Proposal to Buy a Ranch

Watching the eight young horses being loaded onto the horse transport, Zhang Jun had originally planned to follow them all the way to the training center in Jian'an when Luo Fei beckoned to him.

Zhang Jun walked over and asked curiously, "Uncle Luo, what is it?"

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Luo Fei smiled. "Have you calculated how many horses you have now?"

Zhang Jun thought about it, a startled look appearing on his face. He sighed. "There are eight active racehorses, six broodmares, and three young horses I just bought. That makes seventeen altogether. I hadn't realized it before because I never counted them, but now that I have, there really are quite a lot."

Luo Fei smiled and patted Zhang Jun's shoulder. "Yes, there are already quite a lot. Stormcloud Lightning and Gentle Breeze Arrives are both pregnant as well. Once their foals are born next year, there will be even more. You need to start planning early—will you keep them at Jianzhou Ranch, or buy a ranch of your own?

"If you intend to keep them at the ranch, you can share Breeding Stable No. 10 with that boy Ah Heng. I can also assign you a dedicated stable and several grazing paddocks for Shadow Hunter and the three young horses still in training. But that arrangement may not last long. According to the ranch's development plans, we'll gradually increase the number of broodmares. In another four or five years, there may no longer be any vacant stalls for you to rent.

"If you want to buy a ranch of your own, you should use this time to think about what sort of ranch you want—how large it should be, what buildings it needs, how many horses you plan to keep, what your budget is, and so on. But