1968: Started from breeding

Chapter 317 They also have many good things in their own land!
After entering the side courtyard.

Su Wenchen looked at the long row of iron cages placed directly under the eaves, which contained about a dozen local white and gray rabbits, arranged by color.

Because he couldn't even see the attributes.

Su Wenchen was certain that Hou Guozhong had never fed these animals any breeding feed.

Although different rabbit breeds may not experience significant effects from feeding them pre-cultured feed, this well-formulated feed is still a very good source of nutrition.

Even just from the fact that these rabbits were living directly under the eaves, Su Wenchen could tell that the other party really didn't care much about these native rabbits.

Upon seeing this, Su Wenchen immediately showed his displeasure, and his tone became firm as he looked at Hou Guozhong.

"Old Hou, what's going on here? Why are they all placed under the eaves? Did you arrange this on purpose?"

Before Hou Guozhong could explain, several of the animals he usually fed, who had come with him, immediately stepped in to explain.

"Director, it's alright. Our local rabbits are usually kept in the yard, and they are all very healthy with no signs of illness."

Although they didn't know why, the director didn't get angry when so many rabbits died inside the house, but here, even though they were all healthy, he inexplicably got angry.

However, I still want to say a few words in defense of Section Chief Hou.

Su Wenchen glanced at the other person, but then looked at Hou Guozhong.

He was angry, not because of whether he was sick or not.

Actually, these rabbits weren't particularly important to him.

Even if most of them die, with the farm's current capabilities, new breeds can be introduced from various state-owned farms and breeding farms at any time.

Su Wenchen didn't blame Hou Guozhong for the deaths of the rabbits due to their inability to adapt to the environment.

He knew that, given the other party's abilities, they had truly done their best.

But this isn't a matter of ability; it's entirely a matter of mindset.

Especially after seeing everyone around looking completely bewildered, it seemed that no one really thought there was anything wrong with putting these native rabbits here and not even letting them into the house.

Su Wenchen finally realized where the problem lay.

Although certain things are being emphasized everywhere at this time, some small details will still reveal people's true thoughts.

That is, everyone knows in their hearts that at this time, they are not as developed as others, and their things are not as good as others'!

While people may not say it out loud, their true thoughts are often revealed through unintentional actions.

Of course, Su Wenchen was also aware that they were still in the process of trying their best to catch up.

Thinking about it this way, after things developed, they stopped emphasizing certain things, but others started emphasizing them again, saying they were winning at mahjong every day.

He couldn't help but sigh, "History really does come full circle!"

Hou Guozhong was initially puzzled when he saw that Su Wenchen was a little angry.

However, after thinking about it for a while, I realized that the director might be worried about some risks, so I quickly explained.

"Director, are you worried that someone might use this to make a fuss?"

"Don't worry about that. All the employees at our branch are counting on breeding meat rabbits!"

"If anyone dares to use this incident to make a fuss now, it will incite public outrage!"

Upon hearing Hou Guozhong's words, those around him echoed his sentiments.

"Don't worry, Director. We all know how hard it was to bring in those big rabbits. If anyone dares to gossip here, I, Yang Guihua, will block their door and yell at them every day."

"It's the director, this concerns the meat supply for the entire commune, no, for all the workers! Nobody will cause any trouble on this matter!"

Hearing these words, Su Wenchen was left speechless, both amused and exasperated.

He wasn't actually worried that someone would use this to make a fuss.

He is completely different now than before. With the merits of the White Pig, it is almost impossible to deal with him simply by relying on rumors.

If we really want to deal with him, we now need to report to the highest authorities for approval.

Unless he has truly done something to harm the country, it is impossible to take action against him arbitrarily when it comes to the livelihoods of the people.

But precisely because of this, he found that it might be better to worry about someone making a fuss about it!
Because it means that everyone feels in their hearts that their own things are really not good enough.

After a moment of contemplation, Su Wenchen spoke directly.

"Old Hou, send someone to clean up this side yard and move all the rabbit cages inside."

"On the contrary, I think our native rabbit breeds also have great breeding value, and I have decided to focus my breeding efforts on these native breeds."

"You'll be in charge of cultivating those imported varieties in the front yard. You need to make the arrangements yourself!"

Su Wenchen felt that what was truly needed now was something that belonged to their homeland to boost everyone's confidence, and he wanted everyone to know about it.

They have a lot of good things in their own country too!
These are all things that everyone should discover and try to reshape.

We can learn from what is useful in foreign countries, but we shouldn't bring back the dross and bad things, otherwise it will only make things more chaotic.

Whether it was the Moon Rabbit or the White Pig, Su Wenchen always prioritized achieving quick results.

He actually admitted that, whether in industry or agriculture and animal husbandry, other countries are indeed far ahead of them in terms of breed improvement.

In order to catch up quickly, he did indeed directly import improved varieties from others and use them for crossbreeding, which was the fastest way to achieve results.

However, since the white pigs have already been bred ahead of time, there is no need to rush.

Hearing this, Hou Guozhong became anxious and somewhat at a loss, saying, "Director, how can I do this myself!"

"You know I've been here for the past two months, and almost half of the ones we brought in have died."

"How could I possibly have the ability to breed suitable meat rabbits!"

Hearing Hou Guozhong's words, everyone around nodded in agreement.

"Director, the wild rabbits we have here are too thin and small; they won't grow big!"

"The heaviest one only weighs about three pounds. After removing the skin and bones, there's hardly any meat left."

"Yes! The director's is so much better than that big rabbit from the country!"

"If we can raise rabbits that big, weighing over ten pounds each, our farm will definitely never have to worry about meat again."

Clearly, for these former peasant women, now employees of the branch farm, food is their top priority.

The imported meat rabbit breeds are indeed significantly different from their local rabbit breeds.

They don't necessarily prefer foreign varieties; they simply like whichever variety has the most flesh.

Su Wenchen understood what these people were thinking, so he spoke directly.

"Don't worry, I won't just abandon these imported meat rabbits!"

After speaking, he looked at Hou Guozhong.

"Old Hou, since you are in charge of the breeding department here, you also need to take responsibility."

"What? Are you planning to use me as your researcher?"

"I can give you some ideas, but I can't work for you forever!"

"Whether you train your own talent or borrow talent from the main farm, you have to come up with a plan for how the breeding department will develop."

"I can't be your subordinate, can I?"

"If you can't do it, then I'll have to find someone who can."

Upon hearing Su Wenchen's words, Hou Guozhong froze for a moment.

All he could think about was holding out until the director arrived.

Everything was resolved; he just needed to follow instructions.

Now that Su Wenchen has said that, he realizes that his previous ideas were indeed inappropriate.

So he took a deep breath and said.

"Director, I understand. I'll try to get Lao Miao to coordinate some people to come and help me!"

"Don't worry, I will definitely do my best to crossbreed and select meat rabbit breeds suitable for breeding here."

Seeing Hou Guozhong say this, Su Wenchen nodded in satisfaction.

He also intended to use this incident to subtly reprimand Hou Guozhong.

Whenever something happens at the rabbit shed, they call him. He has no ideas or plans of his own and can only get things done by helping others.

Hasn't my boss become a babysitter?
If there are problems that you can't solve on your own, and you come to him for help, Su Wenchen doesn't mind helping. But if you need him, the leader, to do everything, then what's the point of having you?
Moreover, even when Su Wenchen was raising the white pigs and moon rabbits, he wasn't always following around like a babysitter.

Therefore, Su Wenchen still felt that he should take this opportunity to help Hou Guozhong take charge.

If it's successful, it means the other party has the same ability as Miao Yuan to handle a part of the work independently. If it's failed, then he can only go back to being an ordinary technician.

Anyway, he gave me the opportunity to train. Whether I can withstand the pressure and improve depends entirely on my own abilities.

Hou Guozhong understood what Su Wenchen meant, so he spoke directly.

"Director, I understand what you mean. You don't need to specialize in these native rabbit breeds; I will take care of it."

"You can go and do other things."

Upon hearing these words, Su Wenchen was momentarily speechless.

"Who told you I used it as an excuse?"

"I really want to see what this native rabbit breed looks like when it's bred to its fullest potential."

His exploration of cheat codes has always been quite limited; to him, cheat codes are simply a tool to help solve problems.

Once the problem is solved, he doesn't actually have that much curiosity to explore it to the extreme.

Of course, this was also related to the fact that he was still very weak when he was in the brigade, and it was also in 1968.

He was afraid that if he came up with something too outrageous, it would cause a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Initially, their local laying hens produced an excessive number of eggs after being bred, which aroused the curiosity of many people.

However, their curiosity was short-lived, and they later introduced other chicken breeds from Shiquan Chicken Farm.

So the matter gradually passed, and later, the company claimed that it had introduced superior breeds of chickens from abroad through crossbreeding.

This is also part of the reason why Su Wenchen has always chosen to crossbreed with foreign varieties.

This is so easy to shirk!

He was so weak back then, how could he dare to let everyone focus all their attention on him!
(End of this chapter)