Chapter 214: Seizing Others’ Luck
After returning home, they worked intensively for a while. When everything was ready, Xu Lingjun took Haisheng to the county town to buy some raw materials for producing feed. “Haisheng, you have seen the world in the county town and know how to deal with other units. This time I took you through the process and you know what to do. From now on, this matter depends on you.”
Haisheng scratched his head in annoyance. "Lao Xu, it's not that I don't want to do it. The key is that I have to manage the pig farm, treat the livestock, and now I have to do purchasing. I can still handle it when it's not busy, but when it's busy, even if I'm split in half, it won't be enough."
"Alas, there is nothing we can do about it. There are not many educated people in our production team. Just hold on a little longer and it will be fine in a while. Those who are studying in the county town should be back soon. Then I will slowly teach them."
Xu Lingjun was also helpless. Guo Chenzi and Dong Kuan were good at herding, but they were not capable of doing any technical work. He and Haisheng could only barely help.
Fortunately, the production team is not without talents to be tapped. Children from several families are now attending high school in the county and would like to take the college entrance examination. Unfortunately, their foundation is too weak and they probably won’t be able to pass.
If their scores are too far from the admission line by then, they should give up the idea of going to college and find another way out. Xu Lingjun could talk to them and perhaps he could keep them here.
This is also a good thing for them. Although the production team is still very weak now, as long as they develop step by step, there will be a big change by the end of this year, and their future will be bright.
After bringing the raw materials and piglets back, Xu Lingjun taught Haisheng how to prepare the feed. After feeding the piglets for a few days, they ate happily and their growth rate surprised Li Xiuzhi. "When I was raising pigs in my hometown, the piglets didn't grow so fast!"
"The villagers are not willing to feed the pigs good food. I'm afraid you have worked hard to collect grass to feed them. The nutrition of pig grass is definitely not as good as feed. In the future, whether it is raising pigs, cattle or sheep, we must follow science."
"Well, I've been reading the books you gave me." Li Xiuzhi has made great progress now, and she can handle the job as the manager of a pig farm.
She herself has this idea. When she was at home, she had been helping her family raise pigs. But when she moved to the ranch, she was not allowed to raise pigs, and she had been complaining about it for several years. Now that she is finally allowed to do so, she wants to raise pigs at home or come to the pig farm to help.
Unfortunately, Xu Lingjun had a more important task for her, so her wish might be difficult to realize.
When she got home, Li Xiuzhi ran to the new cage and squatted down to look at the chirping little guys inside. She reached in and felt around for a few times, then exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, they laid eggs again. These guys are really diligent in laying eggs, almost one every day, but they are a little small."
"Don't be afraid if they're small. This thing is not cheap. An egg is five cents each. Even if these eggs are cheaper, they're still seven or eight cents each. If you calculate it, selling these is much more profitable than selling eggs." Xu Lingjun took an egg in his hand and looked at it carefully.
Li Xiuzhi looked at these eggs that were about the size of pigeon eggs and couldn't understand what Xu Lingjun said. "Such small eggs are more expensive than chicken eggs. What fool would buy them? If I had this much money, I would definitely buy chicken eggs. Three eggs can make a big dish of fried eggs. What can three eggs like this do? They're not even enough to fill the gaps between your teeth."
"As far as filling your stomach is concerned, eggs are definitely better. But in terms of nutrition, that's not necessarily true. Many people with high salaries are tired of eating eggs and prefer to eat this. When we went to a restaurant in Beijing, you saw that quail eggs were very expensive! I bought them for you to raise because I saw that they loved eating them."
"Now that you have learned it, let's build a quail farm in the production team. You can raise quails with Niu Fengying, Auntie Guo, Auntie Dong, and others. Maybe you can earn more than Guo Chenzi and Dong Kuan."
Xu Lingjun never doubted the prospects of raising quails. Although this business was small, it had produced the country's richest man, and this trend could continue for many years, which was enough for them to make money for several years.
"I still don't understand the city people's thinking. It takes a lot of effort to peel such a small egg. Don't they find it troublesome to eat it? But some people do like to eat it. Since you say it can be done, it must be possible. I will call them over later, taste these eggs first, and then convince them to do it together!"
Li Xiuzhi obeyed Xu Lingjun unconditionally. She still didn't understand the benefits of raising quails, nor did she think that Xu Lingjun was wrong. She just felt that she had too little experience and had not read enough books, so she didn't think it through.
Aunt Dong, Aunt Guo, Niu Fengying, Haisheng's wife and others had similar ideas. They also couldn't understand why someone would be willing to spend money that was more expensive than chicken eggs to buy such a small egg.
After listening to Xu Lingjun's story about his experience in the capital, Haisheng's wife couldn't help but shake her head, "Isn't this a waste of money? If I dare to spend ten cents to buy such small eggs, and buy a large plate at a time, Haisheng would probably slap me a few times."
Seven or eight cents is the purchase price of the food in the restaurant. If you sell it for one cent per dish, it is considered low. Only now that restaurants are state-owned and do not pursue profits, they sell it so cheaply. In the future, two or three times the price will be considered low.
"Haisheng feels sorry for you so much that he dares to hit you? Forget about eating a few quail eggs. Even if you want to eat dragon liver and phoenix marrow, Haisheng will have to find a way for you." Aunt Guo joked. They had just gotten married not long ago and were in love with each other.
"Okay, okay, let's stop talking about this and get down to business." Aunt Dong stopped them when she saw that the two of them were talking further and further away.
This is also the change that Xu Lingjun brought to them. Previously, these women would gossip endlessly. Now they know that when talking about business, they should talk properly and not change the subject. Isn't this a waste of time? Pulling the topic back, she immediately expressed her opinion, "I don't know what's so good about quail eggs, but since it's what Old Xu said, let's do it! Xiuzhi, how should this thing be made? You teach me now, and I promise to learn it as hard as I learned to raise earthworms, chickens, and rabbits."
"Yes, yes, yes, me too. Since Brother Xu said that one can be sold for seven cents, then this many can be sold. Oh my God, one egg a day, seven cents a day, that's two dollars and one dollar a month, that's twenty-five dollars and two dollars a year. Wow, these are not quail eggs, they're golden eggs!" Haisheng's wife was stunned after doing the math.
"How can they lay eggs all year round? In fact, there are not that many."
"That's much more cost-effective than raising chickens. How much can such a small bird eat in a day?"
Everyone was talking happily, and at the same time, in Xinjin County, Sichuan, a young man in his twenties suddenly shivered.
(End of this chapter)
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