Thirty Years of Turbulence - Chinese Enterprises

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It is said that quails lay "golden eggs" because of their high egg laying rate, and a female quail can lay an egg almost every day. The Liu brothers calculated that the average feed cost for laying one egg was about two to three cents, while at that time one egg could be sold for five to six cents, with profits almost double that. Moreover, quails are small and do not take up much space, making them easy to breed on a large scale. So they shifted the focus of their breeding farm to quail farming. The four brothers were skilled in agricultural technology and radio, and they were equally determined to start their careers. Of course, their breeding farm was much better than others. In order to improve the egg production rate, Chen Yuxin and Liu Yonghao came up with the technique of electric hatching, while Liu Yongxing carried quail eggs to sell in the counties and towns near Xinjin every day. Due to the many roads he walked every day, the old injury to his left leg that he had suffered from when he was young recurred, eventually resulting in the sequelae of a slight limp. Soon, they made money in quail farming. At the end of the year, the Liu family bought a 14 inch color TV, which made the neighbors in the four townships envious.