Chapter 161 Happy New Year
Ye Siran has made many contributions to the farm since he started working as a veterinarian. For example, with traditional pig farming, it takes about ten months for pigs to be slaughtered.
She borrowed other people's pig feed formulas and produced her own pig feed, allowing piglets to grow faster and reach marketability in six months.
She also suggested that farms reclaim more land to grow sweet potatoes and soybeans, and made many changes in breeding and planting.
This greatly increases the farm's income, not only allowing farm managers to increase their performance but also improving their remuneration.
The administrators received a lot more bonuses for the New Year, and although the hard-working people did not receive any salary, their meals were much better than before.
The farm manager and administrator also know that if they want the horses to run, they have to feed them. If they want to get more benefits, they have to treat the working people well.
But there are many people on the farm, so it is impossible to eat meat every day, but eating enough is not a problem.
Especially during the Chinese New Year, everyone has meat to eat for three consecutive days, which is a phenomenon that has not happened in many years.
In order to thank Ye Siran, and because Ye Siran had other connections, the farm manager allowed her to choose a vacant lot on the farm to build a few wooden houses.
The wooden house was built by Zhan Yunzhou and his men. There were two large fire pits inside, one for men and one for women.
During the Chinese New Year, Ye Siran got two pigs and ten chickens. Grandpa Ye, who was the captain of the pig farm, also got a pig.
There are many pigs and chickens in Ye Siran's space. She secretly mixes some of them in, so the Ye family has a very lively New Year.
There were three meat dishes for every meal, and many unknown vegetables. Ye Siran told them that they were wild vegetables, but in fact they were vegetables grown in her space.
The eldest and second uncles of the Ye family, along with their spouses and a few other big brothers, grew up in the city and don’t know the difference between grains.
They had no idea that they were eating vegetables for every meal and they all thought that they were wild vegetables that Ye Siran dug up in the snow.
Zhan Yunzhou also grew up in Shanghai. He went abroad to study at the age of twelve. When he came back, he was framed by his mother and imprisoned. Then he was assigned to a farm.
Before he met Ye Siran, he secretly hunted some prey and roasted or stewed them to supplement his nutrition.
The food on the farm was no different from pig food, so he didn't need to cook extra vegetables, and he didn't know what wild vegetables were.
After getting to know Ye Siran, he realized that the wild vegetables cooked by Ye Siran were more delicious than his meat dishes.
Because of Ye Siran, the farm manager turned a blind eye to Zhan Yunzhou and his friends secretly cooking and eating.
In previous winters, many people on the farm did not have to work and just stayed in their simple houses to hibernate, with only one meal a day.
This winter, under Ye Siran's suggestion, everyone had work to do, so they could eat their fill every day.
During the Chinese New Year, everyone was given a few pounds of pork, a chicken, and dozens of pounds of sweet potatoes, and they were allowed to solve the problem themselves.
People get together in groups of three or five to celebrate the New Year and eat whatever they want.
On the 29th day of the lunar year, the atmosphere on the farm was filled with a festive atmosphere.
The early morning light casts golden light through the mist, and the air is filled with a hint of fireworks.
Ye Siran stood at the door of the newly built wooden house. The warm sunlight shone on her face, reflecting her bright eyes.
Zhan Yunzhou and his brothers Ye Jingxiao caught a pig and slaughtered it on the grass at the door.
The bright red bloodstains were particularly eye-catching on the snow, yet they also revealed a primitive vitality.
Grandpa Ye and several senior masters including Ye Siran stood by and watched, while the brothers Uncle and Second Uncle Ye were boiling water in the makeshift kitchen.
Ye Siran, Grandma Ye and two aunts picked fresh vegetables and green leeks together.
When they saw the green lettuce, they didn't ask Ye Siran where he picked it.
Originally, they didn't know what dishes were available in what season, and they were afraid that asking would make them look ridiculous, and that Ye Siran would laugh at them for being ignorant, so they didn't ask anything.
They learned to do whatever Ye Siran asked them to do, and they only discussed the family dinner that was full of the flavor of the New Year.
They saw with their own eyes that Ye Siran got two pigs and ten chickens by himself, and he slaughtered a pig on the day he got them.
So many people ate it for several days. Nowadays, everyone has little fat in their stomach, so they don’t get tired of eating it every day.
The most important thing is that the meals prepared by Ye Siran and Zhan Yunzhou were exceptionally delicious. Each of them ate two kilograms of meat in a day without realizing it.
But they would not believe that they ate so much. After all, a 300-pound pig would only produce 200 pounds of pork after being slaughtered.
There were more than thirty people eating together, and they could eat more than 70 kilograms of pork a day, but they saw with their own eyes a pig eating it for six days.
No one knew that Ye Siran quietly slaughtered two 300-pound pigs in the space, and they all thought they didn't eat much.
Grandpa Ye looked at his wife and granddaughter, a satisfied smile on his wrinkled old face.
He hadn't seen his children and grandchildren since he was sent to a hard-working farm. But everything changed after his granddaughter came to find him.
With her own abilities, the granddaughter reunited the family who had been separated for five years.
If Ranran hadn't come to find him, not to mention their family reunion, he and his wife wouldn't know if they would live to celebrate the New Year!
His granddaughter made him feel very proud, and he walked over with a smile, holding a fat pork leg.
"Ranran, grandpa wants to eat braised pork trotters, Dongpo pork, sweet and sour spare ribs..." Grandpa Ye's voice sounded particularly loud.
"Okay, I'll make whatever Grandpa wants to eat. Grandma, Uncle, and Master, you can order whatever you want. Let's have an unforgettable New Year together tomorrow."
"Ranran, Master wants to eat fried chicken with tea tree mushrooms and cold wild vegetables." Cen Ruibo said with a smile.
"Sister, I still want to eat braised pork. Hehe, I never get tired of eating it every day." The second cousin of the Ye family said with a silly smile.
"I also want to eat the wontons made by Ranran. I have never eaten such delicious wontons."
Grandpa Zhan’s weather-beaten hands held the pig’s ears firmly, “I want to eat the pig’s ears made by Yunzhou.”
"Okay, I've remembered everything you said. On New Year's Eve, Ranran and I are going to cook 20 dishes to celebrate the New Year."
Zhan Yunzhou said loudly, his expression revealing a steady joy. As long as he cooked with her, he would be willing to cook more, let alone twenty dishes.
"Yunzhou is right. We are going to have a rich and unforgettable New Year." Ye Siran walked over quickly, took Zhan Yunzhou's hand and said.
"Thank you, Ranran. It's great to have you." Zhan Yunzhou said in a low voice, a warm feeling surged in his heart.
She gave him respect all the time, and in this warm moment, their hearts were closely connected.
There was a gleam of anticipation in the eyes of everyone present, and the smiles on everyone's faces became brighter and brighter, and they were full of anticipation for the upcoming New Year's Eve dinner.
Everyone's laughter and busy figures are intertwined together, creating the most moving picture.
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