A few days later, after Zhang Chi got the money, he called Lao Xu and informed him that he could enter the site if he had time. However, Lao Xu's project had not yet been completely completed, so the matter had to be postponed.
The cattle had been sold, and Zhang Chi had some spare money in his hands, so Zhang Chi paid Cannon a small bonus, which made Cannon even more motivated.
Zhang Chi decided to kill a cow. In addition to eating it for himself, he also wanted to give a portion to his uncle's family. Of course, Li Qiao and Aunt Fei, who had helped him, also had to give a portion. Anyway, this cow would be enough.
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They killed as they were told. Zhang Chi and Cannon got up early in the morning and went to pick cattle from the herd together.
The two mounted their respective horses and came to the herd of cattle. Standing next to Zhang Chi were Da Niu and Er Hu. After almost a week of training, Da Niu and Er Hu were now able to drive the cattle with style.
The appearance of the two dogs also made the herd more honest.
For example, in the past, this group of cows would sometimes bully Zhang Chi when they got angry, but now this will no longer happen.
Cannon looked at the herd of cattle, turned to Zhang Chi and said, "BOSS, let's pick a small one. I think that one is good."
As he spoke, Cannon pointed to a medium-sized bull in the herd. This bull was not the tallest among the herd, but it was not the smallest either.
Cannon, who had just received his bonus, not only worked hard, but also thought about the ranch. It must be said that the power of money is great. Originally, Cannon also thought that Zhang Chi might give him a reward, but he did not think of his own family.
The young BOSS is so generous, giving him one and a half months' salary. You must know that the most bonus he received before was only three to four hundred yuan.
Just these three or four hundred yuan can keep Cannon entertained for several days, let alone now.
Zhang Chi is not a stingy person. In his opinion, if you want a horse to run, you have to give it some food. You want the horse to run but you don’t want the horse to be full. No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t matter.
It's reliable. If you want to gain the loyalty of your employees, then you should take care of them. They come to work to make money to support their families, not to make sacrifices for themselves.
Anyone who only asks you to contribute without mentioning any obligations is considered a hooligan in Zhang Chi's opinion.
"For the bigger ones, you can choose anything except a few bulls that are good for breeding. Don't choose cross-breed cattle. Choose Gascony. I haven't tasted the taste of Gascony cattle yet. Let's do it ourselves."
You have to try it first before raising it," Zhang Chi said with a smile.
"This taste is worth more than a thousand dollars," Cannon said with a smile.
"You are a bastard about money. If you lose it and make money again, you will always focus on one thousand yuan. How can you make ten thousand yuan or one hundred thousand yuan?" Zhang Chi replied to Cannon.
Cannon smiled after hearing this: "You are the BOSS!"
"Oh, by the way Cannon, how long has it been since you've been home?" Zhang Chi asked casually.
Cannon said: "It's been more than a year."
"Would you like to go home and take a look?" Zhang Chi felt that there wasn't much going on in the ranch now, and Cannon was really hardworking here, so he thought about giving him some more benefits.
Cannon shook his head: "It's not easy to go back. Forget it, let's just send money back."
It's not as easy for Cannon to go home as it is for Zhang Chi. He works illegally here, while Zhang Chi takes a plane. He crosses the border and takes risks.
After hearing this, Zhang Chi stopped talking.
"BOSS, what do you think of that one?" Cannon pointed to another cow and asked Zhang Chi.
Zhang Chi took a look at the cow and was still a little dissatisfied. The frame was not small but the body was a bit thin. The cows he had here were grass-fed, and the cows raised with more fat would taste better. Cows that are too thin and have little fat would not have the flavor of meat.
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"That one?" Zhang Chi pointed at another bull in the herd.
Cannon glanced at it, nodded and said, "On that end?!"
Seeing Zhang Chi nodded, Cannon shouted at Daniu and Erhu: "Daniu, Erhu!"
The name is pronounced with an authentic Chinese accent.
When Daniel and Erhu heard this, they immediately followed Cannon.
Zhang Chi also urged Chi Yanshan to walk towards the target bull.
Zhang Chi is still doing his original work, but after these days of practice, he is no longer as busy as he was the first time. Although it is not satisfactory, his skill in cutting cattle has shown some skills.
Cannon's handle was much more comfortable than before. Daniel and Erhu were able to initially control the herd. With the cooperation of the two dogs, they quickly drove out the bull that Zhang Chi had chosen.
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After driving the bull to the house, Cannon tied a lasso around the bull's neck and led it to the wooden stand where the bull was branded.
This shelf was made by Cannon, and Zhang Chi helped, and the branding of the ranch has now been re-branded. However, they have been busy buying cattle and harvesting grass these days, and they have never branded the cattle on the ranch.
Killing the cow here is very simple, no knife is needed at all, just take a gun and shoot the cow in the head, and it's over.
But Zhang Chi didn't want to waste the cow's blood. These Americans wouldn't eat it, but that didn't mean Zhang Chi thought it was useless. Even if he thought it was useless, his uncle and aunt would still want it.
So Zhang Chi specially prepared a basin here to collect the cow's blood later.
Zhang Chi will naturally do the shooting, but it will definitely be Cannon who cuts the cow's neck and drains the blood later.
The cow entered the wooden frame, and its entire body was fixed by the wooden frame, making it unable to do any major activities.
The wooden frame mentioned is actually quite thick. Each piece of wood is as thick as the mouth of a bowl. In order to prevent the cow from struggling, there are iron bolts fixed at the joints. Not to mention that the cow is trapped, it is just a bull that can be thrown away.
It was made, and its strength could not do anything to destroy the wooden frame.
This thing must be solid, otherwise when you brand the bull, the bull will jump out. The danger of a crazy bull is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Zhang Chi came out with his gun, and Cannon next to him was also ready with a sharp knife, and there was a stainless steel basin at his feet.
"Are you ready?" Zhang Chi loaded his gun and asked Cannon.
Cannon said: "I have no problem!"
Hearing what Cannon said, Zhang Chi pointed the gun at the cow's head and without any hesitation, directly pulled the trigger.
boom!
With the sound of a gunshot, the cows didn't even resist at all and slumped directly into the wooden frame. However, because their bodies were fixed by the frame, all the cattle did not lie down, but knelt directly in the frame.
There was no struggle at all, and the cow walked without much pain.
Cannon waited for the cow to kneel down, and immediately put the basin under the cow's neck. The sharp knife in his hand easily opened the cow's neck, and a stream of cow blood immediately spurted into the basin.
After a while, the cow's blood was drained, almost a full basin of cow's blood.
Before killing the cow, Zhang Chi had prepared the dissolved salt water. He poured the salt water into the cow's blood and stirred it, allowing the salt water to fully mix with the blood. He then put it aside and waited for the blood to coagulate.
The next thing was to skin the cow, something Zhang Chi could do, but Cannon shouldered the task.
It is also impossible to skin a cow and remove its internal organs in a wooden frame. The cow has to be dragged out.
Cannon tied the other end of the noose around the cow's neck directly to his horse, and urged the horse to easily pull the cow out of the rack.
It’s not easy to skin the cow that’s been dragged out, so you have to hang the cow up. This job is not difficult. Just find a strong fork on a nearby tree, tie it to the cow’s neck, and hang the cow up.
Of course, this step also requires the help of horses, otherwise horses are good helpers in the pasture.
After the cow was hung on the tree, Zhang Chi helped Cannon set up a herringbone ladder. This thing is available in every ranch. There is no shortage of ladders. It is used in too many places. It is a basic preparation.
"Why don't you remove the internal organs first?" Zhang Chi said to Cannon as he watched Cannon directly and accurately start from the cow's neck.
Cannon thought for a moment and replied: "Let's peel it first."
Zhang Chi didn't want to argue with him, since he would peel off the skin anyway, and he didn't have to do it himself, so he nodded.
Cannon didn't care and went to Zhangchi. He directly used the knife in his hand to pull the skin off the cow's neck, pulling it all the way to the cow's chest. Then he began to peel off the cow's skin carefully.
"Send the peeled skin to a cowboy store in the city. They can help process it into a whole piece of cowhide. Of course, you can sell it to them, but let's not sell it this time. After they process it,
I'll make you a saddle, but your saddle is a bit too big for you."
Cannon said.
The saddle currently used by Zhang Chi is a bit too big for Zhang Chi, because it is a machine-made saddle, and it is based on the American figure. Zhang Chi is not tall, so the regular saddle is a bit too big for him.
It's big, and it's definitely not as comfortable as a custom-made saddle.
Cannon felt that Zhang Chi, the boss, was so kind to him, so now he would just use cowhide to help him make a suitable saddle. Anyway, this was just a waste of time for him, and it could be regarded as an expression of his feelings.
“How can I have time to make saddles when I’m so busy?”
"It doesn't take much effort. This is the most basic job of a cowboy. In larger ranches, cowboys have to repair saddles, braid leather straps, etc. in their free time," Cannon said.
Zhang Chi didn't think much about it. Seeing that Cannon wanted to do it, let him do it, so he opened his mouth and said, "That's okay!"
Cannon's skinning skills are very good, much faster than Zhang Chi's. Even though Zhang Chi is a cook, he doesn't have much skinning experience. On the contrary, Cannon has worked in the ranch for so many years and has developed a good skinning skill.
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While Cannon was peeling the skin, Zhang Chi was not idle, waiting for the cow's blood to coagulate and fix the blood clots, and then used a knife to separate the blood clots.
Boil the water in the big iron pot that you got from Brother Ma, it's about 80 degrees Celsius. When it's almost boiling, slide the blood clots into the pot one by one, and simmer it slowly over low heat for about half an hour.
After the blood clot changes color, from blood red to brownish red, and the inside also changes color, you can take the cow blood clot out of the pot and put it directly into cold water to cool down.
In this way, the beef blood is ready.
Of course, these are just ingredients. If you want to eat them, you have to put in extra effort, either cooking tofu or eating hot pot. Anyway, we cooks in Greater China cannot waste this stuff.
Zhang Chi doesn't plan to eat it today, and he doesn't plan to keep it all. He will ask his uncle, Li Qiao, and the others if they want it later.