"Old Gao is right. As long as it's edible and nutritious, it's a good quail egg!"
Xiao Aiguo nodded, agreeing with Gao Dajiang's statement.
Their group is starving, so they don't have the right to be picky. They'll consider the taste when they have meat to eat every meal in the future.
"Old Liu, don't overthink it. Comrade Lu's idea for this breeding shed is very comprehensive. I don't think there will be any problems."
Director Zhao of the Logistics Department looked around the shed and was still admiring it.
“The winters in our Qilian Mountains are cold and long. We can only raise as many animals as possible in a shed, as the cost of heating alone is a huge expense. This method of raising animals is very scientific and suits the situation in our group.”
The others around them nodded in agreement.
They also thought it was a good thing. The Third Battalion Commander's worries were all minor issues; the real problem was whether or not they would have anything to eat!
"Commander, Political Commissar, is that alright..."
The battalion commander was still somewhat unwilling.
He was about to say something more when Gao Dajiang waved him off.
"Liu Erkui, if you don't want to eat, give up your share for the soldiers, and don't cause me any trouble!"
Battalion Commander Liu looked rather grim. Since the regimental commander had already said so much, he could only swallow his words.
Only then did Lu Fangfang step forward.
"Battalion Commander Liu, the quails we raise at our farm will definitely be healthy, otherwise they wouldn't be able to lay eggs. As for the taste, it won't change either, so don't worry."
She really didn't expect that in this era of scarcity, there would be people asking whether the eggs laid by large-scale farmed quails taste good.
Well, you could say it's quite forward-thinking, but in this day and age, it's really unnecessary.
Just like the regimental commander and political commissar said, we're lucky if we can even get some food.
"This isn't proper quail farming; it's a quail factory, you're exploiting them!"
Liu Erkui couldn't help but mutter what was on his mind.
Lu Fangfang: "..."
She was taken aback when she heard this.
He opened his mouth, but didn't know how to respond.
Not only Lu Fangfang, but also the entire breeding shed fell silent as soon as Liu Erkui said those words. Gao Dajiang and Xiao Aiguo were also stunned.
a long time.
Lu Fangfang spoke up; she couldn't just sit idly by and let others label her.
“Battalion Commander Liu, how is a factory exploitation? There are factories in the county, the city, and even the province. What you’re saying is wrong.”
She was very careful with what she said, afraid of making a mistake.
"That's right, I've never heard of exploiting quails. My farm raises them for the regiment, for the country. Battalion Commander Liu, don't talk nonsense."
Wang Shufen also offered a rebuttal.
They can't even manage people, yet they're trying to manage quails? Their intentions are truly twisted.
"Liu Erkui, raising quails is raising quails, don't bring up other things. According to you, the country also has chicken farms and cattle farms. Does that mean they are exploiting chickens and cattle? That's utter nonsense."
"Xiao Zhuang is right, this is utter nonsense! Liu Er Kui, can you take responsibility for your words?"
"Liu Erkui, if you don't want to watch, then get back home! Stop acting crazy here!"
Gao Dajiang didn't give Liu Erkui a friendly look.
He supported the construction of this farm, so this is practically a slap in the face to him.
The fact that the regiment built a breeding farm is considered exploitation is utterly absurd!
"I...I..."
Seeing the displeased looks on everyone's faces, Liu Er Kui's face turned pale and then red.
He felt he couldn't stay any longer, so he turned around and left.
"Never mind him. I'm telling you, this farm was built for the regiment, and the quail eggs it produces are for the soldiers in our regiment. If anyone complains, they shouldn't eat the eggs from this farm anymore!"
Everyone in the crowd nodded.
Xu Jinbu watched Liu Erkui's departing figure, then turned back with a look of agreement, "This Battalion Commander Liu, he just loves to overthink things."
...
After inspecting the breeding sheds, Gao Dajiang led the others to the egg incubation room.
This is the most important part of the farm; the future of the farm depends entirely on this incubator.
Wang Shufen took out a few quail eggs from under the quilt and handed them to Gao Dajiang and several other cadres from the regiment.
She turned on the flashlight and shone it on the quail eggs.
Gao Dajiang took it and examined it closely. He could vaguely see a shadow inside the egg, which looked like a baby quail.
"Sister-in-law, are they about to hatch?"
Wang Shufen nodded. "They should hatch in the next couple of days."
Upon hearing this, Gao Dajiang quickly took the quail eggs from the others and carefully placed them under the quilt.
Fearing that it would disturb the quail chicks' incubation, he chased everyone out of the incubation room.
"This batch should hatch over three hundred baby quails, right?"
"Yes, there are a total of more than 350 hatching eggs. Some bad eggs were picked out along the way, so there are still more than 300 left."
Gao Dajiang secretly did some calculations.
According to Xiao Lu, the quails will start laying eggs after two months of raising them, which means that by the end of August, their group will be able to eat the first batch of eggs from the farm.
"Xiao Lu, you have to take good care of the little quails. When they grow up, they will lay one egg a day, which will amount to more than three hundred. If you save them up for a week, it will be enough for everyone in our group to have one."
The group leader spoke with great sadness, saying that they only got one quail egg a week, and they couldn't even taste it.
However, Lu Fangfang still spoke up, pouring cold water on his enthusiasm.
"Commander, these three hundred quails, including males, can't lay that many eggs in one day."
"ah?"
Gao Dajiang slapped his forehead, realizing he had forgotten about that.
"Commander, don't worry, Sister Shufen and I have collected another batch of hatching eggs. Once we hatch this batch of quails, we'll immediately hatch the next batch. We're determined to ensure that the soldiers can eat a quail egg every day before the New Year!"
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