Training the Heavens

Chapter 214: Stealing Others’ Luck
After returning home, they worked intensively for a while. Once everything was ready, Xu Lingjun took Haisheng to the county town to buy some raw materials for feed production. "Haisheng, you've seen the world in the county town and know how to deal with other units. I've walked you through the process this time, 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 problem is that I have to manage the pig farm, treat the livestock, and now I have to do purchasing. When it's not busy, I can still cope with it. But when it gets busy, even if I am split in half, it won't be enough."

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. There aren't many educated people in our production team. Just hold on a little longer, and everything will be fine. Those who are studying in the county town should be back soon, and then I'll 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 hold their own.

Fortunately, the production team is not without talents to be tapped. Children from several families are now attending high school in the county and want 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, they should give up the idea of ​​going to college and find other ways out. Xu Lingjun can talk to them and perhaps he can keep them.

This is also a good thing for them. Although the production team is still very weak now, as long as it develops step by step, there will be a big change by the end of this year, and their future will be bright.

After bringing back the raw materials and piglets, Xu Lingjun personally 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, piglets never grew so fast!"

"The pigs raised in the village aren't willing to eat good food. I'm afraid it's all because of the grass you've worked so hard to feed them. Pig grass is definitely not as nutritious as feed. From now on, whether you're raising pigs, cattle, or sheep, you have to use science."

"Well, I've been reading the books you gave me." Li Xiuzhi has made great progress now, and she can handle the job of pig farm manager.

She herself has this idea. When she was at home, she had been helping her family raise pigs. When she moved to the ranch, she was not allowed to raise pigs, and she complained 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 to assign to her, so her wish would probably be difficult to realize.

Upon returning home, Li Xiuzhi quickly ran to the new cage, squatted down, looked at the chirping little creatures inside, reached in and felt around for a few times, and immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, they've laid eggs again! These guys are really diligent in laying eggs, almost one every day, but they're a little small."

"Don't worry if it's small. This thing is not cheap. Eggs are five cents each. Even if these eggs are cheaper, they still cost 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 the eggs, which were about the size of pigeon eggs, and couldn't understand what Xu Lingjun said. "These small eggs are actually more expensive than chicken eggs. What kind of fool would buy them? If I had this much money, I would definitely buy chicken eggs. Three eggs can make a big scrambled egg. What can three eggs like this do? They're not even enough to fill my teeth."

"As far as filling your stomach is concerned, eggs are definitely better. But in terms of nutrition, that's not necessarily the case. Many people with high salaries are tired of eggs and prefer this. You saw when we went to restaurants in Beijing that quail eggs were very expensive! I bought them for you to raise because I saw they loved them."

"Now that you have learned it, let's build a quail farm in the production team. You can raise quails with Niu Fengying, Aunt Guo, Aunt Dong and others. Maybe you can earn more than Guo Chenzi, Dong Kuan and others." Xu Lingjun never doubted the prospects of raising quails. Although this business is small, it has produced the richest man in the country, and this trend can continue for many years, which is enough for them to make money for several years.

"I still don't understand what city people are thinking. Such small eggs require a lot of effort to peel. Don't they find it troublesome to eat them? But some people do like to eat them. Since you say it can be done, then it must be possible. I'll call them over later, let them taste these eggs first, and then convince them to join us!"

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 more money than chicken eggs to buy such a small egg.

After listening to Xu Lingjun's story about his time in the capital, Haisheng's wife couldn't help but shake her head. "Isn't this a waste of money? If I'd spent ten cents on such small eggs, and bought a whole plate of them, Haisheng would probably slap me."

Seven or eight cents is the purchase price of the food in the restaurant. If you sell it for one cent each after it is made into a dish, it is considered a small amount. Only now that restaurants are state-owned and do not pursue profits, they sell it so cheaply. In the future, even if it is doubled or tripled, it will be a small amount.

"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 they were talking further and further away.

This is also the change that Xu Lingjun brought to them. Previously, these female comrades would never stop gossiping, but now they know that they should talk properly when talking about serious matters, and not change the subject and not be able to get back on track. Isn't this a waste of time?
Bringing the topic back to the topic, she immediately stated, "I don't understand what's so good about quail eggs, but since Lao Xu said so, let's do it! Xiuzhi, how should this be raised? You teach me now. I promise to learn it as well as I did when I first 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 it must be possible to sell so many. My God, one egg a day, seven cents a day, that's two dollars and one cent a month, and twenty-five dollars and two cents a year. Wow, these are not quail eggs, they are golden eggs!" Haisheng's wife was stunned after doing the math.

"How can they lay eggs all year round? In fact, there aren't 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 of about 27 or 28 suddenly shuddered.

(End of this chapter)