Hard work makes you rich, raising chickens makes you rich
The scene was in chaos, like a vegetable market in the early morning.
The teenagers' voices were drowned out by the excited discussions.
Pei Zongli stood up and shouted, "Everyone pause for a moment. Even those with rich experience should listen to what the children have to say. After all, we don't know much about the outside world. Maybe there are better breeding methods than ours? Isn't that right?"
The old ones are still the wisest. Pei Zongli calmed the situation down and the scene gradually became quiet.
Pei Xu continued to popularize science: "Xiayan chicken is the breed we introduced this time. It is large in size, thin in bones and thick in meat, and has a strong aroma. It also has a well-known honor. Xiayan chicken is one of the four famous chickens in the country. In the Qing Dynasty, it was once presented to the palace as a tribute. You know what tribute means? It means that if you are not the emperor or nobles in the palace, you can't eat Xiayan chicken. It is famous."
Pei Zongli said: "You heard it, it's very precious. If you are not of high enough rank, you can't eat this chicken."
The villagers nodded, and Uncle Jiming asked, "How much can it be sold for per pound?"
Cheng Enyue smiled and said, "Uncle, let's focus on the main points of this meeting. But we need to know what is the difference between this chicken and the chickens on the market? What are its unique advantages? We can't just tell people that this is a tribute chicken from the Qing Dynasty. It's not the Qing Dynasty anymore. We have to clearly list its advantages one, two, three, and four."
Aunt Song criticized Uncle Jiming: "What Xiao Cheng said makes sense. Have you forgotten the last time you bought a health crystal bracelet from a liar? The liar said it was good, good for gastrointestinal smoothness, good for kidney protection, and good for preventing high blood pressure. How could he have fooled you?"
After saying this, everyone burst into laughter.
Uncle Jiming scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "I've suffered a loss before. I won't buy it again in the future."
Pei Xu brought everyone back to the point: "We don't need to fool people, because our Xiayan chicken is really good, with thin skin and thick meat, which means that the fat is evenly distributed and the meat is tender and not dry. High protein, low fat, rich in amino acids and unsaturated fatty acids, it has a great tonic effect and high nutritional value! For example, patients after surgery, pregnant women, and some people with weaker constitutions buy Xiayan chicken to stew soup, which is very nourishing! And not only stew soup, boiled cutting, salt baking and other methods are also possible, suitable for many types of people. Aunt Xu just said that everyone is good at raising chickens, so I want to ask how to raise chickens well?"
Aunt Xu immediately spoke: "We rural people raise chickens. We let them out for a walk early in the morning. The chickens eat insects in the ground. When we get home, we chop up sweet potato leaves, mix wild vegetables with corn kernels, sweet potatoes, and cassava. We eat them healthily. We don't feed them industrial feed. The quality and aroma of the chickens raised in the chicken farm are completely incomparable to our chickens."
Lian A-nai said: "Last time, my relatives from my mother's side, when their daughter-in-law was going back to her hometown to give birth, she even specially bought the chickens I raised from me. She would rather pay a few dollars more to eat chickens raised by rural people themselves."
He praised Xiang Chuzhe: "I have the right to speak on this. At the last New Year's Day party, those plates of boiled chicken were delicious!"
"I have a say too." Jiang Lin looked at Pei Qi and Liu Chunling. "Master Qi and Ling Nai raised chickens and stewed them in soup without adding anything. I was confused by the fragrance."
Pei Xu said: "Everyone has said it well. In the final analysis, it is green mountains and clear waters that provide natural feeding. We have many mountains here, fresh air and excellent water quality, which is very suitable for free-range breeding in the mountains and forests. We can adopt a three-dimensional ecological breeding model of Xiayan chicken and mango forest."
Jiang Lin opened the second page of PPT.
"Everyone, look." Pei Xu pointed at the big screen. "We use the method of free-range breeding in the mountains and roughage feeding, and set up fences at the foot of the mountain to prevent the Xiayan chickens from escaping. During the day, the chickens forage in the mountains, eat wild insects, grass seeds, and dropped mangoes. This reduces the damage to mango trees by insects. At the same time, the feces produced by the Xiayan chickens provide nutrients for the mango trees, reducing the cost of maintaining the mango trees, killing two birds with one stone."
"What should we do if it rains and is windy? The chickens will get sick and die if they get fowl plague."
"Uncle Ping's concerns are very forward-looking." Pei Xu clicked on the third page of the PPT. "The growth cycle of Xiayan chickens is 6-8 months, which is longer than that of ordinary broilers. At the same time, they have strong adaptability and good disease resistance. On sunny days, they will hide under the mango trees to enjoy the cool and eat insects. When it rains, they will hide under the trees to avoid the rain. At the same time, we can build a simple shed at the foot of the mountain to feed them and provide a place to shelter from the rain."
Pei Xu glanced at everyone with smiling eyes, "Well, after saying so much, now it comes to the question that everyone is most concerned about. What is it?"
"It's the price!" Liu Huabao shouted happily, "We must work hard to get rich, and we can get rich by raising chickens."
"Such good chickens must be sold at a good price. The 6-8 month growth period means we can sell two batches of chickens a year."
Pei Xu clicked on the next page of the PPT. The table listed the prices of live Xiayan chickens raised by farmers, prices at branded farms, as well as the prices of slaughtered and chilled chickens sold online and the prices of high-end gift boxes.
"Wow, are these chickens so expensive? They are three to four times more expensive than the local chickens we raise at home." Uncle Jiajing couldn't help but stand up and look closer at the screen to confirm again: "Can they really be sold at such a high price?"
Lin Xing responded affirmatively: "The price is genuine. This variety was introduced by the government to promote the courtyard economy."
The villagers started a new round of discussion. Some were very excited: "One kilogram is so expensive. If a chicken weighs 3.5 to 4.5 kilograms, then the highest price for it can be sold is more than 200 yuan. It's really expensive."
"For more than 200, you can buy a few native chickens here. One chicken is just a chicken at best. If you ask me, we are all raising chickens, so we might as well raise more expensive chickens."
Some people are also worried: "How can we sell it at such a high price? Rural people like good quality and cheap products. During the New Year and other festivals, our native chickens are enough."
"The selling price is so high, so the price of chicks must not be cheap either. It would be heartbreaking if one died, and the risk is also high."
"If you raise them well, you can make a fortune. If you don't, you will lose all your capital. It's just like what people say about stock speculation on the Internet. If you lose money, it will be too late to cry."
Lin Xing listened to their discussion and realized that all the farmers felt the same way.
Pei Xu handed him the loudspeaker.
"Everyone, listen to me. I'm going to give you some basic knowledge about courtyard economy." Lin Xing opened the PPT.
"We have seen some videos on TV or short video platforms, such as a certain villager responding to the policy and using the vacant land at home to raise ducks, and a certain villager setting up a small-scale pig farm with the help of government policies, and then selling them to a certain company or a certain cooperative at an agreed price. These are all microcosms of the courtyard economy."
Some villagers were still whispering, and Pei Xu reminded them in real time: "Everyone should listen carefully, these policies are related to everyone's pockets."
The loud volume was no match for the power of a money bag, and the villagers immediately listened attentively.
"There are several models of courtyard economy. The first one is the cooperation between enterprises and farmers, which is called the order-based model. The enterprise provides a guaranteed purchase price, chicks, feed and technology, and farmers can raise chickens without worrying about sales. It is suitable for farmers with weak risk resistance."
Li Xuran cooperated with Lin Xing and reminded: "Villagers who are worried that they can't sell their fruits because of the high price can refer to this model. There are companies that guarantee sales. In a word, as long as you raise them well, you can sell them."
"The second type is cooperative + farmers, which is called cooperative management. However, this model is not suitable for our town at present. We are still in the promotion stage. We hope that everyone can make it bigger and stronger, establish a cooperative, and attract more farmers to join."
Aunt Yan asked, "Can we also start a company?"
Uncle Hao said, "You don't understand. A cooperative is just like what we did when we were kids. It's not like starting a company."
Pei Xu moderated, "Once we become bigger and stronger, it will be a natural progression to start a company. Let's listen to Teacher Lin first."
Jiang Lin whispered, "Boss Pei, we feel like kindergarten teachers."
Cheng Enyue smiled and said, "They are all older, elderly children."
"The third type, large households + individual households, is called the capable person-led type. We don't have any of these in our town at the moment, but I believe that you uncles and aunts have rich experience and skills in raising chickens. You are the capable people, leading the surrounding villagers to raise chickens, providing them with technical guidance, and helping them with sales, and you can get a certain percentage of the profits. There are two other models that are not suitable for us for the time being, so you can look at the PPT by yourself. I won't introduce them in detail."
Pei Qi was a little confused and asked, "If we raise this chicken, do we have to give it to you to sell?"
"Grandpa, let me tell you about the current policy. The town government vigorously promotes the breeding of Xiayan chickens in courtyards. Interested breeders can sign up for the number of chickens to be bred. We will introduce chicks to breeders at the best price and provide breeding training. When the Xiayan chickens reach the standard for cage sale, we will purchase them at a certain market price. You can sell them if you are satisfied with the price. If you are not satisfied, you can sell them on your own. And just now I heard everyone discussing the price of seedlings. I can tell you that the current price of seedlings is 15-20 per chicken."
There was an uproar at the scene.
"Is it so expensive? It's the price of a pound of pork."
"Then if we want to raise fifty, we'll need a thousand dollars in start-up capital."
"Everyone, listen to me." Lin Xing called, "The price of seedlings is a little high, but considering the burden on farmers and in order to vigorously promote this project, two subsidy policies have been introduced. First, farmers can apply to be model households for courtyard economy, and a one-time subsidy of 3,000-5,000 yuan will be given after the chicken seedlings and breeding facilities are inspected and accepted. Second, farmers who meet the requirements of poverty-stricken households will receive a subsidy of 10 yuan for each chicken raised. The start-up cost of farmers is reduced to the greatest extent, and even the purchase of seedlings at zero cost is achieved. In addition, the government is currently actively striving for and negotiating the lowest price for the cost of cold chain transportation. You can consider whether to raise chickens based on the above information."
Uncle Jiajing asked, "Has anyone in our town signed up to raise one yet?"
Lin Xing said sincerely: "We have encouraged several villages so far, and only 5 households have signed up for breeding. I also come from a rural background and understand the reality. Some villagers are willing to breed, but are worried about the subsequent cost investment. After all, they are not raising just one or two, and the growth cycle is more than half a year. Some villagers are old and unable to do it, and they have farm work at home and cannot take care of it. Other villagers are more traditional and conservative. As for investment, no one can guarantee that there is no risk, so they are still waiting and watching."
"Most of those left behind are middle-aged and elderly people. Their cognitive abilities and physical strength are not up to par. These problems are quite realistic." Li Xuran stared at the screen. "Even if the policy is good, we have to consider the actual situation. It is also difficult to implement it."
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