Chapter 288 Calling for Pig Farming
Time flies, and three days have passed in the blink of an eye.
These days, the snowflakes have been varying in size, and with the wind and waves, they have painted the entire hill in silver.
Since the gathering that day, Gu Yuehuai had been busy with preparations. He made a lot of canned food, pickles, pies and buns that were suitable for preservation, etc. He kept some for his family and gave some to Yan Shaoyu to take away.
Tomorrow is the day of the big market in the mountains, and the day after tomorrow, Yan Shaoyu will pack his bags and set off to join the army.
Gu Zhifeng sat on the kang and asked, "Nannan, do you need to bring anything to the market tomorrow?"
Gu Yuehuai thought for a moment and shook his head: "Forget it, it's a waste of time. Let's go shopping and see if we can buy some beef and mutton, and buy some pork to make bacon and wait for the New Year to eat."
"Still buying beef and mutton? Which brigade would be willing to sell them?" Gu Xihuai couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Gu Yuehuai was too lazy to pay attention to him. She looked at the heavy snow outside and sighed, "If the snow keeps falling, I'm afraid Shaoyu won't have a car to leave tomorrow." She was a little worried and asked, "What are we going to eat tonight? Pumpkin rice."
She asked herself some questions and answered them, then started to prepare dinner.
Gu Xihuai's face turned green, and he gritted his teeth and said, "You little heartless boy, you're always thinking about Shaoyu. We have pumpkin rice in the morning, pumpkin rice at noon, and pumpkin rice in the evening. You don't find it boring, but Shaoyu must be bored, right?"
Gu Yuehuai blinked his eyes, a look of doubt on his face: "Will it?"
Although she looked suspicious, her eyes were full of smiles, and she was obviously teasing Gu Xihuai.
Gu Zhifeng watched the brother and sister playing, touched the head of Yan Shaotang who was sitting nearby playing with a ball, looked outside, frowned and said, "I don't know what kind of meeting the team is having. Why haven't the boss and Shao Yu come back yet?"
Gu Yuehuai stood at the door and looked around. The brigade had called all the members to a meeting today. She had been busy these days and had to cook, so she did not go. Yan Shaoli was taking care of Shaoyang in the inner room, so in the end Gu Tinghuai and Yan Shaoyu went together.
The two of them had been there for a while and didn't know what the team said.
At this time in the previous life, something had already happened at home. Every day, the family was busy dealing with Gu Tianfeng and Gu Yinfeng who kept coming to collect debts due to Gu Zhifeng's death. How could they care about what major events the brigade had issued?
Gu Yuehuai shook his head: "Never mind them, I'll cook first, shall we have tomato noodles tonight?"
Gu Zhifeng nodded, and had no objection: "Okay, you can do it as you see fit."
Tomato noodles are simple to make. You just need to knead the dough, prepare tomatoes, potatoes and lean meat, stir-fry until juice comes out, add some hot water, roll the noodles into thin sheets, throw them into the pot and boil, and it's ready. It's sweet and sour and appetizing.
Gu Yuehuai did the cooking very well. When she served the rice, Gu Tinghuai and Yan Shaoyu finally came back.
She came forward with a towel and wiped off the snowflakes from their hair. "What's taking you so long?"
Hearing this, Gu Tinghuai smiled and said mysteriously, "Good news, great news!"
Gu Yuehuai and the others were a little confused: "What's going on?"
Yan Shaoyu was not one to keep secrets, he whispered: "The country has called for raising pigs."
After hearing this, Gu Yuehuai was shocked and his memory was awakened. It turned out that it was a call for raising pigs.
As the saying goes, more pigs mean more fat and more food. The country has indeed called for pig farming this year because grain production has dropped severely this year. The reason analyzed is the lack of fertilizer, and a pig is a small fertilizer factory, so the country has called for every household to have no empty pig pens.
To be honest, calling for pig farming is a good thing, and it also gives members hope besides growing crops and producing grain.
On the one hand, raising pigs can increase some income, and on the other hand, as the country has said, it increases fertilizer.
Life in the countryside is not rich, and selling two pigs a year can solve many problems.
However, the next year was also a disaster year. When the wheat harvest was good, there was a locust plague. Even people could not get enough food, let alone pigs. As a result, the call for pig raising in the first year failed. The piglets weighed less than 100 kilograms and were all skinny.
Gu Zhifeng was shocked, and couldn't hide her joy on her face: "Really? The state allows members to raise pigs?"
Gu Tinghuai nodded heavily, his face beaming with joy: "I told you, no matter how many pigs we raise, we have to sell one to the state every year. We can get dozens or even more than a hundred yuan based on the weight of the pig, and we can also get more than a hundred kilograms of feed as a reward. This is a huge income for our members. Dad, we have to buy two and raise them back."
Indeed, for a member whose daily wage was only 40 or 50 cents, this was a huge sum of money.
Gu Yuehuai was in a complicated mood and said in a low voice: "There is a food shortage this year. People can't even get enough to eat. How can we raise pigs?"
She didn't care. In fact, this call was a good thing for her because she could legitimately buy some piglets and raise them in the Sumeru Space. But for other members of the Dalaozi Production Team, it was not a good thing.
Gu Tinghuai was stunned, and he looked at Gu Zhifeng. The joy on their faces disappeared. Yes, their family could live such a prosperous life because of their daughter, but if they raised pigs, what would they use to feed them?
Gu Tinghuai scratched his hair and said with a wry smile: "I was thinking about it wrongly."
Gu Xihuai stepped forward and patted Gu Tinghuai on the shoulder, comforting him: "It's okay. When the situation gets better next year, it won't be too late for us to raise pigs again. We can raise pigs after all, which can be considered an income."
"Let's eat first." Gu Yuehuai glanced at the two of them but did not discourage their enthusiasm.
Yan Shaoyu looked at her thoughtfully but didn't ask anything.
The dinner was eaten in silence. After the meal, Gu Yuehuai took his bowl and chopsticks and went outside to fetch water from the well.
She squatted by the well, mixed the cold well water with hot water, and washed the dishes with her eyes closed. The cool air made her thoughts much clearer. She had to find a way to convince the branch secretary to plant less wheat and more sweet potatoes this year.
Sweet potatoes have strong adaptability, are suitable for any area, and have a high yield.
Moreover, sweet potatoes grow in the soil and can effectively prevent locust attacks. In this way, some losses can be recovered. However, after all, food is what the people want. How can she convince the branch secretary to plant more sweet potatoes?
Gu Yuehuai frowned and stopped moving his hands.
This is undoubtedly a difficult thing to do. She can't just tell everyone that she has lived her life again, right?
While she was thinking, a pair of warm hands covered her head. She looked up at Yan Shaoyu, and he also looked at her with his eyes downcast, his beautiful lips pursed lightly, with some concern on his face: "What's wrong? What are you thinking about?"
Gu Yuehuai pursed his lips and said softly, "What do you think we should do if the situation is still bad next year?"
Yan Shaoyu paused, ruffled her hair, raised his long eyes and looked at her, his tone half coaxing: "Don't be afraid, I will support you and won't let you go hungry."
Hearing this earthy love talk, Gu Yuehuai was a little puzzled, and reached out to poke his handsome eyebrows and eyes: "I thought you were a different person in your bones, who did you learn this from? You can even say this kind of words?"
He has never been a man who says nice things, and he always does more than he says.
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