Jessica took Hannah out of the fitting room, and Hannah changed into a panda jumpsuit, and her chubby coat made her look like a simple panda.

She had just come out and heard Link appear to be talking on the phone in Chinese. After Link hung up, she picked up Hannah and said with a smile, "Look, Hannah is cute, isn't she?"

Link saw that his daughter's eyes were full of anticipation of compliments. He smiled and tapped the little one's nose and said, "Alas, this is the panda running from there." It's so cute, I'm going to take it home and play with my Hannah. ”

"Hannah is here!" Hannah said loudly, giggling.

Jessica saw that both father and daughter liked it, so she went to settle the bill. As soon as they left the store, which specializes in children's clothing with Chinese characteristics, Jessica asked, "Is there something wrong with you?"

Link was stunned for a moment and said, "No." He thought she might have just seen him talking on the phone. He explained with a smile. "It was Fan who met at the hotel today. He said his friend wanted to come and visit us. ”

"His friend is staying in the same hotel. ”

"It's on the same floor!"

Jessica didn't think it was too late to hear him say that. She said, "Why don't we go back now?" and Hannah bought some small gifts. Maybe we can buy it again next time. ”

Link shook his head and said, "I've rejected him." He walked forward with Hannah in one hand and Jessica in the other, and said. "I'll be back to Las Vegas tomorrow when I take you back to Sacramento. Tomorrow I'm going to England. ”

"What's going on?" Jessica couldn't help but feel a little worried when she heard him suddenly say that he was going to England.

Link laughed and said, "It's Albert." He had just called to say that he had been invited to attend a symposium on the wine industry in the United Kingdom. There will also be a number of British wine experts in attendance. Hope I go with me. He is now in Chile and tomorrow he will fly directly to the UK. ”

"So suddenly?"

He said he had just been notified that there would be an additional gathering of winery owners. ”

Hearing him say this, Jessica nodded and said, "It was indeed a good opportunity to promote the wine." ”

Link laughed and said, "I think so too. The UK does not produce wine though. But it has always been a big consumer of wine. Many people think that their evaluation is the fairest. If my wine can be well received in the UK, it will be of great benefit to future sales. ”

"And how many days are you going?"

"About four or five days. The first day was what I needed to attend. This was followed by a discussion between the famous wineries and experts. None of my business. But Albert suggested that I stay in England for three more days, saying that it was to introduce me to some people. ”

Jessica knew that the arrangement was to send Hannah home before she could go to England with peace of mind. She said, "Then let's go back early, and we can go to Sacrato Gate early tomorrow." ”

At half past six the next day, Link took Jessica home with Hannah, who had not yet woken up, and then he flew back to Hans's farm. It was not until ten o'clock in the morning when I returned to Hans's farm. He took Hannah to Hans's house again, and asked Barbara to visit Hannah on the farm for the next few days, if she had time.

Of course, Barbara agreed without saying a word. At noon, Link stayed for lunch. Jeff listens to Barbara on the phone that he's going to go and has returned from Hans's Fishery.

During lunch, Link also receives a call from Jessica, asking what time he will be on the plane.

After eating, Jeff didn't rush to work, but called Link to his study.

In the study, Jeff took out a plan and said, "The weather is better now." The solution I asked people to do can also be implemented. Do you see if there's any need to do it?"

Link saw that the title was about three-dimensional agriculture and opened it up. The plan actually originated from Jeff's idea of circular farming, pig-chicken-pasture, not long after he bought Hans Farm. However, the idea was reported to the relevant government departments, but it was rejected on the grounds that it could contaminate the groundwater.

Originally, Link had decided to abandon that idea. But when the grapes were treated with California Agricultural Services' pest control, he revisited the idea.

After talking to Jeff, he finally decided to add a link to that cycle. That's biogas, grapes.

In states with strict groundwater quality protection, pigs must have a place to store pig manure. Therefore, most pig farms in the United States will have several large pools with mulch. Some pig manure from some pig farms is used to fertilize the fields when they are ploughed.

However, Link wanted to ferment the pig manure in the septic tank completely, and then add some elements needed for grape fertilization to use the clarification night as fertilizer for the grapes, and plant green grapes in the true sense. Biogas can be used to light the pig house and even generate electricity for the automatic feeding system of the pig house.

He carefully read the plan, and it mentioned that the pig manure was not to be directly fed into the digester, but to breed fly maggots. The residue in the digester can be used for farmland or pasture. Crop straw is then put into fermentation. Biogas is generated.

After reading it, he said: "A system that can process 3,000 pig manure will cost 2.5 million US dollars, and the price will not be too high." ”

If he had followed his previous plan, he would have needed at least three of those systems.

"The main cost lies in the construction of septic tanks. Because of the fear that the septic tank will leak and pollute the groundwater, the construction is more expensive. ”

Link thought for a moment and said, "At Hans Farm, we need three of those systems. Can they be cheaper?"

Jeff nodded and said, "You can ask Benjamin to talk to them." ”

Link is uncomfortably stingy. But because of this system, he also needs to build some in Hanova and Ozette. At least six sets will have to be built in Hanova, and in Zaozette, the area under vine cultivation will be six times that of Hanse's farm. That's going to take eighteen of those systems. All that adds up, that's a lot of money, and Benjamin is only in charge of Hans's farm.

So this matter can't be talked about by Benjamin.

He nodded and said, "I'll let Martha talk to them." ”

He takes Hannah back to the farm, first telling Martha to talk about what she had just told Jeff, and then asking her to find a cattle broker to buy some cattle. Ozette Farm needs to be replenished with new cattle.

Martha also made a suggestion at this time to prove that their team is not just paid and does not work: "Link, we have done a survey on the environment of Fairy Peak and Baker Farm. We think that at Fairville Farm, it is more suitable for raising alpacas. ”

Alpacas? Link knows that there are already some alpaca farms in the United States. In California, for example, there are several. However, the provenance of alpacas is relatively rare. And the price of breeding camels is very high, nearly $30,000 a piece. And in small quantities.

He asked, "Is it more profitable to breed alpacas than cattle?"

"Yes. Today's alpacas produce at least three kilograms of fluff a year. If it's a baby alpaca's wool, it's usually around two hundred and fifty dollars per kilogram. And they have a higher utilization rate for pasture. An acre of high-yield pasture can raise 40 to 60 alpacas, and alpacas are the livestock that make the most use of crop straw. We believe that if we grow some crops and some pastures on those two farms, we can raise a large number of alpacas. ”

"The problem is that Filvi doesn't have enough water for agriculture," Link said. He paused and said. "But you can continue to investigate. Maybe Baker Farm could breed some. "There is groundwater around Baker's farm. It can be used for farming, or it can be used to grow pasture.

Martha then said, "I was contacted by a man named Ben Stein in the past two days. Said Fairvi Peak Farm should be above a deep confined water layer. ”

"Laminated water layer?" Link said with a laugh. "That's not going to be a liar! No one ever found out. ”

The U.S. has surveyed more addresses than any other country. I dare not say that every inch of land in the United States has been surveyed clearly. But in the era of oil extraction, Nevada could not have been left behind. How can oil exploration drill wells be drilled to three or four thousand meters. Confined water, on the other hand, is usually present in a large area. If there is pressurized water under Nevada, how can it not be discovered?

Martha smiled and said, "Link, I thought that way at first, too. But he came up with a lot of evidence. That evidence does not necessarily prove the existence of groundwater. But it can be proven that he is really a geologist. ”

"You mean, let me hire him to find water?"

"I'm forwarding some of the data he sent to your mailbox. You see if he can be trusted. My personal opinion is that it should be given a try. He only needs $300,000 in drilling costs, and promises that the money can be used by us, so that he will not profit from it. He only needs to pay him $500,000 for technical guidance and allow him to use the drilling data when he finds a suitable source of water for agriculture. ”

Link said, "It looks like he's trying to experiment with my money. ”

"There is indeed that suspicion. Martha agreed with him. "I've looked into this guy, and he's drilled several wells in Nevaa at depths over 800 meters under the auspices of some companies, but he hasn't found the groundwater he said. However, Dill and I met this man, and Dill judged that he was not schizophrenic. On the contrary, I find him quite wise. To make him so persistent, I think he is quite confident in finding groundwater, but this confidence still needs to be gambled. ”

Link thought for a moment and said, "When I come back from England, I can meet him." "If Fairville Farm can find pressurized water, it can be used for irrigation if it is not salinity. With a slightly higher salinity, it can also be used to raise livestock.

That means a lot to the whole Fairie Peak Farm. It's not that there is no groundwater underneath Filvi's farm, it's just that the diving layer there is already nuclear-contaminated and unsafe. The confined water has an aquifer in the middle, which can avoid contamination from nuclear tests. With safe water, he could do a lot at Fairway Farm.

The premise, of course, is that confined groundwater can be found there.

That's risky, but Martha was right, it's worth it to gamble with a little money.

But that will have to wait until he comes back from England.