Chapter 401: Chapter 397: Pig-Raising Quota
The matter of the Advanced Village was settled.
Next up was the quota for raising pigs.
Everyone was taken aback. They hadn’t expected this topic to be discussed now.
Chen Beiguo’s earlier excitement vanished in an instant.
’I haven’t even submitted my application yet!’
Although some villages had been hit by the disaster, several villages around the Qingshan Team were completely unscathed.
Especially Li Jiawan.
They had borrowed the thresher right away and had suffered hardly any losses at all.
Chen Beiguo leaned closer to Leng Yuan. "Leng Yuan, hurry up and think of a speech for fighting for the pigs. No matter what, we have to grab a few more this time."
Leng Yuan glanced at Chen Beiguo.
’So that’s why he brought me along.’
’The people of the Qingshan Team are decent, and their overall capabilities are good. Getting more pigs would indeed be a benefit to their team.’
So, Leng Yuan didn’t object.
The County Head spoke about the matter of raising pigs.
"In the past, this matter would have been put forward for everyone to discuss in detail."
"This time, the grain harvest in many areas has been affected, so the leadership has already discussed and decided on the pig-raising quotas."
As soon as he said this, many people were dumbfounded.
The matter was already decided.
Chen Beiguo couldn’t help but look at Leng Yuan.
He had brought along someone eloquent specifically to argue for more pigs, only to find out the decision had already been made.
It was the frustrating feeling of having made extensive preparations, only for none of them to be of any use.
Seeing Chen Beiguo staring at him, Leng Yuan thought he was being prompted to fight for a pig quota.
’The matter was supposedly already decided.’
’But if the team leader wants to fight for it, I have no reason to refuse.’
’I’ll just see what the leaders say first.’
The County Head first announced the general situation of the villages.
Under their County Town’s jurisdiction, there were over thirty villages in total. More than twenty had been affected, while a dozen or so were unaffected.
The twenty-some affected villages were not part of the discussion; the leadership committee had the remaining dozen or so unaffected villages discuss amongst themselves how to adjust.
"There are a total of three hundred piglets this time. How do you think they should be distributed?"
Among the dozen or so villages, seven or eight were suitable for raising sheep.
These villages had good geographical conditions, bordering a large expanse of grassland, so there wasn’t much to dispute there.
It was the pig allocation that they had to fight for.
Li Dashan was the first to speak.
"County Head, our village has never raised fewer than fifty pigs a year. For all these years, we’ve always completed our tasks exceptionally well. I believe our village can do the same this time."
The leaders from the other villages quickly chimed in.
"County Head, our village has no problem either! Li Jiawan is already getting dozens of sheep, so logically, their pig count should be lower. Why not give those fifty pigs to our village to raise!"
The moment these words were spoken, the others wouldn’t stand for it.
"You want fifty head? That leaves the rest of us villages to divide just over two hundred. You sure know how to do the math! I don’t agree with that division. Our village has the capability—we can take fifty head."
Everyone took turns speaking, but no one was willing to concede.
When it was the Qingshan Team’s turn, Chen Beiguo nudged Leng Yuan and shot him a series of meaningful looks.
Chen Beiguo’s intention was for Leng Yuan to speak well and perform his best. He wasn’t asking for much—thirty piglets for their team would be enough.
As for fifty, that was simply impossible. With three hundred pigs to be divided among a dozen or so villages, they would be lucky to get thirty.
As Chen Beiguo made these gestures, he also shot several cold, disdainful glances at Li Dashan.
Leng Yuan mulled it over. ’He must think fifty pigs is a bit too few.’
In the few seconds it took for Leng Yuan to stand up, he had already mentally drafted his speech.
