The idle pig farm outside the village had been a major headache for Dongtao for the past year. He was more than happy to see Dongqing buy the pig farm, saying, "That pig farm is just sitting idle anyway. I invested eight thousand yuan in it when it was built, so I'll sell it to you for eight thousand yuan."
Dong Qing took 50,000 yuan out of his bag and placed it on the table. He said, "How about I get 50,000 yuan to sell you the 50 mu of land where the pig farm is located?"
In those days, rural land was really worthless. Su Tao wrote out a receipt for 50,000 yuan and handed it to Dong Qing, saying, "The pig farm is ostensibly built by the village, but it's actually my investment, so I have the final say. I can't make decisions about the land alone. How about this, I'll hold a meeting of village officials tonight to discuss it. Buying that land for 42,000 yuan shouldn't be a problem; it's just a formality. I'll give you a definite answer tomorrow morning."
Dongtao is the village party secretary, and the village cadres all give him face. The meeting to discuss it is just a formality. After all, the land belongs to the public, and he can't make the decisions alone.
Dongqing asked, "How much do piglets cost per pound now?"
Dongtao said, "Piglets aren't worth much. At most, they're worth 50 cents a pound. If the piglets aren't good, nobody will want them even for 30 cents a pound."
Dongqing said, "Could you please help me recruit workers in the village? Let's start with fifty people: thirty men and twenty women, at a wage of 1.5 yuan per day."
There are too many idle people in the village now, so recruiting workers in the village is really not a problem. The monthly salary of 45 yuan for working at the pig farm is already quite good, and I'm afraid everyone would be vying to do it.
"Leave the recruitment to me!" Dongtao paused for a moment and asked, "Where do you plan to sell the pigs after they're ready for market?"
Dongqing said, "Your cousin is the manager of a meat processing plant. I'll go to the provincial capital tomorrow and ask him. If it works out, I'll sell the pigs to the meat processing plant."
Su Tao said his younger brother was at home, back for two days. Dong Qing said, "Really? I'll go see him now!"
After saying goodbye to Dong Tao and his wife, Dong Qing left the house, telling his wife to go home first, and then headed straight for Dong Hui's house.
Donghui is a middle-aged man in his forties, slightly overweight. He and his wife both work at a meat processing plant in the provincial capital. This time, he came back to visit his parents.
Seeing Dong Qing enter the house, he smiled and said, "What a pleasant guest! I heard you've made a fortune these past few months. I was planning to go to the city tonight to talk to you, but I didn't expect you to come to my house. Please, have a seat!"
Dongqing's father was a village cadre in the 1970s. He and Donghui grew up together and had a very good relationship. It's normal for Donghui to say what he just said.
After Dongqing sat down, he explained the pig-raising matter to him.
Donghui said, "Your father and I had a special relationship in the past. Go ahead and raise pigs. Our factory will take as many as you raise, and the price will be higher than others. The factory will even drive to the pig farm to pick up the pigs."
Dongqing was very happy to hear what Donghui said. The only thing to worry about in pig farming in the future is not having a market. As long as there is a market, what is there to be afraid of!
Donghui said, "Our meat processing plant will provide key support to each large-scale pig farm. As long as the pig farm produces 1,000 fattened pigs per year, we will send technicians to the farm to guide the work and send veterinarians to the farm to administer vaccinations and treat diseases. All veterinary drugs will be supplied by the meat processing plant."
Dongqing currently lacks technical personnel. Pig farming inevitably leads to pigs getting sick. There's a saying, "If you have money, don't raise pigs that just talk." Many people misunderstand this saying, interpreting it as "If you're in business, don't support people who do nothing."
The real meaning of this saying is that if you have money, you shouldn't raise pigs, sheep, cattle, etc., because raising animals is extremely risky. Once they contract infectious diseases, the losses of the farm will be huge, and it may even lead to bankruptcy.
Therefore, when running a pig farm, disease prevention must be the first priority. This will at least prevent the pigs from contracting infectious diseases. Even if some pigs do get sick, they will not die as long as there is a professional veterinarian on the farm to treat them in time.
The special treatment and support from the meat processing plant completely eliminated Dong Qing's worries. He said, "The pig farming cycle is relatively long, so I must get the pig farm up and running immediately and strive to sell 1,000 pigs before the end of the year."
In those days, pigs were raised without additives or feed additives, relying entirely on feed for natural breeding. Pigs grew very slowly, but the meat quality was exceptionally good. If they were fed soybean residue, oil cake, wheat bran, and corn for a long time, the meat quality would be even better. Compared to pigs raised by ordinary farmers, they would grow much faster. Regardless of the animal, fat comes from what it eats; as long as it eats well, it will grow quickly.
In those days, the pigs fed by farmers were mostly watery and soupy. It was more like they were boiled until they grew up than actually grew up. It was no wonder that pigs fed by farmers could grow quickly. Some farmers fed a single pig for more than three years, until it was almost like a monster.
Donghui said, "I'm going back to work at the meat processing plant in the provincial capital tomorrow morning. Come with me there so we can sign the contract. After that, we'll send you technicians and a veterinarian immediately."
Dong Qing said, "Okay, I'll come over tomorrow morning to arrange things at the pig farm, and then I'll go to the provincial capital with you."
Donghui suddenly asked, "Do you have piglets?"
Dong Qing said, "No, I plan to buy some in the countryside tomorrow."
“Buying piglets directly from farmers won’t work. Their piglets aren’t properly protected from disease, they get sick easily, are small and grow slowly, and the quality of the finished product won’t be good either.” Donghui paused for a moment and said, “How about this? The pigs at our farm are all breeds that grow faster, the adult pigs are large, and the meat quality is excellent. Tomorrow, I’ll go to the provincial capital and buy piglets for you. If you buy more than a thousand piglets at once, our farm will give you a 20% subsidy. That means if you spend 100 yuan on piglets, we’ll subsidize you 20 yuan.”
Such conditions were too tempting, and Dong Qing was overjoyed upon hearing them. He said, "Okay, I'll go with you tomorrow."
When Dongqing returned home, the bean cakes on the truck had already been unloaded. His wife was sitting on a stool waiting. She stood up and asked, "What did Uncle Donghui say? Does he want our pig?"
Dongqing recounted the situation Donghui had just described to his wife in detail. He said, "Not only will we want it, but the meat processing plant will also provide us with significant support. I'll go to the provincial capital with him tomorrow to sign the contract and buy the piglets while we're there."
Li Yuzhu said, "Really? I never expected the meat processing plant to receive such substantial support."
"The main support for meat processing plants comes from finished pigs. Each pig brings them a lot of profit. It's getting late, let's go back." Dongqing paused for a moment and said, "The pigsties we've bought back are simply not enough. Tomorrow, you need to prepare to build pigsties at home. The pigsties should be able to hold at least 1,000 adult pigs. In addition, we need to build two warehouses to store feed."
After listening, Li Yuzhu nodded and said, "Leave the household affairs to me."
Dong Qing said, "Let's go back."
The two walked outside, and Li Yuzhu casually locked the door. By then, it was already dark.
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