American Ranch

Chapter 10 Taking the Ranch
After Qin Yi saw it, he walked over, and the middle-aged man also saw Qin Yi. There was only an oriental face here, which was very conspicuous.

"Hi, I'm Yi." Qin Yi went over to say hello.

"Hello, Yi, I'm Michael." Michael shook hands with Qin Yi enthusiastically, and continued: "Come with me, Yi, the car is still in the parking lot."

The two got into the car, and Michael greeted Qin Yi while driving: "Yi, have you read the ranch information I sent yesterday?"

"I've seen it. The information is very detailed. The pictures look really good. I like the scenery there!" After selling snow ginseng in China, Qin Yi himself searched for information on the Broken O Ranch, but he couldn't find anything on the Internet. Much, only some of the pictures look pretty.

"The Sun River is flowing slowly, I am wandering in the green wheat waves, in the lush sea of ​​alfalfa, the cattle and sheep roam happily." Michael said that he was almost intoxicated!
Qin Yi smiled, the information Michael sent was very detailed, and Qin Yi had read it carefully.

BrokenO Ranch is located near the city of Augusta. It took 25 years to complete and formed a huge ranch stretching 20 miles across three counties along the Sun River. It is the largest irrigated ranch in Montana and has a lot of water rights. , producing 70 bushels of small-grain cereal crops and 2.5 tons of alfalfa hay annually. The Broken O Ranch is also one of the largest commercial cattle ranches in the Rocky Mountains, with a herd of 3500 cows, 800 heifers, and 175 ranch breeders.

Thinking about the data, Qin Yi realized that the production of a large amount of alfalfa hay would reduce the number of cattle raised, but the current number is obviously too low, probably because the pasture is going to be sold and a large number of beef cattle have been slaughtered.Of course, if there are tens of thousands of beef cattle that can be sold, it will cost hundreds of millions of dollars!
The ranch is being sold on a turnkey basis, which means that the machinery, staff, and business arrangements will all be handed over to the new owner.In addition, the ranch also has a lot of recreational facilities, which can be used for a variety of recreational activities, such as trout fishing, hunting and watching wild animals.The [-]-square-foot main house overlooks the Rocky Mountains and Sun River and has an indoor pool.

The turnkey sale is the information Qin Yi already knew when he searched in the country, which is why Qin Yi had the idea to buy such a large ranch.The turnkey sale means that Qin Yi does not have to worry about the operation of the ranch after buying the ranch. If he is not familiar with it, he will hand it over to the ranch manager. According to the previous operation method, he can gradually become familiar with the work of the ranch. .

The two chatted casually, drove for 2 hours, passed by Augusta, and came to the ranch.

First came the ranch's 10.4-acre livestock area, and the remaining 2 acres were agricultural, on the Shotto side.Shotto, like Augusta, is a small town in the United States, with a population of less than 1.

Since the main house and entertainment facilities and stables are all in the livestock area, Michael showed Qin Yi first to see the situation here.Get off the main road and continue along a small road towards the ranch.After a while you come to the gate of the ranch, which is a huge arched shelf spanning the path with the ranch's name and logo on it.Entering the gate of the ranch, you can see large tracts of grass with purple flowers, which are alfalfa.Looking far away, you can't see the edge at a glance, the field of vision is wide, and the natural atmosphere is strong, which makes people open-minded.

It's just that the growth of alfalfa is not very good. Qin Yi thinks it may be the impact of the severe drought.

"This area is planted with alfalfa, and there is also a piece of yellow alfalfa. The grass has been affected by the severe drought this year, so the growth is not very good." Michael introduced Qin Yi seriously, "However, Yi, You have to know that the pasture on the BrokenO ranch is pretty good, and the Sun River flows through the pasture, even in this year’s drought, the amount of water is pretty good, after all, it is the largest irrigated pasture in Montana.”

Introduction along the way, stop and go, and it took more than half an hour to arrive at the rancher's house.

The walls of the two-story main house are painted yellow, with a tan roof, which is both luxurious and low-key. On one side of the house are more than a dozen tall green pine trees, which shade each other, and the bright colors are eye-catching.At first glance, Qin Yi fell in love with this main house that exudes a relaxed and rural atmosphere.

Michael led Qin Yi to visit the main house, and praised while explaining: "The main living area and the interior decoration are all designed by someone. The simple and tidy style is very suitable for the agricultural environment here in Montana. Of course, as a 12.4 The main house of the acre ranch has luxurious and exquisite interior decoration. Come with me, Yi, let's go to the room to have a look."

Qin Yi didn't say much, and followed Michael into the room to have a look. Now is not a good time to express opinions, so talk less and read more.

In front of the door on the first floor is a 3-meter-wide porch frame. Entering the living room, there is a red and yellow wool carpet on the solid wood floor, a log sofa and coffee table in the middle, deer head specimens and oil paintings on the wall, and in the corner there are Some small animal ornaments and beast sculptures; the large kitchen and dining room on the right, you can see the complete and exquisite tableware and kitchen utensils behind the transparent glass when standing at the door; The bridge divides the swimming pool into two parts, the rectangle and the semicircle. The pool water is connected through the bridge hole. On the side of the semicircle swimming pool, there are a few yellow lounge chairs, which are matched with green potted plants. The colors are soft and make people feel comfortable.

The main house has 22 rooms with separate toilet and bathroom, and the master bedroom also has a walk-in closet.This small building with many rooms is very suitable for a family to live and gather together.There are several terraces on the second floor, and each terrace is equipped with three reclining chairs. It will be very pleasant to sit and drink a glass of wine in your spare time and look at the distant scenery.On the east side of the main house is a small building with a garage and a utility room on the first floor and a guest room on the second floor with 8 rooms connected to the main house through a corridor.

After seeing the main house, Qin Yi has already decided that if the other things about the ranch are okay, he will buy this ranch. Yes, Qin Yi likes this place.

Qin Yi followed Michael into the depths of the ranch and continued to look.In fact, it doesn't matter how the pasture is. Qin Yi has a spiritual spring, and the pasture will be good in the future. It mainly depends on the number of cattle and the irrigation system.

The wide and meandering Sun River passes through the ranch, and there are many crisscross streams and ditches. Although there is not much water in the Sun River, the streams and ditches have not dried up. It seems that the title of the largest irrigated ranch in Montana is still very real.After seeing a few herds of cattle, they were all grazing leisurely. Qin Yi didn't quite understand how the severe drought had affected the herds of cattle, but the number of cattle didn't seem to be very large.

"Michael, how many cows are there on the ranch now?"

"In the information I gave you yesterday, there are more than 4000 cows, heifers, and bulls. These are used to give birth to calves on the pasture. Besides these, there are more than 2000 half-sized cattle and more than 2000 sheep on the pasture. The sheep are kept in the northwest corner of the pasture. There are shepherds watching on the hill." Michael introduced in detail.

Qin Yi was a little disappointed to hear that there were only so many cattle and sheep on such a large ranch, but he was right after thinking about it. If there were really tens of thousands of cattle, he could earn hundreds of millions of dollars. Now the turnkey ranch of 12.4 acres is listed for 1.325 million dollars , There will certainly not be tens of thousands of cattle.

Then Qin Yi went to look at the machinery in the warehouse, only the worker's room and the stables were not necessary. If the stables were those of professional training horse farms, they must be seen. The current ones are ordinary stables, so don't waste that time.In the warehouse, there are lawn mowers, seeders, mowers, rakes, etc., all kinds of large and small machinery, half-new and not old, and can be used for several years.

There is no problem with these, and the pasture is considered finished. Qin Yi followed Michael and drove to Xiaotuo's farm. There was nothing to see about the crops, so he went directly to the warehouse to look at the farm machinery.They are all seeders and harvesters, and the most eye-catching small agricultural aircraft, Qin Yi is very happy to see that there will be an aircraft soon, although it is usually used for spraying pesticides.
The ranch looked pretty good, and Qin Yi was quite satisfied: "I'm still satisfied with the ranch. If the price can be negotiated, then I'll take it."

It took a lot of time to look at the ranch, it was almost 5 pm, and I ate hamburgers in the main house at noon to deal with it casually.Doing business in the United States is really different from that in China. If you want to do business in China, you must go to the hotel for a big meal first, and then go to the ranch, regardless of 21. !
Michael took off his hat and held it in his hand, and invited Qin Yi to the farm hut: "Of course, Yi, the price is negotiated! How about we sit down and have a cup of coffee and talk slowly?"

Going to the living room to sit down, Qin Yi looked around a little. The furnishings were simple and rough, but they were tidy, as if no one lived there.Michael brought two cups of coffee and sat down. "Evan, the farm supervisor, used to live here, but Evan resigned a few months ago. The sales staff of the ranch are a little restless, and there is another severe drought!"

Qin Yi took a sip of coffee, "What a pity."

It seems that recruiting is still indispensable for taking over the ranch.Qin Yi can't help it. Changing bosses always makes people uneasy.

Michael shrugged his shoulders and continued: "Now I'm here to show people that the ranch will live here for a few days, and the main house is empty. Okay, Yi, let's talk about the ranch, 1.325 million is a very reasonable price, A lot of people are very interested." Many people are interested, but unfortunately no one made a move, damn it!
Qin Yi smiled slightly, and didn't care how many people were interested. This was an investment of more than 1 million U.S. dollars. There were some who were interested, but they were more hesitant to come.

"It takes more than 1 million dollars to buy a ranch. Michael, I think you understand that more people are willing to invest in IT than buy a ranch during a severe drought."

You come and go, Qin Yi really wants to buy, Michael is eager to sell, and finally reached an agreement, Qin Yi invested 1.125 million US dollars to buy the ranch in the form of a package, the two parties agreed not to disclose the transaction amount, and the two agreed that lawyers from both parties will be present tomorrow formally signed.After finishing the business, Michael took Qin Yi back to the ranch's main house, and left after eating in the main house without disturbing Qin Yi's rest.

Called the Montana law firm and asked them to send a well-known lawyer over tomorrow to work on the terms of the contract.After making the phone call and looking at the beautiful house, Qin Yi regained his energy.In fact, Qin Yi didn't feel tired after running for a day. The body and spirit strengthened by the blood spirit fruit and spirit essence grass, this level of busyness can only be regarded as a small case for Qin Yi.

Go to the kitchen to get a small basket, enter the Lingtian space, check a few of each fruit, remember that Lai Pi is still tied to observe the condition, go to have a look, and find that Lai Pi has nothing to do except staring at the fruit with watery eyes, look The blood spirit fruit has strengthened its physique, and it's okay to use apples as a staple food!

"Okay, you can eat whatever you want in the future!"

Untie the Laipi and hold out the space, one person and one rabbit are eating delicious fruit, and strolling slowly in the room.

The next afternoon, Qin Yi took Michael to the airport to pick up the lawyer.

No way, although Qin Yi can drive, he doesn't have an American driver's license. Although there are not many police officers in a small town like Augusta, it will be troublesome if he is caught. The United States is still very strict. Qin Yi Yi is not like breaking the law when he first came to the United States!
Of course Michael didn't mind, this was a big deal, and he would get a lot of commission for completing it.

ps: I went to rent a house yesterday and was bitten by a dog. The protagonist has become a landlord and rich man. This is the gap between me, the author, **si, and the new protagonist, local tyrant. Please recommend, dear! ! !
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