1376: Chapter 669: Attending the Yellow Cattle Festival_2 1376: Chapter 669: Attending the Yellow Cattle Festival_2 Yan Fei chuckled, “Then don’t drink it.
This is for health maintenance, the strength is mild, it wouldn’t be very useful for you guys.
It’s ant for Tai Guang and Big Zhuang.
Don’t drink too much, but you must be persistent, just drink two small cups a day, about one or two tael will do.”
“This…
is that appropriate?” Chen Tai Guang said with so hesitation.
“It’s a welfare benefit from our ranch, now available to everyone here having a al, and it’s different for n, won, the elderly, and the young,” Heizi explained.
“Our boss has got a real knack for this, no boasting.
Last ti, when officials from the Imperial City ca to inspect our place, they went out of their way to ask our boss for so liquor to take with them.
Now, if others want the good stuff they can only buy it at the front store, they can’t even get their hands on the boss’s private stock!”
Yan Fei smiled and said, “Take it!
It’ll definitely benefit your health.
See that old man over there?
Just ask him and you’ll know how effective it is.”
Master Cheng bead with a smile, “It really does have benefits, listen to him, feel free to drink.”
Yan Fei jokingly referred to Master Cheng as an old man, but the two disabled veterans wouldn’t dare.
They had already known before coming that he was their senior predecessor, and that his disability was a result of battlefield injuries.
Hence, upon hearing Master Cheng’s affirmation, the two quickly expressed their gratitude to the boss again.
anwhile, Old Gong started to boast, “Before, the old man here would be in pain whenever it rained, but now he barely feels it anymore.
When he first told about it, I thought he was having a last rally before passing away!
It’s that miraculous, everyone in our township knows.”
Yan Fei waved his hand to stop him from continuing.
Whether it was good or not, he didn’t need to boast; just how many old n and won in the township would ntion Boss Yan with such reverence they nearly wanted to set up a shrine in his honor—there was no need for his own people to toot his horn here!
“Has Xiaohei arranged everything?
Whoever is going should get ready quickly.
We’re the hosts, after all.
Let’s go early to see if there’s anything we can help with.
I still have to be a judge, right?”
“Don’t worry, Brother Fei!” Xiaohei nodded.
“Everything’s been arranged; we guarantee there won’t be any slip-ups at the critical mont.”
“That’s good, then eat up quickly and let’s head out!”
The group imdiately started devouring their food, and in no ti, the large and small vehicles roared out of the cattle ranch, heading straight for the Yellow Cattle festival venue.
On the way, they ran into many locals, most of whom were on tractors and motorized tricycles, and so were even leading cattle.
Heizi couldn’t help but chuckle when he saw them, “Do those cattle they’re leading even stand a chance?
Those are all young calves, we’re bringing their fathers, the bulls.
The fathers aren’t old yet, how could those calves compare?”
The laughter erupted from Old Gao and Xiaohei, who were sitting in the vehicle, at Heizi’s words.
What Heizi said wasn’t an insult or a curse; he was pointing out that the cattle these people were leading were basically bred by the breeding bulls at the ranch—the big bulls on the trailer behind were indeed the sires of those cattle.
Nowadays, most cattle in the township were raised by cooperative breeders; the breeders didn’t own the autonomy, so they obviously wouldn’t take cattle to the Yellow Cattle festival without permission.
As for the remaining cattle breeders, their cattle were essentially prepared for Boss Yan.
Although the ranch didn’t supply the calves, the difference wasn’t much—breeding was all done at the cattle ranch.
Heizi was one of the first responsible for the breeding process; seeing these cattle now, he could rember handling them at the start.
So people he even recognized—the people on the tractors and tricycles would nod in acknowledgnt when they saw him driving by.
In just a few words, they arrived at the site.
At this mont, the Yellow Cattle festival venue wasn’t crowded yet, but the loudspeakers were continuously making announcents, directing each county to their planned areas.
The entire main venue was decorated with fluttering banners and there were several large balloons, with strears waving in the wind beneath them, bearing the na of Tanghe County Morning Glory Animal Husbandry Company.
The middle was an open area fenced with wooden railings, prepared for dragon and lion dances, as well as for the later cattle competitions.
Of course, there were no seats; those coming to watch the spectacle could only stand.
Only at the edge of the space for each district’s grounds, there was a simple shed and so rickety benches.
On one side of the vacant lot was a stage, undoubtedly used for performing plays; of course, it was also certain that there would be leaders giving speeches later, right on that very stage.
The na of Qian Niu Hua Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Company adorned both the wooden fences enclosing the area and the positions on either side beneath the stage.
Those other sponsorship companies, for the most part, didn’t even have their own banners, and the few that did were relegated to the corners—financial contributions couldn’t possibly be treated the sa way.
Boss Yan’s generous sponsorship is still being imitated to this day but has yet to be surpassed.
After Yan Fei had settled everything on his end, he led Heizi and Old Gao over, and they approached just as Chairman Dong was loudly directing a few people in arranging items.
Spotting Yan Fei, he imdiately ca forward to greet him: “Boss Yan, you’ve arrived early!
There’s really no need for you to be here so soon on the first day.
So leaders are planning to co over, and they’re scheduled to arrive at eight-thirty.
There’s still plenty of ti!”
Yan Fei chuckled and replied, “No worries.
After all, I’m the closest to this place.
It wouldn’t be right if I didn’t co early.
Is there anything left to do?
We’ve got quite a crowd here!”
“No, no need!” Chairman Dong hurriedly declined.
“Everything’s ready now; I’m just puttering around with nothing better to do.
It’s still early; you guys go take a rest first, and I’ll certainly call for help when it’s needed without any reservation.”
Yan Fei laughed heartily and said, “Alright, just holler if you need anything.
I’m not just being polite.
I ca early exactly to help out wherever possible.”
Chairman Dong exchanged a few more pleasantries, and noticing that there really seed to be nothing that needed doing, Yan Fei turned to Heizi and said, “Let’s go, let’s check out the Cattle Market.
It’s been a while since I’ve properly visited it!
Brother Xiaohei, it’s been a while for you too, right?”
“Not really missed, and not really wanted to,” Xiaohei replied cheerily.
“The cattle market in our village is practically nonexistent now; everything has moved to our venue here.”
There were also quite a few individual traders who had shown up; after all, just leading a bull over could possibly land them a mishmash of prizes, and who knows, they might even make so money.
The timing wasn’t busy, so making a trip wouldn’t be a loss.
But after glancing over the selection, Yan Fei was puzzled: “Why are all the cattle that have co of this quality?”
It wasn’t surprising that Yan Fei was puzzled; the quality of yellow cattle in the venue was really too poor.
Although this low quality was partially due to the high standards of him and his group, based on the cattle present, the Yellow Cattle Festival didn’t seem to be living up to its na.
To be honest, among the cattle there, those brought in by the individual farrs from Sancha River County alone could easily outdo most others and leave them empty-handed.
Heizi wondered on the side, not puzzled by the poor quality of the arrived cattle, but puzzled by Boss Yan’s attitude: “Brother Fei, you forgot what I told you.
Other counties had already organized their own selection events, only our county didn’t; they left it all to us to manage.”
“I didn’t know that?” Yan Fei was confused.
“When did you tell about it?”
“It was one night, when you were busy chatting, and I ca over to tell you; you told to handle it,” Heizi quickly explained in detail.
He had indeed reported the issue, and if the boss claid ignorance, it would suggest he had been negligent.
“It was the evening before we delivered the large bones to the school.
After I told you, didn’t you also remind to save the bones for the school to make bone broth the next day when slaughtering the cattle?”
“Oh, oh, oh, now I rember!” exclaid Yan Fei with sudden enlightennt.
“I haven’t browsed the Cattle Market in so long that I ca here eager to take a look and completely forgot about it.”
Soone in the back couldn’t help but let out a snicker; if Yan Fei’s ears hadn’t been so sharp, amidst all the cattle bellowing, people shouting, and horns blaring in the venue, he might not have heard it.
But even having heard it, he could only pretend as if he hadn’t.
Even people with the best mories, if soone talks to them while they’re still engaged in chat with their spouse, can’t possibly rember the conversation accurately.
At this point, he vaguely recalled such a discussion, but as for what exactly was said that evening, he truly could not rember.
Those few who ca were old-tirs in the venue, with a deep understanding of the boss.
When they heard Heizi ntion that he had been chatting at the ti, they guessed that the boss was now feigning clarity amidst his confusion.
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