Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

At 10 o'clock in the morning, Huo An was leisurely tidying up his small shelves. He was waving a feather duster here and there, symbolically more than practically, and humming a little tune in a good mood.

At this time, two wet people walked into the room, and Zack was very humble and let Lin Xia use the bathroom first.

Lin Xia was in a very good mood and greeted Huo An: "Hi~Brother Huo, you look so handsome today!"

Huo An's glasses almost fell off in shock. Seeing Lin Xia happily walk into the bathroom, he quickly turned around and asked Zach, "What happened to her? Did she find a treasure in the sea?"

Zach said in a cryptic way: "That's about right!"

Huo An became excited: "What treasure? Is it precious? What do you think the chance is that she will give it to me? Do you think I should invite her to dinner here tonight, or have lunch here?"

Zach: . . . . .

After learning from Zach that Lin Xia had plucked up almost everything edible and useful from the bottom of the sea, Huo An was convinced: "No wonder she has earned so much wealth in just less than two months in this town, while I am still living with you. You are just not thick-skinned enough!"

Zach continued to remain speechless.

"Who doesn't have thick skin?" Lin Xia simply washed herself, changed her clothes and walked out. Just then she overheard a conversation and asked curiously.

After looking at Zach's speechless expression, he guessed, "Brother Huo, you don't have to be so modest. You are definitely the only person I have ever met in my lifetime."

Seeing Lin Xia shamelessly giving him a thumbs up, Huo An felt unhappy: "Are you okay? I heard that you are going to buy a pig today?" The intention of sending the guest away was particularly obvious.

Lin Xia didn't bother to argue with Huo An, and immediately said goodbye to the two of them, and asked Zach to go diving with her next time. "Zach, I'll go diving with you again if I have the chance! Today I really saw the beauty of the sea!"

Zach: “…… ...

Lin Xiale left Zack's cabin happily and headed straight for Muchi's cattle and sheep ranch.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw Mu Qi preparing to enter the house, and I quickly greeted him warmly: "Mu Qi~ Good morning, I'm here to buy pigs!"

Mu Qi turned his head and smiled, then stopped and waited for Lin Xia to come forward before saying, "Good morning, I thought you would come earlier!"

Lin Xia: "Haha, I went to see Zach this morning and experienced the fun of diving!"

Mu Qi stroked his goatee and said with understanding, "Not a bad harvest, right?"

Lin Xia: "Haha, very good! Um, you got the piglet, right?"

Seeing Lin Xia's anxious look, Mu Qi simply did not go into the house and took Lin Xia directly to the animal house.

"Let me take you to have a look. I have imported two kinds of piglets this time. Which one do you need?" Mu Qi introduced them in detail as he walked. "One is a black pig, and the other is a white pig."

Under Mu Qi's guidance, Lin Xia came to the pigpen newly built by Mu Qi, which had the same specifications as Lin Xia's.

Hey~ Lin Xia was puzzled. The only carpenter in Mineral Town has always been under her control. Who did Muchi ask to build the pigpen here?

Thinking about this, he asked the question. Mu Qi smiled cheerfully and said, "This was added for me by the craftsmen of the pig farm. When they learned that I was planning to increase the number of pigs raised here, in order to show their support for the new households, they not only helped me add a pig pen for free, but also provided one year of breeding guidance. In addition, if the mature pigs cannot be absorbed by the Mineral Town in the future, the pig farm will be responsible for purchasing them unconditionally."

Lin Xia was drooling after hearing this. She was so envious of such a good support policy!

Seeing Lin Xia's envious look, Mu Qi smiled and said, "Don't worry, except for the benefits of ranch expansion, you can't enjoy them. As for the other preferential policies, I have them, and you will have them too!"

Lin Xia was happy and now focused her attention on the piglets in the pigpen. There were black and white piglets in the pigpen, all of them were chubby and round, and very cute.

Moreover, there was no unpleasant smell of pigs as Lin Xia had imagined. Just like the cattle and sheep huts before, it was very clean, dry and comfortable.

"This pigpen is so clean. Aren't pigs said to be very dirty and difficult to keep clean?" Lin Xia asked puzzledly.

"Our Kuangshi Town is a model town with an 8A-level environment. Hygiene is our top concern. Any business that does not meet the hygiene standards will not be allowed to open in our town.

The sanitation of animal husbandry is indeed the most difficult to ensure, but the animal houses in our town are all equipped with automatic cleaning devices to ensure the sanitation of the animal houses at all times, so you don’t have to worry about these at all, they will all be installed in place during construction.”

Lin Xia learned the lesson and began to formally ask about the differences between the two types of piglets and the breeding methods.

"Let me first tell you the difference between the two types of piglets, and then you can consider which one to choose. Black pigs are suitable for free-range farming and have a lot of activity. They don't like to eat only feed, but must be supplemented with other foods, such as vegetables, wheat bran, rice bran, etc., so they have a high lean meat rate, firm meat, and a tender taste. Because they are picky eaters, they are destined not to be very large, and their weight is generally only about 200 kilograms.

White pigs are suitable for large-scale farming. They are not picky about feed, do not like exercise, and are relatively easy to raise. Therefore, the meat is relatively loose and the taste is not as good as that of black pigs, but the meat yield is high. As long as they are fed properly, their weight can reach 400 to 500 kilograms. Of course, the fat rate is also high. "

After listening to this, Lin Xia had some ideas. Black pigs are a little troublesome to raise, but they are suitable for eating. White pigs are easy to raise, have a high meat yield, and are suitable for selling!

"What is their growth cycle?"

"The growth cycle is the same, but in terms of weight at slaughter, white pigs are definitely shorter. It takes 15 days for an adult pig to grow from pregnancy to birth, and 14 days for a piglet to grow and be slaughtered."

That means that mature pigs can be harvested in one month. There is currently only one gestation position in the pigpen, so pigs can give birth twice a month.

"Lin Xia, there are some differences in the reproduction of pigs, cattle and sheep." Mu Qi added.

Hmm? Different?

"Cattle and sheep can basically only give birth to one baby each time, with a very small chance of giving birth to two. Even if they can give birth to two babies, one of them is usually unhealthy. But pigs are different. They can give birth to multiple babies in one litter, at least 2 and at most 2. Of course, the pigs here have been carefully bred and can be adjusted to give birth to 6 babies per litter, which ensures both quantity and quality. Isn't that right?"

Lin Xia nodded repeatedly, what you said is right, my God, if they give birth twice a month, 10 piglets each time, won’t their pigpen burst in less than two months!