Zhang Weiguo knew the difficulties of Lijiashan, so he came to see his comrades to see if they could help raise pigs.
It is easier to have a source of supplies. You can't produce supplies out of thin air.
But this matter needs to be planned carefully and we can't let others find out. It's not a good idea to raise too many pigs in this day and age.
Li Dashan can only do it in secret, which can not only improve their living standards, but also provide a source for Zhang Weiguo to purchase supplies.
Lijiashan is not big. After walking for a while, the old man took Zhang Weiguo to a small courtyard with a well and two earthen houses.
What surprised Zhang Weiguo was that there was a donkey in the yard, and the donkey was braying "Ah, ah, ah".
This is good stuff, donkey meat hotpot.
Zhang Weiguo is thinking about this thing a little bit now.
It has been decided that in addition to letting Li Dashan raise pigs, he should also raise donkeys, which are good things.
It is said that there is dragon meat in the sky and donkey meat on the ground.
Even if you haven't eaten dragon meat, donkey meat is still edible.
"Dashan, are you home?"
"Uncle Lao Gen, why are you here?"
Hearing the sound, a very burly man walked out of the house.
"Squad leader?"
As soon as Li Dashan came out, he saw Zhang Weiguo.
He was stunned for a moment and shouted out two words tremblingly.
When the old man saw that he knew Li Dashan, he knew that he was not lying to him, so he turned around and left without interrupting the two of them from reminiscing about the past.
"Uncle Lao Gen, thank you."
With Uncle Lao Gen leaving, only Zhang Weiguo and Li Dashan were left in the yard.
The two of them gave each other a bear hug.
They were both very happy. Zhang Weiguo, who was 1.75 meters tall, looked a little small next to Li Dashan, who was 1.92 meters tall.
Both of them were comrades who had participated in the war together, and they were people who could rest assured in entrusting their offspring to each other. It was only because Li Dashan's mother passed away two years ago that Li Dashan retired from civilian work.
The relationship between the two people has been baptized by blood. They are not blood brothers, but they are better than blood brothers.
This is also the reason why Zhang Weiguo came to Li Dashan first.
Just to see this former good brother.
Li Dashan was awarded a third-class merit once, but he was not promoted and was retired from the army.
It's quite unlucky.
"Squad leader, how come you have time to come and see me? Are you on vacation?"
"No, I changed my job too."
"Aren't you a battalion-level cadre? You have such a good career in the army, why did you change your job?"
"Hey, I was injured while on a mission some time ago. I was shot in the lung. It took a lot of effort to save my life. I am no longer fit to stay in the army."
If it was the original owner, he might have stayed in the army, but the current Zhang Weiguo is not the original owner.
After hearing this, Li Dashan didn't know how to comfort Zhang Weiguo.
The two entered the house. The furnishings in the house were very simple, with a kang, a cabinet, a table and a few chairs.
"Squad leader, please sit down. I'll pour you some water."
"Don't worry, Dashan."
Zhang Weiguo stopped Dashan and took out a roast duck, a roast chicken, and a bag of peanuts from his backpack.
These were all bought by Zhang Weiguo this morning.
There are also ten kilograms of flour and ten kilograms of corn flour, and two chickens raised in the space.
"Squad leader, what is this?"
Li Dashan was a little confused when he saw Zhang Weiguo taking out so many things from his bag.
"I'm coming here, so I don't want to bring anything?"
Zhang Weiguo rolled his eyes at Li Dashan and looked for two plates to put these things on.
I didn't bring any wine, you get some and we can drink.
"Okay."
Li Dashan was not polite and took out the grain wine brewed at home.
This is good stuff. It was brewed several years ago. Now there is no extra grain to make brewed wine.
Looking at the yellow wine, it is almost full.
I found two large bowls and poured one bowl for each person.
Zhang Weiguo picked it up and tasted it.
“Good wine.”
The alcohol content is definitely over 50 degrees, which is higher than that of Erguotou.
The two men ate meat, drank wine and talked about military matters.
Zhang Weiguo said, "I am now the head of the purchasing department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. I came to you this time because I have something for you to do."
"Is the squad leader so awesome? He will be the section chief when he returns?"
"What do you want from me, squad leader?"
"I came here to ask you to help me raise pigs." said Zhang Weiguo.
“Raising pigs?”
"Squad leader, you are not kidding, right?"
"People can't even get enough food now, so where is the food for pigs?"
"There is no extra food in this mountain valley," said Li Dashan.
"Don't worry about the food problem. I will solve it for you."
"I just liked this mountain valley. It's remote, no one comes here, and I don't have to worry about people finding out about my pig farming."
"First, find a place in the mountains to pen them up, and then buy a few piglets. Later, I'll get you some rice bran or something, just right for feeding the pigs."
"When the time comes, I will spend money to buy the pigs back, so you can still have an income."
"Look at those few centimeters of yours. When will you be able to get married?"
Li Dashan agreed. Lijiashan is located in a remote area and no one would come to investigate. As long as the villagers can be convinced, everyone can raise the animal together.
You can also get extra income. After all, breeding is a simple thing for rural people.
"Dashan, you must not let the people in the commune know about raising pigs. If they take the pigs away, all your efforts will be in vain."
"Squad leader, don't worry. Everyone in the village has the surname Li. We are one family. When the time comes, let the villagers raise some chickens and collect them together. They won't tell anyone."
"It's OK if you can't speak it."
"Then let them raise chickens, and then we'll sell their eggs for 5 cents each."
In this era, the price of eggs was generally three cents, or ten cents for three.
Five cents each is already a high price.
I believe the villagers will agree.
Li Dashan felt his eyes shining and felt that good days were about to come.
"As long as you raise the animals well and don't let the people in the commune find out, the day when you will have enough to eat is not far away," said Zhang Weiguo.
"That's no problem. I'll look for a location tomorrow. Lijiashan is in a remote location, and the commune won't come here if there's something going on. We'll go to the commune and try to raise more." Li Dashan said.
"Oh, and raise a few more donkeys."
"Donkey meat is good stuff. It's more expensive than pork."
"First, raise a few dozen pigs, then a few donkeys."
"So many?" Li Dashan was shocked.
"These dozens of pigs are not enough for a factory with 10,000 people. If it weren't for the beginning, I would have wanted to raise 100 pigs directly."
Li Dashan thought about the large factory with tens of thousands of employees, and these dozens of pigs were not many.
Zhang Weiguo took out five hundred yuan and asked Li Dashan to build a pig house and buy piglets and a donkey.
A piglet weighing 20 to 30 kilograms only costs ten yuan.
These five hundred dollars are enough to buy dozens of piglets.
Then, Zhang Weiguo told Li Dashan his address and asked him to meet him in the city after he was done. Zhang Weiguo then got some rice bran to feed the pigs.
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