People in the Siheyuan: I am a Buddhist who is in a mess

In the past, when they fed pigs, the pigs would always choose the delicious food to eat and would only eat the unpalatable food when they were really hungry.

This is a very hard job for them to raise pigs.

However, this local technology helped Hulukou Brigade solve the problem of pig feed.

And, the most important thing is that they actually managed to squeeze out oil in this way. Although the quantity of this oil is not large, it is indeed oil.

Those who are brave enough have tried this oil and found it edible.

Ning Linyi knew about this kind of oil.

This is a blended oil.

According to the materials used to make pig feed in Hulukou Brigade, they are mainly rice bran, corn husks, wheat bran, bean cakes, straw, and so on, and even small fish, shrimps, snail shells, etc.

By pressing, a very small amount of oil can indeed be squeezed out.

But such oil is definitely unsafe.

Lin Yi didn't dare to eat it and also reminded Ning Dawei.

But who cares about this these days?

Not having enough to eat is the biggest unhealthy thing.

As the old saying goes, even if I die, I would rather die well-fed.

Therefore, the oil was secretly hidden by the people of Hulukou Brigade, and they consumed it among themselves.

However, this oil is not poisonous, after all, it is produced by physical pressing.

The biggest danger is carcinogens such as trans fatty acids, which are unhealthy.

It's just like the gutter oil in later generations.

But in this day and age, if you tell them that gutter oil is unhealthy, these people will slap you in the face until it is swollen.

Only when people's material conditions are sufficient can they be qualified to talk about health or unhealthy conditions.

Just like in later generations, some people would still wonder why a large factory like a steel rolling mill did not build a pigpen or something. With so many people eating in the cafeteria, the slop could feed hundreds of pigs.

This is actually another way of saying why not eat meat.

If you really go to the canteen of a steel mill, you will find that the泔水桶 in the canteen is always filled with muddy water, and you cannot find any food in it.

It's that clean that rats would starve to death if they saw it.

No, in this era, rats are rarely seen. Many rats are dug out and roasted and eaten by people.

The agricultural technology proposed by Lin Yi was not only about pig farming, but also about how to use earthen beds to artificially hatch chicks.

It was mentioned that if a soil greenhouse was built to breed sweet potato seedlings.

Wait, as long as Lin Yi thought of it and felt that the Hulukou Brigade could use it, he would tell Ning Dawei without keeping anything to himself.

When Lin Yi talked about these techniques, Ning Dawei really worshipped Lin Yi like a god.

Although Ning Dawei didn't understand the principles behind the methods Lin Yi mentioned, he felt that they were feasible.

So, after he returned, he arranged what could be done one by one, and everyone in the Hulukou Brigade also got moving.

To use the slogan of this era, "Ten thousand years is too long, we must seize the day."

People of this era have a sense of urgency.

As long as they have an idea, they are unwilling to wait for the plan to be perfected. They just want to do it themselves and think of solutions while they are working.

They will not give up until they realize that this path is wrong and that this path is blocked, and then they will find another way and continue to work hard.

Just like what Lin Yi said about artificially hatching eggs.

At the beginning, seven chicks were hatched from more than two hundred eggs.

But, it was successful after all.

Although many eggs have gone bad and turned into the bad kind, they are not smelly yet, but they are not good.

But, after all, the chicks were hatched.

Therefore, the female director of Hulukou Brigade who was in charge of hatching chicks started hatching the second round of chicks day and night as if she had taken stimulants.

This time, she turned the eggs more diligently, and heated the kang more frequently, adding less firewood each time.

She even closed the door and lay naked to feel the warmth of the earthen kang.

If people feel it is too hot, they should anneal it. If people don’t feel it is too hot, they should add fire.

She always kept the temperature of the earthen kang at 35 or 36 degrees.

She even imitated a chicken coop by covering the earthen bed where eggs were incubated with chicken and duck feathers to simulate the look of a hen sitting on her nest.

I also made a feather quilt by hand using wool.

Because I was worried that the quilt was too heavy and would crush the eggs.

And so, the second time, from one hundred eggs, she hatched eighty-two chicks.

During this cold winter, she hatched a total of eighty-nine chicks for the Hulukou Brigade, and she will continue to hatch chicks in the future.

Chicks are more expensive than eggs.

An egg, sold to the supply and marketing cooperative, cost only ten cents, and a smaller one only seven cents.

But a little chick can be sold for thirty cents.

This artificial incubation technology is regarded as a treasure by the people of Hulukou Brigade.

Even armed militia patrols were arranged nearby.

Chicks hatched in winter will be stronger than chicks hatched at other times, as long as they can survive until the next spring.

This is the experience these rural women have gained over the years.

Therefore, no one in the entire Hulukou Brigade was free.

The strong laborers were digging ditches, building pig houses, and making pig feed. The women were hatching chicks and collecting various materials that could be used as feed.

Even children would pick up various snail shells by the stream, pick out the meat inside, melt the shells with fire, smash them, and add them to the feed.

In short, the people of Hulukou Brigade have no time at all.

They are all full of expectations and enthusiasm for the coming year.

Therefore, whenever someone from outside came to Hulukou Brigade, there would always be the elderly people in their seventies who would stop them and even prevent them from entering the village.

Sometimes, these old people would scold those who came here for being ignorant and irrelevant.

The people who were scolded the most were naturally those in the commune.

Of course, those who were scolded blamed Ning Dawei.

However, Ning Dawei is now not itchy even if he has too many lice, and not worried about having too many debts.

He shouted out a slogan, which was to work hard for ten years so that everyone in the Hulukou Brigade could have enough food and meat to eat.

Originally, Lin Yi was worried that Ning Dawei could not bear the pressure, so he went to Hulukou Brigade specifically to cheer Ning Dawei up.

But accompanied by Ning Dawei, he was not worried at all after seeing this lively scene.

Now, Lin Yi is very sure that such an enthusiastic Hulukou Brigade will be his best support and his best comrade-in-arms.

Anyone who wants to disrupt this situation will be the enemy of all members of Hulukou Brigade.

And these team members who want to have enough food and eat meat will teach those who come to destroy the situation a lesson.

"If you need anything, you can tell me. As long as it's about supplies, I can basically help you solve it."

Seeing the Hulukou Brigade in this state, Lin Yi decided to help them more deeply.

Part of the output from his portable farm is used for the development of Hulukou Brigade. Lin Yi thinks it is worthwhile and necessary.

The fact that Yang Aiguo had blocked the meat processing plant was no secret at the steel mill.

Speaking of this, the workers at the steel rolling mill all gave Yang Aiguo a thumbs up.

But Yang Aiguo's look of protecting his food made him feel a lot more at ease.

But Lin Yi felt uncomfortable.

Too many people came to see him.

There are not only people from outside, but also many from the steel mill.

And they didn't ask for much. They all wanted to get some extra New Year's goods from Hulukou or other brigades through Lin Yi.

After all, it is a very honorable thing to have meat delivered to your door during the New Year or other festivals.

Lin Yi was somewhat fed up with it and could only hide in the Public Security Department of the Street Office.

"You still remember to come to work here? Have you forgotten that you are the deputy director here?"

Zhou Kangri looked at Lin Yi, whom he hadn't seen for some time, and said with a little dissatisfaction.

Lin Yi did not refute, but just chuckled a few times.

"Everyone in our system knows about the great things you did at the steel mill. How about it? The bureau asked me to ask if you can help me get a fat pig over for the New Year. Is it difficult?"

Zhou Kangri asked Lin Yi with some embarrassment.

After all, Lin Yi also registered with the Public Security Bureau. The bureau leader who signed the document recommending Lin Yi for the position of deputy director last time mentioned this matter, and Zhou Kangri could not pretend not to have heard it.

If someone else asked this question, then it would definitely not exist, but since Zhou Kangri asked it, then it must exist.

"No matter how little, one end can still be squeezed out."

Lin Yi agreed readily.

This made Zhou Kangri uneasy. He lowered his voice and asked seriously, "You didn't hide a pig, did you? This is a mistake. Do you know that you brought so many pigs to the steel mill at one time? People are watching you."

"What are you thinking about?"

Lin Yi was somewhat touched. If it wasn’t someone who truly cared about him, this wouldn’t be his first reaction.

"Uncle Zhou, actually the Hulukou Brigade still has several big fat pigs, hidden in the mountains. They are planning to kill a few for the New Year, and also to make some extra money."

Lin Yi did not lie to Zhou Kangri. There were indeed seven New Year pigs that could be slaughtered at Hulukou.

This is just in case.

Lin Yi also considered the needs of this and that. If he needed a live pig, he would use the one on the other side of the gourd. If he wanted a slaughtered pig, he would use the one in the portable farm.

The one on the gourd's mouth mainly serves to conceal the truth.

Moreover, in just a few days, Lin Yi threw two live big black pigs into his portable farm.

The portable farm has produced dozens of large black pigs.

From now on, Lin Yi no longer needs to worry about the pork produced by this portable farm being white-skinned. He can also provide the same black pork as that on the market.

As for their big size, we can only say that the pigs at Hulukou Brigade are well raised.

"That's good. Can you help me ask how much it costs there?"

Hearing Lin Yi say this, Zhou Kangri felt relieved. He really didn't want to see Lin Yi make a financial mistake at such a young age.

Zhou Kangri was very concerned about Lin Yi's information. This time, the fact that the steel rolling mill obtained fifty big fat pigs did attract attention.

However, Zhou Kangri also learned from his own channels that the Workers-Peasants Mutual Aid Office headed by Lin Yi had caught the attention of many district leaders.