Chasing Ranch

Seeing the two men approaching from the ranch across the way, a suited middle-aged man hurried over at the entrance to Jianguo Ranch. "Boss Luo and Boss Zhang, right? Please come in, please come in."

The two shook his hand. "Boss Chen, sorry for keeping you waiting."

"It's no trouble, no trouble."

Boss Chen smiled. "It's our good fortune to have people who truly love horses take over our little ranch."

The three walked into the ranch to inspect it. Zhang Jun looked over the buildings and equipment.

Like the one at Heavenly Horse Mountain Ranch across the way, the stables were built of red brick. Solar panels covered the roof, with blue tiles beneath them. The pasture fences were all made from high-quality wood and coated with an edible waterproof finish.

Inside the stables, only two stalls had bedding. Zhang Jun walked over and looked inside. Wooden plaques hung at the entrances, engraved with the resident horses' names and birth dates. The sliding doors were also engraved with the races each horse had entered and its results.

The stall floors were covered in thick bedding that carried the fresh scent of hay.

The ventilation was excellent as well. It kept the air circulating without letting cold drafts blow onto the horses.

The elderly woman who had been sitting in front of the stable, watching the two horses in the pasture, stood up. She was Boss Chen's mother, Old Madam Li.

"These two horses are descendants of the racehorses Old Chen loved most when he was young. After those horses retired, he watched their descendants race and retire, then watched the next generation step onto the track. When this ranch was built, he bought these two to keep him company.

"He handled everything for them himself. He changed the bedding