Reborn in a small mountain village in 1991

Chapter 75 My brother is my best choice

The last time the two met was before.

It takes an hour to walk from the Cheng family home to Xu family village, so Xu Chunsheng was quite surprised to see Cheng Runshu here.

"Ah, Brother Chunsheng."

"I'm planning to visit your farm. I heard someone say that there's a problem with your pig farm, that there are a lot of dead rats, but I'm sure there won't be any problems with your pig farm."

Cheng Runshu was also quite surprised to see Xu Chunshan and looked at him nervously.

Xu Chunsheng smiled and said some polite words: "Come on up, come sit at my house."

"The pig farm is fine; we just inspected it this morning."

Cheng Runshu sat down next to Xu Chunsheng and breathed a sigh of relief:

"It's good that everything's alright. Brother Chunsheng, you're so concerned about the pig farm, there can't be any problems. I think someone must have deliberately sabotaged it!"

After saying that, she became a little angry: "I don't know who is so despicable as to do such a heartless thing."

Seeing her puffed-up face, Xu Chunsheng comforted her and teased her:

"It's okay, don't be angry. You won't look pretty if you're angry. Besides, the pig farm hasn't suffered any losses."

Cheng Runshu blushed with embarrassment at his teasing and softly hummed in agreement: "I'll listen to Brother Chunsheng!"

After the two returned, there were fewer people in the courtyard, leaving only the uncle's family and a few relatives sitting in the main room chatting.

Everyone else has already gone home. Although it's not the busy season for farming, they still need to go back and do some work in their spare time, such as weaving a couple of baskets or twisting a couple of back straps.

After greeting the others, Xu Chunsheng and Cheng Runshu found a stool and sat down in the next room.

"Brother Chunsheng, Uncle Li's old sow in our village is for sale. She was just bred last year and gave birth to her first litter this spring. I thought you might need her, so I came to tell you."

Why would they sell it?

"Uncle Li was saying that his children are working in another city and have made money, so he wants to bring them over to enjoy their retirement and stop the old couple from working so hard farming and raising pigs."

Xu Chunsheng nodded and then asked:

"How much does he sell it for?"

"It's going to cost 1,700 because it's only been used for breeding once, but if you pay in full, we should be able to negotiate the price."

Xu Chunsheng was quite interested in this news. Firstly, free-range sows are fed mixed grains and leftovers, and they get more exercise, so their physical condition is usually better than that of pigs raised in pig farms.

Secondly, since the pig has only given birth to one litter, it is not only in good condition, but also has less wear and tear on its uterus and mammary glands, which confirms that the pig is indeed suitable for breeding.

Xu Chunsheng had long wanted to raise a few sows himself. He wasn't going to stop running his pig farm after two years, so raising breeding pigs was definitely something he had to do.

If you raise your own breeding pigs, you won't have to buy piglets at high prices every time.

Moreover, piglets bred by themselves do not pose a risk of disease transmission from imported piglets.

In general, it's more cost-effective to breed your own pigs. As long as the sows don't get sick and the piglets have a high survival rate, you can make a profit in a normal year.

We bought piglets in a hurry this year, and they were all castrated, so they couldn't be used as breeding pigs.

If you want to keep them for breeding, you can only wait for a new batch of piglets, and even if you buy them, they may not be able to be used as breeding pigs.

Because of the high requirements for breeding pigs, they must be piglets from the sow's first three litters, and they must also have a slender body, a strong frame, and thick, well-proportioned limbs.

The sow must have at least fourteen functional teats, arranged neatly, and there must be no blind teats or inverted teats.

Boars have large frames, broad chests, symmetrical and full testicles, and no cryptorchidism.

That's not enough; we also need to do a second selection, which is a troublesome task.

So when Xu Chunsheng heard that there were ready-made sows for sale, he was really tempted.

The two then talked about other things, asking Cheng Runshu whether his application to jointly run a pig farm had been approved and when he planned to start building the pig farm.

The two were still chatting when the aunt came over and asked:

"Runshu, come to my house and have some fun. You can stay at my place tonight."

Cheng Runshu called her name and then refused:

"Auntie, let's not go today. I'll go next time."

"I have to take the abacus certificate exam in a couple of days, so I need to go back and study to reinforce my knowledge."

Hearing Cheng Runshu's words, his aunt stopped insisting that he stay.

"Runshu has an exam coming up. Well, Auntie won't hold you back. You'll definitely pass. Find an accounting job; it'll be easy."

At that time, there was no unified accounting certificate, only an "accounting job certificate".

After studying, passing the exam to obtain a certificate of completion for adult education in a rural town, along with a level 5 abacus certificate and a simple interview, one can be accepted by businesses, wineries, and pig farms in the town.

With these two certificates, one can easily find a bookkeeping job in a factory, workshop, or farm.

This is much easier than digging for food in the fields every day.

After watching their aunt leave, Cheng Runshu said to Xu Chunsheng with a hint of apology:

"Brother Chunsheng, can you take me home? It's getting dark, and I'm a little scared to go home alone."

"Okay, I'll take you back. While you're at it, could you point out which house Uncle Li lives at? I'll go check it out another day."

Xu Chunsheng did not refuse.

On the way back, Xu Chunsheng took the initiative to ask Cheng Runshu:

"Runshu, once you receive your graduation certificate, could I borrow your books to take a look?"

Xu Chunsheng borrowed this book to make it easier for him to manage his finances in the future.

The two began to chat amidst the sputtering of the tricycle:

"Sure, brother. You can ask me if you have any questions. I hope this helps you."

After receiving her reply, Xu Chunsheng smiled:

"Then I won't stand on ceremony, Teacher Cheng."

Cheng Runshu's cheeks flushed as he was amused by the address "Teacher Cheng," and he pursed his lips.

"I hope my brother won't laugh at me then."

When they arrived at Laoshuijing Village, still some distance from Cheng Runshu's house, she gently patted Xu Chunsheng's arm:

"Brother, let's stop here for a moment."

Cheng Runshu pointed to a small bungalow and said:

"Look, that small house with a big tangerine tree next to it is Uncle Li's house. It's easy to spot."

"good!"

Xu Chunsheng nodded, looked around, and then continued driving forward.

At this moment, Cheng Runshu suddenly asked Xu Chunsheng, "Brother, actually, you are my best choice, but I don't know if I am also your best choice?"

Clang!

Xu Chunsheng suddenly slammed on the brakes.

"what!"

Cheng Runshu, who was behind him, leaned forward and almost fell over.

Are you alright?

"Brother, I'm fine."

"But, brother, I want to say that even if I'm not your best choice right now, it's okay. I will try my best to be your best choice!"

Xu Chunsheng was also completely shocked.

Little did he know that in this life, due to some changes, these things would happen between him and this little sister from his relative's family.