Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

Back in the space, Wang Jianjun couldn't help but let out a strange laugh when looking at this group of wild boars.

The laughter scared a group of wild boars so much that they struggled constantly and screamed from time to time. Unfortunately, they were trapped in the space and could only turn their heads twice.

The wild boars were horrified. They were eating delicious food one moment and found themselves inexplicably in a different space the next.

After entering, not only can you not move, but you also have to face a human who makes a strange laugh.

Wang Jianjun waved his hand and allowed the space to release the confinement of the wild boars.

Seeing that their bodies had regained their freedom, the wild boars wanted to escape, but unfortunately the air around them seemed to be like an invisible wall surrounding them.

Wang Jianjun took out some coarse grains to feed the wild boars and to comfort these second brothers.

He also counted on these second brothers to help him expand his clan.

The wild boars became quiet after getting tired of making noise. When they saw food, they stopped making noise and gathered around to eat.

Wang Jianjun observed and found three big wild boars, one male and two females, and the remaining six small wild boars, three males and three females.

As he guessed, it was the Page family.

The three big wild boars weigh an average of 200 kilograms each, and the six melon-skinned little wild boars are only two months old, and their signature melon-skin patterns have not yet faded.

Although Wang Jianjun was a little greedy, he also knew that these nine wild boars could not be eaten for the time being.

The six little ones haven't grown up yet, so forget about the big wild boar.

Uncastrated pigs have more sex hormones in their bodies, and wild boar meat is dry and has a bad texture and taste.

In later generations, there is a "special wild boar" breeding industry, which is a hybrid obtained by crossing wild boars and domestic pigs.

This special wild boar combines most of the advantages of domestic pigs and wild boars.

He plans to try to breed this special wild boar after the domestic pigs and wild boars grow up.

Wang Jianjun picked another mountain in the space as a temporary residence for Page's family.

When the people's communes start large-scale promotion next year, it will be even more difficult for the factory's buyers to purchase meat.

Wild boar meat is a good choice then.

After the first batch of harvest, Wang Jianjun excitedly prepared another batch of baits to see if he could catch a few more wild boars.

But I don’t know if wild boars have their own sense of territory.

After waiting for two hours, Wang Jianjun still didn't see any new wild boars appear.

Seeing that the time was almost up, he didn't plan to wait any longer.

After leaving the space, he went to check the beehive again. After confirming that the beehive was still there, he walked towards the village.

The reason why he was so anxious to catch the wild boar was that he was afraid that the beehive would be destroyed by the wild boars.

Wild boars have thick skin and lots of hair, so they are not afraid of bees at all.

After returning to the village, Wang Jianjun visited several villagers and bought a lot of vegetable seeds and grain seeds from them.

The supply and marketing cooperatives and grain stations in the city did not have seeds for sale.

There were no professional seed companies in those days, and people in rural areas grew their own grain and vegetables.

After arresting Page's family, Wang Jianjun also discovered an embarrassing problem.

His food supply was already a little tight.

Because it was his first time raising livestock, he didn't realize how much the animals could eat.

Especially the second brother, he has a particularly good appetite.

If we include the pigs of Lao Gen's family and the sheep of Lao Tai's family, the daily feed expenses would be even higher.

At ten times the speed, plants grow as fast as animals.

Fortunately, most of the livestock he currently raises are still young animals, so as long as he grows more food, there will be enough to eat.

The amount of food that each family could sell was limited, but he was still able to buy a lot of seeds by visiting each family.

While buying grain seeds, he also collected a lot of seeds of the spice coriander.

Most of them are vegetables such as onions, ginger, garlic, and especially chili peppers.

As for ingredients like pepper and cumin, they are missing.

These seeds can be easily purchased online in the future, and can also be delivered to your home by express delivery.

In this day and age, you can only ask around and look for things one by one. If they are not local specialties from the same region, you won’t be able to find them at all.

Wang Jianjun was not in a hurry either. Ever since he had the space, he had developed a collecting habit and was happy to slowly search for and collect things one by one.

After walking around the village, Wang Jianjun went to visit his great uncle again.

I asked my great uncle about what supplies could be purchased in the surrounding villages, and the main thing I wanted to know was which village raised livestock.

After leaving his great uncle's house, he went to Lao Gen's house and Lao Tai's house and caught three lambs and piglets each.

On the way back, he unexpectedly met one of the people he least wanted to see in the village.

Wang Xiulan is Wang Jianjun’s great aunt.

It was this woman who was behind the scenes and allowed Wang Deyao to take away most of the family property.

Wang Jianjun didn't have a good impression of her. She looked sarcastic and mean. Although she was a woman, her foul mouth was comparable to that of Jia Zhang.

When Wang Jianjun saw her, Wang Xiulan was sitting and chatting with a few village women.

Wang Jianjun didn't bother to pay attention to her and continued pushing his bicycle.

But the sharp-eyed Wang Xiulan saw him from a distance.

Wang Xiulan felt unhappy when she saw Wang Jianjun ignoring her.

She had heard people say that Wang Jianjun had become a purchasing agent at a steel mill, probably taking over from Wang Defa.

When Wang Defa passed away and Wang Decai went to the city to help with the funeral, Wang Xiulan also asked Wang Deyao to find Wang Jianjun.

But I'm not going to help.

Instead, he wanted Wang Jianjun to give the job to Wang Deyao's eldest son.

The reason was that Wang Jianjun was still a minor at the time and would not earn any money with the job vacant, so he simply let his cousin go to work first.

Wait until Wang Jianjun becomes an adult and then return the job to him.

Of course, no one believes this.

At that time, Wang Deyao was directly driven out of the courtyard by Wang Decai and Wang Jianjun.

Wang Xiulan could be said to both hate and envy Wang Jianjun.

This mentality is complicated.

It’s like the person who was poorer than you and whom you once looked down upon becomes richer and more successful than you later on.

It's probably the kind of complicated mentality that can't stand seeing you doing well but you happen to be living better than him.

Wang Xiulan naturally couldn't say what was in her heart, but she still put on the airs of an elder and said sarcastically:

"The second son's family didn't even know how to greet Auntie (the name used in the suburbs of the city) when they saw her. They are still so rude after entering the city."

Wang Jianjun didn't indulge her either, he directly exposed her past and said with contempt:

"You are an unfilial daughter-in-law who starved her father-in-law to death. Do I need to be polite to you?"

Wang Jianjun's words directly hit Wang Xiulan's pain point.

She has been living in a shadow for so many years.

When Wang Jianjun's grandfather died, he was probably unwilling to accept his fate and died with his eyes open.

Wang Deyao was working in the fields at that time, and it was she who discovered that the old man had passed away.

At that time, the old man was so hungry that his bones were just skin and bones. His eyes were still open and Wang Xiulan was so scared that she pissed herself.

After the old man was buried, she was afraid to sleep for a long time.