Chapter 330: Don't worry, my lady, I will take it to heart
The man quickly put down the bag of grain and respectfully saluted Ruan Mian.
"Madam Ruan."
Ruan Mian looked at his eyebrows and eyes, which were very familiar, as if... they were somewhat similar to Qi Nanfeng's eyebrows and eyes.
The same narrow eyes and thick eyebrows.
However, when she thought of Qi Nanfeng who had already suffered the consequences of his own actions, she sneered.
There are many similar people in this world, and I feel disgusted if I look at them for too long.
Ruan Mian only responded politely and looked away. "You can recruit workers as you see fit. We just need to do our best to fill the transportation gap after May."
"Don't worry, my lady, I will take it to heart."
"Although it has rained frequently since the beginning of spring, the people we recruit are hardworking and can walk on any muddy road."
Speaking of rain, the sky is gloomy again.
It rained continuously for several days in a row, and the water trucks built in the wheat fields were rarely used.
I don’t know whether the rain will decrease after Qingming Festival.
However, the facts and her thoughts were somewhat skewed.
The rain lasted for a long time, and the originally planned time for releasing the tussah silkworms into the silkworm farm was postponed.
When Mei Xi came to talk to her about this, she had a sad look on her face.
However, Ruan Mian was not in a hurry to release the tussah silkworms. "Releasing the silkworms too early isn't a good idea either. Not only are the young silkworms vulnerable to frost damage, but the oak trees are already forming buds, which will be eaten by the silkworms before they open, affecting the growth of the oak leaves. Furthermore, releasing the silkworms too early is not conducive to preserving the seedlings. It's better to wait until this rainy season is over."
"A farmer's proverb says: Moths appear during Qingming, eggs hatch during Grain Rain, and silkworms emerge during Beginning of Summer."
"If you're free at the Tussah Silkworm Farm, why not come with me to see the piglets?"
There are about fifty or sixty piglets here, all of which were bred from the pigs we bought last year.
Originally, there were only five or six piglets outside the house. Later, when the road was opened, my family went to Guancheng to buy a lot more. They grew one litter after another, and now there are more than fifty piglets.
Nanny Fang even became a keeper specializing in taking care of these piglets.
Before Ruan Mian went to Xingjiazhou, he specially fenced off a piece of land far away from his house.
Piglets are raised in a systematic manner by dividing them into different areas.
It is divided into boar pens, sow pens, nursery pens and farrowing pens, etc., which also ensures the stocking density.
As for the pig manure, it is all transported to the saltpeter plantation, which neither wastes nor pollutes.
Later, Nanny Fang could no longer take care of the family alone, so she asked Aunt Lu, a former butcher in the village, and her family to come and help.
Aunt Lu is hardworking and efficient, and has experience in raising piglets, so she was able to manage the pig farm so well in a short time.
Nanny Fang was very happy about this. After Ruan Mian arrived, she couldn't wait to show her many of the piglets.
"Madam Ruan, these piglets are growing well. I went to the market in Guancheng before and saw that the ones raised by some private households are not as good as ours!
Look at these little pigs, they are all fat and plump. After slaughtering one pig, it is enough for every household in our village to have meat to eat!"
"In my opinion, we'll probably need to expand the pen in a while. The current space is definitely not enough."
Ruan Mian looked at the sheds and frowned.
She warned Madam Fang, "Madam, these pigs are breeding too fast. We need to reduce production."
"Reduce production?" Nanny Fang was stunned and asked in confusion, "Increasing production is a good thing, so why should we reduce it?"
Ruan Mian said slowly, "It's best that the livestock are currently sufficient for our village. If we don't reduce production, there will be too many livestock and the saltpeter plantation will not be able to handle their manure and other waste."
"Also, livestock can bring a lot of pathogens, and high population densities make it even harder to control them. Especially with rising temperatures and heavy rainfall, it's not ideal for increasing production."
Although Nanny Fang didn't quite understand, she still took Ruan Mian's words to heart.
But Aunt Lu who was traveling with us couldn't accept it.
He immediately said, "Madam Ruan, we're feeding them so well, how can we say that production has decreased? Besides, the new batch of piglets are about to be bred. If production decreases, won't we still be doing the same next year as this year?"
"If you're worried about diseases and other problems, wouldn't it be better if we expanded the pen to a farther place, away from the house?"
Ruan Mian shook his head and said patiently, "It's not that far. There are a lot of food plots and water sources near the house. We must pay special attention to them."
"Madam Ruan, you're being a bit overly worried. When we were raising pigs, we never thought about these things. Besides, Wuheng is a big place, so why worry about not having a place to raise pigs?"
Seeing that she was determined to do so, Ruan Mian repeated the dangers of heavy rain and the epidemic.
When Nanny Fang heard this, she realized the seriousness of the matter and immediately agreed with Ruan Mian that it would be better to reduce production.
Aunt Lu didn't say anything, but after turning around and going home, she took her husband aside and told him that Ruan Mian wanted to reduce the number of piglets.
Lu Dalang's expression changed immediately: "Reducing production? Wouldn't that cut off our source of income?"
"She was the one who said she would hand over the pig farm to us. How and where to sell it was up to us. Now she's saying she'll cut production. There's not enough to sell in the village, so how can we sell it in Wuheng City?"
"That epidemic Madam Ruan is worried about is sheer nonsense. We're just raising a few pigs, how could there be an epidemic? I think she just thinks we're not raising them well, or she wants her own people to take over the pig farm and find ways to drive us out."
Aunt Lu sighed deeply. "Mrs. Ruan doesn't seem like that kind of person. I think she's probably misjudged the problem. Since she wants to reduce production, why don't we go out and fence in the enclosure ourselves? There's no harm in raising more."
She was still grateful for Ruan Mian's help to them, so she didn't want to think of him in such a bad way.
However, the business that my family has worked so hard to build cannot be ruined just like that.
So if she wants to reduce production, they can go to the outer pens by themselves, and it won't bother them.
I just work in the pig farm as usual and go to the other side in my spare time.
Lu Dalang kept the idea of raising pigs outside a secret from others. He chose a place far away from the village, and only his family knew about it.
Aunt Lu called her two daughters-in-law and two sons over to discuss how to keep this secret from others.
Thinking that the eldest daughter-in-law Yinshuang and Qing'er had a good relationship, Aunt Lu gave the eldest daughter-in-law additional instructions.
"Shuang'er, you must not reveal this to Miss Qing'er. If she knows, her elder sister will definitely know too. At least we can't let them know before we even start."
Yin Shuang nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, mother. I will definitely keep my mouth shut. Besides, I won't have much contact with her during this period of time, so you can rest assured."
"What do you mean? Haven't you always had a good relationship?"
Aunt Lu was puzzled, and her eldest son's face immediately fell beside her: "Could it be that now that she is the general's wife, she doesn't want to be associated with you?"
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