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Shi Wen him off, he thought that when they were going to start a joint horse breeding operation, Baoye A Sai could join in.

In the evening, Yan Kexing returned and saw Shi Wen writing in his work notes. He glanced at them and asked, "Did the meeting go well today?"

A flick of paper Shi Wen, "Very smoothly."

Yan Kexing: "The next step is to find a lawyer?"

Shi Wen, "I plan to hire Lawyer Lin; he should be familiar with this contract."

After discussing the contract, Shi Wen squeezed next to Yan Kexing and shared his ideas.

Although Yan Kexing had never personally engaged in aquaculture, he was knowledgeable and experienced in the industry, and offered many effective suggestions.

Shi Wen quickly seized the time and wrote everything down.

For several days in a row, Shi Wen was busy with joint breeding matters.

Soon, the contract drafted with the help of Lawyer Lin was sent over. Shi Wen once again invited Qile Moge and Baoye A Sai over, and the three of them signed the formal contract.

There are many preparations to be made beforehand, and it will probably be winter or even spring before we can officially start joint breeding.

However, once it's put on the agenda, things will proceed quickly.

That day, Shi Wen was cutting hay on the pasture when Zhou Hongzhong called him and asked if he could borrow his camel.

Shi Wen's camels were already quite large, but he kept them among the cattle and didn't pay much attention to them.

If Fu Meng hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten that there was a camel on the ranch.

Shi Wen asked, "What do you need a camel for?"

Zhou Hongzhong said, "Isn't the weather rather dry now? We plan to build a sentry post on the mountain as a long-term watch post, to prevent fires and protect various wild animals."

Shi Wen still didn't understand. "Then what's the point of having camels?"

"Let me finish," Zhou Hongzhong said helplessly. "There's no main road up the mountain, so we can't drive there directly. We'll have to hire animals to transport the building materials up. Ordinary horses aren't strong enough, so we're thinking of borrowing a few camels to try."

Upon Shi Wen this, Shi Wen immediately expressed his support. "No problem, you lead it. My camels are quite docile; just make sure they don't go hungry when you lead them out."

Zhou Hongzhong: "Thanks. If it's convenient for you, I'll come over and get it in a bit. I'll borrow it for about a week, that should be enough."

Shi Wen, "You can use it for as long as you want. I'll be on the ranch. When you get here, just open the door and come in yourself."

Zhou Hongzhong arrived even faster than Shi Wen had expected. Shi Wen Zhou Hongzhong called to say that he had already arrived.

Shi Wen had no choice but to stop the lawnmower and ride his motorcycle, which was parked nearby, back to the main courtyard to find Zhou Hongzhong.

"Captain Zhou," Shi Wen called to Zhou Hongzhong, "You want the camels today?"

Zhou Hongzhong laughed, "I happened to be patrolling nearby, so I just stopped by."

"I knew it! How did you get here so fast?" Shi Wen invited him inside for milk tea. "Besides my camels, do you need to borrow any other camels?"

Zhou Hongzhong: "Yes, we should. It would be best to form a camel caravan."

Zhou Hongzhong sat on Shi Wen's sofa. "We're still borrowing camels, but many have already gone to the deep mountain pastures, so there aren't many available. Do you know any camel caravans? If so, could you introduce me to one? I'm open to renting or borrowing."

Shi Wen thought for Shi Wen and shook his head, "There really aren't any. The herders I know who raise camels are mostly in the deep mountains and pastures because they need to carry things and move around regularly."

Zhou Hongzhong: "Then I'll look again."

Shi Wen, "You're borrowing the camels mainly to carry building materials, right? If you don't mind, you can bring my cows and horses. I have two horses and two cows, all with good carrying capacity. Just be careful with them; try not to let them work more than six hours a day."

Zhou Hongzhong was overjoyed to Shi Wen there were still cattle and horses available for loan. "I've already borrowed three camels. If your cattle and horses are also available, I won't need to borrow any more camels."

Shi Wen and said, "How about this? When do you start transporting building materials? I'd like to come and help. If it's just a small outpost, it should be able to be transported in three to five days?"

Zhou Hongzhong: "We've already bought the materials and left them at the foot of the mountain. Ideally, we can transport them up there in the next few days."

Shi Wen, "Then I'll bring my livestock over to help tomorrow."

Shi Suo and Laibao were used to manual labor, so transporting building materials was no problem for them.

However, Yan Shi and Guaibao are only half-grown horses and oxen, and are currently practicing working. Shi Wen is not comfortable entrusting them to others and wants to supervise them personally.

Shi Wen I ask the kids to do chores, I always adopt a system where the more they do, the more they get paid.

He couldn't pay the little ones, but he could provide some supplies.

Aside from camels, most of the Shi Suo can understand human speech.

Shi Wen discussed with them, "Starting tomorrow, we need to do some work, maybe for three to five days. If we work, we'll get honey water and corn kernels every day. Shall we go?"

Shi Wen finished speaking, Yan Shi blinked its beautiful big eyes, nuzzled its head against Shi Wen, and expressed its willingness with an almost enthusiastic attitude. "Hee-hee-hee."

This guy rarely goes out to work, and even less often earns honey water to drink, so it's not surprising that he's excited right now.

Shi Wen laughed and hugged its head, Shi Suo and the others. "What about you? Are you going?"

All the little ones nodded in unison.

Shi Wen laughed and said, "Then you should all get a good rest tonight, and start work tomorrow."

The next morning, Shi Wen woke up, Yan Shi had already run out of the livestock shed and was waiting for him at the door.

Upon seeing him emerge, Yan Shi began to skip around in small steps.

Shi Wen yawned and went over to pet it. "Why so early? Go back and rest for a while longer. We need to finish breakfast before we can set off."

As he spoke, Yan Kexing came out of the kitchen carrying breakfast. "It was already waiting outside the door before I even got out of bed."