Chapter 402 There should be an atmosphere for the New Year
There is an extra yacht in the ranch, and Zhuang Haiyang and his party who came to the ranch for the New Year naturally have an extra pastime to pass the time. Seeing that the Spring Festival is getting closer and closer, Zhuang Haiyang and others who stayed in the ranch did not feel the atmosphere of the Spring Festival at all.
If it weren't for the occasional call from comrades-in-arms, I was afraid that Wang Yanming and others would forget that this moment was the most lively time in China. But when you're abroad, you really can't feel this kind of atmosphere. For foreigners, the Spring Festival is naturally not as important as Christmas.
Although in recent years, some countries have also begun to launch Spring Festival tours, taking this opportunity to receive domestic tourists who travel abroad. But in a place like the South Island, there are only a few people who know the significance of the Spring Festival in Zhuang Haiyang and others.
Faced with this situation, Concubine Li also sighed: "Spending the New Year here, I can't feel the taste of the New Year at all." ”
"yes, but I don't think it's good to be lonely once in a while. What's more, there are also squad leaders who accompany us for the New Year!"
"That Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, do we still need to prepare?"
The rest of the town's residents didn't think the Spring Festival had anything to do with them. But for Zhuang Haiyang and his entourage, they still hope that the ranch can have a little more atmosphere for the New Year. It's a pity that firecrackers, fireworks and the like can't be set off.
The reason is simple, many livestock are raised on the ranch, and some are even pregnant. For animals such as cattle and sheep, the smell of gunpowder smoke and loud noises can cause them to panic, so this situation must be avoided as much as possible.
The question is, for the Chinese who fire firecrackers in every household during the Spring Festival, is it still called the New Year if they don't even set off firecrackers?
Knowing his girlfriend's emotions, Zhuang Haiyang quickly said: "Although firecrackers can't be set off, we can still hang some red lanterns on the ranch and feel the atmosphere of the New Year." You can also prepare a hearty meal for Chinese New Year's Eve!"
"Oh yes, yes, I'm still posting couplets! I just don't know if I can buy couplets here. ”
"It doesn't matter if we can't buy it, then we can just buy red paper and write it ourselves. ”
"Well, then I will discuss the matter of the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner with my sister-in-law." ”
Even though the ranch is large, you can find something to do every day. But for Concubine Li and others, they are still more suitable for life in China after all. But in Zhuang Haiyang's view, life on the ranch must also be adapted.
If you can't stand it after staying for ten days and half a month, what if you come here for a vacation or a long stay in the future?
found something to do, Zhuang Haiyang, Wang Yanming and others quickly got busy. On the gate of entering the ranch, the Chinese New Year's Eve was pasted with the character Fu and the couplet early in the morning. When you enter the villa, you will also be hung with red lanterns bought from the main island.
In order to purchase these things, Zhuang Haiyang also deliberately took everyone to the island for a turn. Compared with other countries with a large number of Chinese immigrants, there are not many Chinese in New Zealand, so it is natural that you can't see the so-called Chinatown, which is dominated by Chinese.
Fortunately, in recent years, there has been an increase in the number of Chinese immigrants and Chinese people who have come here to play. After some time of inquiry, Zhuang Haiyang finally bought these things that foreigners rarely bought in a place that specialized in domestic goods.
In addition to the couplets and red lanterns, Concubine Li also bought hundreds of Chinese knots in one go and hung them on the tree poles from the gate to the villa. As for the front of the villa, the lanterns were also pulled up again, and a lot of red Chinese knots were also hung.
The employees who came to work saw some big changes in the ranch, and they also said curiously: "BOSS, what is this for?"
"Today is the Chinese New Year, our most important festival, as important as your Christmas. These are all things that we need to dress up for the holidays in China. You can think of it as a Christmas tree that you decorate. ”
"Oh, I know, it's your New Year, right?"
"You can say the same thing!"
For many foreigners, the New Year's Day is normally January 1st. But in China, the New Year often refers to the first day of the Lunar New Year. In any case, seeing Zhuang Haiyang and his party busy with the holiday, many employees also felt that it was rare to have a lively scene.
When night falls, all the red lanterns are lit up, and the atmosphere in the accommodation area finally becomes a little more festive. What made Zhuang Haiyang cry and laugh the most was that Concubine Li forced him to write a lot of blessing stickers of 'six animals are prosperous'.
These blessing stickers were all pasted on the cowshed, sheepfold and horse shed by her little girl. Seeing the boss lady sticking this kind of Hengfu sticker, many employees were also a little confused, and some employees even muttered: "Is this a charm?"
"I don't know, do you know the words? I don't think it's a spell. Aren't charms strange graphics?"
When Januk came to ask, Zhuang Haiyang could only explain: "This is not a charm, the four words on it are a wish for our pasture cattle, sheep and livestock." In our country, if you have cattle and sheep at home, you will do this. ”
"OK, then I know!"
Knowing that this was not a spell, Janouk seemed to be a lot more relaxed. In fact, for many employees of the ranch, they feel that after the ranch was purchased by Zhuang Haiyang, it seems that a lot of unusual things have happened.
The grass alone is a bit unbelievable to many people. After Zhuang Haiyang took over, he invested a lot of money in construction and planning. But this kind of planning and layout should not have such a great effect.
Those ranchers who bought grass seeds from the pasture almost copied Zhuang Haiyang's planting pattern after receiving the grass seeds. As a result, it is obvious that except for the grass planted in the first crop, the quality is better than that of the pasture, and the later stage is completely inadequate.
Even after the first batch of harvested forage was sent for inspection, it still could not meet the forage standards of marine ranching. How can it not be maddening to grow the same grass species, the same planting pattern, but the degraded quality of the pasture?
At least Zhuang Haiyang knows that many ranchers have spent a lot of money in the hope of getting the technology to breed high-quality pasture. The problem is that the employees who are responsible for planting and harvesting the grass all say that they don't have any special skills at all.
Some time ago, forage experts who came for the purpose of scientific research also tried to find out the reasons for the improvement of forage quality. In the end, it was concluded that the soil and water quality of the marine ranch were excellent, and the grass was cultivated to such a high quality.
It is impossible for others to borrow grass seeds to grow their own high-quality pasture, unless the soil and water quality of the marine ranch are moved. Experts also have no clue about soil improvement and water quality improvement.
In the end, many people could only sigh Zhuang Haiyang's good luck and laugh at the former rancher who sold the ranch at a low price. Because I was reluctant to invest, I missed such a good opportunity, and there is such a pasture with excellent soil and water quality.
Although the experts did not come up with anything, they even ruined the business of selling grass seeds on the ranch. But Zhuang Haiyang still knows that the conclusions reached by experts have in a sense made the value of the ranch soar.
As a well-developed livestock industry, most ranchers are aware of the importance of soil and water quality. This is already evidenced by the fact that the agricultural products currently sold by the sea ranches are also meat sheep.
It's better than the high-end natural mineral water sold in the market, and those merchants dare to sell it so expensive, so naturally there is a reason for it to be expensive. If Zhuang Haiyang is willing to change hands, I believe that there will be a lot of people who are willing to take over this ranch at a high price.
It's a pity that Zhuang Haiyang didn't think about selling it at all. Even if someone is willing to buy the so-called shares of the ranch at a high price, Zhuang Haiyang still ignores it. In his opinion, why should his own ranch be mixed with outsiders?
As an old employee of the ranch, how could Januk and others not know what the situation of the ranch is. As for the changes that are taking place in the ranch after Zhuang Haiyang took over, he actually doesn't understand why.
The only thing they know is that as long as they work honestly, they should no longer have to worry about layoffs due to bad ranch business. A stable job is undoubtedly important for those of them with families.
In order to make it more lively, Zhuang Haiyang also asked Wang Yanming to deliberately move the round table to the courtyard. Considering that fireworks and firecrackers cannot be set off, when he went to the island this time, Zhuang Haiyang still bought a lot of fireworks sticks without sound.
Taking advantage of the fact that the banquet had not yet started, Concubine Li also took the little girl who was getting more and more skinny, and one big and one small began to play with fireworks sticks. Looking at the fireworks sticks that are sizzling and still glowing, one big and one small are also happy.
Seeing this scene, Lin Xin also said helplessly: "This girl, after playing this, won't she wet the bed again at night, right?"
"It's okay! It's rare for the New Year, you still don't want to make her happy! Don't talk about your family, my family's big one, isn't it the same? You can't set off firecrackers and fireworks, it's not bad to have this enjoyable!"
Listening to Lin Xin's complaints, Zhuang Haiyang explained with a smile. In his opinion, since it is the Chinese New Year, it must be the best to be lively. Even if there is no New Year's atmosphere, then you will create an atmosphere yourself.
When the last dish was served, Lin Xin shouted: "Princess, Mengmeng, ready to eat!"
"Okay, here!"
Compared with Concubine Li, who was about to wash her hands and eat her heart, the little girl said unsatisfied: "Aunt Concubine, can we play for a while? There are still a lot of fairy sticks, we haven't finished playing yet?"
"Don't worry! We'll play again after dinner, okay?"
"Alright then!"
In normal times, this girl is quite active in eating. It's rare to have such a lively and playful, and the attraction of food to her is naturally not as important as a fairy stick. Just seeing her mother's eyes, she was still a little weak-hearted.
took the little girl to wash her hands, and Concubine Li also sat beside Zhuang Haiyang. Seeing that everyone was seated one after another, Zhuang Haiyang also smiled and said, "Squad leader, Lao Hong, it's the New Year, let's have a good drink?"
"Okay, why don't you drink something white in the evening?"
"I know, if you don't drink all the seahorse wine I brought, you probably won't give up, right?"
"I just think that the red ones are not as good as the white ones. ”
Regarding Zhuang Haiyang's laughter and scolding, Wang Yanming still explained with a smile. But in fact, he was still a little greedy for this kind of medicinal wine soaked in Zhuang Hai. Nourishing the body and mind, not to mention, the most important thing is that people reach middle age, and they can't help themselves!
On the other hand, Hong Wei is not very picky. No matter what kind of wine, he doesn't drink too much. In his words, he must remain awake in any situation. And this is also the minimum rule to be followed as a bodyguard!