It was obvious that Xie Yong had a fiery and direct temper, but Wu Xiuzhu's words were sinister and cunning.
Li Jin's expression changed quickly, and he replied with a smile, "The villagers all have their own difficulties. We're not in the old society anymore, so we can't force them to eat. Why don't you group leaders rest here for a while, and I'll call all the villagers over to see which family can provide meals?"
After their previous exchange, Wu Xiuzhu and Li Jin both felt that the other was shameless and ruthless.
Asking each household one by one like this isn't a solution, so Xu Guangheng had no choice but to agree to Li Jin's suggestion.
In fact, the members had already been spreading rumors among themselves that the investigation team was going to distribute meals, but none of them were willing to take on the task of distributing meals!
What a joke! They're trying to take away our livelihood, and I'm not going to feed them? How pathetic!
Therefore, despite Li Jin's efforts to speak until his throat was dry, not a single person agreed to let the investigation team stay at their home!
"Captain, I'd love to! Come stay at my house!"
Seeing that the situation was at a stalemate, Liu Yubin, the uncle and cousin of Liu Yuliang, a notorious good-for-nothing in the village and the head of the brigade's pig farm, stepped forward.
Liu Yubin's parents had been childless for many years. They prayed to the Bodhisattva and drank holy water before this precious child was born. They named him Liu Yubin, hoping that he would be both scholarly and martial, become a great person, and have a bright future.
Unexpectedly, Liu Yubin loved to eat and play since he was a child, but he didn't like to study or do chores. Liu Yubin's mother comforted herself, saying that this child was not destined to be a hard-working person!
Look at this, this is the kind of behavior only a rich young master would have. Our child was born with this habit!
When Liu Yubin was still idle and lazy at the age of twenty, and couldn't even find a wife, his parents could no longer lie to themselves. In the end, they had no choice but to marry him off to a woman from out of town who came to Lijiapo to beg for food.
After getting married, Liu Yubin continued his leisurely and irresponsible life, relying on his parents and wife to earn work points in the fields.
His parents passed away two years ago, leaving just the two of them to live together.
After being left hanging for half a day, someone finally volunteered, and Xu Guangheng and the others felt that they could finally regain some of their dignity after being trampled on.
Although this kid didn't seem very reliable and wasn't exactly clean, Xu Guangheng knew how to take advantage of the situation.
So, the seven-member investigation team moved into Liu Yubin's home.
Li Jin also lost interest in helping them clean the house. In Li Kang's words, "They've come to check on you, and you're still serving them? How pathetic!"
Li Jin swallowed the words "Maybe I should find someone to help me clean up," and inwardly cursed himself, "How pathetic!"
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Today, Lijiapo has become the focus of attention for research teams from Wudaohe Commune, Huichuan County, Dongfang City, and even the entire Zhao Province, including those from Yanjing City.
Some people hope that Li Jiapo will collapse and "set things right," while others hope that Li Jiapo's model can be replicated and promoted.
Like a small boat on a stormy river, everyone else was worried about it, but Li Xiangdong, inside the boat, sat calmly, even having the leisure to fiddle with a few pieces of dead wood.
Watching Li Xiangdong spray water on the withered wood, Li Xiangjie and the others were extremely worried, wondering how their second brother had become so heartless.
Guo Yuxi slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Let's beat their thugs! Beat them into submission and drive them out!"
Li Xiangdong continued spraying water with his hand, saying to Li Xiangjie, "Tell Xiao Erdan how stupid his actions are!"
Li Xiangjie, using the big flag as a shield, said, "Are you stupid?! Do you think the investigation team is some kind of scoundrel? You're just handing them a knife if you touch a hair on their head!"
Guo Yuxi deflated like a punctured balloon. "Then what do we do?"
Yes, so what should we do?
"Make it cold!"
After spraying water on the dead wood, Li Xiangdong put down the small spray bottle, clapped his hands, and asked, "How many mulberry leaves did you collect last time?"
"I made a lot, and used Uncle's grinder to grind them into powder."
Li Guoqing knows this best.
"After crushing the wheatgrass seed oil cake, we mix it with the mulberry leaf powder and add it to the pig feed. The pigs eat it with great relish."
Was a control group experiment conducted?
Zhao Xiaojun eagerly answered, "Yes, we did. Pigs prefer feed mixed with mulberry leaf powder. And pigs that eat mulberry leaf powder gain 20% more weight in 30 days than the control group."
Li Xiangdong nodded happily; this was also one of his experiments.
The paper mulberry tree grows in the ditches and ridges of fields, and in the eaves and courtyards. Generations of people have called it the "evil tree."
Why is it called the "evil tree"? Because its reproductive and adaptability are simply incredible. It grows everywhere—on courtyard walls, rooftops, ditches, and roadsides—it doesn't discriminate against any environment and can grow anywhere.
The evil tree grows tall and fast, with the tallest reaching over twenty meters. Wherever the evil tree grows, it will absorb all the nutrients and water from the soil.
Let them absorb the nutrients; a tree over twenty meters tall is still useful, whether as a roof beam or for making furniture.
As a result, the trunk of this tree was loose and brittle, unsuitable for use as a roof beam, and prone to breaking when made into furniture, so it could only be used as firewood.
It's not just called an evil tree, it's downright outrageous and utterly wicked!
When Li Xiangdong first asked Li Guoqing and the others to harvest mulberry leaves, they objected, saying, "Even sheep won't eat these leaves! I've never seen pigs eat leaves!"
Li Xiangdong had no choice but to explain in detail that the scientific name of the evil tree is paper mulberry, and that the leaves of the paper mulberry contain a lot of crude protein, which can be used to feed livestock.
Whether you feed pigs directly with paper mulberry leaves or process them into feed, they can replace grains and greatly reduce the cost of raising pigs.
In his past life, Li Xiangdong loved watching CCTV's "Getting Rich" program, which featured various stories of people getting rich through animal husbandry. He once watched an episode specifically about "paper mulberry pigs".
The program said, "Once you've eaten paper mulberry pork, other pork is just so-so." Paper mulberry pork is not only fragrant, but also delicious and tender.
Zhao Xiaojun asked, "What is crude protein?"
It's got eggs and white stuff in it, it kind of tastes kind of delicious!
"Crude protein, uh, that's egg white. Think about it, do you like eating egg white?"
Li Xiangdong didn't know how to explain the meaning of crude protein to them.
"I love it! I especially love egg yolks!"
"Pigs love to eat mulberry leaves just like you love to eat eggs. Eggs are very nutritious, right? If you eat eggs every day, won't you gain weight?"
"Of course! I want to eat eggs every day, so I can not only gain weight, but also grow taller!"
"So, if you feed pigs mulberry leaves every day, it's like feeding them eggs every day; they'll grow bigger and stronger. And after eating mulberry leaves, pigs become very sleepy, which further promotes their growth," Li Xiangdong said.
In fact, Li Xiangdong had conducted experiments before, and the results were very good.
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