Chapter 69: Visiting the Farm (3)

  Just as he was thinking about his own fighter jet, Wang Fan's words interrupted him: "Is this large cornfield all yours?"

  Lu Guangyuan split open an ear of corn, pinched it with his fingers and said: "This large piece is all our family's, it's a specialized fattening pasture for cattle, people around here raise cattle to a certain age, then directly send the cattle to the fattening pasture for feeding, so that the cattle can easily gain weight, Zhu An must know this, after raising cattle he will definitely have dealings with such pastures."

  "Actually, I know this, but I'm not going to do it that way. I plan to raise them in the pasture and then sell them."

  Lu Guangyuan shook his head and smiled, saying: "Then you're not making a good deal. Cattle eat grass and don't get fat easily, it takes a long time, although the meat quality is better, but after two strokes of calculation, you still lose some."

  "I've just started raising them, I'll try for a while and if it doesn't work out, I'll adjust later." Yu An spread his hands open and replied helplessly. In his heart, he thought, how could he have the space to raise such super-large cows, and still worry about not being able to make a living from them? It's better to just buy a block of tofu and smash himself to death instead.

  Wang Fan immediately replied to Ju An, "When you decide to send the cows to a fattening pasture, let me know and I won't eat your beef anymore. As soon as I hear 'fattening', I feel like it's not reliable at all. Who knows what kind of messy stuff they'll add?"

  Lu Guangyuan smiled and replied, "Younger brother, you're too sensitive. Many feedlots for fattening cattle will feed some antibiotics and other things. Now there's a discussion about whether to strictly regulate this or not. Some people think that eating this kind of beef is harmful to the human body. A group of people are preparing to strictly regulate what can be added to pastures, which were already very strict, now they're even stricter."

  "Apparently, some people have suggested increasing the veterinary checks on pasture cattle to twice a month. I don't know if this proposal will pass, but if we do get two vet checks per month, beef prices are going to be something else."

  Lu Guangyuan curled his lip and said disdainfully, "Whoever buys this account, let alone other things, will not be able to pass in Montana. Twice a month, the price of beef may double, who will take on this responsibility? It's just shouting from the mouth, without even two veterinary inspections, it's obvious that the Veterinary Association is behind this, trying to make more money."

  "Ha! I was scared when I heard about it too. This guy comes twice a month, and that ranch is done for, spending all day dealing with these bloodsuckers. And once they start, a bunch of small and medium-sized ranches, especially family ones, can't last more than a few months. These bastards are really something else."

  Lu Guangyuan continued: "These politicians are best at talking nonsense, and another thing is Obama's proposal to raise taxes on the rich, which sounds good but ultimately comes to nothing. The tax rate for American wealthy people is already very high, how can they keep increasing it? If everyone leaves, America will be finished."

  Wang Fan smiled and said: "Don't Americans hate the rich?"

  Lu Guangyuan smiled and said, "Becoming a rich man from scratch is the ultimate embodiment of the American Dream. You say Americans are not jealous of wealth." After saying this, he took Ju An and Wang Fan to another place filled with sunflowers.

  Looking around, it's a great sight. As far as the eye can see, there is a vast ocean of golden sunflowers. Sitting on the four wheels and looking around, everything is full of vitality and greenery. Standing on the four wheels and looking out, it's a large expanse of golden sunflowers. Compared to what I saw in my hometown, where there were only two or three plants, this is much more impressive in terms of scale.

  Wang Fan looked at it and praised continuously: "You can't say, this whole piece looks really beautiful, I didn't bring my camera today, if I had brought it, I would have taken a photo, and put it on my space later, absolutely stunning".

  Lu Guangyuan said happily: "If you like it, come often in the future. It's convenient here anyway. Next time take a plane directly to Dayu City, there are flights every day, which is much more convenient than Lewistown."

  "Great, I've saved a few meals' worth of money."

  "You come often, I won't charge you for meals, eat whatever you want" Lu Guangyuan heard Ju An say this and burst out laughing.

  Wang Fan pointed at Ju An and said: "You're getting more and more petty, no wonder people say the richer you are, the stingier you become. You're literally a living textbook."

  A few people were chatting and laughing, when they heard the sound of a motorcycle horn. They turned their heads to see Chang Dongna driving a four-wheeled vehicle over, stopping beside them and saying: "I just went to ask, two families have six little piglets for sale, how many do you want? We'll go buy some later."

  "Then I'll take all six, anyway, I have a big place, no problem raising a few piglets."

  Chang Dongna smiled and nodded, saying: "Then I'll go back and call them, wait for you to finish watching before going to buy." After finishing speaking, she nodded at Ju An and Wang Fan, then started the four-wheeled motorcycle and headed back.

  Lu Guangyuan continued to visit with Ju An and Wang Fan, after walking for a while, Ju An saw something she liked, a white beehive stacked together, suddenly felt that it was really what she wanted, and said to Lu Guangyuan: "Is this bee also raised by your family?"

  Lu Guangyuan smiled and said: "It's not from our farm, someone else is raising it here. We don't have the energy to deal with these things, why are you interested in this?"

  "I was just thinking of bringing some back to raise, take me to ask, I'm just getting some, originally thought of bringing some back when returning home."

  Lu Guangyuan smiled and said: "It's just a few bees, it's worth your while to go back to the country to buy them, and when you transport them into the United States, it will be enough trouble for you."

  Ju An felt a bit embarrassed being stared at by Lu Guangyuan, so she told him that she had a space and bought it to put it in, without having to go through customs between China and the US.

  Lu Guangyuan brought two people and walked along the beehives for a while, then saw a white man in his fifties. Lu Guangyuan went up to greet the white man and pointed at the beehive, saying: "Tommy, my friend wants to buy some bees."

  Tommy smiled and shook hands with Ju An Wang Fan: "So, how big is your honey source? What kind of plants are they?"

  Ju An Yi listened to the honey source, was stunned for a moment, what is called the honey source do not know, then listen to plants thought about it roughly is flower "It's just a big greenhouse, not much".

  Tommy thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "That won't raise many bees either. How about this? I'll give you a little less, take it back and raise them first, your honey source is too small." After saying that, he walked a few steps, picked up several veiled hats and handed them to the three people from Ju'an. Then, he opened a beehive box, took out a divider-like thing with dense bees crawling on it, and carefully observed it before explaining to Ju'an what the queen bee was, what the drone was, which ones were worker bees, etc. He then picked up a soft-bristled brush, gently brushed off some bees, and put the divider into another empty beehive box. Next, he roughly taught Ju'an how to extract honey, and so on, lecturing for a long time. However, Ju'an only listened carefully when it came to extracting honey; everything else was vague to him. He planned to take the bees back and throw them directly into space, thinking that as long as he knew how to get honey, that would be enough. He didn't expect to maintain the beehives. If Tommy knew what Ju'an was thinking, maybe Ju'an wouldn't even be able to touch a single bee hair.

  After listening for a while, Ju An nodded to indicate that he basically understood, and asked Tom how much these things were selling for. Tom thought for a moment and gave a price. Ju An didn't haggle over the ten or so dollars, nor did he know how to proceed, but instead let Tom put a few more divider-like things into his beehive. He nodded in agreement with the price, and Tom found a cover, covered the beehive, saying he would help carry it to Ju An's car. The group then headed towards the house.

  They arrived at the car, Ju An opened it and let Tommy help put the beehives in the back. After the handover was completed, Tommy shook hands with the three of them and bid farewell.

  It was getting late, so Ju An took Wang Fan to prepare to return to the pasture. After saying goodbye to the old couple at home, they followed Lu Guangyuan and his wife to their neighbor's house, where they bought six half-grown piglets. Then they bid farewell to Lu Guangyuan and his wife. As they were leaving, Ju An reminded them that in two days, they must come to his place, so he could also play the host.

  Chang Dongna smiled and said: "Xiao Ju, don't worry, I won't forget. The day after tomorrow, I'll let Old Lu go over."

  Wang Fan also said: "Let's go! Take the old man with you, and all of your family can come. Now this kid's ranch is basically just us two people, if you guys come it will be more lively."

  "We actually wanted everyone to go, but someone has to stay home, you can't just abandon the house."

  "Alright, then we'll wait for you at home the day after tomorrow," said Ju An. After finishing speaking, she waved her hand at them and got into the car. When Wang Fan also got in, she started the engine. As the car turned around, she stuck her head out of the window and waved goodbye to Lu Guangyuan and his wife who were standing by the side of the road before driving off in the direction they had come from.

  After walking a few steps, Ju An saw the two people riding motorcycles in the rearview mirror gradually disappearing, and then stepped on the accelerator, driving towards his own ranch.

  On the road, there wasn't much music to listen to, but instead, the oinking sounds of several little piglets were constant, which made Wang Fan complain nonstop: "These little piglets are really making a racket, their cries are getting on my nerves."

  "Take a good look, Wang Fan said: 'Damn it, from now on when you come here don't eat the pork'."