Although Lin Mu raised this question about the house, it reminded Yu Qiutang again that no matter what he did, the urgency of electrification must be put on the agenda.

Before, we just lived a basic life. We could barely cope without electricity. We worked from sunrise to sunset and rested from sunset, which was in line with the general living conditions of people here.

But now if we want to develop the breeding industry, which is a semi-automatic thing, we have to use more energy and public facilities.

Humans can regulate themselves, but animals cannot.

"Since the house is difficult to deal with, we can only use light. I'll remember this problem and I'll look into the electricity issue later."

"It's great to have electricity. I wanted to tell you this from the beginning. We need electricity eventually. Otherwise, you can't light candles for chickens in the middle of the night, right?"

Yu Qiutang smiled awkwardly.

Lin Mu noticed his embarrassment and stopped talking, instead going on to talk about the house itself.

“…In addition to what I have said before, you also need to pay attention to rodent and insect prevention. If you fail to do a good job of rodent prevention, not only the chicks, but also the adult chickens will suffer losses.

Chickens are not crepuscular animals. Once night falls, their vision is basically zero, just like ours. Moreover, they are confined in chicken cages and cannot fight against mice, so they are easily bitten to death.

In addition, insect prevention should also be done well. Insect pests can cause chickens to be infected with infectious diseases. For example, fowl plague can be spread quickly, which is not unrelated to insect pests.

These are all basic environmental limitations and must be paid special attention to.

To prevent rats, the bottom of the house must be reinforced, preferably with cement, and rat-proof boards should be erected at the door, and rat-proof cages should be placed around it.

As for insect prevention, once you have electricity, I will introduce you to an advanced high-tech product that can help you solve this problem."

Yu Qiutang scribbled down the notes quickly while expressing his gratitude.

"Technician Lin, we are lucky to have you here. Otherwise, we would have encountered so many problems. We are still thinking about doing breeding, but I am afraid we will lose money."

Lin Mu smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. You don't understand because we lack the necessary training. Isn't that our role? As long as we study hard, everyone will become an expert."

“We must study hard.”

Lin Mu smiled happily and felt very satisfied.

Being in a good mood, he naturally wanted to talk more. He opened Yu Qiutang's drawings and began to discuss the specific layout with him in a targeted manner.

He repeatedly confirmed the estimated scale of breeding with Yu Qiutang, and personally measured the house. He thought that Yu Qiutang's original idea was too conservative and the space was not used fully enough.

When raising chickens, cages need to avoid overcrowding of the chickens, which can lead to trampling and death, but the stocking density should also be reasonably arranged according to the breed and growth stage of the chickens.

Bigger is not always better.

Especially for broiler chickens, you should try not to let them move too much, otherwise it will be difficult for the chickens to grow fat.

There is a widely used standard for the density of laying hens, which is: no matter whether there are three or five chickens in each cage, the chickens should not be able to turn around.

This is the only way to ensure that the chicken's head always faces one direction and its butt faces another.

This makes it easier to arrange the cage.

Put the food in one trough, and the eggs will naturally fall into another trough after they are laid.

Otherwise, you can imagine how messy the chicken coop would be, with either eggs rolling around in the cages or eggs and food mixed together in the food trough.

No matter which method it is, it will make it very troublesome to collect the eggs and is not conducive to quick operation.

Another most important point is hygiene and cleanliness.

If chickens are raised on a large scale, a lot of feces and waste will be produced every day, and these feces will often breed viruses or insects, flies, etc.

These things can infect chickens with various diseases.

Therefore, it is also of utmost importance to clean up the feces and debris in the chicken coops and cages in a timely manner.

However, cleaning feces is not something that happens occasionally overnight, but a day-to-day operation. If the convenience and intensity of the operation are not considered, it will add a great burden to future breeding work.

Lin Mu raised this issue, but he did not have a good solution. He just said that he should pay attention to this aspect when he starts formal breeding in the future.

Yu Qiutang wrote it down in a notebook.

He had thought about this question before, but he had not realized how complicated it was.

Now that it has been brought up, when designing the cage later, it must be set up all at once to facilitate human operation and not affect the normal excretion of chickens.

"Qiu Tang."

At some point, Miali came back and called him from the door.

Seeing Lin Mu here, he smiled and asked, "Are you the technician Lin that Qiu Tang mentioned?"

When Lin Mu saw Mi Yali, he was stunned again and subconsciously glanced at Yu Qiutang.

To be honest, he was a little envious.

This person is indeed not an ordinary person. I thought his sister was beautiful enough, but I didn’t expect that he would have such a beautiful wife.

Oh, coming to think of it, he suddenly felt that Yu Qiutang was actually quite handsome, tall and straight, handsome, cheerful and mature in dealing with people, really good.

"it's me."

Mi Yali walked in with a smile and stood beside Yu Qiutang. "I'm sorry to have you come all the way here for our family. You're so busy at work, I'm sure you've missed out on a lot of important work, right?"

Yu Qiutang's facial muscles twitched subconsciously.

He could lie in front of Lin Mu, but Lin Mu didn't say anything because he knew that Yu Qiutang had seen his lazy and leisurely appearance, and what he said to his face was just a compliment and should not be taken seriously.

Since both parties know it is a lie, why bother?

But when Mi Yali said this, Lin Mu blushed a little, because he knew that Mi Yali was truly grateful and was worried about the delay in work for him.

He doesn't deserve this sincerity.

But at this time, he naturally couldn't be polite and say that he was actually very idle and did very little work on weekdays, because the breeding industry in this place had not started at all and he didn't have much work.

He could only look at Yu Qiutang and said with a smile: "It is our responsibility to help you solve your problems and develop and support the rapid development of rural breeding industry."

"That's that."

Yu Qiutang kept nodding his head in agreement.

"Thank you so much," Mi Yali nodded sincerely, and then said to Yu Qiutang, "Eldest sister and third sister have prepared the meal. If we are done here, can Technician Lin go back to eat?"

"Just finished."

"I won't eat..."

Yu Qiutang grabbed Lin Mu and said, "Why are you being so polite, Technician Lin? I know you are busy with work, but you don't mind a meal. If I let you go during the meal, I am willing, but my wife is not willing, right?"

Mi Yali smiled and said, "Yes, you have worked hard to guide our work. If we let you go back with an empty stomach, if this gets out, the villagers will think that we are reluctant to give people food and chase them away at mealtime."

"It's alright, I'll go back and eat..."

"Let's go, let's go." Lin Mu was really polite, and Yu Qiutang's invitation was really an invitation. It was like tug-of-war. Both sides put in effort, but in the end, which direction the rope would be pulled to depend on who puts in more effort.

So, in the end, Lin Mu was dragged into the main room.

Knowing that there were guests at home, the eldest sister rolled the noodles with extra care, and Miyali's soup was also made spicy and fragrant. When Miyali came over with the plate and put the noodles in front of Lin Mu, a fragrance immediately hit his nose.

goo—

Lin Mu swallowed subconsciously.

It's really delicious.

The noodles, as thin as leek leaves, are immersed in the spicy red soup, with white chopped green onions, tender green coriander, snow-white tofu, and tender yellow day lily.

This kind of original homemade hand-rolled long noodles only appears in Lin Mu’s legend.

I know that people here, and women who are good at cooking, can roll out such a delicacy by hand, but I have never had the chance to taste it.

He didn't expect that he would have such a chance today to feast on the delicious meal. The happiness came so quickly that he was completely caught off guard.

"Qiu Tang, you call on Technician Lin and add whatever is missing. Tell us what you need."

Then he said to Lin Mu: "Technician Lin, don't be polite. We country people don't have much good food. You must have eaten a lot of delicacies from the mountains and the sea. Come to our place and try a change of taste."

Lin Mu just picked up a bowl of rice and was flattered when he heard this. He hurriedly said politely, "The aroma fills my nose before I even put it in my mouth. This is not just some homely meal, it's a delicacy from the world."

He was so excited that he uttered a few "official words", but as soon as he said them, he immediately blamed himself in his heart. She was just an ordinary peasant woman who might not have been well educated. Why did he speak to her like that?

It's really inappropriate to the occasion, and makes me seem a little pretentious and artificial.

Unexpectedly, Miyali laughed heartily after hearing this and said, "It's not a delicacy, as long as you like it, you can come to our house anytime in the future."

After saying that, he took the empty plate and went out, leaving only the two men to eat.

Lin Mu naturally didn't expect that not only Yu Qiutang seemed to be very cultured, but even Mi Yali should not be underestimated.

Most educated people may not be able to write the word "delicacies" and have no idea what they mean, but Miali was able to take over the conversation casually.

This family is really amazing.

At this moment, the slight arrogance in Lin Mu's heart finally dissipated completely. He felt that he had to be more sincere to live up to and be worthy of this family's expectations and enthusiasm.

After finishing a bowl of noodles, Lin Mu remembered that the cook had not eaten yet, so he asked Yu Qiutang to invite everyone to eat together. Yu Qiutang told him that this kind of long noodles must be cooked and eaten by someone. If they are all cooked at once, they will quickly become mushy.

Lin Mu then gave up.

"This noodle tastes really good. You are so lucky to be able to eat noodles like this all day long."

Lin Mu finished the third bowl, wiped his mouth, and felt embarrassed to continue eating, so Yu Qiutang forced him to pour another bowl.

"Eat more. This bowl is full of soup, not many noodles. You have to eat enough. I have to eat five or six bowls every time to feel full. If you eat so little, you will be hungry in a while."

Now that it has been added to the bowl, he must eat it, so Lin Mu continued to sip again.

"The one wearing the green sweater earlier is your eldest sister?"

"Yeah, my eldest sister."

"She's visiting relatives at your house?"

"No way," Yu Qiutang briefly explained his elder sister's situation, "Now I don't dare to let her go back. I thought I would deal with their divorce when I have some free time."

Lin Mu didn't expect that Yu Chunxing had such a shameful past, and immediately showed sympathy and indignation in his eyes.

"What era is this? We have been in the new society for so long, but there are still some men who don't treat women as human beings. Your brother-in-law is not a good guy."

"That's right, but what can I do? I didn't know he was such a person before we got married. Now my eldest sister is suffering. She has nowhere to go with her two children."

"It's not easy indeed. Does your wife have any objection to your eldest sister living here?"

Yu Qiutang smiled and said, "No, I told my wife about this before the wedding. Anyway, we have many houses, and it will be more lively with more people. Besides, my sister can work if she lives here, so she doesn't need to wait for someone to support her."

“That’s not bad.” Lin Mu slurped up the last mouthful of noodles and suddenly stared at Yu Qiutang and sighed, “Yu Qiutang, I don’t know how many good things you did in your previous life.”

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"Otherwise, how could I be so lucky to find such a virtuous wife who is also cultured..."

"Maybe."

Yu Qiutang also smiled.

He could be modest when talking about other things, but he was unwilling to be modest when talking about Miali.

That's what he thought in his heart.

Being able to marry a gentle and kind wife like Miali must be a blessing he had accumulated a long time ago.

That is why he always maintains his kindness towards people, hoping that this blessing can last forever.

After dinner, Lin Mu personally helped Yu Qiutang revise the drawings, marking out the key points and emphasizing some details during construction.

I was busy until about three in the afternoon, and then I said I had to go back quickly. After being out for more than half a day, I always had to go back and report.

Yu Qiutang originally wanted to keep him to finish his meal so that he could cook some dishes and drink with him.

He was very impressed by the technician who was willing to help them wholeheartedly and without reservation.

Although he has a bit of the arrogance of a scholar, he is generally a good person. He has skills, knowledge, and manners, and is worth making friends with.

After sending Lin Mu back, Yu Qiutang went to find Wu Meifen and got back the remaining funds.

Wu Meifen carefully told him many things, and of course she did not forget to persuade him to follow her again and gave him good treatment and development opportunities.

Yu Qiutang had no choice but to refuse for the thousandth time.

On the way back, I stopped by Yu Qiujiang's shop to pick up Mi Wenzhong.

I have basically discussed the decoration issue with Lin Mu, and the only thing left is the decoration.

This is not a small amount of money, and he certainly doesn't want anyone else to make it. He is very satisfied with Mi Wenzhong's efficiency and quality of work, and he is also his brother-in-law, so who else could do it but him?

"Brother, why are you here?"

Mi Yali, Yu Chunxing, Yu Chunmei and Yu Chunju were weaving a net under the eaves. When the door opened, they thought it was Yu Qiutang coming back, but they didn't expect Mi Wenzhong was also there.

"Qiu Tang asked me to help look after the chicken coop, you guys are busy."

Under the influence of Yu Qiutang, Mi Wenzhong became much more active in dealing with people and things than before.

When he answered the girl's question, he subconsciously looked at Yu Chunmei next to him. Coincidentally, Yu Chunmei was also looking at him. When their eyes met, they were too embarrassed to look away.

Naturally, everyone saw how they were. (End of this chapter)