In early spring, the prairie is still covered with ice and snow.
The long streak of crystal clear ice under the eaves...
The ice and snow have begun to melt in many places in Montana. In high altitude areas, black manure has to be spread to speed up the melting of the ice and snow.
At dawn, Chen Mo heard the sound of a tractor in the distance, got up, put on a thick down jacket and went downstairs to cook.
As soon as the plump rice came out of the pot, Chen Xiao walked into the kitchen lightly: "Brother, let me help you."
"Just don't make any trouble for me." Chen Mo took out a piece of filet mignon and took it out.
The difference between filet mignon and sirloin steak is that filet mignon is beef tenderloin, loin meat, leaner, high in protein, low in fat, and is the tenderest meat on the beef spine.
In China, it is most suitable for frying celery. It is tender and fragrant...not to mention.
There are only big potatoes and onions in the kitchen.
Chen Xiao pouted, Chen Mo smiled and handed her a knife: "Peel potatoes."
"receive."
This steak was brought out specially last night and was defrosted naturally. Chen Mo cut the steak into thin strips with nimble hands and feet...
Chen Xiao often helps with housework and cooking at home.
The brother and sister had been busy in the kitchen for a while, and the food preparations were completed.
The meal was not ready, so Chen Mo came to the living room and threw charcoal into it to let the fire start.
Most homes here have fireplaces, some only provide heating for the living room, and some are connected to a heating system by the fireplace...
This fireplace is a home heating system connected to a radiator, and there are several insulated water storage tanks. As long as the fireplace is burning, the home will have hot water 24 hours a day.
Chen Xiao opened the living room door to let in the cold air from outside.
Erha is most active in cold weather, swooping out and squealing.
Ala doesn't like the cold weather very much, so he sleeps in his nest...
After Erha screamed, Chen Mo's parents went downstairs, and Chen Chen and his wife also woke up and came from next door...
Chen Mo opened the garage door and there was a pickup truck inside. He tried to start the car and turned on the air conditioner: "Boy, get in the car."
"Where are you going...I'm going too." Chen Xiao climbed into the car first and occupied the passenger seat.
For the two-door version, you have to get up from the passenger seat in the back seat. Chen Mo glared at his sister. The girl stuck out her tongue and made room for Chen Chen and Zhang Xia to sit in the back seat: "Dad, Mom, let's go out soon.
return."
"Oh, drive carefully."
The cement road was slippery in the ice and snow, especially in the morning. Chen Mo drove on the dirt road... The wheels crunched against the ice slag.
The morning was hazy, and you could vaguely see the snow-capped mountains in the distance, which were not as clear as on a clear day.
"The Snow Mountain Pasture has about 86,500 acres. There are several large areas, grazing areas, grasslands...the ones with wooden fences are grazing areas. Cattle are usually driven into the grazing area in April, and they will be almost fully grown by mid-October.
Shelf cattle. Winter is the best season for fattening, and they are raised in cattle pens. The planting area is about 14,000 hectares, which is divided into natural planting areas and irrigated plantation areas. The rest is mountains and forests and the Gobi..."
"The feed mill, we came here yesterday, the place where the helicopter landed."
"Then there is the cattle farm. The cattle farm is divided into breeding areas, fattening areas, and fattening cattle areas. They are all different. Sheep farms...are almost the same. Then there is the office area. The ranch has its own vaccine station and laboratory, all of which are there.
This area.”
"Don't think that the work in the ranch is simple. Workers here must at least know several skills. When working in the breeding area, one of the two people must have a veterinary certificate, and the other must know how to maintain machinery. When working in the planting area, almost everyone
Know how to repair machines..."
"There are more than 5,000 cattle on the pasture, and nearly 5,000 breeding cattle. There are also about 1,000 sheep, and there are chicken farms... The entire ranch currently has 21 people. It is expected that a new batch of new people will be recruited after the spring.
staff."
Chen Mo talked about the general situation of the ranch, went to the machinery warehouse next to the feed factory, and asked someone to open the warehouse door.
Snow Mountain Ranch is the integration of many ranches.
When they first expanded their ranches, some ranchers directly packaged and sold them, including the machinery and cars in the ranch, to Chen Mo.
Some items were sold after the integrated Snow Mountain Ranch had no use for them. Others were kept, such as pickup trucks...
There used to be four pretty good pickup trucks in the warehouse, two Toyota Tundras, one F250 (converted into a tractor), and a Dodge Ram 1500.
RB cars are famous for their durability and durability, and the Dodge Ram 1500 looks great.
"Pick one and drive it first." Chen Mo cleaned up two more all-terrain vehicles and took them out...
Chen Chen fell in love with Dodge at first glance, and even Chen Xiao next to him also fell in love with this one...
In the end, Chen Xiao drove the Dodge and Chen Chen drove the Toyota.
The Snow Mountain Ranch is really big, with a round trip of more than ten kilometers. When I got home, my parents prepared the dishes...
After breakfast, the family drove three pickup trucks around the ranch.
Chen Mo's parents drive one, Chen Chen and his wife drive one, and Chen Xiao still rides in Chen Mo's car...
"Brother, why did you buy this ranch? It should cost a lot of money." Chen Xiao knew that Chen Mo got an antique vase from somewhere and sold it for 60 million yuan.
Sixty million yuan is a lot, but I can't buy this ranch no matter what.
"I discovered a gold mine here, and then took out a loan to buy the land..." Chen Mo shrugged and said with a smile.
“Where is the gold mine?”
"All the digging is done, and there are some tailings left. I will take you to gold mining after the ice and snow melt."
"That gold mine is big?"
"It's very small and has a high gold content. It's a sedimentary gold mine... You can't even understand it if you tell me too much."
Chen Xiao puffed up his cheeks: "It's so legendary, just like a movie."
Chen Mo lit a cigarette and opened the window: "What are your plans for the future?"
"You are so rich, just support me."
"I'll cover your head. I'm so young and want to chew on my old age. Isn't it embarrassing?"
"You are my brother, how about chewing on you? I have been used to chewing on you since I was a child." Chen Xi grinned.
"Whether you or Chen Chen, I will never give you money in vain. Tell me, since I was a child, how much hardship I have endured to support you two in your studies..."
"I know, I know, my brother is the best."
Chen Mo's sullen face softened, and he patted his sister on the head: "At least... you have to be like Chen Chen, you have to work to get money. There is no such thing as a free lunch..."
Feed is being fed to the cowshed, fed by a loading truck.
One person can feed a thousand cows in less than half an hour. When the cows have eaten and drank enough, they open the gate and let them walk out of the cowshed and move around in the fence...
No cattle were let out of the No. 2 cowshed. Canlby and the veterinarian were checking the health of the cattle.
The cattle sheds are not fully stocked and there are many empty spaces.
Chen Mo went to Canlby and asked about it. The vacant positions were full of pregnant cows, and they were moved to cowsheds No. 6, 7 and 8.
A very small number of the cows were pregnant before they were bought back, and then there were the cows that became pregnant this winter. The number of pregnant cows has exceeded 2,300.