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Shi Wen, "I've already seen it, and it's better than I expected."

As a professional breeder, Fu Meng knew his stuff, so he couldn't hide his pride. "Right? I just checked, and the tenderness of my beef is quite good."

Shi Wen, "Then let's go back and try it."

They took the cow back.

Everyone was still drinking tea and waiting at Fu Meng's house.

Seeing the cow he brought back, most of the people immediately rolled up their sleeves and prepared to get to work.

Shi Wen was among them; he had specially brought a pair of rubber gloves and squeezed into the crowd processing the cow's offal, carefully handling it.

While you can get a general idea of a cow's condition by looking at other parts, you can actually see the most distinct features by looking at its internal organs.

Shi Wen to see things clearly and do a review.

The others didn't have that idea; they just washed out the tripe, intestines, and the like.

These parts are a bit troublesome to clean, but they are truly good products.

As animals with a complex stomach, cattle have an exceptionally large stomach, making them particularly difficult to process.

If it weren't for the large number of people here, it would have taken a long time to finish processing them.

I often heard people chatting while Shi Wen working on the project; these kinds of group meetings are great for exchanging information.

People gossip about anything and everything: who bought a house, whose daughter or son got married, or immigrating, contracting a ranch, coming out of a remote mountain ranch, who raised a new type of animal... anything can be talked about.

As they chatted, the conversation drifted to the musk deer belonging to the Shi Wen family.

Musk is a precious fragrance, and people are curious about whether forest musk deer are easy to raise, and whether the musk can be sold after raising them.

Of course, the most crucial question is whether the average person can afford to raise this business and whether they can make money from it.

Shi Wen and said, "I think it's alright. They're not picky eaters, but they're a bit wary and timid. They can easily hide and get lost. However, some people say they're difficult to raise, and if they get sick, it's hard to find a suitable veterinarian, making the investment go to waste."

Do they get sick often?

Shi Wen subtly advised, "My musk deer doesn't get sick very often, but I've noticed that other people's musk deer seem to get sick quite frequently."

"Well, thinking about it, it makes sense. If it were really that easy to raise, everyone would be raising it, and musk wouldn't be so expensive now."

"That's true. Everyone says they're more expensive than gold. Raising musk deer is almost like raising a gold mine. How easy is it to raise a gold mine?"

"If that's the case, then it makes a lot of sense."

While everyone was chatting, they finished cleaning the cow's offal, and Fu Meng and the others also finished cutting the beef.

Everyone pitched in and set up a long grill in the yard, where they grilled meat for lunch.

This is a local tradition; if you come to help, the host family will definitely provide lunch.

Chang Qingqing also placed a large pot next to her and put the freshly taken beef bones into the pot to make soup.

You don't need to add anything special this season. Just throw in a few radishes and simmer them together, and the resulting soup will be very sweet and mellow, perfect for pairing with grilled meat.

Shi Wen sat next to Fu Meng. He had come early in the morning to try Fu Meng's beef and see if their joint breeding plan was successful.

Fu Meng placed a large piece of beef on the grill and brushed oil on both sides. "This meat doesn't look very fatty, I wonder how tender it is?"

Their cattle were entirely grass-fed, Shi Wen grain-fed for a period of time.

When it comes to representatives of grass-fed cattle, we have to look to the Fu Meng family.

Shi Wen that the beef was inspected as soon as it came out, and that this batch of beef was very tender.

However, we'll have to try it to see how it tastes.

The beef slowly changes color on the grill.

Shi Wen felt for the first time that the barbecue was inefficient; he was almost impatient, as the beef wasn't even fully cooked yet.

His hands, gripping the chopsticks tightly, betrayed his inner thoughts.

Everyone smiled when they saw him like this.

Chang Qingqing smiled and said, "Don't worry, it'll be ready in a bit."

Shi Wen sighed and said, "If it weren't for safety, I'd want to take a bite of raw meat right now."

Zhang Deyuan, looking at the beef, said, "The quality of this beef is quite good; raw meat should be safe too."

Fu Meng quickly stopped him. "No, our livestock doesn't meet the standards for being eaten raw."

Shi Wen a deep breath. "I'll wait a little longer."

As they waited anxiously, the beef slowly changed color and finally started to release oil.

The aroma slowly wafted out, the rich fragrance of roast beef was especially tempting.

Chang Qingqing used tongs to flip the beef on the grill to make sure it was almost done, then put the beef onto everyone's plates. "It should be ready now, have a taste."

Shi Wen couldn't wait any longer. He picked up a piece of beef, blew on it, and then took a bite.

He didn't dip it in any sauce; he just enjoyed the original flavor of the beef.

The beef was as tender as it looked; although it didn't have much marbling, it wasn't tough at all. With a gentle bite, you could easily cut a whole piece off the bone.

The beef looks very tender.

It has the tenderness of grain-fed beef, but it's not as fatty.

Logically speaking, grilling should make it difficult to retain the juices in beef.

The beef retains its juices perfectly; one bite is bursting with flavor, unlike any grass-fed beef Shi Wen tasted.

I was quite amazed Shi Wen it.

The best part is that the aroma of this grass-fed beef is completely different. It's not the milky aroma that you often see, but rather an indescribable fragrance, similar to the aroma of hay and fruit.

Even though Shi Wen is very familiar with the ranch, he still can't figure out what this fragrance is.

He had read about it in a paper, which said that grass-fed beef had this magical aroma, but he had never tasted it in real life, not even his own beef, which was lacking in aroma.