Chapter 176

Zhan Chongyun: "I'm afraid a phone call won't be enough to convey my longing. Brother Shi, you can't favor one over the other. The pandas are cute, but our horses came from your ranch."

Shi Wen a step back. "Okay, okay, next time I deliver hay to you, I'll add corn leaves too."

Zhan Chongyun: "You should prepare more."

Shi Wen, "I guarantee there's enough food for eleven stallions. How are the horses settling in with you? Have they had any race results yet?"

Zhan Chongyun: "They've won several international championships, but their performance is still inconsistent. We'll train them for a while longer to stabilize their performance and help them make a name for themselves as soon as possible."

Shi Wen patted him on the shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Zhan Chongyun chuckled, "It's not hard work at all. Training these kinds of horses is very rewarding."

Chapter 176

Shi Wen that Shih-wen's green juice milk sells very well, but unfortunately, the quantity is too small.

However, in the second half of the year, their family will have more than 1,600 sheep that can produce milk, and after their 60 Simmental cattle give birth, they will also be able to produce milk, so their production capacity should increase then.

Many grasses can be juiced, Shi Wen now considering whether to develop some new varieties.

The corn husks were a bit rough, but the wheat and barley were fine.

They could consider planting these two plants.

Both wheat and barley can be used to feed livestock, so there will definitely be no waste after they are grown. They can also supplement the livestock with other trace elements and enrich their feed.

Just as Shi Wen was considering it, Zhu Ji came over to deliver the test results of the green juice milk.

Zhu Ji handed the printed slip of paper to Shi Wen: "We tested three items: milk, green juice, and green juice milk. The Abilities value of milk was 79, green juice was 44, and green juice milk was approximately 70. The data varies from batch to batch, so the green juice milk result is only an average."

Shi Wen nodded to indicate that he understood. "That's not bad either."

Zhu Ji: "Your products are excellent, truly outstanding."

After exchanging a few words, Zhu Ji noticed his hands were covered in mud and asked, "What are you doing? How did you get like this?"

Shi Wen, "They were just planting watermelons."

Zhu Ji was surprised. "Planting watermelons so late? Shouldn't watermelons have been planted much earlier?"

Shi Wen, "I hadn't thought about planting them before, Yan Kexing brought back some watermelon seedlings, so I thought I'd plant some too."

Zhu Ji: "Need any help? I'm free today."

"Sure, if you don't mind," Shi Wen, leading him to the backyard. "Once the watermelons are planted, you can take two home to eat."

Zhu Ji: "That would be several months from now?"

Shi Wen, "At most two or three months?"

They went to the backyard, where sure enough, there was half a load of watermelon seedlings.

These watermelon seedlings have probably been sitting for a while; they look a bit wilted.

Zhu Ji picked up a watermelon seedling and examined it. "What variety is this? Old Yan went to all this trouble to bring it back."

"I'm not sure, maybe it's a desert melon?" Shi Wen took the watermelon seedling from his hand. "Anyway, it's a sweet and juicy variety. Yan Kexing said this kind of watermelon has a very distinct watermelon fragrance."

Watermelons are relatively easy to buy, but good watermelons are not so common.

Some watermelon varieties have such thin rinds that they crack at the slightest touch.

Merchants are unwilling to sell this type of watermelon, and growers are also unwilling to grow it. They prefer to grow watermelons that are easier to transport and whose quality meets or exceeds the passing grade.

As Shi Wen the melons they grow themselves, the tastier they are, the more popular they are.

Zhu Ji didn't do much farm work before, but now he's used to it and is quite adept at planting melons.

The two of them worked together, one digging holes and the other filling them with soil, and soon all the watermelons were planted.

Zhu Ji suddenly remembered. "Have your strawberries sprouted yet?"

"It's sprouted, it's right behind here." Shi Wen took him to see it. "I was originally planning to transplant it these past few days, and now we can do it."

Their strawberries are grown from seeds, and the seedlings are quite weak, only about two inches tall, trembling in the wind like small weeds.

Zhu Ji glanced at it and said somewhat uncertainly, "Why is it so small? Can it even grow?"

"Of course they can, they'll grow bigger as they go." Shi Wen saw Zhu Ji carrying the strawberry seedlings and walking straight ahead, so she gently nudged his shoulder to make him change direction. "We should plant the strawberries over there."

Zhu Ji: "Ah, why not plant it next to the watermelon?"

"Watermelons need well-drained soil, while strawberries need fertile soil; the two plants have different needs." Shi Wen spoke, he picked up a bucket of sheep manure. "Over here."

Shi Wen that they planted strawberries next to the cucumber patch, covering a large area.

The strawberry harvest is plentiful; if this plot of land is managed well, it should be enough to eat.

Their cucumbers are almost ripe and are now emitting a fragrant aroma on the trellis.

Zhu Ji glanced at it several times, looking somewhat envious.

Shi Wen noticed his thoughts and said, "How about this for lunch? I'll pick a couple of cucumbers, slice them into thin strips, cook some noodles, add some mushroom sauce, and some dried tofu..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Ji immediately made an "X" gesture with his hand. "Wait, you can't say anymore, or I'll start drooling."

Shi Wen said, "We'll talk about it later."

After the two finished planting the strawberry seedlings, Shi Wen went to pick cucumbers and came back to prepare lunch.

Zhu Ji was there to help.

Shi Wen cooking skills are mediocre, his knife skills have become quite proficient.

The cucumber shreds he cut were even and translucent, and after the cucumbers were cut, their fresh aroma filled the whole house.

Cooking noodles is not technically difficult. He took out ready-made noodles from the refrigerator, cooked them, rinsed them with cold water, and then neatly arranged them in a bowl. He added braised beef slices, cucumber strips, delicious mushroom sauce, chili sauce, and a sliced braised egg. Lunch was ready.

Zhu Ji stared at the freshly made noodles. "These braised meat sauces and stuff, were they all made by Old Yan?"