The bank manager sent Zhang Chi out of the door, followed Zhang Chi to the parking lot with a smile on his face, and helped Zhang Chi open the door.
Zhang Chi couldn't help but praise in his heart: The service from Asians is better. How could idiots like Americans have such awareness?
After cashing the check, Zhang Chi repaid all the money he borrowed in advance, deposited some of the remaining money in the bank, and then withdrew some more.
When the bank loaned money to Zhang Chi, it was estimated that it would take at least three or four years for Zhang Chi to repay the money. Who knew that Zhang Chi had already paid back the money in just one year?
He also saved hundreds of thousands of dollars for himself.
This made the banker suddenly feel that he had a very wealthy customer here.
There are as many banks in the United States as there are dogs, and many of them are unscrupulous. As for Wells Fargo, Morgan, etc., they also have business here, but Zhang Chi didn’t get a loan from others. They didn’t take him seriously, so what could he do?
He is willing to put his hot face on someone else's cold ass.
"Mr. Zhang, if you have any financial service needs, please don't forget us. Our bank will definitely provide you with the best service."
After the manager finished speaking, he gently helped Zhang Chi close the car door.
"I will! Goodbye," Zhang Chi said, started the car and slowly left the parking lot.
All the money was returned to its place, and Zhang Chi was happy for a few days. Then the worrying thing came again. How to spend the money made Zhang Chi a little worried.
Why spend it? You are not allowed to pay taxes on such a high profit. The power of the US Internal Revenue Service is something we Chinese cannot imagine. If you are evading taxes, you will definitely look good if you are caught.
Although the agricultural tax in this state is relatively low, if you make so much money here at once, you will have hundreds of thousands of empty money. If all the income tax and other messy things are added together, at least 30% will be taken away from you. How can Zhang Chi be willing to pay for this?
30%, if it were what he wanted, he wouldn't want to pay a penny.
But it won’t work if you don’t pay. If you don’t pay, whether it’s okay or not will have to be replaced by punishment or not!
Back at the ranch, Zhang Chi handed the money he took out to Cannon as his bonus.
This made Cannon very happy again, and he kept thanking Zhang Chi.
Zhang Chi's elbows are all turned inward. He has made money. People like Cannon who work hard will naturally get benefits.
You are doing the work of Erba Jing, and you still think about driving people to death without giving them any benefits. That is too unethical.
How to spend the remaining money?
Buying cattle is for sure, but buying cattle at this time is out of your mind. The price of live cattle is now over three yuan, and buying cattle at this time is at least 15% more expensive than buying it in spring.
If you don’t buy cattle, then what should you buy? To buy a ranch, this little money is not enough, not even the down payment. You got an advantage last time when you bought a ranch, but where can you get bargains every day?
If you want to buy a pasture, you have to go according to the market price. The price is about 4,000 per acre. Zhang Chi can buy as many acres as he wants with this little money. A hundred or so acres will be enough.
If it was in the surrounding areas, Zhang Chi would also want a hundred acres. There is no ranch for sale in the surrounding areas. Zhang Chi wouldn't be worried enough about buying a hundred acres of ranch dozens of miles away.
If the ranch is no longer viable, then we have to think of something else.
Apart from the pasture, the only thing left was agricultural machinery. Zhang Chi thought about it and decided that a tractor was definitely needed. In addition to the tractor, it seemed necessary to buy a watering truck. Although helicopters for spraying pesticides were good,
But the water tank is really too small. A 50-liter water tank sprays more than 500 acres of land, which Zhang Chi has experienced.
In addition to the watering truck, it seems good to have a lawn mower that can be matched with the tractor.
I was thinking about this in my mind while living a leisurely life. Now there are only 500 cows left in the pasture. It is more than enough for Cannon to take care of these cows by himself. Zhang Chi does not need help at all.
Moreover, Cannon, who had just received the money, worked even harder.
I haven't made up my mind yet, this festival is getting closer day by day.
What holiday?
Halloween.
This holiday is considered a big one here in the United States, it’s about the same as our Mid-Autumn Festival. As for Christmas, it’s almost like our Spring Festival.
Halloween is very lively, and every household has to dress up. Children are happiest at this time. They can dress up as various monsters and ghosts, and then carry little pumpkin lanterns and go around asking for candy.
Anyway, Zhang Chi doesn't have anything important to do now. It happens to be a holiday, so let's just celebrate it.
The entire town of Amber also had a good year this year. Everyone made more money than in previous years, so the festive atmosphere was naturally stronger than in previous years.
Zhang Chi decided to do it well, and everyone also decided to do it well. Naturally, people who were familiar with each other got together.
Now in Amber Town, the relationship between Zhang Chi and Nell, Burris and Serriol's family is quite good, so sometimes everyone will get together, not necessarily all, sometimes two families will be guests or something.
of.
For example, when it comes to buying pumpkins, several companies are ready to act together.
There are no farms near the town of Amber that grow pumpkins, so to buy pumpkins you have to drive to a farm east of Folsom, which is about a 40-minute drive from the town of Amber.
Everyone else lives in a family. There is only one person in Zhang Chi’s family, so Zhang Chi and one person are considered a family.
We made an appointment at ten o'clock in the morning for everyone to gather at the intersection of the town. Zhang Chi drove his pickup truck to the place on time.
Zhang Chi arrived at the place and found that he was the first to arrive. He had no choice but to park the car on the side of the road and wait.
About ten minutes later, several families came one after another. The reason for being late was easy to understand. They were either children or women. In short, it was impossible for a grown man to go out with his whole family, so it was impossible to be on time.
"George, I'm sorry, it's a bit late." Miller parked the car next to Zhang Chi's car and gave Zhang Chi a wry smile.
Zhang Chi didn't pay attention and said, "It's okay. Everyone is here. Shall we set off?"
This is for Burris.
Burris nodded: "Then let's set off."
As soon as he opened the car door and wanted to get in, Burris turned to Zhang Chi and said, "That compatriot of yours is very polite."
Compatriots?
Zhang Chi was a little confused as to where his compatriots came from. As soon as his thoughts changed, Zhang Chi understood that Burris must be talking about his new neighbor, the rich man who bought the ranch next door to him~!
"He is not one of my compatriots," Zhang Chi said with a smile.
Zhang Chi will not treat anyone who does not admit that he is Chinese as a compatriot.
Burris was a little confused and asked curiously: "Isn't he from Henggang? Isn't Henggang from China?"
"What you said is true. He is from there, but he is not Chinese. Although some sneaky people live there, they are not Chinese," Zhang Chi said.
Miller asked: "No, he can speak Chinese."
"Those who speak Chinese may be Japanese lurking among the Chinese," Zhang Chi said.
These words immediately confused a group of foreigners.
This is the sad thing about his new neighbor. All the foreigners think he is Chinese, but he thinks he is not.
Just like these people used to go abroad with passports from this city, saying that they were British, but the customs did not recognize it, and people thought that people from the colonies were not worthy of being British.
These days, Zhang Chi also knows that his neighbors are very active in Amber Town. They are either inviting this one today or that one tomorrow, trying their best to please the farmers and ranchers here.
But Zhang Chi understands that as the old saying goes, no matter how good a licking dog is, no one will treat him as a human being!
Their neighbor is really a family of lickers. They may think that by being humble to others, others will look up to them. In fact, they don’t know that in the eyes of others, his family is a wealthy family, and they are not.
Not really a rancher or farmer.
Even if you are a good cowboy, you can integrate into Amber Town, but if you only have money, in their eyes you are just a rich Chinese.
Nell and others knew as soon as they heard that the George in front of them did not like his new neighbor.
But everyone didn't care, and they were not in the mood to inquire about the twists and turns between them. That person was a wealthy neighbor, and George was a very good friend, that's all.
When everyone arrived, we drove to the farm.
When they arrived at the gate of the farm, Zhang Chi and others were surprised by the liveliness here. There were cars parked in a large open space at the entrance of the farm. There were parents with their children everywhere, and the little ones were shouting and playing.
Yes, so unhappy.
When the little guys like Harris saw the excitement, they couldn't sit still and got out of the car to play.
This is not the first time Zhang Chi has come to the farm to buy pumpkins. He knows that the farm will launch many activities at this time, one is to attract tourists, and the other is to sell its own agricultural products.
To put it simply and popularly, the farm at this time was not only a farm but also a playground.
Parents with children can participate in many parent-child activities here. Of course, the happiest ones are the children. When a group of children gather together, each one is like a small perpetual motion machine full of clockwork, and there is never a moment of rest.
Nell and the others, with their children in tow, naturally went to play with their children, while Zhang Chi wandered around alone.
Seeing a hot dog stand not far away, Zhang Chi walked over to get himself a hot dog and ate while walking around.
The business of the stall was good, and there was a queue in front. There were about ten people in front of Zhang Chi. Zhang Chi waited slowly. When it was his turn, he bought a hot dog and grabbed it in his hand, eating while looking around.
Just look around and join in the fun.
While walking around, a game attracted Zhang Chi. What game was it? Pig racing!
Yes, you heard it right, it is a pig race, not a horse race or anything like that, it is a pig race, a serious pig.
The track lined with hay bales is about twenty meters long and about two or three meters wide inside. This is the track for the piglets. There are a group of people standing outside the surrounding hay bales. These are all
Enthusiastic audience.
The piglets were not big either, weighing only ten or twenty pounds. Each one was being hugged by several women, and they kept humming and kicking their short legs in an attempt to get down.
In the middle there is a man with a loudspeaker shouting to the children around him: Who will be the first place, and whoever guesses correctly will get a photo of holding a piglet...
The banging and banging was very lively.
While munching on a hot dog, Zhang Chi walked closer to the track.