Ordinary people's rice bowl

Chapter 35
During the festive Spring Festival, it was rare for Tian Cheng to have a moment of leisure. In the past two days, everyone was busy celebrating the New Year, and he was busy working in the pigsty by himself, with dozens of pig mouths waiting for him to feed three meals a day!Tiancheng's daughter-in-law, Lianying, suffered from asthma in her early years and was unable to do heavy physical work. Sometimes she would suffer from panting for a while when she arrived in the pigsty. The advice given by the doctor was to rest more. At the back of the house, since his two children are young, he does all the field work alone. Thanks to the help of people in the village, he was able to solve his urgent needs.

Suffering for several days made his waist sore and his legs ache. When he sat down, he suddenly thought of an old saying, "He who works with his mind will rule others, and he who works hard will rule others". He suddenly felt that this statement was very reasonable. Those who work hard, but if they want to become hard-working people, they must be leaders and guide everyone to do it.Everyone understands this most obvious truth, but how can we do it?He stared blankly at the fat pigs vying for food in the pen, and as if thinking of something, he went to the cabin and opened the drawer, took out his small diary and wrote the following paragraph:

The current key to making money is the market. Take this year’s pork price as an example. The price is more than ten cents higher than last year. Naturally, raising pigs makes money. If the price of pork does not grow but falls, then this year’s pig raising will lose money. Is it?So the market price is the key to how much money you can make.

After finishing writing, he fell into deep thought. He felt more and more that the market is indeed a good thing. If there is no Bu San to help slaughter and sell, he really doesn't know how to sell the pork and offal in the future?It seems that if you want to achieve great things, you must study the market, and the market is the direction to make big money.

Although there is a custom in the countryside that "the first month is the year", it is just a greeting from people. As soon as the first day of the new year is over, the year is far away from you, and you have to wait for more than three hundred days to come to you. So for rural people, farm work quietly begins just after the first day of the first lunar month.

The honest and honest Zhao Yimin, who helped get sweets before the festival, knocked on Tiancheng's door early in the morning of the second day of junior high school.

"Brother Tiancheng, there is nothing wrong with my family after the Chinese New Year. You need someone to raise so many pigs, don't you? See if I can help you in the pigsty for a long time this year. Give more or less, just as you see." Zhong!" This Zhao Yimin is over 60 years old this year. Before liberation, he herded cattle in the landlord's home, and later became a long-term worker in the landlord's home. After liberation, because he couldn't afford a wife, he went to Xiaowangzhuang to be the son-in-law of the Li family. He never does anything adulterated. As long as the villagers need help, everyone thinks of him first and nicknames him "Silly Old Zhao".

Tian Cheng, who was so busy that his waist was sore and his legs ached, saw that "Silly Old Zhao" came to his door for help, so he was naturally very happy, and said politely to his face: "Look, I really need someone who can help me." I’m really busy with all the work I’ve been doing all day long, and things in the village are sometimes tricky, so if you come to me, I won’t treat you badly!”

Old Zhao was naturally very happy. Hearing what Tian Cheng said, he immediately said: "That's, that's, you see, from today on, I'll be here to help you!"

"Okay, this is the key. You go to the pigsty at noon to see what to do. Anyway, you are familiar with how to do it last year!" Tian Cheng said as he untied the key tied with a red string from his waistband, and handed it to Old Zhao. .

Old Zhao went out, Tian Cheng greeted his daughter-in-law: "When I go back to my natal home today, you see I am worried about how to feed the pigs? No one came to rescue us, today I just go back to my natal home with you."

Tian Cheng accompanied his wife back to her natal home today because he wanted to meet his two Qiaos - Xu Yidao.He thought about having more things to discuss with his two Joes.In terms of age, Xu Yidao is three years younger than him, but this Xu Yidao is also a man of culture. He did not go to university after graduating from high school. Back then, he recruited a worker to work at a food station. Although he was only a temporary worker, he He works with gusto and is exquisite and unique in the slaughter line. Although he is not as good as Paodingjieniu, he has become a well-known expert in the county, and he once won the championship in the city's butchering competition. Since then, he has changed completely , became a contract worker, and became a person who ate the state's imperial food.This was a good thing that many people dreamed of back then. Because of the champion, the county food company wanted to transfer him to work in the county, but because the commune food station was unwilling to let him go, so they stayed.The idea of ​​building a pigsty originated from Xu Yidao. Judging from his help with the slaughter before the Spring Festival, raising pigs is really inseparable from Xu Yidao.

It is more than ten miles from Xiaowangzhuang to Liji Village where Tiancheng's father-in-law lives. It is more convenient to come and go, and visiting relatives has naturally become a common occurrence. I haven't visited the old man's house for a month. During the period, when the old man came to the house, he went to the town for a meeting, and he didn't see the old man.

Today, when I take my wife and children to visit relatives, the means of transportation has naturally become a problem. There is only one dilapidated bicycle at home, and there is a child sitting in front of it, and there is another child who cannot get on the bike. The child ran by himself!

Tian Cheng discussed with his wife: "Let's leave our son at home and let him have dinner at our brother's house at noon. Next time we have a chance, we will take him to see his grandma alone!"

Lianying was naturally a little reluctant, but there was no better way, a bicycle could only take the two of them, the daughter sat on the front beam, and she sat on the back seat, how could she take her son with her?
"Discuss with Xiao Liang, he hasn't been to grandma's house for some days!" Lian Ying said while looking at Tian Cheng with beseeching eyes.

Tian Cheng nodded knowingly, went back to the house, and said to his son who was lying on his stomach doing his homework at the table: "Today we are going to visit relatives, and we can't take you with us. Why don't you go to your grandfather's house for dinner at noon?"

"I can cook rice soup myself!" The son replied without looking up.

The son is sensible, and his tone is like a little adult.His son's baby name was Xiaojian, and his son was Yunliang. When he was born, Tian Cheng happened to hear the news on his way to the commune to transport grain, so Tian Cheng took advantage of the situation and named his son "Yunliang".This year, he is in the fifth grade of elementary school, and he is also Lao Mu's favorite student in the school. His academic performance ranks first in the class. Regarding his son's study, Tian Cheng is not as eager as Lao Mu to hope that his son will become a success, but adopts the mentality of letting nature take its course. When I think about it, I didn’t pass the high school entrance examination and worked as a farmer at home after school. Wouldn’t it be just as good?Why bother to ask children to go to college?It is not what parents think if they fail to pass the exam.Because of this, Tian Cheng never asked much about the children's studies. Apart from the village affairs, what he thought and asked was what he should do and what he should not do at the moment. Only by taking good care of himself can he take good care of the family and the world. Village, to help his relatives and neighbors, this is what a village accountant wants to do.

As soon as she entered her natal family's village, Lianying got out of the car and hurriedly greeted her natal family members standing by the roadside. Tian Cheng did not neglect her, got out of the car, hugged her daughter Xiaoni out of the car, and handed cigarettes to those natal family members who should be handing cigarettes Yan, who should be called uncle is called uncle. When I went outside the gate of my father-in-law, I saw Xu Yidao standing in the yard. I saw him holding a kitchen knife in his right hand, and a rooster with blood on its neck was flapping on the ground. .

"Big sister is here!" the sharp-eyed little girl shouted in the courtyard. "

Hearing the second sister's greeting, the brother-in-law Ren Ligong who was reading in the house ran out: "Brother-in-law, I was wondering why you didn't come?" The brother-in-law Tian Cheng was the precious son of the old man in his 40s. When Tian Cheng got married, this brother-in-law was still a child, and now he is in high school.Before Tian Cheng could speak, Xu Yidao, who killed the chicken over there, shouted to Tian Cheng: "Brother, look, I knew you were here, so I will kill the chicken for you!"

"Thank you brother, let's see what I brought here!" Tian Cheng responded by pointing to the bamboo basket tied on the back seat of the bicycle.

The bamboo basket was covered with a towel, Xu Yidao only glanced at it, saw nothing, and said with a smile, "A towel, a bamboo basket, what's the deal!"

Tian Cheng smiled, and conveniently removed the towel from the bamboo basket, and a cooked pig's head appeared in front of everyone.

"This food is good. It's very rich at noon! I thought you would bring more delicious food for everyone!" Xu Yidao continued to tease.

"Also, there's a big bastard at the bottom!" Tian Cheng said, and motioned Lianying to lift the pig's head on it. When Lianying lifted the pig's head, there was a wooden board underneath. Tian Cheng took the wooden board away, and a fresh turtle was frightened. Pulled his head back.

Everyone was amused by the turtle's movement, and the younger sister immediately ran over to help untie the bamboo basket.

Hearing the laughter in the courtyard, Ren Fanping, who was sitting in the main room drinking tea, greeted him. This old man was over [-] years old, and his body was very strong. By chance, when the devil entered the village, he led the way for the Eighth Route Army. Back then, he was also a strong man, and he always wanted to join the Eighth Route Army. Because there was only one seedling in the family, his parents firmly disagreed, and he was closely guarded. He sneaked out and was chased back by his parents, so he failed to do so.According to the old father-in-law, "If I joined the Eighth Route Army back then, with my own culture and courage, I would at least have become a leader, but fate is hard to break. If I didn't become a soldier, I could only face the loess at home and turn my back to the sky!"

"Tian Cheng is here, everyone is here! Let the sisters prepare the meals, and we'll drink tea and talk in the house!" While talking, he waved his hands to signal Tian Cheng and Xu Yidao to enter the room.

"This year's situation is really not bad for our family. The crops in the field seem to have little to do with us. Anyway, there are only a few acres of Susukida. I heard that the pigs you raise can make a small fortune!" the old man said. Looking at Tian Cheng, he said.

"Where did you make any money, you just saw a profit, and you didn't make any money. It's all thanks to Brother Xu!" Tian Cheng smiled and said modestly.

"Don't say it, it's your own credit. Anyway, I just helped a little." Xu Yidao quickly added.

"Look, look, you're still so polite!" Ren Fanping stared at the two of them and said.

"I'm not being polite. I always feel that these dozens of pigs can't make much money. The price of pork has risen a lot this year, otherwise it's hard to tell whether it will be a profit or a loss!" Tian Cheng said bluntly.

"That's right. Originally, I only thought about raising pigs, and didn't think about selling them. This year, the country released a document to liberalize the price of meat, which played a big role. Therefore, the increase in meat prices is naturally beneficial to raising pigs. What will happen in the coming year? What's the matter?" Not allowed?" Xu Yidao knew in his heart that without Bu San's participation, even Tian Cheng's less than twenty pigs that should be slaughtered would not know how to sell them at a good price?
"I was thinking about this issue before I came here. You see, this year, as you said, the national policy is to liberalize the price of meat. If it is not liberalized, I will not make much money. The next step is to liberalize the price. Is the country no longer Take care of it!" Tian Cheng was a little puzzled.

"It's hard to say what's next, but if we talk about a market economy, it depends on the market. To give a simple example, just like the jujube trees planted in our family, there are different years. In the new year, the jujube harvest is abundant, and the harvest is more. Naturally, the market provides a lot of jujubes. If the sales channels do not increase, the market will be saturated, and the price will not rise, but will fall. If the jujubes meet a small year, the price will naturally be optimistic, and the jujubes in our hands will naturally earn more. Money, that’s what the market dictates!” Xu Yidao had drank ink for a few years and ate the state’s royal food, so what he said was really consistent.

These words are exactly what Tian Cheng thinks about, the market is the key, and only by grasping the market well can he make money, this is the fundamental problem.So he took it over and said: "I'm also thinking about this question. The price of pork this year is optimistic, but it doesn't mean that it will be good in the next year. Maybe there will be more pigs. If the price goes down, you won't be able to make a lot of money raising pigs. It's a waste of work." !"

"Yes, yes!" The father-in-law Ren Fanping nodded affirmatively.

"It seems that the two of you have really started a business at your doorstep, and you really speak the truth!"

"These are national policies. The country wants us to be rich. The rest is how we do things. If we continue to wait for the division of labor in the team as before, then we can only stay poor!" Tian Cheng took the old man's words. Said.

"So if you really want to get rich, you have to start thinking about market issues like you did. Just like the jujube tree just mentioned, there will be big and small years. Pigs can make money in the big year, and how should we deal with it in the small year?" Xu Yidao There was a question mark.

"I will raise more in the new year and less in the younger year, but this is difficult to grasp, so I have been thinking about this question. If there is a surplus of meat, if it cannot be sold, will it be the same as the current political textbook said? How about pouring the milk into the river?" Tian Cheng frowned and raised his own doubts.

"Have you ever considered that there is a clear difference between pigs and jujubes. The cycle of raising pigs is calculated on a yearly basis. They are slaughtered every year and will be renewed every year, but jujubes can't be hung in a year, so this pig The market should be easier to grasp than jujube. Think about it, if the price is high this year, the harbinger of the next year's price is that everyone is scrambling to raise it. Then when everyone is scrambling to raise it, the price of piglets must be high, because piglets are not like jujube trees. It can only be achieved by relying on the side sows to give birth!" Xu Yidao's analysis is very insightful.

"Yes, it seems that you are not only the butcher in the slaughterhouse, but also Lu Buwei in the market." Tian Cheng had a deeper understanding of the two Qiaos in front of him. In his eyes, the two Qiaos had always been just a master butcher. , I didn't expect that he had his own theory about making money.

"This year's focus is not on breeding, but on raising piglets. If you raise a few more sows, you will take the opportunity to make money!" Tian Cheng said in conclusion.

"Look, look, what's going on here? You two need to discuss this issue carefully. Let's talk about everyday things with me today!" Obviously, the old man was not interested in the topic of the two of them, so he changed his mind. Topics, no longer discuss those issues in the market.

In the latter part, Tian Cheng seemed to be just talking nonsense with his father-in-law. After all, he was casually chatting about family matters and happy things, so he couldn't leave a few words. When he got home, he opened his little diary and pondered over the market. Question, write another paragraph:
This year's rise in the pork market price will inevitably cause everyone to scramble to raise them, and the piglets will be in short supply. Then I will feed more sows and bring in more piglets to sell, and I will definitely earn the money I deserve!

(End of this chapter)