American Ranch

Chapter 235 Busy Morning

The two went all the way to a cowshed a few hundred meters north of the worker's house, and greeted the five cowboys in charge of the night. They split up to check whether any doors and windows were not closed tightly.

After some inspection, Qin Yi and Ryan breathed a sigh of relief. The doors and windows were tightly closed, and after feeling it in the cowshed, the temperature was more than ten degrees Celsius. Such a temperature is already a good condition for the cattle. of.

There is also plenty of forage, and there is hay on the ground for heating. Overall, there is no problem in getting through this snowstorm.

Ryan ordered the cowboys to provide warm water to the cows again.

Seeing the half-grown calves drinking water quietly, everyone was very happy. These calves are the future hope of the ranch!

Not only Qin Yi's income depended on these calves, but the cowboys also depended on these calves for their livelihood.Because of the precedent of the vineyard, Qin Yi also implemented the year-end bonus system in the ranch. Similarly, 1% of the ranch's income is used as the year-end bonus for all employees.

Therefore, the cowboys work more seriously and with passion.

In fact, the hard work of the cowboys is not only a matter of salary, but also a matter of reputation.

As cowboys with little education and only know how to herd, they will basically never do other jobs in their lives. If the ranchers suffer losses due to negligence at work, it will severely damage their reputation.

No one wants to hire such a cowboy!

Therefore, considering all aspects, the cowboys will do their jobs seriously.

After inspecting this cowshed, Qin Yi and Ryan went back. The other cowsheds were far away, so they could only call the cowboy on duty at night to let everyone check it carefully and add some warm water by the way.

After returning to the main house, it was more than an hour later. At this time, Susa and Sara were watching cartoons with the little girl. When they saw Qin Yi coming back, one went to prepare hot water for him to wash his hands and face. Go get some hot tea.

Qin Yi ran around, this scene made him feel warm.

Time flowed quickly in this warm atmosphere, and soon it was time to go to bed. In the heavy snow, under the supervision of Susa, the little girl had no chance to play in the water. However, Qin Yi's story still made her feel satisfied and happy. fall asleep.

The three of Qin Yi also went to sleep separately, and the small animals in the room slept deeply around the fireplace, their bellies heaving and undulating, and the crackling sound came from the fireplace from time to time, but it was even more quiet.

The snowy night passed quietly like this.

Early the next morning, Qin Yi was awakened by the brightness outside the window. He forgot to draw the curtains yesterday.

At this time, the outside was covered in silver, and under the reflection, it was brighter than before. When I saw it, my eyes hurt.

Overnight, the snow has weakened a lot, and the fine and small snowflakes are falling, not even as good as the last Thanksgiving snow.

But now, the ground has been covered with thick snow, squinting and looking, the snow on the wall of the stables in the distance, roughly half a meter deep!
The cowboys have already woken up and are cleaning the snow on the roof. The snow is nearly half a meter thick. If it is not cleared, it will put too much pressure on the house. The blizzard has not completely passed. It can crush the roof!

After washing up and coming downstairs, the little girl has already woken up and is "playing" with the sleeping animals by the fireplace. The little guy who woke up stretched out his paws and pushed, then turned over and continued to sleep!
Qin Yi came downstairs, the little girl immediately let go of the little animal, and ran towards him, "Uncle Yi! You've been up late!"

Qin Yi has black lines all over his head, it's only 6 o'clock in the morning, it's not too late to wake up at this time of winter.

It's rare for the little girl to get up earlier than herself, and she despises herself!
Fortunately, An Qier didn't dwell on this topic, and pulled him to go out, yelling, "Uncle Yi, let's go build a snowman! There's also a calf sleigh!"

Today the little girl is wearing her own clothes, calfskin boots with braids, a small pink scarf, and a small light blue down jacket. I don’t know how much effort it took, but they are still neatly dressed, unlike before. Either tying the wrong shoelaces or buckling the wrong buttons, I have improved a lot.

"Angel, Uncle still has to clear the snow, go and wake up Mom and Aunt Sara and let them play with you."

Qin Yi didn't use much force, just followed the little girl and was pulled out of the door by her, but the words in her mouth made the little girl stop, she tilted her head and blinked her big eyes twice, "Then I will help Uncle Yi!"

After finishing speaking, he ran back to the house, and after a while, he came out wearing a pair of small gloves with fluffy balls on the back of his hands, and a plastic shovel in his small hand, planning to help Qin Yi shovel snow!

Qin Yi smiled and did not refuse. He took the little girl to the warehouse, took out a big shovel, and started to clear the snow around the house. The snow on the lawn and the road will be cleared with a snowplow later, half a meter thick If the snow is purely handmade, even with Qin Yi's physical strength, he would be exhausted to death!

It is more convenient to clean up the snow around the house and under the porch by hand.

The gloves he wore were sewed by Rachel for him two days ago. They are finely crafted, with soft leather, and they are more flexible in holding things in their hands, making them very handy.

The cowboys in the distance were cleaning the worker's house and stables, and further away, there were a few small black spots busy in the cowshed. It was the cowboys on duty at night, and they were all up to work.

In such a snowy day, naturally there is no need to go out to graze, and the cowboys also have a little leisure time, and can drink a glass of wine around the fire.

Of course, after clearing the snow and feeding the calves!

Now the pasture in the ranch is growing very slowly. After all, no matter how against the sky the spirit spring water is, it is not a magic medicine. There is a limit to its impact. The weather like this can keep the pasture from drying up, and it has become a miracle around the city of Great Falls!

However, when the snow melts, they can also come out to graze, but they must grasp the scale. If the pasture growth is too slow to keep up with the consumption speed of the cattle, then these crisp and tender grasses will be eaten less.

It seems that from now on, the silage will also be fed.

This is already very good. Going out to graze every other day or two is much better than staying in the cowshed all day in winter on other pastures.

Qin Yi took the little girl to clean up the snow under the porch. Susa and Sarah also came out. The two were dressed thickly. They took out a shovel and joined Qin Yi's snow-shoveling team. Sweating is more exercising than running in the morning!

At this time, Ryan staggered and moved over in the half-meter-deep snow, "Yi, I saw through the snow just now, the pasture is fine, but after this snow, I'm afraid the pasture will stop growing. !"

"It can't be helped!" Qin Yi said, his hands kept on, and he cleaned up the last bit of snow around the house. It's withered and yellow!"

"It is!"

Ryan nodded with a smile, and felt that he was too greedy. Such pastures were already envied by the surrounding farms, and he should be satisfied.

In the past six months, the cost of fodder on the ranch has been reduced by half compared to previous years. For a large ranch like the Sun River Ranch, the cost saved in that year is several million dollars!
After saying hello, Ryan went to the warehouse to drive the snowplow, and began to open the passages from the main house, the stable, the worker's room to the cowshed, and then Qin Yi drove another snowplow, and together with Ryan, opened the passage leading to the pasture. The outside road was cleaned.

This busy work was not completed until after 7 o'clock in the morning. When we returned to the main house, the little animals had already woken up. Teddy played the boating game again, with his round head buried in the snow, four legs kicking wildly, pulling out Snowflakes splashed all over, just like sliding around in the snow.

The little foxes, Harry and Molly, followed and jumped, while Laipi got on Teddy's back to hitch a ride.

Maggie and mother fox, Luna, don't have much interest in snow, they have both lived a hard life and don't like winter.

(End of this chapter)