Chapter 103: I Understand Too Little

  When Ju An heard her sister say that, she remembered that her nephew had once said something and immediately felt a bit overwhelmed. She really couldn't remember when she had casually asked about someone's mother and wanted to have some kind of relationship with them. Her sister was just like their mom, lecturing her for over half an hour before finally hanging up. Only when Ju An saw her sister's avatar go dark did she let out a sigh of relief.

  Turned off the light, lay down on the bed, who knew that tossing and turning was just sleepless, so I opened the light again, entered the small room in the space, took out the scroll of secret skills, and continued to translate against the book. Translated until more than one o'clock at night, almost two o'clock, only then did I feel a bit tired, put the bamboo slips on the bedside table casually, turned off the light, and soon entered the dreamland.

  The next morning, after finishing the work on hand, I drove to pick up Nien. Old Thomas was responsible for receiving the machine ordered yesterday at home and then going to town to meet with Lawrence to find labor.

  The whole day, I didn't have a moment to relax, it was all about following Nian running around, either going to the town to apply for the permit to build a house on my own land, or taking the ranch's documents to find the town's accountant to calculate the ranch's capital. My legs were tired from all the running around, but at noon I met with Jasmine and had lunch together, then continued with the busy work in the afternoon. Fortunately, everything went smoothly and the town's staff were very enthusiastic.

  When he brought Nian back to the ranch in the evening, Thomas and Lawrence had already returned to the ranch. Ju An took Nian into the house and arranged a room for Nian to stay in.

  Then went downstairs to prepare dinner, at this time Old Thomas and Lawrence walked in, Thomas said to An: "An, the people we found have arrived, everyone will move tomorrow, let's prepare winter pasture first, but this time we only found seven people."

  "Isn't it said that we need to find ten people first? How come you've only found seven?" He gestured for the two of them to sit down on the sofa.

  Lawrence sat down and replied: "This time the people we found were all about thirty or forty years old, not a single one in their twenties."

  "This isn't still an economic crisis, is it? The newspapers are shouting about it every day, saying that since Obama entered the White House, several million people have lost their jobs. And yet my ranch can't find anyone to hire, and can't even find any young people to hire." He said with a sigh of helplessness.

  Thomas also shook his head and said, "Age is not a problem, over 30 years old is just right. Nowadays young people are too spoiled, this one doesn't want to do that, that one doesn't care about this, on the one hand, the unemployment rate is high, on the other hand, there are some jobs that no one wants to do. Let's wait for two days and see if anyone else wants to come. Tomorrow, I plan to go to another ranch to ask if they have any South American workers, Chile, Argentina, many South American countries have large ranches, it's easy to recruit people from there, and we don't need to provide insurance or anything, the salary is generally around $900, but you get a month of vacation per year, and the ranch usually covers round-trip airfare."

  Lawrence said, "Even if we find ten people this time, we have to consider bringing in South Americans. The company will need to show them contracts so they can get visas. Everything needs to be rushed. If the cattle don't arrive, it'll be a big trouble."

  "Alright then, it's settled. You all handle the matters at hand when the time comes. Who among you can understand their language? It would be a hassle if we can't communicate with them when they arrive."

  Lawrence smiled and said, "I can speak Spanish, so leave it to me later. Don't worry, we'll find someone who has worked on a ranch before. Since it's settled, you go meet the people who have come over, and everyone will get to know each other."

  Accompanying two people to meet the new arrivals, they introduced each other and from their appearance, it's clear that most of them are not young anymore. Some may have been working on the ranch for a long time, with rough skin to show for it.

  When Nian returned to the house after walking around the block again, Nian also came down from upstairs and was playing with Teddy on the sofa.

  "Sorry about that," said Yu An, "I just need to take care of a few things, and dinner will be ready soon."

  Nian smiled and said, "It's okay, I usually eat dinner very late when I'm working. By the way, how did you think of raising a Teddy bear? I didn't think so before, but now it seems that this little guy is really good and very smart."

  After telling the whole story of how he saw Teddy, Ju An returned to the kitchen and started making dinner, which was steak. This thing is simple and convenient, and Laomei also loves to eat it.

  The next few days, Ju An was busy running around with Nian, doing company stuff and loan applications, so busy that he couldn't even take a breath. Among them, the romantic dates with Mo Li were all initiated by Mo Li coming to Ju An's ranch. It wasn't until after sending Nian off on the plane that he finally let out a sigh of relief, this was finally over.

  The Qiuxue River Ranch Company has finally been established, with a total capital of over $80 million, including a loan of $30 million. In other words, the ranch now owes $30 million in debt. The contract for purchasing over 200,000 head of cattle was also handed over to an brokerage firm under Fuguo, meaning that the $20 million loan was simply transferred within the company's accounts and ended up back in Fuguo's pocket. It is expected that the cattle will be delivered to the ranch within a month. Originally, the broker brought by Fuguo said they could deliver the cattle as quickly as one week, which gave Qiuan a big scare - "You're sending them over so quickly, what's the point? And can you guarantee the quality of these cattle?" But after thinking about it, he suppressed this idea, thinking that since the contract had been signed and reviewed by lawyers, they would just have to follow the terms of the contract. If there were any problems, they could always return the cattle. In the end, they agreed to deliver the cattle in batches within a month.

  Here, there's nothing much to do, but Thomas has a lot on his plate. In the past few days, only two people were found, and finally, a South American was introduced, bringing in fifteen Spanish-speaking cowboys. The small house at the eastern ranch had to ask five or six more people for help. Anyway, everyone on the entire ranch is busy running around like headless flies. Looking at the group of people rushing around, one can't help but feel that indeed, when a leader gives an order, those below are busy with their feet barely touching the ground.

  At night, I finished translating the last sentence of the secret recipe as usual. I carefully read it from head to toe on my bed. When translating, I did one word at a time. A set of fist methods is just a few postures. Anyway, I had nothing to do, so I entered the space and practiced according to the book's meaning. I didn't care about anything else, but I could strengthen my body and health. I coordinated with the book's breathing method and followed the book's posture description. When I practiced the first style of Ju'an, I was sweating profusely. This posture wasn't difficult, but it was a bit challenging to coordinate with breathing. The posture required me to clench my fists, put my left fist in front, punch out with my right fist, and take a step forward with my foot. It's very simple, but the breathing requirement is at least ten times or more. Who can breathe ten times or more in such a short period? Isn't this too excessive? Just one breath made me sweat profusely. According to the translation, Mozi could do thirty breaths in an instant at that time, which is what I understand as breathing.

  Just this one move, he practiced until he was exhausted and couldn't go on. After finishing the first move, he left the training space, lay down on his bed, didn't even take a bath, and fell fast asleep.

  The next day, Ju An woke up very early, and the fatigue of last night had disappeared after a night's sleep. His spirit seemed to be better than before, which made Ju An feel excited. After finishing his work, he went back into space and continued learning the next move, just like a child who got a toy he liked and didn't want to put it down.

  After practicing the second move for a while, Ju An couldn't wait to flip over to the back and seriously looked at the last three moves. Who knew that after looking at them, Ju An slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Damn, it's too sinister! Has anyone seen this? Originally, Mozi was still highly respected in Ju An's heart, a great master, almost as good as Confucius. But now, Ju An was deeply impressed by Mozi's skills, which were too sinister. It turned out that Mozi could do thirty or so breaths of inhalation and exhalation in an instant, meaning he could enter and exit space instantly through his mind, doing this thirty times over, and when Mozi entered and exited, it wasn't like Ju An's clumsy attempts, where he would go in one place and come out another. He could shift and fix the position of his exit. This was incredible! Think about it, everyone is facing each other, regardless of whether you have a weapon or not, and then I suddenly flash behind you and give you a sneak attack. How cool is that? No wonder there are only a few moves in this fist technique and swordplay. Looking at it now, Ju An thinks even five moves are too many. Just one move would be enough, like taking out a big knife from behind your back or storing it in space and then suddenly appearing behind you and striking the back of your head. Even if you have a golden bell cover or an iron shirt, you'd still be done for. And Ju An also saw that Mozi said at the end, "After mastering this fist technique, if you can do twenty breaths per minute or more, you can sense what's happening outside of space."

  And it's also mentioned that after thirty times, you can take things out of space without even entering the space, which is what Ju An yearns for. If you think about it to this extent, just put the M4 in and with a sudden shake, the M4 appears in your own hand, like magic. If someone tries to rob you, they'll probably be scared to the point of peeing their pants.

  Then he sighed and said that he knew too little about this space. Suddenly, he thought that the owner of the pearl during the Republic of China was wrongly killed. If he had figured out the use of the pearl, it would not have been difficult to kill an opium dealer, let alone assassinate the Queen of England.

  At least you should also put some food and drink in the space, put some wood, raise a few chickens, and even hide a few pigs inside when encountering danger. Preserving your life is the most important thing, isn't it? You gave the pearl to your son, but you yourself died, and in the end, your son didn't get it, and you just benefited yourself for nothing.