?Chapter 39: The 39 piglets have arrived Chapter 39: The 39 piglets have arrived The next day, early in the morning.


    A large truck arrived at Shuangshan Brigade.


    The road was extremely uneven, causing Fang Zhitong to experience a bumpy drive all the way.


    By the time he reached the entrance of the village, his face had turned green.


    This place is so remote, and the road is too full of potholes.


    Lin Fu had been waiting at the entrance of the village early on, his aged eyes sparkling with excitement as he saw the truck approaching.


    “Ah, you’ve had a hard time this early in the morning, Comrade Fang.”


    He hurriedly went up to greet him and shook hands with the young driver.


    Fang Zhitong extended his hand, his face a portrait of exhaustion.


    Before coming here, he had just finished another drive and was feeling very tired.


    Now he just wanted to get a good sleep.


    “It’s my duty. Let’s unload the truck quickly!” Fang Zhitong couldn’t help but yawn as he spoke.


    Lin Fu saw that the driver Comrade was very tired and didn’t want to delay, so he planned to call the men from the brigade to help unload the truck.


    But when he turned his head to look.


    The villagers were all gathered around the big truck.


    “This truck is so tall, it’s really impressive!”


    “Of course! Anyone who can drive this kind of truck must be amazing. If they let us on it, we wouldn’t even know what’s what.”


    “Raising pigs does have its benefits, at least we get to see something new and fresh.”


    …


    The villagers whispered to each other.


    Suddenly, they heard the Captain’s furious roar.


    “What are you babbling about? Hurry up and unload the truck! What did you come here for?”


    “The driver Comrade has gone to the trouble of bringing the piglets over, did he do it just for you to look at the truck?”


    “You’re old enough to be over a hundred years combined, how come you don’t know when to act, get moving…”


    If they kept dawdling, the driver Comrade might become displeased.


    The people from the brigade saw that the Captain was angry.


    They quickly curbed their curiosity and the desire to touch the big truck, and went over to follow his orders.


    The ones who had come were all men from the brigade who were capable of earning full work points.


    With their hands on the job.


    It didn’t take long for the entrance of the village to become bustling with activity.


    Anticipating the arrival of the piglets, Shuangshan Brigade had made a wooden fence at the entrance of the village to enclose them.


    Once the piglets were put inside, they snorted and squealed.


    The scene was unusually lively.


    Guessing it was about time, the women and daughters-in-law from the brigade also came over to join the excitement.


    Lin Tang came along with Li Xiuli.


    Though they had some concerns about pig farming.


    But seeing these piglets, which were difficult to count, everyone was happy.


    “Wow, look at these piglets, how well-grown they are!


    Their legs are strong, and they have layers of fat on their bellies. If they keep this up when they’re bigger, we’ll have struck it rich.”


    “We may not have experience, but we can learn. We’ll take good care of them with attention to detail—I refuse to believe they won’t survive!”


    “I’ll take one for my family first. After all, it’s a responsibility pig, and I’m a bit nervous.


    If something does go wrong, even selling me off won’t cover the losses!”


    The children have grown up and will soon be getting married.


    If the family owes the brigade money, who would be willing to marry their daughter into such a home?


    The women talked one after another, their weather-worn faces all alight with joy.


    Their spirits seemed to have changed.


    They looked as if they had hope again.


    The woman who said she’d only take one piglet heard Li Xiuli watching the piglets inside the fence intently and asked, “Sister Li, how many are you planning to take for your family?”


    The women standing nearby all turned their eyes towards Li Xiuli when they heard this.


    They were curious as well.


    Li Xiuli looked away from the piglets and answered with a smile, “My family is planning to take three!”


    After speaking, she didn’t care what others thought and went straight to register.


    The women were stunned for a moment.


    Then the scene momentarily went out of control.


    “Three? Isn’t the Lin Family afraid of losses? If all of them die, that’s a loss of hundreds of yuan!”


    “Hundreds of yuan? I can’t even bear to think of tens of yuan!”


    “Other families can take however many they want, that’s their business; our family will just take one. We’re poor and can’t afford any losses,” he said.


    …


    Fang Zhitong had to deliver the piglets in the correct quantity and couldn’t leave until he got the receipt signed off.


    The commune worker who came with him was confirming the receipt of the delivery.


    He stood there bored, watching listlessly.


    When he saw Lin Tang, the young man was taken aback.


    This…


    How could there be such an ethereal girl in this ravine?!


    She was just too pretty.


    Snow-white skin, a face as small as a palm.


    Almond-shaped face with rosy cheeks, eyes sparkling like stars.


    When her gaze swept over, it made one’s heart tremble involuntarily.


    Lin Fu was busy confirming the count with the commune leader.


    Seeing Lin Tang approaching, a kind smile appeared on his face.


    “Tangtang came to join in the fun too, huh? Don’t squeeze into crowded spots, watch out, or you might get bumped,” he said.


    Standing next to Lin Fu, Lin Baoguo watched his father’s friendly attitude towards his little cousin, feeling wronged to the point of nearly bursting into tears.


    This was his own father, treating boys and girls so differently.


    All he got was cold looks and scolding, while Tangtang got smiles and concern.


    The contrast was just too disheartening!


    “Brother Baoguo!” Lin Tang greeted him with a smile. S~ea??h the n??el Fire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Lin Baoguo, faced with his little cousin’s sweet smile, felt the frustration in his chest dissipate instantly.


    A silly grin appeared on his face, “Tangtang is here.”


    He greeted her and then handed her a bunch of wild berries he had picked at the foot of the mountain.


    “Tangtang, these are raspberries I’ve just picked for you,” he said.


    Lin Tang accepted them without hesitation.


    She took out a handful of milk candies from her pocket and offered several to her uncle first.


    “Uncle, have some candy,” she said.


    Lin Fu hadn’t expected that he would be accepting candy from the younger generation one day and was instantly delighted.


    His face creased into smiles, feeling warm inside.


    “Oh, thank you, Tangtang,” he said.


    Lin Tang curved her eyes into a smile, “You’re welcome, Uncle.”


    Then, she also gave several candies to Lin Baoguo, reciprocating.


    “Thanks for the raspberries, Brother Baoguo. Here’s some candy to sweeten your mouth,” she said.


    Lin Baoguo looked down at them and thought to himself, wow, what a treat.


    Milk candy!


    That was a luxury item.


    Giving these to the two troublemakers back home, those boys would surely jump for joy.


    “Milk candy, such a precious thing for me? Brother didn’t pamper you for nothing!” he joked.


    The Lin siblings had grown up together, running around the village.


    As the youngest, Tangtang was fiercely protected by her brothers, so no one dared to mess with her.


    As a result, they all had a good relationship as they grew older.


    It was only after Lin Baoguo got married and had two kids, taking on the pressures of being a husband and father, that their relationship slightly cooled off.


    Lin Tang smiled, about to say something…


    Lin Fu shot his son a glance and said, “You’re Tangtang’s older brother, isn’t it only right to dote on your sister?”


    Lin Baoguo hurriedly expressed his agreement, “Of course, it’s only right.”


    Fearing he might be too slow in showing agreement and end up getting beaten.


    “Okay, enough chit-chat, get to work. The driver comrade is in a hurry to get back to the county,” Lin Fu said with a laugh but also scolded.


    Ah, that’s the problem with asking for favors.


    One is always afraid of being a nuisance!


    Lin Baoguo carefully put the candies back in his pocket.


    With a jump, he entered the makeshift ‘pigsty.’


    Fang Zhitong, who was resting on the side, came over and glanced at Lin Tang.


    He quickly shifted his focus to Lin Fu and said politely, “Take your time, villager. I’m here now; there’s no rush for this moment.”


    A grateful smile crossed Lin Fu’s face as he felt less tense, “Then thank you, Comrade Fang,” he said.


    Even as he said this, he didn’t want to keep anyone waiting.


    After speaking to Lin Tang, he went on to delegate tasks.