They didn't even bother to learn from Xishan Village; they thought it was just raising chickens and ducks, something everyone had done before.

There were too many of them, the space was too small, cleaning was not done in a timely manner, and the feed they were given was all sorts of random things.

It's no wonder these chickens and ducks get sick!

By the time the incident was reported to the county seat, it was already too late.

They could only try their best to salvage the situation. They were afraid of further losses, so they decided to sell the remaining half of the chickens and ducks, which were only about half-grown and weighed less than a pound, to the supply and marketing cooperative in the county town.

Ning Jing felt it was such a pity when she heard the news.

I called Fu Hongxing over and asked them to send people from their brigade to learn breeding techniques, and also to take some disease prevention drugs back with them.

Fu Hongxing went and explained the situation to the people in that brigade as Ning Jing had instructed, but unfortunately, the people in that brigade didn't appreciate it at all. They thought that the people from Xishan Village wanted to make them work for free, and they refused to do so even if it meant death.

They even dissed Fu Hongxing, saying that since Xishan Village is so kind, they should just buy all their chickens and ducks!

These words immediately stirred something within Ning Jing.

However, after careful consideration, she had the county draft a contract to buy the chickens and ducks at a price slightly higher than the supply and marketing cooperative's purchase price.

However, once it's bought, whether it lives or dies is none of the other party's business!

The other party is afraid that another plague will cause them to lose everything.

For Ning Jing, who had access to antiviral drugs, this was a minor matter.

Signing this contract is just her way of being prepared for the worst.

When those people learned that Xishan Village was paying a higher price for these chickens and ducks than the supply and marketing cooperative was, they were naturally willing to agree. It was just a matter of signing a contract, so they readily agreed.

Sure enough, after Ning Jing fed the chickens and ducks that were bought back with the disease prevention medicine, none of them showed any signs of disease until they started laying eggs.

The opposing team clearly hadn't expected this and wanted to cause a scene, but the contract they signed in front of the county leaders was still in their hands!

Unless they're shameless, how can they possibly have any face?

This is why Ning Jing's farm doubled in size; otherwise, starting with chicks and ducklings, the supply might really be insufficient to meet the demand.

However, some people have stumbled in the breeding industry.

However, the rice-fish farming method that was introduced in Xishan Village was a great success a year later.

Almost every brigade saw varying degrees of improvement in yield per mu, and the fish, although not expensive, were a favorite among the people in the county town.

Now, not only has grain production increased, but fish can also be sold for money. Compared with last year, after the era of communal dining, every household basically had to tighten their belts to make ends meet. What haven't we eaten, tree roots, bark, and grass?

The difference now is like heaven and earth.

Therefore, although many people also raise some livestock, they are completely incomparable to those in Xishan Village.

However, the method of raising fish in rice paddies is loved by everyone.

Chen Daohe originally intended to reward the educated youth who came up with the idea, but when he learned that it was his own younger brother Chen Daohui who came up with it, he silently withdrew his reward and instead sent a banner instead.

Chen Daohui had no idea that his elder brother was an official in this county.

However, given his solitary nature, even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

When he left City B and went to work in the countryside, besides the Chen family's ideas, the most important reason was actually his own willingness.

If Chen Daohui is unwilling, not even ten oxen could pull him up.