Chapter 14: Raising Pigs
Of course, although there are many customer groups waiting for him to save, Chen Fan also understands the truth that he can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.
With his physique now, when he went out and said that he wanted to help others, people thought he was going to eat and drink.
It's good not to take a broom and drive him out, and help? Think too much.
Therefore, based on the consideration of sustainable development, Chen Fan felt that he should first find out the basic situation of the production team, which one is more difficult and needs help, and which one is more difficult and feasible.
Then make a table, prioritize it according to the actual situation, and then slowly figure it out.
As for now?
He thought of what Captain Yang said just now about killing the New Year pig, and it was his family that killed the New Year pig?
Aren't the production teams all public, how can there be private pigs?
With a little puzzlement, he walked to the door of Jiang Lili's room, and before he could speak, Jiang Lili walked out, "Captain Yang came just now, is there something wrong?" ”
Chen Fan stood at the door and said with a smile, "Oh, Captain Yang said that his family will kill the New Year pig the morning after tomorrow, so let's go to his house to help." ”
"Huh?"
Jiang Lili's face was full of suspicion, "You also called me to go?" ”
Chen Fan was slightly stunned, "Ah, that's what he said." ”
Seeing that Jiang Lili's face didn't seem to be right, she asked, "What's wrong?" ”
Jiang Lili lowered her head, "I've been here for three years, he has never called me, only the team will call me over, but that's also everyone will go." ”
Chen Fan's eyes rolled slightly, "But, that's exactly what he said just now." ”
Is it a kind word?
Jiang Lili was also a little dazed, what did he mean by captain?
Chen Fan thought for a while, "Anyway, he really said this, otherwise I wouldn't dare to tell you like this, no matter what, you can go with me the day after tomorrow to see, in case there is really a task for you, but you don't go, how inappropriate, right?" ”
Jiang Lili thought about it carefully and felt that what Chen Fan said made sense, so she nodded, "Okay, then I'll go with you the morning after tomorrow, and I'll come back if it's okay." ”
Chen Fan smiled and asked again, "Hey, I heard you just now, there is also a team to kill New Year's pigs, is this pig team separate from private?" ”
Jiang Lili shook her head lightly and said, "It's not completely separated, it's still a little related." It is the state that calls on the production team across the country to raise more pigs and raise pigs, and then allow members to raise some chickens, ducks and pigs at home, and those that cannot be eaten can also be sold to food stations, so the production team in addition to a pig farm with more than a dozen pigs, but also proposed that each family raise two pigs.
The pigs of the production team only leave two or three of the smallest every year, and they are killed to distribute the meat to the members of the whole team, and the meat is also calculated according to the proportion of work.
Of the two pigs in the members' homes, the larger one must be sold to the commune's food station, but the food station only accepts pigs over 120 catties, and those less than 120 catties are not wanted, and the remaining small one can be kept and eaten by himself. ”
Chen Fan hugged his chest with one hand, pinched his chin with the other, leaned against the door frame, and said thoughtfully, "That's okay, in addition to the work, the villagers can also raise chickens and pigs by themselves, and they can get a lot of meat at the end of the year." ”
In the past, when I read period novels, it was said that the rural production team could only eat meat on the day of the New Year all year round, but now it seems that not all places are poor.
Jiang Lili raised her head and glanced at him, lowered her head again, and said softly, "No." ”
"Huh?"
Chen Fan looked at her, "Is there something wrong?" ”
Jiang Lili patiently explained, "Chickens, ducks, and pigs all need feed, and chickens and ducks can also go to the field to dig some insects to eat, and add some chaff and grass to feed." Raising pigs is more tired, and you have to go to pigweed every day, and you have to play pigweed as soon as possible, otherwise you won't be able to follow the team to work, and you will be delayed in work, not only to be criticized, but also to deduct work points.
Then pigs that only eat pigweed are not easy to raise strong, and if they are not strong, they are easy to get sick, and they die of illness before they grow up. Even if you can grow up, when the food station collects pigs before the moon, it will not meet the requirement of 120 catties.
In order to make up enough for 120 catties, some members ate a lot of pigweed for the pigs in the morning, but the pigs ate too much and were carried over, which was easy to skewer and skewer. ”
Chen Fan looked at Jiang Lili and said this, his face turned red, how easy it is to be shy.
At the same time, he also reacted that it was still the 70s, and the white pigs had not been promoted, and only large-scale breeding was carried out in a few places. Unlike the white pigs, which have been successfully improved in the past 100 years, the local black pigs and flower pigs are small in size, slow in growth, and have many miscellaneous diseases, and the breeding efficiency is very low.
Later, those "native pigs" all over the country were actually improved after decades of research, otherwise a disease could kill the pig farm, and the size of the pig farm had also increased a lot, and it could grow a lot of meat.
And now the vast majority of the country is breeding unimproved local pigs, and even in the same province there are several different breeds, so that the breeding efficiency is of course not high, and it is not surprising that the situation of raising is not large and not long.
Jiang Lili's ears were a little hot, and she lowered her head and continued, "When the pig is carried to the food station, if the weight is enough, you can receive more than 30 yuan and some tickets, if it is not enough weight, you can only carry it back."
Pigs that are not heavy enough can not be sold casually, if you don't keep the meat for yourself, if you want to sell it, you can only sell it to the production team, and the production team will calculate the work points for the members according to the amount of meat, and the meat will either be handed over and make up for the deficit of the production team, or together with other physical goods, it will be converted into dividends and distributed to the members. ”
After she finished speaking, Chen Fan also understood, "So the members of the club raise pigs, and they don't necessarily all make money?" Not all members are willing to raise it? ”
Jiang Lili nodded and shook her head again, "If there are conditions, the members of the club still want to raise pigs, because if they only rely on work, they may not be able to eat enough all year round, let alone eat meat." If you raise a pig, by the end of the year, a pig can be exchanged for more than 30 yuan and some tickets, which can subsidize a large part of the family, and you can also eat a few meals of meat at home.
But raising pigs is very time-consuming and labor-intensive, strong labor to earn work, there is not so much time to serve, some families are not happy to raise pigs, or raise a head to meet the requirements, if you can raise 120 pounds, you will sell it for money and tickets, if you are not satisfied, you can also subsidize a little, that is, you may not have meat to eat.
Only families with many children at home will raise two or even three heads, and they can keep one head and sell the rest to food stations. Children can't earn much work when they go to work, so they go out to collect pigweed, cook pig food, and hand over pig manure to the team, which can also change jobs. ”
When Chen Fan heard it in his ears, he first thought it was funny, and then he only felt sad.
Even the labor of children is so clearly calculated, and life in the commune is not easy.
After being silent for a while, he shook his head, turned to look, and asked, "Doesn't Zhiqing Point raise chickens and pigs?" ”
As soon as these words came out, Jiang Lili did not answer immediately, but was silent for several seconds.
Chen Fan's eyes rolled slightly, did he say the wrong thing?
At this time, Jiang Lili said, "Originally, Zhiqing raised a few chickens, but before they went home, they all killed and stewed a big pot to eat." Raising pigs is too tiring, and there is a big smell, some people are not happy to raise, and they are not willing to serve, and over time, the pigsty of the young people is empty. ”
Chen Fan nodded abruptly, I see.
Immediately stunned again, he turned his head to look at Jiang Lili, thinking of what she had just said.
Eat it all before you go home?
None of them were left for her???