Looking at this scene, Jiang Xiaoqiao felt that she had to put her plan of eating meat on the agenda.
Jiang Xiaoqiao fed the uneaten half of the meat bun to Gu Xiangbei and started thinking, what should he do to let the whole family eat meat?
Wild boars and pheasants in the mountains are not so easy to catch.
And with Gu Xiangbei being the one who worries about her, he won't let Jiang Xiaoqiao go up the mountain alone.
If Jiang Xiaoqiao went up the mountain and caught any wild animals, she would probably be nagged endlessly by Gu Xiangbei when he came back from get off work, in an attempt to persuade her not to go up the mountain alone as it was dangerous.
Therefore, relying on hunting in the mountains to achieve freedom in eating meat is not feasible.
The heartbeat value can be exchanged for meat in the system mall, but Jiang Xiaoqiao needs to find an excuse. It may be okay once or twice, but it will definitely not work in the long run.
This path was also ruled out.
As for asking Gu Xiangbei to bring meat back from the county town after get off work every day, he has money, but where is the ticket?
Also, I don’t know if I can get meat every time I go shopping.
This approach doesn't work either.
"Xiao Qiao, what are you thinking about?" Gu Xiangbei asked in a low voice.
Seeing that Jiang Xiaoqiao had been sitting there with a frown on her face for a long time, he became worried and asked.
"I'm thinking about something." Jiang Xiaoqiao replied.
She looked at Gu Xiangbei and asked, "Can our family raise pigs?"
Raising chickens at home is like raising a chicken butt bank, and every household has one.
But there are no pigs.
Now, raising pigs requires taking on a task of raising pigs and paying for it. You have to take care of the pigs for a year, and at the end of the year, you drag them to the agricultural machinery station to be weighed and divide the money and meat.
Gu Xiangbei said: "We don't have pigs at home, Xiao Qiao, do you want to raise one?"
He Zhaodi said, "Fourth sister-in-law, these pigs are not easy to raise. Old Wang, the pig farmer in the brigade, takes great care of them, but they are still sick and skinny. He works hard for a year but doesn't earn much."
"I've read about pig farming in a book and thought I'd give it a try," Jiang Xiaoqiao said. "If it works, we'll be able to eat pork by the end of the year."
Slurp. When it came to eating meat, the kids in the yard slurped their saliva, especially Gu Lei and Gu Pingguang, who were the most greedy.
Seeing the greedy look on the children's faces, the adults in the family felt bad.
This is all caused by poverty.
Gu Jinhua looked at Jiang Xiaoqiao and asked, "Xiaoqiao, what kind of book is this? It doesn't even teach people how to raise pigs."
"Yes, Mom, there are such books." Jiang Xiaoqiao said, "I'll go to the county bookstore and recycling station in a couple of days to see if I can find this book. I left the previous one in Beijing."
"This is too troublesome, so there's no need for that."
Jiang Xiaoqiao held Gu Jinhua's hand and said, "It's not a big deal, Mom. How about we raise pigs?"
Gu Jinhua was a little tempted. After all, no matter how bad the result was, it would just be a loss of money and effort because the weight of the pig did not meet the standard.
If we can really raise pigs well, we can have a prosperous year.
Gu Jinhua thought about it, made up her mind, and said, "Okay, let's raise pigs."
Now that the conditions of Gu Zhen and Gu Yuting at home are getting better, they, as the elders, can free up their hands to do more work.
It’s just raising pigs and cutting grass for them. It’s not a big deal.
He Zhaodi said, "I'll clean the pigpen from now on."
The land to the left of her house is also hers. She can build a shed there and raise pigs in it.
This was the arrangement for the pigs that flashed through the minds of Gu Jinhua and He Zhaodi at the same time.
Gu Pingyang and the others said, "Let's go get some grass for the pigs."
If they raise pigs at home, they will definitely pick the freshest and tenderest pig grass and raise their pigs to be fat and white.
Gu Yuting echoed: "Pig, pig?!"
Gu Xiangbei said: "Okay, then I'll tell my uncle to go to the agricultural machinery station tomorrow morning to pick up the task pigs."
Jiang Xiaoqiao said, "Mom, sister-in-law, Xiangbei, let's bring two back so we can raise them together."
Gu Jinhua nodded and said, "Okay, raise two."
He Zhaodi had no objection. Raising one pig was the same as raising two pigs.
As long as it is a decision that Gu Jinhua agrees with, He Zhaodi will never refute it.
"Oh, we're going to raise pigs at home!" Gu Pingguang said excitedly.
Gu Lei set a small goal for himself and said, "I will raise our pigs to be fat and white."
By then, they will have endless meat to eat, haha!
Jiang Xiaoqiao looked at Gu Xiangbei and said, "Xiangbei, I'm going to the county town tomorrow. Can we go pick some pigs together?"
"good."
It was obvious that Jiang Xiaoqiao attached great importance to and was looking forward to this matter, so Gu Xiangbei agreed.
Jiang Xiaoqiao was thinking about going to the county town tomorrow, so she would take out the two books, "Pig Farming Encyclopedia" and "Postpartum Care and Breeding of Sows", and bring some food and cloth for her family.
When Gu Weimin and his friends came back from work, they learned about two major events that had happened at home.
The first thing is that Gu Yuting can speak, which is a good thing!
This child didn't speak before, and his behavior was strange. He also avoided people and ignored them, which made Gu Weimin and others very worried.
The second thing was that the family was going to raise pigs. Looking at Gu Jinhua and the others, Gu Weimin and Gu Xiangdong did not say anything to pour cold water on them.
Gu Weimin would not refute Gu Jinhua's decision. Gu Xiangdong felt that this was not a bad thing. His mother and wife could raise the child if they wanted.
Gu Weimin said, "Okay, Lao Si, you can pick carefully tomorrow."
"I know, Dad."
"Let's eat. After dinner, let's clean up the pigpen so that the pigs won't have nowhere to stay when they come tomorrow." Gu Weimin said.
The two brothers Gu Xiangdong and Gu Xiangbei responded in unison. Gu Weimin and Gu Xiangdong started at noon, and in the afternoon Gu Xiangbei built the pigpen by himself. He also went to the mountains to drag back some wood to make a roof.
He Zhaodi went to work in the afternoon. Jiang Xiaoqiao and Gu Jinhua took care of the children at home, and poured water for Gu Xiangbei from time to time.
In the evening, the family cooked a pot of tomato and cucumber noodles, and asked Gu Xiangbei to bring a large bowl to Gu Weiguo, and by the way, tell him that the family wanted to apply for pig farming.
When Gu Weiguo heard that they wanted to raise pigs, he didn't say anything. He just nodded and said he understood and would write them a note tomorrow.
Every brigade in this area has to take a few pigs home every year to raise, but unfortunately no one can raise them well.
People can't even eat their fill, let alone pigs.
The pigs raised by these brigades are all too skinny and cannot meet the task.
The higher-ups have been strongly advocating for this, saying two years ago that as long as team members pay eight yuan for a pig, they can take it home to raise.
However, there are only a few team members who are willing to pay to raise pigs.
Gu Weiguo looked at Gu Xiangbei and asked before he left.
"Why do you suddenly want to raise pigs?"
Gu Xiangbei said: "My wife said she read about pig farming in a book and wanted to give it a try."
Gu Weiguo's mouth twitched, "Raising pigs is not an easy job."
Don't let it end up with you losing money and suffering.
(End of this chapter)
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