Chapter 11: Shake off the shopkeeper

As soon as the day dawned, employees came to the manor one after another.

Chen Mo got up very early, fried a few pieces of beef with the bread in the refrigerator, and took two pieces of bread to make a simple beef burger.

After Elson and other employees arrived, he took them to the staff dormitory in front of the winery and arranged a place to live.

Two-storey old building, single room with kitchen and bathroom. I haven't lived in a house for three years, and it takes a lot of effort to clean it up......

Fifteen men were left to clean up the house, and five more were taken out to nail the piles.

The vineyards of the estate are not a monolith, two hundred acres, a total of fifty-six plots. Nail the piles, which are numbered to distinguish the vineyards from each other.

Vineyard No. 1 is the innermost part of the valley, the seven-acre vineyard outside Master Chen's wooden house. The small triangular vineyard next to the wooden house, which is less than an acre, is also marked with the number zero.

Elson also cautiously told the staff that they could not enter Vineyard Zero and the cabin without permission, and that they would be fired immediately if they were discovered......

This is what Chen Mo told Elson early in the morning. Vineyard Zero is so special that Chen Mo even conceived of transplanting the vines here to other places.

From number zero to number fifty-six, the stakes are marked with numbers, the size of the vine, the age of the vine, and the variety of the vine. Canyon Manor isn't all Cabernet Sauvignon either...... There are also Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, these three varieties.

The starting point of the Canyon estate is the Canyon Winery, and the vineyard of the winery naturally does not have only one grape, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot, these three varieties exist as supporting roles, and the planting amount is very small, mainly used to blend with Cabernet Sauvignon. On the hillside behind Chen Mo's house, there are three gardens, totaling only 1.72 acres. At the size of two hundred acres, these 1.72 acres are almost negligible......

The vineyards on the estate disperse quickly, and the farthest vineyard in the canyon is about 7 kilometres, which is marked No. 56.

Chen Mo ran around with Elson and noted down the location of the vineyard. If there is no one to lead the way, it is also difficult for Chen Mo to find all the vineyards by himself.

It's almost noon when I get back.

Elson called the workers over, leaving four mechanically savvy employees to the warehouse to see what else needed to be added.

As far as Chen Mo knew, at least a few more cars were needed in the manor to transport fertilizer, which were the machines to be used now. As a result of the discussion, a transporter was also needed......

"Hey, where have you been?" The sun was shining overhead, Chen Mo went home to cook a meal, and called Stephen.

"Napa County, come back right away. Stephen went out to visit several vineyard management companies and was on his way back with a big truck carrying oil.

Not to mention that the machines in the vineyard are all oil tigers, but after a working season, they consume a lot of oil.

In the afternoon, the workers were given free time to prepare the necessities of life on the estate. Chen Mo discussed with Elson for a while, and was going to buy two tractors to come back, but he went out with Stephen and somehow bought two F450 Ranch King Edition.

Thinking about it later, it was all the result of Stephen's hard bewitchment.

Two pickup trucks, paired with trailers that can carry five or six tons of cargo...... The trailer F150 with five or six tons of cargo can be dragged away, which is very overkill for a big guy like F450, so an F450 with three trailers, and two four-wheeled off-road motorcycles were purchased, which cost a total of 200,000 US dollars.

"With you as a CEO, I'm going to have to go bankrupt sooner or later. ”

"You have to get used to being a rich man as soon as possible. Canyon Manor is your personal asset, and there's nothing wrong with making the estate beautiful. The tractor was indeed cheap, but the sound, too noisy, ruined the cleanliness of the estate. ”

Two pickup trucks are already on their way to the estate.

Chen Mo and Stephen laughed and went to the supermarket to buy food that they needed for a period of time.

Chen Mo bought a few pounds of frozen oysters: "I will cook you a big meal in the evening and taste the magical taste of 5,000 years of China." ”

"Looking forward to your craft. Stephen said he picked up two bottles of white wine: "Seafood has to be paired with white wine." ”

Overall, Stephen is an overly particular person about life.

It was getting dark, and in the valley, the sound of basketball could be heard in the distance. There is a dilapidated basketball court and tennis court on the side of the winery, and the workers have cleaned up the place, and it is good to have a place for sports.

Chen Mo's best garlic oyster, because his ex-girlfriend likes it, Chen Mo specially learned it.

The oysters were taken out and cleaned, and Stephen was beside him...... Seeing that he was able to complete the cleaning task independently, he began to prepare the garlic, small red peppers and green peppers.

"Don't be too spicy, I'm not used to the taste of your hometown, it's terrible. Stephen remembered the experience of eating hot pot, although the taste was good, it was too spicy, not only spicy but numb, but it was very fragrant. I ate hot pot once in Chen Mo's hometown, and I couldn't help but eat too much and get sick to my stomach.

"Guy who doesn't know how to eat. ”

Finely chop the garlic into minced garlic and cut the pepper into rings and put it in a bowl.

Heat the pot, add the olive oil, the oil is ready to ripen, pour the minced garlic and peppers......

For a while, the kitchen was filled with fragrance. Stephen couldn't help but swallow......

Spread the sautéed minced garlic on top of the oysters, drizzle with light soy sauce and place in the steamer. It takes about five minutes......

The aroma of fried garlic has not yet dissipated in the house. Taking the oysters, Stephen couldn't wait to taste them, and even the juice in the scallops was not wasted, and he licked them cleanly.

“good。 It's just a simple process, but it has a different taste. I think you can open an oyster shop at Fisherman's Wharf and the business should be very good. ”

Chen Mo didn't know where Stephen's Fisherman's Wharf was, and shrugged: "This is a very routine practice, haven't you eaten it?"

"I usually eat chilled oysters. San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf has many seafood outlets, and oysters are one of the mainstream foods. There are similar garlic oysters there, and I didn't expect them to be so delicious. Stephen opened the wine, poured half a glass for Chen Mo, and continued, "After this busy time, we went out to fish...... There's a clam bay in Marin County, and there are a lot of oyster farms there, as well as your Chinese abalone farm, call Elson, arrange a time for us to go out and have a good time. ”

"I love fishing. Chen Mo and Stephen clinked their glasses.

When you are new to the vineyard, you are always in a hurry to straighten out all the work.

Fertilizing the vineyards began, with the Ripper Fertilizer Planter at work in the vineyard and someone else in charge of transporting the fertiliser, and everything was in order under Elson's arrangement.

Elson managed very well, and after observing for a period of time, 4 production team leaders were selected, namely Zhang Hua, Wang Mingde, Jeff, and Max.

Stephen was in charge of the general direction and accounts of the estate, and with his ability, these tasks could not be easier.

Chen Mo tried to familiarize himself with every aspect of the vineyard work, worked hard for a few days, and finally decided to be a hands-off shopkeeper.