Chapter 45 Selling Pigs
Morning.
Duodong Village, Hanhe Brigade.
Dai Chunqing looked at the two big fat pigs happily eating their food in the pig pen, his wrinkled face full of smiles, and said to his eldest daughter who was feeding the pigs, "Alan, feed the pigs a little more. Later, take the smaller one to the food station to sell, and keep the big one for your family to kill and sell."
Dai Fanglan, who was wearing patched clothes, nodded and said, "I understand, Dad."
Ten minutes later, the two big fat pigs were full and satisfied.
Dai Chunqing picked up a long stick and, together with his son and daughter, drove the slightly smaller fat pig towards Shuangwang Food Station.
Since 1970, Bobai County has been implementing the "buy one, keep one" policy for pig production and sales, that is, whether it is a collective or an individual, after each pig is sold to the state, they can slaughter one and sell it in the market at a negotiated price.
After 1962 and before 1970, farmers sold live pigs to the state, and each pig was rewarded with 25 kilograms of raw grain, 10 kilograms of fertilizer, and 2 feet of cotton cloth at the state price.
After 1970, the state increased the raw grain reward for the sale of pigs (other rewards remained unchanged). Based on a gross weight of 60 kg per pig, the reward was 20 kg of raw grain. For every 1.25 kg increase in gross weight, the reward was increased by 0.5 kg.
Although the reward has increased, selling pigs to the state is not as cost-effective as killing them and selling them yourself. After all, there is a big gap between the state-listed price of pork and the market price, and the reward given by the state obviously cannot make up for this gap.
Therefore, Dai Chunqing drove the slightly smaller fat pig to the food station to sell it to the state, and kept the slightly larger one for himself to kill and sell.
Duodong Village is very close to Shuangwang Market, and the father and his two daughters took only ten minutes to drive the pig to the door of the food station.
Shuangwang Food Station is very close to the supply and marketing cooperative. When Dai Chunqing and his daughter drove the pigs to the door of the food station, Deng Shirong happened to come out of the supply and marketing cooperative. He saw Dai Chunqing's two children at a glance.
Recently, Deng Shirong has been riding his bicycle around Shuangwang when he has nothing to do, asking for detailed information about eligible men and women in each village, in preparation for matchmaking.
The running around these days has enabled him to gain a lot of resources, but Deng Shirong is still considering which young man should be paired with which girl.
Marriage is a major event that lasts a lifetime. It not only affects the parties involved, but also affects both families and their future children.
Therefore, from the moment Deng Shirong decided to be a matchmaker, he warned himself in his heart that he must be cautious when helping others to connect with each other. He must investigate again and again, and only match them up when he feels they are really a good match. He must not match people up randomly just to make money, as that would ruin someone's happiness for a lifetime.
The two couples that Deng Shirong had brought together before were both couples who had been proven to be able to live happily together in their previous lives, so he had no psychological pressure in bringing them together. Now that he has to make the judgment himself, he inevitably feels psychological pressure.
After all, he had not been able to correctly predict the marriages of any of his children in his previous life, and Deng Shirong was not 100% confident in his own judgment.
Of course, as the saying goes, failure is the mother of success. The failed marriages of his children in his previous life also brought Deng Shirong a lot of valuable experience. In his later years, he continued to analyze the marriages of his children and other people in the village, summarizing the reasons for their failed marriages, and he gained something to a certain extent.
Seeing Dai Chunqing's two children of marriageable age, Deng Shirong, who was suffering from occupational disease, pushed his bicycle over.
"My dear cousin, you have raised this pig really well. It must be around 200 kilograms, right?"
Dai Chunqing smiled and replied, "I haven't weighed it yet, but I estimate it's about 200 kilograms."
Deng Shirong praised: "Great! How did you raise this pig? I've raised my pig for half a year, but it hasn't gained any weight."
Dai Chunqing smiled and said, "I raise pigs the same way as everyone else. I usually feed them sweet potato seedlings and some low-quality sweet potatoes. As long as the pigs are well fed and have a good sleep, they will naturally grow faster."
“That’s the truth.”
Deng Shirong nodded, then looked at Dai Fanglan who was standing next to him holding a wooden stick, and asked, "A cousin, is this your daughter?"
Dai Chunqing hummed and said, "This is my eldest daughter."
When Deng Shirong mentioned her, Dai Fanglan smiled shyly.
Deng Shirong smiled back at her and asked Dai Chunqing, "Your daughter is not young anymore. Has she found a husband? If not, I can help introduce her to someone. There are many young men of the right age in our village. There should be someone suitable for your daughter."
Dai Chunqing became interested after hearing this and asked, "A cousin, which village are you from?"
"I'm from Naye Village in Bangjie Brigade."
"Your Naye Village is pretty good. I wonder if there are any girls of marriageable age in your village right now. My eldest son hasn't even married yet!"
"There are definitely girls of marriageable age, but our village has just distributed the first batch of fields, and there are still mountains to be divided. If you want to marry a girl from our village, you have to wait until the mountains in the village are divided. Which village are you from, cousin?"
"I'm from Duodong Village!"
"So there are many caves. They are very close to here. Have you divided up the fields and mountains in your village?"
"There aren't many fields and mountains in our village. They were all divided up soon after the harvest."
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"Abiao, how many children do you have?"
"I have three sons and two daughters..."
Deng Shirong and Dai Chunqing, one wanted to be a matchmaker and the other wanted to find a wife for his son, so they started chatting at the entrance of the food station.
By the time Dai Chunqing's son and daughter brought out the money from selling the pigs and the state awards, Deng Shirong already had a basic understanding of their family.
Dai Chunqing took the money handed over by his eldest son and said, "Uncle Jiu, if you have nothing to do, why don't you come to my house and have a seat?"
Deng Shirong nodded and said, "Okay, sorry to bother you then!"
Dai Chunqing said, "What's the big deal? Aze, go get some money and buy two or three pounds of pork. Alan, go back and cook."
Seeing this, Deng Shirong quickly waved his hand and said, "Cousin, if you are so polite, I won't go!"
Dai Chunqing said with a smile: "Uncle Jiu, I'm selling pigs today, and I was originally going to buy some pork to take back for the children to satisfy their cravings, so I'm really not being polite to you."
This may be partly true, but Deng Shirong knew that if he was not visiting, even if Dai Chunqing wanted to buy pork, he would not buy so much. He thought about it and said, "Well, cousin, wait here for me. I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some candy and biscuits."
"Uncle Jiu, you are too polite!"
"Of course I should. You can't let me visit your house empty-handed!"
After saying that, Deng Shirong left his bicycle here and quickly walked into the supply and marketing cooperative.
(End of this chapter)