Chapter 58: Have you found a scientific way to raise pigs?
The village was poor, and the production team office was the only brick house in the village.
The surface of the blue bricks is covered with a layer of white lime that is so thin that it is almost invisible.
It looks very simple.
This is already a rare and grand house in the eyes of the villagers.
The office is not very big, and the door is so small that it can only accommodate one person.
On the roof you can see thick wooden beams.
The walls inside are covered with various posters, slogans and portraits of great men.
The ground is also unusually flat.
The office has two desks, a wooden cabinet, a few chairs, and some miscellaneous items.
When Lin Fu arrived, Li Jiancai and others had just arrived.
"The captain is here!"
"Captain, you're here just in time. I just brought the hot water. Take out your cup quickly and I'll pour you a fresh cup." Li Jiancai walked towards Lin Fu with a thermos.
The thermos in his hand was very old, with scratches all over it, and looked like an obsolete item.
However, this thing was a second-hand item that several village cadres pooled their money to buy.
Lin Fu took out his worn-out enamel pot and got straight to the point.
"...Didn't you ask me yesterday why the pigs in my second son's backyard are growing so well? I said they're fed diligently..."
After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment.
"What else? Did Lin Er feed him the magic water?" He Jun interrupted with a smile.
But it’s true, Lin Er’s piglets are indeed lively and look a little rounder than his own.
"There's no fairy water to feed them, but the pigs raised by the second brother's family and their pig-raising methods are indeed different from those of other families." Lin Fu said.
Li Jiancai saw that he was not joking and his expression instantly became serious.
"Different? How is it different?"
Lin Fu stopped beating around the bush and said to the cadres, "My son Tangtang once read a book about pig farming.
The book says that if you castrate a pig, the pork will be more tender and the pig will be easier to raise..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Jiancai and others were stunned.
After a full half minute, several people gradually reacted.
"...Captain, the pigs in Tangtang's family wouldn't be... castrated, right?" Qian Hua said in disbelief.
Li Jiancai choked on the water in his mouth and coughed several times.
There was a hint of disbelief in the look he gave Lin Fu.
Words came out of his mouth like beans pouring out.
"Are you telling the truth? Where's the book? What else does it say?"
Lin Fu immediately said seriously: "Of course it's true, can I scare you with this?
My daughter Tangtang saw the book by chance when she was in school. You all know that girl is smart and has a good memory.
No matter how many times I have read something, I can remember most of it.
Look, our team has taken on the task of raising pigs.
Tangtang remembered the book she had read before and gave Qingshan the method of castrating pigs.
Qingshan used the piglets from the second brother's family as experimental subjects and castrated three piglets before he learned the skill of castrating pigs.
Seeing that the piglets at home were growing up really well, Qingshan told me and my third son and had pigs castrated for both of our families.
After a few days of feeding, the piglet did eat and sleep, and wasn't as active as before, but it did grow some meat, didn't it?
Li Jiancai and the others listened to Lin Fu's words, their emotions fluctuating.
Qian Hua's eyes were filled with uncontrollable excitement.
He bit his cheek and said excitedly, "...Captain, are you saying that our team has found a scientific way to raise pigs?"
He Jun's voice also became anxious.
"Really? Qian Hua is right, isn't he? Captain, have we found a scientific way to raise pigs?"
Looking at the eyes full of expectation in front of him, Lin Fu shook his head.
"The leader said that without investigation, there is no right to speak.
We haven't tried this method of castrating pigs, so we're not sure if it will be successful.
Who dares to guarantee this? Who among you dares to do so?
Several people were silent.
They dare not!
Li Jiancai was unwilling to give in and said, "Then what do you say we should do? We can't just not even try, right?"
That would be a pity.
"Who said we won't try?" Lin Fu smiled, "The solution is right in front of us, how can we not try it?
But how do we try? I came to you guys, didn't I? Let's work out a set of rules together!"
His idea was to bring both the castrated and non-castrated piglets to the threshing ground and let the team members look at them for themselves.
It is up to them to choose whether to castrate the pigs or not.
If you want to be castrated, you can be castrated. If you don’t want to be castrated, you won’t be forced.
Li Jiancai noticed that something was wrong with Lin Fu's eyes, and his eyes lit up.
"Captain, have you figured out a plan?"
"Well, I did think of a way, but I don't know if it's feasible..."
As soon as Lin Fu proposed the solution, He Jun was the first to express his agreement.
"I think it's okay. We'll leave the decision to the members. Whether it's a blessing or a curse, the team and the members will bear it together."
Qian Hua also said: "I also agree with the captain's method. The captain has tried it with his own piglets and there is no big problem.
We put the road before the members, and if they don't want to go, we won't force them."
The majority of the members in the brigade are honest and easy to talk to.
Such a difficult woman will never amount to anything great.
Li Jiancai was smart, so he naturally thought the captain's proposal was a good one and agreed to it.
"I agree. Without further ado, let's gather everyone together this afternoon and discuss this matter."
Lin Fu said, "Okay, don't mention my Tangtang for now."
Of course, several people agreed.
If this really happens, Lin Jiatangtang will probably be listed among the commune leaders!
Tsk tsk.
If this person gets things going, it would be like riding on the east wind, soaring up into the sky.
Most of the day passed quickly.
In the afternoon, threshing ground.
Members from every household gathered here.
Some people brought small stools from home and sat down, some sat directly on the ground, and some stood... It was as lively as the New Year.
"Why did the captain call us here?"
"Who knows? Just wait and you'll know."
"Hopefully it's good news!"
…
The members formed their own small teams and chatted with each other.
Lin Fu and several other cadres came over without asking the members to wait any longer.
When they came, they were holding two piglets.
It looks weird and makes everyone confused.
Lin Fu also knew that the members were confused, so he didn't say any empty words and got straight to the point.
"...I know everyone wants to know the purpose of our calling you all here for this meeting today.
I won't beat around the bush. Can you tell the difference between the piglet in my hand and the piglet in Deputy Captain Li's hand? "
He and Li Jiancai looked at each other, put the piglets on the ground and let the members take a closer look.
A woman sitting in the front saw it clearly and said loudly, “There is no difference, they are all piglets.
If I have to say the difference, it’s that the one on the right is obviously a little fatter…”
The woman next to the woman also spoke up, "Yes, the one on the right is indeed fat. Whose piglet is this? How was it raised? Can we learn from it?"
As soon as this person said this, the members of the brigade came forward one after another.
Just to get a clear look at the piglet called 'fat'.
(End of this chapter)
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