Oh no! The leader's young wife is demanding a divorce every night!

Xiao Re nodded with a smile.

"Yes! This is my pig! It's a bit small, but it's quite cute. It doesn't run around, doesn't squeal, and doesn't poop everywhere. It also doesn't eat much. It's very well-behaved every day!"

Xiao Wen was so angry he vomited blood.

"You only raise one pig? Who's going to eat it all?"

"Eat?" Xiao Re blinked, feigning ignorance.

"I don't plan to eat pork. I keep it as a pet for fun."

Xiao Wen...

Instructor...

The masses...

Keeping pigs as pets? That's absurd.

Xiao Wen clutched his chest to prevent himself from vomiting blood.

"You don't eat pork. But our soldiers and officers need to. You only raise one pig; are you going to leave tens of thousands of soldiers starving?"

Xiao Re shrugged, looking completely indifferent.

"What does this have to do with me? The lease only states that the farm is for raising livestock, but it doesn't specify how many animals must be raised."

"If you want pork, go buy it yourselves! I only have this one piglet, and I'm not selling it!"

Xiao Wen pounded his chest, his face turning pale and then flushed, and he almost fainted from anger.

"It's several miles from here to the city. Where do you expect the canteen to buy it?"

"The military's livestock farms are there to provide meat supplies for the soldiers. In the past, our food was all supplied fresh from the slaughtered animals at the farms."

Xiao Re spoke in a light tone, with an indifferent attitude.

"I don't care, I don't sell pork!"

"I just need to ensure that the contract includes the animals to be raised and that the farm is kept clean and hygienic."

Suppressing his anger, Xiao Wen asked him earnestly.

"If you don't raise pigs and sell pork to us, how will you make money? There's a ready-made market, so you don't have to worry about selling. If you don't focus on building your business, isn't investing in such high rent just a pure loss?"

Xiao Re raised an eyebrow, his face completely unconcerned.

"So what if I lose money? I wasn't planning on making money from this anyway. Do I look like the kind of person who would raise pigs or chickens?"

"Then why did you contract this farm? It's 1,200 yuan, that's three to five years' income for an average family, and you're just throwing it away like a fool?"

Xiao chuckled and frankly confessed.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm raising a pig. I'm bored in the army, so I keep a pet for fun. Can't I hire a pig farmer to come and keep me entertained?"

boom--

Now everyone understood. Xiao Re had never contracted this farm to make money raising pigs.

He just wanted to use the livestock worker position to get someone in to keep him company.

Some old lady slapped her thigh, feeling sorry and regretful.

"My goodness, Commander Lu's wife is such a spendthrift!"

"That's a full 1,200 yuan! Wouldn't it be better to use that to buy pork?"

Xiao was neither annoyed nor angry, and asked the question calmly and frankly.

"Distinguished leaders and fellow citizens, is the hygiene of my farm up to standard? Does it have any fishy or unpleasant odors? Are there any safety hazards?"

"If there are no other problems, my farmhands and I are about to get to work. This inspection has taken up so much time, and my piglets are hungry."

Xiao Wen and the other section chiefs, clerks, and instructors looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

Once the farm is contracted out, the farm owner has the final say.

Indeed, the contract did not specify the exact size of the livestock to be raised.

The reason there are no regulations is to give tenants the most room to maneuver, to let them support more businesses and earn more, and not to restrict the number of businesses they can operate on.

After all, who wouldn't want to earn more?

Who would have thought that Xiao Re would act unpredictably? She found a loophole and raised this pig.

I can't find the slightest fault.

What's going on with the meat procurement for the troops now? We can't expect the quartermaster to ride a bicycle from the city every day and bring back a whole pig, can we?

This is a huge problem.

Why did Commander Lu's wife, who keeps quiet all the time, create such a difficult problem for the production brigade?

Xiao Wenchou was so worried that his head was about to explode.

Just a few days ago, he was smugly pleased with himself for renting the farm for an exorbitant amount, and was even preparing to report it and claim credit.

Now, the farm only has one pig. If they report this to the authorities, they'll be in big trouble.

There's no other way; we can only discuss this with Commander Lu!

Lu Yanzheng was inspecting military affairs at the camp training ground when a guard suddenly rushed over to report.

"Commander Lu, Section Chief Zhao from the Logistics Barracks, Captain Xiao from the Production and Breeding Brigade, Instructor Tang, the Quartermaster of the Canteen, and Director Zhang Rong from the Logistics Department have all come to see you."

Lu Yanzheng was puzzled. This was a combat training team, completely unrelated to the logistics and production departments. What were they doing here?

"Please let them in!"

Xiao Wen and his group stepped inside, each with a worried expression and a heart full of resentment. As if announcing a bad day, they immediately began to wail and complain.

"Commander Lu, please, help us, please control your wife!"

"She...she...she...she only raised one pig, what are we going to do?"

Lu Yanzheng was completely confused and had no idea what had happened.

"What's wrong with my wife? What trouble has she gotten into this time?"

"She didn't cause any trouble, she's just...too...too reckless." Xiao Wen scratched his head, not knowing how to describe it.

He nudged Zhao Dajun, who was standing next to him.

"Section Chief Zhao, you speak."

Zhao Dajun was also at a loss for words. He looked at Lu Yanzheng with a wry smile, organized his thoughts, and stated them concisely.

"Commander Lu, your wife, Comrade Xiao Re, contracted the production brigade's livestock farm, right? Today, our inspection team went to conduct an inspection and found a problem. Our unit's livestock farm is so big, but she only raises one pig."

"So, what should we do?"

Lu Yanzheng picked up his enamel mug and slowly took a sip of water, his expression calm and composed.

"Oh! Did you go for a check-up today? Did they find any problems? Did she violate any laws, regulations, or rules?"

No, not at all!

Zhao Dajun looked anxious; he felt that Lu Yanzheng might not have understood the crux of the problem. He emphasized it again.

"Commander, she only raises one pig. Where will the pork come from in the future? She... she said she contracted this farm just for fun. Aren't you going to do anything about it?"

Lu Yanzheng knew from the beginning that she was just for fun. It wasn't until Yang Erni arrived that he understood this little woman's purpose.

She didn't want to do anything; she just wanted a playmate.

He glanced at Zhang Rong, who was standing beside him with his head down and eyes lowered, with a playful look, and said something amusingly.

"Manage? How?"

"My wife was ambitious and wanted to find a job. When she asked you all to assign her a position, you were all so reluctant. Now that she's bored and has found something to do herself, what can I say?"

"Can I keep her tied to my belt every day? Or can I bring her to work at the training camp?"

Zhang Rong hung his head, his face full of shame, speechless and unable to utter a single word in rebuttal.

I was so annoyed I was practically kicking myself.

If only I hadn't made things difficult for Xiao Re in the first place, and had just given her a random job, even if she slacked off every day and let her cheat and shirk her duties, it would have been better than this huge mess she's made now.

"Commander Lu, it's such a big farm, it's a real waste not to raise anything there. Besides, aren't you worried about the rent?"

"What waste of resources? It's her rented space, she can do whatever she wants with it. It's her money, she can spend it however she wants. I still owe her a ton of money. It's none of my business."