PDLP Chapter 80 The Pig Suffered from Heatstroke
Chapter 80 The Pig Suffered from Heatstroke
The next day, Xu Chunsheng woke up in the pig farm.
The first thing to do is to mix the pig feed, and then go to the pigpen to check on the pigs and feed them.
The weather was hot and humid, and the atmosphere inside the circle was rather damp. Xu Chunsheng looked up and saw three ceiling fans swaying on the roof.
Perhaps due to the large number of pigs and the limited space in the pig farm, even with three ceiling fans spinning back and forth, the air inside remained stuffy and hot, resulting in high humidity in the pens.
Xu Chunsheng pushed a homemade cart with several buckets of mixed pig feed on it, feeding the pigs one by one from each pigpen.
The closer Xu Chunsheng got to the middle, the more his brows furrowed. There were no problems in the pigsty near the entrance, but several pigs in the middle were drooping their heads and lying on the ground, unwilling to get up.
Normally, as soon as they hear the door open, the pigs in the sty will straighten up, raise their heads and squeal in that direction, urging to be fed and given water.
The pigs were lying on the ground, panting heavily with their mouths open from time to time, clearly suffering from heatstroke due to the heat.
Xu Chunsheng wondered to himself, "Why don't I just turn on the exhaust fan tonight?"
Normally, the exhaust fan is only turned on when the temperature is highest, and three ceiling fans are turned on at night.
Xu Chunsheng first poured pig feed into all the pig troughs, and poured less into the pigsties where the situation was obviously not right.
Only after doing all that did he have time to carefully examine the condition of the pigs.
Xu Chunsheng stood outside the pigpen, looking at the pigs. They seemed to be in relatively good spirits, but were eating and drinking less than usual.
It seems to be just a common case of overheating, and there's no need to give it medication for now.
This incident reminded Xu Chunsheng that he should add some purslane, plantain, and dandelion to the pig feed in the future.
These are the most common wild herbs found in fields and along roadsides. After washing and chopping them, they can be mixed into pig feed. This can clear heat and remove dampness, as well as prevent diarrhea. It doesn't cost any money; you only need to put in some effort.
In addition, when feeding, you can add some salt and wood ash to prevent gastrointestinal discomfort caused by excessive heat.
After gaining a better understanding of the situation, Xu Chunsheng pushed open the front and back doors of the pig farm, blocked them with bricks, and turned on all the exhaust fans for ventilation.
After finishing all that, Xu Chunsheng pulled over a water hose and started rinsing the ground in the pigpen. Just as he was doing this, his older sister arrived at the pig farm.
When the eldest sister drove her tricycle to the pig farm with a load of dried pig feed.
Then I heard the exhaust fan making a loud bang. When I went in, I saw that the pigs in the pen were already eating, and Xu Chunsheng was washing the ground with a water hose.
Because they moved the pig feed collection point to their own home, every time they come over, they load up a cartload of pig feed and put it in the newly built mud-walled house next to the pig farm.
She stopped the car, walked into the pig farm, and shouted loudly:
"Erwa, why are you here so early today? Why didn't you wait for me to come before we fed the pigs?"
Amidst the roar of the fans, Yu Chunsheng answered at the top of his lungs:
"I woke up early today. It was too hot to sleep, so I just got up and got around to doing these things."
The older sister grabbed a bamboo broom from the side and joined in scrubbing the floor, asking questions as she swept:
"Why did you decide to scrub the floor this morning? My mom and I just swept the hallway last night, it was spotless."
"There are a few pigs in the middle that don't seem to be feeling well. They look like they're overheating. Let's rinse the pig farm again to cool it down faster."
The two of them quickly washed the floor together. Xu Chunsheng even flattened the water pipe and sprayed it onto the wall.
The eldest sister swept the accumulated water away, and with several large exhaust fans running, the walls and floors were already dry by the time the sun shone directly on them, preventing water evaporation and the stuffy feeling in the pig farm.
After doing all that, the two siblings went out and together piled the dried pig feed into the house.
While working, Xu Chunsheng said again:
"The weather is hot now, so we can only dry the pig feed in the sun. When the sweet potato vines are growing, we'll store it in a cellar and mix it with some hay to feed them in the winter."
The eldest sister nodded:
"We planted a lot of sweet potatoes this year, and if we mix them with the feed, they should last until next spring."
The two chatted for a while and soon unloaded all the hay from the cart.
After doing all this, Xu Chunsheng spoke to his sister:
"Sister, you stay here all morning and see if those pigs are any better by noon. I have some things to take care of at Uncle's house."
"Okay, then you go ahead, I'll keep an eye on the pig farm."
After leaving the pig farm, Xu Chunsheng first went home and told his parents about how several pigs at the farm were not behaving well.
"Mom and Dad, some pigs in the middle pen in the pig farm are getting too hot. Go pick some plantain and purslane, chop them up, mix them with cornmeal, and feed them to the pigs."
"I'm going to my uncle's house to find Li Minfu."
The two elders nodded, knowing that Xu Chunsheng wanted to ask about the dead rats that had been found in their pig farm.
Although I promised Secretary Li to save face for the villagers, that was on the premise that he would come to me and apologize in private.
But after so long, no one has come to his house to admit their mistake. Now that he has a clue, he naturally wants to find the person responsible.
Moreover, this matter is related to Qian Junwei, and Xu Chunsheng doesn't want to let it pass so easily.
Xu Chunsheng had always promised to let go of the people who did the work, but he would never let go of the people who instigated it.
The blood feud from his past life has not yet been settled, and now the other party has taken the initiative to do evil again. He will definitely settle this score one by one.
We must make Qian Junwei pay the price.
After explaining the situation, Xu Chunsheng went to his uncle's house and found Li Minfu, an apprentice who was learning carpentry there.
"Uncle, are you busy? I need to ask Brother Minfu about something. Can I take up a little time with him?"
Uncle Xu stopped shaving the wood and gestured for Li Minfu to follow Xu Chunsheng a little further away to talk.
Then another apprentice who was moving timber came over to take over Li Minfu's work.
Several apprentices looked at Li Minfu and Xu Chunsheng with some curiosity, wondering what the two of them were going to talk about.
Uncle Xu interrupted their curious gazes:
"What are you looking at! Get back to your work and stop looking around."
The apprentices quickly looked away and buried themselves in their work.
Xu Chunsheng led Li Mingfu a short distance away, until they reached the edge of the field beside the house. He took two steps closer to Li Minfu, lowered his voice, and looked at Li Minfu:
"Brother Minfu, didn't Qian Junwei approach you before, asking you to throw dead rats into my pig farm?"
Before Li Minfu could say he hadn't done it, Xu Chunsheng continued to ask:
"I know you didn't do it, and I'm very grateful to you. I just wanted to ask you today if you have any idea who might be pulling strings behind the scenes?"