Chapter 155: Preparing for a Pig Farm

Chapter 155: Preparing for a Pig Farm

Two days later, word spread throughout the village that Xu Zaohua was going to marry into a wealthy family in Pingchuan County and become the wife of a wealthy man.

When Tong Huaqiong heard the news, she felt surprised but also slightly relieved.

No matter whether Xu Zaohua marries Fan Tong or marries a wealthy family in Pingchuan County, Tong Huaqiong has no objection as long as she doesn't bother Gu Jingzhe.

But Xu Jin is a very capable guy, as he was able to marry into a wealthy family in Pingchuan County.

Soon Tong Huaqiong's sigh turned into sympathy.

"Mom, do you know who Xu Zaohua is going to marry?"

Liu Yue'e took a walk around the village and had a lot of gossip to share with her mother-in-law.

"Who to marry?" Tong Huaqiong was also very curious.

"The eldest son of the Zheng family." Liu Yue'e was a little excited. She was afraid that Tong Huaqiong had forgotten, so she reminded her, "It's the Zheng family you took us to break off the engagement with last time. Xu Zaohua is going to marry the eldest son of the Zheng family."

Tong Huaqiong is certainly no stranger to the Zheng family.

"It's said that the deal will be made tomorrow. Judging from the way the eldest son of the Zheng family has stepped into the coffin, Xu Zaohua will probably be carried to the Zheng family once the deal is made. The Xu Jin couple usually love their daughter very much, but this time they are so cruel." Liu Yue'e couldn't help but sigh.

Tong Huaqiong concealed the surprise on her face. Xu Zaohua was going to marry the eldest son of the Zheng family in this life.

This plot turn was a bit unexpected.

But there are clues.

The Xu family fell in Qinghe Bay. Xu Jin was a schemer, so it was not surprising that he could get close to the Zheng family.

Xu Kun and Xu Yong were only given a beating but not sent to jail, probably because of Xu Jin's relationship with the Zheng family.

In exchange for benefits, it is nothing surprising that Xu Jin sacrificed his own daughter.

After all, in this era, it is normal for girls to pave the way for their family and sons since their lives are worthless.

Tong Huaqiong is not a saint, and she does not sympathize with Xu Zaohua, but she tells herself that she will never use Tao Hua Maner and other girls in her family to exchange for benefits.

Soon, when Tong Huaqiong walked in the village, she could hear people talking about Xu Zaohua marrying into the Zheng family in Pingchuan County.

Some lamented that the young master of the Zheng family was sick, while others envied Xu Zaohua for being able to live a good life.

Tong Huaqiong didn't care about all this. She just hoped that Xu Zaohua would not have anything to do with her and Gu Jingzhe in the future.

After the wheat was harvested and stored in the warehouse and the corn was planted in the pit, Tong Huaqiong first sent Gu Taohua, Gu Jingzhe and Gu Dashu and his wife to take charge.

Chen Sufen was also sent. She was going to make the new pastries that Tong Huaqiong had taught her.

Man'er naturally followed them along, as she also needed to move things out of the space.

The ingredients needed for the new pastries are not available in town.

Lu Zhaozhao and Liu Yanhong followed him to the shop. After visiting the shop, they were going back to Pingchuan County. County Magistrate Liu had already sent someone to pick them up and they were waiting in the town.

She still has important things to do in Qinghe Bay.

Liu Qiaoyun and Gu Xiaocao came back from the shop every night and set out from the village to the town in the morning.

The two of them would tell Tong Huaqiong about the situation in the shop at night.

She has been at home these days and everything is running smoothly in the shop, which makes Tong Huaqiong very pleased.

In the meantime, Ma Huateng came once and reported to her the accounts of the shop in the past few days.

Originally, Tong Huaqiong wanted to ask Gu Xiaocao and Liu Qiaoyun to bring the account books to her for review when they returned to Qinghewan in the evening. However, Ma Huateng firmly disagreed. He felt that apart from him, only Tong Huaqiong could touch the account books in the shop.

Tong Huaqiong expressed her appreciation for Ma Huateng's approach.

What is the important thing for Tong Huaqiong to stay in Qinghe Bay?

She plans to plan the pigpen at home.

There are twenty-three pigs in the family now, twenty given by Lu Zhaoyang, one from their own family, and two brought from Yan Pozi's house as payment for a debt.

Nineteen of the pigs were castrated, especially the one from their home, which had swelled up like it had been inflated, and its entire body exuded a delicious taste.

There were two pigs in Yan Pozi's house, one male and one female. They were too big to be castrated.

Tong Huaqiong didn't feel it was a pity and decided to keep it for breeding.

Now these twenty-three pigs are crowded in the pigsty. If they grow fatter, they won’t be able to squeeze in.

The Gu family's original pigpen was renovated very large by old man Gu, with half used to raise chickens, ducks and geese and the other half used to raise pigs. Now it is not enough and needs to be doubled in size.

Tong Huaqiong plans to develop the pig farming industry.

If you raise too many pigs in your yard, the smell will be unbearable.

Besides, there is not enough space in the yard to expand the pigpen unless the people are driven away.

Tong Huaqiong wanted to get a piece of land in the village to build a pig farm.

Firstly, the land cannot be located in a village settlement; secondly, there cannot be farmland around it; and thirdly, it cannot be near a water source.

Although there was no concept of environmental protection in this era, Tong Huaqiong himself decided to abide by the concept of environmental protection.

After all, she is raising pigs, not seeking death.

The farmland and water sources in the village were polluted because of her pig farm, which not only affected her, but if an epidemic broke out, the whole village, including the people and pigs, would be destroyed.

"Mom, according to the pig farm you mentioned, there is a place that I think is good, but I don't know if it is suitable to raise pigs there." Gu Dahan said.

Gu Dahan is very positive about pig farming.

Gu Dahan doesn't like doing business. He obviously can't relax when working in the shop, but he becomes more lively when doing farm work and mixing pig grass in the village.

Tong Huaqiong has made it clear that from now on Gu Dahan will be responsible for farming and raising pigs at home.

"Where?" Tong Huaqiong asked.

"The temple outside the village." said Gu Dahan.

Tong Huaqiong's eyes lit up.

Why didn't she think of that perfect place?

There is a temple two kilometers away from Qinghewan Village, which belongs to Qinghewan in terms of its location.

I don’t know which deity the temple worshipped. One year during the war, the rebels tied up villagers from various villages in the Qinghe Bay area and shot them to death in the temple. From then on, the villagers never went to the temple to burn incense again.

The villagers of Qinghewan are very pragmatic. Since the gods they worship cannot protect everyone, they will not burn any incense from now on.

Over time, the temple became abandoned.

Later, rumors of ghosts came out.

It is said that the wronged spirits inside will linger and anyone who gets close to them may be killed by them.

Therefore, the villagers become terrified when talking about the temple, and almost no one dares to approach it.

When Tong Huaqiong was reborn into Tong Dajiao's body, she could not help but believe in some power beyond science, but that did not mean she believed in the words of wronged ghosts seeking revenge.

Since the wronged ghosts want to claim lives, they can just go and claim the lives of the rebels who killed people. There is no need to ask her for her life.

"This temple is suitable for raising pigs." Tong Huaqiong said with a smile, "I'll go talk to the village chief and see if we should buy or rent this temple."

After Tong Huaqiong finished speaking, she went to Liu Tielian.

Liu Tielian was not at home, he was busy on the riverbank.

Liu Tielian has done a good job in the area of ​​tax and grain, and has now been officially promoted from acting village chief.

The newly promoted village chief Liu is leading the young people in the village to plan the cleaning of the canals.

It has been cloudy these two days, and it is obvious that a heavy rain is brewing. Liu Tielian is worried that the village's canals will not be able to withstand the impact of the heavy rain.

Liu Tielian also divided the young and middle-aged laborers in the village into groups to conduct inspections and patrols during heavy rains to prevent the rains from washing away the crops.

Village chief Liu does his job with great passion.

Tong Huaqiong reached the riverbank and saw Liu Tieshan digging a ditch barefoot.

"Mrs. Tong, you are here."

Liu Tielian put away the shovel and was very polite to Tong Huaqiong.

If Tong Huaqiong hadn't sacrificed herself, he wouldn't have been able to become the village chief.

"Brother, I have something to discuss with you. It's about the dilapidated temple behind the village..."

Tong Huaqiong didn't exchange pleasantries before telling him about his plan to raise pigs in the ruined temple.

"The temple is abandoned anyway. If you are not afraid, feel free to use it, Sister Tong." Liu Tielian was very straightforward.

But that place is so creepy, is it possible to raise pigs there?

Liu Tielian expressed doubt.

With Liu Tielian's guarantee, Tong Huaqiong felt relieved.

The pig farm finally has a suitable location.