Life on the ranch can't be said to be busy, nor can it be said to be leisurely.
Brett has arranged the main work in an orderly manner, and with Chen Xiao back to help, the whole family is living a happy life.
After the Chinese New Year, Chen Mo contacted the Orthopedic Injury Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Center...
My father's knee joint needs surgery. This is a problem that can be detected in China, but the conclusions drawn in the United States are similar.
It is a minor surgery and there is no danger. It is just that if you want to return to normal after the operation, you need physical therapy. And the chance of returning to normal is not high. I can only say that you can live the same as normal people.
The surgery was performed at Walnut Creek Orthopedic Hospital, and then transferred back to the physical therapy center in Marin County, where it was cared for by more professional nurses and physical therapists. This physical therapy center looks like a mid-level community, with one patient per small villa.
, many of the people receiving professional treatment here are professional athletes...
This operation was very successful.
Chen Mo's brother and sister both stayed with their parents until their father was admitted to the physical therapy and rehabilitation center.
At night, Chen Mo went into the space and dug out a few old American ginseng branches, and then picked most of the buckets of Jiabao fruits...
Early the next morning, I went to the supermarket to buy a farm chicken and stewed it.
I have consulted the doctor. In my current condition, I can eat ginseng. Bring it to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat... until noon.
"It smells so good." Chen Chen drove back in the car: "Brother?"
Chen Mo was upstairs, coming down with three and a half sticks of American ginseng in his hand: "Well, this is American ginseng. I will stew half a stick for my dad every week."
"Why don't Chen Xiao stay and take care of his parents? There are a lot of things to do in the ranch..." Chen Chen took the ginseng, looked at it, and said.
"Give you more time to spend with Zhang Xia. Mom was still saying yesterday that you have been married for more than a year and you are not pregnant. Are you not good?" Chen Mo took the ginseng and said with a smile. He went to the gym and found a cool and ventilated place.
Place to hang.
"We have discussed having children in a few years. We will return to China in a few years and then we can talk about it."
The chicken soup in the kitchen is almost gone.
Chen Mo went in, turned off the fire, and poured some food out: "I'll pick up Chen Xiao and then go back to the ranch. You're taking care of your parents here. If you need anything, call..."
Chen's father now lives in a small villa with three bedrooms and one living room in the physical therapy and rehabilitation center. He went over to have a meal, and Chen Mo took Chen Xiao back to the ranch.
Chen Mo asked Chen Xiao to come back mainly to sort out some financial lists.
The bank has the deposits and withdrawals of the ranch, and the ranch also has its account books. Take them back and check them with the accountant sent by the bank, and then apply for a tax return.
There is no tax payment in the River Valley Ranch this year. There is a large-scale construction of the ranch, the purchase of cattle and sheep, and the purchase of property. There are many consumptions that will be tax refunded...
I can’t believe it’s too much. Tax rebates plus agricultural and animal husbandry subsidies should cost one million U.S. dollars.
Chen Mo also needs to check the purchase list of the ranch. He has been consuming the farm since he bought it. The purchase list also needs to be checked. It has nothing to do with whether he trusts it or not. This is a necessary process.
The pasture in the Ryder Valley is even more prosperous. In areas that have not been harvested, the grass grows to a height of almost half a meter.
Zhang Rui from the Southern Nursery stayed at the ranch to instruct his third uncle on how to take care of the vines and at the same time receive saplings...
In the evening, Third Uncle and the others came back from work and brought half a bucket of ripe Jiabao fruits: "I picked the ripe fruits from the garden. Can these be sold?"
It's about five pounds, and if you sell it, you won't get much money.
"Stay home and eat by yourself." Chen Mo shrugged and saw the red and swollen face of his third aunt behind him: "Aunt, what's wrong with your face?"
"Let the bees bite, it's not a big deal." The third uncle said: "I raised two boxes of bees in the small valley. Your aunt was accidentally bitten, it's okay."
"It's nothing...how is your dad?" asked the third aunt.
"I stayed in a rehabilitation center and injured my muscles and bones for a hundred days, and it took me less than half a year to recover."
After that, the ranch continued to receive Jiabao fruit trees from China. Chen Mo collected all the dozens of large trees with the best shapes into the space...
There are also miracle fruits, and hundreds of them have been transplanted into the space.
Before mid-March, River Valley Ranch completed its tax return and received a tax rebate check and agricultural compensation check, totaling US$1.349 million. This relieved the ranch's increasingly tight finances...
Sunshine in March.
The Jiabao orchard in the creek valley is blooming on a large scale, and a dozen more beehives have been ordered for this purpose...
There is no need to remove the flower buds this time. If you leave them here, you will definitely have a good harvest in May and June.
Chen Mo went to the creek valley to see the situation in the Jiabao orchard. Under the guidance of Zhang Rui, his third uncle planted green space plants in the orchard to increase the soil's water retention capacity...
There is an artesian stream in the valley now, and the soil is much moister, making it almost a fertile farmland.
"Brother, Brother Xiaobai is here." Chen Xiao called and said.
"I'll be right back."
On the ranch, the milk plant was built overtime and was finally completed a few days ago. We also processed some fresh milk and sent it to USDA for testing. We also submitted the materials for the River Valley Ranch fresh milk factory to USDA and got the sales license yesterday.
The main purpose of the fresh milk factory is to sterilize, remove muttons, and retain the taste of fresh milk as much as possible.
Goat milk that has been de-stained still has the smell of smut, so it’s not so unbearable.
Back at the villa, Bai Xiaoou took Chen Mo to the second floor, frowning the whole time...
"What's wrong?" Chen Mo guessed that it was something related to the chef academy.
Bai Xiaoou has been working on this chef academy for a long time, in order to win the position of principal of the academy for Jing Chenghong and at the same time strive for more profits for the company.
"Mom, pull it off." Bai Xiaoou held it in for a long time before he cursed.
"Things are not going well at the Chef Academy?" Chen Mo said.
Bai Xiaoou smiled bitterly: "No, everything is not going well. Jing Chenghong's brand is still not loud enough... By the way, I asked you to invest in the Monterey Valley land before, have you invested?"
"No." Chen Mo stood up and made Bai Xiaoou a cup of coffee: "No money."
Bai Xiaoou breathed a sigh of relief: "Garrison Investment Company means to enter Napa Valley. Wellen Company also prefers Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley..."
"Napa Chef School? Are you going to confront them..." Chen Mo glared and said with a smile.
"The Napa Chef School only has senior qualifications, and the most famous chefs there, Waylon and Barbera can easily defeat them."
"Actually... Napa Valley is really good. It has a strong business atmosphere. It receives millions of tourists a year, and there are many Michelin restaurants." Chen Mo visited Napa with Ellie last year, which left a very deep impression on him.
, I had the urge to give up the ranch and switch to a winery.
Running a winery is actually pretty good and not that hard.
"There is too little land that can be developed in the Napa Valley, and the land is expensive. I think the Monterey Valley is better," Bai Xiaoou said.
"Investing in the Monterey Valley is long-term, investing in Napa Valley is short-term. Have you been to the Monterey Valley?" Chen Mo shrugged. There are nearly 100,000 acres of vineyards in the Monterey Valley, but there is not a decent winery. They are all wineries.
factory.
The per capita income here is good, but there are too many Mexicans. Mexicans all come here to work, illegal workers... When calculating per capita income, only the income of local residents is counted, and illegal workers are not included. As far as Chen Mo knows, several
This small town is a gathering place for Mexicans...
The coastal environment is not bad.
In fact, the overall feeling given to Chen Mo is not very good.
Bai Xiaoou values the Monterey Valley, probably because the land here is cheap, with vineyards costing US$360,000 per acre. Grapes in Napa Valley cost US$20.55 million per acre. This shows the difference between the two places...
But with regard to a chef academy, what role it can play, and the area it can radiate to, is it too much of a loss to invest in a cheap area?