The Rise of the Ranch King

Chapter 107 106. A false alarm

Returning to ranch life after a wonderful Christmas.

The two days were extremely fulfilling. I visited the Grando family, attended the Christmas party, went to Jasmine's school, played the "Five Celebrities" game, and had a warm encounter with Jasmine's version of Scarlett Johansson. .

When he woke up in the morning, Lin Feng was still recalling the passionate moment in the car last night. Jasmine was much hotter inside than on the outside.

Compared with Lin Feng's two days of rich life, Uncle David only did one thing, and that was to have sex with his wife, Catherine Hubbard, and successfully moved his wife into a distant cabin.

I don’t know whether David knelt on the washboard all night and begged for mercy, or whether he had a long-lasting treasure but he did it anyway.

"BOSS, you promised before that you would pay Catherine a salary."

Lin Feng said: "Of course, the premise is that your wife has to do some work within her ability, such as cleaning the grocery room and the like."

David assured his wife that she was a capable woman and that this job would not be difficult for her.

Catherine is over fifty, but her charm is still there.

Years of separation have made her develop the habit of keeping tidy. She wonders if she will get annoyed after living with a somewhat sloppy husband now.

Catherine is still worried about her youngest son, Colt, who plays professional baseball in Billings. That boy is not very worry-free, he doesn't play well, and it is said that he has had several girlfriends.

After the heavy snow, workers began to continue construction, and the entire ranch became busy again.

It’s time to let the cattle and sheep come out for some air, as they can easily get sick if they stay in the shed for a long time.

Most of the snow on the pasture has melted, and several people drove tractors to clear it this morning. Fortunately, they followed Charlie's suggestion and spent US$1500 to purchase a set of snow shoveling equipment.

Although it is not used often, it can come in handy at critical moments.

The bullpen had an exhaust system, but it was an antique and not very efficient.

David and Charlie went to work on this matter, and they need to be thanked, otherwise the ranch would not be on track so quickly.

The door of the cowshed opened, and the small doors of the ten pens were unlocked one after another. The three hundred cows rushed out, probably tired of staying inside.

The little black cow was the most active. After it came out, it spread its hooves and started running wildly!

The little guy had cow dung stuck to his hooves and ran like a dung-splitting machine, scattering it everywhere around him.

"BOSS, there is a problem."

Charlie's voice, he's still in the bullpen.

"What did you find?"

"You'd better come in and see for yourself, there's something wrong with the calf."

Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat, maybe he felt cold.

After entering, I found the calf lying listlessly and weakly on the hay.

Lin Feng walked over and put his hand on it, using his magical ability to find the reason.

The consciousness quickly received feedback that it was suffering from hypothermia.

Breathing is very uneven, heartbeat is fast and slow. The heat dissipated from the calf's body is very low, and the ears and nose are cold. This disease can easily lead to failure and death.

Usually in this season, cows are warm, and so are people, but not as high as cows.

In order to match his magical ability, Lin Feng deliberately opened the calf's mouth and looked at the tongue coating.

"Hypothermia is not serious but cannot be ignored." Lin Feng said.

David nodded approvingly, "BOSS, it seems you have made a lot of progress."

Lin Feng added: "There are still a few tubes of glucose and camphorsulfonic acid I bought at the epidemic prevention station last time. Bring them over and give them some injections."

Hypothermia in cattle is generally caused by low temperature and cold waves. At this time, those with weak constitutions are more susceptible to the disease.

The injection can only temporarily make it feel better, and you need to ask Dr. Dedmon or someone from the Animal Husbandry Committee to come and take a look.

Lin Feng called Dedmon first. Fortunately, he was at Serenity Meadow Ranch and would be able to come over soon.

It is estimated that the heavy snowfall in the past few days caused problems with the old McClun's cattle.

An hour later, Dedmon drove into the ranch.

"Hey guys, how was your Christmas Eve?" I didn't drink this time. I was wearing a clean white shirt and looked polite.

"David, Charlie and your boss Lin, wait, who is this beautiful lady?" He pointed at Catherine.

David said quietly: "She is my wife."

Dedmon slapped his forehead, "Man, I always thought you were a golden bachelor."

He came over to be polite to Lin Feng again and asked him how the Christmas party went that night.

He said: "I originally planned to join in the fun. You know, the longer you stay with young people, the younger you live. But I drank too much that night."

Dedmond and Hans are not much different in age, but they have completely different personalities.

Entering the cowshed, the calf gained some energy.

"Have you given it medicine?"

Lin Feng responded: "Take camphorsulfonic acid and glucose."

Dedmon gave a thumbs up, "Yes, this is completely the right thing to do."

At this time, Wayne also came up, and Dedmon touched the tuft of fluff in front of it.

"I treated Wayne at the rescue station. At that time, I thought the dog wouldn't survive next week. Look how energetic he is now."

This guy seems to have something in his words. Since the last "Chinese medicine incident", he seems to have always thought that Lin Feng has some kind of miraculous medicine, not just Chinese medicine.

"To be honest, your bullpen really needs some work."

"I can feel this cold atmosphere standing here. Especially in the south corner, the sunlight cannot penetrate at all. This is undoubtedly the main reason for your cows to get sick."

"Of course, as a temporary solution, putting cotton clothes on calves is also a good choice."

Lin Feng, David and Charlie looked at each other in confusion at the suggestion of putting cotton clothes on cows.

However, it is indeed necessary to improve the temperature control system of the bullpen.

Dedmon gave the calf another injection. Lin Feng took out a blanket from home and spread it over his body. He would then send it to the small world for recuperation when no one was around.

The other cattle and sheep were fine. Although the temperature was still hovering around zero, the sunshine was good today and kept them warm.

"Doctor, regarding the situation over at Tranquility Grassland, can you tell me what happened?" Lin Feng finally couldn't help but ask the question he was most concerned about.

Dedmon spread his hands helplessly, "Alas, old McClun's Christmas Eve was very bad. His ranch lost several cows."

"Is it because of the cold weather?" Lin Feng asked.

Dedmon shook his head, "No, it was a group of wolves that broke into the quiet grassland. The fence of the cattle shed there was simply weak. The wolves easily took away several calves and brutally killed several adult cows. "

He continued: "Of course, some cattle also died due to hypothermia. In short, the old McClun's ranch is now in trouble. Everyone's face is full of sorrow. They can hardly make a living."

"May God give them strength and hope." David prayed devoutly.

Lin Feng felt a surge of sympathy in his heart.

The eighty-year-old man should have been enjoying his old age while running a ranch, but he encountered such a tragic situation.

Perhaps, this is fate.

Lin Feng has begun preparing for the possible bankruptcy and sale of Serenity Meadow Ranch.

Although he had some savings on hand, apart from being used for his father's treatment, the money was probably barely enough to buy their family's land.

Of course, the premise of all this is that the asking price of the land cannot be too high.

He also clearly realized that relying solely on the income from the ranch was far from enough, and he had to find other ways to make money.

Although waiting for calves to be slaughtered is also a method, this process takes a long time, and sometimes business opportunities are fleeting and cannot be waited for.

Therefore, Raymond needs to be more flexible in order to seize those fleeting money-making opportunities.

(End of this chapter)