Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 1464

Chapter 1464: Surprise After Surprise ( 6 )
Li Chenze nodded after hearing his third brother’s words and said, “It’s best to be cautious when it comes to matters involving the government. If it can’t be done, just tell him honestly. I’m sure Brother Chiyan isn’t someone unreasonable.”

“Eldest Brother, I know what I’m doing. Don’t worry,” Li Chenmo said with a nod.

After the brief conversation, they quickly finished up their work. When they were done, Li Lingyun didn’t return to his house but went to his pig farm.

Yesterday, when he visited his wife’s cousin, he told him about the current food shortage. While most people were focusing on grains, the demand for meat also increased by several fold.

Thanks to the pig feed and pellets provided by his third sister-in-law, his pigs grew faster, and the rate of them giving birth was also different from usual.

He had his doubts, but he trusted his family, so he never asked about this matter. As for his subordinates, while they had their suspicions, they attributed these things to the pigs being well-fed.

Now that the number of his pigs was thrice more than before, he noticed that some government spies started to notice his business. Besides that, it also took a lot of manpower and capital to take care of the pigs.

Since the demand was high, it was better to slaughter the pigs and supply the market while, at the same time, reducing the number of pigs on his farm.

Today, he went to his pig farm to check the situation. When he arrived at the pig farm, he only heard the sound of a pig squealing once in a while.

After consuming the pellets and pig feed, his pigs were no longer as noisy as before. They were more obedient and also cleaner. It saved them a huge amount of trouble cleaning the pen.

Seeing their boss coming, the workers greeted him with a smile, “Good morning, Boss!”

Li Lingyun nodded at them and asked, “Where are Lao Hu and Xiao Qi?”

“Brother Hu is delivering the meat, while Brother Xiao is at the back,” one of the workers replied.

Li Lingyun observed the pig pens and saw that they were clean. He nodded and said, “Everyone might have to work overtime these few days. Keep up the good work. After the busy time passes, everyone will get 200 yuan and 10 kilograms of meat as a reward.”

The moment they heard this, everyone cheered and said in unison, “Thank you, Boss! We will work hard!”

After a brief conversation with his workers, Li Lingyun went to the slaughterhouse. Before he even stepped inside, he already smelled the thick, rusty scent in the air.

Entering the slaughterhouse, he saw more than thirty shirtless men slaughtering pigs with practiced movements.

Slaughtering pigs was a job that not only needed skills but also strength and stamina. So, most of the workers who slaughtered the pigs had muscles and looked strong.

In the midst of those burly men, Xiao Qi stood out like a sore thumb with his lean physique and fair complexion. Sweat covered his body and made him look more masculine than usual. Unfortunately, his wife was at home and couldn’t admire his good looks.

Standing a few feet from him, Li Lingyun watched his friend chop and cut the meat and bones with precision. He nodded and said with approval, “Xiao Qi, your skill has improved again.”

Hearing the familiar voice, Xiao Qi stopped what he was doing and turned around. Seeing his friend, he smiled and asked teasingly, “Brother Yun, why did you have time to come today?”

After his friend got married, he rarely came to the pig farm and handed most of the tasks to him and Hu Wusen to accompany his newlywed wife at home. Since there were too many jobs to do, they divided the work.

Hu Wusen took care of business negotiations, accepting orders, and delivering the meat, while he was responsible for taking care of the warehouse and pig farm.

Li Lingyun noticed his friend’s teasing tone and replied calmly, “We have a big order from Houzi, so I come here to discuss this matter with you and Lao Hu.”

“I noticed that the number of pigs we have is starting to attract the government’s attention. So, I agreed to sell 60 pigs to him. You can talk with Lao Hu regarding the delivery time. We can send the meat over in two days.”

The moment he heard this, Xiao Qi was taken aback. After calculating for a moment, he asked, “Brother Yun, was the price based on pigs or weight?”

“It’s by weight. What’s wrong?” Li Lingyun asked.

Wiping the sweat on his body with a towel, Xiao Qi replied, “Brother Yun, the average weight of our pigs is 400 kilograms now. The total amount of 60 pigs is 24,000 kilograms of meat. How much meat did Houzi want to buy?”

While he knew that his pigs had gained weight after eating his third sister-in-law’s pig feed and pellets, he never expected them to reach 400 kilograms.

The average weight of pigs raised by other pig farms and the government was only around 150 to 180 kilograms. Reaching 400 kilograms was equal to more than a 100% increase in weight.

After a moment of surprise, he quickly calmed down and said, “He actually wanted to buy 30,000 kilograms of meat. But I didn’t want to let him monopolize the market, so I only agreed to sell 10,000 kilograms of meat to him.”

Xiao Qi thought for a moment before he said, “Brother Yun, we currently have more than 400 pigs ready to be slaughtered and around 300 piglets.”

“I think it’s fine to sell 30,000 kilograms of meat to Houzi. We need to reduce the number, or we will have to move some of the pigs to another pig farm.”

Li Lingyun thought for a moment and said, “Relocating the pigs right now will disclose our location. Since we have lots of pigs, just prepare 30,000 kilograms of meat for Houzi.”