1968: Started from breeding

Chapter 205 You are not that one. You are that what?

In the twilight, a modified truck was bumping along a muddy dirt road. Traces of dried pig manure remained in the car, and even after being cleaned, a strong smell was still left.

Su Wenchen, wrapped in a military coat that was already stained with dirt, looked out the windshield at the mottled wooden sign that read "Forward Farm" in the distance.

After more than half a month, we finally arrived at our destination.

For Su Wenchen, it was like a lifetime ago. The past half month or so had been a very difficult time for him.

Su Wenchen's gaze was directed towards the rearview mirror that was covered with cracks - those were the gaps made by someone using a wooden stick when they were robbed on the road.

Amid the cracks, the handsome face with sharp edges in the rearview mirror has now turned into a weathered face covered with stubble.

There was a "bang" sound.

The truck seemed to be hit hard by the gravel on the road, and the rearview mirror seemed unable to bear it anymore, and several pieces of the lens were blown away in an instant.

Now, Su Wenchen could only see his sunken eyes through the rearview mirror.

"Well! I won't even let you look in the mirror."

As he spoke, Su Wenchen smelled his somewhat wrinkled clothes and revealed an expression of disgust.

"Finally I can change and wash myself properly. I smell like pig manure all over."

“In the car, too!”

Apparently this happened when they were crossing the mountainous area in southern Anhui. Heavy rain washed away the roadbed and the car got stuck in the mud, so they had to push the car manually in the rain.

Although they later made a fire to dry the clothes, the clothes were already dirty, covered with mud and even stained with pig manure. When they were soaked by rain and then dried by fire, they smelled sour.

Hearing Su Wenchen say this, even Zhao Weiguo, who was driving, relaxed and spoke in a relaxed tone.

"Captain, we're fine in the front, but the two people who have been living in the back are the worst!"

Su Wenchen also replied with a smile.

"Those two are probably already marinated, and it's hard to clean them."

When I saw the familiar red brick wall of Qianjin Farm appear in my field of vision.

Su Wenchen gave the command directly.

"Just park the car at the door first! I'll go to the reception office at the door to register and see how they arrange it."

soon.

When the car drove to the door, I seemed to hear the sound of an unfamiliar car and intermittent dog barking in the distance.

In the distant area, wisps of smoke rose crookedly from the chimneys of the houses in the living area. It was obvious that the employees had already got off work. Those with families began to prepare dinner, while those without families went directly to the cafeteria to eat.

The glass of the message room in the distance was covered with a thin layer of frost. When Su Wenchen walked to the door, he seemed to still hear the squeaking sound of the old-fashioned iron stove boiling water.

Through the glass, Su Wenchen could still see the familiar old man, but at this moment he was busy with the dinner on the table.

An aluminum lunch box that was common at that time was filled with half a box of rice, topped with a large spoonful of cabbage, and some pickled radish on the other side.

Obviously, in terms of staple food, the farm workers in Shanghai are indeed much better than those over there.

"Knock! Knock!" Su Wenchen knocked on the glass window in front.

The old man who was eating heard the noise, raised his head and looked over with his cloudy eyes.

After taking a closer look, I felt it was somewhat familiar.

Open the window.

Without the frost on the window blocking his view, the old man still recognized Su Wenchen even though he was wearing different clothes this time.

He simply tapped the faded corner of the table, causing the tin kettle next to it to shake and make sounds.

"You are not that, but what is that?"

"You're here to see Director Zhang, right?"

Although he couldn't call out Su Wenchen's name, the old man in the message room still remembered his face because it was less than half a year since he last came here.

When Su Wenchen heard this, he was a little surprised to hear the other party call him, "Brother Qianjin", this is a step forward!

So I said curiously.

"The Director Zhang you are talking about is Zhang Qianjin, the former deputy director of your farm. Has he been promoted now?"

The old man nodded.

"No, I just took office after the New Year, but the situation is not very good now..." He stopped abruptly before he could finish his words.

He seemed to want to continue saying something, but stopped immediately as if he thought of something, and felt that it was better not to tell such things to outsiders.

Su Wenchen was not surprised to see this. After all, every field had its own business, and he was not very interested in the internal affairs of other fields.

As long as his pigs could be used for breeding, it would be enough, so he handed over the letter of introduction that their unit had issued at the time.

"Do you need to look at this? Please help me contact your forward manager."

The old man raised his hand.

"You know the manager, so you don't need to look at this. Wait! I'll have someone call him for you."

As he said this, he opened the wooden door from the other side and shouted directly into the distance.

"Xiao Wang, Xiao Wang!"

"Go to the site office and inform them. By the way, what is the name of your unit?"

Su Wenchen said directly.

"Just say that Blue Water Livestock Farm, Su Wenchen is here to visit, and we discussed this with your farm manager before we came."

The old man turned around and said.

"Let's talk about the Blue Water Livestock Farm. Su Wenchen came to see Director Zhang and said that he had communicated with the director before."

Obviously, the old man knew how Zhang Qianjin treated Su Wenchen when he came last time, so even though Su Wenchen was wearing tattered clothes this time, he didn't seem to be bothered at all.

He quickly sent someone to notify them.

After the other party went to inform Zhang Qianjin.

Su Wenchen also waved his hand, returned to the side of the cart, and patted the carriage.

"We've arrived. Come down and get rid of the smell so that others won't get choked by it."

After hearing what Su Wenchen said, there was some movement in the carriage. A moment later, Xiao Zhou, dressed like a refugee, jumped out of the car.

"Does the manager have a strong odor? Why can't I smell it?"

Su Wenchen took a few steps back.

"You have lived in the fish market for so long that you don't even smell the stench. You are already familiar with it."

"I'm afraid even the yellow dogs in their field would have to tuck their tails between their legs and step back to make way for you if they smell your smell."

Seeing Su Wenchen's disgusted look, Xiao Zhou raised his dirty sleeve and smelled it with grievance.

"Really? I only smell a little bit of it."

After saying that, he raised his sleeve and handed it to Zhao Weiguo who had just jumped out of the driver's seat.

"Old Zhao, smell it, it doesn't smell that strong!"

As soon as Zhao Weiguo jumped down, he saw the shiny black cuff.

Since he was driving, he didn't have to check on the pigs from time to time like Su Wenchen did, so he was least exposed to these smells.

There was a smell not only of pig manure, but also of feed and other mixed smells. This rich and sour smell went straight into Zhao Weiguo's mouth and nose.

It made him make rapid retching sounds directly in his throat.

"vomit--!"

"Fuck you! Zhou Ting, get the hell out of my way."

"Give me another one. Ugh!"

Looking at Zhao Weiguo who was staggering there, holding onto the wheel and retching from time to time.

Xiao Zhou said with some surprise.

"Old Zhao, you are still a soldier, how can you not be able to endure such a small hardship? This is too shameful."

When Zhao Weiguo heard this, he really wanted to strangle the other person to death.

They are soldiers, they don't have immortal bodies. They are just normal people. Who wouldn't have a physiological reaction when smelling something bad?

Besides, he is just an ordinary car soldier.

When delivering things normally, although he has encountered some dirty and strong smells, he just endures it. Besides, no one is like Xiao Zhou who would put the smell up to his nose.

He was not mentally prepared and was suddenly attacked by this smell. It would be abnormal for him not to react.

"Get out of my way! Do you think everyone is used to the smell of pigsty like you?"

As he spoke, he walked to the side and took off the cotton hat on his head to fan himself, as if he wanted to get rid of the smell as soon as possible.

Su Wenchen saw that they had arrived at their destination.

Everyone's tense nerves on the road apparently relaxed, and no one stopped the few people from fighting.

Because they encountered many dangers along the way, especially since they were not familiar with the road and only relied on the map, they actually took many detours and wasted a lot of time.

Generally, for experienced drivers who often travel long distances, if the journey takes a long time, it may take five to seven days for them to come from Lan City.

But it took them nearly twenty days to reach their destination.

There is no Yangtze River blocking the way, and you can drive directly into Shanghai from the Jinling Cross-River Bridge along the national highway.

Otherwise, it would probably take a long time. Everyone had been on the road for such a long time, and even Su Wenchen himself felt very tired.

Waited for a while.

Su Wenchen then saw Zhang Qianjin walking hurriedly towards him in the distance.

Through the roadblock, Su Wenchen looked at Zhang Qianjin, whose eyes were bloodshot. The hair on both sides of his temples seemed to have grown a lot of gray hair, and he did not look as energetic as he did when Su Wenchen met him before.

Su Wenchen originally thought that the other party had made a step forward and should be full of energy and ready to do something big.

Why is it like this now?

This made Su Wenchen feel that the other party did not seem to be promoted, but rather was pushed up to take the blame.

As the people in the message room pushed open the roadblock, a series of harsh sounds were heard as the roadblock dragged on the ground.

Zhang Qianjin, wearing a navy blue Zhongshan suit, walked up to Su Wenchen.

He spoke with a somewhat hoarse voice.

"Brother Su, you're here!"

Su Wenchen looked at Zhang Qianjin, who was forcing a slight smile. As he got closer, Su Wenchen could even see that the wrinkles between his brows had deepened a bit.

"Brother Qianjin, what happened to you? I heard you got promoted, didn't you?"

"Why does it look like..."

Although Su Wenchen did not say it later, Zhang Qianjin could naturally understand what Su Wenchen wanted to express.

A bitter smile appeared on his face.

"It happened quite suddenly, in the last ten days or so. I called your farm earlier, and they said they hadn't been able to get in touch with you since you crossed the Yellow River."

"But since we're here, there's no need to waste some time. I'll help you settle down first!"

"Let's talk as we walk."

After saying that, he took the lead and led the way forward.

However, Su Wenchen looked at Zhang Qianjin, who always had a straight back and showed an enthusiastic spirit all day long, and now looked at him from his perspective.

The opponent's left shoulder was hunched unnaturally, as if it was bent by something invisible.

Su Wenchen knew that the other party was probably under a lot of pressure, otherwise he wouldn't be like this.

Taking a deep breath, Su Wenchen waved towards his parking spot in the field.

Signal them to follow.

He went straight after Zhang Qianjin.

He was a little nervous now, because the tone of the other party's words just now didn't sound good.

I hope there is no problem with the other party’s breeding pig farm. If their pigs die, Su Wenchen will be so sad that he will not be able to cry.

(End of this chapter)