The Best Small Farm

PS; Thanks to JimH for giving a big reward and becoming the first master of this book.

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Back at the farm, Li Han was in a good mood, hugged Dudu and kissed several times, his big head rubbed against Dudu's little head, teasing Dudu, waving his little hands indiscriminately, giggling itchyly. "Itchy, Daddy has a beard." The baby pouted, the uncle was partial, and the baby even helped uncle catch bugs. "Uncle, the baby catches a lot of bugs." "The baby is also very good. Okay, for the baby and Dudu to catch so many bugs, I will reward you with an ice cream." Li Han pulled to the refrigerator, took two cream ice creams and handed them little guy. "Don't let grandma and mother see, or you'll get a spanking, obediently take sister Dudu to play, and uncle will clean up the grasshopper's legs for you."

"Yeah, baby eat it and don't let mom see it." The elder sister and mother stipulated that they can eat up to two ice creams a day, and they ate all the ice cream in the morning. The two little guys climbed onto the sofa with the ice cream, sat side by side, and turned on the TV. , The tutorials ordered by Li Han have not been finished yet, natural sciences, some knowledge of geography, the two little guys are learning while eating ice cream. Li Han was busy cleaning the legs of the grasshoppers, picking them off, keeping the bigger ones, and feeding the younger ones to the chickens.

There are dozens of chickens in the house, and my parents came to eat four or five. The free-range chickens were not fed with feed, and they ate grass seeds and insects. , The space is not used, but I am sorry for myself. After the two little guys finished eating the ice cream, they ran into the kitchen and lay down on the kitchen counter, watching Li Han busy making pickles, standing on tiptoe from time to time. "Uncle, are you ready?" Li Han pinched some flour and touched the noses of the two little guys, the little greedy cat.

Li Han teased the baby and played with Dudu, while the marinated grasshopper legs were wrapped in flour and fried in an oil pan. Not to mention the grasshopper legs were really fragrant, fried golden, more delicious than chicken wings and chicken legs, crispy The fragrant meat had a peculiar aroma, so Dudu and Baobao made a big jar, shouting that they filled a can and said it was for the children, Teacher Cynthia, and Teacher Daxiong to eat. "It's so cute." Li Han said while touching the heads of the two little guys. "Okay, let's go play."

The two little guys are happy to take the little white-tailed deer and Millie to the lawn with their small bags on their backs. Li Han sorts out the farm information and plans to apply for a farm loan, buy cattle and sheep, and large-scale pasture harvesting, baling, and hay raking machines. In the best of times, pastures are mostly affected by drought, and the price of forage has risen. Many farmers and ranchers plan to sell cattle and sheep. In the past few days, I heard that the price of lambs has dropped by 10%, and the price of calves has dropped a little.

With the merger and acquisition of farms and pastures, the second-hand agricultural machinery trading market is booming again. The purchase of new and second-hand agricultural machinery is less than half the price of new agricultural machinery. Li Han and Hughton discussed how much agricultural machinery they need to buy. There is a huge gap between the old and the new. The price of a set of farm machinery used in ranching is at least one million dollars. It is estimated that three to four hundred thousand dollars is enough to buy second-hand. Li Han plans to borrow one million and five million dollars. He still has five or six million dollars left to buy. Hundreds of cows and sheep, plus a full set of farm machinery, are enough.

It’s been a while since the materials were handed in, but they haven’t been approved yet. Li Han is a little impatient. Now is the best time to take some photos of the pastures and mortgage the pastures. Information, Dudu organic certification is counted to increase credit points.

After Li Han finished his busy work, after a while, Hughton and Jim, another Peruvian migrant worker, came over Lulu. Lulu has a dark complexion and is quite strong. He looks honest and responsible, and he is a good shepherd. "Jem, it's been a long time, how are you?"

"Yes, Han, it's great to see you again,

The farm is really nice. Jem and Li Han hugged each other and said. "Han, this is Lulu, a good shepherd." "Lulu smiled honestly, a little cautious. Hughton introduced Lulu. He has been in the United States for five or six years. He has worked in Jem Ranch. He is a nice person with a lot of experience. He has low salary requirements and does not need to buy insurance. Can save a lot of expenses.

"Sit down and say, I made a pot of coffee and baked some cookies to try the taste." There were tables, chairs, and umbrellas in the yard, and Li Han was carrying coffee and a plate of cookies, which had just been baked.

"It's a nice cookie, Han. Of course, it would be even better with a glass of beer." Jem said with a smile, throwing a cookie into his mouth. "Lulu, you're welcome, it tastes good." "Thank you, it's delicious, the boss's craftsmanship is really good." Lulu was a little cautious, pinched a piece and tasted it.

"Lulu, you're welcome, just call me Han. When I first arrived in the United States, I was so poor that I couldn't even afford a hot dog. Jem gave me a chicken sandwich. I ate it all day. It's really unforgettable. It's delicious, Jem, wait a minute, I'm going to change the beer, hey, it's a coincidence this time, I just made fried meat, it tastes good." Li Han said with a smile, came to the small building, moved a small bucket of beer, Then he took a stack of paper cups and grabbed a plate of fried grasshopper legs.

Hugh Dun came to help, his nose twitched, the fried grasshopper legs sprinkled with pepper and spices, the aroma was so overbearing, it went straight to your nose. "It's delicious, Han. Let me help. The fried meat is so beautiful." Hugh Dun carried the fried grasshopper legs, and Li Han walked out of the small building with a beer barrel and a cup in his arms. "Jem, come and taste the beer I brewed, Lulu, you're welcome, come together." "It's really delicious, hey, Han, it's heaven to be able to drink a glass of beer every day and wave a bullwhip."

Jem wiped off his beard and stained himself with beer foam, and grabbed a handful of roasted grasshopper legs, which were delicious. "Han, it's really nice here, I think I want to stay." "Welcome, Jem, Hughton will help you arrange accommodation, Lulu, how do you feel here?" Lulu looks very honest and honest, can endure hardship, and his salary is not high. Li Han plans to buy hundreds of sheep, and Lulu is in charge.

"Very good, boss." Lulu still spoke with a little restraint, and it might be difficult to change it in a short time. "That's good, Hughton, you help arrange it, Jem, Lulu." "Okay, Han, Jem, let's go to the pasture, I think you will like it."

"Han, thank you for the beer and fried meat." Jem and Lulu left the small farm. Li Han packed up and sat in the yard, watching Dudu and Baobao chasing the little black donkey on a cow in the small grassland in the distance. Playing around, tasting delicious beer, blowing a little cool.

Not long after, Dudu and the baby got tired of playing, and they went back to the small yard, sitting alone in a big chair, dangling their calves, drinking milk and eating cookies, and Mi Li happily ran around at the baby's feet. But after a while, Li Han realized that something was wrong, and Mi Li started spinning. Li Han was startled, grabbed Mi Li, Li Han's nose twitched, smelling of beer. "Baby, what did you feed Millie?"

The baby secretly took a look at Xiaomi Li, lowered his head, and looked like he had done something wrong. Li Han was speechless. He forgot to move the beer barrel into the house. Unexpectedly, the baby poured it for Xiaomi Li to drink. He was drunk. .

Li Han was helpless, Baobao and Dudu stood beside Li Han, Baobao came up with an idea, and Dudu helped implement it. Li Han criticized, Mili would be wobbly, Li Han sent back to the dog house, Dudu and Baobao followed Li Han with their heads down. "Okay, I can't do this next time." Li Han put away the beer, but he can't let the two little guys touch each other again. Maybe the next time he is drunk by Dudu and the baby, the police won't find him, maybe his mother He and his elder sister also have to criticize themselves.

The two little guys are much better. Mom and sister are back. Dudu and Baobao are helping Li Han pick up beans. They will be soaked in a while, and they will grind some tofu tomorrow morning. Fresh tofu tastes good, stewed in soup and braised in soy sauce. It's all good.

"The two little guys are very good today." The old lady said with a smile.

"Yeah, baby and Dudu are really capable and know how to help pick up beans. Come, grandma rewards you with cakes." Mom beckoned and distributed the afternoon cakes in advance. The two little guys stroked their bellies and bulged . "Grandma, auntie eat." Dudu said in a milky voice.

"Dudu is so good. Grandma and aunt have eaten it. Doudou eat it." Dudu tilted his head, but his stomach was bulging and he couldn't eat it anymore. Li Han waved with a smile. "Dad, you can eat the cake." "Let's eat it in the afternoon, mom, sister, dad and brother-in-law."

"Your father and your brother-in-law are grooming horses. Riding a horse is fun." My mother moved her body and said. "Yeah, it's very comfortable." The old sister echoed, the father and brother-in-law are really good, and within two days, the mother and the old sister like riding horses.

"Baby and Sister Dudu are also riding a bull to catch bugs." Baobao said proudly as he raised his head in his sister's arms. "Baby is really good. He knows how to help uncle catch bugs and feed them to chickens." "Yeah, there are a lot of bugs."

"Are there a lot of bugs? Little Han, are you okay?" My mother was startled, and Li Han said while pouring the beans into the basin, waving his hands. "It's okay, a few grasshoppers, by the way, why don't we go boating and fishing in the afternoon."

"Wow, the baby wants to row a boat."

"You are everywhere, have you finished your homework?" When the old lady asked, the baby immediately drooped his head, and did not do his homework in the morning. "Sister, the baby is still young, forget it, and do it when you come back in the afternoon."

"You, Dudu, you don't want to learn from your father, a good boy should study hard." Dudu nodded his head seemingly understanding. "Dudu study hard." "You are so good, baby, you see that sister Dudu is so good, you are older than sister Dudu, do you know that you have to set a good example for your sister?" "Baby knows."

Li Han shook his head, there is no way, he has no room to intervene in this matter, even though he has a "glorious" history