Chapter 406 - 402: Waiting to Laugh at the Qingshan Team

If a team leader made a major mistake after taking office, they’d be replaced.

After this stunt Leng Yuan pulled, the Qingshan Team’s leader would probably be replaced next year.

Wang Aiguo gave a grim smile and turned to leave.

Another team leader nearby let out a jeer before leaving as well.

As for those who had sent their pigs over, they felt a bit awkward. They wanted to offer some words of comfort, but felt that anything they said would ring hollow, since they weren’t the ones facing the consequences.

In the end, feeling uncomfortable, they each gave a sheepish laugh and quickly left the meeting room.

Li Dashan was the last one out.

He patted Chen Beiguo’s shoulder.

Then, with a sigh, he too left.

He was usually good with words, but after everything that had happened today, he couldn’t find anything to say to comfort Chen Beiguo. It was the first time in his life he’d ever felt so awkward.

He didn’t even dare to look at Leng Yuan.

At this point, he was in no mood to get on Leng Yuan’s good side.

Qingshan Team could barely fend for itself, so he gave up on the idea of trying to get Leng Yuan to come to Li Jiawan.

After everyone had left.

Chen Beiguo finally turned to Leng Yuan.

"Leng Yuan, what in the world is going on? You can explain it to us now, can’t you?!"

It wasn’t that he insisted on clearing things up right here and now.

It was just that when he got back, he would have to give the villagers an explanation.

This time, Leng Yuan didn’t hide anything.

He told them about the white pigs.

"These pigs only need to be raised for half a year, and they get big—usually between 220 and 330 pounds."

"We’ll pick out eighty sows. I have a way to get some white boars for breeding. They’ll give birth to a lot of piglets, to say the least. As long as we raise them and sell them, how could our village not get rich?"

White pigs could grow to over 220 pounds in half a year, while black pigs, at their absolute best, only reached a little over 110 pounds in a whole year.

One of these pigs was worth two of the others. By that math, even raising pigs for someone else for free for half a year was a good deal!

Chen Beiguo couldn’t even begin to imagine how much money they could make from raising so many pigs. All he knew was that they were going to be rich.

Chen Beiguo’s mind was now filled with nothing but getting rich.

It wasn’t just him; Village Chief Xu and the accountant were the same.

’If what Leng Yuan said is all true, then there’s no way we can lose money.’

Leng Yuan instructed them.

"None of this is a sure thing yet, so don’t say a word to anyone. And remind everyone else to keep quiet, too. Otherwise, if word gets out, getting the boars will be trouble enough, not to mention other people might get the same idea."

With this kind of thing, the first person to try it makes the most money. The second one definitely won’t make as much as the first.

Their village was going to be the one to get the juiciest cut.

Chen Beiguo felt like he was floating, a goofy grin plastered on his face.

"Don’t you worry. My lips are sealed."

’He had a vague guess that Leng Yuan’s uncle would have to be the one to sort out the matter of the breeding boars.’

Chen Beiguo had been dejected during the meeting, but now, on his way back, he was practically floating with happiness.

Now that Leng Yuan had explained everything, the worries of Village Chief Xu and the accountant had lessened.

They were all incredibly excited.

Why was meat so expensive these days?

It was because there was too little of it.

The total amount allocated to their area was already small, and people in the County Town with ration tickets took more than half of it. Only a small portion was left for the farmers, and even then, they often couldn’t get any.

At the butcher’s, if you went even a little late, all that was left was offal and large bones—the stuff nobody wanted.

If the time and cost to raise pigs could be shortened, then eating pork would become a simple matter.

But a new problem arose.

"If we’re raising that many pigs, grain is going to be a huge problem."

Village Chief Xu took a sharp drag from his pipe, a shade of worry crossing his face.

He was the oldest among them and the most farsighted.

Those words were like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing the enthusiasm of Chen Beiguo and the accountant.