Liu Yongxing says there were hard times too, like the time they shipped thousands of quail eggs to a buyer, only to have his check bounce, practically bankrupting the family.

• 突然间，其他的村子也开始养鹌鹑了。大城市里的人排着队来买鹌鹑蛋。古家村成了全国的鹌鹑养殖中心。刘家兄弟也借此积累了财富。