Chapter 22 Pig Raising
"Awen, your skills are good. You just exchange candy for pig grass. The second uncle sitting next to him said with a smile."
"Uncle Second, it's only a few cents. At that time, you can collect hundreds of kilograms of pig grass, which can be enough for pigs to eat for a month. I'll collect only one dollar for a few months. It's very cost-effective. Li Wen calculated the account."
"It's true, but everyone can't bear to leave it alone. Only you little guy is spending so much money, second uncle Li Dezhong smiled."
"I'm going to go to the production team to buy some bran in a few days. I've just collected bran in summer. I've gone to the after-sales service for hundreds of kilograms of bran, which is enough for pigs to eat until they are slaughtered. Li Wenyu said unstoppable."
"Ah! One pound of bran costs one cent, you can get two or three yuan if you charge two or three hundred pounds. Awen, you have a lot of investment in raising pigs. Second Aunt brought out a meal bowl from the kitchen."
"We raise pigs at the beginning of the year and kill them at the end of the year. They are all raised naturally at home. Pigs eat most of the time and occasionally add some bran. The nutrition is very limited. Pigs are so hungry that they scream all day long, so they must grow slowly."
"My method is to match pig forage and bran, feed him tightly, let him sleep when he is full, and eat when he is full, and he will definitely grow fast, Li Wen said with a smile."
"It makes sense, father Li Deyou nodded!"
"Anyway, we don't care. You can raise this little piglet yourself. Don't feed my two big pigs raw grass and easily cause diarrhea, the old lady Guo Xiuyun said."
"That's sure. Only in this way can we see the difference between the two methods of breeding, Li Wen said with a smile."
"However, I have to use some big tanks in my dad's house to deal with the fish tomorrow!"
"Okay, you can use it casually, as long as you don't smash it, it's okay."
"That can't be, Li Wen smiled."
After dinner, everyone started working. Today is the last day of summer harvest. In the afternoon, the wheat farm will finish work early. The production team will distribute wheat bran and some broken wheat straw.
The wheat bran obtained from milling wheat and crushed wheat straw production team does not want it. Villagers can take it home to burn firewood. Although wheat bran is soft, it is a good guide for burning kang in winter and it is resistant to burning and has sufficient firepower. The villagers like it very much.
Li Wen's family distributed two sacks of wheat bran, and his father and second uncle carried a bag, while his elder brother and second brother carried a bag.
Why do I carry the wheat bran very clear? The main reason is that there are many wheat brans, which hurts a lot because I don’t have the tools to pull the wheat bran back home, so I have to think I have carried it.
One afternoon, a large pile of pig grass was piled up in the backyard. When Li Wen came back, there were children carrying small baskets to hand over pig grass.
"Brother, you don't have enough candy, and there are still more than a dozen people who haven't been assigned," Li Min pointed to the dozen or so little guys who were not walking in the backyard.
"Oh! Wait, I'll go get the candy now."
Li Wen returned to the room and made a move, took out a handful of candies and handed them to his younger brother Li Min.
Li Min distributed the candy to everyone, and the children left.
"To Xiaomin, you have made the most contribution today. I will give you three milk candies. Ayong and Atao are not bad either, one person, two, Li Wen handed the three little guys standing in front of him and said with a smile."
"Brother, and I, today I also supervised the pig grass they gave. Li Juan, who was lying in the pigpen and watching the piglet, ran over and stretched out her hand."
"Haha, how can I forget our little sister? I'll give you two milk candies."
Li Wen picked up the little guy and stuffed two candies into her arms.
Let a few little guys go to play, then go to the backyard to spread the pig grass flat with a wooden fork, and cool it down at night to remove the moisture.
Looking at the little pig who had already started eating, Li Wen took out a handful of corn kernels from the space and scattered them in the pig's trough. The two big pigs in the next pig's pen saw it and kept shouting at it. The little piglet quickly finished eating a few bites for fear of being snatched.
We started to protect food, which is not bad. There are two big pigs next to us who are scrambling to raise them later. Li Wen nodded.
"Xiaomin, A Tao, you guys, you guys, you should pay more attention to your little piglets. During the day, you don't want to add some dried pig grass and bran to the pigpen every few hours. There will be rewards at that time. If you hear that, Li Wen came to the yard and said with a smile.
"Okay, I understand, brother, your pig farming method is too simple. You don't need to cook pig food. We will help you feed it in the future. Li Yong, who is beside you, will take the lead."
Li Wen nodded with a smile!
"Awen, you are indeed more convenient to raise pigs. If you raise them like this, it will be easier to raise pigs in the future," said Uncle II with a smile.
""Yes, Uncle Second, raising pigs is actually very simple. To put it bluntly, let's provide him with food and accommodation, so that he can sleep when he is full, and take good care of his body. Li Wen smiled."
"Then we're waiting. We want to see how the pig you raise is like. Uncle Second is lying on the recliner while smoking a dry cigarette and smiling."
"Oh, by the way, Wenzi, what do you want to do with big jars? Big brother Li Wu said in confusion."
The grass collected today will be cooled for one night to remove the moisture. I will chop it into a large tank tomorrow. It will be fermented for half a month to a month for the pig grass to ferment. It will be better to take it out and feed it to the pig. You can also store it in advance in late autumn. At that time, there will be enough pig grass to eat and how much meat can grow in winter.
"Is this possible method for you? We have never heard of it, Li Wu said in confusion."
"Will you know if it's OK then. I haven't tried it. It's not a big deal anyway, just give it a try, Li Wen smiled."
In fact, this is a simple silage storage method. Because there is no plastic paper and you can’t get too much silage for raising pigs at home, you can only try it by sealing the large tank.
"On the other hand, it's not a big deal to try. Every winter, there's nothing to eat for pigs, so I can only kill them in advance. If Awen's method is good, it can be raised for one more month. It's great to have a few more kilograms of meat. My father Li Deyou played the ash stolen."
"It's time to have dinner, and there's something to do after dinner, my mother brought it to her and said."
"If there is anything, I will go too, Li Yong, who is sharp-edging, raised his hand and said."
"Will you go to the pig grass?" Li Wen patted the little guy's forehead and smiled."
"Why don't you go? I'll be exhausted after a afternoon of killing Pig Grass. I'll go to bed after dinner, the little guy said immediately."
Haha, everyone laughed at the little guy and was very sloppy.
It was still early after dinner, and a group of adults came to the yard to chop pig grass. When the little guys saw that they were working, they went back to their room to sleep.
"How big is this pig grass Awen chopped, second aunt said."
"Everyone just chops it, no requirement, and the length of one finger is almost the same. The main thing is to make it easy to install. These piles are too scattered. Then it will be filled with the big tank if it is difficult to fill a few times, Li Wendao."
"Okay, we know. This is easy to do. Just chop it up as long as it is dispersed, Aunt Er said."
Everyone started to move together, and more than an hour, hundreds of kilograms of pig grass had been chopped into small pieces and spread them flat and continued to be hung in the yard.
It was already eleven o'clock, so everyone had to rest and prepare to set off. My father came to the dining room of the front yard and asked Li Wen and others to start setting off.
Everyone came to the cellar to wash their faces, put all the remaining fish into sacks and transported them out.
It was divided into six and a half sacks. My father's second uncle and elder brother carried two and a half sacks each, so it was easier for each person to have more than one hundred kilograms.
Li Quan followed tonight, and the scars on his head had scabbed and the gauze was removed.
"Li Wen, Li Quan, you all look at the wind one after another, and we followed each other in the middle, and my father Li Deyou said."
"Everyone is careful tonight. There are a lot of things, and the safety is the first priority. The second uncle Tan Mie's dry tobacco in his hand."
After leaving, the five people climbed over the courtyard wall and rushed towards the county town.
"Shh! Stop, there are militia patrols in front of you, and it seems that you have caught a few people who went to the black market to change things."
Li Wen heard the movements ahead from afar, looked quietly, and hurried to his father to let everyone hide.
Several people hurriedly hid in the grass in the canal next to them. Fortunately, the weeds grew very tall in summer. After a few people lie down at the canal for three or five minutes, a team of militia riding bicycles whizzed past the road.
The few people were so scared that they didn't dare to let out. They waited for more than twenty minutes before climbing out of the canal.
"It's so dangerous! I almost fell into trouble today, and the second uncle picked the grass on his body and whispered."
"The summer harvest just ended these days, and some production teams have distributed grain. There must be many people secretly coming to the black market to exchange things. After all, the black market price is too amazing this year and it is worth taking risks, Li Wen said softly."
"Yes, I want to go to the black market to make a fortune. This profit of ten times will definitely be a large number of people taking risks. Anyway, I have been arrested and locked up for a few days at most, or go to the stone yard to work, the second uncle chuckled."
"I'm leaving, I just rested just now, everyone hurried to go. My father Li Deyou said as he carried the sack and walked forward."
More than twenty minutes later, everyone came to my aunt's house without any danger.
"Why are you here today? There are many places in the city today to check the black market. My aunt looked at the people sitting in the living room and said."
"Oh! I almost met a patrol militia on the way here. Fortunately, Awen was shocked and we hid, and my father took a sip of cold and said."
"That's really lucky. I don't know what happened tonight at 10 o'clock. The patrolmen and police officers who investigated the black market were everywhere. My aunt breathed a sigh of relief."
"This is our luck. Come to my brother-in-law to see the fish. Six sacks are counted as one, each of which is sixty or seventy kilograms, and about four hundred kilograms of fish are caught. My father opened the sack and smiled."
"No, good, I can rest assured now. I will quickly arrange for us to change tomorrow. I have been a little more relaxed in the harvest of grain these days, and I am afraid that the indicators will fly. My uncle Zhao Hongjun smiled."
"Including the fifty pounds of liberation, there are about 470 pounds of fish, which should be more than ten or twenty pounds. Brother-in-law, you can help us change it to cornmeal by then. My father took a breath of smoke."
"That's right, several friends didn't make arrangements a few days ago, so I gave them some points. My uncle nodded and responded."
"I changed the index of the 100 kilograms yesterday to an agricultural machinery repair station, and I have already obtained it."
As he said that, his uncle took out a piece of paper, and the piece of name on it was empty.
"At that time, just fill in your name and hand in it. You can go in to work in February of the year, your eldest uncle said with a smile."
Chapter completed!