1968: Started from breeding

Chapter 271 Is this intuition really that powerful? (Silver Alliance, 5th update, please vote with monthly tickets!!)

The two jeeps in front moved forward slightly by one parking space, and the Hongqi sedan stopped right in the middle of the two farm gates.

The farm gates were now fully open.

Su Wenchen pushed open the car door first and quickly walked around to the other side to open the car door for the elderly.

In the morning mist, the farm leaders who had been waiting at the door were immediately invigorated.

Zhang Zhenhua stood in the second row of the group, with Secretary Zhou and Mayor Zhai of Lan City, who had rushed over overnight, at the front. All eyes were on the Hongqi sedan.

After the elderly person got off the bus.

Su Wenchen introduced in a soft voice.

"Leaders, this is Secretary Zhou and Mayor Zhai from Lan City!"

"Before our farm was transferred to the ministry, we worked under the guidance of two leaders from the city."

"They provided us with a lot of support at the time; even the basic supplies for our farm were personally approved by Mayor Zhai."

Su Wenchen spoke up for the city because their headquarters would definitely have to deal with the city frequently in the future.

Unless there is a serious conflict of interest, it is always better to be on good terms than to offend someone.

For Su Wenchen, once he embarked on this path, the more friends the better. He always remembered a saying from his superior: "Make as many friends as possible and as few enemies as possible."

As it turned out, this made his journey much smoother.

People who offend others simply to show off or be proud, and who flaunt their slightest success, generally don't go far in politics.

Moreover, after seeing Su Wenchen's introduction, the old man shook hands with both of them.

"Hello! Thank you for cultivating such an outstanding cadre as Comrade Su Wenchen in your city. I hope you will continue your efforts to cultivate more capable and young outstanding cadres like him."

Hearing this, the two were delighted and then cast grateful glances at Su Wenchen.

Mayor Zhai, in particular, felt that they were indeed one of their own.

After all, from their perspective, given Su Wenchen's current situation, even if they didn't give him face, there was really nothing they could do.

Moreover, especially since the other party is so young, both of them were somewhat prepared for the other party to be a little disrespectful.

Because if they really broke ties with Blue Water Farm, their city would lose its egg supply, so they wouldn't break ties with Blue Water Farm unless absolutely necessary.

Seeing that Su Wenchen is actually in the same car as the leaders, it means that his future development potential is limitless, so it's natural that they would be willing to befriend him.

And he reported it verbally as well.

"Sir, after you finish inspecting this area, do you have time to go to the city for a visit?"

"We would also like to report to you on the progress of our city's agricultural work this year."

The old man thought for a moment.

"Let's do it here!"

"Let me finish looking at the pig farm first, and then I'll hear about the progress of agricultural work in your Lan City."

Upon hearing this, Su Wenchen immediately gestured for him to speak.

"Leader, these are all the members of the leadership team of our Blue Water Farm!"

After he finished speaking, his gaze swept over the tired yet excited faces of the crowd.

I swept up some trouser legs that still had bits of feed stuck to them, clearly indicating that these people had been working all night at the pig farm preparing for the pig farm.

As Su Wenchen introduced each person, the old man shook hands with each of them.

After finishing his introduction, Su Wenchen spoke directly.

"Sir, how about we go to the canteen for breakfast first, and then I'll introduce our farm to you?"

After glancing at the newly printed slogan at the entrance, the old man spoke directly.

"Xiao Su, arrange for someone to take the driver out for a meal first, and then have someone find them a place to rest!"

"As for us, let's check the pig farm first!"

After saying that, he took the lead and walked into the arena.

Clearly, he had no appetite until he had seen the true state of the white pig with his own eyes.

Although it was just four simple words, it still made many people present tense up.

Seeing this, Su Wenchen followed immediately and said directly after walking to Miao Yuan's side.

"Old Miao, is breakfast ready at the canteen? If it is, you can arrange for the driver to go there for a meal and rest."

Upon hearing this, Miao Yuan immediately responded.

"Yes, Director, everything is ready. I'll arrange for them to have a meal and rest right away!"

After handing the matter over to Miao Yuan, Su Wenchen followed the old man in front of him.

They then proceeded to explain the layout of their venue.

After walking a short distance, the old man looked curiously at a large stone that was placed there.

"Why did you put an empty stone here? Is there any significance to that?"

To be honest, the old man had visited many organizations, some of which displayed full-body and half-body portraits of the leaders, as well as various quotes and poems by the leaders.

But this was the first time he had ever seen a completely bare, empty rock, so he couldn't help but feel a little curious.

Su Wenchen immediately smiled and explained.

"Boss, actually this was just delivered, and we haven't had time to engrave anything on it yet!"

"We originally wanted to sculpt a bust of a high-ranking leader, but the site office applied to the ministry's general office and was directly denied permission."

"So the matter has been put on hold. Boss, could you help us come up with something?"

The old man glanced at Su Wenchen.

"It's not that the General Office of the Ministry forbids it; this was arranged personally by the leader, who said that in the future, no one should waste manpower and resources to build his statue."

"I see there are already faint marks on it, don't I? You've already discussed this, haven't you?"

Su Wenchen hadn't expected his superior to be so observant.

To be honest, it's only been a day, and we haven't even started carving yet. We just had the craftsman briefly measure the dimensions and do some preparatory work.

However, he still said it.

"In the end, we had no choice but to discuss and decide to carve 'Long Live the Working People'!"

"This way, it can represent our farm!"

The old man nodded repeatedly.

"I think it's great. The leaders have always emphasized 'Long live the people,' which is better than a statue. Moreover, carving words saves manpower compared to a statue."

After speaking, Su Wenchen led them toward the breeding area where the pig farm was located.

After arriving at the red wall surrounding the pig farm.

Su Wenchen introduced it directly.

"Boss, this is the location of our pigsty. It currently occupies a total area of ​​3,200 square meters, which is about four acres but less than five acres."

"The pigsties are all built with red bricks and concrete, and are also equipped with a simple open-air exercise area and a simple septic tank."

"This is the disinfection room. Generally, even if our staff go in, they will put on a disinfected protective suit to reduce the entry of external bacteria."

The old man interrupted him directly.

“Follow the rules. You workers should follow the same rules as me!”

Su Wenchen immediately opened the disinfection room where new work clothes were usually stored, and a batch of brand-new work clothes were already placed inside.

Obviously, these new ones were just put in last night.

Lu Anguo, who was behind him, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. He was really afraid that Su Wenchen would just take the work clothes that the employees had worn and make the leaders wear them.

After all, even though the chances are slim, what if there are some germs?

Fortunately, Su Wenchen didn't do anything reckless. After the group changed into their work clothes and passed through the last disinfection spray curtain, a strong smell of feed mixed with the smell of the pig farm hit them.

Once inside, Su Wenchen saw that many employees were diligently sweeping the area in front of all the pigsties, each holding a large broom.

The pigsty, which was originally very clean, has been swept so clean that it's almost completely bald.

Seeing this, Su Wenchen looked at Tan Liwei, who was in charge of the pig farm, speechless.

"Section Chief Tan, let them go back to what they were doing!"

"After feeding the pigs, you should rest. You should have come earlier today to clean up. Since that's the case, go to the rest room and get some rest. There's no need to linger here."

It was obvious that Su Wenchen was speechless at the fact that when leaders came to inspect, they would deliberately have the employees pretend to be very hardworking.

They are a breeding farm, and the most tiring time is basically when they are feeding and cleaning every day.

Since he had notified them last night, he knew the place had definitely been cleaned.

Moreover, they might have been woken up overnight to clean, so there's no point in keeping people here any longer.

Upon hearing Su Wenchen's words, Tan Liwei glanced at the old man.

He immediately ran to inform all employees.

Seeing this, the old man nodded in agreement.

“You are a farm, and after you have completed your duties, there is really no need for you to stay at your post all the time.”

Then, walking along the central aisle, I looked at the pigsties and asked curious questions about the black pigs, white pigs, and spotted pigs.

How many pigs does your farm raise in total?

"I see there are quite a few different styles!"

Su Wenchen said with a smile.

"Currently, our farm has a total of 528 pigs, of which 130 are third-generation white pigs and only 41 are boars."

"However, these forty-odd boars are more than enough to handle the remaining sows."

"Of course, there are other comparisons, and another is to see if we can optimize it to produce a better white pig, since the current white pig is said to combine the advantages of both sides."

"However, in terms of being able to withstand roughage, it still can't keep up with the local black pigs. Also, in terms of taste, it is quite different from the black pigs that are slaughtered in a year."

"Therefore, I believe there is still room for improvement in this type of white pig."

The old man frowned slightly.

"Why is this white pork so hard to eat?"

To be honest, if this kind of white pork is really hard to eat, then its promotional value will be somewhat reduced.

Su Wenchen smiled and shook his head to explain.

"It's not that it tastes bad. How should I put it? This white pig, being a lean type of pig, has a much lower fat content than the local black pig."

"Anyway, the welfare we gave to our employees this year for the Spring Festival was with second-generation adult white pigs. Most employees complained that there was too much lean meat and preferred fatty meat."

"And we still have some frozen! Leaders, everyone can try this fast-growing white pig at lunchtime."

Upon hearing this, the old man's brows immediately relaxed, and he smiled.

"So that's what it means! I thought it would taste terrible! But for the people downstairs, the fatty meat is indeed delicious!"

"But many people in Beijing really do prefer to eat lean meat."

"I don't think it's because the people really like fatty meat, but because it's more cost-effective. After all, for the same pound of meat, a pound of fatty pork can be rendered into seven ounces of oil, and the remaining pork scraps can be eaten for several meals."

"And a pound of lean meat, when used to cook, even needs to be cooked with a little oil to taste good."

"So, when most people across the country prefer to eat lean meat, that will be the time when our agricultural system has achieved initial success in meat supply."

As an elderly person working in Beijing, I understand very well that many people don't dislike lean meat; rather, their bodies lacking in fat and oil, coupled with difficult living conditions, make them more inclined to choose fatty meat, which provides more fat and oil.

Stopping in front of the pigpen, the old man looked through the waist-high wall at the five white pigs lazily rolling on the straw inside, their pale white bodies tinged with pink.

Her rounded waistline gleamed with a healthy glow.

"This must be the new variety! It looks quite healthy!"

Upon hearing this, Su Wenchen picked up the notebook hanging on the pillar of the pigsty.

"Yes, these are the third generation of white pigs, all of them were born in the same batch! It's currently the 103rd day, and the heaviest of them is white pig number B-73, weighing 145 jin."

The old man took the notebook from Su Wenchen and flipped through a few pages.

"The records are so detailed! Every pig has a number!"

Then he pointed to the small card hanging on the headless pig's ear.

"That's the number?"

Su Wenchen nodded.

"Yes, once the piglets are a little older, we'll put a number on each pig's ear."

"Because this makes it easier to record various data and prevents mixing up the different pigs."

Then he spoke to the agricultural researcher from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, who had been so curious along the way that he practically stuck his neck out of the pigpen.

"If anyone wants to confirm whether a pig is a properly bred white pig, they can simply check the record book hanging next to the pigpen."

"There is a record book next to each pigpen pillar that corresponds to the record book in that pen."

“We kept a record of the pigs’ weight every day until 100 days after weaning and moving them into the pigpen. After 100 days, we changed to weighing them once a week.”

"After all, as the pig gets too heavy, it becomes much harder to handle."

After Su Wenchen finished speaking, the researchers who had followed him, who were already impatient, immediately walked over to the notebooks closest to them.

Soon, the only sounds at the scene were the rustling of papers turning and the occasional grunts from the pigsty.

After watching for a while, one of the researchers said, his voice trembling slightly.

"My God, Blue Water Farm, has it opened its eyes to the heavens?"

"The coat color purity has exceeded 92% for three consecutive generations!"

"Is this intuition really that powerful?"

"Yes, all three generations on my side were cultivated in one go, it's incredible."

To be honest, before they came, they were a little worried that Blue Water Farm was faking it, but now all the evidence tells them that Blue Water Farm has really cultivated it.

Moreover, they cultivated it to the point where it could be directly promoted.

They spent nearly ten years, but their progress was not as fast as others' three years, and others even succeeded in less than three years.

At this stage, once the age of these white pigs is confirmed, the final result can be confirmed.

So one of the researchers said to Su Wenchen.

"Director Su, could you send someone to help me control a white pig? We want to check its teeth!"

Obviously, for these researchers, the easiest way to determine the age of these pigs is by looking at their teeth.

Because most animals, like humans, can be roughly identified by the wear and tear on their teeth, which can indicate their approximate age.

Although it's impossible to pinpoint the exact day, the general period is something that researchers who have been breeding pigs for many years can easily identify at a glance.

Now, for them, just by looking at the teeth, they can confirm whether the white pig will eventually reach more than 100 pounds at 100 days old.

Su Wenchen nodded.

“Okay, Master Fan, you take two people and help these researchers control the white pig.”

"Researcher, you can choose any of the white pigs in these pens. Once you've selected them, our veterinarian will bring some people to help you control them. Old Fan, have someone bring the scales over too! We can weigh them while we're at it!"

For Su Wenchen, whether these people were shocked or doubtful, in the end, the result was the same when faced with genuine white pigs.

So they simply had the people on site cooperate.

(End of this chapter)