Siheyuan: Pretend to be a Pig and Eat the Tiger

In 59, all the rural areas were built with adobe houses. The production unit at that time was the production team. The livestock were concentrated together for feeding, and the yard was called the breeding yard.
The production income is concentrated in the warehouse, and the remaining grain after the task is handed in is the food ration of the villagers;
The village also has a special cultural center, which contains a lot of books, agricultural science books, and various quotations and anthologies for villagers to study and read;

The basic operating mode is that everyone eats together in the cafeteria and works together in the fields. The work point system is basically not used and is in a suspended state!
The village chief's surname is Li, a little old man. If you think he is honest, you are wrong.

The chief of every village is the best person in the village. He must have the ability to coordinate between the upper and lower levels, as well as prestige and certain skills. An honest person cannot be a village chief!
"Projectionist Xu and this comrade, welcome to Lijiapo as our guest. Please come in!"

When Village Chief Li saw Xu Damao, he smiled honestly and enthusiastically invited him to the village committee.

Xu Damao was an acquaintance, but He Yuzhu was here for the first time. The village chief knew that one should not visit a temple without a reason.
This time they were not here to show a movie. The two of them came unexpectedly, so they must have something to discuss. They were city people, so it was fine. Who would go to such a remote place?
The Red Star Steel Rolling Mill is a large state-owned factory. It won’t hurt to have good relations with it. You never know when it might be able to help you a lot!

"Village Chief Li, this is great news. Tell me, how are you going to thank me?"

Xu Damao sat on a wooden stool, looking at Village Chief Li with a grin, playing dumb with him, as if he had him figured out;

He Yuzhu watched with a smile, without saying anything, just waiting to see what would happen!
"Oh? Projectionist Xu, why don't you tell me more about it? I'll listen first!"

Village chief Li was smoking nonchalantly. He had met Xu Damao many times. This kid's words were nonsense, so he had to listen selectively!

"Village Chief Li, this is He Yuzhu, the head of the steel mill cafeteria. I know you are worried about the pigs in the village.

After learning that the steel mill had the intention to purchase, we immediately recommended it to Director He, and that’s why we came here.
Every time I come to the village to show a movie, Village Chief Li treats me with good food and wine. I feel bad about it. Finally, I have the chance to repay him!"

This kid Xu Damao is really good at talking. Not only did he explain the problem clearly in just a few words, he also used the work at the steel rolling mill to repay a personal favor. What a smart guy!
"Hello, Village Chief Li, I am the canteen director of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. The purpose of my visit to Lijiapo Village is to purchase a batch of food ingredients.
Pork, mountain products, etc. I want whatever you have, whether it's money or goods; here is the purchase certificate, please take a look!"

He Yuzhu went straight to the point and stated his purpose directly. He was not familiar with Village Chief Li, so there was no need to hide anything and he hated beating around the bush!

“Director He, to be honest, we really can’t keep the pigs in our village alive. The drought is severe this year and we can’t even afford the pig grass.

Each pig weighs about 70 to 80 kilograms. If you need it, I can give it to the steel mill.
Except for the ten mission pigs, the rest can be given to you, and you can also organize villagers to go hunting in the mountains;

But we don’t want money, we need food, lots of food!”

Village chief Li sighed. This year's grain can last until the autumn harvest, but what about next year? What will the villagers eat?
The disaster is so severe that the entire region is in unprecedented trouble. They have to pay the public grain tax even if they have to sell everything they have. The policies are so good, they can't fall behind!
But what happens after paying the public grain? He has to find a way to solve the problem. As the village chief, he is not only responsible for the commune, but also for the villagers. At least he has to hold on until the autumn harvest next year, right? To be honest, he is so worried that he can't sleep. The old people in the village said that this year's harvest can only be 30% of last year's. Even if God gives him a way out, you can imagine how serious the disaster is!
"Village Chief Li, you can rest assured to ask the villagers to take out all the mountain products from their homes. As for the prey, you can take as many as you can;

However, there is a premise, there may only be coarse grains and mixed grains, no refined grains, I have to make this clear in advance! "

He Yuzhu was overjoyed. Just because the village couldn't feed the pigs didn't mean the steel rolling mill couldn't do it. There were so many canteens in the factory, and there was enough slop to feed the pigs. It was still possible. This was called self-help through production!

“Haha, Director He, we are all dealers, but we have never thought about fine grains. We are very happy to have coarse grains.
In this case, I will arrange for the villagers to go into the mountains. You can take away the mountain products at home. If they are newly picked, you can come and pick them up at any time.

Although it is a dry year, mountain products such as hazel mushrooms and pine mushrooms are drought-resistant. There are quite a few of them every year on the mountain behind the village. We try our best to pick them back!
The drought has just begun, and there are a lot of wild game such as rabbits, pheasants, and turtledoves. I will organize the villagers to go into the mountains to hunt as soon as possible! "

Village Chief Li's frown slowly relaxed. The production team could handle about ten pigs, and each household had some poultry.
By this calculation, whether we can hold out until next autumn harvest depends on how much we can provide to the steel mill!

"Very good. I need to report to my leader. Is there a phone number for the commune?"

He Yuzhu smiled slightly. There were still some grains in reserve in the warehouse of the steel rolling mill, which was more than enough for them to eat!
"Yes, Projectionist Xu knows the location. You guys go make the call first and I'll make the arrangements!"

Village Chief Li is also a decisive person. Now that the deal has been reached, he will naturally implement it sooner rather than later. He will feel more at ease, right?

"Got it!"

He Yuzhu and Xu Damao went to the commune to make a phone call. Lijiapo could provide about ten heads, which, according to the village chief, weighed about 700 to 800 kilograms.
A pound of pork costs 80 to 90 cents, and a pound of coarse grains costs 10 to 20 cents. If you calculate it this way, a pound of pork can be exchanged for about 60 to 70 pounds of coarse grains. A few thousand pounds of coarse grains is not a problem for Li Huaide.
In the 1950s, there were mainly two kinds of pigs in Beijing, one was called Beijing Black Pig, and the other was called Beijing Spotted Pig!

Beijing Black Pig is a local black pig with the characteristics of delicate meat, rich nutritional value and bright red meat color. Due to its long growth cycle, the meat is generally relatively fatter. It is distributed in various districts and counties in the suburbs of Beijing!

In 1959, the maximum weight was about 150-200 catties. Although it had not yet been finalized, some hybrid experiments had been conducted with Berkshire, Middle Yorkshire, Soviet Large White, Caucasian and other breeds of pigs, and the weight had increased significantly.
Adult pigs weigh almost twice as much as local pigs. It was not until 1982 that Beijing Black Pigs passed ministerial and municipal appraisals and were identified as a new breed that can be used for both meat and fat!
Beijing Flower Pig: It is an excellent lean meat maternal pig breed, which was formed in the mid-to-late 50s. Originally, there were Beijing Flower Pig I and Beijing Flower Pig II.

The current spotted pig is type I, which is large, compact and strong, with a straight back and waist, black and white fur, and distinct flower petals;

The meat has the traditional flavor of Shenzhou pigs, and is delicious, suitable for the cooking style and habits of Shenzhou people!
He Yuzhu calculated carefully that if these pigs were raised and saved a little, they would be able to guarantee more than one month's consumption;
Although the quantity is not large, but slowly accumulating and adding the meat processing plant, it should be able to solve this year's problem. As for next year, we will talk about it later! (End of this chapter)