Chapter 403: Something Happened


    Trantor: Dragon Boat Trantion Editor: Dragon Boat Trantion


    Su Zhen said, “I’ve got two pieces of leather here. One is for my sister-inw to make a leather coat, and the other I n to send to my godmother in Grand Cloud Mountain.”


    Since Zhang Ping moved to Pushan Vige, he had fewer opportunities to see Zhao Wan than Su Zhen did. Knowing that Su Zhen was sending something to Zhao Wan on Grand Cloud Mountain, Zhang Ping seized the opportunity, “Su Zhen, if you’re sending something, can you also take something for me? Xiao Qing personally sewed a piece of clothing for her mother. I’ll bring it over tomorrow. Find a chance to send it up the mountain together.”


    Su Zhen agreed.


    About a weekter, as the cornfield was fully ripe and the vige was organizing the harvest, Lao Zheng from the neighboring vige suddenly came to find Jiang Chuan.


    Confused, Jiang Chuan asked, “Brother Zheng, what brings you here?”


    Lao Zheng said, “I’ve heard about the recent developments in your vige, the fish pond and the breeding farm. I came to learn from you.”


    Jiang Chuan inquired, “So, Brother Zheng, what are your thoughts after seeing everything?”


    Lao Zheng exined, “Our vigecks wealthy individuals to start a fish pond or a breeding farm, let alone a supply and marketing cooperative. But we have people! I was thinking, since your vige is hiring, why not let our vigerse and earn some wages?”


    This was unexpected for Jiang Chuan. He originally thought that a fish pond, pasture, and supply cooperative would be enough to sustain a vige. However, the job opportunities these could provide were limited. Considering the elderly and the young, there might only be thirty or forty able young people in Pushan Vige. These three ces could employ them, with the rest working in the fields to ensure everyone had work. But if people from the neighboring vige also wanted to join, there might not be enough job opportunities.


    Jiang Chuan, feeling troubled, said, “Brother Zheng, it’s not that I don’t want to help, but under the current circumstances, it might not be possible to amodate so many people. I understand that every vige wants to develop. I have an idea: fish ponds are rtively simple to manage, and there’s plenty of fish in the stream behind the mountains. If you don’t mind, we can help gather a hundred fish to start a fish pond in your vige, and then the rest can work in our vige. How does that sound?”


    This way, young people from both viges could be employed, preventing idleness.


    Lao Zheng responded enthusiastically, “That’s great, how can I thank you for thinking so much about everyone?”


    Jiang Chuan replied, “As long as everyone can live better, thanks are secondary.”


    About a monthter, everything fell into ce, and both viges were thriving. Just when everyone thought life was getting better, an unexpected problem arose.


    This issue mainly urred at the breeding farm. While the supply and marketing cooperative and the fish pond were under Jiang Chuan’s control and could receive prompt help, the breeding farm was a different story. Firstly, it was located far from Jiang Chuan, and secondly, it was privately operated, leaving Jiang Chuan unable to intervene.


    After the onset of spring, as the weather warmed up, crops and wild grass grew rapidly. With less urgent work, vigers naturally sought part-time jobs for additional ie.


    Among these, Qin Ming’s breeding farm employed the most people, nearly half of the vige’sbor force, thus solving the unemployment issue.


    Moreover, the dairy cows were healthy and high-yielding, starting to produce milk just seven days after being purchased.


    The peak of milk production coincided with the corn harvest and rice nting season. As a result, Qin Ming and his wife couldn’t afford to hire help and had to milk the cows themselves.


    Much of the milk, at risk of spoiling, was distributed to nearby vigers on the same day, yielding little profit.


    However, the situation improved after vigers finished their work and returned to the farm. Due to the previous distribution of free milk, the vigers had developed a taste for it and demanded daily milk. Consequently, the orders for milk from the breeding farm gradually increased. Eventually, life improved significantly for everyone, with nearly the entire vige consuming milk from Qin Ming’s farm, leading to an expansion of the breeding farm..