"We guarantee the mission will be completed."
Zhuang Mingcheng gave a military salute.
"I guarantee I'll get the farm up and running!"
Lu Fangfang followed suit and also gave a military salute.
"Okay, okay, I'm looking forward to eating the quail eggs from our farm."
Gao Dajiang was very happy.
With such enthusiasm from this couple, he believes their farm can succeed!
"Comrade Xiao Lu, tell us your thoughts on the farm, and see if there's anything the regiment can do to help you."
Lu Fangfang was prepared.
She took out a small notebook from her pocket and told Gao Dajiang about her plans.
She has sixteen female quails, and Shufen has four, making a total of twenty. They lay one egg a day, which adds up to six hundred eggs a month.
Of those eggs, about one-third should be fertilized; these will be the farm's first batch of quails.
She has already made plans to temporarily stop eating quail eggs at home for the next few months.
Of course, that's not enough; it would be best to buy another batch of quail eggs.
“That’s easy to do. I’ll have someone go to the provincial capital. Comrade Xiao Lu, the regiment will approve three hundred yuan for you to build a breeding farm. Your quail eggs will be sold at market price.”
Upon hearing this, Lu Fangfang did not refuse.
She had already planned it out: from the very beginning of running the farm, she would keep a meticulous record of every penny, making sure no one could find fault with it, and that the farm's finances were completely separate from her family's.
Holding the notebook, she discussed the location of the breeding farm with Gao Dajiang.
Winters in the Qilian Mountains are very cold. The sheds for raising quails must be thick to keep them warm, and they also need to be connected to electrical wires to provide additional lighting during the winter so that the quails can continue to lay eggs.
"Greenhouse? Cement approvals are hard to come by."
Gao Dajiang scratched his head, looking somewhat embarrassed.
Lu Fangfang waved her hand, "Commander, we don't need cement, adobe houses will do."
“The sixth team near our regiment has clay. We can bring back a few truckloads, turn it into adobe bricks, and build a yellow mud shed that is warm in winter and cool in summer. We can also go to the mountains to the north to cut down some spruce trees. Except for the window glass, it won’t cost us a penny.”
The shed for raising quails doesn't need to be too nice; she doesn't want to spend too much money and put pressure on the group or herself.
Of course, this requires a lot of effort.
However, the group has no shortage of people; they could build a greenhouse with just ten people, let alone one.
Gao Dajiang nodded, thinking the method was good. "Xiao Zhuang, you're in charge of this. Tomorrow, have the truck team bring the clay back, then lead people to make adobe bricks and build the greenhouse."
"become."
Zhuang Mingcheng agreed.
He poured some water into the cup, handed it to his lover, and then sat down to listen.
From hatching quail eggs to selecting and building the breeding farm, and then to quail feed and disease prevention, Lu Fangfang shared all her thoughts.
She would also take notes of the two people's good suggestions with a pencil.
After a while, Xiao Aiguo also arrived, and the three of them sat together, listening to a lesson on raising quails.
“I’ve been feeding my quails bone meal, and it’s been working well. I plan to use this method at my farm in the future. The county purchasing station sells it for four cents a pound. I want to use our group’s name to collect some bones from the surrounding area to feed the quails.”
There are plenty of unknown animal bones on the grasslands. We can spread the word to the nearby brigades and collect enough bones.
"Okay, I agree."
Gao Dajiang nodded, which was taken as agreement.
"I plan to go to the county tomorrow to buy some books on animal husbandry."
"Of course, I'll have the driver personally take you to the county tomorrow."
...
The group didn't even eat, discussing the farm issue until late at night.
Listening to Lu Fangfang's arrangements for the farm, the men were completely convinced. They were now more confident than Lu Fangfang, the farm manager.
It was already dark when we got back.
Lu Fangfang held Zhuang Mingcheng's hand, still feeling excited.
She'll be very busy from now on.
Zhuang Mingcheng noticed her emotions and was happy for his lover.
When she got home, Lu Fangfang went to check on the little Tibetan fox.
The little one had a droopy face and stayed under the bed, refusing to come out no matter how much she called him.
Zhuang Mingcheng was washing mushrooms inside the house, looking at them strangely. "Fangfang, what's wrong with them?"
"The child was traumatized, so its mother found it a stepfather."
Lu Fangfang sighed, stood up, and recounted what had happened that day.
No, that's not right. Maybe it's her biological father. It seems like it's her heart.
She shook her head and stopped worrying about the little Tibetan fox. The little guy was still small and should be fine in a few days.
Zhuang Mingcheng couldn't help but laugh. He scooped out the mushrooms, wiped his hands, then crawled under the bed and took out the little Tibetan fox.
Sitting on the edge of the bed, he held the little Tibetan fox and comforted it.
"Awoo~"
"Awoo~"
It would have been better if no one had comforted it, but as soon as someone did, the little Tibetan fox cried out pitifully again.
Little Flower glanced at it disdainfully, then skillfully covered its ears with its paws.
"Alright, alright, anyway, you'll be kicked out by your mom when you grow up, so consider this an early adulthood."
"Awoo~"
Zhuang Mingcheng stroked the little Tibetan fox's head and gently held its mouth.
It's late at night, it's not good to disturb others.
"Waaah~"
The little Tibetan fox whimpered, looking even more aggrieved.
Beside them, Lu Fangfang was frying mushrooms with the eggs she had exchanged that morning. Seeing the two of them like this, she couldn't stop laughing.
...
The next day, the two got up very early.
After breakfast, Lu Fangfang and Zhuang Mingcheng went to the troupe together.
To avoid looking out of place, she even wore a military uniform.
Upon arriving at the First Battalion, Zhuang Mingcheng gathered a platoon of men, who, carrying shovels, went directly to the motor transport unit.
Three Jiefang trucks, carrying a group of people, went to the Sixth Team and found the team leader.
This startled the captain of the sixth team. When he heard that it involved digging clay, he was relieved and immediately agreed.
While the soldiers dug soil onto the truck, Lu Fangfang went to Uncle Guo's house and told him about the regiment's bone-collecting business.
The people of Team Six graze their horses on the pastures every day and have seen quite a few bones. Uncle Guo is also a cart driver and often goes to several nearby teams, so he knows a lot of people. She wanted Uncle Guo to help spread the word.
The county purchasing station buys bones for four cents a pound, and she buys them for four and a half cents a pound and sells them to the breeding farm in the regiment, which allows her to earn a little more, which is a good thing.
"No problem, leave it to me. Comrade Lu, why does your regiment collect bones?"
Uncle Guo was smoking his pipe, which looked quite strange.
"Our group is going to set up a quail farm, collect bones, grind them into bone meal, and feed them to the quails."
Lu Fangfang explained with a smile.
"Comrade Xiao Lu, what is your relationship with this farm?"
"The troupe asked me to set up this breeding farm. Uncle Guo, you have to support my work."
"Support, support, I definitely support."
Uncle Guo looked at Lu Fangfang in surprise.
It's really strange that such a large regiment would let a little girl run a breeding farm.
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