Whose farming family has the male protagonist giving three piglets as a gift at the beginning?

Overall, Nanning Prefecture's harvest this year has increased by about 5% compared to last year. Other prefectures have used ridge planting and intercropping, and their yields have also increased by about 10%.

Because there is no manure, overall, the output is still not as good as that of Nanning Prefecture. Of course, the output in places with manure is relatively much better.

Everyone was stunned to see the harvest. They didn't expect that this strange planting method could actually increase the yield.

Moreover, compared with traditional planting methods, this method is more convenient and less labor-intensive, and most importantly, the yield is increased.

Knowing that the harvest with manure increased by 20%, while that without manure only increased by 10%, every household began to dig pits to ferment manure.

If there is no pig or cow manure, then use chicken, duck or human manure. If that doesn’t work, go to the county to buy some. Two loads are enough to make a pond.

Seeing this harvest, the imperial court also introduced policies to vigorously support everyone's breeding. Each village was given 20 quotas, and the imperial court helped to pay half of the money. Those who met the conditions could sign up.

What's more, the pigs they gave were sows, which didn't cost much money each, so many families could afford to raise them.

In addition to distributing sows, the court also provided training to teach people how to raise pigs and what medicines to feed them for some common diseases.

As well as sow estrus, breeding, postpartum care, etc., all taught to everyone at once.

Hearing about such good benefits, everyone of course rushed to sign up. Since it was the first batch, each village had to carefully consider who would support the children.

People like those who are lazy and don't care about anything basically don't need to be considered. Those who are quick, diligent and careful and whose family can afford the money are the first choice.

Of course, there are many people in the village, and many families will definitely not have a turn. The village chief also comforted them. This is the first batch. If they are well taken care of, there will be a second and third batch later.

Everyone felt relieved after hearing this. Those who had some extra money at home would buy one or two more pigs. After all, pig manure was a good thing. With it, the crop yield would double.

The situation in Baihuadong is much better. They used ridge planting and intercropping in the past two years. In addition, with the Su family around, selling mushrooms, sweet potatoes and other mountain products, and working in the workshop, the families in the village have all escaped poverty compared to those outside.

With money in hand, naturally you can arrange for chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cows, sheep and so on.

There are really not many households that don’t have pigs, so naturally no one is competing for this quota.

The first priority is to allow families who don’t have pigs to get a spot, and other families who want to raise pigs can sign up.

Su Ziling's third uncle and fourth uncle's families signed up, and the two aunts sat in the Su family's yard, chatting with Su's grandmother.

The evening sun had lost its heat, so a few people sat in the yard. On the table were ice jelly, papaya juice, melon seeds, steamed cakes, and a plate of spicy potato chips.

Su Ziling sat on a recliner, fanning himself with one hand and holding a glass of papaya water with the other.

The papaya water has been cooled down a little in the well, so it is naturally a little cooler than boiled water, but not very cold.

The two aunts-in-law said while eating melon seeds, "The court's policy is good. Not only do they give us sows, but they only pay half the price. Money is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that someone from above came down to teach us how to raise pigs."

"My sister and I went to listen to the class a few days ago. The class was very detailed and the young man was very good-tempered and patient. We all understood everything after he taught us the whole thing."

"Even pigs eat..."

The fourth aunt interrupted her, "They don't call it eating, they call it being in heat."

The third uncle waved her hand and said, "Well, they all mean the same thing."

"He even mentioned estrus, and postpartum care. The most important thing is what medicine to feed sick pigs. I just realized that many of the pig grass we usually feed are medicines, and we are familiar with the medicines he mentioned."

"This is a good policy. I hope there will be more similar policies in the future. I don't know which living Bodhisattva came up with this. Even the head tax has been waived, which saves a lot of money."

Originally, Su Ziling was not listening to what they were saying and was busy eating snacks. Suddenly, when she heard her say the word "living Bodhisattva", she sat up straight.

"Living Bodhisattva?" She waved her hands, "I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it."

The two aunts were stunned, and even Grandma Su was stunned, "What did you come up with?"

Su Ziling chuckled, "Yes, I just mentioned it casually and submitted a memorial. I didn't expect that someone would actually listen to it, and it was implemented so quickly."

That’s right, Su Ziling has also learned how to submit memorials to the emperor. Although she doesn’t know whether they will be seen, she still does her job well and will write down her ideas honestly and submit them as memorials.

It was that handwriting... it was a bit unsightly, like dog crawling. After the Emperor mentioned it very tactfully, Su Ziling never dared to write it himself again.

Sometimes she asked Lu Yan to write for her, and sometimes she asked Su Zimu to write for her. There was nothing she could do. She was used to fountain pens and ballpoint pens, and she was really not used to the soft and rough strokes of the brush.

Especially when the characters have to be written so small, many times they look like flies rubbing their feet.

Lu Yan also said that it was difficult for her.

The third aunt slapped her thigh and said, "Yes, our Qing girl is an official. We forgot about this. I was talking to your fourth aunt this morning. I was wondering why your family didn't sign up."

"I have three sows at home. One of them just gave birth to piglets the day before yesterday." Grandma Su took over the conversation.

The third uncle nodded and said, "No wonder. I knew you raised a lot of pigs. I always thought they were fattening pigs, but I didn't expect there were sows. How many pigs did they give birth to?"

"This pig is a live pig. There are only nine of them, but it's enough to feed them."

"So many? Are they all strong?"

"They are all quite strong. It's not enough to pen them now. This litter is not even a month old. The other two sows are also going to give birth in a few days."

Hearing this, the two aunts were extremely envious.

Su Ziling took a potato chip and it was crunchy when she bit it. This potato chip was made of sweet potato, which was not as good as that made of potato. But there was no other way. There were not many potatoes now. It was okay to eat them occasionally, but it would be unbearable if she fried them every day. She had to save most of the potatoes for seeds.

"Actually, nine is just right. If there are more, the milk won't be enough. If there is not enough milk, the sow will bite the piglets."

"Is that so? I thought the more the better." Fourth aunt-in-law moved a stool closer.

"It's best for a sow to have nine piglets, and at most ten. If there are more, there won't be enough milk. The piglets that can't be milked will be much smaller, won't grow up, and will be more prone to illness. If there are eleven or twelve, more people will have to look after them."

"The sows also need to be fed well while they are nursing their piglets. It is best to cook some cornmeal and sweet potatoes for them to eat. If they eat well, their milk will be better. The piglets need to be induced to eat when they are six or seven days old. This way, they will eat after weaning."

"Then there is weaning, which should be done as soon as possible after 25 or 26 days. By then the piglets have grown up and the sows basically have no milk left."

"Yes, yes, that person said the same thing. Do you have a sow? I was thinking of coming over and catching one, and raising two together for company."

"Yes, there are more sows than boars in this litter. If you want them, pick two later. I'll tie a rope to them as a mark. Fortunately, you told me so early today. Otherwise, if you told me again in two days, they would have been castrated."

"Castrate pigs?" Two question marks slowly popped up in the minds of the two aunts.

"Yes, castrate the pig. This pig is not delicious if it is not castrated. The pork is too fishy and grows slowly. This castrated pig will grow faster and the fishy smell will not be so strong."

In fact, Su Ziling had someone prepare the knives long ago, and started castrating the piglets when they were five days old. I don't know if her skills have become rusty.

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The author's craftsmanship is the heroine's craftsmanship (standing confidently with hands on hips)