PDLP Chapter 48 Brother, you're so amazing!
Chapter 48 Brother, you're so amazing!
Xu Chunsheng sat on the rock, pondering what he would do next.
Although I have more than 20,000 yuan in savings, I can't just sit around and do nothing. Ophiopogon japonicus only grows this once, so instead of planting more, I should use the land to grow sweet potatoes to feed the pigs.
This pig farm renovation and pig farming project is a significant expense. Money makes money, and you only get it back after you spend it. After a year, when the pigs are ready for market, it will bring in another large sum of money.
Thinking of this, Xu Chunsheng muttered to himself again:
The biggest fear for pig farmers is "swine fever". In the past, after the opening up of pig farming, the circulation of piglets increased, and in addition, households did not realize the importance of disease prevention, so we suffered several "pandemic swine fever".
Thinking of this, Xu Chunsheng couldn't help but think of his wife, who had dropped out of veterinary school halfway through and started working.
Xu Chunsheng sighed: "In my past life, I followed the trend and went to work in a factory, where I sewed screws. When I was twenty-one, I met my wife, who was exactly eighteen."
At the prime of her life, she should have been able to finish high school peacefully, but a family tragedy forced her to start working early.
He had only helped her once unintentionally. Later, he learned that they lived in adjacent counties and gradually became acquainted. They looked after each other in a foreign land and naturally got married. Despite their minor quarrels, they lived a harmonious life.
It's just that I was a disappointment in my past life. I promised to save enough money to open a pet shop for her, but the shop never opened. Instead, she spent all the money she had saved to support my business, only to be caught in an "economic downturn" and lose everything.
He even incurred debt as a result, but his wife still comforted him: "It's not that you're not good enough, nor is it that the industry is bad. It's that the whole market is short of money. There are many people who are worse off than us. If we work hard for a few more years, we can pay off our debts."
The couple worked hard for several years, one running a stall and the other hauling goods. They were just about to pay off their debts and save some money, and their lives were about to get better when he suddenly passed away.
Thinking of this, Xu Chunsheng felt a pang of melancholy again. She was so prone to crying; knowing about his accident would probably make her extremely distressed.
Why doesn't Xu Chunsheng choose to find his "wife" now?
That's because he's only fifteen years old and still in school. How could he possibly look up to someone who hasn't even graduated from elementary school?
Thinking about this, Xu Chunsheng became even more motivated to make money.
Then I'll help my "wife" out, and she'll be head over heels for me for the rest of her life.
Xu Chunsheng started to fantasize about himself.
"We need to hurry up and make some money, otherwise how will we get married?"
Xu Chunsheng stood up, brushed the weeds off his backside, and prepared to go home. All the way home, he kept thinking:
A family still needs a steady income to ensure they can live a good life.
I'm not as shrewd as those business people when it comes to doing business, and I don't have the skills to do technology.
All I have are the regrets of my past life and a prophetic ability that others lack.
When Xu Chunsheng got home, he saw that the door was locked, so he knew that no one was home and that they had gone to work in the fields.
Xu Chunsheng didn't open the door and go inside; he turned around and walked towards the end of the village.
Before they even reached Liu Shubing's house, a dog started barking in the yard. Xu Chunsheng gently shooed the dog away, then stood in the yard and called out to the house:
"Uncle Liu, are you home?"
"exist--"
The person was not seen before the voice was heard.
Liu Shubing walked out of the house, saw that it was Xu Chunsheng, and smiled:
"Erwa, what brings you here?"
"Uncle Liu, have you eaten yet? Ask if you've finished ordering your mixed-breed piglets. If so, I'd like to order a few."
"There are four or five left. How many do you want?"
"I want them all. How much are they per pound this year?"
"If you're paying in cash, I'll still give you two dollars and fifty cents."
"Sure, could you weigh it for me?"
"It adds up to seventy-four catties and five ounces, which is a total of one hundred and eighty-six yuan and twenty-five cents. Just give me one hundred and eighty-six."
After settling the bill, Liu Shubing even helped deliver the piglets to Xu Chunsheng's house.
Xu Chunsheng poured Liu Shubing a bowl of tea and said to him:
"Uncle Liu, could you please bring this up for me?"
Liu Shubing took the tea and said with a smile:
"Okay, no problem."
"When will you start repairing your pig farm? The pigs are still small now, and you can feed them in your own pens. But once you have more piglets and they grow bigger, I'm afraid there won't be enough space."
"Construction will begin immediately. The site has been approved; it's located in Pianpo."
"That's good, that's good. Just let us know when we need to start work, and we'll come help."
"Thank you, uncle. I'll have to trouble you then."
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Xu Chunsheng bought the piglets now because they are sold by weight, and the price would be much higher if he waited until the pig farm was repaired.
Secondly, Liu Shubing has been raising pigs for over ten years and is quite knowledgeable about these things. In case of any emergencies, he can ask Liu for help. Buying some piglets from Liu is also to maintain a good relationship.
Xu Chunsheng glanced at the time; it was already five o'clock.
Xu Chunsheng slung a basket over his shoulder, took a sickle, and prepared to go to the field to cut some tender pig feed to bring back to feed the pigs.
When the family returned, they heard the sound of chopping coming from the thatched hut. Xu's father, mother, and eldest sister went in and found that Xu Chunsheng was chopping pig feed.
Looking further into the pigpen, a layer of corn husks was laid out in one corner, with two pigs huddled on it sleeping, and three others wandering around the pen, occasionally nudging the ground with their snouts.
Sister Xu glanced at the pigs in the pen and asked:
"Hey, weren't you going to handle some paperwork? Why did you bring back a few piglets?"
"I came back early, and seeing that you weren't back yet, I went to Uncle Liu's house and bought a few piglets."
Xu Chunsheng stopped chopping, put the chopped grass into a bucket, scooped some ground cornmeal into it, stirred it with his hand, and poured it into the pig trough.
There's little grass and a lot of corn. The piglets are still small and have weak digestive systems, so we can only give them small amounts of grass to help them gradually adapt to eating it.
"The formalities are all done. I'll go to town tomorrow to get cement and stone powder. Dad, can you go and ask someone to help with the foundation tomorrow?"
"Yes, but are you sure you can go alone?"
"That'll do, there are people to help."
As Xu Chunsheng and his companions walked out of the thatched hut, they were about to grab a stool to sit down when they saw their aunt leading a fair-skinned, pretty, baby-faced girl towards them.
"This is my nephew Chunsheng. See? I wasn't wrong. He's good-looking, can make money, and is successful! Now he's going to be his own boss."
As soon as the aunt arrived, she pointed at Xu Chunsheng and began to speak to the girl.
The girl wasn't shy at all. She smiled and looked at Xu Chunsheng, saying, "Hello, brother. My name is Cheng Runshu, and I'm from Laoshuijing Village."
"Hello to you too!"
Xu Chunsheng replied calmly.
He remembered that his aunt had a younger sister who had married into Laoshuijing Village, and he thought that this girl must be his aunt's niece.
"Brother, Auntie said you're really capable!"
"Brother, can you teach me? I want to be as good as you!"