"Raising pigs?" Xu Yin was surprised, "Are we here? When did it happen? Why haven't I heard anyone talk about it?"
"It was only when people talked about pork a few years ago that the leaders came up with this idea. Our farm has a total of 30,000 acres of land. There will be no shortage of rice bran by then. We will try to raise two heads next year. If the benefits are good, we will raise more the next year.
If we want to eat meat from now on, we don’t have to try our best to change it with others."
Xu Yin was very happy. She was really sleepy and someone gave her a pillow.
With pigs raised on the farm, it will definitely be easier to eat some meat in the future than it is now.
She couldn't help but sharpen her knife... Well, it's still early! The piglets are not even there yet.
However, in this case, should she continue to stay in the farming area to shine, or should she apply to the pig farm to contribute her skills?
After all, I have been the director of a breeding farm for more than ten years, and the accumulated breeding experience is now a valuable asset.
Then I thought about it, the most scarce thing right now is food, not meat, otherwise the country would not organize young people to come to northern Xinjiang to reclaim wasteland.
Pigs and chickens are currently being raised to improve food supply, and it is not yet time for large-scale breeding.
Let’s achieve the goal of Beidacang first, put food first, and then consider improving the quality of food on the table!
After making up her mind, she no longer thought about these things.
When spring planting started, she and other farm workers devoted themselves wholeheartedly to the busy spring plowing.
Cheng Shaojin was called to a meeting by his leader and asked if he had any intention of taking charge of the pig farm.
"Xiao Cheng, I know you have some unresolved concerns about this job change. During the mission three years ago, you originally had the opportunity to be transferred to the south and incorporated into the elite force, but due to the limited number of places at the time..."
The leader sighed, there are some things that he will be able to accomplish just because he is willing to promote.
"I know you have been waiting for the opportunity, but unfortunately our entire division was transferred to the same place. But this is actually the country's trust in us. Since ancient times, soldiers and horses have to go first before food and grass are used. I don't need to tell you the importance of food and grass. You also understand the importance of food and grass.
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Cheng Shaojin nodded.
Three years ago, he might have had an unresolved problem in his heart, but now he has already figured it out.
My daughter-in-law is right, as long as you have ambition, no matter which industry or position you are in, you can still shine and contribute to the motherland.
Besides, if he had been transferred out of Beiguan and went to the elite troops in the south, he would not have had the chance to meet the woman who saved his life and be lucky enough to marry her.
"That's great if you can figure it out!" The leader smiled happily and patted him on the shoulder, "In the future, our farm will be good, not only growing grain, but also raising pigs and sheep. I recommend it to the organization
Thanks to you, the organization has passed the assessment over the past few months and confirmed that you will be the first director of our state-owned pig farm. Well, that’s right, the pig farm has just been established, and we will try it out in the first year. We don’t plan to raise more, so the director
It's you, and it's you as an employee... But there is good news. Starting from this year, your salary and allowance will be increased by two levels, and you will enter the cadre level. Are you happy?"
"..."
"I'm so happy! Why are you unhappy?"
Xu Yin finished work and went home. When she heard him tell the news with a complicated expression, she almost didn't laugh out loud.
Let a former scout who has never raised pigs, and at most has raised a few pullets, manage a pig farm, this...
Then I thought about it, apart from family members, who is working on the farm today who is not a gun-bearing warrior who fought on the front line in the past?
There is a first time for everything. I think back then... Oh, it was a long, long time ago now. She was just a graduate student who couldn't lift it with her hands or carry it on her shoulders. Not to mention growing vegetables and raising chickens, even leeks and garlic leaves were stupid.
I can’t tell the difference. Isn’t it still prosperous in the vast fields? Last year, I won a model worker certificate from the reclamation team’s celebration meeting!
"Since the leader appreciates you, why don't you go ahead and do it boldly? Didn't you say that you will raise two animals this year? It's just two animals. There is no pressure. If there is anything you don't know how to do, I will teach you."
Cheng Shaojin: "..."
Does your wife think raising pigs is too simple?
"Has your family ever raised pigs?"
"Um...no!"
I almost gave it away. My parents are so poor, how can they afford to raise pigs?
"I heard from Mr. Ma from the east end of the village. He and his father used to be pig herders of landlords, and they have accumulated a lot of experience in raising pigs. Although they are a bit talkative on paper, they are still fumbling, so why not borrow it and use it?
Maybe it will work?”
So Cheng Shaojin went to work on the pig farm with a pig-raising skills manual that his wife had dictated overnight.
There are three fires for a new official to use when he takes office, one of which is the ideal fire that Xu Yin gave him - a raging fire. Although it is not applicable in some cases, it is generally going well.
In a few days, he became familiar with the work of the pig farm.
Under his careful care, the two piglets grew fatter and stronger day by day from being thin when they first arrived. This sense of accomplishment gave him confidence.
If Xu Yin finished work early, she would go to the pig farm to see him and help him cook pig food and cut pig grass.
Pigweed is planted around the pig farm in spring.
There are no mountains nearby, so it's not easy to get some hogweed, but eating bran and wheat bran all the time is wasteful, so the couple took the time to go to the mountains and move a few clumps of hogweed.
Weeds grow again in the spring breeze, not to mention the spiritual spring water secretly watered by Xu Yin, which has a strong reproductive ability.
If pigs have enough food, they will live happily.
When the pigs are happy, they will grow fatter and fatter, and the pig raisers will have a special sense of accomplishment - they will only be meat until the end of the year!
The young couple were tired and happy.
When the leader came to inspect, he saw that the two pigs were raised so well. He inevitably praised Cheng Shaojin: "I knew you would not let me down, Xiao Cheng!"
After finishing it, he wondered again: "Have you ever raised pigs before? You are quite experienced!"
"..."
Why do these words sound so familiar?
Cheng Shaojin reported truthfully: "Report! These experiences were taught to me by my wife."
Only then did the leader realize that the reason why the two pigs were raised so well was due to Comrade Xiao Xu's careful guidance at the rear.
Although she has never raised pigs, she has often listened to village elders since she was a child talking about their experiences in raising pigs for landlords in the old society. The key is that these experiences are really useful and can be compared to off-site guidance from professional technicians!
The leader rubbed his chin, wondering how to reward these two couples?
Got it!
His eyes lit up and he asked Cheng Shaojin with a smile: "Where is Comrade Xiao Xu's hometown?"
The farm incorporated Xu Yin into the worker establishment.
As a family member, Xu Yin had already established the farm after only a few days at the farm, which made other family members somewhat dissatisfied.
It had only been two years since she had been married to Cheng Shaojin, and they had just come after the war.
At that time, their husbands were injured or sick and needed care, so the organization sent people to pick them up from their hometown. After arriving, they stayed at the station and did not return.
In order to support the family, I often help with logistics work. If we really want to expand the number of workers, we should start with their family members. Why should the first quota be given to Xu Yin?
"That's all!"
The leaders knew that they were dissatisfied, so when they held a meeting of employees and their families, they highlighted Xu Yin's contribution in the past three years.