The cannon fodder female supporting role stirs up trouble in period literature

Zhou Laifu asked the militia to continue patrolling the mountain, and he took Hua Jindong aside to talk, "Erhua, the peach blossoms on the mountain are blooming differently this year than before. It looks like they will bear good fruit."

Talking about the peach blossoms this year, Zhou Lai Fu's face was full of excitement. When Hua Jindong took Xia Yu to the mountain to prune branches, people in the village always came to take a look. When they saw the large number of branches that had been cut off, whether they did it sincerely or intentionally, they were all heartbroken.

In other words, the peaches harvested in the past few years were too small and could not be sold at a high price, so they could only be distributed among the team members, but this large peach orchard wasted a lot of land.

Although peaches are delicious, they are not as filling as grains. If the peaches don't improve this year, the peach orchards will be replaced with corn. No one said anything in front of Zhou Laifu.

But many people privately said that so many branches were wasted. Even if the fruits were small, it would be enough if they were fully hung. Now that they are cut off, how many fruits can be left?

Zhou Lai Fu was unsure, but fortunately the peach blossoms were in bloom, and the flowers looked like they would bear big fruits. Zhou Lai Fu hoped that this year's peaches would bear big fruits as Hua Jindong said, so that he could sell them and make money to shut up the villagers.

Now that the peach orchard is growing well and there are so many strawberries planted on the ground, Zhou Lai Fu suddenly had an idea to find a new way to make money for the team.

"Erhua, this year's peach harvest will definitely be better than in previous years. Whether the strawberries are harvested well or not is not certain, but as long as they are harvested, they will definitely sell for money. Everyone in our team will remember your kindness."

Hua Rendong saw that Zhou Laifu was beating around the bush and must have something to say, so she asked, "Second uncle, do you have anything else to say to me? We are relatives, there is no need to say those useless things."

Zhou Laifu smiled innocently, "My second uncle wants to ask if you can find some other ways to make money for our brigade? Our brigade doesn't have much land to grow food. With this little land, the food we get at the end of the year is almost gone by the beginning of the spring, and we have to eat wild vegetables for most of the year. If we can do something else to make a living, everyone's life will be a little better."

Hua Honeysuckle looked at the mountains behind him. They were endless and just as Zhou Laifu had said, there was not much land that could be used for farming.

But with such a big mountain behind them, and wild game everywhere, how could they go hungry? Zhou Laifu said this because he wanted to take care of those with heavy family burdens, or he wanted the brigade to become a well-known wealthy brigade, right?

Since I have this ability, I will of course do my best to help the Taohuawan Brigade.

Hua Honeysuckle said, "Second Uncle, have you ever thought about setting up a pig farm in the village?"

Zhou Laifu shook his head when he heard this. "Raising pigs? No way. How much food would that take? People can't even get enough to eat, so where would we get food to feed the pigs?"

Hua Rendong smiled, "I remember that the brigade had a tofu house before. If the brigade wants to raise pigs, they can reopen the tofu house. Tofu doesn't need to be purchased with money. If anyone wants tofu, they can exchange it with the same amount of soybeans. The remaining soybean dregs can be used to feed pigs. There is not much land in our village, but there is so much pig grass on the mountain. Are we worried that there is not enough land to raise pigs? Pig manure can also be used to fertilize the land. It is very cost-effective to run a pig farm anyway."

The more Zhou Laifu listened, the brighter his eyes became. But when he wanted to run a pig farm and his piglets needed approval from the commune, his eyes dimmed again. "But where can we get piglets? The few piglets the commune got are not enough for the people in the brigade to share."

At that time, the commune could only get a few piglets. Even if an individual raised pigs, he had to hand over one at the end of the year. However, there were still many families willing to raise pigs, and most people could not get the piglets, not to mention that the piglets needed to set up a pig farm were not enough for just a few families.

Hua Honeysuckle patted his chest and said, "Leave the piglet to me. Uncle, just tell me if you want to raise it or not, okay?"

Now that it was said like this, Zhou Laifu would not hesitate any longer and nodded immediately, "Raise them! How many can you raise?"

Hua Honeysuckle smiled, "How many do you want, Uncle?"

Zhou Laifu made up his mind, "Twenty heads, half of which will be handed over to the commune, and there will be ten left. We can kill them at the end of the year, and every family will get a lot of meat."

"Second uncle, you are being too conservative!" Hua Rendong thought he would ask for more, but she didn't expect that after making such a great determination, he only asked for twenty heads. She was a little disappointed.

You have to know that Taohuawan Brigade has a large population and limited land. Except for the three periods of spring plowing, summer planting and autumn harvest, people in the brigade are idle at home most of the time.

At this time, it was not popular for ordinary people to find a way out on their own. It could be said that the whole village was full of idle people. The busy farming season would be over in a few days, and it would be no problem to raise a hundred or eighty pigs.

Zhou Laifu could see what Hua Jindong was thinking, but he had no choice. "Twenty pigs is not a small number. Although there are many idle people in the brigade, there are also many jealous people in the commune. If you help to get twenty pigs, others will be envious and jealous, but if you get more, they will start to target you. When the time comes, this brigade will need a hundred pigs, and that brigade will need a hundred pigs. Where are you going to get so many piglets? If everyone opens a tofu shop like us to raise pigs, who will come to our brigade to grind tofu? Besides, even if they want to grind tofu, they can't get so many soybeans, right?"

Hua Honeysuckle agreed with this, but she already had the soybeans, so it was just a matter of thought for her to decide how much she wanted.

Hua Honeysuckle said, "Second uncle, you should be more courageous. I can get piglets, but why can't I get soybeans? As long as you want, I can get them for you. If other brigades want to take over our brigades' pig-raising business, they must be able to get piglets. If they want to get piglets from me, they must be able to find my people. With my current work unit, even if the people in the commune want to force me, they don't have the courage. As long as you can withstand the pressure, you don't have to worry about me."

Seeing that Hua Jindong was not joking, Zhou Laifu's eyes widened, and after a long psychological struggle, he said viciously: "Okay, you help me get piglets, and I will go to the commune to get approval, and our brigade's pig farm will be established right away!"

After saying that, Zhou Laifu turned around and was about to run down the mountain, but was stopped by Hua Rendong, "Second uncle, do you want to raise sheep? You can also raise a few cows. Just find two people to release them on the mountain."

Zhou Laifu was no longer shocked, and nodded vigorously, "Raise him!"

Hua Honeysuckle smiled and waved at him, "Second Uncle, please go to the commune quickly. I will bring it over in the next few days."

"Hey!" Zhou Laifu agreed and ran down the mountain. In addition to applying to the commune for permission to raise pigs, sheep and cattle, he had to have people clean up the pig and sheep pens first. There was a pig farm in the village before, but at most there were only ten or a hundred pigs. It was okay when they were small, but when they grew up, the pig farm would definitely need to be expanded.

Tiezhua slurped his saliva and said, "I will definitely come to your brigade again at the end of the year. I will then try the pigs and sheep raised by your brigade. They must be delicious."

Hua Honeysuckle smiled at her and said, "It's not that troublesome. I'll get a big fat pig tomorrow and we can have a meal together."