Chu Yu is the only college student in the village, a provincial top scorer, and a Tsinghua University student. Huang Xingwang knows she has a bright future, so he gives her face and speaks in a relatively kind tone, "It's not that Uncle Xingwang doesn't want to find someone, it's just that we really can't. You know our village, nothing grows well, it's really too difficult to make a living from the land."
"If growing things doesn't work, how about raising livestock?" Chu Yu asked.
Huang Xingwang looked at her, "Farming?"
“My second uncle and I went to Guanxian to buy quail eggs wholesale before, and we found that many families there raise quail. Quail are easy to raise, and quail eggs are not as common as chicken eggs, so raising quail is much more profitable than raising chickens.”
Huang Xingwang certainly knew that raising quails could make money, but they lacked the skills!
In the village, only Shu Aiguo had technical skills. Later, Xibao grew bigger, so Shu Aiguo's quail business was put on hold. He didn't completely give up, but he would only come back every now and then, so he wasn't exactly dedicated.
"Chu Yu, those quail eggs are small and inconspicuous. Can you really raise them?"
Shu Aiguo understood what Chu Yu meant.
She didn't want to bring her fellow villagers to Xibao, but she also didn't want to offend them.
Zuo Youshu Aiguo no longer raises quails. If he could teach the villagers of Shanguan Village the techniques for raising quails, it would solve their livelihood problems and give the villagers an explanation.
Shu Aiguo quickly laughed and said, "Uncle Xingwang, you're not an expert on this. I also thought quail eggs were insignificant and wouldn't make a lot of money. But there's less competition for quail eggs, and the profit margin is higher than that of chicken eggs. To be honest, I used to make twenty or thirty yuan a day just by selling quail eggs."
Huang Xingwang's eyes widened. "You can earn this much in just one day? Are you sure it's just one day, and not a month?"
"Uncle Xingwang, why would I lie to you? But I sell a lot. For an average family raising a batch of quails, earning two or three yuan a day is not a problem. If you do well, there's no limit. These things depend on human effort, right?"
Shu Aiguo spoke sincerely, and Huang Xingwang then realized that raising quails was so profitable. It wasn't that they hadn't thought about raising quails, but this was Shu Aiguo's business, and who would tell others the secret to making money?
Even if they were tempted, they couldn't take away Shu Aiguo's job, so Huang Xingwang never mentioned the quail to Shu Aiguo.
Who would have thought that Chu Yu would take the initiative to teach the villagers how to raise quails?
"Since everyone in our village raises quails, won't we be unable to sell them?"
“There are dealers who specialize in buying quails. As far as I know, there’s no shortage of quails to sell. As long as you can raise them well, and our village’s quail farming scales up, there will definitely be many dealers coming to buy them. You can see cash every day, and you don’t have to go out. You can do the work at home. Raising quails doesn’t take much effort, and you can take care of the farm work and the children at home. Isn’t that better than going out to work?”
Being your own boss is definitely better than working for someone else.
If he does a good job, this will also be a political achievement for him.
Huang Xingwang was overjoyed and slapped his thigh, laughing, "Aiguo, can you really teach us how to raise quails?"
Shu Aiguo would certainly be willing; it's better than recruiting all these people to Xibao, right?
“Uncle Xingwang, raising quails isn’t difficult. I happen to have some quail chicks here, which I’ll give to you for free. If any of you want to raise quails, just come here. I’ll do a centralized training session and teach you step by step. That way, no one will think I’m favoring them over others.”
Uncle Facai and Uncle Wangde exchanged a glance. "Aiguo, we are grateful that you can teach us. Why would we blame you? Let's put this out there: the master leads you through the door, but the cultivation depends on the individual. Whoever raises you well is responsible for their own ability, and whoever doesn't raise you well shouldn't blame others but look for the reasons within themselves."
Huang Xingwang also agreed with this reasoning.
Hearing them say that, Shu Aiguo felt relieved. The group agreed that on the afternoon of the first day of the Lunar New Year, he would give a lecture at his home to teach everyone how to raise quails.
Uncle Facai and Uncle Wangde are both planning to raise quails. After all, if they raise quails well, they can earn twenty or thirty yuan a day, and even if they don't, they can still earn several dozen yuan a month. It's better than working for someone else.
After Aunt Songhua and the others had all left, she pulled Qiaohong to her side.
“Aiguo, Fangping, you know my family situation. After Qiaohong’s father passed away, I raised two children on my own. The burden was too heavy. Next year, both children will take the college entrance examination. I really can’t afford to support them anymore, so I had Qiaohong and her brother draw lots. Whoever draws the longer lot will drop out of school to work and support the other’s education. Qiaohong was unlucky and drew the longer lot. I want to ask Aiguo to find Qiaohong a job.”
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