Chapter 68 Mission Pig
The commune brought together the captains of each brigade.
Captain Tang frowned as he looked at the documents passed down from his superiors.
“Weren’t we previously not allowing individual households to raise pigs? Why are we putting a ban on this now?”
"Captain Tang, this is an order from above. I can't give you any answer even if you ask me. You just need to carry out the order from above." The clerk said without even raising his eyelids. "Besides, this is also serving the people. The people can raise piglets themselves, and they can have a new income by the end of the year. Isn't that a good thing?"
"That depends on the year. Last year, food was in short supply. We don't know if we can make it to this summer's harvest. How can we have enough food to feed pigs?"
"We must always overcome difficulties and strive for victory. The tasks of each brigade are the same. This is related to the priority of the advanced brigade. Everyone should mobilize more members. By the way, the higher authorities have allocated five tractors, and they will also give priority to the brigades with high ideological awareness. This is a good opportunity, and everyone should seize it."
After saying this, the captains who were complaining suddenly had stars in their eyes. Tractors, who wouldn't want one? But there are only five, which means whoever gets more task pigs will get the tractor!
"Don't worry, clerk. We will overcome any difficulties. I will definitely go to our team to promote it well."
Captain Tang gritted his teeth and decided that he would speak for the tractor even if he had to talk his mouth off.
The bell for returning to Dashitou Village rang again.
Looking at the villagers who had gathered around, Captain Tang told them that their superiors encouraged everyone to raise their own piglets.
"Captain Tang, it's not that we don't respond to the call, it's just that we have nothing to feed at home."
"The higher-ups are considerate of us. Each piglet will be given a certain amount of wheat bran as feed subsidy. If everyone works hard to collect more pig grass and mix it with some corn, they can be raised. Moreover, the money for the piglets can be paid on credit first, and the money will be settled when the piglets are fattened and slaughtered."
"The most important thing is that the commune has received five new tractors, and the tractor drivers will have the opportunity to be selected from the farmers with the largest number of piglets."
"Anyone want to raise piglets? Go to the accountant and sign up now."
Despite Captain Tang's loud publicity, the number of people who signed up to raise pigs was still small. Even if someone signed up to raise pigs, they would only raise one pig.
Shen Ruoqing was whispering to Old Lady Ji.
"Is there anyone else who has signed up? When the pigs are slaughtered at the end of the year, it will also be an income." Captain Tang looked at the list in the accountant's hand. It did not meet the standards set by the commune for them.
"Captain Tang, is there any limit on the number of piglets we can raise?" asked Old Mrs. Ji.
"Well, the higher-ups didn't say there is any limit." Captain Tang was happy, thinking that maybe old lady Ji would raise two or three of them this year.
"Then our family will raise ten!" Old Mrs. Ji held her head high and announced majestically. This sentence was like a bomb, exploding among the crowd.
"Aunt Ji, are you crazy? If you can't hand in the task by the end of the year, have you thought about the consequences?"
"It's better for some people not to pretend to be rich. Don't try to take advantage of the team for nothing. Those ten piglets are a lot of meat. I think some black-hearted people are just trying to dig into the corners of socialism." Ji Meihua sneered. Raising ten piglets? Why didn't she, Ji Hongying, go to heaven?
"Aunt Ji, don't say that. Do you really want to raise ten pigs? Or are you talking about four pigs?" Captain Tang was also shocked. He suspected that he had heard it wrong. Four pigs were already enough. If they could not pay the task rent, they would be punished, and the punishment would not be light.
"You heard me right, I said ten. Our family also wants to contribute to the construction of our motherland. Anyway, the money for these ten piglets is all on credit. At worst, I can ask my children to collect a few more baskets of pig grass. The pigs will never starve." Old Mrs. Ji thought about what her good boy said about getting feed, and calculated that the pig shed at home was not big enough to accommodate ten piglets.
"I'm going to build the pig house today. If you have time, come and help me. I'll provide two meals."
When everyone heard that Old Lady Ji was calling for people to build a pig house, they realized that what Old Lady Ji said was serious. Familiar people replied that they would help later, while those who were not familiar with her mocked Old Lady Ji in a sarcastic way.
People like Aunt Qi would say that Old Lady Ji was going to default on her debts, slandering her reputation, or saying that she was eyeing the position of tractor driver.
In the end, Captain Tang asked the accountant to record the Shen family’s ten piglets.
"My dear, do you really have a way to get some feed?" After showing off, Old Mrs. Ji turned around and asked with a little concern.
"Don't worry, Mom. My brother squeezed some oil just now. There's no place to throw away the oil residue, so we can feed it to the piglets. Add some pig grass and I guarantee these ten little piglets will eat a smooth and greasy meal." She even thought ten piglets were too few.
After the meeting, everyone who wanted to help build the pigpen came. There were seven or eight of them, and with the Shen Xiangnan brothers, it was completed in one day.
The meal that Old Lady Ji cooked was not too bad. The staple food was a steamed bun made of two-grain flour. She also fried an egg and some stir-fried cabbage with meat. Although the meat was only a tiny bit, it was still meaty. She also stewed some vermicelli. Anyway, the meal was acceptable.
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Shen Ruoqing walked around the pigpen and felt quite satisfied.
The piglets will arrive the day after tomorrow. Except for Old Mrs. Ji who asked for ten, the other families only asked for one each. Captain Tang's family also asked for two. Oh, by the way, I heard that the educated youth site also asked for a piglet to raise.
Shu Lijuan didn't want to raise pigs. Those piglets were dirty and smelly. She didn't want to raise them. It was Qian Damei who suggested raising pigs. She thought it would be good for everyone to raise a pig together. It was the end of the year and it would be good to share some money. The two male comrades and Mu Bai agreed, so Shu Lijuan had no choice but to agree.
Two days later, the piglet was brought over.
These piglets were just weaned, and they were humming and looking cute. Old Lady Ji and her son brought back ten piglets, and they showed off their power in the village.
Everyone said that Old Lady Ji was just trying to get the position of tractor driver. Everyone was envious, but no one dared to boast that they would raise ten piglets.
With the Shen family's quota of raising ten piglets, the Zhongxing Brigade barely got a quota for a tractor driver.
Logically speaking, this spot should have been given to the Shen family, but when it really came to giving it to the family, everyone started to make a fuss.
Aunt Qi made the most noise.
"This spot belongs to the team. Why should it be given to Shen Xiangdong's family? I think there should be fair competition."
"Why do you say that? It's because my family has the most task pigs! Without these ten task pigs, how could our team get a tractor?" Old Mrs. Ji was so angry that she almost laughed. If she hadn't received ten days of task pigs, would Zhongxing Team have just enough to get the last tractor? This quota should be given to her family! (End of this chapter)