Carefully passing through a line of sky, bypassing an almost ninety-degree corner, they walked into the territory of the gem sugar maple, and the field of vision also became broad, the hodgepodge of maple trees will be emerald and ruby two kinds of sugar maple well covered, by tasting the overflowing maple sugar, they really did not disappoint, whether it is the grace of the emerald or the unrestrained ruby, did not disappoint, the only trouble is that there are too little, and the number of the two gem sugar maples is scarce, and the focus is on taking the top route.

Coming out of the Sugar Maple Valley, they did not return the same way, but kept moving forward, and at the exit of the Sugar Maple Valley was a pasture, where Davis and the others were grazing, and not far away, a mixed forest of oak and green oka trees was raising a herd of bracken nettle pigs.

For these bracken nettle pigs, Zeng Gong found spores of Cordyceps from Tibet, bracken nettle, fritillary, Qinjiang, codonopsis, angelica, astragalus and matsutake mushrooms and other mountain fungi, precious Chinese medicinal materials, and even these bracken nettle pigs will eat truffles, American ginseng and codonopsis also have a lot of communities here, the food here is more abundant than in Tibet, Zeng Gong believes that their quality will be higher.

"Steven, what do you think of these pigs?" Zeng Gong did not take the two to meet the cowboys, but took the two to the pastoral area of the bracken nettle pigs, after a few months of breeding, their population has expanded a lot, and there are scattered and rolling figures on the meadows in the semi-high mountains, and there are even guys scurrying in the woods.

"What is this?" Steven couldn't help but wonder a little as he looked at the little men who were running fast, and he didn't know the bracken nettle pig at all, so he couldn't help but have some doubts.

"Fern nettle pig. A small pig that lives on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau does not weigh more than 50 kilograms when it grows up. However, their meat is very good, and no matter how you cook it, it has a wonderful taste. In particular, they are the main raw material for making ham, and Longxi ham is made from the thighs of bracken nettle pigs. Zeng Gong took the two of them to look at them from a distance, the nettle pig was very vigilant, and it would disappear without a trace as soon as there was a disturbance.

"Longxi ham?" Steven said with some confusion, all the top hams in his restaurant appeared, such as Iberian ham, with the increasing fame of Xuanwei ham and Jinhua ham, it also has its own place in the world ham industry, but this Longxi ham has really never heard of it.

"Ham is a traditional specialty product in Longxi. Marinated with bacon. Its selection of materials is exquisite, the production process is fine, the product quality is high, it is known as 'a must in Longxi', it can be steamed and boiled, it is more delicious to steam, the skin is bright red like dyeing, the fat and flesh are crystal clear, like agate, and the muscles are bright and bright. Thin but not woody, crisp and fragrant, with a unique flavor, it is not inferior to Jinhua and Xuanwei ham. Zeng Gong said with a smile. China's food culture is vast and profound, and it is not comparable to an Iliban ham.

"That..." Hearing Zeng Gong's introduction, Steven couldn't help but yearn for it, obviously very interested in Zeng Gong's ham. You must know that ham meat also occupies a large portion of Western food.

"We'll be curing a batch of hams on our farm this winter at the latest, and not in large quantities. Because these nettle pigs have a long growth cycle, it takes up to three years. Zeng Gong nodded. It means that the ranch will cure the ham, and other parts of the ham will also flow into high-end restaurants, such as Western restaurants that mainly serve German cuisine.

Steven was a little disappointed, but he also knew that the more top-level ingredients were obtained, the more difficult it was to get, and he was also looking forward to Zeng Gong's bracken nettle pig going on the market as soon as possible.

"Steven, you'd better stay away from them, they ate a lone wolf last year. Zeng Gong hurriedly said, the bracken nettle pig here seems to be a little different from the bracken nettle pig on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, it is also wild, but the bracken nettle pig on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is afraid of strangers approaching, but these bracken nettle pigs in the pasture know how to resist the enemy, and unite to attack all dangerous objects.

"Eat wolves?" Steven looked at the small body of the nettle pig, whether it was running, walking or playing, how could the pig be so violent and actually eat the lone wolf.

"Steven, don't underestimate them, they are fierce warriors on the Tibetan Plateau, and only three of them can kill a wild wolf. Zeng Gong explained, whether you believe it or not, this is indeed a fact.

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With a little regret, Steven and Joseph boarded the plane to return, this time they purchased a bumper harvest, treasure fish, large yellow croaker, burbot, etc., Steven and Zeng Gong signed a purchase agreement.

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Seeing off Steven and Joseph, Zeng Gong wanted to find Lady Mary and Louis and his party, but was disrupted by Ryan's phone call.

"What, isn't the situation going well with Lane's trial?" Zeng Gong asked a little nervously.

"Things are going well, there is no formal trial, but the head of the National Park Service has approached me and hopes to settle out of court, what do you think?" Lane briefly introduced the situation in the Texas Superior Court, and as he said, the lawsuit was very simple.

"Out-of-court settlement?" Zeng Gong was very surprised that this would be the result, but it is understandable to think about it, after all, the conflict was with the federal police, and their people did not go at all, and there was no shame in talking about it, but this time the lawsuit was different, they were the protagonists, if they lost, there were more troubles waiting for them, and the historical discord made the National Park Administration bear a lot of cases similar to Qinglian Ranch that have been unsolved, if this must lose lawsuit in court, the National Park Administration can not withstand the pressure from all sides.

"Yes, they are ready to compensate our ranch and the surrounding ranchers for eight million dollars, and they only hope to settle out of court. Ryan reported the National Park Service's request.

"Then what is the best outcome of your lawsuit?" Zeng Gong felt that this matter should be considered, and then understand the past practice.

"It's nothing more than losing money, do you really think that you will arrest a few people and throw them in prison for a few years? Ryan said to Zeng Gong with a red face.

"Then settle out of court. Zeng Gong shrugged his shoulders and said. (To be continued.) )