Yunding Ranch

Chapter 171 The Milk Crisis
It's a brand new day, another clear sky, and another sunny day. Every day on the ranch seems to be the same, but it's all different.The tinkling sound of the wind chimes is fragmented in the wind, mixed with the broken gold-like sunlight, which makes people intoxicated. The rich coffee aroma is floating and surging, and there is a touch of warmth in the tranquility and peace.

People are always asking how to turn a house into a home, and there are many answers.From Lu Li's point of view, those details that belonged to him, those brand marks that belonged to him were the real key.For example, the wind chime at the door.

"...If you want to expand the garden, you can divide the flower bed in the middle into two or three ridges, which is easier to take care of and has a more layered view." Joey's hoarse and stiff voice was in the air Echoing, one can faintly hear his concentration and enthusiasm, it seems that only flowers are worth his attention.

Lu Li was sitting in the rocking chair on the porch, watching Joey and Song Lingyi who were busy in the garden, waiting for the call all the time - Joey's accent was very strong, and many of the words were professional words, Song Lingyi might not be able to hear I understand, then Lu Li's translation will be needed.

"Fourteen, fourteen, are you free now?" Jessica walked quickly from the main house, "Can you come over to the cowshed?"

Usually the work of the ranch is handed over to the cowboys. Lu Li is basically a hands-off shopkeeper. Especially when Lu Huaijin and Song Lingyi are here recently, Lu Li spends all his time with his parents, even playing with Teddy. reduced a lot.Now, Jessica came here specifically to look for him, obviously something was up.

Lu Li looked at Song Lingyi and Joey who were concentrating on their conversation. Everything seemed to be fine, "Mom, is everything okay here?" Lu Li raised his voice and asked.

"I'm fine." Song Lingyi raised her hand and made an "OK" gesture, and then continued to look at Joey, "But if this is the case, will the entrance to the ranch have to be changed? Otherwise, the car will not be able to enter at all..."

Lu Li looked at the two people who had found a way to communicate, and still said worriedly, "I'll go to the bullpen. If you need anything, you can call my cell phone, or go directly to find me." Seeing Song Lingyi nodded in affirmation, Lu Li said Then he turned around and walked towards the bullpen with Jessica. "What's the matter? If there's something you can't handle, then I probably can't handle it either."

"Haha, it's not a bad thing." Jessica smiled and shook her head, "It's just that I need to ask for your opinion on some things. After all, this is your ranch, isn't it?"

The two came all the way to the sheepfold. All the sheep had been driven out, and only a few sick lambs remained in the sheepfold.At this time, Cole was cleaning the sheep pen. After cleaning up all the excrement, he re-laid the dry straw. "Those sick sheep, are they all right? Do you need to see a veterinarian?" Lu Li raised his voice and asked.

Cole temporarily stopped his work, "Don't worry, it's just a little bit of heat stroke. It should be because the humidity in the sheepfold is too heavy. I'll clean it up again, then dry it, and observe it for two days. If it doesn't improve, I'll go to the veterinarian again. It's not a big deal."

Sheep are very clean and refreshing. As long as the humidity is too heavy, they are prone to heat stroke.It's just that it's the rainy season recently, and the humidity is hard to guard against.The sun has been shining continuously for the past few days, and Cole can't wait to drive all the sheep out to bask in the sun, and then work hard to build the sheepfold, so as to avoid the situation from getting worse.

After passing the sheep pen, Lu Li and Jessica came to the cow pen.The cows have also been taken out, and Mozart's symphony echoes in the empty cowshed, "Do you want to play it when the cows are away?" Music can make the beef more delicate, which has been scientifically proven—— —at least that's what people like to believe.

"This is to stimulate the cows to produce milk." Jessica walked all the way to the depths of the cow pen, and then Lu Li noticed that the cows didn't go out today, but stayed in the cow pen.However, the ranch only bought [-] cows, a small number, and only occupied a small area. If you don't pay attention, you won't notice it at all.

"Shouldn't it be Beethoven?" Lu Li said uncertainly, "Or is it Mozart?"

"For us, as long as it's classical music, it's all the same." Jessica said bluntly, causing Lu Li to smile.

In front of the cowpen, there are eight or nine red plastic vats, filled with fresh milk, still steaming, "Why is the milk still here today? Didn't it go there?" Lu Li glanced at it. Just saw these milks.

Thirty cows are actually a bit embarrassing, not too many, but not too many.In fact, there are only these people in the ranch, and one or two cows are enough. Even with the rotation of milk cows, at most five or six cows are enough to meet all the needs of daily life, and it is impossible to drink the remaining milk.

There is a kindergarten near New Braunfels, so Yunding Ranch is now providing fresh milk for that kindergarten for free. Every morning, the ranch will leave the amount that the ranch drinks for itself, and send everything else to the kindergarten, as well as Marshall Creek. Valley Ranch, Blackmane Ranch and more.

"According to state regulations, milk must be sterilized and stored for 24 hours before drinking." Jessica explained, "Actually, all real ranches know that fresh milk is the best. After a certain period of storage , the taste has changed, and the original purity has been lost instead. So before, everyone didn't pay much attention to it, but recently the state has tightened inspections, especially the schools, and the kindergartens have to compromise. From today, there will only be milk left."

Fresh milk is indeed smoother and purer, but it is also more irritating to the stomach, which can easily cause diarrhea and other side effects. People's constitutions are different, and the reactions are naturally different.These families around the ranch don't care much, but the government's decree has to be obeyed.

Now, it is almost an impossible task to rely solely on the consumption of the families in the surrounding pastures.

"Then what should we do?" Lu Li was stunned and asked reflexively.

Jessica shrugged, "That's why I came to you."

Lu Li couldn't help feeling a headache, as expected he was still a layman.Having bought thirty cows on impulse, simply because he wanted fresh milk for breakfast, it looked as if he had brought his troubles back to the pasture.This is not too much, and there is no way to really realize mass production and vigorously promote milk production-if you really want to develop this way, of course you can, but those who will buy sterilization machines, milking machines, packaging milk machines, etc. Expenditure is enough...

"Cheese!" Lu Li suddenly exclaimed. He remembered that he was not foolhardy when he bought the cows. Cole had heard his thoughts before nodding in agreement, "We can Make cheese! That way, there's no way you can't eat it all, right?"

The approximate ratio of milk to cheese is "10:1", that is to say, ten kilograms of milk can only produce one kilogram of cheese, and in the daily life of Americans, the consumption of cheese can be said to be everywhere, far higher than As for the milk itself, some people even use cheese as a snack or dessert.If all the milk is made into cheese, not to mention distributed to others, it is estimated that after the Yunding Ranch is left, there will not be much left for Lily, Justin and others.

What's more, the shelf life of cheese is very long, usually calculated on a monthly basis.Because the cheese fermentation process is inherently cumbersome, ranging from several months to two years, different types and flavors of cheese can be brewed.

"It seems that we are on the same mind." Jessica couldn't help but smile, which is why she asked Lu Li to come here. After all, this kind of directional decision should be made after asking the boss, "However, making cheese It's not an easy job."

"You don't know?" Lu Li's smile couldn't help but paused. When he discussed with Cole before, neither of them knew it. Brandon and Randy didn't look like people who knew this technology. They pinned all their hopes on Jessica, could it be that they were being self-indulgent?

Jessica folded her hands on her chest, with a look of "you are too young", "Did you know that in Switzerland, making cheese is a secret skill? Apprentices must start learning at the age of 15. Years can be regarded as barely a teacher."

Lu Li couldn't help but frowned, "That's not right, the entire process of cheese processing is almost a physical process, standing, squeezing, drying, etc. I read an article before, and I can see that in those cheese processing factories, in addition to There are no other raw materials like raw milk and salt. Why do you need to study for ten years?"

"Then why is Swiss cheese better than other regions? Or, why are some factories' cheeses more delicious? Other factories can't pass it on?" Jessica's rebuttal made Lu Li laugh, and he raised his hands Made a gesture of surrender.

He, too, made the error of empiricism.For these traditional industries, the "small" technologies in the production process can often make a big difference, and these inconspicuous "small" technologies are commercial secrets that are not disclosed.For example, the flexibility of the wrist when stirring, the timing of adding ingredients, the adjustment of room temperature and air flow, and so on.These invisible technologies are the most valuable and determine the quality of the final product.

The same is actually true of Chinese cuisine. The reason why it can occupy a place in the world is because the details of each cuisine and each faction will be different, which will affect the taste of the final cuisine.Keep improving, this is the norm of any technology industry.Cheese, of course, is no exception.

"So, you mean, you can't do it?" Lu Li brought the question back.

Jessica raised her eyebrows, "I didn't say that. I just said that making cheese is not easy, and I haven't received professional training. But it doesn't mean I can't." After getting familiar with it now, Jessica The jokes are getting more and more relaxed and freehand. Lu Li shook his head helplessly, "I only know how to make simple home-cooked ones. The texture and taste are definitely not as good as those in real traditional workshops."

"Living on a farm, what we want is this pure and original taste, isn't it?" Lu Li smiled at Jessica, "Even in Switzerland, traditional skills are handed down, right?"

Jessica couldn't argue with that.

(End of this chapter)