Chapter Twenty-Six: Lambs and Flowers
When he returned to George's Farm, he met Hughton and asked him to come into the house. "Hugh, sit down, have a cup of coffee, and I'll wash my face. Li Han washed his face, went to the bedroom to take a look, Dudu this little guy really fell asleep, the little guy didn't know where to play in the morning, it would be estimated that he was tired, and he slept very soundly, Li Han walked over and took out the pacifier in his mouth, pulled the towel and covered his little belly, and his white little belly was exposed, and he was not afraid of freezing.
Back in the living room, Li Han poured himself a cup of coffee and asked Hughton. "Hughton, what's the matter?" "Han, I think now we can go to the auction house and buy some sheep back, today is the day of the auction of sheep. Huton put down his coffee cup and said.
"It's a coincidence, let's go now. Li Han got up and drove a pickup truck to the auction house with Hughton, but Mixing Town is mostly a mix of farms and pastures, the flat land is mostly planted with crops, the hillsides and some places where the soil is not very good are planted with fruit trees or pastures, and the breeding is mainly sheep, with fewer cattle and fewer horses, and the main trading place is the sheep trading auction house and the cattle market at the edge of the town, and the horses are mostly bull market auctions.
The auction hall was built on the left side of a street, and from the outside, it was also in a modernist style, a two-story building with the words PRODUCERS written on it. Entering through the front door, as soon as I went up the stairs, I saw flocks of sheep enclosed in a dozen fences, bleating incessantly. Each fence has a number written on it. Hughton is more familiar with this place Ben, who led Li Han to find the sheep auction house, Ben was an old cowboy in the auction house, Ben first led Li Han and Hughton to look around one by one, and then led Li Han and the two to the auction house.
As soon as I entered, I immediately felt a strong business atmosphere, just like what I saw in the movie, dozens of people sat quietly on the semicircular stairs, listening attentively to the quotation of the seller on the stage. Most people in the West wear cowboy hats with a curled brim and a pair of high-waisted cowboy boots under their skinny jeans.
There were three people on stage, one quoting and two recording. The mouth of the quotation is like a string of prices. Its speed is as fast as pouring beans into a bamboo bucket, and the layman can't hear the broken sentences at all, nor can he see what information is being exchanged on and off the stage. But in fact, everyone in the audience was listening to the price changes very carefully, staring intently at the sheep walking on the stage. Every slight nod, shaking his head, raising his hand, and curling his fingers are all transmitting information, obviously there is a lot of knowledge in it, although Li Han has been in Kemixing Town for a few years, he has only come here a handful of times, and he is considered a layman, so he can only watch the excitement.
People quote on the stage, and the sheep must also enter at the same time for people's reference. There is a sheepfold on the left and right sides of the platform. The sheep come out of the left circle, pass through the table, and enter the right circle (which appears to be weighed on the right). Next to the left and right circles, there is a goat with higher intelligence as a guide sheep, and it is introduced and introduced.
Hughton was more familiar with these, and as he spoke to Ben, he paid attention to the quotations on the stage and drove past the flock. "Hughton, I'd like to hear your thoughts. Li Han listened for a while, didn't understand too much, and simply asked Hughton.
"Han, Ben just introduced, it's cheap to buy lambs, but it's not suitable for George Farm, we need some half-sized lambs and a few good head sheep, a few lambs, so that we can deal with the beast raids. Hughton whispered to Li Han, it is a sheep economy, and some words are inconvenient to hear.
"Hughton, you're right, it's as you say. Li Han felt that this was a good idea, maybe it was more cost-effective to buy lambs to breed, but Li Han was to deal with the bad effects of the changes in the pasture next door, the threat of wild beasts and weeds, and the half-sized sheep were very suitable.
Hughton and Ben said a few words, and Ben nodded. "Han, I think there must be something you need here, please here. The quotation on the stage continued, and Li Han and Hughton came to a sheepfold, Ben introduced.
"This is a group of lambs left behind by the bankruptcy of a farm, most of them in their thirties and half of them, and a few of them in their tenth pounds, and more than a dozen good ewes. Ben pointed to a sheepfold with more than a hundred lambs.
Hugh paused down to inspect the sheepfold and nodded at Ben. "Yes, old man, Han, these sheep are healthy. ”
"Hughton, decide this, my check is ready. Li Han felt very satisfied, especially the plush lamb is very cute, Dudu will definitely like it, I think the baby and Dudu are the same.
"Thanks, Hughton, and Han. Ben was very happy, gave Hughton a hug, turned around and shook Li Han's hand to express his gratitude, finalized the deal, Ben and Hughton went to the auction table to go through the formalities, Li Han only needed to hand over the check, Ben helped find the cart, opened the sheepfold and drove the sheep to the car, Li Han and Hughton helped on the side. "Thanks, old man, maybe I'll come back soon. Hughton said with a smile that Li Han Farm has good pasture, and maybe he can buy some lambs.
"Welcome, my friend, and I'll entertain you with a good beer and a roast lamb chop. "Ben has made a good business, made some money, and is in a good mood. "I love your grilled lamb chops, Ben, goodbye. ”
"Goodbye, Hughton, goodbye Hank. Ben sent Li Han and Hughton out of the auction house, Li Han and Hughton drove the pickup truck in front of the trailer to lead the way, forty or fifty minutes the car arrived at George's Farm, the sheep drove off the car, Dinah and Hughton drove the sheep to the barn, locked up, moved some forage, added some drinking water, pushed some feed with a small cart, Li Han stood on the side to help fill the sink with water, tested the temperature, it was okay.
"Dinah, I'll do it here. Hughton told Dinah that the herd needed to be taken care of. "Dinah, I'll help Hughton. "Li Han has a lot of strength, as long as he conducts an inspection and disinfection, there is not much to do.
Hutun is very experienced, and after the examination, he is very excited, and half of the more than ten ewes are pregnant, which is really good news. "Han, I'll be alone here. "All right, Huton, I'll get the meat and vegetables ready for dinner, and I'll bring them to you later, and I'll go back to the little farm in the evening." ”
"No problem, Han, I'll take care of this, by the way, Han, I'd like to go buy some nice sheepdogs tomorrow. Hughton said.
"Of course, I think I should buy a few more, and I'll write you a check. Li Han likes to raise dogs very much, and Xiao Li is Li Han's favorite at home, but now she is too young to follow Li Han to herd.
"Thanks, Han, I'll do it. Hughton was very happy, Li Han was a good boss, Li Han and Hughton said a few words and left, vegetables and beef were delivered, Li Han drove a pickup truck with Dudu and Xiao Li, Niu Niu Xiaobai back to the small farm.
The room of the small farm was newly renovated, with new curtains hung up, and new sheets on the bed, neatly and neatly, and Li Han took Xiao Dudu to check the rooms one by one. "Dudu, is this place pretty?"
"Hmm. "The small room is decorated for the baby, it is very cute, and the little doodoo likes it very much.
"Dudu, will you live here with your baby sister tomorrow?"
"Uh-huh. Dudu nodded happily.
"Let's go, let's go to grandma's room, grandma likes flowers and plants, we'll dig some flowers and plants and put them in pots later. Li Han took Dudu's little hand and came to the larger bedroom on the second floor, decorated it, and the floor, Li Han took Dudu to wax one by one.
The whole small building walked around, the father and daughter took a small flower pot, a small shovel came to the small flower garden in the backyard, the room was a little less angry, and Li Han planned to install a few pots of good flowers and plants to decorate. Dudu came to help his father, pouted his little buttocks, dug out a big flower seedling with a small shovel and put it in a small flower pot, dug up some soil and put it in, patted it with a small shovel, and nodded his little head with satisfaction.