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"Should he be considered a herdsman?" Lin Chengqian uncertainly. "He has a huge ranch and is currently breeding improved breeds, but he doesn't participate much in scientific research activities."

Lin Huaizhuo: "If that's the case, does he have any livestock to sell? I know several friends whose families own restaurants—"

Lin Chengqian reminded him, "Sheep of this quality won't have trouble selling. Brother Shi definitely have the channels; we don't need to introduce them anymore."

Lin Huaizhuo and said, "That's true. Professor Yan has friends all over the world. If her boyfriend needs help, she can just introduce him to a few suitable partners."

After speaking, Lin Huaizhuo picked up another piece of mutton with his chopsticks, tasted it, and then looked thoughtful.

Seeing his expression, Lin Chengqian didn't ask any further questions and simply sat down to eat hot pot.

Young men get hungry quickly. Although Lin Chengqian had already eaten by 7 p. m., he still had plenty of room in his stomach for a late-night snack.

After eating meat for a while, Lin Huaizhuo and finally couldn't help but ask, "Is your master's father easy to get along with?"

Lin Chengqian: "Okay. Warm, generous, kind, responsible, and doesn't take unpleasant words to heart. Second Uncle, what do you want to do?"

Lin Huaizhuo his mind. "Why don't you introduce me to him? Maybe we can work together."

Lin Chengqian said, "He really doesn't lack partners."

Lin Huaizhuo looked at him with a "Are you stupid?" gaze. "Your master's husband may not lack business partners, but we lack friends here. He raised sheep so well in his first year here, who knows, he might be able to breed even better meat in the future. Then, wouldn't everyone be begging to cooperate with him?"

Lin Chengqian paused with his chopsticks. "You're right."

Lin Huaizhuo taught his nephew. "Don't always work in a rigid, inflexible way. Occasionally, you need to think in reverse and break free from stereotyped thinking."

"Okay, I'll ask him later. If Brother Shi doesn't mind, I'll take you to visit him tomorrow," Lin Chengqian said expectantly. "Maybe we can even get a free lunch tomorrow."

Shih Shi Wen seems to enjoy making new friends, and Lin Chengqian is already an old acquaintance of his.

She's my boyfriend's student; I should at least give her some respect.

Therefore Shi Wen readily agreed to the visit from the Lin family uncle and nephew.

Despite the arrival of guests, Shi Wen did not neglect the work on the farm.

The weather has been nice lately, with no rain or snow, and the wind hasn't been too strong; every day has been warm and sunny.

Shi Wen they were planning to fertilize the ranch.

The two large waste fermentation tanks, No. 1 and No. 2, have already fermented, and they mainly contain hay and cow and sheep manure.

After being piled up and fermented, a lot of heat was generated inside. The resulting fertilizer is fluffy and soft, looks like black soil, and has almost no odor.

Two months ago, the two fermentation tanks should have finished fermenting. However Shi Wen the advice of the Abnormal Affairs Bureau, Shi Wen connected his toilet's sewage pipe to the fermentation tanks, so the fermentation process will take longer.

It's almost ready to be used now that fermentation is complete.

Before fertilizing his own plants, Shi Wen even delivered a pickup truck to Fu Meng's family.

When he was planting silage corn, Fu Meng's family sold him a batch of fertilizer. Although the money had been settled, Shi Wen still remembered their kindness. Now that his family's fertilizer was good, Shi Wen sent some over.

Planting is a technical skill; simply applying fertilizer is not enough.

Shi Wen first fertilized Pasture No. 1. He drove a rented fertilizer truck, transporting fertilizer back and forth to Pasture No. 1.

After a couple of days, when the fertilizer has absorbed the dew and sunk to the roots of the plants without being stirred up, the cattle and sheep are driven back to Pasture No. 1 for grazing, and then Pasture No. 3 are fertilized.

The pasture was divided into sections by wire mesh, which made it convenient for him to work in different areas.

When Lin Chengqian arrived with Lin Huaizhuo, Shi Wen was working at Pasture No. 1 in a tall fertilizer truck.

Under a clear blue sky, sunlight bathed the pasture.

The fertilizer truck slowly drove from one side to the other, spraying fertilizer from the bottom and landing on the withered grass like fine powder, spreading it very evenly.

A faint smell of fertilizer wafted out. Lin Huaizhuo it, then turned to Lin Chengqian with some excitement and said, "Mr. Shi, this is an organic ranch?"

Lin Chengqian didn't notice this, only saying, "Brother Shi takes great care in maintaining the ranch, and the breeding cycle is very long. He rarely uses commercially available feed."

Lin Huaizhuo: "Now I finally understand why his sheep are raised so well. Large pastures, organic fertilizer, cattle and sheep running freely—and the water they drink must be mountain spring water, right?"

Lin Chengqian looked at the ditch, then thought of the various protected fish in it, "It must be glacial meltwater, but the water is indeed very good. It's rare that this area doesn't have any metal mines, and the water is very sweet."

"That speaks even more clearly, what a beautiful place with such stunning scenery." Lin Huaizhuo looked up at the blindingly blue sky and the distant snow-capped mountains, and exclaimed again, "So beautiful."

Shi Wen had already seen them. He drove the fertilizer truck back, parked it by the barbed wire fence, took off his work gloves and placed them on the driver's seat, took out the car keys and got out. He greeted Lin Chengqian and his nephew, "Good morning—you must have had a long journey?"

"No, the scenery here is absolutely beautiful. The journey has been delightful, and I haven't felt tired at all," Lin Huaizhuo replied loudly, waving his hand. "Mr. Shi, your ranch is truly magnificent!"

"Just call me Shi Wen." Shi Wen strode over quickly, a smile on his face. "Should I call you Second Uncle Lin?"

Lin Huaizhuo by his friendly attitude and happily agreed, "Then I'll shamelessly accept."

Lin Huaizhuo observed Shi Wen calmly and discreetly.

Shi Wen's clothes were very ordinary, obviously inexpensive, but Shi Wen had a special aura that made him stand out from the crowd.

Lin Huaizhuo was quite knowledgeable, but he had never met many people with such a unique temperament as Shi Wen.

This made him respect Shi Wen's attitude even more.

Shi Wen led them inside, washed their hands, and then brought out milk tea to serve them. "The milk tea at home is all salty, I don't know if you can get used to it?"