The next day, the weather cleared up. Zheng Bajin got up early in the morning and asked Zhang Xiaoyang to find a few people to dig a well nearby.
Zhang Xiaoyang was a little strange. He looked at Zheng Bajing and said, "Isn't there already ready water in the river? Why do we still need to waste time and effort?"
Zheng Bajin smiled and said: "After a while, when the rainy season enters, the river water will become muddy. By then, there will be no water to raise pigs. We must prepare in advance."
In fact, what he is most worried about is that if someone gets pinkeye and feeds in the river, his pigs will be in danger.
Otherwise, you can build a pipe upstream of the river to directly lead the water to the pig farm, saving a lot of labor.
Zhang Xiaoyang believed it to be true and went to call a few people, including Zheng Baliang.
At this time, Wang Chaosheng also came, taking two women with him. Under Zheng Bajin's command, he took the vegetables off the cart and left them to cool in the open space.
A woman made some big moves and was scolded by Wang Chaosheng: "You won't be gentle and you will spoil the dishes. When the time comes, you will eat them all."
The man retorted, but his hand was still much lighter.
A few men, under the command of Zhang Xiaoyang, began to dig a well. Zheng Bajin walked over and looked at the location he chose. It was not bad. He quickly dug out water and asked someone to pick up a few stones and set them casually. In no time, a simple well was made.
Zhang Xiaoyang glanced at Zheng Bajin with some embarrassment, meaning that he had hired too many people. He didn't expect that the work would be completed in two hours, and it was not easy to start the work.
Zheng Bajin didn't pay attention, but said: "It's still early. Let's continue laying the foundation. Starting tomorrow, we will build a wall here. This will facilitate future management."
Of course people agree. After working for a few hours, they are naturally embarrassed to accept payment, so they have to work for a full day anyway.
Zheng Bajin divided the task into two groups. One group used the remaining soil foundation to build the wall, and the other group continued to lay the soil foundation. Zheng Baliang was also placed in the group of laying the soil foundation.
Since Zhang Xiao'e followed Nian Jian'an, he has returned to live in his old house, out of sight and out of mind, as if he has understood some truth. In the real world, it is really impossible to have no money.
In addition, Zheng Bajin ignored his family affection for him and would rather hand over the canteen to a foreigner like Nian Jian'an than leave it to him. This made him look down on family affection and understand that he has to rely on his own strength to forge iron, otherwise, no matter how brothers, unreliable.
However, Zheng Bajin could see that his eldest brother had undergone some changes. He was becoming more reliable in his work and had more strength to spare.
Zheng Bajin was secretly happy at this subtle change, but on the surface he still ignored him, as if he didn't recognize him as a big brother at all.
After arranging everything, Zheng Bajin crossed the river alone and took a look at the Chinese chrysanthemum trees on the opposite mountain. The survival rate was good, about 70%. If he went back and asked someone to water him, he could survive these few years. When the time comes, you don’t need to worry about it anymore, it will grow on its own, and you can use part of it in two years.
At this time, he heard someone shouting his name from the opposite side, saying that someone was looking for him.
Zheng Bajin recognized Zhang Xiaoyang's voice and hurriedly went down the mountain and crossed the river. He thought something had happened in the pig farm.
Unexpectedly, the city's Animal Husbandry Bureau sent two technicians, saying they were here to see how the pigs were being raised and to vaccinate them.
The two staff members had already seen the pigs and said they looked good and seemed to be used to life here, so they were relieved.
Zheng Bajin called a man who was laying the soil foundation to help the two men press the pigs. After the vaccination, it was already breakfast time. The workers got off work and went home to eat, leaving only Wang Chaosheng to look at the pig farm.
Zheng Bajin brought two technicians from the Animal Husbandry Bureau home for dinner together. He asked Zhang Xiaoyang to bring home the unfinished ham yesterday, and asked Zhang Xiao'e to prepare it and prepare a few more dishes, which could be considered as a treat for those who traveled far away. Distinguished guests.
Although these two people were arranged by the bureau and agreed not to charge a penny, Zheng Bajin still wanted to entertain them well and prepared a ham for each of them.
The two were polite, and finally accepted the gift and drove the pickup truck back to the city. Before leaving, he reassured Zheng Bajin that in a few months, they would come for injections on time and truthfully report to the bureau that the pigs were raised well here. In a few months, they would wait for Zheng Bajin's second batch. The pigsty is repaired and another batch of piglets will be sent over.
Zheng Bajin thanked him profusely, thinking that these two hams were worth the gift.
Back at the pig farm, Wang Chaosheng had already eaten the meal sent by his wife and was feeding a hundred pigs.
He didn't go home at noon, and his wife brought him meals. Zheng Bajin would not treat him badly and gave him a salary of ten yuan a day, which was only five yuan less than Zhang Xiaoyang. It's quite easy when you think about it. The salary is higher than those who work hard to build walls, and it's stable. The net income is 300 yuan a month, which is more than that of regular workers.
It was rare that Zheng Bajin thought highly of him and put him in charge of raising pigs. In his own self-deprecating words, he became the second-in-command of the pig-raising farm, which was much better than being the team leader. He was determined not to let down Zheng Bajin's trust.
Murakami only gave him twenty-five yuan a month, which was less than one yuan a day. However, now there is less time for meetings, and there is no need to take the lead in farming, everyone does their own thing. The team leader's money seems to be free. A month's regular work can be completed in one day. Occasionally, he arranges voluntary work and other things, and collects land contract fees once a year.
They will also cooperate with each other to collect public food and other things every year, but it is very relaxed and people are very conscious. Even if they don't have enough to eat, they must set aside this part of the money and food.
Of course, having time to pursue this second career requires the support of my wife. She took care of all the farm work at home by herself and never let Wang Chaosheng work in the field, saying that he was only a team leader and could not do the heavy work in the field.
Wang Chaosheng was also very motivated. After finding this job, he handed over everything except a day's cigarette money to his wife.
His wife was also happy. After planting the land, she would come back to cook and deliver it to the pig farm in person. Her little life was quite sweet.
He and his wife have been married for four or five years. They have no children and no big pursuits. They are content if they can live their current life well.
At the beginning, he could not accept the reality that his wife was infertile. However, after going to the hospital several times and spending a lot of money, he could not get any good treatment. However, one thing was certain, it was not his problem, it was his wife's. Something is wrong.
Later, Wang Chaosheng also figured out that maybe this was fate and could not be changed, so he could only let nature take its course. Fortunately, he has four brothers in total, and the others have children. His parents did not place their hopes on him alone. Otherwise, they would have urged him to find another one.
But then again, villagers in this era take marriage very seriously, and will not take the step of divorce easily unless they really can't survive.
Zheng Bajin took Wang Chaosheng to personally check the diet of one hundred pigs.
The pigs were used to eating feed in the city and were not used to rice bran at first. Suddenly I ate cabbage mixed with bone meal and boiled water. It looked sweet and delicious. When I saw someone coming, I couldn't help but hum a few times, as if to protect my food.
Zheng Bajin was very satisfied and explained a few words: "Don't feed them too much, and slowly adjust their stomachs. Especially the water, don't add too much, otherwise, they will suffer from stomach upset."
