Seventies Sweetheart: From Breakup to Billionaire-Chapter 311

Chapter 311: Chapter 311
Without chairs, Lin Xiang sat on the ground just like a few soldiers.
Cheng Jinyun had a preliminary plan before looking for people and spoke it out in front of both parties.
"The current pigpens are definitely not enough. Whether it’s feeding one pig or a hundred pigs, since we’re setting up a livestock farm, we might as well get it right the first time. Let’s start with fifty piglets for the first round."
"Besides raising pigs, we also need to raise chickens, ducks, geese, and rabbits. So in addition to pigpens, we need to fence off enclosures for chickens, ducks, and rabbits on these two pieces of land first. These are no small projects and must be completed before catching chicks and ducklings."
Zhang Jianjun, the oldest among the retired veterans, was the first to speak: "That’s for sure. I’ve built chicken and duck enclosures at home before, just on a smaller scale. I can do it. But we’ll need some timber, so we have to go up the mountain to chop down some trees first..."
Zhang Jianjun also laid out a process plan.
Lin Xiang didn’t quite understand it, but could tell that Zhang Jianjun was very professional, so she entrusted him with full confidence.
"Building pigpens and chicken pens, the overall timeframe is about eight to ten days. If we encounter heavy rain, it might be extended by a day or two, but we’ll definitely finish in no more than twelve days."
Lin Xiang couldn’t help but glance at Zhang Jianjun’s empty sleeve and quickly said, "It’s cold now, and the wind loves to blow here in Qi State, so there’s no rush on time, let’s take it slowly. Your health should come first."
"That won’t do. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can start the farm."
Once the farm is set up, they’ll truly have a new job that showcases their worth.
"But it’s winter now," Lin Xiang said, "The pigs and rabbits are easier to keep, but as for the chicks, they are not that easy. If you’re not careful, they can catch chicken flu, especially in the cold weather, and if one dies, a lot die. Rather than that, it’s better to feed them later."
"So let’s fix the pigpens and rabbit pens first, then take our time setting up the chicken and duck pens. After all, we have to wait until spring next year to start raising them, so there’s no rush."
What Lin Xiang said made sense. Rather than rushing to meet a deadline, avoiding losses is key, and buying chicks isn’t cheap!
After discussing the building of chicken and pig enclosures, Lin Xiang asked, "Brother Zhang, may I ask where you all are from?"
"Old Wang, Old Qi, Old Shen, and I are all from Ji Province, and the others are from around Beijing, not too far away."
Their disabilities were relatively minor, so they didn’t return to their hometowns but stayed in Beijing to see if they could find a way to make money, and coincidentally met Lin Xiang, who was planning to set up a farm.
"Besides the eight of us, there are many comrades-in-arms who were disabled but live far away and have returned to their hometowns now."
Although the residence of Zhang Jianjun and others is not very far from Beijing, the farm is in Qi State, making it inconvenient for them to travel back and forth.
Even able-bodied people would take several tens of minutes to ride a bicycle, let alone them.
Lin Xiang wasn’t prejudiced against the disabled but wanted to consider everything from all angles.
So, she decided to build a few dormitories on the open ground.
"Dormitories?"
"Yes, it’s too inconvenient for you to commute from where you’re living every day. After I return, I’ll find a familiar construction team. It’ll only take a few days to build some simple dormitories, and then you can officially start working once they’re done, okay?"
Zhang Jianjun and the others naturally had no objections.
It was indeed quite inconvenient for them to come once, and the commute took an hour or two.
Saves time that could be used for work!
"With accommodations sorted, meals have to be resolved too. Brother Zhang, does anyone among you know how to cook?"
Zhang Jianjun and the others exchanged glances.
None of them were from the cooking squad and weren’t really good at cooking.
"Among you, whose family member would be able to come to the farm to cook? I’d pay a salary too. The requirement isn’t high, just need to be able to cook everyday meals, mainly responsible for your three daily meals."
"I have high expectations for the farm, and raising only a few hundred pigs and chickens isn’t my ultimate goal. As a result, the number of employees at the farm will gradually increase, and we need to set the salary standards and benefits from the start."
However, Lin Xiang was uncertain about the exact salary and benefits to offer. She originally planned to discuss it with Cheng Jinyun, but as she turned around and saw Cheng Jinyun, that hesitation and disappointment from the previous night reappeared in her mind, making her reluctant to talk to him. So, she decided on her own.
"We currently have eight employees. Right now, we can only raise pigs and rabbits, and next spring, we’ll add chickens, ducks, fish, and geese. Our salary is divided into two parts: the basic salary is twenty yuan per person per month, and when the animals are sold and there’s profit, everyone will receive a bonus based on the profits."
"In addition, we’ll cover your three daily meals, with meal standards including big steamed buns, white rice, and meat. You definitely won’t be mistreated food-wise."
A salary of twenty yuan a month isn’t high by Beijing’s wage standards, but it’s the highest Lin Xiang can currently offer.
Because the farm is still under construction, there’s a substantial investment upfront.
Moreover, the twenty yuan is just the basic salary; their main income will be from the future bonuses.
Lin Xiang plans to get everything done at once, expanding the farm’s scale, like supplying meat to pork companies, Quanfu Building, and other big restaurants.
The value created by hundreds of pigs a year cannot be underestimated.
Among the veterans, Old Qi slowly raised his hand, "Comrade Lin, I have something to say, but I’m not sure if it’s appropriate."
"Brother Qi, from now on, we’re comrades in dealing with things together. Just say whatever’s on your mind, no need to hold back."
Then Old Qi said, "You mentioned that the harsh winter weather isn’t suitable for raising chickens, but I don’t think so."
"Two years ago, after the government allowed us to raise chickens at home, a young man in our brigade took on the farming task for our commune. He used eggs to hatch chicks in the winter, and that year, besides what he handed over to the collective, he managed to keep a few dozen chickens for his family."
In remote and underdeveloped areas, the benefits brought by a few dozen chickens are unimaginable for ordinary people.
"I can try to find out how he hatched chicks from eggs in the winter. Once we understand it, we can try it too. The growth cycle of chickens is only two or three months; if we start now, by the New Year, both roosters and hens will be grown, and we could earn quite a bit more."
Lin Xiang knew about the greenhouse breeding method but didn’t intend to implement it now due to its stringent requirements.
But upon hearing Old Qi’s words, Lin Xiang was a bit tempted.