HPDBC Chapter 1713 Pig Farm Site Selection
Chapter 1713 Pig Farm Site Selection
Chapter 1713 Pig Farm Site Selection
“Wang Haitao’s child, your second sister, and Li Xiaoqiao are all in the same class.” Chen Weiyi didn’t beat around the bush and directly explained the reason to Zhao Jun, saying, “This couple only has one child, and that child has epilepsy, so Wang Haitao and his wife spoil him.”
"The first time was when they saw your second sister and her family had that 'unbreakable' toy, and their child wanted it. Then Wang Haitao's wife specifically asked someone to deliver it to Wang Haitao. At the time, Wang Haitao was working in Lingnan, and that guy insisted on making that 'unbreakable' toy, so they asked someone to bring it back on their way."
Zhao Jun frowned upon hearing this; the so-called "unmovable" toy was actually a roly-poly toy. Last year, Zhang Yuanmin made several, giving one to each of the children in his family.
Later, as the family's financial situation improved, Zhao Jun went to the city and bought some plush toys. The roly-poly toys that Zhang Yuanmin made had been phased out and were now used as toys for lynxes.
At this point, Chen Weiyi continued, "Not long after that, your second sister and her family bought new schoolbags, and their child wanted one too."
"Ah..." Hearing Chen Weiyi's words, Zhao Jun suddenly blinked and said, "Isn't his child named Wang Xu?"
"Ah." Chen Weiyi was somewhat surprised and asked in return, "Team Leader Zhao, do you know that child?"
Zhao Jun nodded. He vaguely remembered that one day, Zhao Hong told him that there was a student in their class named Wang Xu who always copied her. If she had a new schoolbag, Wang Xu would buy a new schoolbag; if she had a pencil case, Wang Xu would buy a pencil case.
At the time, Wang Qiang asked out of curiosity whose child Wang Xu was, but Zhao Hong said she didn't know and that Wang Xu's family wasn't from this village. Hearing Zhao Hong say this, everyone assumed that the child was Yong Sheng's.
It turns out that Wang Xu is actually Wang Haitao's son. If Wang Xu wants to imitate Zhao Hong in everything, then Wang Haitao and his wife really spoil their child.
Seeing that Zhao Jun didn't speak, Chen Weiyi continued, "Later, your second sister and her friends took a pencil case, and their child wanted to buy another one. Then, your second sister and her friends took some plush bear and cat toys to school..."
"What?" Zhao Jun looked incredulous upon hearing this.
Zhao Hong did have a few plush toys, which Zhao Jun had bought for her, but Wang Meilan never allowed Zhao Hong to bring them to school. It seems that Zhao Hong secretly took the toys to school and showed them off to her classmates.
"His child has quite severe epilepsy." Chen Weiyi sighed as he spoke, "That couple spoils their child."
"No?" Zhao Jun asked, puzzled. "Director Chen, what's wrong? You think spoiling a sick child will make them better if you don't treat their illness?"
"Hey? Don't tell me!" Chen Weiyi suddenly nodded and said, "What do you mean? It's about that time when his child wanted a schoolbag, and the child's mother scolded the child. As a result, the child had a seizure that night."
This guy, giving the child medicine didn't work, applying talismans didn't work, even pinching his philtrum didn't help. Wang Haitao wasn't home, and his wife was frantic. She told the child, "If you get better, whatever you want, Mom will buy you anything." And what happened? The child stopped seizures!
"So you just happened to be lucky?" Zhao Jun was a little skeptical. These days, people in the forest area mostly used folk remedies to treat epilepsy. Besides folk remedies, some took Western medicine, and others consulted shamans, but he had never heard of buying something that could cure this disease.
"Who knows? Anyway, they say that since they bought all these things, his child hasn't been having as many seizures." Chen Weiyi said, glancing at Zhao Jun, and then laughed, "Your second sister always talks about it at school, saying that your family has a car and a motorcycle."
Zhao Jun: "..."
“This Wang Haitao is just a carpenter. He works from dawn till dusk and can earn a hundred or two hundred yuan a month,” Chen Weiyi said. “The children’s medical expenses are higher, but we’ve managed to make ends meet over the years. But we don’t have much savings at home.”
As he spoke, Chen Weiyi stretched out his hand and said, "Buying schoolbags and such is like a hunchback going up the mountain. This time, the kid wanted to buy a big motorcycle, saying that if his mother rode the big motorcycle to take him to school, he would stop smoking. Wang Haitao's wife discussed it with the kid for a long time, and finally said that they couldn't buy a big motorcycle, so they would buy a bicycle instead. Then they asked someone to ask Wang Haitao to raise the money."
"Isn't this crazy?!" Zhao Jun was speechless. How can you spoil a child like this?
Then, Zhao Jun asked Chen Weiyi, "So, Wang Haitao went to Wang Jiusheng to ask for money to buy bicycles?"
“Yes!” Chen Weiyi nodded and said, “Wang Haitao said he wanted to borrow two hundred yuan from his father, but Wang Jiusheng refused.”
"Impossible, Wang Jiusheng makes a lot of money selling yellow leaves every year." This was Zhao Jun's opinion. People say that the youngest son and the eldest grandson are the old lady's lifeblood, so why isn't the old man's?
Chen Weiyi did not answer Zhao Jun's question, but looked at Liu Jinyong beside him and said, "Team Leader Liu, your family is from the same village as Wang Jiusheng, Wang Jialiang, and Wang Haitao, you must know that his eldest son separated from the family and lived separately, and then took over his father's job."
"Yes, that's true." Liu Jinyong nodded to indicate that he knew about it. In Yong'an these days, it's customary for the youngest son to stay at home.
Just like the Li family, after Li Baoyu came of age, he got married and separated from the family to live independently. After the separation, everything in the Li family was inherited by Li Ruhai. And later, when Li Xiaoqiao got married, Li Ruhai was also responsible for taking care of Li Dayong and Jin Xiaomei in their old age and seeing them off in their final days.
In his previous life, the forest farm was closed down; otherwise, Li Dayong's job could have been taken over by Li Ruhai.
However, when Wang Jiusheng retired early, his eldest son, Wang Jialiang, who had separated from the family, took over the position, which was abnormal.
At that moment, Zhao Jun suddenly remembered something. He recalled hearing someone mention it. Before the New Year, Wang Jiusheng had gone down the mountain to sell yellow leaves. After selling them, Wang Jiusheng gave all the money to his eldest son.
This obvious and unusual favoritism made Zhao Jun realize that something was wrong.
"Before Wang Haitao went to Wang Jiusheng's shack... what day was it again? Anyway, it got warmer, and Wang Jiusheng was preparing to go down the mountain the next day." Chen Weiyi continued, "After packing his things, he saw there was still some wine left in the bucket, so he cleaned it all up. He drank too much, and Wang Jiusheng started talking nonsense, saying a lot of nasty things. Wang Haitao said that in a fit of anger, he started fighting with his father."
"What unpleasant things did he say?" Zhao Jun asked. Chen Weiyi shook his head and said, "Wang Haitao didn't say anything."
After saying that, Chen Weiyi added, "No matter how I ask, she won't say."
Hearing Chen Weiyi's words, Zhao Jun felt that there was more to the story.
"Have you found his wife and children yet?" Liu Jinyong asked. As soon as he said this, Zhao Jun gave him a sharp look.
"No, not yet." Before Liu Jinyong could react, Chen Weiyi said, "No matter how we ask, he won't say anything. We're out of ideas. Director Sun from the county said to think of something and see if we can search in the mountains."
"Director Chen, don't worry." Zhao Jun took over the conversation and said, "After we finished talking on the phone the day before yesterday, I called the forest ranger captain and told him to keep an eye out for Wang Haitao's wife and children when he patrols the forest. If he does, he should be arrested."
A group of forest rangers consists of two or three people, so it wouldn't be difficult for them to leave behind a woman with a child.
But the problem was whether they could find Wang Haitao's wife and child in the mountains. Zhao Jun felt that the mother and child were unlikely to have gone into the mountains.
But since Chen Weiyi had said that, Zhao Jun couldn't possibly embarrass him, so he told Chen Weiyi to prepare more portraits and distribute them to the various villages.
In a couple of days, the wild vegetables will be in season, and the mountains will be full of women digging for them. They can help keep an eye out for them. However, while the people from Yongli Village know Wang Haitao's wife, the people from the other three villages might not.
After seeing Chen Weiyi off, Zhao Jun went inside but didn't leave immediately. His security team colleagues were all there; it wouldn't be appropriate to leave so ostentatiously.
And so, Zhao Jun and his group had lunch at the canteen. After eating and drinking their fill, they left the canteen, got into a car, and headed to Xinlengchang.
"Hey, brother?" Li Baoyu, who was driving the jeep, turned around and asked Zhao Jun, who was sitting in the back seat, "Why isn't my uncle coming with us?"
When Zhao Jun and the others left, Zhao Youcai stayed behind, saying he wanted to wait until evening to go back with the commuter bus.
Before Zhao Jun could speak, Li Ruhai said, "What do you know? Our old man is sentimental and nostalgic; he can't forget the places where he used to work and fight."
After saying this, Li Ruhai patted his chest and said, "Just like me, every time I come to the venue, I have to take a look at the mailroom before entering the venue."
Upon hearing Li Ruhai's words, Li Baoyu and Zhao Jinhui, who were sitting in the front, and Zhao Jun and Wang Qiang, who were sitting in the back, all turned their heads to look out the window.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Li Ruhai continued, "Unlike some people, who never mention visiting the convoy when they come back. These people...forget their roots!"
"Go to hell..." Li Baoyu was furious upon hearing this and was about to curse, but he stopped himself in time.
"Li Ruhai!" Li Baoyu glanced back fiercely, and seeing Li Ruhai quickly hide next to Zhao Jun, Li Baoyu pointed at him and said, "You better not talk to me like that again, or I'll beat you up!"
Li Ruhai didn't dare to say anything at this point, while Li Baoyu continued, "And another thing, from now on, you start the conversation yourself. Did I ask you a question?"
……
Xinlengchang is not far from Yong'an Forest Farm; it only took half an hour to get there.
The car didn't stop in front of Xinlengchang, but instead headed east. There was a road to the east that led to the selective logging forest on the mountain.
Walk uphill for about 400 meters, and you'll find a large, flat, open area. This area, connected to the surrounding slopes, is about four or five acres in size.
This place is less than two miles from Xinlengchang. Whoever takes care of the pig farm here for Zhao Jun can look after Xinlengchang.
The path leading downhill from here is a firewood transport road built by the forestry farm, not a ditch or pond, which avoids flooding. Otherwise, the pig farm would turn into a fishpond during the rainy season.
In addition, there is a mountain stream on the side, and a canal can be dug to bring the water over for the wild boars to drink and graze on.
This small hill is called Acorn Hill. After last year's selective logging, the remaining Acorn trees are not large enough to be of high quality, but they still produce acorns every year, which can be used as food for wild boars.
With food, water, transportation, and safety all guaranteed, Zhao Jun and the others were very satisfied with the place.
At this moment, Zhao Jun stood on the slope with his hands behind his back, looking around. Wang Qiang was beside him, and behind him were Zhang Yuanmin, Li Baoyu, Xie Chen, Zhao Jinhui, and Li Ruhai.
This scene is somewhat reminiscent of Guan Yu's observation of Zengkouchuan from the mountain before he flooded the seven armies, with his generals following behind him. If Wang Qiang were holding a large sword at this moment, it would be even more similar.
"Hmm." Zhao Jun nodded, then gestured around and said, "If we're going to surround it, we'll plant a few pine trees around it as stakes."
"Brother." As soon as Zhao Jun finished speaking, Li Baoyu stepped forward and said with a smile, "You've really killed three birds with one stone!"
"Huh?" Zhao Jun was taken aback, and then he heard Li Baoyu say, "Firstly, pine trees bear pine cones, which wild boars can crack open themselves. Secondly, pine trees provide shade, so wild boars can lie down under the trees to cool off in the summer and avoid the snow in the winter."
At this point, Li Baoyu flipped his hand and made an OK sign, saying, "Thirdly, wild boars like to rub their shoulders against pine trees. There are no pine trees on this hill, so the wild boars might have to run away."
After saying this, Li Baoyu withdrew his hand, then clasped his hands in a fist salute to Zhao Jun and said, "That's why I say, brother, you are truly farsighted and have achieved three things at once."
As soon as Li Baoyu finished speaking, Xie Chen interrupted him, saying, "Brother Li, you're really good at exaggerating. Cooling off and sheltering from the snow? We're not going to stop building pigsties, so why would the pigs need to be outside to avoid the snow?"
Jie Chen's words silenced Li Baoyu. Li Ruhai, who had just offended Li Baoyu in the carriage, dared not say anything more and could only chuckle to himself.
"Sigh!" Zhang Yuanmin shook his head and muttered softly, "Zhao Gao, Zhang Rang, Huang Hao..."
Although Zhang Yuanmin's voice was soft, everyone around him heard it clearly. Zhao Jun couldn't understand it, while Li Baoyu turned around and glared at Zhang Yuanmin.
The group continued uphill to explore the upper part of the forest. The forest had been sparsely cleared, so the wild boars could come here to forage and play when they reached adulthood.
Wild boars raised from a young age retain their wild instincts, but in the mountainous environment, there is little human intervention. After being penned up for two years, wild boars, once released, naturally return to their natural habitat.
Especially for female wild boars, when they are in estrus, they can be released into the wild and will find wild mates on their own. Before giving birth, the female wild boar will return to the pen to give birth.
In Zhao Jun's previous life, there were people in the Yong'an forest area who raised second-generation wild boars in this way. This method saves on feed and labor; otherwise, feeding wild boars and even breeding them would be a major problem.
“Brother Jun, look.” At this moment, Jie Chen pointed to the fallen logs on the slope and said, “These fallen logs they left behind, let’s dig them out and we’ll make a pig trough.”
Zhao Jun nodded slightly in agreement. Then, the members of the Zhao family offered their suggestions for the Zhao family's pig farm.
After taking a stroll around the mountain and completing the necessary investigations, Zhao Jun led the group down the mountain and took a car to Xinlengchang.
There were no more harnesses left, so the entire area in front of the storage yard was empty. Zhao Jun and his group drove the car in and parked it in front of the cooks' shed.
As soon as the car stopped, Hu Dahai, who had been listening to the noise, came out.
"Hey!" Hu Dahai greeted Zhao Jun as he got out of the car, "Brother Zhao, you're here?"
"Uncle Hu..." The moment Zhao Jun opened his mouth, he suddenly realized that Zhao Youcai did not come along not because he was nostalgic or attached to the No. 1 canteen, but because he was afraid of running into Hu Dahai.
Back when Zhao Youcai dealt with Hu Dahai, he used the identity of Zhao Erdong. In this new village, there are old acquaintances of Zhao Youcai like Yang Shuqiu and Huang Gui. If Hu Dahai were to call him "Zhao Erdong," how could the face-conscious Zhao Youcai possibly live? He'd probably jump into the East Ditch that very day!
(End of this chapter)