1968: Started from breeding

Chapter 314 Captain Zhou, we're slaughtering a pig tonight!

After Su Wenchen got back into the car.

Only three hand-operated tractors were left to pump water on the branch canal side, and Captain Zhou from the hand-operated tractor factory still led people to help them drive the vehicles towards the factory headquarters.

First Division Field Headquarters.

The warm sunshine of early spring shone on the mottled walls of the adobe houses, giving the earthen yellow walls a golden sheen. These houses were originally the commune compound, but were later converted into the farm headquarters compound.

It has completely changed now.

Inside the compound, on the west side are rows of low bungalows, all of which now have new signs.

The painted wooden doors on the bungalows had already peeled off most of their green paint.

Only newly hung wooden signs such as "Production Scheduling Department", "General Service Department" and "Logistics Management Department" will be repainted.

During this time, cadres in Zhongshan suits would occasionally jog in and out, with rolled-up blueprints tucked under their arms. Their trouser legs were stained with fresh mud, which indicated that these were blueprints related to canal digging.

In the courtyard, a series of huge thatched sheds were erected on the east side, except for the first thatched shed where a row of old-fashioned bicycles were tied under it.

The other thatched sheds were empty, but the tire tracks on the ground indicated that this was where the machinery department stored agricultural machinery.

The only brick building on the north side of the site served as both a conference room and an auditorium. It was here that Su Wenchen's branch site was established!

In the center of the field, a somewhat rotten wooden flagpole stands, its top adorned with a faded red flag, which still bravely flutters in the early spring chill.

On the cement platform below the flagpole, a group of teenagers were squatting and playing with stones in their hands.

moment.

The sound of a tractor chugging along filled the air.

The children immediately looked up in unison, and as if by prior agreement, they happily ran towards the main gate on the south side.

And as he ran, he shouted excitedly.

"The tractor is back!"

"The tractor is back!"

For a moment, many people came out of the offices in the entire farm compound, puzzled.

Why would the reclamation team suddenly return in the middle of the day?
Are they impatient to wait for the logistics department to deliver food to them?
After all, the land reclamation areas were quite far away at this time, so the farm headquarters would steam cornbread and stir-fry vegetables for lunch and then send someone to deliver them to the irrigation digging team and the land reclamation team.

Ren Dachuan, who was in charge of the logistics management department, frowned even more.

Walk directly towards the cafeteria, which is located on the south side.

"Old Yang! Old Yang!"

"Didn't your canteen prepare food? Why is the land reclamation team back?"

Upon hearing Ren Dachuan's words, an old chef wearing sleeves and an apron came out of the cafeteria.

"Director Ren! Our food delivery team set off a long time ago, and now they're not only there! Judging by the time, they should have finished eating and started working by now!"

Hearing that the problem wasn't caused by their logistics department, he instantly felt much more relieved.

As the former commune director, he never caught up with Yang Zhenye, the commune secretary.

Now, finally, the two of them are on the same starting line.

Especially at this crucial time when the director is about to return, if it turns out that the delay caused by their logistics department is the reason why the land reclamation team is delayed.

That will undoubtedly affect his standing in the eyes of his superiors.

After all, if they can't even manage basic logistics like delivering meals, then forget about other important tasks.

But then he realized something.

They immediately ran towards the south gate.

As soon as they arrived at the gate, they saw a familiar Jeep leading the way.

Seeing the approaching vehicle, he immediately shouted to the security personnel who were still in a daze.

"What are you standing there for? Don't you have any sense? That's the director coming back; he doesn't recognize the jeep in the yard!"

"Open the door quickly!"

As he spoke, he quickly stepped forward, pulled out the bolt on the gate, and together with the security personnel, slowly pushed open the large iron gate specifically for vehicles.

After the lead jeep drove in.

Following closely behind were a series of hand tractors, which slowly drove into the farm headquarters compound, instantly filling the parking lot on the east side to capacity.

Especially after the last truck carrying pigs drove in.

In an instant, almost everyone in the entire department was drawn to it.

A group of little children, in particular, excitedly ran around the pig-carrying truck, shouting excitedly at the big black pigs that were grunting and snorting on it.

"A big black pig!"

"A big black pig!"

"A little bit!"

That is to say, most of the people in the area went to reclaim wasteland and dig ditches.

Those who remain are either too old or too young, and ultimately, only those who hold positions in the field management.

Otherwise, it would probably be completely surrounded immediately.

After Su Wenchen opened the car door and got out, Ren Dachuan immediately ran over.

"Director, you're back!"

Su Wenchen nodded and spoke directly to Ren Dachuan.

"Comrade Da Chuan, you've come at the right time. You should quickly get your logistics department people to settle these fifteen pigs in."

"Then have someone pick out five pigs that are not in good spirits, slaughter them, and have the canteen cook them all that night."

After speaking, Su Wenchen thought for a moment and then interrupted.

"Forget it, let's just slaughter ten of them!"

"I estimate this pig weighs at most 160 or 170 pounds. Even if we slaughter just five, I doubt it would be enough to feed all 8,000 people on our farm!"

Su Wenchen had no choice. There were too many people at the branch farm, and he couldn't just give the digging team all the meat while leaving the land reclamation team to watch.

Therefore, we can only kill more, so that at least one person can get about an ounce of meat.

With the addition of plenty of side dishes, this is considered a fairly hearty meal here.

At that time, there were no employees, and they really just hoped to eat their fill of meat. Even the largest factories today wouldn't dare to have that idea.

At this point, eating a couple of pieces of meat, along with some meaty side dishes, would already be considered a decent meal for most people.

This is especially true in the divisions where there is less meat.

Upon hearing Su Wenchen's words, Ren Dachuan immediately agreed excitedly.

"No problem, Director!"

“I’ll settle these pigs down right away. There’s a pigsty that was built before, right behind the auditorium on the north side.”

"Later, because there wasn't much to feed the pigs, it gradually fell into disrepair. It should be fine to settle it down for a short time." Su Wenchen nodded.

"Alright, then you take the driver there!"

"By the way, they helped bring it over voluntarily. When you get there, go to the supply and marketing cooperative at the entrance and buy a pack of cigarettes or something. Don't let them go through all that trouble. Just submit the receipt to the finance department for reimbursement tonight."

Ren Dachuan immediately understood what Su Wenchen meant.

He patted his chest and said.

"Director, I understand. Leave this to me!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand toward the truck carrying pigs.

"Driver, over here!"

"I'll take you to the backyard to unload the pig!"

As Ren Dachuan drove the truck carrying pigs away, Captain Zhou and the other workers from the hand-held workshop unloaded their bicycles from the truck bed.

He pushed the cart to Su Wenchen and said goodbye.

"Director Su, we've brought the car for you. Our mission is complete, so we'll head back now."

Su Wenchen smiled and tried to persuade the other party to stay.

"Captain Zhou, we're going to slaughter a pig tonight!"

"Let's stay here for dinner tonight!"

Upon hearing this, several of the slightly younger people around him clearly lost their composure, their throats bobbing involuntarily, and some even licking their lips.

Upon seeing this, Captain Zhou immediately glared at the other party.

"Director Su, let's not stay. Otherwise, if we go back late, we won't be able to explain it to the factory!"

Su Wenchen could tell from the other person's tone that they wanted to stay but were worried about being blamed by the factory.

So he simply waved his hand.

"It's alright, I'll have someone call your factory tonight and tell them that you're taking a little longer to help our farm's ditch-digging team pump water."

"Besides, it's true, and your factory certainly won't blame you for this!"

After Su Wenchen offered this way out, the other party was instantly tempted.

Who wouldn't be tempted to eat meat at a time like this!

And he just heard it: ten pigs were killed at once!

That's a whole ten pigs!
Their hand-operated factory has never been this extravagant before!
Most importantly, the other party even provided them with a convenient excuse, a genuine one at that.

They did help the Blue Water Farm's canal-digging team pump water, and it did take some time, so there was absolutely no deception on their part.

Seeing the expectant looks in his brothers' eyes, Captain Zhou had no choice but to speak.

"Since Director Su is asking us to stay, we will accept the invitation."

"In that case, we can't just eat your meal for free. Since we have some time this afternoon, Director, you can have your maintenance team come over."

"We'll teach your maintenance team some easy-to-learn methods for operating these tractors, as well as some simple methods for diagnosing and repairing these hand-held tractors."

"That way, if any minor problems arise in the future, you can try to fix them yourselves first."

He clearly knew that he couldn't just eat a meal of pork from Blue Water Farm for free and help them drive the tractor over; after all, it was a task assigned by the factory.

Seeing that the other party was so cooperative, Su Wenchen's face instantly lit up with a smile, because his earlier attempt to persuade the other party to stay was indeed to get some driving skills from them.

However, the other party was more sensible than he had imagined. Not only did they save him time, but they were also willing to teach them some repair methods.

So he immediately shouted to Zhao Weiguo.

"Old Zhao, did you hear that?"

"Take good care of Captain Zhou. It's lunchtime now, so take him to the canteen to have a bite to eat."

"This afternoon, tell your maintenance team to be on their toes and tell them that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Zhao Weiguo immediately responded with a smile.

"Director, don't worry. If any kid dares not to study properly, I'll whip them with my belt."

"Captain Zhou, let's go to the canteen to get something to eat first. I'll have someone call most of the maintenance team back from the reclamation team."

Hearing Zhao Weiguo's words, he waved his hand.

"No need. Since everyone is with the pioneer team, we can just go there directly. They'll learn faster through hands-on practice."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Weiguo's smile widened.

"Alright, then I'll trouble you, Brother Zhou. I'll take you to the cafeteria right away."

After speaking, he turned to look at Su Wenchen.

"By the way, Director, aren't you going to eat?"

Su Wenchen touched his stomach.

"You guys go ahead!"

"Just ask the canteen to save me a cornbread. I'm not sure what to do if I don't go to the farm first."

He heard from Cao Jiwen that many of the various rabbit breeds introduced to the breeding farm seemed to have encountered problems.

Su Wenchen wasn't entirely at ease unless he went to check on things.

Hearing Su Wenchen say this, Zhao Weiguo didn't say anything more.

"Alright, then we'll be going now, Director!"

"Come on, Brother Zhou, let's go to the cafeteria!"

They saw Zhao Weiguo leading the way.

The other party immediately followed, speaking to his brothers as they walked.

"Brothers, we can't just eat their meat for nothing. Show us what you've got this afternoon."

"Captain, don't worry. Don't you know our brothers? We'll teach them until they're as skilled as veteran tractor drivers with over five years of experience."

Su Wenchen smiled when he heard this.

He really didn't expect someone to become like a five-year veteran driver in just one afternoon.

For him, all he needed to do was not act like a greenhorn and be at a loss for what to do all the time.

After all, the branch venue is not like the main venue, where there is a foundation for experienced staff to mentor newcomers.

Apart from Zhao Weiguo, the rest of the maintenance team were all greenhorns, which was why Su Wenchen wanted them to stay and teach them.

Now that the personnel have stayed, how much the maintenance team can learn depends on how quick-witted the people Zhao Weiguo has brought in are.

However, he will not get involved in this matter much in the future.

Because his mind will definitely shift to the rabbit farm later!
(End of this chapter)