Chapter 30 Return to the city
There was nothing to do in the afternoon. Zhu Xuefeng did not want to sleep. After chatting with the uncle about the farming situation in the village, he was not optimistic either.
Every household raises some chickens, and there is no feed, so they don’t lay many eggs. However, this is an important source of income for the villagers, and they definitely don’t eat them.
The village arranged for someone to raise three pigs. Two pigs have tasks to pay, and everyone exchanges some money or shares some meat with one pig at the end of the year. It is also very difficult now. Without feed, it is difficult for the pigs to gain fat.
It’s not that I don’t want to raise more pigs, I simply can’t afford them. If I hadn’t raised the pigs that were given the task and planned the feed from above, I wouldn’t have been able to raise these pigs. If the pigs only eat pig grass, they won’t grow.
Seeing the cattle on the hillside, forget it, cattle and horses are the treasures of the villagers, but the growing season is too long, this is not a grassland, and it is not suitable for large-scale raising of cattle and sheep. It should be OK to raise less.
The uncle said that you can give it a try. The calves are not easy to deal with, so he probably keeps them for himself. It should be difficult to find these lambs around now.
Zhu Xuefeng then suggested that the village raise some rabbits. These rabbits do not require feed, grow quickly, and have strong reproductive capabilities. They love to dig holes, and if there are no breeding rabbits, they can just catch hares.
If he can’t sell it in the future, Zhu Xuefeng said he would take it all. The skill of smoking rabbit is because he has no ingredients. If he has rabbit, smoked rabbit and roasted rabbit are both good. Hare basically has no fat and a high proportion of lean meat. It’s also nutritious and will definitely sell out.
As for pig feed, there are no aquatic plants that can raise pigs here, and there are no ponds or lakes nearby. The main water is flowing mountain springs, and the amount is very small. The methods in the south cannot be used as a reference.
I remember when I was a kid, I saw pig food cooked with bran added to various vegetables. It was cooked in one pot at a time, and the pigs ate it very well.
Uncle Niu smiled.
“You know a lot, kid. It seems you really know something. We also use it, but the chaff is ground from the husks of rice and wheat. We don’t have rice here, and there is very little wheat. The main thing is They all grow corn and sweet potatoes.”
“Sweet potato stems and leaves are fine, pigs like them too.”
“Don’t laugh at others, we eat them ourselves.”
Zhu Xuefeng was shocked again. It was impossible not to feel uncomfortable.
You can try raising earthworms to feed pigs.
"Raising earthworms? Never heard of it."
Zhu Xuefeng knew that raising earthworms, whether chickens, ducks or pigs, can be eaten, and processing earthworms into food has been popular for a while, but If we want people to eat earthworms now, it may not be possible for a while.
There should be no problem in using earthworms as a protein source and blending them into feed. It is best to control the proportion below five percentage points. If it is too high, pigs will not be able to bear it.
"It's actually not that difficult. Earthworms just digest rotten plants and leaves in the soil. You don't have to worry about it. You can give them some rotten vegetables, leaves, etc. Just make sure the humidity and temperature are right."
< br>“If there are people in the village who love fishing, I guess they can, and you can learn this if you think about it.”
I don’t know how to raise it specifically, but I still know the key points. It’s not too technical, and you can get it by trying it. come out.
"Uncle, if we figure this out, the leaves and grass will be everywhere in the mountains and fields, the feed for chickens and pigs will be no problem, and the income of the village will be no problem."
"Xiao Shuan, you go find your secretary."
The uncle quickly asked his eldest son to take a piece of paper and write it down, and asked Xiao Shuanzi to go to the old party secretary, saying that he wanted to try it right away, if he wanted to be serious If it works, it will be a great help to the whole village.
After a while, the village chief, village party secretary, and women's director all came. Zhu Xuefeng was too embarrassed to leave, so he had to once again describe a beautiful vision and explain the breeding methods. He didn't have much food in his stomach, and after a while he Finished pouring.
The old party secretary agreed very much with rabbit breeding. Although no one raised rabbits nearby, he knew the habits of rabbits and thought it was likely to be successful, which was a big help.
But raising earthworms to raise chickens or pigs seems a bit impossible. Domestic chickens like to dig up the soil and eat earthworms. Everyone knows that even smaller mice and chickens are not spared. But I haven’t heard of pigs eating earthworms. How about raising earthworms? There has been no legend for thousands of years. How to raise this earthworm!
After Zhu Xuefeng explained for a long time, the old party secretary finally agreed to give it a try. The raised earthworms were dried and crushed and mixed into the feed. Anyway, you can try it.
Then he gestured on the ground, sketched out the breeding farm, squatted on the ground to discuss with everyone, put forward various suggestions and ideas, and told them how earthworms reproduce. Before they knew it, villagers gathered behind him. .
In fact, Zhu Xuefeng also wanted to teach them how to raise loaches and eels, but unfortunately the place lacked water and there were no seedlings, so he had to give up.
The old branch secretary was very resolute and immediately called people for a meeting and discussion. There was no other way. Zhu Xuefeng described it for the third time in just one afternoon.
Finally, the old party secretary set the tone. Rabbit breeding will begin immediately. The female director will be in charge, and arrange people to find rabbits. He also asks the militiamen to dig out hares nearby. In any case, they must get them.
The same goes for raising earthworms. The village chief is responsible for organizing the organization. The village will focus on repairing and digging ponds. It will be completed tomorrow. Every household will mobilize to pick up rotten vegetable leaves and leaves, cut weeds...
It is already dark. Different from the nights of the previous few days, many houses had lights on, and the village seemed to be suddenly injected with vitality...
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Zhu Xuefeng got up early the next morning. He had to go back to the city today and set off early. It was not an easy task to cover dozens of kilometers of broken roads.
The whole village is busy. Children are everywhere in the village, sticking their buttocks out and digging in the small soil.
Many adult men, led by the old party secretary, found a few shady places and dug...
Zhu Xuefeng smiled, hoping to bring them a different tomorrow, and sorted it out After yesterday's harvest, I said goodbye to Niu Village and secretly left five yuan when I left. After all, I brought back too many things.
"Uncle, this is my address. If you have anything to do, go to the city and see me. I will definitely help you. Even if there are too many pigs, chickens and eggs in the village, I will help you get rid of them."
“Xiao Zhu, you are such an enthusiastic person. Okay, I’m waiting for the day when these things will be sold out.”
I originally wanted to buy some chickens and eggs in the village, but I didn’t. Dare to speak, everyone is busy, don't make trouble.
After walking a few steps, I was discovered. Now I am in trouble. There are more and more people...
I finally got away from the enthusiastic villagers and rode a long way out. I turned around and saw many people still watching at the end of the village. I had no choice but to ride slowly with my goods. There were too many.
We were far away from the village, and there was finally no one on the road. I found a place and threw it into space, and finally got on the road lightly.
I collected one male, two females, three chickens, a dozen eggs, and dozens of kilograms of dried mushrooms from the next village. Now I only have less than 20 yuan in my pocket. It’s really difficult.
I wanted to buy more eggs to take home for the second primary school, but there were only these in the village, so I had to buy three chickens and lay them slowly at home.
The rooster was okay, but the villagers didn't agree to sell the hen at first. They relied on the eggs it laid in exchange for firewood, rice, oil and salt at home. Zhu Xuefeng added one yuan, but still didn't want to sell it. If one yuan didn't work, he added one yuan each, and finally the deal was done.
It’s not that I expect two hens to lay many eggs, it’s just to cover up that I eat eggs from time to time. If there are chickens at home, eating eggs is a matter of course.
When I returned to the city, it was still early, so I went to the bathhouse to clean up. The savage life these days was really difficult. Zhu Xuefeng felt that he had the smell of wild boar on his body.
I took a change of clothes and went to the bathhouse of the steel rolling mill. I paid my ticket at the door, took my sign, and changed my shoes first after entering.
Enter the inner room, take off the clothes that have not been changed for a week, become naked, stuff the dirty clothes randomly into the small cabinet, and then put the change basket in.
(End of this chapter)