?Chapter 58: Found the scientific method of pig farming? Chapter 58: Found the scientific method of pig farming? The village was poor, the production team’s office was the only brick-and-tile house in the whole village.
The surface of the blue bricks was smeared with a layer of white ash that was almost invisible.
It looked very rudimentary.
Yet to the villagers, it was already a rare sight of ostentation.
The office wasn’t big, and the door was so small that it could only accommodate one person at a time.
The roof beams made of thick wood were visible from inside.
The walls inside were plastered with various propaganda posters, slogans, and portraits of great men.
The ground was also unusually level.
The office contained two desks, a wooden cabinet, a few chairs, and some miscellaneous items.
When Lin Fu arrived, Li Jiancai and others had just gotten there.
“The Captain has arrived!”
“The Captain has come at just the right moment, I’ve just brought the hot water over. Quick, take out your cup, and I’ll pour you some fresh water,” Li Jiancai said, carrying a thermos, walking towards Lin Fu.
The thermos in his hand was very old, with scratch marks all over it, appearing to be a discarded item.
Yet, it was a second-hand product that a few of the village cadres had chipped in to buy.
Lin Fu took out his well-worn enamel jar and cut straight to the chase.
“…you were asking me yesterday why the pigs in my younger brother’s backyard are growing so well, right? I said it’s because he feeds them diligently…”
He paused momentarily after finishing his sentence.
“What else could it be? Has Lin’s second brother fed them some kind of magical water?” He Jun joked with a laugh.
But, no kidding, the piglets at Lin’s second brother’s did indeed seem lively and spirited, even a bit rounder than his own.
“There’s no magical water to feed them, but the way my brother raises his pigs is indeed different from the others,” Lin Fu spoke.
Li Jiancai saw that he wasn’t joking and his expression immediately turned solemn.
“Different? How are they different?”
Without beating around the bush, Lin Fu looked at the couple of cadres and said, “My Tangtang had once seen a book on pig raising.
The book mentioned that if the pigs are castrated, their meat will become tender, and they will also be easier to raise…”
His words fell, and Li Jiancai and the others were stunned.
It took them a good half minute to react one after another.
“…Captain, you don’t mean to say that Tangtang’s pigs were, were castrated, do you?” Qian Hua said in disbelief.
Li Jiancai was choked by the water in his mouth and coughed several times.
Looking at Lin Fu, his eyes were filled with a mix of incredulity.
He began to splutter out words like spilling beans.
“Are you serious? Where’s the book? What else does it say in the book?”
Lin Fu replied earnestly, “Of course it’s true. Would I deceive you about this?
The book was something my Tangtang happened upon when she was at school. You all know how smart that girl is, and her memory is good.
She can remember most things clearly after only a few readings,
and since our brigade has taken on the task of pig raising,
Tangtang recalled that method of castrating pigs that she read about before and taught it to Blue Mountain,
Blue Mountain used my brother’s piglets as test subjects, castrating three to learn the skill.
Seeing that the piglets at home were growing remarkably well, Blue Mountain told me and my younger brother about it, and he performed the procedure on pigs for our two families,
After raising them for a few days, those piglets indeed slept after eating and ate after sleeping, not as active as before, resulting in weight gain!”
As Li Jiancai and others listened to Lin Fu, their emotions rose and fell dramatically.
Qian Hua couldn’t suppress his excitement.
Biting his cheek, he said excitedly, “…Captain, are you saying that our brigade has found a scientific method of raising pigs?”
He Jun’s voice also grew urgent.
“Right? What Qian Hua said isn’t wrong, right, Captain? We have found a scientific way to raise pigs, haven’t we?”
Seeing the hopeful eyes before him, Lin Fu shook his head.
“The leaders have said, without investigation, there is no right to speak,
We haven’t tried this pig castration method yet, and we aren’t sure if it will be successful.
Who can guarantee this? Who among you dares to?”
The group fell silent.
They didn’t dare!
Unwilling to give up, Li Jiancai said, “So what do you suggest? Surely we can’t not even try it?”
That would be too disappointing.
“Who said we’re not trying it?” Lin Fu smiled, “The method is right before us, how could we not try?
But as to how we should try, isn’t that why I came to find you? Let’s discuss and come up with a policy together!”
His idea was to bring both the castrated and non-castrated piglets to the drying ground, letting the people of the brigade see for themselves.
Whether or not to castrate the pigs was up to them to choose.
Those who wanted to could do it, and there would be no forcing those who didn’t want to.
Li Jiancai realized that Lin Fu had a clever look in his eyes and brightened up.
“Captain, have you thought of a successful approach?”
“Mhm, I have indeed thought of one, just not sure if it is feasible…”
After Lin Fu shared his plan, He Jun was the first to express his agreement.
“I think it’s possible. We leave the choice to the members. Whether it’s good fortune or misfortune, the brigade and members will bear it together.”
Qian Hua also spoke up, “I agree with the Captain’s method too. The Captain has already tried it with his own piglets, and there weren’t any major issues.
We’ll lay out the options before the members. If they are unwilling, we won’t compel them.”
The majority of the brigade’s members were honest and easy to communicate with.
Those difficult women couldn’t affect the general situation.
Li Jiancai was quick-witted and naturally felt that the Captain’s proposed method was good and agreed as well.
“I agree too. There’s no time to lose, let’s gather everyone together this afternoon and talk about it.”
Lin Fu said, “Alright, let’s not mention Tangtang for now.”
The others naturally agreed.
If it really worked out, Tangtang from the Lin Family might end up getting mentioned by the Commune Leader!
Tsk tsk.
When a person is in luck, it’s truly like riding the east wind, soaring upward with great speed.
The morning passed by quickly.
In the afternoon, at the drying ground.
Members from each household gathered here.
Some brought small stools from home to sit on, some sat directly on the ground, some stood… it was as lively as if it were the New Year.
“What do you think the Captain called us here for?”
“Who knows, let’s just wait and see, we’ll know soon enough.”
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The members formed small groups, chattering idly among themselves.
Lin Fu and the other cadres didn’t keep the members waiting long before they arrived.
They came carrying two piglets.
The sight was odd, leaving everyone puzzled.
Lin Fu knew the members were confused and didn’t beat around the bush, directly addressing the matter.
“…I know everyone wants to know the purpose of today’s meeting.
I won’t beat around the bush. Can you tell any difference between the piglet in my hands and the one in Deputy Chief Li’s hands?”
He exchanged glances with Li Jiancai, placed the piglets on the ground, and allowed the members to examine them closely.
A woman sitting in the front spoke clearly, “There’s no difference; they’re both piglets.
If there must be a difference, it’s that the one on the right is obviously fatter…”
The woman next to her also chimed in, “Yeah, the one on the right is indeed fatter. Whose piglet is that? How did they raise it? Can we learn from them?”
As soon as she said this, members of the brigade began moving forward one after another, all to get a clear look at what they called the ‘fatter’ piglet.