Time Travel: Volume 1! Starting from a Small Mountain Village

"You, Long Zhiqing, even know how to raise chickens?" Lin Guodong looked at the young educated youth in front of him with disbelief. He really hadn't expected that Long Zhiqing would know how to raise chickens.

"I understand a little bit, I understand a little bit."

Long Lifan nodded modestly in response. As a transmigrator with a system, wouldn't she be able to use the system to find out if she really encountered a problem she didn't understand?

Take, for example, the widely circulated book on postpartum care of sows. Given the nature of the trading system, there's no book on animal husbandry that you can't find. If you can, it's definitely because you don't have enough money.

"Great!"

Upon receiving Long Lifan's reply, Lin Guodong immediately beamed with joy. He knew that Long Lifan was not someone who spoke without reason; since she dared to say such a thing, it meant that she truly understood this subject.

"So what should we do next? Buy chicks." Regarding raising chickens, Lin Guodong felt it was best to follow Long Lifan's advice.

“No rush.” Long Lifan said after a moment of thought, “We need to determine the location of the chicken farm first. After that, we need to plan the layout and construction of the chicken farm. These are all problems.”

"In addition, we need to select a few managers, and after we have settled these matters, we will go to buy chicks."

It's now May. The weather is getting hot, and if these preliminary steps aren't taken, there's a real risk of mass mortality among the chicks you buy.

Since she had made up her mind to help the Dongwan Brigade, Long Lifan naturally wanted to do her best, so she had to consider things carefully.

Listening to Long Zhiqing's methodical arrangements, the group felt somewhat relieved. They couldn't help but admire her, thinking, "As expected of Long Zhiqing, she's so thoughtful."

“Long Zhiqing, from today onwards you will no longer be doing the work of cutting pig feed.”

Lin Guodong pondered for a few seconds before making up his mind and said, "From now on, you will be fully responsible for all matters related to the chicken farm. You will have the final say on everything concerning the chicken farm."

Lin Guodong had thought it through very well. Since they didn't understand anything anyway, instead of going to Long Zhiqing every time something happened, it would be better to hand over the chicken farm to Long Zhiqing from the beginning.

"Okay, I definitely won't let you down."

Although Long Lifan was somewhat surprised that the captain was willing to entrust her with the chicken farm, she thought it was good that way, as it would allow her to make full use of her abilities, and immediately nodded in agreement.

"Captain, you have a few things to do now. First, determine the location of the chicken farm. Second, find some people who know how to build houses. I will draw up the blueprints for the chicken farm tonight, and they can build it according to the blueprints."

"Also, I'd like to inform the members that the chicken farm needs to hire a few feeders. Anyone interested is welcome to apply. However, you must be able to write and calculate."

Long Lifan spoke at length, leaving the group somewhat drowsy. At this moment, Lin Guodong tentatively spoke up, "Long Zhiqing, it's just feeding chickens, why do we need someone who can read?"

"Yes!" The others nodded in agreement. They now knew the chicken farm needed people, and their instinct was to let their wives give it a try. However, Long Zhiqing's first requirement was that they had to be literate and able to do math, which seemed to be beyond their wives' capabilities.

"Of course it is necessary. From now on, we need to record how much grain we use, how much we consume each day, and so on. This is not like raising just one or two chickens at home, where you can do whatever you want. From now on, we need to record the water and food intake of the chicks every day."

“Proper planning not only allows you to monitor the chicks' health but also helps prevent them from getting sick. I suspect you used to raise them very carelessly, which is why there were so many chick deaths.”

"Okay, I'll pass on the message in a bit." Lin Guodong had no choice but to agree, since they used to raise chickens very casually. However, thinking about the caretakers, he thought he could let his daughter give it a try, since she had a high school education.

I just don't know if my daughter would be willing. After all, raising chicks is bound to be hard and tiring. Many people don't even want to smell that kind of odor. No, I have to let my daughter try it.

She gave up the village doctor's assistant position last time. Although raising chickens here is tough and tiring, she might learn chicken-raising techniques by following Long Zhiqing.

That afternoon, the news caused a sensation in the Dongwan Brigade. Mainly because Lin Guodong said that anyone successfully selected as a livestock handler would receive not only 8 work points per day, but also a monthly subsidy of 5 yuan.

This treatment is even better than that of a village doctor; of course, this is a request Long Lifan made to the brigade leader. According to her envisioned breeding specifications, the task of raising the animals is indeed not easy.

"What? Sister Fan, you're not coming with us to cut pig feed?"

Upon learning that Long Lifan would be working at the chicken farm, Hu Lili felt a pang of disappointment, her face turning pale. For two months, they had worked together, and now Sister Fan was abandoning them. At that moment, Hu Lili resembled a resentful woman who had been abandoned.

She remembered the last time Sister Fan went to the county town, she and Jiang Nian'an were together, and they both felt something was missing. But after only half a day, she felt uneasy all over.

"How about we become zookeepers? That way we can be together again," Hu Lili suggested, still unwilling to give up. Jiang Nian'an, standing to the side, remained silent, simply watching the two of them quietly.

"You... forget it!" Long Lifan shook her head slightly and pursed her lips. It wasn't that she looked down on Hu Lili, but the chicken farm work was really not easy, and it would be strange if this young lady could handle it.

"Sister Fan, you look down on me." Hu Lili pouted, looking unconvinced.

"It's not that I look down on you, but do you know what it takes to raise chickens? You have to clean the chicken coop and deal with the chicken droppings all the time. Aren't you afraid of the stench?!"

"I..." Hu Lili stammered for a long time without finishing her sentence. She really couldn't do it!

The next day, when she arrived at the brigade headquarters, the brigade leader told her that more than twenty people from the Dongwan Brigade had qualified to register. It should also be noted that the educated youth had also come to register. Lin Guodong initially wanted to refuse them outright, feeling that this was a matter for their Dongwan Brigade and had nothing to do with the educated youth.

But considering that Long Zhiqing was also an educated youth, I decided to ask Long Zhiqing for his opinion.

"Long Zhiqing, look, all these educated youths have signed up too." At this moment, he didn't know how Long Zhiqing would select the people. But he was still unwilling to accept that so many educated youths had come together. If it came down to comparing education, the people from their village would be at a great disadvantage.

"Okay, I understand!" Long Lifan looked at the list and saw that apart from Yang Qianqian, who was the village doctor, Hu Lili and Jiang Nian'an were not registered. All the other names were on the list.

"Bring them all in!"

Lin Guodong waved to someone to inform others, and in an instant, the forty or so people who had come to register flooded into the room.

The members of Dongwan Brigade initially looked at Long Lifan with curiosity. Brigade Leader Lin had only given the notification, not mentioned that the final selection of personnel would be made by Long Lifan. Looking at Long Lifan, some were already having second thoughts. Everyone in Dongwan Brigade knew of Long Lifan's formidable reputation. Even the usually arrogant Widow Liu had to apologize and compensate Long Lifan when she encountered him.

Worried about whether working under Long Zhiqing would cause trouble, two women in the crowd, appearing uneasy, were Lin Xiuxiu and Lin Feifei, the widow Liu's daughters. Remembering that their mother had offended Long Zhiqing before, and fearing he might take revenge, they suddenly felt hopeless.

But neither of the sisters seemed willing to miss this opportunity, and they both stood there, stunned.