?Chapter 57: Is 57 a bit abnormal? Chapter 57: Is 57 a bit abnormal? If it affected her daughter’s exam, she’d skin anyone alive, no matter who they were.
This task was much too important for Tangtang.
Meanwhile, Lin Fu had also instructed Li Jiancai not to mention it to anyone else just yet, to prevent any mishaps.
Li Jiancai readily agreed, of course.
Over the following days, Lin Tang was forcibly required by her family to focus only on her studies.
She didn’t need to do any chores at home, let alone any work in the fields.
Even the younger kids were ordered to not make any loud noises.
She was truly the hope of the entire family.
It’s worth mentioning that after castrating their own piglets, Lin Qingshan observed them for a couple of days.
Seeing that the piglets were fine, eating and sleeping, much more docile than before, Lin Qingshan surmised.
He thought it was his sister’s method that might actually be effective.
After consulting with his parents, Lin Qingshan took his castration tools and went to his eldest and third uncle’s homes.
As soon as he broached the subject of pig castration, both Lin Fu and Lin Shou were shocked.
Castrate pigs? What a horrid thing to do to a pig.
They went to Lin Lu’s house to see for themselves.
Wow!
The piglets looked somewhat bigger than their own and were extremely lively.
Immediately convinced of the benefits of pig castration, they eagerly led their nephew to their own backyard.
That very day, the pig pens behind the houses of Lin Fu and Lin Shou echoed with the wails of despair.
Lin Fu and Lin Shou, watching their nephew’s deft procedure, felt a lump in their throats.
Their whole bodies turned chilly.
Nephew, isn’t the excitement on your face a bit… twisted?
Upon hearing that her oldest and third uncles’ pigs had been castrated, Lin Tang recalled Aunt Honghua asking her to help with raising pigs and asked her oldest brother to make a trip to the Chen Family, to inquire if she was interested in pig castration.
Zhao Honghua had married Chen Jiefang from the village, and the Chen Family didn’t live far from the Lin Family.
Upon hearing Lin Tang’s words, Lin Qingshan nodded.
He grabbed his tools and left the house once more.
“Big brother, wait for me, I’m coming too,” Lin Qingmu hurriedly followed.
He was good friends with Chen Ziqiang and just wanted to join in on the fun.
Lin Tang sat by the window reading her book, smiling as she watched her two brothers leave the yard.
It only took a few minutes for the Lin brothers to arrive at the Chen Family’s residence.
Chen Jiefang was sitting at the entrance smoking. He greeted the two brothers with a nod and then silently went back into the house.
Lin Qingmu, having grown up playing with Chen Ziqiang, was accustomed to his lackluster demeanor.
He nodded at the man and walked towards the backyard.
“Ziqiang, you there? If you are, give me a shout,” Lin Qingmu called out cheerfully into the backyard.
Chen Ziqiang had been in a good mood these past few days.
Upon hearing his buddy’s voice, he playfully chirped in response.
“…Squeak…”
Lin Qingmu let out a laugh and gave Chen Ziqiang a playful punch on his shoulder.
“Stop messing around, my big brother’s got something to discuss with you!”
“Lin Qingshan’s looking for me?” Chen Ziqiang looked at Lin Qingmu in surprise.
“Yeah, let me check out your piglets first.”
Chen Ziqiang didn’t quite understand but didn’t ask any further, leading them towards the backyard.
The backyard wasn’t large.
One side housed the pig pen.
The other side was covered by a crude shed built from wood, containing some firewood and miscellaneous items.
Lin Qingshan examined the Chen Family’s piglets, which were a bit smaller than their own but looked well cared for.
Zhao Honghua, who was tidying up the pig pen, saw the two Lin brothers and quickly asked if their mother was looking for her.
Lin Qingshan explained the situation.
Zhao Honghua hesitated for only a few seconds before saying bluntly, “Go ahead, I trust Tangtang.”
If there was a problem, Xiuli wouldn’t let them come over.
Lin Qingshan, seeing that she understood, entered the pigpen.
Alone, he pinned down a piglet and took out his knife to begin the work.
Most likely out of habit, the piglet’s shrill wailing no longer felt disturbing to his ears as it entered them.
Lin Qingshan’s movements were swift and fierce like a tiger’s.
By the time Zhao Honghua and Chen Ziqiang snapped back to reality, the piglet had already darted into a corner.
“…It’s done?” Zhao Honghua asked tentatively.
Was that even five minutes?
She hadn’t even figured out how he started, and it was already over?
Lin Qingshan wiped his knife clean, smiled, and said, “Done, the wound is medicated, there shouldn’t be any problems.”
A smile spread across Zhao Honghua’s weathered face.
“Sorry to trouble you.”
She hadn’t expected Qingshan to have mastered this skill.
Lin Qingshan waved his hand dismissively.
“No need to be polite, Auntie, I just took it as practice.
By the way, Tangtang mentioned that pig feed can include wheat bran, chaff, and rapeseed straw, it’ll make the piglets grow faster, you could try it.”
His mother and Aunt Honghua grew up together, close as kin.
Auntie had always been good to them as well, so the two families kept supporting each other.
“Alright, Auntie will listen to you,” Zhao Honghua nodded in agreement.
For some reason, she felt extremely confident in Qingshan’s steadiness. sea??h thё N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
It was as if her family could get rich from raising pigs.
The feeling was uncannily abrupt.
After telling Chen Ziqiang the feed ratios, Lin Qingshan left the Chen Family with Lin Qingmu.
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Regarding castrating the pigs, Lin Fu pondered whether to let the people in the brigade know.
Yet, he worried that if something went wrong, the brigade would blame Tangtang.
Lin Fu hesitated.
The thought kept him up all night.
When he woke up the next day, there were faint dark circles under his eyes.
Gao Ping saw this upon waking and frowned, “What’s wrong? Didn’t sleep well?”
Lin Fu sighed, “How could I sleep? There’s something on my mind!”
“Still bothering about the pig farming? Why don’t you discuss it with Jiancai and He Jun first?
If it really doesn’t work out, just go ahead with the castration and don’t mention Tangtang for now,” Gao Ping suggested.
She was a simple housewife, not understanding too much of the world.
But after more than twenty years of marriage to Lin Fu, she knew what he was grappling with.
It was all about not wanting to implicate their niece, and it might as well not involve Tangtang for now.
A spark of light appeared in Lin Fu’s eyes.
Right, he could just not mention Tangtang for now.
They could talk about it after the pigs were successfully raised.
Tangtang was his own niece, and he would never let her suffer.
If things accidentally failed, he would take the heat. At worst, he could resign as the Captain of the brigade.
“You’re right, I’ll go to the brigade office to find Jiancai and the others…”
Gao Ping quickly grabbed Lin Fu, giving him a stern look.
“…Go wash your face first, I’ll make you an egg to drink before you go.”
Lin Fu stopped in his tracks and said, “Women always fuss over things, a few years ago there was such water shortage we went a month without bathing and it was fine…”
Complaining with his mouth, his body truthfully went off to wash up.
Gao Ping chuckled and scolded, “You still remember it was a few years ago, huh! You’re a Captain, can’t you put on a decent face before you leave the house?
Enough, I don’t want to argue with you, I’m going to prepare the egg, don’t leave the house just yet.”
Lin Fu watched his bustling wife and shook his head helplessly.
His lined face was filled with smiles.
Bickering and making noise, more than half a lifetime had passed.
After drinking the beaten egg, Lin Fu went to the production team office.