Rebirth in Famine: She Thrives by Lucky Space

Chapter 1006: Success

The three of them sat in the living room discussing, while Wang Wugu and Lu Fengzhen were cooking in the kitchen.They originally planned to steam buns for lunch today, but with three more guests at home, it wasn’t enough, so Wang Wugu decided to make vegetable buns and porridge instead, which would be sufficient.

Since there was still pork at home, they made fillings with pork, dried radish shreds, and vermicelli.

"Fengzhen, that Xiao Jiang is really amazing."

"Yes, she graduated from university."

"Fengzhen, you see how capable she is, yet she still found an older man. So, you don’t have to feel unsatisfied. Li Yunqiao is quite good; as long as he treats you well, that’s all that matters. Although you’ll have to take care of him when he gets older, that’s also part of the relationship between you two," Wang Wugu whispered softly.

Lu Fengzhen couldn’t help but laugh, "Fifth Aunt, I know, don’t worry. I’ll definitely live my life properly with Li Yunqiao. Besides, I already have a child. What is there to be unsettled about?"

"That’s good. Actually, I hope you’ll have a son so you’ll have support in the latter half of your life."

"Fifth Aunt, we can’t decide whether it’s a boy or a girl; daughters and sons are the same."

"True, they’re all the same. As long as they’re your own. Your and Yunqiao’s eldest son has a significant age difference, so expecting him to take care of you in the future might be tough."

Lu Fengzhen understood this too, so ever since she found out she was pregnant, she was really happy.

Right now, her heart was all for Li Yunqiao, but she also knew it was unlikely they’d grow old together, since Li Yunqiao was much older than her. With a child, even if one day she was on her own, she wouldn’t be lonely.

Besides, seeing that Li Yunqiao’s children were all good, as long as she treated them well, they wouldn’t neglect her in the future.

The mother and daughter were cooking in the kitchen, while the three people in the living room began discussing how to build the chicken coop.

"Village Chief Li, let’s build it with blue bricks. Our village doesn’t have electricity, and roosters crow as soon as it’s light, so I think we should have lighting in the chicken coops. This way, it might be easier for them to lay eggs. But I’m not sure."

"Xiao Wei, aren’t we using our bricks for the workshop?"

"I think this is fine. Once you see the poultry farm, you’ll understand the benefits. Let’s leave it at that; we’ll see how things develop."

Li Yungui nodded, though he felt a bit unbalanced thinking about using blue bricks for chickens while the entire village lived in adobe houses.

Li Yunqiao came straight home from work. It was Li Yungui who opened the door.

Seeing the smile on his brother’s face, he knew it was a done deal. He had deliberately avoided getting involved in the matter.

The two brothers entered the living room. Wei Kaiyun and his wife stood up.

"Sit, sit, aren’t we at home?"

Li Yunqiao said as he sat down. He saw the blueprints on the coffee table and picked them up to look.

"What’s this?"

"Xiao Jiang said she wants to build chicken cages like this."

Li Yunqiao smiled at Jiang Xinyu and said, "Xiao Jiang, explain it to me?"

"Vice Mayor Li, I just thought that if we want the chickens to lay more eggs, we need to use scientific farming methods. By keeping the chickens together and reducing their activity, they will lay more eggs. And we should use scientifically formulated feed."

Actually, Jiang Xinyu had learned about chicken feed formulas from her grandmother when she was a child.

It mainly included cornmeal, soybean meal, and either fish bone powder or shell powder.

After she mentioned the recipe, Li Yunqiao didn’t say anything further. He didn’t understand it and wouldn’t offer opinions.

At this point, Lu Fengzhen called everyone for dinner. Hong Ling and Zheng Lihong also arrived home at this time.

Wang Wugu’s culinary skills were excellent. Eating the big stuffed buns, Jiang Xinyu found them quite satisfying. She ate two, so much so that she couldn’t eat any porridge.

After the meal, the young couple went to their room to take care of the children. Li Yunqiao and the others remained in the living room.

They listened to the conversations the second brother had with the township chief, county magistrate, and city officials.

"Be cautious in the future."

"I know. I’m aware many people will be watching, but we absolutely won’t share the designs for the chicken cages and feed with others. If any village wants to raise chickens, they’ll have to buy feed and cages from us."

Li Yungui had thought about it long ago. He knew this couldn’t be kept secret for long, but he wasn’t going to just give it away for free.

Li Yunqiao nodded, knowing his second brother was measured.

When it was time, the young couple and Li Yunqiao had to go to work as well, so the three of them drove back. On their way past the county supply and marketing cooperative, Li Yungui made a point to inform Director Zhao.

"Congratulations, Old Li."

"Thank you. In the future, the eggs and roosters will all go to Director Zhao."

"Great, that’s loyal. I’ll be waiting. If you need anything, come find me. Even if I don’t have it here, I’ll find a way for you."

"Great, with your words, Director Zhao, I’m at ease. Now I’ll get people to incubate the chicks."

"Alright, I’ll be waiting."

Wei Kaiyun and Jiang Xinyu bought some supplies, including a roll of plastic film. They already had quite a bit at home, but they planned to grow more cotton this year, so they’d need more plastic film.

When the three of them returned home, Li Yungui enthusiastically rang the large bell.

Everyone who was free at home gathered at the brigade headquarters, including the educated youths and a few relocated people.

Looking at the assembled crowd, Li Yungui was pleased. The village’s able-bodied laborers all had jobs, but the announcement he was about to make wouldn’t require them.

"Gui Zi, what’s happening?"

"Second Uncle, it’s great news. Yesterday and today, I went to the township, county, and city to get all the paperwork done for the poultry farm."

"Gui Zi, our village is building a poultry farm?"

"Yes, and it’s not labor-intensive. In the future, it’ll be handed over to you, Second Uncle."

"Haha, no problem. I’ll take care of the chickens."

"But, in the future, we’ll use scientific methods to raise chickens. The old ways can’t be used anymore. From now on, Teacher Jiang will be in charge, and you must all listen to her."

"Alright, we’ll definitely listen to Teacher Jiang."

"Gui Zi, how many chickens does the poultry farm plan to raise?"

"I plan to build a large poultry farm, with at least five or six hundred hens and roosters."

"Five or six hundred? How many eggs can we collect?"

"With scientific farming, we can expect one egg per chicken per day."

"Haha, that’s five or six hundred eggs, five or six hundred eggs a day?" The crowd erupted with excitement.

"Yes, though it’s not much. Our poultry farm needs to supply the township, county, and city supply cooperatives."

The excitement reached a peak. After all, five or six hundred eggs a day at five cents an egg would be twenty to thirty yuan a day. That’s money. Some idle households couldn’t even save that much in a year.

"I’ve called everyone here hoping you’ll all go home to start incubating chicks, and you’ll earn points for it."

Everyone was even more pleased now. Unable to do heavy work as before, they relied on their sons for support. Now, they’d be able to earn some work points again. How could it not make people happy?