Halfway there, Zhang Chi found Danniu and Erhu lying on the grass, looking like they were catching something to eat.
"Daniu, Erhu!"
Zhang Chi shouted at the two dogs.
When Danniu and Erhu heard Zhang Chi's call, they immediately trotted over wagging their tails and jumped up and down when they got to the side of Chiyan Mountain. It was obvious that they were very enthusiastic about their master's call.
"Come on, follow me to drive the cows." Zhang Chi shouted at Danniu and Erhu, and then urged Chiyanshan to trot away in the direction of the cattle.
Woof, woof!
The big cow and the two tigers followed Zhang Chi's horse very excitedly, barking in joy. I don't know whether they were happy that their master was taking them away or they were excited about driving the cattle. Anyway, the two dogs were playing happily on the grass.
Cannon didn't think these two dogs could drive any cattle, but the boss said so, so he followed them towards the cattle with a smile.
Arriving next to the herd, Zhang Chi stood still and Cannon began to drive out some of the thinnest cows from the herd.
Shout!
Cannon made a sound, then spurred his horse into the herd.
Cannon's voice made the herd a little uneasy, and the leading bull was also a little scared, so he started to move with the herd.
As soon as the cattle moved, Zhang Chi's job came. He urged Chiyanshan to cut the cattle in the middle. In this case, the road leading to the cattle from the cattle driven by Cannon would be blocked.
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The idea was good, but it didn't work that way. When Zhang Chi urged Chi Yanshan to walk over, the distance between the cattle gradually narrowed.
"Daniu, Erhu!"
Zhang Chi was in a hurry and started to call out the big cows and two tigers.
Daniel and Erhu heard Zhang Chi's call and looked at Zhang Chi in shock, not knowing what their master meant by calling them.
"That way, that way, don't let the cow pass."
Zhang Chi was dealing with a few cows here, but the other few were about to catch up with the herd in front of him, and Cannon was still at the tail of the herd at this time. If he left, the ones behind him would
The herd will definitely turn around and run away.
I didn’t expect Daniel and Erhu to understand, but Daniel and Erhu really understood. The two dogs immediately rushed over, got stuck behind the front group of cows, and grinned at the cows that followed.
A warning sound was made.
When Niu wanted to follow him, he saw Da Niu and Er Hu and stopped immediately. In just a moment, Cannon had already arrived with his horse.
Zhang Chi originally shouted like this, and really didn't expect Daniu and Erhu to be effective, but Daniu and Erhu did give Zhang Chi a very big surprise.
Not only was it a big surprise for Zhang Chi, but Cannon who came over also looked at the two dogs on the ground and marveled.
"I really didn't expect them to be so smart."
"How's it going? Is it okay?"
The performance of the talented two tigers made Zhang Chi feel proud.
Cannon nodded and said: "The performance is good, but there is some lack of training. I will train it when I have time."
The herd separated, and the few calves that left the herd became obedient. At this time, as long as Zhang Chi drove behind and Cannon maintained on the side, the calves came to the fence obediently and easily
The cows were driven into the pen.
When he returned to the herd of cattle again, Cannon Kairu commanded the bull and the two tigers.
Every order issued by Cannon, the two dogs, Daniel and Tiger, completed it very well. Let's put it this way, the skills of the two dogs are better than the current Zhang Chi.
The more Cannon worked, the more he felt that these two dogs were really great. From time to time, he would praise them and say "good dogs" every now and then.
With the blessing of Daniel and Erhu, the remaining Mavericks will have an easy time.
About fifty calves were herded into a pen. The grass in the pen was definitely not enough to eat, so Cannon pulled a few more bales of grass over, scattered them and put them along the fence so that the calves could eat grass.
In addition to grass, a drinking trough was also provided for the cattle.
The more than fifty calves picked out are all relatively thin among the herd. They say they are thin, but in fact they are compared with other cattle. It does not mean that these cattle are not qualified for sale. With the blessing of the gourd, these cattle
How could it be too bad?
In this way, Zhang Chi was still a little dissatisfied. He felt that the weight of the cows seemed to be a little lacking, so he secretly poured some gourd pulp into the cow trough.
After driving the cattle together, things here are almost done. The next step is to wait for the purchased fattening pasture to come over.
In the absence of these people, Zhang Chi continued to practice lassoing. Zhang Chi's lassoing skills had improved rapidly these days. Now he no longer practiced roping on a wooden frame while standing on the ground, but directly practiced on a live cow.
There is nothing good to say about this thing. Only diligent practice can produce results. Saying it ten thousand times is not as effective as actually putting it on twice.
Today, Zhang Chi added another item to himself, that is, driving cattle. While driving, he followed Cannon's instructions to understand how the cattle would react under what kind of pressure.
This work is also hard work, and there are no opportunistic methods. Only practice can improve your skills.
Cannon started training Daniel and Erhu. The performance of Daniel and Erhu just now gave him great confidence in training the two dogs into outstanding cattle dogs.
When he started training, this confidence increased exponentially, because Cannon found that Daniel and Erhu were really smart. He only needed to do an action two or three times before Daniel and Erhu could initially master the key points.
It seems Cannon has found a new way to have fun.
Zhang Chi is in a good mood now. He is chasing a herd of cattle on the Red Flame Mountain, and the lasso he is wielding is making the wind roar. The only ones who are not very happy seem to be the cattle. They don't even want to calm down.
There is no time to eat raw mouth grass.
At about two o'clock in the afternoon, the cattle collector came to the door.
Zhang Chi arrived at the door, opened it, and welcomed two large pickup trucks dragging livestock trucks into the ranch.
The big, dilapidated pickup truck was paired with a trailer. There seemed to be cow dung hanging on the trailer in some places that were difficult to clean. The overall feeling was a bit dirty.
"Do we need to drive the cattle wherever they are? We will charge extra for driving them."
The leader is a fat cowboy in his forties. He is dressed like a cowboy, but his figure is not very similar. His protruding belly is almost as big as that of a pregnant woman who is about to give birth. It is obvious at a glance that he does not often participate in physical exercise.
The kind of labor.
He was dressed in a standard cowboy outfit, with a gray cowboy hat on his head, a red plaid shirt on his upper body, a pair of blue jeans on his lower body, and a pair of riding boots on his feet. There was still some mud on the riding boots. It looked like
Just came from a ranch.
"there!"
There is nothing to talk about with this Zhang Chi. He is a cattle buyer and he is a cattle seller. No matter how great the relationship is, it is impossible for him to raise the purchase price, and for the same reason, he is impossible to lower the selling price.
The two said a few polite words and then got straight to the point.
Zhang Chi pointed to the fence not far away: "They are all there, fifty-three in total."
All the cattle are ready and waiting for these people to come over to weigh and transport them.
When this man saw that it was quite easy, he called the group of people who came with him to the fence.
There were five cowboys who came with this person, and these people started working as soon as they got off the bus.
It was quite novel for Zhang Chi to see these people working hard. It was his first time selling cattle, so he thought the things these people brought were quite interesting.
This scale is definitely indispensable when buying cattle, and the scale they brought was also a big one. Zhang Chi didn't notice it just now, because the scale was actually hidden under the trailer, and he just had to stick it out when using it.
Several cowboys set up the scales, and two of them took out the lasso, came to the door of the fence, opened the door and walked into the fence, threw up the lasso, and soon the two of them lassoed a cow.
After lassoing the cow, the two men pulled the cow outside the fence.
The cow that was pulled out of the pen was immediately surrounded by two or three cowboys, who began to perform a simple inspection on the cow, looking at the mouth and buttocks, and took out a few test strips. This guy was very busy.
It looked like these people were in a mess, but it didn't actually take much time. It took about a minute to complete a simple inspection of the cow.
After accepting the simple inspection, the cows were obediently led by several cowboys to the weighing scale, and the weight was weighed. Then the fat man reported the number above to Zhang Chi.
"Nine hundred and thirteen pounds, this cow is really heavy!"
"It's okay," Zhang Chi said with a smile.
Cannon, who was holding a pen next to him, couldn't help but froze for a moment, thought for a moment, then came to his senses and wrote down the weight of the cow on the paper.
The next thing is a bit boring, the whole process is repeated, each cow comes once.
When the fence was empty, the fat cowboy pulled the list off his hand and placed it in front of Zhang Chi.
"Please check if there are any errors in the numbers," the fat cowboy said to Zhang Chi.
Zhang Chi took the order and started confronting Cannon.
There was no mistake, the weight of each cow was the same as what Cannon had just written down.
"There's nothing wrong," Zhang Chi said to the fat cowboy.
"If there is nothing wrong, please sign here, here, and here. If everything is OK, the money will be credited to your account in three working days."
The fat cowboy began to signal Zhang Chi to sign his name in several places, and at the same time told Zhang Chi the payment method and time.
Now that Zhang Chi has signed it, it proves that the cattle purchase contract is completed, and the money is equivalent to having reached Zhang Chi's pocket.
After everything was done, Fat Cowboy shook hands with Zhang Chi: "I hope we have a chance to cooperate next time."
"Okay. Next time, I hope the price can be higher. With such a low price, raising cattle is a bit uneconomical."
The fat cowboy said with a smile: "The price is the same now, and it may be better in the spring, but it's hard to say. The year before last, the price in the spring was even lower than now, two yuan and three yuan. I don't even care about this price."
I don’t believe it, but it’s true…”.
Fat Cowboy has said this to many ranchers, and it has almost become a jingle. Every time the cattle are harvested, no matter what the price is, there are always complaints about the low price, but they still have to sell them every time.
The ranch naturally hopes for a higher price, because the higher price they receive means that the price they sell for will also be higher, but they are not in charge of the current market.
They naturally have to lower prices at the slaughterhouse, otherwise how much money would they make from fattening pastures?
Watching the cattle truck leave, Cannon asked suspiciously: "BOSS, are the cattle bigger than in the morning?"
"It's big, it's not big." Zhang Chi naturally wanted to deny it.
The final price of fifty-three cows was a fraction of US$60,000.
Use the money to build a simple cowshed. As long as Zhang Chi doesn't buy anything big, there will be no problem in using the money to last until next spring.
In the spring of next year, if you look at the price, you will have to sell the remaining cattle. However, after a winter of feeding, Zhang Chi does not want his cattle to weigh only more than 900 pounds.
Knowing that the rest are all 'strong cattle', it's not too much to grow two to three hundred pounds of meat, right?