Yunding Ranch

Chapter 183 Changes in mood
Lu Li sat up and stretched a lot.

Compared with the softness of the bed, sleeping on the open ground, no matter how flat it is, even with a sleeping bag, it is still not that comfortable; fortunately, Lu Li is not the princess of the pea, and he had no dreams last night, except for a few pains in his back. A small stone was a little bit harsh, and he slept very deeply.

When the zipper of the tent was opened, the dense mist released like a flood. This startled Lu Li. When he looked back, there were two thick white clouds floating in the tent, but because the temperature inside the tent was relatively high, they soon disappeared. dissipated.

Stepping out of the tent again, the forest shrouded in thick fog looks like... The Legend of Shushan Heroes?It seems that the whole person is in a fantasy fairyland, and can only faintly see the stumps at the bottom of the trees, the wet grass, the gurgling stream, and the extinguished bonfire, and there is another tent beside him.

Hearing the sound, the tent next door was also unzipped, and Song Lingyi got out, "Morning!" Lu Li greeted, first Song Lingyi, then Lu Huaijin, both of them had already woken up, "How is it? Are you still used to it last night? Are you resting well?"

"I'm fine, I slept soundly." Song Lingyi nodded with a smile, "It still depends on your father, your father knows how to sleep, just like Princess and the Pea, and he didn't sleep very well in the past two nights when he arrived at the ranch. Good." After speaking, Song Lingyi turned to look at Lu Huaijin with concern in her eyes.

Lu Huaijin was a little embarrassed by the undisguised complaints, but she forced her to point to the tent behind her calmly, "I slept well last night. I don't know if it's because I felt tired after hiking all day, so I fell asleep right away." fell asleep, and slept soundly."

"That's good." Lu Li took a closer look. Lu Huaijin's face was not tired, his brows were stretched, and his cheeks were healthy and rosy. It could be seen that he had indeed had a good rest. "Let's have breakfast first. Cole insisted that I bring six eggs. I carried them all the way yesterday, and I was worried that they would be crushed. I don't want to continue carrying them back."

With the cooking experience last night, today's breakfast is much simpler. Wrap the potatoes in tin foil and throw them in the fire, then fry the eggs, and then fry the ham briefly. A simple breakfast is also It's finished.

After breakfast, the tent was dismantled and all luggage was packed.However, they didn't set off to go back immediately, but walked up the valley. Lu Li took his parents to explore the entrance of the cave they saw yesterday, took them for a walk twice, and then set foot on the way home.

People always seem to have such an illusion that the journey away is so far away that it seems that they will never reach the destination, but the return journey is very fast and can be reached in a blink of an eye.I don't know whether it's because the unknown destination makes people easily impetuous, or because the mood of going home makes everything happy, which makes the progress faster.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, the beech forest in the pasture came into sight, and the light curtain that separated the forest and the pasture appeared again, passing through the sparse shadows, and once again bathed in unobstructed sunlight Underneath, the restlessness and dryness that belonged to summer re-drilled into the pores, a little familiar and a little strange.

Lu Li couldn't help but look back at the forest behind him again. He had already started to miss it just after he left.Next time he has a chance, he should plan an eight-day or ten-day hiking trip to really go deep into this boundless nature and explore slowly.

"Now, I finally understand why those young children from abroad like to carry a big hiking bag on their backs and start hiking." Song Lingyi couldn't help but sighed, which made Lu Li couldn't help looking over, "Sure enough, there are many things The only way to experience it is to experience it yourself.”

"Do you want to try it next time if you have a chance?" Lu Li asked curiously.

"Of course, three or five days." Song Lingyi gave an affirmative answer without hesitation, "The longer the time, the feeling may be different. What about you? What do you think?"

The last question was directed at Lu Huaijin, and he nodded, "Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. In fact, this is the same road. After half my life, it should be time to explore with my feet." Lu Huaijin He also reluctantly looked at the forest behind him, "When you are in it, the scenery you see is different."

Although the time was short, Song Lingyi and Lu Huaijin still gained something. Changes in mood always make people grow unconsciously.

The three stayed here for a while, and then walked towards the main house.

Walking through the cornfield, I saw Randy who was busy on the organic farm. Only 24 hours later, the organic farm has turned upside down——

The lettuce and kale are almost all harvested, exposing a large swath of land, clearing almost two-thirds of the space.However, the remaining third is still lush and lush, edamame, carrots, tomatoes, celery, green peppers, etc., except for carrots, these vegetables are all relatively tall, and tall seedlings are drilled from the soil to grow. With green leaves, it seems to have begun to embrace the summer heat wave.

"Hey, you're back!" Randy said happily. "How was the trip? Is everything okay?"

"Very good." Lu Kai said heartily, showing a big smile, and then pointed to the empty land in front of him, "In just one day, the world has changed a lot. Or, the time I stayed in the forest was not only One day, how many years have passed?" There is no time in the mountains, is this the reason?

Randy also laughed, and took the initiative to introduce, "We just harvested all the kale, just 10 minutes ago, the supermarket purchasing manager we contacted before will come to complete the purchase in person, and check our kale by the way. Organic farm."

"Is that today?" Of course Lu Li knew about it. Sean helped contact the supermarket, but Randy was in charge of the specific arrangement of the time. Lu Li didn't expect that it would be today.

"Well, it's probably coming soon, let's see if we can catch up with the delivery time at [-] o'clock." Randy looked at the time and said speculatively.

Generally speaking, the fresh goods in supermarkets are delivered in the early hours of the morning, at five o'clock in smaller supermarkets, and three or four o'clock in larger supermarkets, so as to ensure that vegetables, meat and seafood are fresh every day.However, this refers to specific suppliers who have signed contracts for cooperation, and their harvesting and delivery chains have been perfected to form a set of their own systems.

However, this transaction of Yunding Ranch is quite special, because it is only a one-time transaction.The supermarket needs to examine the strength of Yunding Ranch, and whether they can cooperate in the future is still unknown; what's more, Yunding Ranch itself will have to wait until September to complete the first batch of experiments, so that the future development direction can be determined.

Therefore, the supermarket chose a reasonable time to come to receive and inspect the goods, and inspect the organic farm facilities of Yunding Ranch.If the kale deal is successfully concluded today, the supermarket can choose to stock up at [-] pm to provide fresh vegetables for customers who buy dinner materials. Even if they are not sold out, they will still be fresh enough tomorrow morning.

Not only that, in addition to organic farms, the Angus cattle of Yunding Ranch will also need to cooperate with supermarkets in the future.

Generally speaking, the growth cycle of Angus cattle is [-] months. If you need to stay for breeding, then [-]-month-old and [-]-month-old Angus cattle are most suitable. Twenty months is the most appropriate age.

When Liz was still alive, the ranch raised a batch of Angus cattle, and in about a few months, they could also be sold in the market.Next, they need to arrange breeding and breeding, and then gradually form an echelon to ensure that beef can be sold in different seasons and in different months, and the output is stable.

Even if the purchasing managers of supermarkets don't visit the cattle pens today, a good partnership with an organic farm is always a right start.

"Then wish us luck!" Lu Li gave Randy a thumbs up and wished Randy well, "Do you need my help?"

"Of course, it would be great if you are willing to receive the other party in person." Randy shrugged and said, "After all, I am just an employee of the ranch, and you are the boss. Of course, the premise is that you don't feel tired. "

"This is a problem, a real problem. I'll think about it." Lu Li deliberately put on a look of embarrassment, which made Randy show a helpless expression, and Lu Huaijin and Song Lingyi couldn't help but smile.Lu Li immediately laughed triumphantly, and pointed to the empty vegetable fields in front of him, "What are you going to do here? Do you want to continue planting?"

Since lettuce and kale have a relatively short growth cycle, immediately after planting, they can be harvested again in a short time.They could plant at least three more crops before the corn field was fully harvested, sowing and harvesting without interruption.

"Don't worry for now." Randy has obviously considered this issue, "Let's see the transaction price of kale this afternoon."

The lettuce harvested before, because the quantity was not large, they directly produced and sold it themselves, distributed some to the neighbors next door, such as the Black Mane Horse Ranch, Marshall Valley Ranch, etc., and then ate it themselves, and it was exhausted in a blink of an eye.

The main reason is that the area of ​​the first batch of reclaimed fields is really small, only one-fifth of the entire organic farm, and Randy has also tried to plant many different kinds of vegetables, so the number is even rarer.If it wasn't for the intentional increase in the proportion of kale in the first batch of planning, it would not be the supermarket's turn to buy it today.

Therefore, Randy also knows that step by step is the most important thing.

Lu Li nodded in affirmation, "It's good that you know what's in your mind. You continue to work hard, let's go back first, what I need most now is to take a shower." If the biggest inconvenience last night was that there was no way to take a shower outdoors, and it was still After sweating all day, Lu Li felt that what he needed most right now was a hot bath.

(End of this chapter)