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Shi Wen, "Are there only these four animals?"

Fu Meng said, "I'm already thankful that I could even gather these four animals. These four will do. We've already set up the booth. If you're interested, I'll arrange for a car to come and pick them up later."

Shi Wen, "That's no problem. I'll just leave some for myself when I'm herding the sheep."

Once the two agreed, Fu Meng immediately called a car to come over.

Meanwhile, Fu Meng stayed here, selecting livestock and poultry with Shi Wen's help.

I only found out Shi Wen asking around that this was an exhibition organized to promote local tourism and investment, and it was spearheaded by the local government.

When the task was assigned to each town, the leader approached Fu Meng again, and Fu Meng immediately thought of Shi Wen.

Shi Wen's sheep had even been photographed and featured in textbooks before, so Fu Meng wanted to approach Shi Wen and arrange for his livestock to be exhibited there.

I was surprised to find him not home after several visits, and he didn't reply to my WeChat either. I assumed he was busy, so I didn't bother him.

Fu Meng thought today would be the last time he would come to check on things, and if all else failed, he would put up the alternative livestock. But as luck would have it, Shi Wen had already returned.

Shi Wen recalled that when Fu Meng asked him if he was free some time ago, he replied that he was busy.

Later, his wing problem remained unresolved, and his attention was entirely focused on his wings, so he didn't have time to reply to messages anymore.

Shi Wen apologized, saying, "I was indeed quite busy the past few days."

Fu Meng: "I understand everyone has their own things to do, right? I'm already incredibly grateful that you're back to help me with this."

They quickly selected the livestock and poultry for the exhibition, and the car Fu Meng had called arrived soon after.

The person who drove there was none other than Tang Duohai, Sikewell's assistant.

Tang Duohai patted his small truck and said, "Brother Shi, don't worry, this is a truck specifically for transporting livestock, not the kind our veterinarians use. It's been disinfected, so it's perfectly safe."

Shi Wen laughed, "I don't trust anything else, but I trust your professional competence. What's there to worry about?"

Tang Duohai chuckled twice, "I was just afraid you'd be bothered by it, so I'm telling you this on purpose."

Shi Wen his hand and said, "It's nothing."

Tang Duohai asked, "We've already moved these pigs, sheep, chickens, and geese over there. Brother Shi, aren't you going to go and take a look?"

Shi Wen, "Is there anything particularly interesting?"

"Yes, it's a huge bazaar for cattle and sheep, with so many animals that it could be a zoo," Tang Duohai said. "The government really took this exhibition seriously, bringing out everything from the most obscure corners. We were saying we hadn't seen such a large-scale exhibition in years."

Shi Wen looked at Fu Meng and said, "I thought you were talking about a small exhibition Brother Fu."

Fu Meng waved his hand. "I don't know either. They assigned a booth to me from above, and I thought it was a small exhibition."

Tang Duohai: "This exhibition is really big. You guys should go check it out when you have time; it's quite interesting."

Shi Wen, who wasn't usually one to join in the fun, couldn't help but be tempted after hearing what he said.

He looked at Yan Kexing.

Yan Kexing said, "Let's go take a look; there's nothing else to do anyway."

Tang Duohai: "Yes, you should all go and take a look."

Since everyone was saying that, Shi Wen's curiosity was piqued.

So, Tang Duohai led Fu Meng ahead, Shi Wen followed behind after they had finished arranging things at the ranch.

Once the car reached the main road, Shi Wen confirmed that this exhibition was indeed quite large.

He'd been here for so long, and this was the first time he'd seen the main road outside so congested.

This place is usually deserted, so deserted that even a pack of wolves could ambush him on the road.

Shi Wen exclaimed in surprise to Yan Kexing, "It seems our place is really going to develop!"

Yan Kexing: "We need to develop! We've done so many reports, written so many papers, and held so many meetings; we can't have all this work for nothing, can we?"

Shi Wen turned to look at him. "Is there anything else going on inside?"

Yan Kexing: "A little bit, not much. We're the expert group, but it's not good to tell laymen."

Shi Wen immediately raised his hand. "Then I won't ask, I'm not particularly curious."

Yan Kexing smiled and said, "It's about development planning and related matters. We have great development potential here; the area is large, close to the border, and has many neighboring countries."

Shi Wen, "That's pretty good. Putting aside everything else, our environment here is much better than the surrounding areas. There are no sandstorms or locusts."

Yan Kexing: "I used to see him occasionally before you came, but I haven't seen him since you arrived."

Shi Wen's eyes widened. "Huh? I'm involved in this? Is it really that amazing?"

Yan Kexing hummed in agreement. "It's even more amazing than you imagined."

Their car slowly drove with the flow of traffic to the cattle and sheep bazaar, or rather, the former cattle and sheep bazaar.

This grand bazaar has now been completely transformed into an exhibition venue.

Shi Wen when I last came here, there was still a large dirt road outside, and cars had to be parked in an open-air parking lot far away. This time when I came back, it had been repaired neatly, and the Gobi Desert outside had been paved with cement.

Putting everything else aside, at least this time I won't be bothered by the dust everywhere.

Shi Wen at the surrounding environment, Shi Wen could truly feel the development here.

Shi Wen again at the entrance archway and the neat fence, Shi Wen couldn't help but nod repeatedly. "This place is really well built; our country's infrastructure is truly amazing."

Yan Kexing: "If this area wants to develop, infrastructure development will definitely be the first priority."

Shi Wen, "I can see that."

They followed the flow of people inside. Despite the large number of people and livestock, the smell inside was surprisingly acceptable, not particularly stuffy, indicating that the ventilation was excellent.

The exhibition area was divided into sections by fences. Besides the usual cattle, horses, sheep, and camels, there were also various niche sections, such as rabbits, minks, and birds.