TWWMABMTBH Chapter 93

The village chief immediately thought Rong Ziyan was probably a big fool. His ancestors had lived here for generations, and he had never heard of frogs being anything good.

But Rong Ziyan saw it clearly. The breeding conditions for forest frogs are extremely demanding, especially the water quality.

This small village looks old and poor, but it has unexpectedly maintained the most natural purity. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many wild forest frogs.

What’s even better is that the mountains and forests here are a natural breeding ground for forest frogs. Birch, linden, elm, and mountain walnut trees are scattered everywhere, and almost every tree should be over twenty years old.

The only relatively troublesome thing is the approval process for forest frog farming.

Forest frogs are different from other frog species. First of all, their living conditions are extremely demanding. Secondly, they have even more demanding breeding methods.

The first of these two issues has indeed been resolved, but the second one is a bit troublesome.

The reason is simple: forest frog farming conditions are harsh, not only requiring breeders to have sufficient professional skills but also complete professional qualifications.

Moreover, the huge business opportunity on forest frogs also means that they need a suitable partner to achieve the final sales goal.

In other words, the three words “raising forest frogs” are easy to say, but implementing it is completely different from raising chickens. Every step costs money.

Rong Ziyan understood that they needed not only simple breeding techniques but also a business partner like a “father” who could guarantee their future security.

But these days, businessmen prioritize profits. If they encounter a village like this, which is like a small cabbage, they will definitely be ruthless and will not easily let go until they have squeezed out every last drop of blood.

The end result would be jumping from a fire pit into hell.

That was not what Rong Ziyan wanted to see.

So, was there a way to solve this?

Rong Ziyan thought this in his heart, but he did not show it on his face. Instead, he called the village chief and Old Wu to go up the mountain to take a look.

In impoverished mountain areas, if forest frog farming could really be established, the country would definitely encourage it. At the very least, applying for qualifications would be easy. Therefore, Rong Ziyan wanted to check the condition of the mountains and forests in advance.

Moreover, if forest frog farming ultimately failed, given the village’s conditions, raising bullfrogs would still be easy.

Thinking of the popular dry-pot bullfrogs and spicy bullfrogs in the city, Rong Ziyan looked at the frogs that occasionally appeared in front of everyone, his eyes becoming more fervent.

[Emotional value from the forest frog’s fear: 1000]

Seeing a small, delicate forest frog running away in a panic, the system finally couldn’t help but pull back Rong Ziyan’s runaway thoughts, “I say, Rong! Frogs are so cute, let the frogs go!”

Rong Ziyan thought for a moment, his tone also very mournful, “If I had a choice, I would also like to be a good person. But who told the frogs to be so delicious?”

System: … You forget it, just be a good dog!

Without further ado, Rong Ziyan and his host quickly ended their internal conversation.

At the same time, Rong Ziyan had also clearly seen the situation on the mountain.

It was pretty much as he had predicted, this mountain forest was a natural forest frog farm.

So now, the biggest problem was how to set up the farm. In addition, there was how to convince the villagers.

From his previous interactions, Rong Ziyan could see that the village’s general mindset was outdated, not to mention their lack of understanding about forest frogs.

Although they didn’t hunt them, persuading them to start learning how to farm them would definitely be a big problem.

Most importantly, once Rong Ziyan persuaded these villagers and got them to learn farming techniques, who would come here to teach them for a long time?

Rong Ziyan could, but he knew that many people were unwilling. Especially after getting used to the hustle and bustle of big cities, who would be willing to bury their lives in a small mountain village?

As for trying to get the higher-ups to forcibly assign someone, Rong Ziyan had considered this possibility, but he also understood that forced melons are not sweet.

With so many obstacles, Rong Ziyan fell silent. In the end, he kept his mouth shut and did not reveal his plans.

As for the village chief, he didn’t think much about it. He still simply thought that Rong Ziyan was just there to inspect their chicken-raising site!

There were many chickens in the village, and the sample base was huge. To fully take samples, it would take at least a week.

When Rong Ziyan came down from the mountain, Luo Xia and the others were still working.

Rong Ziyan greeted them and joined in.

Luo Xia was the first to follow him. He knew that Rong Ziyan couldn’t bear to see the villagers in dire straits and would definitely try to find a way.

So, Luo Xia slowly moved closer to Rong Ziyan and asked in a low voice, “Rong, have you thought of a way?”

“I have,” Rong Ziyan nodded, “But it’s a bit troublesome.”

Since they were all his own people, Rong Ziyan briefly explained his concerns. But halfway through, he noticed that Old Wu was looking at him with a very subtle expression, not like his usual self, but more like a poor family had bumped into a lucky spirit bringing money to their door.

Luo Xia was also infected by his tense emotions and pushed Old Wu, “Why are you looking at our Rong group like that? It’s a bit scary.”

Old Wu shook his head, “It’s nothing. I just suddenly felt that our boss is very lucky.”

He organized his words again, “Maybe this is the reward for good people!”

Regardless of how outsiders felt about Old Wu’s assessment that Ji Shu was a good person who got good rewards, Rong Ziyan was indeed greatly inspired by Old Wu.

The current situation in the village was that everything was ready except for someone to invest and pay. And the forest frog farming business, once it can grow big, is bound to be a stable profit-making venture.

Rong Ziyan couldn’t trust other businessmen, but Ji Shu, if nothing else, was more measured than anyone when it came to human life.

After all, Ji Shu himself had struggled out of that dark, hopeless abyss.

So Rong Ziyan believed that Ji Shu, even as a businessman who valued profit, would not cheat here.

Moreover, once this place was set up, it would be a win-win for Ji Shu himself. Rong Ziyan knew that Senior Brother’s project in the research institute was related to forest frogs. And Ji Shu himself, though not from the Ji family, was the research institute’s biggest money daddy.

It really was a case of having the right timing, the right place, and the right people!

But even though he was confident, Rong Ziyan did not immediately agree to the village chief. Instead, he first inquired about the situation in the village. At the same time, he prepared a very detailed report.

After sorting everything out, Rong Ziyan realized that the only thing he was lacking now was someone who could help develop and teach how to farm forest frogs.

But at this moment, the class group on WeChat suddenly caught Rong Ziyan’s attention.

Regarding the detailed technology of forest frog farming, Rong Ziyan himself knew it very well. This wasn’t because his knowledge was extensive but because the veterinary department of the Agricultural University had a related project on forest frog farming.

Rong Ziyan remembered that the department head had a project on the increased production of artificial forest frog farming. Rong Ziyan had even helped out when he was studying.

Agricultural University had a tradition of sending students to the grassroots level for internships, and although this place was a bit far from Beijing, it was the most suitable place to study forest frog ecology. People who were truly pursuing academics would not care about location.

So, if he could join forces with the Agricultural University… then the choice of someone to guide the farming would also be found.

Thinking this, Rong Ziyan called the department head first.

“Xiao Rong?” The department head was also very surprised after answering his call.

After Rong Ziyan graduated, he had never broken contact with these teachers from the Agricultural University. Just before leaving, Rong Ziyan had also told the department head and tutor that he would be away for four months.

Therefore, suddenly receiving his call, the department head was also taken aback, and he thought something had happened to him.

As a result, after listening to Rong Ziyan’s explanation of the matter, he immediately became excited.

“Where is it?” Such a natural breeding ground was very rare in China. The department head had also heard of such a large area of wild forest frogs for the first time, and he said he had to come and see it himself.

Rong Ziyan didn’t stop him and immediately sent him the coordinates. He also discussed with Old Wu and the driver to see if they could help pick him up. The department head was getting older, after all, so it would be better to have him endure as little jostling as possible!

Even so, when the department head got out of the car, he was exhausted, standing on the ground with his legs as soft as dough. He had to force himself to drink several mouthfuls of water to recover.

But when he looked at the state of the village, he immediately frowned.

“Why is Newcastle disease so severe?”

Rong Ziyan shook his head, “It’s already past the outbreak period. We had already burned the most severe batch before. The rest are all in the observation period, mainly to see if they will develop the disease.”

“But judging from the current situation, it is estimated that they will all be wiped out.”

“Oh, what a sin!” The department head touched his bald head and also sighed.

Apart from the farmers themselves, no one in the agricultural industry understood more than them how terrible the consequences of an epidemic were. It was also because of this that Rong Ziyan had launched the current project, hoping to develop relevant drugs or vaccines to reduce the losses of farmers.

However, while they felt these things, they also had serious business to do.

Soon, the village chief, who had heard the news, led the department head and Rong Ziyan up the mountain together.

In just less than three days, the village chief looked more than ten years older than when they first met and spoke very little.

He didn’t understand why Rong Ziyan wanted to come to their small mountain again and again, and he didn’t understand why this university professor from Beijing had also traveled all the way from Beijing for this small mountain.

The numbness of life had almost overwhelmed him, and his mind was now filled with his wife’s instructions when she left in the morning, “Everyone is very worried. Today, you must try to get a clear answer from the leader about whether we can still raise chickens in the future.”

The village chief actually wanted to say, “Yes, we can.” But after seeing so many days that the chickens in the village were getting sick one after another, he finally understood what Rong Ziyan had said over the loudspeaker at the beginning.

This Newcastle disease was so terrible. Their village was probably no longer able to raise chickens. At least not for several years.

But even so, he should still ask.

What if! What if, there was still hope!

Thinking of the villagers’ yearning eyes, the village chief walked up to Rong Ziyan and the department head, his lips trembling, and he said in a disjointed sentence, “That… Leader… the villagers want me to ask you, can we still raise chickens in the future?”

Before Rong Ziyan could speak, the department head, who had finally finished examining the environment, carefully held a forest frog in his hand and placed it in the village chief’s hand.

“Hey! What chickens are you raising! Frogs are much more valuable!”

“Huh?” The village chief subconsciously lowered his head and met the dead fish eyes of the forest frog in his hand.

The forest frog croaked, very noisy and lifeless.

Rong Ziyan took a moment to glance at the barrage above its head and almost couldn’t help but laugh.

It read: “Damn it, how did they catch me again!”

It turned out that the one that the department head caught was the same frog as the one he had casually caught last time.

Rong Ziyan couldn’t help but reach out and touch its head, saying very gently, “You are so fated, how about we braise you?”

Author’s Note: Forest frog: No, you don’t want to!!!