Chapter 180: Sales Talent
While Gong Qiang and Gong Zheng, the two brothers, were trading blows over ginseng, Gong Tao was busy doing various things at home.
For instance, he was tying up the chickens, quails, sheep, and pigs he had previously taken to Aunt Wang’s house, bringing them home one by one, creating quite a lively scene.
Since the previous sheds had all been dismantled, they naturally needed to be set up again.
Before, due to a lack of proper planning and not anticipating raising so many poultry, they had simply fenced off any open space available.
"Alright, it’s time for you the carpenter to coordinate." Zhao Gang appreciated having a carpenter in the house; at least some basic tasks could be undertaken by someone.
Gong Tao said that these were not problems at all, "I want to make a multi-tiered coop for the quails, so more of them can be raised. Otherwise, having them scattered on the ground is a hassle."
And expanding production wasn’t possible either; spring was a season when hunting wasn’t allowed, so if there were no meat reserves, the quails could fill in. Although they didn’t have much meat, their numbers could provide a decent meat supplement.
Especially since, not long after quails hatch, they start laying eggs — generally, three-month-old quails become slightly aged, so old quails neither get eaten nor do they lay eggs.
Wang Dazhu also came to help; he was Aunt Wang’s only son who had just gotten married before the Spring Festival, and his wife was newly pregnant.
With Wang Dazhu’s assistance, all the hens, pigs, and sheep were quickly returned to their designated places. As for the quails, needing a newly planned space, they remained at Aunt Wang’s house for a few more days.
Zhao Gang felt truly embarrassed, having initially said only to borrow space for a few days, but never anticipating such a delay.
"It’s nothing, really," said Wang Dazhu, expressing he was the one who should feel embarrassed. If not for Zhan Jing, whether his mother would still be around was questionable.