After another two days, Fan Xueli finally came. She came with a middle-aged man in his fifties. The middle-aged man is none other than Fan Xueli's father, Fan Zhongkun, the owner of Fan's Chinese restaurant. He also has a very popular English name, Michael.

Link received them at Hans's Farm. He first invited them to sit down in the villa, and then showed them the HACCP certification and other certificates issued by the FDA.

"Link, only with proof of origin, we can't tell customers that the beef they buy from you is organic. Fan Xueli glanced at Fan Zhongkun. "If that's the case, then there's no advantage over the beef we're procuring now. ”

Link disagreed, saying, "Michael, Shirley, what you're seeing now is that there's an FDA determination of the origin of organic beef for our farm. This is a basic, although we have not yet obtained product certification. But my farm is hopeful to be certified. So we will definitely follow the process of organic butter production. It's only a matter of time before you get certified organic beef. ”

"But as far as I know, it takes at least a year to get certified from the point of origin. During this time, we were unable to attract customers with the concept of organic food. ”

"But you Fan Ji won't pay much for this. He took out another document and handed it to Fan Xueli. "This is a bacterial count test on cattle that we kill in our own slaughterhouse. We had an average of only 293 of the five samples of beef colonies, and there were no 'undetectable' bacterial species. And what about the beef that your current supplier, Tyson, supplies more than 1,900. ”

"And the cow that was slaughtered last time, the beef grade can reach the premium grade. ”

"Premium beef?" Fan Zhongkun said, looking up from the document. "Link, I think you also know that our Chinese restaurant does not have strict requirements for beef grades. ”

He is indeed right, the grade of beef does not have much significance to Chinese restaurants. As long as someone eats it, the Chinese restaurant can even make beef offal. Moreover, Fan's Chinese Restaurant mainly does not make steak, but a variety of Chinese beef dishes, and it doesn't matter if it is snowflake meat or not. What matters is the chef's craft. Of course, if it's a high-end restaurant, it's still very good for good ingredients.

But Fan's Chinese Restaurant hasn't reached that point yet.

"Of course, we set prices based on different grades of beef. If you don't want premium beef, we can weed them out too. ”

Shirley asked a question: "So Link, how much beef does your farm provide in a day? Although we have a few branches, we don't use much beef in total." About three or four hundred pounds a day is enough. Would you do that little amount?"

Link certainly thought about it, too. He nodded and said, "Transportation is indeed a problem. But I don't think Tyson delivers beef to you every day. I think it should be no problem if it is delivered once every two days. ”

The long-distance transportation of meat definitely requires refrigeration equipment, and the three Link's farms are not close to San Francisco, so the transportation cost is indeed high.

He stood up and said, "The slaughterhouse on our farm is ready to slaughter a cow, maybe you can take a look at our process." Our operations are very standardized, which can ensure the safe quality of beef. And it can be divided according to your requirements. In addition, we can also provide you with cow bones and even cow offal. It's all handled by no cow alone, and there will be no problem with the quality. ”

When Fan Zhongkun heard this, he smiled and said, "Cow bones, we really need them." In the United States, it is difficult to get bones. "The old soup made from beef bones is a very good soup. It can also be used in a wide range of dishes.

"We live on a farm-to-fork principle. We will provide you with the ingredients you need for the table. Link led them out and drove them to the slaughterhouse.

When they entered the workshop after putting on their overalls, the cows were being skinned. The workers did not say hello when they saw someone coming.

Fan Zhongkun saw that the workers were very skilled in skinning, and nodded in his heart. At least from the hiring of the workers, Link is taking the slaughterhouse seriously.

They watched for a while until the workers sent the skinned carcasses to another workshop for segmentation. Fan's father and daughter asked about the disinfection and sterilization method, and they were a little surprised when they heard that it was an ozone generator and a protein separation system. Those two sets of equipment cost two or three hundred thousand dollars. But this is only to kill three or four cows a day.

They seemed to leave the slaughterhouse after a while, and Link said, "You can take this cow's beef back to San Francisco for trial sale." Of course, it's free. ”

"Okay, we're going to be selling this cow's beef for the next two days. Fan Zhongkun was not polite at all, and he proposed again. "If you can lower the selling price a little bit, maybe I can recommend your beef to other Chinese restaurants. ”

"My dad is the vice president of the San Francisco Chinese Restaurant Association. If your beef can cater to other Chinese restaurants to reduce costs, I think they will be more than happy to accept supplies from their compatriots. ”

Link was a little tempted that if all the Chinese restaurants in San Francisco used his beef, then at least half of the beef on his three farms would be sold.

But he thought about it for a moment and said, "Michael, you're willing to pitch our beef, and I'd certainly love to see it." But the price couldn't be lower. And we can guarantee that even if we obtain organic certification in the future, the price of supplying regular customers will be the same as the price of ordinary beef in the market. ”

When Fan Zhongkun heard him say this, he smiled and said, "If that's the case, maybe they will still be interested." However, as is their custom, they will settle the payments every other month. ”

Link smiled and said, "I can get it every two months, and in the future, my farm can supply some vegetables, rice, and so on in addition to beef." ”

"I'll recommend your beef to my San Francisco counterparts when I go back, but I'm not sure what the results will be. As you know, there is a strong independence among the members of our association, and other members are not allowed to interfere in the operations of other members. ”

"I understand. But still thankful. ”

Fan Zhongkun said with a smile: "Actually, you are also a celebrity among the Chinese now. A lot of Chinese people are talking about you and saying you have courage. Because you dare to stand up to the IRS. He paused and said. "You know, white discrimination against us Chinese has never really gone away. The IRS always likes to make an example of the weak. Many Chinese families have been treated badly by them, especially those who have recently immigrated, who do not understand the U.S. tax laws and accidentally miss the filing date or omit certain income. The IRS has even smashed Chinese shops. He also arrested people and sent them to prison. ”

Link smiled wryly and said, "I don't want to provoke them either." You've been paying your taxes in the U.S. for definitely longer than I am. I've only been filing my taxes for four years. ”

"Yes, I've been paying taxes in the U.S. for more than twenty years. ”

"So you know better than I know what the IRS is? Even violent agencies like the FBI have a dozen or twenty regulations. But they don't have a single binding statute. That is the kind of institution that can only exist in a truly dictatorial country. Link said, turning the wheel. "And the presence of such institutions in a country with sound laws is even more terrifying. If it weren't for the fact that they were already trying to persecute me, I wouldn't have resisted. ”

"The point is that you resisted. And let them scum. Fan Xueli said with a smile. "That's a win. In fact, none of us has the luxury of expecting such an institution to die. That's simply not realistic. And we are a vulnerable group in the United States, and we can only be well-behaved. ”

Link laughed and said, "Is that good for my beef to sell among the Chinese?"

Fan Xueli smiled and shook her head and said, "There will probably be!"

They returned to the villa and talked about beef for a while, but the final cooperation was not finalized for the time being. Fan's Chinese Restaurant also needs to see the market reaction first. However, Link's reaction should be similar. After all, he promises the same delivery, and the price is the same. He is also confident that the quality of the beef produced on his side is also better.

After more than an hour, the slaughterhouse said that the beef had been packaged. It would still be winter, and the temperature was not too high, so Feng Zi had people fly the beef and Fan's father and daughter directly back to San Francisco.

He sent the guests away, and was about to go to Hans's house to pick up little Hannah.

As a result, Matthew called and said that he was going to open Hans Farm, saying that he wanted to update him on the development of the case against the New Mexico Department of Revenue.

He looked at the time, and he still had time to pick up people, so he went to pick up little Hannah first.

Little Hannah seemed to be clinging to him more and more, and when she saw him stretch out two small hands, she cried. The crying voice was not loud, but the grievance with tears in the little guy's eyes made his heart seem to be rubbed constantly.

Such a little Hannah is very easy to coax, as long as she coaxes, she will stop crying, but she will grab his clothes with both hands and not let others hug her.

Barbara helped little Hannah put on her woolen hat and said, "Little Hannah seems to be very insecure. ”

Link knew why that was the case. Maybe by the time Anna died, she would have been able to remember something. She won't know where her mom went, but she'll remember if she didn't come to see her. Maybe she will feel in her heart that her mother doesn't want her anymore.

And he brought her to the United States, and separated her from Anne Marie again. That may make her young heart feel that the person she likes will always be missing.

But he didn't want to say it. He nodded and said, "Maybe it's because I haven't gotten used to it yet." ”

"Maybe she should play with kids her age. That would make her less lonely. ”

Link thought about it and felt that after bringing little Hannah to the United States, he really didn't take her out to play. This is due to the weather, and it is also because he, as a father, did not notice.

He nodded again and said, "I'll take notice." When the weather warms up, I'll take her to more places to play. "Whether it's on the farm or at Hans's house, it's hard to have a child her age play with her. Perhaps only some places dedicated to the little ones can be found.

He looked at the time and said, "Mom, I'm leaving." I made an appointment with Matthew. ”

"Okay, but be careful on the road. ”