Yunding Ranch

Chapter 483 Ranch Expansion
"Fourteen, I think, something, now is the time."

Seeing Keer's serious expression, Lu Li's heart skipped a beat for no reason. He thought about it carefully, but he didn't know what happened. "Are you going to leave the ranch?"

This was the first thought that popped into Lu Li's mind. After all, Cole is still young, so he can definitely go to the outside world. It seems that he has been thinking about going to Alaska recently. This is just the beginning , and then maybe, like Fred, wandering around.He could think, why not Cole?

Seeing Lu Li's worried expression, Cole was stunned for a moment, then laughed heartily and shook his head again and again, "No, of course not. When did I reveal that I wanted to leave? This is completely nonsense. Pausing, thinking about it seriously, I found Lu Li's idea more and more interesting, and couldn't help laughing again, "I like this place, I like it very much. If you don't mean to drive me away, I want to stay here forever. "

"Until the hair turns gray?" Lu Li asked in surprise.

Cole shrugged, "The retirement age in Texas is different from other places." The subtext is that, if possible, after retirement, he still hopes to stay here.

In Lu Li's mind, he couldn't help drawing a picture of what would happen 60 years later.

Maybe their bodies are still strong, maybe they can't walk at all; maybe some people have gray hair, maybe some people have lost all their hair.A group of old guys still gathered in the main house of Yunding Ranch, surrounded by the stove, talking loudly——

Jessica yelled that she wanted to eat spicy food, but Sean complained that she couldn't eat much; Brandon was still concerned about the situation of Thoroughbred horses, and Scarlett said silently that Victoria was because of Brandon. , That's why I left Texas and went to New York to develop; Adam and Randy chattered about going to the fields to compete and see who had the sharpest legs; , one went to take care of the wine cellar; Cole and the two of him sat next to each other, drinking Pu'er tea, watching large flakes of snow falling from the window; Look for fresh vegetables in the vegetable patch; maybe you can even hear the shouts of Justin and Finley coming over for lunch...

A group of friends, a group of partners, a group of family members.After the precipitation of time, they became a part of each other's lives, noisy, noisy, and laughing.Little by little, I watched the time hourglass slip through my fingers, little by little, I watched the wrinkles climb up each other's foreheads, and little by little, I watched the wind and sunshine of Yunding Ranch.

Just thinking about it in my mind, the corners of my mouth can't help but rise.

"Fourteen?" Cole's voice brought Lu Li back to his senses, "What are you thinking?"

"I was thinking, you are really too sincere." Lu Li said with a smile, "Others will directly ask for a salary increase when they hear my surprise and retention just now, but you honestly say that you want to stay here. For the rest of my life. I really don’t know how to work in the workplace.”

"You raised it for us once in February. People shouldn't be so greedy." Cole said the truth, still so sincere.

After the kale deal was finalized, Lu Li raised the wages of all the cowboys on the ranch, and everyone was raised by 30.00% without discrimination.Not only that, everyone also got a bonus red envelope, including Adam and Scarlett who just joined for a short time, thanking every member for their dedication to Yunding Ranch.

From Cole's point of view, Lu Li is also a sincere person.

"Since it's not for salary, what is it for?" Lu Li returned to the original topic.

Cole nodded, "Now the organic farm and vineyard are on track, and Brandon's stable is also on track. Maybe this autumn, his stable will usher in the busiest season. I'm thinking, Do you have any plans for the next step regarding the cattle and sheep pens?"

In the first half of the sentence, Lu Li thought that Cole was going to increase his manpower again, but in the second half of the sentence, it went in a completely different direction - this also showed that Lu Li hadn't really thought about it.

To be honest, the idea of ​​an organic farm originated from Lu Li's life in New York. Organic food is getting more and more attention now and has become an indispensable part of healthy recipes. This is a good direction for the transformation of the ranch; The idea of ​​the vineyard and the stables comes from the legacy of the former beech pasture, and it is natural to want to continue it, and even want to go a step further and upgrade it.

It has developed step by step until now, even Lu Li himself did not expect it.Even with the help of spatial spring water, it will be slowly accumulated and fermented within a year, and the final harvest will come naturally.

As for the Leilan sheep and Angus cattle, they never came into Lu Li's sight.

Now because of Cole, if you think about it carefully, Leilan sheep has always been one of the economic pillars of the beech pasture. The profit is definitely worthy of recognition, and after the transformation of the space spring, it has been recognized twice before and after. It is definitely not trivial; the same is true for Angus beef. The cost and popularity of beef is always the top among the top recipes. The price is even higher than that of kale.

More importantly, the harvest cycle of Leyland sheep and Angus cattle is faster than that of vineyards and stables, especially Angus cattle, which can produce beef all year round, which can become the most stable income for pastures source.

"You and Jessica, you must have been stimulated, right?" A playful smile flashed in Lu Li's eyes.

Both Tony and Randy have made some achievements now, and have invested in the second round of work; Brandon led Adam and Scarlett are also flourishing, with countless jobs every day waiting.However, Cole and Jessica's work has never broken through, and the sheep pen and the cattle pen seem to have stayed in place.

Cole rarely showed a shy expression, and scratched his head, "It's up to you to make the specific decision. I'm just offering some opinions." Then he resumed his professional posture, "If you want, Leilan sheep and Angus cattle can buy another batch, Jessica and I are ready, we don’t need to hire another cowboy, we can handle it.”

Lu Li was not in a hurry to speak, such hypothetical words usually have a twist.

"However," as expected, Cole continued, "the current sheep pens and cattle pens are definitely not enough. Once we continue to increase the number of staff, we may need to re-plan the pasture." After finishing speaking, Cole also showed a embarrassed look , "I know that this is bound to be another huge project, and it may even affect the daily work of the stable. So, I just want to ask if you have any plans."

Building villas, repairing warehouses, and adding new stables... In the past year, the ranch has been building intermittently, not only increasing a lot of expenses, but also the ranch has always been in a state of turmoil and chaos.After entering the winter, it finally calmed down, and it was only three months ago, and it started to move around again.

Although Cole was somewhat cautious, Lu Li thought differently.How big is Yunding Ranch, 600 acres, or 6000 million square meters in simple terms, can be regarded as a rectangle with a length of 1000 meters and a width of [-] meters.For a ranch, it's not too big, but it's not too small either.

Now vineyards and organic farms do not occupy a large area; as for Leyland sheep and Angus cattle, they are the same, each sheep and each cow must have a certain amount of grazing area, and then Make sure you can rotate, only in this way can you achieve sustainable development.But on the whole, the utilization rate of the pasture has not reached the limit, and can only be regarded as moderate.

If the sheep pens and cattle pens are expanded to develop the entire pasture, this will definitely be a good thing for the long-term development of the pasture.However, this requires detailed planning, and it cannot be changed once this year and again next year.

Seeing Lu Li's contemplation, Cole didn't rush to speak. After waiting for a while, he asked tentatively, "Why, do you find it difficult? If so..."

"No, it's not." Lu Li shook his head, "I'm just thinking about the utilization rate of the pasture. If we rebuild sheep pens and cattle pens, where should we build them, and how much more cattle and sheep should be added? You can’t have an idea today and another idea tomorrow, right?”

As he spoke, Lu Li laughed, "I had no experience before and made a lot of mistakes, so I can't continue like this now."

Looking back carefully over the past year, Lu Li was just a layman when he first arrived at the ranch. After taking over the ranch, everything started from scratch, and he changed whatever he thought of. Without a clear development idea, he gradually turned the beech wood ranch into a After entering the Yunding Ranch, it has truly become its own home.However, those changes are both positive and negative.

Recently, the success of organic farms and vineyards has opened Lu Li's horizons further; today, Cole's reminder sounded the alarm, and Lu Li clearly realized that long-term development must rely on a clear blueprint , Make an overall plan, and then follow the steps, step by step.Otherwise, only relying on the space spring water, Yunding Ranch can succeed, but that's all. It would be extremely difficult to go further.

Cole thought for a while, but hesitated a bit. During the hesitation, he saw Lu Li's encouraging smile and smiled in relief. Without further hesitation, he said directly, "I want to say that your thinking is correct. .If you buy Leyland sheep and Angus cattle again, the pastures do need to be rearranged, but we can't arrange it casually. Stables, organic farms and vineyards must be considered, especially since they have already developed prototypes gone."

Cole deliberately paused, creating some suspense, and then said with a smile, "Haven't you considered merging another ranch?"

(End of this chapter)