dognovel Chapter 79 They've Got Something On Us
Chapter 79 They've Got Something On Us
Since the last "rumor-busting rally," villagers have started bringing loads of pig feed to sell to Xu Chunsheng's family again.
The only change was that the place for collecting pig feed was moved from the pig farm to their own home, and a shed was specially built in the yard to temporarily store the dry hay.
After neatly stacking the hay, before it got completely dark, Xu Chunsheng went to the thatched hut, lured the old sow out of her pen, and let her wander around the yard.
After Xu Chunsheng lured the sow out, Yaomei offered to help:
"Second brother, I'll go get some pig feed for it!"
Xu Chunsheng nodded to his youngest sister and said with a smile:
"Then carry them in smaller amounts at a time, so they don't fall."
"good!"
After readily agreeing, the youngest sister went straight to the thatched hut, picked up some pig feed, and placed it under the persimmon tree.
Xu Chunsheng also brought a basin, filled it with some water, and mixed in some cornmeal for the old sow to eat after she finished her walk.
The old sow that we bought has been living in the Xu family's thatched hut for more than a week and has gradually adapted to the environment.
As for why they are not fed at the pig farm, one reason is that pregnant sows are prone to stress, and the other is that the sow is now in the mid-to-late stages of pregnancy and needs someone to take care of her at all times.
This old sow is more than two months pregnant and needs to be let out to exercise for one or two hours every day.
In the scorching summer sun, you must choose a time when there is still a cool breeze in the early morning or when the heat dissipates in the evening to lead it to a flat open space. During this time, be careful not to frighten it. Give it some pig feed, water and food, and let it wander around slowly on its own.
Appropriate walking can help loosen muscles and bones, prevent indigestion, and keep body at a moderate weight, thus making childbirth smoother.
The brother and sister squatted together a short distance away, watching the old sow wander around the yard eating.
Xu Chunsheng held a tattered palm-leaf fan and fanned the two of them intermittently to dispel the heat of the night.
The youngest sister, chin in hand, was engrossed in watching, her eyes following the old sow as she moved around the yard. She asked softly:
"Second brother, how much longer until this pig gives birth to piglets?"
Xu Chunsheng turned the fan and looked towards the old sow:
"There's still a little over a month left, and the piglets will be born in August."
The youngest sister nodded seriously:
"Okay, so Third Brother will see the piglets when he comes home for vacation, right?"
"Yes, I can see you. Little sister, let's count them later to see how many piglets there are, okay?"
The brother and sister chatted casually, and the clouds on the horizon gradually changed from yellow to a gentle red, casting a soft glow on them.
The courtyard was quiet, with only the occasional grunts of the old sow, and the chirping of cicadas and birds.
Xu Chunsheng slowly fanned himself with the tattered palm-leaf fan, which brought a slight coolness with the evening breeze, but he felt no pleasure whatsoever.
His gaze unconsciously swept towards the end of the village, and he thought of Qian Junwei's matter again.
Nowadays, at the pig farm, there's always someone in the family there, day or night, to keep an eye on the pigsty.
Because of the policy that allowed pig farming to resume this year, more people are buying piglets, and the local supply of piglets cannot meet the demand. As a result, more piglets are moving between regions, and even a case of a sick pig has appeared in the next village.
Therefore, there must be people on the pig farm at all times so that if any pig is found to be abnormal, it can be isolated in time.
In addition, with the time for the sows to give birth to piglets approaching, the pig farm has to keep a close eye on everything, for fear that someone might try to sabotage it.
Thinking of this, Xu Chunsheng couldn't help but recall Qian Junwei's matter.
Most people in the village knew that Qian Junwei was not only a lazy bum, but also a troublemaker who caused trouble all the time because his family was rich.
Everyone just thought that he only occasionally got into fights and teased young girls, and had never done anything heinous.
But Xu Chunsheng knew better than anyone that the reason Qian Junwei dared to act so arrogantly, fight, and even drive his sister to her death in his past life, and still dared to openly pay people to throw dead things at his pig farm in this life, was for only one reason:
His family is rich!
He relied entirely on his father, who was a coal miner, to accumulate a considerable fortune through illegal coal mining.
In the past, no matter how much trouble he caused, as long as no one was killed, his family would pay money and pull strings to settle things. This fostered his lawless personality.
In rural areas of this era, money is everything.
This is also the source of his confidence to spend money to have dead rats thrown into the pig farm, secretly spreading rumors that there were problems with the Xu family's pig farm.
Qian Junwei didn't take this malicious framing seriously.
In Qian Junwei's view, even if the matter is discovered, so what?
He didn't do this himself. At most, he'll just have to spend some money to avoid trouble. He can take some money from his family, treat people to a meal, give some gifts, and mediate. Once the storm passes, he'll be fine again, and nothing will have happened.
Although the Xu family's life has improved, Qian Junwei still doesn't take Xu Chunsheng seriously.
He still believes that Xu Chunsheng's success in planting Ophiopogon japonicus was purely a matter of "blind luck" and that he got incredibly lucky.
In his previous life, his sister was subjected to long-term domestic violence by him. The mother and son conspired to target his sister, simply because she gave birth to a daughter. The next day, he made her get up and work, serving the whole family, which left her with chronic illnesses.
After that, they would beat and verbally abuse her constantly, but no one outside knew about it. They even used the child as a threat to secretly torment Xu Chunhua. She never mentioned the injuries under her clothes to her family, only saying that she was doing alright.
It wasn't until her sister and daughter drank pesticide and died that the Xu family reported her to the police, only then realizing that she had been living a miserable life.
But the result?
The Qian family paid compensation, apologized, and said nice things while also bribing their superiors and asking villagers to smooth things over.
Two lives were lost, and the matter was simply dismissed as a "family dispute, a conflict between a young couple."
Later, some people even said:
It's just that Xu Chunhua is unlucky and doesn't know how to enjoy life. His whole family is so rich, what's wrong with him cursing a few times?
Such remarks continued to circulate in the village, but no one cared about the truth of the matter; to them, it was merely a pastime after dinner.
In this lifetime, Qian Junwei hadn't done anything to the Xu family before, so Xu Chunsheng had no way to retaliate against him. He could only be on guard in many ways to avoid his sister having too much contact with him.
This time, I found out that Qian Junwei had hired someone to throw away dead rats. As long as I can get hold of this, I'm sure I can teach him a lesson.
This occurred at a crucial time when the government was providing strong support to specialized livestock farmers. The actions included malicious dumping of contaminants, the creation of livestock and poultry diseases, deliberate sabotage of villagers' businesses, and the spread of rumors to cause panic.
These are all egregious acts that the government will severely punish. If I can completely confirm the fact that Qian Junwei maliciously framed me, I can indeed teach him a lesson.
To get rid of this person completely, we still need to start by targeting Qian Junwei's father!