Chapter 852 White-feathered Broiler Chicken [Additional Update]
The footsteps were some distance away from Chu Yue, but she had excellent hearing, so she heard them clearly. When she pushed the door open and went out to see, she happened to see a group of people walking nearby.
They were a group of women from the village. During the recent spring rush, the men in the family had all gone to the fields to work, and the women couldn't sit idle either. They all went up the mountain to dig wild vegetables and mushrooms. The bamboo baskets and backpacks they carried with them were all filled to the brim.
"Look at these Chinese toon trees I have. They're so tender. They'll be delicious if you scramble eggs with them. I picked a lot, so I'll give you a handful. You can take them home and eat them."
"I picked a lot of ferns. Look, there's a whole basket full of them. I think they'll last me seven or eight days. If I keep them for too long, they'll go bad. I'll give you some too. They're especially delicious when boiled and served cold!"
"Wild vegetables should be eaten fresh! If they go bad over time, we can feed them to chickens and pigs. We can pick them up in the mountains when the time comes. There are so many of them everywhere that we can never pick them all."
"I heard that things like Chinese toon, fern, and wild mushrooms are very expensive in the city. This bamboo basket of ours could be worth several dollars!"
"So what if it's more expensive in the city? We don't have a car or a road to get to the city from here. It takes a whole day to walk and take a carriage, and it takes several days to go back and forth. If we get it, we can't stay overnight. If we don't have a letter of introduction, we'll be caught by the inspection team."
"Last time, the third son of the Lu family went to the city to sell corn. He carried over a hundred pounds on the road. To save on accommodation, he returned at night. He got lost in the mountains and almost fell off a cliff and died. Have you forgotten?"
Chu Yue listened to the nagging of these aunts, and suddenly her eyes lit up, and a way to make money flashed through her mind!
There are so many wild vegetables and game in the mountains that we can’t eat them all and have to feed them to chickens and pigs. They are not worth anything at all.
As long as it can be shipped out and placed in the city, it will be valuable. The only problem is transportation.
Chu Yue’s grocery store, which is about to open, can also sell these wild vegetables and game. She can spend the least money to purchase them and then sell them at a high price, making several times the profit!
The aunts gradually walked up to Chu Yue. They already knew the famous Dr. Chu, so they didn't dare to get too close, but still greeted her with a smile.
"Hello, Doctor Chu, come out and bask in the sun."
"Doctor Chu, you've been working so hard lately."
"Doctor Chu, the medicine you prescribed for my old man has made him feel much better after taking it for a few days..."
Chu Yue smiled and nodded. Without beating around the bush, she said directly, "Aunts, I just heard you say that there are too many wild vegetables to eat and you can only feed them to chickens and pigs. That's such a waste. Why don't you sell them to me?"
"Doctor Chu, you want some wild vegetables?" an aunt slapped her thigh and said, "If you want them, why are you being so polite to us? You treat us for free, and we can charge you for a few wild vegetables. Doctor Chu, here you go—if it's not enough, tell me again."
The aunt grabbed a handful of Chinese toon, about two or three pounds, and stuffed it directly into Chu Yue's palm.
The other aunts were just as warm and polite. They took things out of their backpacks and stuffed them into Chu Yue's arms without hesitation.
When Chu Yue came to her senses, her palms were already stuffed full. She had no time to count the money. The aunts waved goodbye and left, which made Chu Yue laugh and cry.
She was carrying so many wild vegetables and couldn't go home for the time being, so she could only put them in her personal space and store them.
As for the subsequent plan to purchase mountain products, it has gradually taken shape in Chu Yue's mind.
She also has to take care of the shop in the city and it is impossible for her to go to the village all day long. She also needs a reliable helper.
Chu Yue was thinking on her way back when she saw Song Dashun and Du Juan.
The candidates for cooperative helpers are here!
At this time, Song Dashun had been taking medicine for five days. His previous severe coughing up blood condition recovered at a miraculous speed under the treatment of Chu Yue's superb medical skills and the careful care of her daughter-in-law Du Juan. Not only did he no longer have a fever or cold, but even his cough was much better.
After all, he is young and has a good physical condition, so he will recover quickly.
Therefore, after the inspection this morning, Chu Yue allowed him to go out for a walk, but he could not go beyond a five-meter radius of his home.
In addition, Du Juan was asked to keep an eye on the rough man to prevent Song Dashun from making another mistake.
After Song Dashun gained some freedom, he did not run around.
He came out of the house and went straight to the open space where the chickens were raised.
There used to be some wild grass for the chickens to eat, but since the chicken plague was discovered, Chu Yue not only used disinfectants, but also set a fire to burn the entire open space. Not to mention wild grass, there wasn't even a trace of green to be found on the ground.
Song Dashun's burly body squatted in the corner, staring motionlessly at the empty scorched earth. The once noisy crowing of chickens could no longer be heard, and he couldn't help but look melancholy.
Dujuan accompanied him and squatted down, looking at the open space silently together.
When Chu Yue walked over, they looked like two sparrows walking side by side, except that one was bigger and the other was smaller, and the difference in their sizes was quite large.
Song Dashun looked at the empty space and sighed sadly, "It's gone... all gone..."
Du Juan gently comforted him, "Dashun, didn't we agree before that we can just start over? As long as you're fine, all the difficulties won't matter!"
Song Dashun took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and regained his spirits. "That's right! As long as there is green mountains, there will be no shortage of firewood! This difficult time is nothing. I, Song Dashun, am strong and have plenty of strength. I will start all over again!"
Chu Yue just happened to hear his passionate words.
She asked aloud, "Are you still going to keep raising chickens?"
Song Dashun and Du Juan had their backs to Chu Yue and didn't hear any footsteps. They were startled when they suddenly heard Chu Yue's voice.
The couple shuddered in tacit understanding, then turned around. Because they saw Chu Yue, their savior, they quickly calmed down and smiled.
"Doctor Chu, why are you here? Is it time to take your temperature again?"
"No, I just happened to pass by and heard you talking." Chu Yue shook her head and asked again, "Do you still plan to raise chickens in the future?"
"Raise them!" Song Dashun nodded without hesitation. He said seriously, "Free-range chickens and pheasant eggs are the most valuable. If we want to get out of the mountains, we can only rely on them."
Dujuan smiled with relief, obviously supporting her husband's decision.
This tacit understanding between husband and wife made Chu Yue even more satisfied with them.
Chu Yue suggested, "I know there's a new breed of chicken in the city. It only takes a month and a half to raise it from a chick into a hen, and it can still lay eggs."
"Really?" Song Dashun widened his eyes in shock.
Ordinary hens raised by mountain people, a local Chinese chicken breed, usually take 5-5 months to grow into adult chickens. The long breeding cycle also means high feed costs.
The new chicken breed Chu Yue mentioned is an excellent broiler breed improved in the later era - the white-feathered broiler chicken.
It only takes 42 days for white-feathered broilers to be marketed, which can greatly increase the meat yield and meet everyone's desire to eat chicken.
The comparison from six months to one and a half months, which originally took half a year, can now be completed in one and a half months. It is no wonder that Song Dashun was so surprised.
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