Chapter 155 Chapter 155
According to Ye Qing's plan, the pig farm first separated the fifteen sows that Ye Qing had selected in advance from the pigpen and rushed them to a specially vacated delivery room. The delivery room was filled with dry straw, the room had good ventilation, bright lighting and a suitable temperature, and disinfection work had been done in advance.
Then, Ye Qing asked people to give the sows a final snack before giving birth, in order to increase the sows' physical strength as much as possible and ensure that they would not suffer from problems such as dystocia due to fatigue during the birthing process.
After completing all the preparations, Ye Qing began to give the sows injections to induce labor.
The flying needles were inserted and then removed in just three to five minutes, but Ye Qing attached supernatural powers to the flying needles, so the sows reacted very quickly. Less than half an hour after Ye Qing removed the needles, they became restless one after another, and then their birth canals opened and their amniotic fluids broke, all showing signs of labor.
Fortunately, with the experience of delivering a sow before, and with Ye Qing's guidance, Meng Jiagu, Wei Nan and others were able to get the hang of it slowly. In fact, delivering a sow is not complicated. As long as you follow the sow's delivery rhythm and are bold, careful, quick, accurate and ruthless, basically there will be no problems.
Although the fifteen sows gave birth at the same time, due to the different physical conditions and ages of the sows, the speed of delivery was also fast and slow. Some gave birth in about an hour, while others took more than four or five hours to open their cervix and were still hesitant and refused to lie down to give birth. In short, there were definitely all kinds of ridiculous situations, but fortunately, they were all under Ye Qing's control and there was no big chaos.
It was already evening when the last sow was delivered.
Fortunately, all the sows' births went smoothly, and all the piglets born were healthy and vigorous, with none dying shortly after birth.
A total of sixteen sows were delivered, with the most giving birth to 24 piglets and the least giving birth to 17. In the final count, there were more than three hundred and thirty new members added to the pigpen that day, which stunned the onlookers.
When Ye Qing and a few others were busy delivering babies in the pig house in front, everyone subconsciously held their breath and remained silent, for fear of disturbing the delivery of the sows. When Ye Qing finally spoke and announced that the delivery was over, the onlookers couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Seeing those pink little pigs crowded around the sow's body and constantly digging for milk in her belly, everyone stared at them intently and couldn't bear to look away.
Zhao Yuliang found it hard to believe the final production data reported by his men. He could not help but tiptoe into the pigpen and count the piglets himself to confirm it again.
But these little piglets didn't stay still. They rolled around and piled up together, and from time to time they would hide under their brothers and sisters. So after counting for a long time, Zhao Yuliang became dizzy and had no idea where he was counting.
However, with so many little pigs grunting in the pigpen, even with the naked eye, one could tell how large their number was. A group of people stared at this spectacular scene again and again, and everyone was extremely excited.
Zhao Yuliang's eyes welled up and he subconsciously reached into his trouser pocket for a cigarette. But as soon as he touched the cigarette, he suddenly remembered Ye Qing's strict requirements for the sow farrowing house and couldn't help but retract his hand that was holding the cigarette.
It's no wonder that Zhao Yuliang was so excited. The farm has been raising pigs for many years. In the past, sows would become pregnant and give birth in the pigpen every year, but in previous years, the number of piglets born by sows was considered good if they could only give birth to seven or eight.
In addition, the pig farms do not take care of the pregnancy and childbirth of sows as carefully as Ye Qing does, so the piglets born are usually damaged, and the proportion of pigs that can be raised is only 60% to 70% at most.
But now, the piglets scientifically bred and born by Ye Qing have an average litter size of more than 20, and an astonishing zero mortality rate. This data is almost like a fairy tale. If they had not seen it with their own eyes on the spot, who would dare to believe it?
Not to mention Zhao Yuliang, who among the researchers assigned to record the data was not shocked? Even though the data they had recorded before had already shown that the number of piglets born by Ye Qing's sows was unusual, who could have thought that sows carrying so many piglets could actually give birth safely without any problems?
Now the researchers who were watching could no longer sit still.
They couldn't wait to report the situation to see what the county or even the province thought about it and whether they would have any other reactions.
Seeing that Ye Qing's delivery work for the day had been completed, Zhao Yuliang quickly called Xiao Zhu to take Ye Qing and the others to wash up, and then asked someone to take them to the cafeteria to light the stove. He repeatedly reminded Xiao Zhu to make sure the chef cooked a few dishes at the highest level to reward Ye Qing and the others.
After giving these instructions, Zhao Yuliang rushed to the office in a hurry. He had to contact the military district as soon as possible to report the situation of the first batch of sows giving birth on the farm.
Ye Qing, who was tired after a day's work, didn't care what Zhao Yuliang and the researchers were going to do next. After settling all the sows that had given birth, she just wanted to have a quick meal and then go home and have a good rest on the kang.
Fortunately, the food in the farm cafeteria was pretty good. The chef prepared a special meal for them, with six or seven dishes combining meat and vegetables. The food was rich in fat and the chef's cooking skills were also very good. Ye Qing and the others were very satisfied with the meal.
Because Ye Qing had already screened out a batch of sows with mature placentas and were about to give birth and had given them injections to induce labor, the remaining sows would definitely not show signs of giving birth within a day if nothing unexpected happened, so she didn't have to continue guarding the farm and could go back to Kaoshantun to have a good sleep.
The driver had just escorted Ye Qing and others back to Kaoshantun. As soon as Wu Yongbing and the old branch secretary heard the news, they hurried over to inquire about the situation.
This is not a secret, and there is nothing to hide. Ye Qing originally wanted to promote her scientific breeding, so the number of sow births on the farm would have to be spread sooner or later. So when Wu Yongbing and the old branch secretary asked, she told them everything about the birthing of the sixteen sows that gave birth on the farm today.
When they heard that the average number of piglets born by these sows was over 20, the two old leaders of Kaoshan Village opened their eyes as wide as copper bells, and their mouths were almost big enough to fit an egg.
"Then let's raise a few sows, right, right..."
Wu Yongbing excitedly pulled Ye Qing to ask more questions, but he couldn't ask the rest of the questions. The main reason was that he thought this matter was too magical. How could it be possible?
Ye Qing smiled and nodded: "Yes, including the three sows snatched back from the supply station, the number of pigs produced by our production team this year is estimated to reach 80. If we feed them according to the scientific breeding plan I set before, by the end of the year, each of these pigs will be raised into a fat pig weighing more than 200 kilograms. By then, even if a batch of them are taken away by the purchasing station, our production team will not have to worry about meat!"
Wu Yongbing and the old branch secretary looked at each other and saw shock and madness in each other's eyes. The old branch secretary's hand, which was smoking a cigarette, began to tremble unconsciously.
"Okay, tomorrow I'll call a meeting for the whole village and have all the families take action. Organize the old, weak, women and children to go into the mountains to cut grass for pigs. When the weather warms up, we'll collect as many snails and clams as we can from the Yazi River. We'll definitely get enough nutrition for these piglets!"
Ye Qing didn't care about these things. Anyway, she had said everything she needed to say. Wu Yongbing also attached great importance to the pilot pig farm in Kaoshantun. In previous years, he arranged old ladies like Mrs. Zhao to be in charge of raising pigs, but he changed his mind starting this year. After realizing that the county leaders attached great importance to scientific breeding, he knew that this would be an opportunity for Kaoshantun. Therefore, he not only expanded the pig farm rapidly, but also selected the people in charge of the pig farm from young people in the village who were quick and responsible. In addition, the work points given were also very high, six work points a day.
During the busy farming season, the young and strong laborers of each family could earn at least eight work points by going to the fields. Some capable male comrades could even get ten full work points directly. However, this was when there was more work in the fields during the busy farming season. This amount of work could only be earned in the few months of spring ploughing and autumn harvest each year. During the other idle farming seasons, each family would not earn that many work points, unless they followed the large troops to dig canals and reclaim wasteland at the request of the commune.
The pig farm in the village, on the other hand, is busy all year round, and the busy season does not end until the pigs are released from the pens at the end of the year. During this period, six work points can be earned every day. If you calculate it this way, the work points earned from feeding pigs for a whole year are no less than those earned from working in the fields.
Moreover, raising pigs is a leisurely job. You don’t have to stand outside in the scorching sun or work with your back to the sky facing the dark earth. You may even be so tired after a busy day that you can’t even straighten your back.
Apart from not having any rest all year round and having relatively less freedom in time, there is nothing else to complain about. Moreover, raising pigs in the village allows me to learn techniques from the educated youth Ye, from sow breeding and production to pig feeding techniques, disease prevention in the pig-raising process, etc. These are all real experience accumulation, and if you learn them, you will definitely benefit a lot in the future.
Therefore, at the beginning of the year, when Wu Yongbing revealed a little information to the outside world, many families became interested. Many young people in their early twenties were persuaded by their parents to go to Wu Yongbing's house or other production team cadres' houses for recommendation.
Even in the Youth Farm, some educated youth were interested in raising pigs. These urban educated youth had been working in the countryside for quite some time. Although their situation had improved compared to when they first went to the countryside and could not lift anything, there were basically no educated youth who had truly fallen in love with farming and had adapted to the high-intensity and fast-paced life of the farmers in the village.
These people followed the main force to work in the fields during the busy farming season. Those who could earn five or six points a day were considered to be doing quite well among the educated youth. Most of them were still slacking off, doing as little as possible. After a whole day of slacking off, they might not get as much work done as the locals in one morning.
Therefore, many people could not even eat with the few work points they earned. In addition to living on the meager rations distributed by the Kaoshantun Production Team at the end of the year, they had to ask their families for some subsidies from time to time, otherwise they would starve to death in the countryside.
Therefore, when they heard that there was a job that could earn six work points a day and didn't require them to work in the fields, how could these educated youth not jump in? After all, although raising pigs was a bit smelly, it was easy work and didn't require exposure to the sun or rain. This was definitely the best job they had ever encountered since they went to the countryside. The opportunity was right in front of them, and anyone who didn't grab it would be a fool.
In short, in order to be successfully selected as the pig keeper in the village, this group of people also used all kinds of tricks and tried every possible means. Wu Yongbing was also very troubled by this. However, after the incident of Mrs. Zhao Si using poppy powder to harm livestock, Wu Yongbing was still particularly strict in selecting breeders. There were too many people who signed up, so he simply gathered all the applicants together for an examination. The written test also required them to lay pig grass, cook pig food, and clean the pigsty on site. Whoever did the work most efficiently, meticulously, cleanly and neatly would be selected. In the end, a total of three people were selected, two from the village and one from the Youth Academy.
Ye Qing did not interfere with who was chosen to raise pigs. As long as no one did anything behind her back and did things according to her requirements, the live pigs provided by the supply station and the eighty piglets that would be born soon, this small pig farm in Kaoshantun would soon become the focus of Hongqi Commune's attention. She could only inform Wu Yongbing of the key difficulties in the feeding process in advance and be responsible for controlling the overall situation, but how to arrange the people under him to do their work was Wu Yongbing's business.
Seeing that Ye Qing looked tired, Wu Yongbing and the old branch secretary realized that Ye Qing had been busy at the farm of the neighboring army for a whole day and their arrival had obviously disturbed Ye Qing's rest, so they left in a hurry.
They had been holding their breath for the whole day, fearing that something might go wrong during the delivery. Even a body as strong as iron wouldn't be able to bear it, so as soon as Wu Yongbing and the other two left, Ye Qing and the others fell asleep immediately, and within two minutes of touching the pillow, they began to snore softly.
I slept until dawn, and the next morning the farm car arrived outside the yard waiting on time.
This time we had experience, and there was no sow suddenly appearing, so everyone was organized and not as anxious and flustered as yesterday.
When they arrived at the pig farm, Ye Qing found that, just as he had expected, the sows that had not yet given birth were eating well, sleeping soundly, and all of them were in high spirits.
However, because the pregnancy cycle of these sows has entered the final stage and they have basically reached the conditions for delivery, Ye Qing did not delay any further and followed yesterday's process. After feeding these sows, he began to induce delivery with flying needles, trying to complete the delivery of these sows within the next few days.
Prior to this, Ye Qing also went to check on the dozen or so sows and piglets that had given birth yesterday. Thanks to the careful care of the pig farm staff, the sows were in normal condition after giving birth. They were lying in the soft and dry straw piles to feed their piglets. The piglets were also very warm and comfortable, and it was obvious that they were very satisfied with this clean and warm new environment.
After checking the sows and piglets, Ye Qing was about to repeat yesterday's induction process. However, just as she was about to take out the silver needle, Zhao Yuliang came in with a group of people.
Ye Qing turned around and was stunned.
Several old comrades in Zhongshan suits and military uniforms walked in the front, and several cadres with briefcases were accompanying them. Ye Qing might not know the others, but he knew the cadre who was slightly bent and smiling respectfully. After all, when the county leadership team visited Kaoshantun, the director of the county agriculture bureau was also there, and Ye Qing took this opportunity to ask for a lot of resources from him.
But now, this director is only assigned to serve as followers to the old comrades in front, which shows the identities of the people who came this time.
Ye Qing's heart sank involuntarily, and he instantly realized that these people might be high-ranking leaders sent from the province or even the military.
She subconsciously looked towards Zhao Yuliang.
Zhao Yuliang's expression was also very nervous and excited. When he saw her looking at him, he immediately nodded slightly at her to affirm.
Perhaps they were afraid that Ye Qing and the others would be affected emotionally after knowing the backgrounds of these leaders, which would be detrimental to the subsequent work. Therefore, after these leaders came in, they just wandered around the pigpen, observing everywhere, but did not speak to make any introductions or give any instructions.
But Meng Jia and his companions were not fools. When they saw the clothes of these people and Zhao Yuliang's respectful attitude, they knew the identities of these people without much thought. So the expressions of these disciples froze suddenly, and their minds went blank. Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
Ye Qing was the calmest among them. Seeing that several of his disciples were so nervous that their hands were shaking, he couldn't help but give each of the girls a shot at their Yin Tang acupoints to wake them up:
"Are you sober now? You were so scared by such a small incident. Can you show some self-esteem? Why are you so panicked? Just follow the steps I taught you yesterday. You can figure out how to divide the work. I don't need to emphasize the precautions a second time, right?"
The needle was accompanied by a slight supernatural power that jumped into their bodies. The girls suddenly became alert. After being swept by Ye Qing's sharp eyes, they instantly regained their nerves and reason. They no longer cared about who the onlookers outside the pigpen were. They quickly gathered their minds, found their respective positions, and devoted themselves to the tense delivery work that was to follow.
It was the same process as yesterday. Everyone was familiar with it and cooperated more tacitly than yesterday. Not long after Ye Qing gave the injection, the sows started to move one after another. This time Ye Qing didn't need to do it first. Several girls assisted the sows in giving birth in an orderly manner and dragged the piglets out of their bodies.
When the piglets were cleaned up and instinctively crawled under the sow's body to look for breast milk with their eyes closed in the haystack, the old leaders' eyes sparkled and their hands and hearts trembled as they counted the number of piglets. Even though they had heard reports from their subordinates yesterday, they could not hide their shock when they saw the birthing scene with their own eyes today.
Zhao Yuliang's back was straight. He was so excited that he couldn't sleep the whole night, but he was still energetic this morning. He didn't look tired at all. As more and more piglets were born, the premonition in his heart became stronger.
He felt that the position of brigade commander was waving at him not far ahead.
This time, Ye Qing induced labor for a total of 18 sows. However, because the delivery process went smoothly, the operation ended two hours earlier than yesterday.
After all the post-production cleanup work was completed, Zhao Yuliang introduced to Ye Qing the big leaders who had come for this emergency inspection. As Ye Qing had guessed, these old comrades who had come were all high-level leaders. Those wearing Zhongshan suits all had their provinces first in their names, such as from the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Planning, and the Provincial Party Committee. Those wearing military uniforms were from the higher level of Qingshan Farm. Several division commanders and deputy division commanders of the division headquarters came down in person to supervise.
After watching the piglets delivered by Ye Qing and confirming that there was no exaggeration or falsification in the work reports, these old leaders also became excited. They pulled Ye Qing and several young apprentices to praise them again and again. At the same time, they highly affirmed Zhao Yuliang's work and asked Zhao Yuliang to continue to maintain a normal work progress. If there are any problems and difficulties, just report them to the superiors. If they can help solve them, the superiors will do their best to adjust human and material resources to coordinate.
Then these leaders did not stay in the farm for long and left in a hurry.
But on the day when these leaders returned to the province and the division headquarters, calls were made to the military region headquarters and the Ministry of Agriculture of the State Council in Jicheng. The news quickly reached the ears of the people, and then that evening, not long after Ye Qing returned to Kaoshantun, he received a call from Hang Tingfang.
As soon as the call was connected, Hang Tingfang couldn't wait to ask about the progress of her scientific pig breeding on the military farm.
After getting Ye Qing's affirmative answer, Hang Tingfang smiled and told her that just now, Jicheng TV Station, People's Daily, Xinhua Daily and Women's Daily had received official documents jointly issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Propaganda Committee, requiring the TV station and the three newspapers to immediately set up a temporary team to rush to Jiaotan County within two days to conduct detailed filming and reporting on the sow induction work at Qingshan Farm.
"I guess the TV station will do a special interview on you in the future. Be prepared. This time it won't just be the front page of the Jicheng Daily. You may even be on TV news!"
Not only that, Hang Tingfang also received some gossip from her father. The application materials she submitted previously regarding the increase in the number of daily copies of the Jicheng Women's Newspaper had already been noticed and paid attention to by someone in the Propaganda Committee. It was estimated that it would not be long before their newspaper's weekly copy became a daily copy and their dream of increasing the circulation to 13,000 with a zero at the end would very likely become a reality. How could Hang Tingfang not be excited and happy?
Hang Tingfang once again clearly realized that Ye Qing was the noble man destined for her. As long as she didn't act like a demon and clung to this big thick leg tightly, her "Women's Newspaper" would surely go further and further on the road of media and newspapers, and her position in the journalism industry would definitely be immortal and lasting.
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