Quail Farming Loan Helps a Lost Youth Realize His Dream of Prosperity
Surrounded by mountains, shrouded in mist. The newly risen morning sun is like a golden sword, piercing through the night and spreading warm sunlight across the land; a new day has begun. At the foot of Yangbao Mountain in Baoshan Subdistrict, Guiding County, Guizhou, the loan officers of the Chengguan Credit Union of Guiding Rural Credit Cooperative arrived early. Gazing at the vast village, they found their direction and set off.
Whenever Yang Qing was mentioned, the village elders would shake their heads, while the young people all admired him greatly. What kind of person could divide the neighbors' opinions so sharply? The loan officers of Guiding Rural Credit Cooperative decided to find the answer.
After many twists and turns, the loan officers arrived at Old Man Tian's house. At 70 years old, Old Man Tian was enthusiastic about village affairs and highly respected among the neighbors, making him the perfect person to ask.
Upon learning of the loan officers' purpose, Old Man Tian raised the tobacco bowl in his hand, took a deep breath, and said slowly: "Speaking of it, I watched that boy grow up. Country kids, you know, none of them can sit still. From childhood he climbed mountains and swam in rivers, climbed trees to pick peaches, never idle for a moment, but he neglected his studies and fell behind in school. What a pity for that boy. When he got a bit older, his parents asked around everywhere to find him a job. After tremendous effort, they finally arranged a position for him at the nearby Conch Cement Plant. What a pity, what a pity!" The old man paused and continued: "The boy is clever, but he didn't use it the right way. I heard that at the cement plant he colluded with others to secretly take cement out and sell it. Later, he was arrested for embezzlement through his position and locked up for more than a year. After that lesson, since he came back, he's been much more honest."
Having learned the whole story, the loan officers of Guiding Rural Credit Cooperative said goodbye to Old Man Tian and slowly walked toward Yang Qing's house. From a distance, the loan officers could hear chirping sounds. The closer they got, the louder the sounds became, filling the loan officers with curiosity.
Approaching the house, they saw sacks of corn and feed piled up all over the ground-floor hall of Yang Qing's home. Up close, not only did the chirping grow louder, but a smell of chicken droppings was also slowly spreading. Seeing the loan officers arrive, Yang Qing put down the winnowing basket in his hands and greeted his visitors.
The hall was packed full of feed, estimated at around 20 sacks. One sack was half open, with golden grains scattered on the ground. Going up to the second floor, they saw orange-yellow heat lamps hanging from the ceiling, with rows of chicken coops neatly arranged, densely packed with small quails. Although the space was not large, the loan officers roughly counted 8 coops holding quails, each coop holding about 100, totaling around 800.
At this point, Yang Qing explained to the loan officers: "800 quails can lay 70 to 80 jin of quail eggs a day. At the current market price of about 6 yuan per jin, the daily output value reaches 450 yuan. After deducting costs, the profit is over 200 yuan. Moreover, Yang Qing's quail eggs sell out before they even reach the vegetable market. Now many customers want to place orders with Yang Qing, but because production is insufficient, he doesn't dare to accept them."
Yang Qing continued: "Yesterday the village notified us that the credit union was coming to our group to hold a financial night school session. After hearing your explanation, I thought about whether I could get a loan to expand my farming scale, escape poverty and get rich sooner, and stop making my family worry."
The staff carefully examined the farm and saw the economic benefits that quail farming could bring. Although the young man before them had made mistakes in his youth, his nature was not bad. The mission of the credit union is to boost farmers' development and help the masses prosper. At this moment, they should especially lend him a hand and set him on the right path. The loan officers of the Chengguan Credit Union of Guiding Rural Credit Cooperative immediately decided to issue Yang Qing a 50,000-yuan small-sum credit loan for farmers.
Early the next morning, Yang Qing took the 50,000-yuan loan from the credit union and boarded the train to Chongqing. There, more standardized farming procedures and healthy quail chicks awaited him to learn about and purchase. The road ahead would be bright and full of hope, and the credit union would always stand behind him.