty."

"Alright then. I'll have the team start work tomorrow. Jiang Zhiqing, it's not too late if you regret it now."

“I don’t regret it at all.”

Raising pigs will be her first pot of gold this year.

But no one would have thought that one day in the future, Jiang Yunshu would be known as the "Pig Farming King", and his reputation would spread beyond the province. People all over the country knew that there was a pig farming expert named Jiang Yunshu.

Jiang Yunshu said again, "Captain, can you get twenty piglets? If you can't, I'll find a way, but the money for the piglets has to be paid by the team."

Mentioning this, Du Shouquan was embarrassed: "Twenty little piglets, I really can't get them all at once.

As for the money to buy the piglets, Jiang Zhiqing, you've seen the current situation of our brigade. It's not that I don't want to take it, it's just that we really don't have it. Our brigade is completely broke and still owes the commune over 800 kilograms of grain."

…………The air was quiet for a few seconds.

Jiang Yunshu sighed and said resignedly, "I'll take the money for the piglets, but you have to write an IOU. When the piglets are sold and you make money, you can give it to me.

You can't let me take the risk and pay for the piglets, right, Captain?"

"That's right, you say and I write."

Twenty minutes later, Jiang Yunshu and Du Shouquan signed their names on the IOU and put their fingerprints on it.

Then make two copies, with each party holding one.

"Jiang Zhiqing, can you really get these twenty piglets?"

It’s not that Du Shouquan didn’t trust Jiang Yunshu, but in this famine year, it was indeed difficult to get twenty piglets.

To put it bluntly, people still don't trust Jiang Yunshu. After all, Jiang Yunshu has a face that looks inexperienced and it's hard to convince people.

Jiang Yunshu patted his chest and assured, "I have a way. Captain, don't worry. Just build the pigpen as I tell you. When you're done, I'll go catch the piglets."

She drew the structure of the pigpen based on the model of a modern pig farm. Afraid that Du Shouquan might not understand it, she also thoughtfully marked out the precautions one by one.

Who would have thought that Du Shouquan could explain it clearly with just a glance at the drawings.

Jiang Yunshu: "..." The picture she had carefully drawn for an entire night was wasted.

He acted immediately the next day and Du Shouquan gathered the team members to start building the pigpen. When the team members heard that they were going to build such a large pigpen, they stopped working in the fields, threw down their hoes and went straight to Du's house.

In the crowd, one team member said bitterly, "Captain, those are twenty pigs. Jiang Zhiqing is fooling around, so are you going to do the same?"

Du Shouquan also knew that if he didn't give them an explanation today, they wouldn't be able to concentrate on their work, so he simply made things clear all at once to prevent them from coming here and making trouble like they did today:

"Didn't we agree in the meeting yesterday that if anything went wrong, Jiang Zhiqing would be solely responsible, and the profits would be split 40% and 60%? You all agreed to this, it's written in black and white, and you put your fingerprints on it."

Wang Zhaodi, who harbored resentment towards Jiang Yunshu, said, "This is different. We didn't expect her to raise so many pigs. Captain, that's twenty pigs. If something happens, can she, a little girl, bear the responsibility?"

As everyone was making a commotion, Du Shouquan raised his voice: "If she can't bear it, I will."

Everyone fell silent instantly, looking at him in disbelief.

Du Shouquan said: "Our brigade is very poor. Even if this fails, with Jiang Zhiqing and I here, you won't lose anything. If it succeeds, just like Jiang Zhiqing said, we will never go hungry again and will even be able to eat meat.

Something I haven't mentioned to you is that during this year's summer harvest, it was Jiang Zhiqing who came to me and insisted on harvesting early, otherwise all the grain in our brigade would have rotted in the fields.

Today, I, Du Shouquan, am throwing away my old face and asking everyone to trust Jiang Zhiqing for once."

He wanted so badly to change the plight of the Red Flag Brigade, but he was old and could not think of a better way. Now, Jiang Zhiqing gave him hope.

He chose to give it a try, as he had a hunch that Jiang Zhiqing would succeed.

I don’t know if it was because the team members wanted to eat meat too much, or because Jiang Yunshu saved their food, but this time no one jumped out to object.

When it's getting dark.

After taking a shower, Jiang Yunshu sat under the big locust tree at the door of her house to enjoy the cool air. From a distance, she saw a group of people coming towards her.

"Jiang Zhiqing, the captain has told us everything. We are all grateful to you from the bottom of our hearts. These are our gifts, so please accept them."

Jiang Yunshu was a little confused and asked, "I don't quite understand."

"We just learned today that it was you who insisted on harvesting the crops at night that saved our team's grain from being completely destroyed by the rain. Jiang Zhiqing, you are our great benefactor."

Food is life for people like them who dig for food in the soil, and by doing this, Jiang Yunshu saved the lives of all of them.

Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is the fact.