Chapter 338 Improving Life
"Second Miss, our farm now has a total of 12,480 rabbits of all sizes." Chen Rong's voice was filled with pride.
"Manager Chen, you did a good job. You should be credited for your contribution." Lu Songli praised. She knew that this rabbit breeding area had only twenty pairs of rabbits at the beginning.
This can almost be said to have been created from scratch, and Chen Rong made a great contribution.
Chen Rong rubbed his hands excitedly.
Lu Songli added, "And the workers in the breeding farm will also receive rewards!" Rabbits have a strong reproductive capacity, but the people in the breeding farm have made great contributions to the current scale of the farm.
After coming out of the rabbit breeding area, Lu Songli sincerely thanked Uncle Cheng, "Uncle Cheng, thank you for selflessly teaching others how to raise rabbits." These rabbits are really well raised.
Uncle Cheng paused nervously and said, "I just taught what I know." Besides, he got bonuses and wages.
Lu Songli nodded, put the question aside, and turned to ask Chen Rong, "How many of the infertile old rabbits you reported earlier were there?"
"There are probably more than 2,500 of them."
"Are these two thousand plus animals so old that they are completely infertile?"
"Yes."
Lu Songli pondered for a moment and decided, "In addition to these 2,500 rabbits, have someone sort them out again and pick out the very old rabbits as well."
Chen Rong understood. It was the kind of old rabbit that could still give birth once or twice and was just a little bit away from being sterilized.
Not long after, the people below came to report that they had picked out another thousand old rabbits.
"First, isolate these rabbits. Later, have the people from the slaughterhouse come over and kill all the old rabbits. Collect their fur and send it to the garment factory. Someone will contact you there."
Lu Songli calculated in his mind that this time, more than 3,400 rabbits were slaughtered.
"One thousand of these slaughtered rabbits were sent to the military camp as a snack for the soldiers. Eighteen hundred were given to the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce to be sold in various counties. This is the first batch of rabbit meat, and it also represents the initial success of the breeding farm. It allows the common people to taste the meat and improve their lives."
When saying this, Lu Songli said it with a smile.
These old rabbits are all adult rabbits. After skinning and removing the internal organs, they weigh about three or four pounds.
Eighteen hundred rabbits were distributed to ten counties, equivalent to one hundred rabbits per county, yielding four hundred kilograms of meat. Even with this calculation, the household registration restrictions still limited the amount of meat available. But there was no other way; this was the only amount of meat that could be produced this time.
Chen Rong nodded and took notes.
Hearing this, Uncle Cheng couldn't help but glance at her. Who was this girl? He knew the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce. They used to sell affordable grain, but now they were selling rabbit meat. It shouldn't be expensive, right? He'd ask his family to go check it out and buy some if it was cheap.
"The remaining 600 or so will be distributed to the various prefectures, departments, and districts." This actually refers to the various government agencies and units in Liaodong County. In total, each unit only received 20 to 30 rabbits.
"Then, all employees in the farm will receive half a rabbit each as a reward. Oh, and give one to Uncle Cheng."
Uncle Cheng was stunned when he heard this. "Isn't this - this - bad?"
Chen Rong smiled and said, "Master Cheng, since the Second Miss asked to give it to you, just take it."
Uncle Cheng stammered, "Okay, okay." This was such a pleasant surprise. He used to raise rabbits, but he always sold them for food and money, never wanting to eat a single one.
"Second Miss, why don't we transport these old rabbits to a certain place first, then slaughter them, and then have someone send the rabbit skins to the garment factory? This way everyone can eat fresh rabbit meat." Chen Rong suggested boldly.
Lu Songli praised, "You've thought it through very carefully. Let's do it this way!"
Chen Rong grinned and couldn't help but make a suggestion, "Second Miss, a batch of ducks have already laid eggs. But there aren't many. Why not give Hou Cheng another 200 kilograms of duck eggs?"
The weather is hot, and although the hens they raised have grown up, they don’t like to lay eggs and are not as fond of laying eggs as ducks.
Chen Rong made this suggestion because he felt that Houcheng, as the new seat of the Liaodong County Magistrate's Office, was different from the other seventeen counties.
Lu Songli agreed, "Okay, send it over with these rabbits."
Before leaving, Lu Songli encouraged him, "Do your best. From now on, the meat problem for our soldiers and the common people will depend on you."
After coming out of the farm, Lu Songli glanced at the sky. It was already evening, so she was in no hurry to go back. She walked back slowly with her group, and even stopped to rest at a tea shop on the roadside with the sign of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce hanging on it.
At this time, a group of people came from a distance. They were pushing carts and carrying baskets, which were piled with things. There were men and women, old and young, and they looked like a family.
They speculated that this family must have moved to Liaodong County from other places.
There have been many similar situations recently, and the locals in Liaodong County are no longer surprised by them.
The family soon arrived and parked their cart in the yard of the tea shop. A young man came in to buy tea.
In this family, the little kid with the long braid on the back of his head said curiously, "Dad, the official road here is so spacious."
Lu Songli smiled slightly after hearing this. This was a kind of affirmation and praise for them.
Everyone around her couldn't help but feel very proud.
The official roads in the eighteen counties of Liaodong Commandery are all this wide. Furthermore, the main roads have been opened, and the other branches are being opened. It will be very fast to get to any county in the future.
At this time, a 13 or 14-year-old boy complained, "Even though the official road is wide and spacious, don't we still have to walk? I just don't know how far it is from here to Houcheng."
Lu Songli next to him said gently, "Just three or four miles ahead and you'll reach Houcheng."
Upon hearing this, the whole family was shocked. The middle-aged man who seemed to be the head of the family clasped his fists towards Lu Songli and said, "Thank you for letting me know."
Lu Songli nodded slightly, "You're welcome."
The young man who had just complained about the long journey asked in confusion, "Dad, why do we have to come to Houcheng? I think Wuliu County, where my aunt is, is pretty good."
He didn't understand why his second uncle insisted on going to Houcheng?
"You brat, you don't understand. Houcheng is now the seat of the Liaodong County Magistrate's Office, and there are many hidden benefits. For example, the previously affordable grain was first delivered to Houcheng, and the quantity delivered was large. Other counties don't have such benefits."
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