Chapter 311 Jingshu Kills Pigs
"What? Jingshu, what did you say? Say it again, uncle just had auditory hallucinations."
Jingshu sighed and said, "Uncle, let's kill all these pigs in a few days." Jingshu repeated.
My uncle said in disbelief, "Why? The pig farming market is so good right now. Do you know how much virtual currency a pound of pork costs? I understand your thinking. Now that the red nematodes are extinct, raising them has become a big problem. But if we calculate my share of the profits from the insect feed, I can raise hundreds of pigs. It shouldn't be difficult to survive until the end of the world, right?"
It seems like the end of the world will end soon, and things will get worse and worse.
Jing Shu stretched out her hand, the same as before the apocalypse, and grabbed a handful of red nematodes from the pond. After kneading and examining them, she shook her head and said, "Uncle, how long have you been raising these red nematodes in this pond?"
"It's been more than two months. Ever since I learned that the red nematodes were extinct, I've been treating them like ancestors and sometimes even throwing in some feed."
"It's been so long, and there's still only this many eggs in the pond. Don't you think there's something wrong with their reproduction? The reproduction cycle of normal red nematodes is very short. It only takes three days for bacteria to develop into eggs, and several days for eggs to develop into larvae. The red nematodes I raised before would make a sound of bubbles bursting when I gently rubbed them. Those were highly active eggs. Yours... have very few eggs. I don't need to explain what that means."
The small number of eggs and low birth rate mean that the reproduction rate is extremely slow. The long cycle means that they can no longer take out half of them every day to feed the pigs as before, and then grow a large number of them again in a few days to become a continuous source of feed.
My uncle suddenly realized and checked carefully. "I really didn't notice this. I only raised a small pond at the beginning. I was very happy to see them growing every day. But the speed is really too slow. The reproduction rate is far behind the consumption rate."
My uncle began to feel melancholy. He had originally thought that if he raised this pool of red nematodes well, it could at least provide daily feed for a dozen pigs. You know, pigs consume the most feed and eat the most among all livestock.
"Well, even if the red nematodes in this pond are useless, we still have at least hundreds of tons of red nematode feed, which is enough to raise pigs. If we use the pigs to exchange for rice and food, won't we make more money?" My uncle walked back and forth in the pig farm, checking this pig and then that pig.
"Okay, Uncle, let me do the math for you. Having raised so many pigs, you should understand. Let's use the minimum standard. Assuming they don't lose weight, each pig should eat at least 3 kilograms a day. That's not even counting the sow's lactation period and dry period. A pig needs at least a ton of food a year. If we consider your current number of dozens of pigs, plus the rate of new pigs, your share should be enough to last you two years."
My uncle nodded and said, "Pigs are indeed good eaters. If they lose weight, we will lose money, so we must feed them well so that they can grow more meat."
"What about two years later? Add in the natural reproduction and the ones that were slaughtered and sold, and you'll still have that many pigs, but you'll have no feed."
"Maybe there will be other feed in two years? Or the end of the world will be over?" said my uncle.
"So, what if there is still nothing after two years?" Jingshu asked indifferently.
"...If there aren't any, I'll have to kill them all and exchange them for things. But I'm not at a loss. I've earned at least a few dozen pigs in the past two years. Based on current prices, I can at least exchange them for a lot of food and other things."
Jing Shu shook her head. "But you have no way out, and you've even lost money. If you kill these pigs now, you can get more in the next two years. Not only can you get dozens of pigs, but you can also keep only the breeding pigs and breed piglets. The value of live piglets is much greater than that of adult pigs. You can save dozens of tons of food every year."
"This food can feed these breeding pigs for you. After two years, you will still have plenty of feed left to continue breeding breeding pigs for at least many more years. These live red nematodes can also be used as an emergency measure."
My uncle's eyes gradually brightened up. "You are right, Jingshu. We don't know when the apocalypse will end. If we assume the worst and the apocalypse doesn't end, we will never be able to grow food. The price of selling piglets to wealthy merchants can indeed be exchanged for more things.
After all, there are very few live pigs now, so this can greatly reduce the risk. At any time, you must leave yourself a way out. "
Jingshu smiled faintly and said nothing more. It was good that she had figured it out. She was afraid that she would ruin her bright future for the sake of temporary benefits. Pig farming did not have to be expanded. After all, in the future, people would starve to death in large numbers, so there would be no extra food to feed the pigs.
If in a few years, my uncle expands his business to several hundred pigs, I guess he will be the first pig to be slaughtered.
But now he is allowed to keep two or three breeding pigs. As they are rare and protected animals, they must have offspring. The government can see this clearly.
"Okay, it's only a few days away, Jingshu. You eat hundreds of kilograms of feed every day. My heart aches. Let's kill the pig today. It's just right. I'll use some connections to see if I can get some oxytocin. There are dozens of pigs. I have to ask Wang Mazi to kill them together. Otherwise, every day of delay will waste that much feed."
My uncle is also a decisive person and he does what he thinks.
"Uncle..."
"Don't worry, you don't need to ask your aunt about your suggestions. No matter what they are, she will agree with them wholeheartedly." My uncle turned his head and smiled.
"Uncle, I mean you don't need to find anyone. What if the news of killing so many pigs gets out? Food is in short supply now. What if someone causes trouble, robs, or forcibly takes possession of the pigs? I'm the one who kills all the pigs in our family. So I'll be responsible for killing the pigs, and you'll be responsible for cleaning the sewers. We'll try to finish it before my sister-in-law gives birth." Jingshu coughed and said. She always killed the master in the space. It was easy to kill pigs in the absolute space, but she had never tried it in reality.
She wants to try it.
"Look, I forgot. You're so strong, you must be a good pig killer. Come on, let's go."
Jingshu started slaughtering a pig outside for the first time. Her uncle wanted to tie the pig up to prevent it from struggling before dying. "Uncle, don't bother. I usually just knock it unconscious and kill it directly. Go and help boil some water and get ready."
"Okay, let's take our time."
Jingshu started after she sent her uncle away. After all, if anything unexpected happened, she would kill them directly in the space. She had killed dozens of cows, sheep, and pigs in the space. Jingshu was now sharpening her knife.
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