Chapter 73

Even with so many more livestock, the ranch didn't seem chaotic.

Of course, this is also related to the nature of livestock.

Pigs, cattle, and sheep all love salt blocks. When salt blocks are placed in the livestock shed, they eagerly return every evening to lick them, thus gradually cultivating their habit of voluntarily returning to the pen.

The ewes have lambs, and besides the salt bricks, the lambs kept in the barn are also what motivate them to rush back every evening.

In this situation, there's no need for constant Shi Wen or control; the animals know to go home on their own, making herding much easier and less strenuous.

The livestock shed has been renovated, and there's a scanner at the entrance.

The scanner records the information from the ear tags of the livestock as they go out every morning and evening.

Shi Wen there is no need to count livestock to find them; every evening, one only needs to check the status on a mobile app to know whether the livestock have returned that day.

Unlike before, when he had more livestock, he no longer had to count them every day to make sure no livestock were missing.

The sheepdogs, modern equipment, and the livestock's ingrained attachment to their homes saved Shi Wen a great deal of effort and labor.

Last year, he often had to ask Old Man Ma and the others to come and help with herding, but this year he doesn't need to at all.

At least for now, it's completely unnecessary.

Perhaps after he buys new sheep, he will still need to hire someone to look after them.

Shi Wen having some headaches these past couple of days regarding the new sheep.

He wanted to buy lambs, which could come from various sources, such as farmers, buyers, and livestock companies of all sizes.

But it's practically impossible to find a seller who can offer him three thousand heads at once.

This year, he will probably have to do the same thing as last year, going from market to market, picking out items for each family. Just thinking about the workload makes his scalp tingle.

Just Shi Wen about to discuss the matter with Zhang Deyuan, Zhu Ji told him that there was progress on the matter of the red bean grass.

Shi Wen was quite surprised; he hadn't expected Zhu Ji to act so quickly.

Zhu Ji: "Do you know Red Blossom Ranch?"

Shi Wen, "I know it. It's that large state-owned enterprise. Who in the surrounding provinces doesn't know it? So, did they cultivate high-quality red bean grass themselves?"

"Yes!" Zhu Ji said, "They've been cultivating red bean grass for over eighty years, but they've never sold it to the public. This time, I asked someone to make contact, and they said they could easily supply you with a thousand or eight hundred catties of seeds. When do you need them? They'll send someone to deliver them to you."

"If possible, please send it over as soon as possible." Shi Wen had a lot of confidence in this large state-owned ranch. "What about the price? How much?"

Zhu Ji: "It's free. It's a favor from one of our leaders. Anyway, you don't need many seeds, so let's not talk about money. By the way, are you worried about sheep right now? I've already spoken to them. If you want to buy some, you can buy their sheep directly, both meat sheep and breeding sheep."

Shi Wen was surprised that he had helped her. "You're amazing, you knew exactly what I needed."

Zhu Ji: "It's no trouble at all; it's our duty to serve you. When are you free? We'll take you there to choose."

Shi Wen, "How about tomorrow? I'll be free tomorrow and can come over to take a look."

Zhu Ji agreed, "I'll talk to the leaders over there, it shouldn't be a problem. You need 1,500 meat sheep and 1,500 breeding sheep, right?"

Shi Wen, "That's about right. A little more or less doesn't matter."

Zhu Ji laughed, "I understand, we're not short of money."

Shi Wen laughed, "Thanks to the Abnormal Affairs Bureau."

Chapter 73

Shi Wen felt that the Abnormal Affairs Bureau's act of bringing him a pillow when he was sleepy was really too thoughtful.

Fearing something might happen if he was late, he quickly arranged a time with Zhu Ji to buy the sheep.

Zhu Ji didn't hesitate either, directly contacting Red Blossom Ranch and finalizing the time to buy sheep with Shi Wen.

That day, Zhu Ji personally drove to pick up Shi Wen go to Red Blossom Ranch to buy sheep.

Shi Wen entrusted the ranch affairs to Yang Yiqing, so he got into his car and went there.

Zhu Ji waited outside the ranch. After Shi Wen got into the car, Zhu Ji asked, "Aren't the two Hu Zai a bit too big? Shouldn't we arrange for them to be released back into the wild?"

Shi Wen, "The original plan was to raise them until May or June, but it's still too early now."

Zhu Ji: "May or June? That's fine too. Just be careful."

"How could we not be careful?" Shi Wen said to Zhu Ji, "Yan Kexing has already started special training for the two Hu Zai, forbidding them from attacking humans and livestock, and it's showing initial results."

Zhu Ji immediately replied, " With Old Yan taking action, there's nothing to worry about."

Their car kept driving forward.

Red Blossom Ranch is a bit far from them; it takes half a morning to drive there.

They set off at around 7 a. m. and arrived at Red Blossom Ranch at around 11 a. m.

A manager named Xi Yuxin from Red Blossom Ranch came out to greet them. Upon seeing Shi Wen, Xi Yuxin warmly shook hands with him. "Welcome, leaders, to visit and cooperate."

Shi Wen, "Manager Xi, you're too kind."

Xi Yuxin exchanged a few pleasantries with a smile, then said to them, "The ranch is quite large, shall we drive in?"

Zhu Ji nodded. "Could you please lead the way?"

Xi Yuxin and his entourage got into the car in front, Shi Wen and Zhu Ji remained as usual.

Before getting on the bus, Shi Wen glanced at the plaque next to the gate of Red Blossom Ranch.

There are many plaques next to the gate, such as "National Demonstration Ranch", "National Germplasm Station", "Top Ten Ranches in China", etc., which look very high-end.

Red Blossom Ranch is indeed a well-known large ranch. With more than 50,000 sheep raised each year, no herder dares to underestimate it.

They drove for more than ten minutes from the entrance of the ranch before arriving at the actual sheepfold.

The sheepfold at Red Blossom Ranch covers a large area. Shi Wen the outside, it looks tall and big. Once inside, you can feel the unique scent of sheep coming from all directions.