60s: I have a store

Chapter 356 Visit and Study
The old branch secretary soon received a notice from the security team saying that people from the commune were coming. He immediately put down his work and rushed to the village entrance, fearing that he would neglect the leaders from the commune.

The journey that originally took more than ten minutes was shortened to five minutes by the old branch secretary.

Arriving at the entrance of the village, the old branch secretary hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "Hello, comrade!"

"Hello, old Party Secretary!"

Lin Guohuai had heard of the old branch secretary of Zhoujiazhuang and Zhou Yimin before. The man in front of him was so respected by the villagers, he must be either Zhou Yimin or the old branch secretary.

It is obvious that in terms of age, only the old branch secretary meets the requirement.

"Comrade, do you have anything to pass down from the commune?" asked the old branch secretary.

"Old Party Secretary, you can just call me Xiao Lin."

"It's nothing serious, actually. Director Huang from the commune sent me here because he heard that the chickens raised in your village are big and good. He wanted to see if your breeding method can be promoted."

When the old branch secretary heard this, he realized it was about this matter.

In fact, the villagers of Zhoujiazhuang didn’t quite understand why the chickens raised this time were so good. It’s not just that the hatching rate was ridiculously high, but also that each chicken could be raised to such a big size.

However, I still thought that it was because of the feed given by Zhou Yimin. The method is still the same, the only difference is that one more type of feed was added.

He had strictly forbidden anyone from telling anyone about this matter, so he was not afraid that it would get out.

"Of course, Xiaolin, I'll take you there now."

After saying that, the old branch secretary brought Lin Guohuai to the chicken coop.

"This is where we raise chickens. There's nothing special about it."

Lin Guohuai looked over and didn't find anything special, but the place where eggs were hatched in the distance caught his attention: "Old Party Secretary, what is going on there?"

The old branch secretary looked in the direction of Lin Guohuai's finger and found that was the place where the chicks were hatched.

"That's the place Yimin built specifically to hatch chicks."

When Lin Guohuai heard this, he immediately became excited and asked, "Old Party Secretary, can I go and take a look?"

I’m afraid it’s some “secret” that cannot be known to others.

It is not surprising to have such an idea, otherwise it would not have been passed down to teach apprentices to starve their masters to death and keep some skills.

This proverb means that if a master withholds some key skills from his apprentice when imparting his craft, the apprentice may replace the master after learning the skills, causing the master to lose his job.

Therefore, "keeping a hand" is often used to describe holding back when imparting skills, in order to prevent the apprentice from taking away one's job after learning the skills.

The old branch secretary did not refuse: "Of course!"

This kind of thing is not complicated. Anyone who knows the business can make it by taking a quick look at it and understanding its structure and principles.

Lin Guohuai was a little surprised by the old branch secretary's generous attitude, but he still went over to take a look.

They soon arrived at the chick hatching room. They were a little surprised when they saw it from a distance, but they didn't expect that there was nothing outstanding when they looked at it up close. However, the hot water pipes inside caught Lin Guohuai's attention.

When I walked in and touched it, my hand was burned and I let go immediately.

It seems that the temperature of this chick hatchery is controlled by the temperature of hot water.

You have to know that for a hen to hatch chicks, the temperature must be guaranteed. Some "sensible" hens can stay motionless in the chicken coop for a long time, and only come out at regular times to drink water, eat and defecate.

Some hens that are not "sensible" will often come out to move around, so once the eggs get cold, they will all become bad eggs after repeated attempts. The success rate is not high. "I didn't expect such a simple thing, no one has made it before." Lin Guohuai muttered to himself.

As long as we promote this chick hatchery, this trip will not be in vain.

"Old Party Secretary, what is the hatching rate?"

This question immediately asked the old branch secretary.

"Xiao Lin, wait a moment. I'll go find someone who can answer your question."

After saying that, he went to find Zhou Zhiming.

Zhou Zhiming was working nearby.

After a while, the old branch secretary found me and said, "Zhiming, would you like to go somewhere with me?"

Zhou Zhiming nodded, then followed the old branch secretary to the chicken hatchery and saw a stranger standing in front of the door.

I guess this person is the reason why the old branch secretary asked me to come here!

The old branch secretary then introduced: "Xiao Lin, this is Zhou Zhiming, who is in charge of the chicken hatchery. If you have any questions, you can ask him. I am old and cannot keep up with the thinking of young people."

"Zhiming, this is the commune's livestock technician, Lin Guohuai."

"Hello, Technician Lin!" Zhou Zhiming greeted.

Lin Guohuai did not hesitate to ask directly: "Hello, Comrade Zhou Zhiming, I would like to ask, what is the success rate of this chick hatching room?"

"Generally speaking, it's over 90%." Zhou Zhiming did not hide it.

Lin Guohuai was surprised to hear that the success rate was so high. You have to know that the current success rate for hatching chicks is only about half.

"What is the temperature of this chick hatchery?"

In order to prevent him from forgetting, he took out a pen and paper to write down what Zhou Zhiming said.

Zhou Zhiming directly told Lin Guohuai what Zhou Yimin had told him at the beginning, and then told him verbatim.

"First, in the early stages, the temperature should be controlled at 38.5 degrees Celsius. At this stage, the embryo's metabolism is at a low level, and its own heat production is low, so a slightly higher temperature is needed to stimulate embryonic development."

"In the middle stage, the temperature is adjusted to 38 degrees Celsius. As the embryo develops, it can generate some heat by itself, so the temperature supplied by the outside world should be slightly lower than in the early stage."

"In the later stages, the temperature should be controlled at 37.3°C to 37.5°C. At this stage, the embryo enters a period of vigorous fat metabolism and needs to dissipate the heat generated in the body. Too high a temperature will hinder the dissipation of heat and may cause embryo poisoning or suffocation in the shell."

Lin Guohuai is like a student listening to a teacher's lecture. He is afraid of missing anything and has to take notes. It can only be said that a good memory is not as good as a bad pen. This saying still makes sense.

The old branch secretary had not expected that there were so many tricks involved in a small chicken hatchery. It seems that it makes sense to give more things to young people.

Otherwise, how could he remember so much information, let alone recite it verbatim like Zhou Zhiming did.

Lin Guohuai asked some questions from time to time, such as about the chick hatchery and other issues.

Zhou Zhiming was also very good at fighting. Although there were some things that Zhou Yimin had not taught him, he learned a lot through practice over this period of time.

Indeed, practice is the only criterion for testing success.

Otherwise, there are some people who are very good at talking on paper, but they are at a loss when it comes to practice.

(End of this chapter)