1968: Started from breeding

Chapter 193 Don’t do this to me! It’s like you’re sending me away!
Before the morning light, a modified transport truck was parked in a muddy area not far from the pig farm.

Three big fat black pigs were driven forward by bamboo poles and guided towards the car little by little.

Compared with the previous one, this transport truck has been modified beyond recognition, with long iron pipes welded on both sides of the truck bed.

The outer layer was tied with a thick straw mat, and the inner layer was wrapped with a yellowed quilt.

It was like a bulky cotton jacket wrapped around the iron carriage.

Even the top of the truck bed was propped up with some leftover plastic film from building the greenhouse, forming a simple carriage.

This will not delay the sunlight exposure and can also ensure the temperature in the truck bed.

When the tail of the last big black pig swept across the baffle inside the carriage, the breeder Xiao Zhou immediately erected the baffle and snapped the iron pin on it - "Click!"

The baffle reinforced with triangular iron was completely locked, dividing the entire carriage into two.

The entire herd of pigs was startled by the noise and started running around in the unfamiliar compartment, causing the quilt-wrapped walls of the carriage to be dented and bulged.

Su Wenchen wrapped himself in his military coat and spoke to the two people in the truck.

"Master Fan, I'm sorry to trouble you for a while. You'll probably have to sleep smelling pig manure every day."

While Su Wenchen was speaking, the rustling sound of a quilt rubbing against each other came from the back of the truck bed. Vanderfu was stuffing the rolled-up quilt into a small, isolated area at the back of the truck bed.

After hearing this, he stretched his head to push aside the straw curtain behind him.

He said while looking at Su Wenchen with a smile.

"Director Su, don't be polite. With this thick quilt, you won't freeze even without a roof."

"In the winter of 1957, it was below zero outside, and we squeezed in the coal truck with mules for half a month."

"The conditions there were much worse than this. There were no quilts or anything like that in the carriage at that time. I just had a straw mat and I hugged the mule to keep warm the whole time."

As he said this, he patted the two thick quilts beside him.

“The conditions are much better now than before.”

Su Wenchen also nodded in agreement.

"The country is developing. I believe our conditions will be better in ten years."

"Maybe we won't have to transport breeding pigs over long distances to borrow seeds then."

"We can directly extract sperm artificially, store it in a special refrigerator, and then ship it directly to farms across the country by train or plane!"

Hearing Su Wenchen's words, Fan Defu showed a look of fear.

"Director, we dare not talk about artificial insemination! I heard that some farms in the Northeast are strongly criticizing artificial insemination."

"Say this is what."

"We'd better be cautious. Let's wait for the higher-ups to make a decision and then see whether we will participate or not!"

As he spoke, a look of longing appeared on his face.

"But if it really develops to that point, it will save a lot of effort."

Su Wenchen knew what Fan Defu was thinking.

Obviously, artificial sperm extraction technology already existed at this time, but it was limited by freezing technology and preservation fluid technology.

Long-distance transport is now basically impossible.

Of course, there are also a series of practical factors that restrict the development of this technology.

But in the end, the voice of the people's need to eat meat prevailed over everything.

The large-scale promotion of white pigs in the 1980s was also closely related to the development of artificial insemination technology.

Otherwise, the pigs would have to be driven to mate with each other all the time, which is obviously not as efficient as directly extracting semen artificially and transporting it to breeding farms in various places.

Just looking at Su Wenchen's trip, we can know how high the cost of this method of borrowing seeds is. If he were not the top leader, such a thing might not even be promoted.

Su Wenchen tightened his military coat.

His hand unconsciously touched his chest, where was the cash that Jiang Li had sewed into the lining for him overnight.

Of course, before leaving, his mother also gave him a pair of special underwear.

In his mother's words, it's best if you don't have to use it, but if something unexpected happens, it's better to have money in hand than not.

Originally, Su's father wanted to give Su Wenchen his collection of small pistols.

But he didn't want it, because they now have their own weapons in the field.

Nowadays, whenever you go on a long-distance trip, you will basically carry weapons just in case.

After all, although people are not allowed to move freely in this era, it does not mean that it is necessarily safe.

In this day and age, running long distances is somewhat dangerous.

Especially for people like Su Wenchen who don't often travel long distances, they have no experience about which route to take or where to stop and rest.

This is not like the future where one navigation system can solve everything.

Even with navigation, sometimes you can end up in a dead end in unfamiliar places, not to mention that now you have to rely on a paper map and the routes you inquire about.

Accidents are basically inevitable.

After a moment, Hou Guozhong also walked over hurriedly.

"Manager, the feed you specially prepared a few days ago has been bagged and can be loaded onto the truck now."

Then he looked up at the rather gloomy sky with some hesitation. "Captain, how about we wait a few more days before leaving?"

"Looking at the weather, I'm afraid it's going to snow in the next few days!"

Su Wenchen looked up at the sky.

"No need to wait. It's been gloomy these past few days. They said there would be snow, but it hasn't come yet. If we leave earlier, we might have already left the provincial border!"

"And we have deliberately waited until after the Qingming Festival. Now the temperature is starting to rise slowly. Who knows if the snow will still fall."

In addition, Su Wenchen is also skeptical about the accuracy of weather forecasts in this era.

After hearing what Su Wenchen said, Hou Guozhong thought about it and said.

"Captain, how about I go with you? You don't have to go! This journey is quite tiring."

Su Wenchen waved his hand.

"Okay, Old Hou, why are you still being sentimental? Take care of the chickens and I'll be back soon."

Su Wenchen shouted towards the front of the car.

"Lao Zhao, drive the car to the mixing warehouse and ask them to move all the special feed I prepared earlier. We are ready to set off."

Hearing Su Wenchen's words, a middle-aged man's head popped out of the car window, with a long scar slanting across his eye.

At first glance, it looked like a centipede was lying on his face.

"Okay, Chief! Do you want to get in the car?"

Su Wenchen spoke directly to Hou Guozhong.

"Lao Hou, go and do your thing! I'm going to go to the silo first. I have to watch them move the materials up, otherwise I won't be at ease."

After saying that, he lifted his thick coat and climbed onto the passenger seat of the truck nimbly.

Soon, after Su Wenchen finished checking all the bags, they were moved into the car and placed together with some other supplies.

Seeing that everything was ready, Su Wenchen patted the truck bed.

"Master Fan, are you and Xiao Zhou ready? If there is no problem, we will set off. You two will have to work hard later!"

Hearing Su Wenchen's words.

Vanderford, who was lying comfortably in the truck bed, spoke directly.

"It's not hard for the two of us. You don't know how comfortable it is in here. There are two layers of straw and a layer of cotton blanket, and a thick quilt on top. It's very comfortable!"

Xiao Zhou, a pig breeder who also feeds pigs on the farm, immediately spoke up.

"Captain, it's really comfortable in here. Why don't you come in too? It's much better than sitting in the front."

When Su Wenchen heard this, he actually believed it. Maybe apart from the smell, the other seats were much more comfortable than the passenger seat.

Especially after the car started moving, I covered myself with a thick quilt inside and listened to the whistling wind outside.

It’s much more comfortable than sitting in the passenger seat with the passenger swaying.

So he said it directly.

"I would like to go in, but someone should be in the passenger seat to help Lao Zhao observe the road and take over from him. After leaving the province, we need to slowly inquire about the specific road to take."

Now Su Wenchen really wishes he had a navigation system, because the roads in this era are not as well-connected as those later on. There are no expressways and you can just go all the way to the national highway.

Although they will try their best to take the well-maintained national highways, they will inevitably have to pass through various provincial and county roads, and may even have to pass through some commune dirt roads.

After hearing Su Wenchen's words, Xiao Zhou immediately spoke.

"How about I go to the passenger seat and help Master Zhao watch the road?"

Su Wenchen raised his hand.

"Okay, just stay in the carriage! I asked you to come here to comfort the breeding pigs. Your job is to take good care of the pigs. You don't have to worry about anything else."

Apparently, Su Wenchen asked Xiao Zhou, the breeder who had been feeding these pigs, to follow him in order to calm the emotions of the breeding pigs in the car.

After all, compared with other people, the breeder who delivers food to them every day is more familiar to the pigs.

Even if a situation arises, it will be more effective if he can comfort the person.

After all, most creatures will not be hostile to people who keep feeding them.

After a final check, no mistakes were found.

Su Wenchen let Lao Zhao drive.

"boom--!"

Accompanied by the roar of the engine.

The car started slowly.

However, when he walked to the main road of the field, Su Wenchen found that several leaders of the field were standing at the door, freezing cold, ready to see him off.

Su Wenchen opened the window directly, stretched out his hand and waved it, then said unhappily.

"Don't do this to me! It's like you're sending me away! I'll be back soon. It's not like I won't come back."

"Let's go back quickly!"

After hearing Su Wenchen's words, several people couldn't help but smile bitterly.

(End of this chapter)