Rural life in America

Chapter 19 Laying the Foundation
Zhang Hao rode a horse and jogged in the ranch. He had some theoretical knowledge, plus the hard training during this period; he couldn't compare with an old cowboy like Greg, but Zhang Hao didn't need to worry about falling off his horse.

Naturally, Zhang Hao doesn't know how to play difficult skills, and it may be a little difficult to tame a fierce horse.

But it is certain that Zhang Hao is now a beginner; a rancher who looks a little bit, a rancher who is getting more and more used to life on the ranch.

Greg proudly showed off the fruits of his labor, and led Zhang Hao to inspect a circle of the ranch before speaking.

"Boss, this is the fruit of my labor. I admit that there was some lack of maintenance here before, but after my efforts, I believe that these fences are reliable enough."

Zhang Hao nodded affirmatively: "Yes, I can see this. Your job is great, and I didn't pay you for nothing. Next, we should go buy cattle."

It is really necessary to buy cattle. During this time, Greg's main work is to repair the fence and the cattle pen, which are all in preparation for the next cattle raising.

It's not perfect, but the basic conditions are not lacking; this time is really suitable for buying cattle, and it's time to raise some animals on the pasture.

Greg asked, "Boss, what kind of cattle do you want?"

Zhang Hao replied without thinking: "Angus cattle grow fast, have high market evaluation, and are very mature in technology."

Greg thinks it's a really good option, the Angus cattle are really good.

Angus beef can be said to be among the world's three largest breeds of beef cattle. It is the most particular beef from selection to breeding to slaughter to storage.Beef is very popular, and the quality of the beef is beyond words.

Moreover, it grows fast, matures early, is easy to fatten, and is easy to breed; the meat rate is high, and it has strong adaptability to the environment.

Although there is no knowledge about the breed of Angus cattle in the inheritance obtained, after all, this is a breed of cattle that originated in northeastern Scotland, and it is an outbred and hybrid breed. There is knowledge about this cattle.

But in those traditions, there is quite a lot of knowledge about raising and treating cattle; because Huangfu Duan himself is an excellent veterinarian, and farming cattle were extremely precious in ancient times.

When I got home, I saw Xixi happily running around the door leading a miniature horse.

This is a pony that Zhang Hao bought at a big price. It is small but very cute; he also bought a set of saddles for Xixi, but the little girl loves her pony and just leads the pony all day long. Horses gallop around the door, never know how to ride.

Zhang Hao felt that Xixi didn't ride a horse because the little girl was too timid to ride a horse.

"Xixi, is little fat boy good today?"

Xixi immediately ran over with a pony named Fatty and complained: "Fatty is not good, he stinks and didn't go to the toilet."

Well, it's really not a very good performance, but there's nothing you can do about it.

Small ponies are not that smart, and they generally seldom understand where to go to solve size problems.

What can I do, I can only endure it.

"Then you have to take good care of the little fat man, and you have to educate it slowly. From now on, you will be like your father every morning, shoveling the little fat man and bathing the little fat man."

Xixi immediately nodded with a sweet smile and cheered; the little girl was still very happy with the work.

This is also normal. Children of this age always like to help adults with things, although most of the time they just help more and more.

Very good, Zhang Hao felt quite looking forward to it.

He has to go to the stables every morning to shovel out the horse manure; although it is not necessary to brush these horses every day, it will not be quiet for three or five days.

In the future, he will help Kuat wash, and Xixi will wash her little fat man. Thinking about it, it feels warm.

It doesn't matter if Xixi is playing at the door, she can't stay idle; Zhang Hao has been running outside for most of the day, and his body is already greasy with sweat, so he has to go home and take a shower.

Yu Xiu was still busy, busy cooking; seeing her son came back, she asked, "How is today, is it going well?"

Zhang Hao nodded and replied, "Greg is quite reliable. The cattle pens are repaired very well, and the fence is fine. I will go buy cattle tomorrow, and the cattle will probably come over in a few days."

Yu Xiu laughed immediately, "Well, your dad will come over in a few days. He closed the small shop at home, and he will come to herd cattle for you later. It's good to raise some cattle. You can make money quickly by racing horses. , but that's not safe."

Zhang Hao chuckled. From his parents' point of view, raising cattle and doing some "industry" is practical; as for horse racing, it's not stable.

This is normal, and Zhang Hao does not deny it; however, he will not be polite when it is time to start a business or develop a ranch.And horse racing can't be released, after all, Zhang Hao still owes a lot of loans to the bank, and he has a lot to spend money on.

"I still want to wait for some big competitions to make a fortune. Not to mention more, the Breeders' Cup and the like can earn 50 million yuan. At that time, the development funds for the ranch will be available. Although there is a possibility of a severe drought here It’s not big, but in order for the pasture to grow better, I plan to invest in an irrigation system, which will cost money.”

Although Yu Xiu doesn't understand these things, she feels that it must cost a lot of money, "Then you really have to hurry up and make money, you've been stuck at home all this time. You're busy with the ranch, go find some competitions Alright. The Breeders' Cup is still a month or two away, so I'll go find other first-level races and earn a little bit."

Well, Zhang Hao has nothing to say.

My mother is still very confident in his ability to spot horses and place bets. Although she always thinks that horse racing is not stable and safe, she also knows that her youngest son has the ability to make some money from horse racing.

Since the ranch needs more money for development, she will naturally encourage it; it's not that horse racing is bad, she just hopes that her son will not pin all his income on horse racing, because horse racing does have too many uncertainties.

The ranch has begun to enter a stage of rapid development, and Zhang Hao spends all day at the ranch, not doing nothing.

The future development plan of the ranch will not be detailed to every step, but there must be a general framework, which is what Zhang Hao will start to do step by step in the future.

If the foundation is not solid, then slowly lay the foundation.

Repairing fences and cattle pens is far from laying the foundation. Cultivating cattle breeds and pastures is the foundation for Zhang Hao to lay the foundation for the development of the ranch.

It may be time-consuming and labor-intensive, but Zhang Hao is not worried.

After taking a shower, I sneaked into the kitchen; although my mother gave me a hard time, I still grabbed a piece of braised pork and stuffed it into my mouth.

As soon as he went out, he saw Xixi rolling on the ground, and the little girl's childish laughter made people very happy.

The two little guys, the white lion and the white tiger, were happily playing with Xixi, and the two little white meat balls kept trying to get close to Xixi.And Xixi struggled while laughing childishly, she didn't want the white lion and white tiger to embarrass her face.

When she wakes up in the morning, Xixi is a beautiful and lovely doll, but in just one morning, her clothes are all covered with dust, and her face has a lot of dust.As for the hair, it's already messed up.

He hugged Xixi with a smile, and stroked the head of the white lion and white tiger; he brought these two little followers home, and was going to give Xixi a bath, the little girl bathed a little more every day now.

"Wow! Ha!"

As soon as he entered the door, Zhang Hao was taken aback; the flowers on the bird stand started to scream, and they didn't have the usual cold look, they were just gloating.

Glancing at Huahua angrily, Zhang Hao became more and more aware of this unreliable parrot, "If you want to go out to play, go out with me, and stand on the bird stand all day long to watch, it's not like I won't take you to play!"

Huahua didn't move anymore. She was standing on the bird stand and kept moving. As soon as she was criticized, this guy immediately turned his head arrogantly and chose to ignore anyone. This guy became cold again.

It makes people gnash their teeth, this is a parrot that likes to put on a show; it doesn't have the ability to learn to talk, but it seems that there are more and more bad habits.

Carrying Xixi into the bathroom, seeing the little girl happily patting the water, Zhang Hao also laughed.

Although she played crazy all morning and her body was dirty, Xixi is a little girl who loves to be clean, as long as she takes a bath, she is still a beautiful little doll carved in pink and jade.

"Grandma, the white lion and the white tiger are hungry."

Xixi trotted to the kitchen, hugged grandma's leg and began to fight for the interests of her little friend.

Yu Xiu looked down at her little granddaughter and said dotingly: "Their meals are all ready, and they can eat enough. Xixi also needs to eat, and only after eating can she grow taller and play games well." .”

Xixi became distressed, eating was a difficult problem; compared to eating, Xixi still prefers to drink milk with a big bottle, and she still doesn't like to eat a lot of meals.

But in order to grow taller and play games, Xixi thinks it's better to eat something.

"Then I eat, I eat so much!"

Seeing Xixi waving her small hands and drawing circles, Yu Xiu laughed; the ignorant little girl thought that eating more meant eating a lot, but if she really followed what the little girl said, she would be considered a super big eater I can't eat it either.

But it doesn't matter, as long as you are willing to eat; take out the little girl's favorite flower bowl and eat a little more, anyway, the little girl still wants to drink milk.

(End of this chapter)