Chapter 191 A good man is just asking if he's worth it?
When Shen Wenbo and Dr. Ye were brought to Feiyan Textile Factory, they were wearing patched old clothes and looked haggard. One had a round face and the other a square face. Shen Wenbo still had a beard, and even though Dr. Ye was down on his luck, he still looked gentle and refined.
Their eyes were filled with numbness and wariness. They felt especially humiliated when they heard they were going to live in pigsties at the textile factory.
Qin Xiangxiang said to the cadre who delivered it, "Okay, I've received the person. Thank you both, you've worked hard."
After the official left, there was a moment of silence. The two newly arrived pig farm manager and veterinarian were both waiting for instructions from the new leader.
Qin Xiangxiang looked at them, feeling a bit of a headache. She didn't know how to get along with these highly educated people, especially since they were "highly educated"...
"Professor Shen, I heard you studied chemistry, and you work on... what about polymers, plastics? Polyvinyl chloride? Rubber? And what about synthetic fibers? You even do research on the synthetic fiber fabrics we produce?"
Shen Wenbo was a little stunned when he heard her speak. He was a straightforward person and was deeply engrossed in chemistry research. He had come to this rural area with no resources, let alone plastic.
These days, even if PVC plastic becomes cheaper in the future, it will still be an extremely precious commodity, requiring quotas and being prioritized for supply to factories.
Furthermore, at this time, research and production were largely unrelated. The teaching and research departments focused solely on research, rarely translating it into productivity, and thus generating little benefit.
In other words, research findings rarely generate profits due to various reasons, resulting in a disconnect between the two aspects.
Shen Wenbo suddenly perked up: "Your factory produces synthetic fiber fabric?"
"Yes, our factory also has imported water-jet looms that can produce various chemical fiber fabrics and chemical fiber blends?"
Shen Wenbo nodded. He had always believed that basic scientific research should be combined with industrial production, with research results guiding improvements in industrial production, and industrial production practices providing feedback to research.
In some areas of industrial production, they were previously quite advanced, but as their production machinery failed to be improved and iterated, they gradually fell behind.
Although Shen Wenbo made such a proposal, he himself only wanted to bury himself in research. He was not good with words and did not want to manage personnel, which made him panic.
Qin Xiangxiang: "Our factory also has rubber..."
Not only was Shen Wenbo stunned, but even Dr. Ye was stunned. "Aren't you a textile factory? How come you have all sorts of things?"
Textile factories also have rubber? What do textile factories need rubber for?
Qin Xiangxiang asked someone to prepare work clothes made of the factory's yarn and rubber work sandals for them. "Our factory also has a shoe-making workshop, and the soles are made of rubber."
The two were placed in the pigsty, where simple daily necessities were provided, including a wooden bed and straw mats.
By this time, the pigsty damaged in the typhoon had been repaired. Since the new pigsty had not yet been repaired, the old pigsty was partitioned off. Shen Wenbo and Dr. Ye lived in two separate rooms, while the other side was occupied by the little pigs that were rooting around. Because the pigs were still small, the smell was not strong.
Dr. Ye was just surprised that the conditions in the pigsty were actually quite good, but when he heard the voice of "Little Pig" next door, he felt absurd and pathetic. Was he supposed to live with pigs?
Qin Xiangxiang said, "Once the new pigsty is built, the two of you will live in this old pigsty. This old pigsty was only built this year because it was damaged in the typhoon. We need to build a new pigsty for the pigs on higher ground."
Dr. Ye felt relieved after hearing this.
The two found that the young new leader was not bad; he did not give them a hard time, but instead settled them in well.
"Comrade Shen, since you research polymer materials, you must also know how to formulate pig feed, right? Could you help our factory think of a way to feed pigs that will make them less sick and fatten up faster?"
"Dr. Ye, from now on, you'll be in charge of castrating piglets and vaccinating ducks. Also, occasionally check on the factory workers' headaches and fevers. If you know how to operate an ultrasound machine, please also give them some pointers on how to use it."
Professor Shen and Dr. Ye both stared blankly. Prepare pig feed? Castrate piglets?
Qin Xiangxiang said sincerely, "As long as we raise the pigs well, we can all get our share of the meat at the end of the year. You are all part of the factory, so you will all get a share."
"We should focus our efforts on raising pigs."
“As long as you raise the pigs well, you will be the great contributors to the production of the May 7th Farm. We don’t have that many meetings to hold here. Whatever you did before, you can still be considered to be doing the same thing here. Once you’ve solved the ‘troublesome things’ assigned to you, you can think about whatever you want with the rest of your time. I don’t care.”
Qin Xiangxiang's words were practically an open secret: as long as you raise the pigs well for her, you can still become doctors or conduct chemical research, whatever you want.
Professor Shen and Dr. Ye were both intelligent people. Upon hearing her words, their eyes lit up. "Factory Director, aren't you afraid... this will cause trouble?"
Qin Xiangxiang said, "As long as the pigs are fat and the people are healthy at the Feiyan Textile Factory's affiliated No. 57 Farm, no matter who comes to investigate, I will say that you have made contributions to the farm's active reform and production."
They'll stop at nothing for a bite of pork.
Not to mention Qin Xiangxiang, even Dr. Ye and Professor Shen felt hungry when they heard about pork, as the monthly pork quota in the city was not much.
Shen Wenbo had never thought of researching pig feed before, but it was not difficult for him. In fact, he felt that he had finally found a "place to use his skills". If he could raise pigs well and promote it, it would be a combination of basic scientific research and industrial and agricultural production.
For pig farming conditions on island farms, the lowest cost pig feed is to mix soybean residue, wheat bran, seafood powder, and green fodder such as sweet potato vines together, ferment them, produce probiotics, and improve the digestibility of the feed.
Seafood powder provides protein and calcium, which can supplement the nutrition of pigs, resulting in larger skeletons and more delicious meat.
Soybean dregs, wheat bran, seafood powder, sweet potato vines... these are all inexpensive, low-cost, and extremely nutritious foods that do not require any grain quotas.
Professor Shen, on the other hand, needs to conduct research and analysis to determine the optimal ratio of seafood powder, soybean residue, wheat bran, and green fodder, as well as the fermentation microbial community, in order to develop a low-cost feed that is most suitable for the growth and nutrition of island pigs.
When it comes to this kind of research, Shen Wenbo immediately gets hooked and can't wait to ferment pig feed and try feeding it to pigs.
"I plan to first prepare and ferment the mixture in several large vats, then feed it to pigs with different numbers and observe their growth!"
Dr. Ye was stunned by his enthusiasm. Was he going to be even more enthusiastic? Learn how to castrate pigs?
"Professor Shen is such a good man! He's so dedicated and hardworking in his research on fermented pig feed. Just look at his enthusiasm for production! I've really found a good man!" After returning home, Qin Xiangxiang praised Professor Shen profusely.
Li Jianzhi grew increasingly jealous: "A man who helps you raise pigs is a good man?"
The criteria for judging a "good man" in the future will be someone who owns a house and a car, is orphaned, and dotes on his wife. But his wife thinks that the "good man" she's talking about is a man who actively researches pig feed for her.
Qin Xiangxiang shouted, "Little Fatty, your dad is jealous of pigs every day!"
Qin Xiangxiang was speechless. This guy actually wanted to compare himself to her beloved little piggy. Was this the same thing?
Little Fatty: "My dad's jealous of the pig? Who eats faster?"
Li Jianzhi: "..."
Sui Sui: "Men who raise pigs are good men."
Qin Xiangxiang was surprised, "Sui Sui, my darling, you're just like your mother, so insightful!"
Li Jianzhi gritted his teeth: "Fine, you want good men, don't you? It's just raising pigs, I'll do it!"
Li Jianzhi rolled up the cuffs of his military uniform, and Qin Xiangxiang glanced at him sideways: "You can also mix pig feed?"
"Killing fish and cooking it to feed the pigs?"
Qin Xiangxiang had a wild idea: "You're teaching pigs to swim in the sea and catch seafood? Fighting pigs on the surface of the sea? Will that improve the quality of their meat?"
Li Jianzhi: "Don't underestimate pigs. In Journey to the West, Marshal Tianpeng commanded 80,000 naval soldiers in the Milky Way. Believe it or not, pigs can swim across the Yangtze River."
Qin Xiangxiang: "Are you really going to train pigs to swim? To be sailors?"
Li Jianzhi: "..."
"I'll design a new pigsty for you!"
Li Jianzhi believed he was familiar with the construction of various ships and warships, so designing a small pigsty was a piece of cake for him. Even if he hadn't eaten pork, hadn't he seen pigs run?
The problems with ordinary pigsties are naturally dirt and stench, which easily breed bacteria and are difficult to clean.
The key is to create a dry, sunny, and well-ventilated environment for pigs, which can reduce the incidence of disease.
Li Jianzhi: "I'll design a 'full ocean view sunroom' for your sweetheart."
With that in mind, Li Jianzhi immediately had an idea and picked up a pencil to write and draw on a blank sheet of paper.
"To improve ventilation, build a raised platform in the pigsty, using stones and thick wooden planks, leaving some gaps so that the pig urine can naturally drain down."
Li Jianzhi then thought, "Just like when toilets and bathrooms are renovated with a ramp, the wooden floorboards are slightly tilted to one side. This way, when flushing, the dirty water can be concentrated on one side and carried away by the water flow, making cleaning easier."
“Build the pigsty on a well-ventilated slope, raise it, and open large windows on three sides, making the best use of the local conditions. I think fishing nets can be used as windows, as they are both sturdy and well-ventilated.”
"Sunlight, ventilation, dryness..."
Li Jianzhi quickly drew a rough sketch of the pigsty on a piece of white paper. "This way it's easy to clean. Just connect the tap water pipe here, then connect the water pipe, and wash it along the slope every day. It's very simple to clean the pigsty."
"The pig manure is concentrated here, so just leave a hole and let it drain down."
Qin Xiangxiang originally thought that Li Jianzhi was just joking with her, but now she found that he had even drawn a sketch of the new pigsty for her, and according to his design, it actually made some sense.
The island is windy, so thick wooden planks are laid on the floor with gaps, and fishing nets are used as windows. The wood dries quickly, and the floor is kept at a certain slope so that the accumulated water will be concentrated in one corner, from which pig manure will leak down...
Qin Xiangxiang was surprised: "My man can build pigsties?"
Li Jianzhi: "...Who did I work so hard to design this picture for? In exchange for a 'good man' from you and a kiss, tell me, is it worth it?"
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