Bai Manzhi was about to start school, and Bai Jiaojiao, as her aunt, gave her a pencil case, which Bai Manzhi loved very much.
There isn't much to do in the fields in September, but it happens to be the time when the pigs they bred in June are about to give birth.
This year, in addition to the big flower, two other healthy sows were taken to Huangjiazhuang for breeding. Their bellies were huge, and Zheng Xu kept looking at them every day, hoping that each of them could have eight or ten litters.
However, this also requires manpower to manage. Old Xu was worried about letting Yu Wenli take the shift. He hadn't slept much for several days and was guarding the pigsty every day, afraid that he would miss the birth of a piglet.
Taking this opportunity, Bai Jiaojiao went to Zheng Xu to bring up the matter of transferring Shen Heng to the pigsty again.
Zheng Xu thought for a moment and agreed to Bai Jiaojiao's request, but said, "I'll have Shen Heng come and help. You all have to do a good job. There absolutely can't be any problems with these three sows giving birth."
"Captain, we promise to do our best."
Bai Jiaojiao didn't make any definitive statements, after all, there are too many variables when it comes to things like breathing.
Shen Heng was removed from his work group the next day. In the morning, he got up early as usual, but Bai Jiaojiao pulled him back, saying, "Brother Heng, sleep a little longer. You don't need to go to the pigsty so early. Old Xu is here."
Bai Jiaojiao, who had just woken up, spoke in a slurred manner, her eyes still closed, and she was limp and weak. Shen Heng, seeing this, became lustful and immediately lay back down, not waking up until eight o'clock.
The two went to the pigsty, where Old Xu had just finished directing Yu Wenli to sweep the pigsty and was mixing feed.
"Hey, Jiaojiao, you're here so early today," Old Xu teased.
Bai Jiaojiao usually arrives around 10 a.m., makes a quick look around, and then goes back to make lunch. Whether she comes in the afternoon or not depends on the situation.
"Isn't Heng here to relieve you? Uncle Xu, you should go back and get some sleep. Look at how pale you are."
Old Xu's skin was already smoky, but now it's starting to turn yellow, like cured meat.
"Then you'll have to stay here and keep watch." Old Xu wasn't worried about Shen Heng, after all, he was a novice and had no experience at all. He was only worried about Bai Jiaojiao.
"Okay, Uncle Xu. We've been here the whole time. You can go and get some sleep. I'll wake you up when it's lunchtime."
Upon hearing this, Old Xu went back to sleep.
Yesterday, Zheng Xu told Shen Heng to come to the pigsty, but he still didn't understand.
Now that we know, Shen Heng is coming, how could Bai Jiaojiao not come along?
A leader is a leader.
Old Xu was completely impressed and went back to catch up on his sleep with peace of mind.
Bai Jiaojiao went into the feed room and taught Chen Heng how to mix pig feed.
Old Xu never let Yu Wenli get involved in these matters. Yu Wenli would grit his teeth in pain whenever he saw Shen Heng enter the feed room.
These people just ostracize him because they think he's not from Shili Village!
It must have been Bai Jiaojiao's doing; that little bitch still holds a grudge against him!
Chen Heng is much stronger, and his efficiency in mixing pig feed is far greater than that of Lao Xu.
Bai Jiaojiao went into the pigpen and fed the pigs while introducing them: "This is Da Hua, and this is her daughter. Both of them are Da Hua's children. Xiao Hua's genes may not be as good, so her offspring are not as good-looking as Da Hua's."
Otherwise, Xiaohua wouldn't have been sold.
Shen Heng glanced at the pig faces that all looked pretty much the same, but didn't dare to say anything.
“These are boars. In the past two years, our village has been breeding with pigs from other villages, waiting for the genotypes to become mixed before breeding them with our own.”
Bai Jiaojiao said.
She and Shen Heng had already studied chemistry together, which included the concept of genes, and Shen Heng was able to understand it.
She and Lao Xu had to tell each other that pigs are the same as humans and cannot mate with their sisters, because that's called incest.
As the two discussed, Bai Jiaojiao lowered her voice a little: "Before, Lao Xu and Yu Wenli had a division of labor. He was responsible for sweeping the pigsty, and Lao Xu was responsible for everything else. You don't have to do Yu Wenli's work. We came here mainly to raise piglets, so we take turns with Lao Xu."
Bai Jiaojiao didn't send Shen Heng to sweep pig manure; she's not stupid.
"Then I can order him around too?" Shen Heng had often come over because of Bai Jiaojiao, so he naturally knew Lao Xu's attitude towards Wen Li.
Bai Jiaojiao smiled when she saw this; it seemed this person still held a grudge.
However, she was afraid that if Shen Heng took action, it might cause some unexpected conflict with Yu Wenli, which could lead to further complications.
“Here’s what I’m thinking: let’s go back and get some rest this afternoon, and then when we’re on the night shift, Old Xu, being an older person, goes to bed early and gets up early, he can relieve us. That way, it’ll be quiet at night and no one will bother us, so we can learn together properly. This morning I just brought you here to familiarize yourself with the process.”
Upon hearing this, Shen Heng raised an eyebrow: "Are you trying to separate me from Yu Wenli? Bai Jiaojiao, are you afraid we'll fight?"
"That's not what I meant. I'm just afraid you'll beat him to death on your own."
Bai Jiaojiao shrugged.
Shen Heng felt comfortable hearing this; wasn't this just his wife's one-sided admiration for him?
"I'll do whatever you say."
Zheng Xu's ambitions are far from small. These two sows are the best-growing, so they were taken for breeding at only 7 months old. There are also three sows in the pen, and Zheng Xu plans to take them for breeding again in November. This means that once this batch of piglets is born and they have grown up, new piglets will be born, so the pigpen will definitely need manpower.
If Zheng Xu knew that Bai Jiaojiao and Shen Heng were planning to take the exams abroad, he would go crazy.
Bai Jiaojiao's arrangements were incredibly convenient for Shen Heng.
There wasn't much work to be done in the pigsty, so the two of them set up a table next to the feed room bed. Every evening when everyone finished work at six o'clock, they would come over to relieve them and stay until three o'clock in the morning before going home.
Old Xu gets up at 2 a.m. and stays up until 6 a.m.
Although the working hours are a bit long, I have to stick to it for these two months.
But for those who want to learn, these working hours are just right.
Bai Jiaojiao and Shen Heng are able to study efficiently for six hours every day, and their learning progress is advancing by leaps and bounds. They are expected to complete the first round of review before the notification is issued in November.
When Yu Wenli got home from work, his habit was to boil water before going to bed at night, pour it into a bottle, and take it to the pigsty to drink the next day.
When I wanted to fill my water bottle, I realized I had left it in the pigpen, so I went to get it.
He knew that Bai Jiaojiao and Shen Heng were on duty. Seeing that the feed room was lit, he subconsciously sneaked over to listen to what the two were saying.
"Heng-ge, this habit of yours is not good. You should be more careful and not be afraid of trouble. Otherwise, you will habitually write like this when you are in the exam room. This will cause you to lose points."
Inside, Bai Jiaojiao was discussing Shen Heng's problem-solving steps with him.
To be honest, Bai Jiaojiao wasn't very confident about physics problems, so she paid extra attention to the steps when solving them.
Shen Heng seemed to have a special talent; he could see the solution to the problem at a glance. Some steps had gone through his mind, but he didn't know to write them down.
Bai Jiaojiao mentioned it to Shen Heng many times.
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