Jiang Yun seemed to have something to hide, and after a while he said: "Because it will hurt you."
After he finished speaking, he bit his lip and was not prepared to stay any longer. He left the Su family and ran towards the woods alone.
Although he didn't understand what he meant, Jin Bao didn't chase him.
After that, the Su family would get an extra bag of branches every now and then.
Two days later, Su Jianmin was sure that there was no problem with the pig pen, so he found Captain Luo and said that the pigs from the production team could be transferred to his home to raise.
The villagers all ran to Su's house to watch the fun.
"Uncle Luo," Jinbao asked, "What are the indicators for the pig mission?"
Luo Youlong explained: "It's like this. The minimum standard is 150 kilograms for a pig, 200 kilograms for the second grade, and 250 kilograms for the first grade."
"Are there any differences in the prices of these three levels of acquisition?"
"Third-class pigs cost 4 cents per catty, second-class pigs cost 6 cents per catty, and first-class pigs cost 1 yuan per catty."
Speaking of this, Luo Youlong couldn't help but sigh and said: "It is generally impossible to reach first-class. First-class pigs not only have to meet the weight standard, but also have fat color requirements. The coat must be shiny, fat and strong, otherwise it will not be counted as a head."
Even if it's enough, it won't be accepted.
Our village requires raising at least fifteen third-class pigs and five second-class pigs today.
After reaching the mission goal, in addition to cash, the grain station will also give us a certain amount of feed subsidies after the mission pigs are sold out at the end of the year. Each pig is 40 to 50 pounds of corn. If you buy it at the grain station with a ticket, the price is much cheaper than the market price.
Where’s the money?”
Su Jianmin couldn't help but ask: "What if we fail to complete the task of selling pigs?"
"That's terrible. The sales of food sold back every spring will be cancelled, and we will all starve."
Bai Lu had never lived in a rural area or been a farmer before. She didn't understand what selling back grain meant, so she asked her husband in a low voice.
Her husband explained: "The current principle is 'pay enough to the state, keep the collective, and the rest belongs to individuals.' So although farmers grow their own food, they often don't have enough to eat because of the heavy tasks above.
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In order to allow farmers to have enough to eat, there is a saying of selling back grain, which means that the state will sell back part of the grain to farmers based on the shortage of each village. The amount of grain for needy households is usually several dozen kilograms. If it is an extremely poor household, there will be free assistance.
relief food."
Bai Lu frowned immediately and said worriedly: "Then selling food this time isn't very important?"
"Yeah, I didn't expect that the task of raising pigs would be tied to selling back grain."
Su Jianmin has been away from the countryside for many years, and many policies have changed.
Luo Youlong said at this time: "So, no matter how difficult it is, this task must be ensured to pass the acceptance test."
Seeing the worry in the eyes of Su Jianmin's wife, he hesitated for a while and said out of good intentions: "You may not understand how much energy it takes to raise pigs. Most people are exhausted from raising two pigs, let alone twenty pigs.
Pig.
Pigs are the most edible. Your own pigs can only eat some rhubarb leaves and grass, but the pigs must be fat for the task, so they have to eat buckwheat seeds mixed with wheat bran or grass mixed with wheat bran, which is very troublesome.
In addition to these feeds, pig grass must be fed continuously..."
Before he could finish speaking, Bai Lu had already started to back off, feeling that raising pigs was so troublesome and so important to the whole village that there was no need to shoulder the burden on her.
"Mom, don't be afraid." Jinbao shook her mother's hand.
Looking down at her daughter, Bai Lu's worried mood improved a little, but she was still a little unsure.
"It's almost November now, and there are still three months before the New Year," Jinbao said to Luo Youlong, "I want to know how many kilograms the pigs your production team has raised for nine months have weighed, and how far they are from the required task weight.
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After hearing what his daughter said, Su Jianmin immediately reacted, "That's right, it's best to weigh her."
"Are you sure you want to help the production team raise pigs now?" Luo Youlong said, "Since you want to raise pigs, then..."
Before he could finish speaking, Jin Bao interrupted: "If you want to raise them, you have to first see how many pounds of pigs your production team raises. If they are too far away from the mission, we don't want to take over this hot potato. It's for nothing.
scolded."
Others in the village felt that Jinbao's request was quite reasonable.
They were also very curious about how much the pigs that the production team had raised for nine months weighed now.
The expressions of the members who were previously responsible for raising pigs became a little ugly, "Captain, this..."
"Why are you standing there? Weigh it! Go and bring the scale over. I also want to see what kind of pigs you have raised this year."
In fact, there was no need to weigh it at all. Luo Youlong could already see that the pig was not raised well just by looking at it with his eyes.
But to be honest, the members cannot be blamed for this matter.
The tasks this year are too heavy. In addition to plowing and fertilizing the land to grow rice, we also have to feed fish every day. In addition to catching fish once a month and sending them to the aquatic products company, the village also has to build canals, pick up sand and stones, and do all kinds of physical work...
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There are many old people in the village, but only a few young and strong men. Women have to be responsible for raising children, cooking, sewing and mending clothes. They have endless worries. Who has so much energy to raise pigs? These pigs are so good at eating.
If you eat less, you will become hungry and lose weight immediately.
When Luo Youlong sighed helplessly, the members had already moved the pigs one by one to the scale.
The heaviest pig weighs only 110 kilograms, and the lightest pig only weighs 80 kilograms.
"Captain Luo, this pig is far from the mission indicators above." Su Jianmin said.
When other villagers saw the weight of the pig on the scale, they couldn't help but exclaimed: "Isn't this too light?"
"I've been raising them for nine months. Not to mention second-rate ones, not even a third-rate one."
"It's over, our village will definitely not sell back any grain this year."
There are more than a dozen extremely poor families with no young adults in their homes who are waiting to sell back grain to save their lives.
Among them, some had white-haired people giving birth to black-haired people, and their sons died young. Some of them did not give birth to sons.
The old people looked at the thin pigs in front of them and felt that it was impossible to complete the task. There was a sad look on their thin and sallow faces, "Are we going to wait to die (Are we going to wait to die)?"
"I can't survive (I can't survive)."
Seeing them like this, Luo Youlong felt sad and anxious, "Oh, don't think like this. There are still three months left. Pigs will gain weight most easily in winter. We will definitely complete the task."
"Da Longzai, if you are really confident to complete the task, why would you hand over the pig to a new person with a foreign surname?" the old man asked.
Other elderly people who were watching also said: "Don't lie to us. It's impossible to raise this pig to two hundred pounds. Are you afraid of taking responsibility or that we won't choose you to be the captain next year?"
Luo Youlong kept placating them and repeatedly promised that there would be food sold back next year.
"Jin Bao," Bai Lu asked her daughter at this time, "this pig is too light, should we stop raising it?"