Reborn as a New Farmer of the 1980s

Reborn during the early days of China’s reform and opening, the narrator finds himself in the 1980s countryside. In this setting, the past is still a cold reference, yet it is also a fresh start....

Chapter 1194 Buying Pigs

Wan Feng walked to where Zhan Honggui was and looked at the two Zhu brothers indifferently.

"Brother Zhan, what's going on?"

"These two people are from Slow Guitar Village. One is the captain and the other is his younger brother. He wants to take you two to live in his house."

"Hehe, our family is well-off, so we can live comfortably." Zhu Jianshe smiled.

Of course he had to smile. These were two gods of wealth. One hundred yuan a day was more than the profit from robbing a bank.

If the other party is willing, Zhu Jianshe is willing to treat these two people like his fathers, and he would be happy to let them stay for just one month.

It’s still three thousand yuan a month.

The pig was blowing bubbles while pinching his waist, blowing his beard and glaring. The two brothers, one holding a stick and the other holding a carrot, cooperated very well.

"We appreciate the captain's kindness. This is the place we chose. We think Brother Zhan is a down-to-earth person. We don't really care about his family's conditions. We're only staying here for three days, so there's no need to move around."

The smile on Zhu Jianshe’s face froze for a moment. Damn, it’s only been three days!

But three days is fine, and it still costs three hundred yuan, which is a lot of money in a poor place like Slow Guitar.

If they eat as much as they want in three days, they will have enough money to spend, so they can get two hundred yuan for free.

"Brothers, please don't think about it. My family's conditions are much better than his."

"No, this place is good and I don't plan to move."

Zhu Jianqiang, the pig bubble blower, took action at the right time.

"What? You don't want to give me a chance? Do you think our words are useless here?" Zhu Jianqiang rolled up his sleeves while speaking, as if he would get angry if he didn't come to his brother's house today.

Wan Feng looked at Zhu Jianqiang with a half-smile: "You pig, it's fine if you asked me for a few boxes of cigarettes and a few ounces of wine at the supply and marketing cooperative, but I didn't take it seriously. Why are you trying to trick me with this trick? Do you know what I do?"

"I don't give a damn what you do. Everyone has to crawl in front of me in Xiao Li's house!"

"Since you're so stubborn, let me tell you something! I'm staying here and won't leave. You can do whatever you want. I don't believe you can still get your balls bulged."

Zhu Jianqiang's eyes were red and he was about to take action, but he was stopped by Zhu Jianshe.

"Brother! He doesn't even take us seriously. He didn't even ask what I, Zhu Jianqiang, do at Xiao Li's house."

"Third brother, let's talk about it after we get home." Zhu Jianshe was somewhat shrewd and pulled the pig bladder away.

Now that the other party has left, Wan Feng has to hurry to find Jiang Tang and the others.

"Guang Jia, you stay here. A jeep just came. It must be Comrade Jiang and Comrade Tang. I'm going to see where they've gone. If that pig bladder comes causing trouble again, don't give me face. I'll beat him up."

Wan Feng walked out of the yard, followed by two little followers.

Han Guangjia also chased after them: "It's not nice to take pictures of them, we'll just stay here for three days. After we leave, the Zhan family will definitely be retaliated against."

"It's okay, I have plans."

Han Guangjia said nothing more.

Wan Feng led the two little followers to the riverside, and sure enough, they saw the jeep parked there. Comrades Jiang Tang and two plainclothes soldiers were pointing and gesturing at the dock.

"Hey, Xiao Wan! Where have you been?" Finally, Wan Feng was seen coming over with two children.

"We rented a house in the village and plan to live here."

"Ah? Renting a house here?"

"I don't want to keep going back and forth on the bus. This broken road is so bumpy that it makes my gallbladder boil."

"Alright, we can stay here. Now let's discuss the real business. Xiao Wan, we went back and discussed it for a long time. We even called the military sub-district, but they couldn't come up with any solution. They don't have a crane that can lift such a heavy load."

This is indeed a thing.

"Can we ask Maozi to move to another place?"

Wan Feng shook his head. "It's too late. There's simply not enough time to contact them here. But I think since the Russians chose to deliver the goods here, they might have some other plans."

"I think it's pretty bad. I've also noticed how the Russians do things. Many of their decisions are made on the spur of the moment. They're not reliable!"

"There's nothing we can do about it. We'll see what happens later. Once the ship docks, don't even think about pulling the cargo back. We'll have to find a way to get it off."

"That's the only way. So you'll stay here instead of going to the border station?"

"No, these past few days I've been vomiting whenever I think of riding in a car. I can't bear that."

"Then let's go back and come back tomorrow."

Jiang Tang and the two comrades prepared to get in the car and leave.

"Wait! Tomorrow, when you come, I'll bring you 20 kilograms of rice and 20 kilograms of noodles. See if you can bring me a pork elbow. If they're selling it, I'll buy the hind elbow... Never mind. I'll just see if there's anyone selling pigs in this village and buy one."

"You're only staying for three days and you're buying a pig?"

"Hey, we have to eat every three days, right? And there's another thing. My landlord has five acres of soybeans that need harvesting. His husband can't do it with one arm, so he's the only one left to do it. I feel really sorry for him. Ask the border defense company commander if he can send two squads of soldiers to help. Isn't that the close relationship between the military and the people?"

"What's going on in your head all day long?"

"It's not like I'm asking the soldiers to work for nothing. It's just five acres of land. I'll buy pigs and give half to the company. It can be used to improve the soldiers' lives. How about that?"

"This issue is worth considering. I'll go back and discuss it with the company commander."

"If we have agreed, we can bring the soldiers here tomorrow morning and take the pork back after the work is done."

The jeep suddenly drove away.

Wan Feng returned to the Zhan family with two more tails.

At this time, An Lizhi also came back and was cooking in the kitchen.

"Sister-in-law, I'm back. I'll help you light the fire."

"No, no, why should you help me light the fire? Just sit inside and I'll do it myself."

An Lizhi refused to use Wan Feng to light the fire.

Wan Feng entered Zhan Honggui's room and only remembered when he saw Zhan Honggui smoking a pipe.

"Look at my head, it's all confused. Third brother of the Guang family! Bring me that schoolbag."

Han Guangjia brought the backpack filled with things from the west room.

Wan Feng took the schoolbag, took out two packs of cigarettes from it and threw them to Zhan Honggui.

"Brother Zhan, this is for you."

Zhan Honggui was shocked: "Brother, this is not allowed."

"What's the big deal? It's just two packs of cigarettes. Don't worry! The rent won't be reduced by a penny."

Wan Feng took out the canned cigarettes and alcohol, and asked Han Guangjia to take the canned meat and fish to the kitchen to make two dishes.

"Brother Zhan, which family in your village raises more pigs?"

Zhan Honggui looked at Wan Feng in confusion: "Brother! Why are you asking this?"

"Buy someone a pig."

Wan Feng didn't say he wanted to buy a pig and kill it for meat. He was worried that Zhan Honggui would not take him with him if he knew about it.