Although he already knew Jian Dan's family background and strength, Cheng Chao was still somewhat surprised to see this lavish feast during this lean time. It seemed that this young educated youth was quite capable.
"Eat up! This is yesterday's fish, your favorite ribs, and beef. Hurry up and finish it all!"
The last sentence was clearly addressed to Cheng Chao.
Cheng Chao's eyes weren't enough to take it all in. Ah, there's also beef! That's even rarer!
"No problem, no problem, I guarantee I'll complete the task."
Cheng Chao is a young man who is in his prime and has a good appetite. Not to mention now, even in the autumn when the grain supply is sufficient, they eat rations at every meal, and most of the time it is porridge. They rarely eat dry rice.
Even though he's now considered a minor leader, he doesn't get to eat his fill very often, let alone the greenhorns who train every day.
Food without oil or fat doesn't keep you full for long, and most of the time, your stomach starts rumbling shortly after you've eaten.
Yesterday on the mountain, when she saw those people, she could tell at a glance that not only the ordinary soldiers, but even Lin Zhengde and Cheng Jin didn't look well. She had some thoughts at the time, but when she got back, she was busy with work today and thinking about the children, so she didn't rush.
"By the way, I think I heard you mention that you were going to raise pigs, right?"
Cheng Chao swallowed the meat in his mouth.
"Yes, the commander mentioned it to his superiors, and the lambs should be arriving soon."
It seems Liu Weimin said the same thing: once you finish planting the land, you can bring back the task pig.
"And that greenhouse you mentioned, we've applied for it too. We'll start working on it this fall. In winter, the brothers might be able to eat some vegetables. Our regimental commander and political commissar both said that it's all thanks to you; otherwise, they wouldn't have thought of this idea."
"That's alright. I only know about this, but I don't understand the specific techniques or the actual operation. I only learned it from books."
You guys keep researching, I'll look for some books on this topic later, and then you can see if they're useful.
“Sister, I know,” the little girl raised her hand.
What do you know?
"Pigs, raising pigs, I know where to find them,"
Jian Dan didn't react for a moment.
"What pig farming? You don't even know where to start. You haven't brought back any pigs from the village yet."
Jian Xin, holding her chopsticks, tried her best to explain.
"I saw it all, you put it up there, but I can't reach it, it's so high."
"What do you mean, so high? You mean... Ah! You mean your sister put the book up there?"
Jian Xin nodded quickly.
"You mean the book mentions raising pigs?"
“Uh,” Jian Xin scratched her head.
"I don't know, but there are pigs."
Jian Dan wasn't upset about the books; she had originally intended to give them to the village or to him. What shocked her was...
"You even know the character for 'pig'?"
Jian Xin shook her head decisively.
"I don't know him,"
"Then how do you know that book is about pigs?"
"Isn't there a picture? It's a picture of a pig!"
The child has recently become quite adept at reading picture books and seems to have a good grasp of illustrations, though they still seem a bit confused when you try to explain it to them.
"It's a drawing of a pig, didn't you see it, sister?"
"I...I didn't notice, haha, Xin Xin is so observant."
Cheng Chao hadn't expected such a big unexpected gain; his eyes lit up.
Do you have any books on this topic?
Our garrison here is inadequate in terms of equipment and resources, and can only guarantee basic living and training. Unlike the troops in the suburbs of Beijing, who have everything they need, we here basically have to find what we need. Let alone books, the entire garrison doesn't even have ten useful books on the shelves.
We were worried too; I even called people in Beijing to ask them to help me find someone.
You have no idea how chaotic it is over there. Schools aren't holding classes properly, and bookstores are too. If you pick up a book, they'll say your ideas are wrong. They're so scared they don't dare open their doors, afraid of running into those troublemakers who go around causing trouble and vandalizing things.
If we still can't find it, I'm even thinking of taking some people to search through the scrap metal yards.
Cheng Chao felt that simplicity was his lucky star; every time he encountered it, it was a good thing. Look, this problem has been solved again.
"How did you have such foresight? You thought of raising pigs so early on?"
That's what he said, but even he himself thought it was unlikely. It would be strange if a young lady who had never been to the countryside and didn't even know what crops were, could think of these things so early on.
"No, it's not Chai. My sister went to the bookstore to buy books for Xin Xin. She bought so many."
Despite making a huge circle with his arm, Cheng Chao still didn't understand the connection. He only realized it was about buying a book when he looked at Jian Dan.
“I’m thinking of having time to teach my child to recognize words or something, but we don’t have any books at home that she can use, so I’m just teaching her randomly. That’s why I’m thinking of buying her some early learning books or elementary school textbooks.”
Before the New Year, I took her to the commune's bookstore and bought her some textbooks and picture books. I happened to see these books and thought they might be useful, so I bought them all.
Having said that, Cheng Chao lost all appetite and became much more cautious in his speech.
"How much are all of these?"
He himself didn't realize that compared to his usual cheerful voice, this sound was incredibly humble.
At first glance, it seems like they're not even going to eat!
He simply walked over, abruptly pulled back the curtain, and of course, smuggled out several books as well, mixing them together.
Jian Xin ran over from the kang (a heated brick bed) to introduce him to her treasure.
"Look, these all belong to Xinxin, aren't they a lot?"
With a flick of her wrist, Cheng Chao understood that the bottom three floors were all within her sphere of influence.
Judging from the size, the bottom layer is full of comic books, and only a few normal-sized books are placed on the side, which should be the textbooks I just mentioned.
He was very familiar with all the open and unopened oil paper packages, canning jars, and malted milk powder bottles on the top layer. He could vaguely see the shadows of fruit candies and milk candies. At a glance, this layer was full of food.
Oh, and there are several wooden toys on the other side.
On the next layer, neatly folded clothes were arranged, and judging by this pattern, they probably all belonged to this child.
His gaze involuntarily drifted upwards, where, two shelves later, there were some books that were noticeably larger and thicker. With his sharp eyesight, he could clearly see the words "Aquaculture" on the spine of one of the thick books.
His gaze immediately froze.
He was an outsider and didn't understand this, but he still knew how important a professional book was. As he looked through the books, dozens of titles stood neatly in front of him, including "Agricultural Science Popularization," "How to Castrate a Chicken," "Being a Good Commune Member," "Medicine Use Textbook for Rural Health Workers," "Lecture Notes on Livestock Breeding," "Pig Farming," and "Vegetable Cultivation." Cheng Chao's eyes lit up with envy.
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