Chapter 358 Li Haoran's Mobilization Meeting 1
Some members were well-informed and they already knew about the brigade's decision to set up a breeding farm.
Those who were not well-informed also guessed that it was related to raising chickens, because the production team had held a meeting to discuss it some time ago and were just waiting for Yike and Jieyi to come back.
Now Ziyi and his wife have not returned, but Li Haoran and his wife have returned, and Li Haoran has also taken on the role of team leader, so the members all think that this meeting is related to running a chicken farm.
In order to attend the meeting, each team finished work half an hour early, and the members all came to the team headquarters with great interest.
Soon, everyone arrived and each member started to greet and chat with people they knew.
So, before the meeting even started, everyone already knew what was going on and became even more excited.
There are no secrets in the countryside. Even the smallest things will be known to everyone, let alone big things that concern everyone.
After knowing that the villagers had really decided to raise chickens, everyone started talking about it. Some people shouted that they would have eggs to eat in the future, some said that they would have money to share in the future, and some worried that raising chickens would consume a lot of food, and they were even more worried about whether the chickens could grow big enough.
Of course, there were some people with dark hearts who were unhappy and some even spoke ill of him in secret, but there were very few people who agreed with him. Among them, the ones who spoke the worst were the old secretary's eldest son and daughter-in-law.
They kept saying that raising chickens would cause chicken plague, and raising pigs would cause swine plague, but they didn't say anything about rabbits because they had never heard of raising rabbits.
But the two of them kept talking at the same time, which eventually angered the person next to them, so that person told everyone what they were saying loudly.
The members were angry, and the cadres were also angry. Why were these two people like two troublemakers? Why didn’t they hope for the best for everyone?
"You stinky bitch, even if you get sick, the chickens in the village won't get sick, bah, you have a bad mouth."
"You two are so bad that you have sores on your heads and pus on the soles of your feet."
"I see you have nothing but a lot of criticism."
"You bitch, you have shit in your mouth, you speak so ugly and smelly."
"You are a bad boy, a bald turtle bastard, you look like a hammer. From now on, I hope the chickens raised in the village are fine. If there is any problem, I will beat you to death."
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The members were furious. Some cursed at them, some women spat at the two men, and some even took off their shoes and beat them.
When the men saw the women taking action, they also started punching and kicking the men.
If the new secretary had not asked the militia to separate the people, the two men would have been beaten to death by the angry crowd.
The new secretary asked the militia captain to tie up and lock up the two troublemakers, and then announced the official start of the meeting. The new secretary gave an opening speech, followed by the team leader's speech.
Li Haoran first talked about the food problem, saying that the low grain yield was not because people were not diligent or hardworking, but because a good cook cannot cook without rice.
And this "rice" is the fertilizer needed by crops. Where does the fertilizer come from? We have to use money to buy fertilizers, but fertilizers are hard to buy, which is something everyone knows. Another issue is money. The team has no money, so even if we have fertilizers, we cannot afford them.
When Li Haoran said this, many members lowered their heads. They were very sad.
They worked very hard, taking care of the crops as if they were their ancestors. In the end, because of a lack of fertilizer, the "ancestors" could not grow well. These "grandsons" of all ages suffered from hunger and poverty.
Seeing a feeling of sadness spreading, Li Haoran changed the subject.
Li Haoran said loudly: "We can't keep going hungry and poor like this. We need to get back what we lack. Isn't it because there is no fertilizer that the crops don't grow well? Then we can get fertilizer, so that the crops have fertilizer and grow well, and the grain yield will be high, so that we won't be hungry and poor. What do you think?"
The members' sadness disappeared. They all raised their heads and shouted, "No more hunger, no more poverty, make fertilizer."
After he finished yelling, the members finally realized where to get the fertilizer. So one member asked loudly: "Captain, where can we get fertilizer?"
Another member asked whimsically: "Are we going to the fertilizer factory to grab fertilizer?"
"Why don't we go to the grain station to grab food? It'll be faster that way." A member of the cooperative retorted.
"Captain, don't keep us in suspense. Just tell us where to get the fertilizer and we'll follow you."
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The members all started shouting loudly.
Li Haoran shouted loudly: "Quiet, everyone, quiet down. I have a way to get fertilizer. You don't need to steal or rob. That is to ask for chicken butts, pig butts and other animals."
Hahahahahahahaha…
All the members burst into laughter. Some of them couldn't even straighten their backs while others cried out in pain.
The meeting was in chaos for a moment. Everyone laughed without fear of the cold wind blowing into their mouths.
Li Haoran waited until everyone had laughed enough before continuing, "I know what you're thinking. That's how much shit a chicken can produce, right? But have you ever thought about it? One chicken produces a little shit, but if a hundred, five hundred, or even a thousand chickens all produce shit, do you think it's a lot? If a thousand chickens produce a little shit a day, how much chicken shit will we get? After a month, two months, or a few months, can you calculate how much chicken shit we can accumulate? The same goes for pigs. How much pig manure can a hundred pigs produce? What's more, pigs not only produce shit, but they also urinate. Just imagine how much urine a hundred pigs produce?"
"At least one bucket of urine at a time." A member answered with a smile.
Hahahahahahahahaha…
There was laughter again...
The new secretary looked at the members who were laughing so hard that they were bent over, and felt that Brother Haoran was really good at talking, which had completely aroused the enthusiasm of the members.
Looking at the lively scene and the smiling members, and then thinking about the members' meetings he and the old secretary had held in the past, they were either gloomy or noisy. There was no such harmonious and joyful scene. He once again thanked the commune leaders for their wise decision.
When Li Haoran announced that the commune agreed to allow their village to set up a farm to raise chickens, pigs, and rabbits, all the members were furious.
There were cheers and discussions, and the scene was out of control for a moment. All the members were talking or laughing to themselves. Some people also expressed their concerns - where would the food come from?
Li Haoran shouted loudly:
"Quiet!"
"Quiet!"
"Everyone be quiet!"
The scene became quiet again.
"Someone was just worrying about the food for raising chickens and pigs. I can tell you responsibly that we are using scientific methods to raise them this time. They won't consume a lot of food. Whether it's pigs, chickens, or rabbits, they mainly eat vegetables, such as wild vegetables, leaves, and sweet potato vines. We will use corn, sweet potatoes, and other things to make feed, so we won't waste food like the old way of raising chickens."
The members stopped discussing this time and instead tried to carefully digest the new team leader's scientific breeding ideas. They couldn't understand it no matter how hard they tried.
A member of the cooperative raised a question: "Captain, we understand that wild vegetables are for pigs to eat. In the past, we also had to go to collect grass for pigs to raise pigs. But, you mentioned leaves. Besides mulberry leaves, what other leaves can we eat here?"
"Yes, mulberry leaves are for silkworms to eat, but there are not enough for pigs."
Li Haoran smiled and said slowly, "Comrades, you are guarding a treasure mountain but you don't know its value. Isn't there a large area of trees growing in the forest of the second production team? That tree is called mulberry tree, and its leaves are the favorite food of pigs. Whether it is pigs or chickens, eating them can kill insects and cure enteritis, and pigs and chickens are not prone to illness."
Li Haoran had something else in his mind that he hadn't said yet, so he told him that the whole body of the mulberry tree was a treasure.
In summer and autumn, the latex, young leaves, fruits, and seeds are collected for use as medicine, while in winter and spring, the root bark and tree bark are collected and used fresh or dried in the shade.
The whole body of the mulberry tree is a treasure. It can nourish the kidneys and strengthen the tendons, clear away heat and cool the blood, promote diuresis and reduce swelling, and has antibacterial and antipruritic effects.
The smell of mulberry leaves used to make feed is what pigs love the most...
Li Haoran didn't plan to tell them this yet.
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