Chapter 262: Which house is the crying sound coming from?
Wang Guifen returned home and quickly told her family about her idea.
Finally, she added: "Shuiqing said that she is willing to sell the piglets at the same price as outside."
In their own village, they don't have to go out to carry them, which saves a lot of energy.
The three Li Wen brothers were very tempted.
How many men don't like to eat meat?
Especially fat and thick pork!
When they raise pigs at home, they can eat as much as they want when they kill the pigs for the New Year.
Even if they don't want to eat the fat pork, the pig offal is also okay. It can't be sold at a high price, so they can keep it for themselves. At least it is a meat dish.
However, "The piglets need to be fanned to grow pork to be delicious, and we don't know how to do that."
Wang Guifen had already inquired about it, and said calmly: "Shuiqing and I asked about it. Isn't her father a butcher? When there are no pigs to kill on weekdays, he also fanned the piglets. Otherwise, who do you think fanned the piglets in Shuiqing's family?"
The others immediately realized and said happily: "Then we can really raise them!"
"A piglet costs more than one cent, how about we buy two or three and raise them first?"
In the past, they would definitely not be willing to buy so many at once. After all, a piglet costs more than one cent. They went to the capital city to work for the rich families, and the daily wages were only twenty or thirty cents. It took two or three months to earn enough to buy a piglet. If it died, it would be a pain in the ass.
They were so willing to do so because they made four taels of silver when they sent potatoes to Mr. Bai last time, and the family's savings increased a lot, so they dared to take the risk of raising two or three piglets.
The most important thing is that the rabbits are being sold one after another, and there will be income from time to time. Shuiqing also taught them how to raise rabbits. Now Shuiqing and her family raise pigs at home, and they are raising them very well. They can ask her for advice later.
The three brothers and their wives became more and more excited, and they wished they could buy the piglets and raise them now!
The six people looked at the old village chief, just waiting for him to nod.
But it is impossible for Dad not to agree to such a good thing.
Unexpectedly, the old village chief sighed and asked: "You said to raise pigs and build a pigpen next to the wall, but which side of the wall have you decided?
The front is the location of the village gate. When the wind blows, the smell of pig manure will spread throughout the village. Will the villagers agree?"
The six people were silent.
Since the wall was built, the road along the edge of the wall has been cleaned up.
The patrolling men in the village trampled back and forth, making the side very solid and hard, forming a path. They would pull out weeds on both sides of the path!
In addition, lime was used to eliminate the foul air after the flood, and the villagers now pay more attention to the sanitation and cleanliness of the entire village than before.
Not to mention the front entrance of the village, even the two sides of the wall are not good.
"There is only a large open space at the back wall of your uncle Ding and aunt Ding's house at the end of the village, but think about it, once you occupy that open space to raise pigs, it's okay in winter, but who can stand the smell of mosquitoes in summer?" The old village chief said again.
The six people continued to be silent.
Thinking that Shuiqing could raise pigs because her place was large, the pig house was far away from the main house, and the pig pen was located at the downwind outlet, so the smell could not drift over, and the pig manure was directly discharged into the manure pit on the high ground, saving the hard work of picking up pig manure and directly composting it.
It would be easy to fertilize the fields at that time.
These conditions were all impossible for them to do in the village.
"Then, can't raise pigs?" Zhang Hui asked hesitantly, but in fact she already had the answer in her heart.
In their village, the houses are not only next to each other, but also very close to each other. The rabbit shed has already occupied a lot of land. If they raise pigs, they will really have to be next to each other.
The other five people's excitement dimmed.
The old village chief looked at the children and found that they really wanted to raise pigs.
Come to think of it, how can young people not be greedy for meat? The past life was really too hard. It would be fine if they had never seen a good life. Now that they have seen it, and with Jin Xiaozi and Shuiqing, the life is getting better day by day, who wants to go back to the hard days of the past?
If you want to live a good life with enough meat and eggs, you have to rely on your own efforts.
"If it's not in the village, what about outside?"
Li Wen, Wang Guifen and others looked at their father in a daze. Outside? What does it mean?
The old village chief was invited to a banquet on the day when Jin Xiaozi moved. At that time, the women were visiting the house, and the old men were outside looking at the chicken and duck houses, rabbit pens and pig pens.
That place is really good. He came back and thought carefully about what to do if it was his own situation?
"I was thinking, can we use those hills? Isn't it a waste to just leave them there and cut grass and firewood every year?"
Li Wen and Wang Guifen's eyes immediately lit up and their mouths lifted.
Yes, of the hills at home, only one was planted with kudzu root! But even if kudzu root was planted, it would not affect pig farming, not to mention that they have several other hills.
"Jin Xiaozi originally lives on the high ground, and the pig manure is discharged into the manure pit below for composting. We can't compare here, but we can build the pigpen at the foot of the mountain and dig a big pit behind it as a manure pit. It's the same to compost directly. It's remote there, so even if there is a smell, it won't affect it.
There is a stove next to Jin Xiaozi's pigpen. After cutting the pig grass, we can cook it directly on the stove to feed the pigs. We can do this when the time comes. It will save us money for a big iron pot, and we don't have to cook the pig food and carry it over to feed it.
There are no wild beasts here, and I guess people in the village will learn how to raise pigs like this. Most of our hills are connected. When the piglets are almost grown, each family will send someone to take turns to look after them at night."
Listening to their father's clear and logical narration, the three Li Wen brothers were stunned.
Did their father have thought about it a long time ago?
Zhang Hui reacted quickly and asked back: "Dad, have you also thought about raising pigs?"
The old village chief smiled faintly.
How could he not be tempted after seeing others do it well? Of course he wanted to learn it.
In the past, they didn't have much money and didn't dare to try it, because once the attempt failed, it would have a great impact on the family's life. Everyone had to live frugally, and it would also easily dampen the enthusiasm of the children in the family to work.
But now they took the initiative to bring it up, so it doesn't matter if they say it out. Even if they fail, it is also their attempt.
Wang Guifen and Zhao Lan felt that if they were not old, they really wanted to jump up and cheer like the children!
The father-in-law really thinks long-term, and he doesn't say it until they bring it up!
He always gives them useful advice at critical moments.
"We can't live like this"
"Mom, mom, don't sell my sister! We can't live without my sister!"
"You evil woman, how can you think of selling your daughter! I'll divorce you!"
The noisy voice spread throughout most of the village, mixed with crying.
The old village chief frowned.
Wang Guifen and the others looked at each other and walked out of the house.
Today, Shuiqing's family slaughtered a pig. Everyone was overjoyed after exchanging pork. They went out to pick up soil later than yesterday. Which family was crying?