Ten minutes later, Zhang Chi poured the cow out and found that the wound on the cow's butt was indeed better and seemed to be healed, so he threw the cow back into the gourd again.
Just as he was about to continue sprinkling water, he suddenly heard his cell phone ringing.
I took it out and saw that it was Lao Xu calling.
"We're at the door."
After hearing this, Zhang Chi immediately stepped onto the Red Flame Mountain, threw the drone aside and rushed towards the door.
When I arrived at the door, I saw seven or eight large pickup trucks lined up in front of my ranch.
Lao Xu was sitting in the first car and got out of the car immediately when he saw Zhang Chi.
Zhang Chi opened the door and stretched out his hand to shake Lao Xu's hand: "Why are there so many cars?"
Lao Xu laughed and said: "We transport it ourselves. It costs a lot of money to find a car. Every penny we save here belongs to us. We just have to work hard."
"That's good," Zhang Chi said with a smile.
Of course, if you're doing work outside, you can do it yourself, so don't hire someone. The truck charges here are so expensive. If you don't live here for a while, you can't even imagine how expensive it is to hire a driver here.
He opened the ranch gate and let the car in.
Lao Xu waved, and several cars entered the ranch one after another, and followed Zhang Chi to the RV.
The next step was to unload the truck. Lao Xu and his gang didn't let Lao Xu do anything. Everyone started unloading the truck in a hurry.
Zhang Chi watched the group of people unloading the truck, and soon found a unique person among the group. He was a middle-aged man, about sixty years old, wearing a pair of glasses, and he looked polite.
, he is obviously different from the people next to him, and his aura exudes a clear bookish air.
Zhang Chi was curious when he saw this person, but he didn't ask.
These people unloaded the truck very quickly. When they were almost finished unloading, Lao Xu came to Zhang Chi's side.
"Tomorrow you move the trailer, and we'll start working as soon as we arrive. Tomorrow we'll put down a few piles to erect the foundation, and we'll start building in the afternoon..."
"Can you do it in one morning?" Zhang Chi asked.
Lao Xu said: "You can only do this here. Really digging or something would be too much...".
The money given by Zhang Chi is too little. All areas that belong to the province must be saved, including the foundation. If you follow the normal method, you have to dig the soil and pour cement and so on. But now Zhang Chi's money is simply not enough.
.
Now we can only lay down a few simple foundations and then start building a house on these foundations. However, this also has the advantage that the house can be moved. When you want to change the place, you can just use a car to pull it and move it.
"You guys are professionals, do whatever you think is good," Zhang Chi said.
Lao Xu said: "This is the case for the time being. Maybe in two years if you make money and need to build a bigger house and hire help, then this house can be moved to another place and used as a dormitory for the workers."
"I'd like to lend you your kind words," Zhang Chi said with a smile.
"What auspicious words, that's for sure. But when you want to build a big house, you must come to me again. If you don't come to me, I will be sad." Old Xu is very good at flattering people.
Zhang Chi said: "Of course, who should I look for if not you? Lao Mo? I'm not familiar with them. We Chinese can rely on those who are away from home."
"Yes, yes, but not all Chinese can be trusted. Those people in the past were not very good," Lao Xu added.
Everyone understands what part Lao Xu is talking about.
Zhang Chi glanced at this time and saw the bookish middle-aged man again.
Old Xu followed Zhang Chi's gaze and said, "Do you know Old Chen?"
"I don't know him. I think this person is a bit special. He doesn't look like he works on a construction site," Zhang Chi said.
After hearing this, Lao Xu gave Zhang Chi a thumbs up: "You have really vicious eyes."
Zhang Chi is embarrassed to say that I have been delivering takeaways for more than ten years. If I don't have this ability to judge people, then I can't live without hanging myself with a piece of noodles.
Old Xu added: "This is also the case for Old Chen... tsk tsk! When I was in China, I had a very good job. I was a vice president of a university, and I don't know what went wrong. I came to the United States with my whole family.
I thought this was paradise, but no one wanted to find a teaching position.
As the vice president of the university, when I got here, no school was acceptable to me. In the end, I had no choice but to sit back and have nothing to do, so I started to work with me.
When I returned home, I found that all of my former subordinates, classmates, etc., were doing better than him. Some were promoted, some were in politics, and some were able to start a business, become a boss, etc. What about him...
…Why!
So, there is no hardship that this person cannot endure, only blessings that he cannot enjoy.”
Zhang Chi understood now that this person really had read a lot of books.
Nowadays, there is a saying that there are two types of people who come to the United States and are relatively easy to get along with.
One type is the rich. Needless to say, if you are a rich person, your life in the United States will be extremely comfortable. This kind of comfort is unimaginable for people of Zhang Chi's level.
One is to work hard in China, and if you can endure the hardship, you can drive a truck here, be an electrician or something, and at least support your family and live a small life without any problem.
The people in the middle are the ones who are least allowed to come. They have good jobs and a good social status in China. If you come to the United States and want to live a decent life like that in China, it is generally impossible. Think about how good it is here.
Is it your turn to have a comfortable job?
Even if Xiaobai doesn't do it, there will still be Xiaohei who is politically correct, and it will be Xiao Huang's turn.
This is what Lao Chen said in Lao Xu's words. He couldn't live a comfortable life in China, but when he came to the United States, he found that the United States was a paradise, but it was clearly a hell.
It's impossible to wait for him, so he can only endure it here in the United States.
Stop gossiping.
While Lao Xu was chatting with Zhang Chi for a few words, the truck over there was already completely unloaded.
Lao Xu didn't want to stay any longer. He had so many things on his hands. If he didn't seize the time to make money now, he would suffer a lot when building a house when the weather gets cold in winter.
This group of people came and left quickly. If it weren't for the pile of wood piled not far from the RV, Zhang Chi would have felt that they had never been here.
"broken!"
Zhang Chi saw Lao Xu and a group of people out the door. Then he remembered that the cow was still in the gourd. When he took the cow out and took a look, he found that the cow had grown a lot and stood out among the herd.
The injury on the buttocks has healed, but the few marks are still a bit shocking.
But now that the matter is over, let’s not say anything else. We can’t just kill this cow.
After thinking for a while, Zhang Chi decided to let it go.
"You will be called Scar Fart from now on."
Looking at the strong calf, Zhang Chi gave the calf a new name: Scar Butt, which means scarred butt, which is very appropriate for the occasion, but it is still Zhang Chi's characteristic and has no literary talent.
Now that Lao Xu is gone, the water must continue to be sprinkled.
Even though the sun had set, Zhang Chi had no intention of calling it a day. Instead, he ate something casually and continued working until almost twelve o'clock, then he washed up and went back to the RV to sleep.
The next day, I moved the RV fifty meters to the side and then continued.
In the morning, Lao Xu brought a few people over to lay down cement piles. In the afternoon, another group of people came and started to set up the scaffolding.
The wooden houses here are not built directly on the ground. The ground of the house is raised about thirty centimeters from the real ground, mainly to prevent moisture. For example, the house Zhang Chi is going to build also has a function of making it easier to move in the future.
The main load-bearing part of the house is not the wall but the wooden frame. The beams and columns are a bit like our ancient buildings, but without mortise and tenon technology, this kind of house is far inferior to our ancient buildings in terms of earthquake resistance.
The building of the house is not just like building blocks, it is just building blocks. The frame and various boards are all produced in the factory and can be installed directly after being shipped here. Even if there are some minor problems, Lao Xu
The few woodworking machines I brought with me easily solved the problem.
The speed was so fast that the frame of the house was erected in two days.
The framework here was erected, and Lao Xu divided his manpower over there to build a fodder house and a cowshed for Zhang Chi. These two things were even simpler.
Of course, the main reason is that Zhang Chi cannot afford to let people do complicated work.
Zhang Chi didn't need to worry about anything. He even brought his own cook and bought and cooked food himself. Zhang Chi only had to fill his stomach.
Once the cowshed frame is put together, the cheap cattle bought by Zhang Chi will arrive.
The first batch.
Five heavy-duty trucks, all of them Volvos, carrying calves had already caused a commotion in the town even before they arrived at Zhangchi's ranch gate.
In a small town where farts are bigger, a fart from the east end can be smelled from the west end. If a long-headed truck appears in the town, it must be someone buying cattle, or someone selling cattle.
A group of idle cowboys who were drinking in a small bar had already come out, holding cups and bottles in their hands, laughing and watching the excitement while drinking.
The cowboys were so happy when they saw the calf on the bus.
The betting market that directly fell to Zhang Chi has plummeted. It's not that these cowboys are optimistic about Zhang Chi, but they are even less optimistic about him. If they think he can survive this year, they are all supporting Zhang Chi.
As a cowboy, who can't tell the quality of a calf? It's better to gouge out the eyes and sell them for money.
Everyone recognized at a glance that these were calves that were culled from some large ranch, because at a glance, it was obvious that most of these calves had bad gastrointestinal conditions, that is, they had difficulty absorbing no matter how much they ate. Such calves, let alone
Now that the breeding system has changed, there is no need to raise calves like before.
If you raise them, you might as well just save money on buying fodder.
"This guy named George is in trouble," a cowboy in his early thirties said with a smile to his partner next to him.
"My pocket is bottomed out," the person next to me echoed.
The guy next to me also smiled and said: "We are a big step closer to selling the ranch. I don't know which ranch has been eliminated. There are quite a few. There are probably more than 300 animals in these cars.
”.
At this time, the cowboy who had just joined said: "It was shipped from California. I heard it was shipped from California Star Ranch. I wonder what this ranch is like?"
“Quite a big ranch”
…
At this time, Mason was also standing among the cowboys with a bottle of wine. When he heard the cowboys talking, he said: "Star Ranch is not too big in California. Its main ranches are in Kentucky and New York. The California ranch is mainly for training.
Raising Thoroughbred Horses and Cattle Breeding Selection”.
"Old Mason, you know?"
The cowboy next to me asked curiously.
"I used to work at Star Ranch."
"How is the treatment there?"
The nosy cowboys asked.
Mason didn't answer, he just raised the wine bottle in his hand and took a sip of wine.
No one noticed Mason's expression. The cowboys next to him were all elated, as if they had seen the collapse of a small ranch.