Mixed in 1980

Chapter 503 Dividing the Piglets

Uncle, second uncle? Upon seeing such comments again, Chen Yanyin was both amused and exasperated. Where did these uncles come from? Why don't you go ask Grandma if it's too late to give birth now?

Netizens are very curious.

Everyone wants to dig into the history of the Chen family, especially the "half-King of Hong Kong." I believe that in a couple of days, a group of internet celebrities will go to Hong Kong to find the answer.

This generates traffic.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Yanyin pinned the comment to the top and replied below: "In the 1960s, there were three girls who were like sisters and said they would marry the same man when they grew up."

Netizens were initially stunned, then found it unbelievable that Xu Jinqiu, Zeng Ali, and Zhao Yuanyuan were all married to the same man.
Moralists immediately came out to condemn it.

It's normal for people to criticize something that goes against mainstream social values, but not many people will take it seriously. Is that abnormal? Actually, it's quite normal.

It's even more common in Hong Kong.

No one in the Chen family cared. The family did charity work, but they didn't cultivate a saintly image. Chen Fan's reputation outside had always been bad; he was considered a ruthless person.

Good people are easily put on a pedestal, but ruthless people are not.

The most discussed topic online was not this, but how could Xu Jinqiu, Zeng Ali and Zhao Yuanyuan possibly marry the same man?
No one can deny that some women are willing to become mistresses for money, and many wealthy men have a bunch of women.

Are Xu, Zeng, and Zhao short of money?
Obviously, there is no shortage of funds. As everyone knows from CCTV's news, Xu Jinqiu has invested a lot of money in charity projects.

Zeng Ali and Zhao Yuanyuan are also big donors, donating hundreds of millions of yuan, which exceeds the entire wealth of most tycoons.

How could they do it willingly?
Just like Chen Yanyin said, she said she would marry the same person, and she really did? The only explanation is that Chen Fan is charming enough.

"Confident, arrogant, and domineering, to be honest, just looking at this video, Chen Fan is really charismatic, managing to subdue the Governor of Hong Kong and the British Ambassador."

"If there were a man like that, I would marry him too."

"Look at Chen Fan's attitude towards wealth in the video: 'We're working together, I can't be the only one to reap the benefits. You guys choose first, any part is fine.' How generous!"

"You think being called half the King of Hong Kong is just a boast?"

"Land, ports, telecommunications, electricity, gas—all are closely related to people's livelihoods, not to mention finance. He truly deserves the title of 'Half King of Hong Kong.'"

As Chen Yanyin predicted, several bloggers went to Hong Kong the next day to verify the information, and all they needed to do was interview older people to find out.

"Chen Sheng, of course he knows him. He's the most ruthless man in Hong Kong, half the king of Hong Kong. Back in Hong Kong, no one was afraid of him."

"In 83, we encountered kidnappers. We killed 6 of them, seriously injured 1, and 5 escaped. Mr. Chen said that there would be a reward of 200 million yuan for reporting one and a reward of 200 million yuan for catching one."

"They even told the police that if a gunfight broke out during the arrest and the police killed someone, it would leave them with psychological trauma. They would also give them 200 million yuan for psychological treatment if someone was killed."

"As a result, the police didn't arrest anyone, but killed them all, including the seriously injured robber. The police said he was trying to seize a gun and assault the police, so he was shot dead on the spot."

……

"In 1998, Mr. Chen was kidnapped. Ten kidnappers were killed on the spot, and two were captured. I heard that the two captured kidnappers also died not long after."

"And their families, according to tabloid reports, none of them have had a good ending."

……

"Chen Sheng is ruthless."

"When a reporter interviewed Liu Jianxiong back then, Liu Jianxiong cursed Mr. Chen a couple of times, which almost led to his bankruptcy. He was forced to publish an apology in the newspaper before the matter was settled."

"Later, they got along very well, and Liu Jianxiong made a fortune following Mr. Chen."

……

"Mr. Chan is a hero of Hong Kong. Many of his businesses were taken back from the British. Do you know Hang Seng Bank?"

"Back then, Mr. Chen forced the British to sell it to him for 1 Hong Kong dollar."

"HSBC and Standard Chartered were also bought from the British by Chen Sheng through financial warfare. After clearing the debts, they were sold to the government."

……

In the past, Chen Fan would never have allowed these messages to be released, but now he has no time to care about them. The security situation is better now, unlike before when it was so dangerous.

Let it spread, then.

As for netizens who saw these messages, they couldn't help but sigh: "No wonder the Fourth Princess said that her father liked to fight and argue."

"What a cruel person!"

"If he wasn't ruthless enough, he would have been killed long ago. He was shot twice by robbers, which shows how bad the security situation in Hong Kong was at the time."

"Which successful entrepreneur isn't ruthless?"

"That's true. What does it matter to us whether they're ruthless or not? They've used real money to build over 10,000 Hope Primary Schools and over 10,000 school buildings."

"I completed my university studies on Xu Jinqiu's scholarship, so I wholeheartedly support her!"

While the internet was in turmoil, Chen Yanche remained calm. No one in the village cared about these things; everyone was lining up to receive their piglets.

"Little girl, you're quite greedy."

Chen Yanche carried a large bamboo cage and had five piglets put into it: "Zhaodi, have you calculated how much you can earn by raising five pigs?"

Zhao Di nodded: "Aunt Qiao helped me calculate it. When it's bought back, live pigs are 8 yuan per jin. If they're raised to 250 jin, I can earn 2000 yuan." "Five pigs would be 10000 yuan."

“That’s quite a lot,” Chen Yanche laughed.

For native pigs, the purchase price of eight yuan is certainly not high, but the company's cooperation model is to provide feed, which already includes the cost in the price.

Excluding labor costs, earning 2000 yuan per pig is already considered a huge profit. Even the top pig farming companies only earn 500 to 600 yuan per pig, and when the market is bad, they may even lose money.

Chen Yanche's willingness to relinquish profits is partly for mutual benefit and partly because he has access to high-end sales channels, enabling him to sell local pork at good prices.

"Hey, Nier, I ordered 10 heads, did you order the right ones?" another older woman called out.

Qiao Yu replied, "Aunt Guifen, let's catch 5 heads first, and another 5 heads next month. The timing of their market release will be staggered, with a month's difference."

"Okay, whatever you say," the woman said.

"Guifen, you're really going to raise it?"

Zhang Cuihua sat not far away, took out a handful of sunflower seeds from her pocket: "Raising 10 pigs and earning 2 yuan a year, wouldn't that be a waste of time?"

"If we encounter African swine fever, we won't get anything."

Huang Guifen spat, "Zhang Cuihua, you're just a big mouth that only knows how to pour cold water on things. My family's pigs will definitely make money this year."

"Is 9 yuan too little? If you go out to work, you can only earn 3000 yuan a month. You would have to work for seven months. But if you raise pigs at home, they can be ready for market in nine months."

"If we raise some chickens and grow organic vegetables, we can earn tens of thousands of yuan a year."

“Your kid is out there earning 20 yuan, but his expenses are also high. He might not be able to save even tens of thousands of yuan a year. What are you bragging about?”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Cuihua threw away the melon seeds and her voice became shrill: "My child can earn 30 yuan a year, guaranteed regardless of drought or flood. Raising pigs is a completely different story."

"As the old saying goes, even with a fortune, nothing matters. I'm just trying to give you a friendly reminder, so you don't end up working for nothing all year."

"A few years ago, wasn't Da Pang raising pigs? Well, what happened? After the African swine fever outbreak, he lost everything and is now heavily in debt."

Upon hearing this, a middle-aged fat man who was 1.8 meters tall and weighed over 200 kilograms stepped forward and said: "I'll pay the money if I want to, what's it to you?"

"I not only want to raise them, but I want to raise many more."

As he spoke, he looked at Qiao Yu and said, "Ni'er, we made a promise, my pig farm is still there, it can raise 80 pigs, and there are piglets, right?"

Qiao Yu replied, "Same, in two batches. This batch will give you 40 heads, and next month you'll give me another 40. Uncle Pang, since you're raising so many, you'll have to be careful with disease prevention."

Zhang Dapang laughed and said, "Girl, don't worry. Whether we can turn things around depends on this year. From now on, these pigs are my life. If anything happens to the pigs, I'll compensate you with the people."

Qiao Yu laughed and said, "Uncle Fatty, don't joke around. Your fat body certainly doesn't smell as good as pork. Even if you compensate me, I still can't sell it."

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.

After distributing the piglets, Qiao Yu said, "The chicks will be delivered tomorrow. They'll still be here. Remember to come and pick them up."

After all the villagers had left, Chen Yanche flipped through the account book: "There are quite a few people raising pigs, is the manure disposal system working properly?"

"Don't worry, the treatment plant has already been built."

Qiao Yu stretched and explained, "Our main process is fermentation. We send the manure to the manure storage shed for composting and fermentation, which turns it into organic fertilizer."

"We can't damage the village's environment, so we hired workers to clean up the excrement every day, which also creates some jobs for the village."

"It's fine." Chen Yanche nodded slightly.

He closed the ledger and said, "What's the schedule for the other fourteen villages? Let's go see them one by one tomorrow."

"Tomorrow won't work, how about the day after tomorrow?"

Qiao Yu took the ledger and put it in her bag: "Tomorrow, not only will chicks be coming, but agricultural equipment such as tractors will also be arriving. I need to take a look."

"The day after tomorrow."

Chen Yanche twisted his neck: "Putting that aside, when I go back and take a shower and change my clothes, I feel like I smell like pig manure."

Qiao Yu laughed and said, "When dividing piglets, everyone smells bad. I told you not to come over, but you insisted on coming this way. You're just bored and have nothing better to do."

"I'm just bored." Chen Yanche rolled his eyes.

They don't need to go to the fields or do any work. Coming to the countryside is just to understand the overall operation of the project, and most of the time they are very relaxed.

I'd be bored to death if I didn't find something to do.

The next day, the truck delivering the chicks arrived, and Chen Yanche ran to help again. Zhao Di and her brother followed behind him, carrying a large bamboo cage to catch 50 chicks.

These are all chicks that have been hatched for about ten days. Each chick has a leg band with a number on it, so that they can be traced when sold.

"Thank you, Uncle Chen."

Zhao Di packed the chicks, her lips curving into a wide smile. These little hens can be ready for market in three months, and four batches can be raised a year.

"You greedy little devil, hurry back."

Chen Yanche rolled his eyes and was about to continue working when an employee came running up breathlessly: "President Chen, something bad has happened! Our car is blocked."

(End of this chapter)