60: Chapter 1 Going to Buy a Cow_1 60: Chapter 1 Going to Buy a Cow_1 The entrance to Sancha River Town is West Bridge.
Not far from the bridge to the right is the site where Yan Fei intends to establish his cattle ranch.
Just as Pang Fa has ntioned, not far behind the ranch is the confluence of the Sancha River where three rivers et, with the West River on the left and the East River on the right.
Apart from the imdiate front, it’s practically surrounded by rivers.
The location is excellent, though the flaw would be the pollution of West River by the upstream paper factory in the neighboring county.
Standing by the water, there’s always a sowhat unpleasant sll, but luckily due to the lengthy sedintation process, the odor has faded considerably.
Not far past the ranch, around the bend of the road on the left is the train station.
Now no trains stop there and only two or three families live inside.
Thanks to this place, Yan Fei has access to electricity with an extended power supply and relatively fewer power outages.
This area is the main entrance to the town and is without a doubt a pri location.
On the town’s outskirts, the north won’t face flood conditions, but it’s predominantly farmland villages; to the west is the river with hardly any vacant land; and as for the east and southeast, they’re prone to flooding in the sumr as soon as they’re outside the town wall.
Only the area around the train station, in the middle of the two rivers and so close to the mouth of Sancha River is high enough to be essentially safe from flooding.
At this mont, Yan Fei is speaking with an old man: “Master Cheng, you can stay here at ease.
You won’t have any tasks other than keeping an eye on the entrance.
Even if there’s soone who tries to steal the cattle, you don’t have to intervene, just rember their appearance.
The main thing is during the day when I’m out; just keep an eye on the cattle.”
The old man nods with a grin, not belittling the fact that his new employer is quite young.
“That’s it, I’ve already settled it with Master Cheng, we’ll provide als and lodging for the month, plus thirty bucks for allowances.
Okay, Yan Fei, where did you get this leather jacket from?
It looks so damn cool!
Xiaofa, doesn’t this look like the one that actor wears in the movies?” Ma Yongming interrupts Yan Fei, greatly curious about the origin of Yan Fei’s leather jacket.
“Absolutely, it’s the sa one worn by Andy Lau of the Four Heavenly Kings, let see the label, it’s an international brand, it’s the sa one.
Yan Fei is way too cool!
Where’d you get it?” Pang Fa admired the jacket with envy.
Yan Fei didn’t realize that this leather jacket was so popular because he’s constantly changing, and requires less clothing.
Therefore, this wind-resistant and practical leather jacket is nonchalantly worn by him.
As a result, that afternoon he was surrounded by the two discussing the jacket for the longest ti until he offered to give them the jacket.
They were at least polite enough to decline, even though they couldn’t hide the look of envy on their faces.
In those days, owning a fashionable piece of clothing was a big deal, let alone a foreign brand.
For these youngsters, it was like a piece of holy equipnt.
As it turned out, most people hadn’t heard of it, only a select few trendy young people knew.
Early next morning, Yan Fei registered at the school and then darted off to the cattle market.
He had been inquiring about the cattle purchase for a while.
He would go to Fifth Brother’s shop or the veterinary station from ti to ti to ask about the price of calf.
The price for a calf he plans to buy currently ranges from 500 to 1,000, depending on the calf’s body type and age.
Thinking about how the money he received as “compensation” from those gangsters yesterday was enough to buy a cow, Yan Fei couldn’t help but feel giddy.
The cattle market in a small town wasn’t especially large and remained quite clean as it had just reopened after the New Year.
Not just cattle, but large livestock such as horses, mules, and donkeys were all traded in this market.
Yellow cattle from Wancheng City were renowned, but donkeys from the neighboring city were equally famous.
Since the cities were adjacent to each other, there were also plenty of so-called “famous” donkeys here.
As for horses, they were fewer and all of them were small pack horses.
There used to be more when there were fewer tractors, but now they are dwindling.
In terms of price, no animal could beat the unrivalled status of cattle.
However, Yan Fei was a bit disappointed.
Probably because the year had only just started, the cattle market wasn’t as bustling as he imagined, and there was a shortage of calves.
Moreover, because of the dry fodder in winter, the calves weren’t particularly fat.
After a while, without finding his preferred calf, Pang Fa ca over.
He had heard that Yan Fei planned to buy a cow and ca over to help.
The two chatted for a bit before setting off to find a suitable calf.
Not long after, Yan Fei saw several deals made and instantly felt anxious.
Seeing a calf that appeared suitable, he asked the owner for the price: “Uncle, how much are you asking for this calf?”
The farr who was selling the cow chuckled and said, “You’re asking for your family, right?
Nine hundred dollars, let your family co and see if it’s worth it.
They were all raised by ourselves, won’t swindle you.”
Yan Fei often hung around the veterinary station, and like Pang Fa, he borrowed a few books about Wagyu cows and cramd for a few days so he had so experience in assessing cows.
He might not be certain if it was just one cow, but with so many cows in one market, it was indeed very easy to differentiate good and bad cows.
He had already circled around the cow just now.
It was a standard Wan City yellow cow with a lively spirit and a not small fra, smooth skin and strong limbs.
It was clearly a robust young calf.
“Eight hundred dollars, that’s the deal.
The cow is a good cow, but you know the prices of cows nowadays.
Nine hundred is definitely overpriced.” As Yan Fei spoke, he stretched out his hand to pat the cow’s back, pressing down hard suddenly.
“Moo…”
The calf let out a slightly muffled moo and its body softened a bit, but it quickly stood back up, shaking its body hard, trying to shake off Yan Fei’s hand.
Seeing the old farr looking at him with amazed eyes, Yan Fei was very satisfied and grinned with a chuckle.
“Quite strong, and pretty clever.
Eight hundred dollars, and it’s a deal if you agree.”
The old farr had wanted to raise the price again just now, but finding Yan Fei quite impressive, he laughed genially, “An expert, already knowing cows so young, it’s not easy, eight hundred is a fair price, it’s yours.
After all, it’s quite hard given up sothing you raised at ho.”
Yan Fei imdiately took out the money.
The old farr glanced around secretly and whispered, “Let’s go, go out to pay.
If you pay now and Niu Jinji sees it, he will collect a fee!”
Yan Fei, ignorant of the rules, followed the farr out and called Pang Fa along the way.
Three people finished the transaction in a small alley at the edge of the market, and the old farr walked away happily with the money.
Pang Fa grumbled, “The price of eight hundred dollars for a bull is a bit expensive.
If it were a cow, it would be more reasonable.
Next ti, you should wait for to negotiate the price.”
Yan Fei laughed, “What’s there to fear?
It’s just about a difference of thirty to fifty dollars.
I couldn’t be bothered to negotiate.
Don’t you think this cow is particularly robust?
Maybe it could serve as a breeding bull in the future!”
When it ca to raising cows, Yan Fei was now full of theories, and Pang Fa couldn’t outargue him.
They tied the cow to a tree on the edge of the market without fearing it being stolen, and then went back to the market.
Trouble ensued as soon as they split up.
Yan Fei saw a crowd gathering over there.
When he went over to take a look, it turned out that a few people wanted to buy a young calf from a middle-aged woman.
They couldn’t agree due to a fifty-dollar difference.
The people even wanted to walk away with the calf, causing the woman nearly to cry.
She was holding onto the stake tethering the calf, refusing to let go of the rope.
This kind of incident was commonplace at the Cattle Market.
Rural families raising cows always wanted to sell at high prices and were reluctant to part with them.
When one side of the transaction knew Niu Jinji, he would lean in that direction.
Yan Fei thought the calf wasn’t too bad, but he neglected to ask earlier because it seed a bit too young.
The calf was probably weaned just a few days ago.
Now that he heard this woman saying that she was selling the calf because soone at ho was sick, he felt that the price of five hundred and fifty dollars was reasonable.
Seeing a few people wanting to tug the woman away, Yan Fei stepped up and intervened, “I want this cow, I will buy it for five hundred and fifty.
If you guys aren’t buying, then stop tugging.”
In the eyes of average people at the Cattle Market, Niu Jinji was a “respectable person”.
However, when Yan Fei intervened like this, a young man beca dissatisfied, “Do you even understand?
Kid, go play on your own.
Don’t interrupt here.
If you want to buy, it’s your parents who should co.”
Yan Fei ignored him, directly pulling out the money, counting five hundred and fifty dollars to give to the woman, “This cow is mine now!”
The few people imdiately stopped pulling.
The young man was not pleased, “Isn’t this causing trouble?
We were in the middle of negotiating!
Don’t you have any respect for the rules?
Whose kid is this?
Where are your parents?
Can they co and talk?”
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