Barbara brought the lunch, giving Link one and then her husband.

Link smiled at her and said, "Thank you, Mom!" before saying to Jeff. "So I need to wait for the evaluation report to come out before I can make a decision. ”

Jeff nodded and said, "Then when will you make a decision?" If it's fast enough, I'd suggest you buy the fishing grounds in Pali as well. ”

"But Barry's fishing grounds are some distance from Marina's farm. Link was a little puzzled by his solemn proposal. If he wanted a fishing ground, he could have expanded it in Marina.

"The Bally Fishery has a fish nursery with leaf lip fingerlings. Although the previous breeding experiments have failed, I think we will succeed soon. ”

"Barry is breeding leaflipfish?" Link was a little surprised to hear the news. The leaflipfish is endemic to the Colorado River, and locals also call it whitefish. It is a large fish that can grow up to 1.8 meters long and 38 kilograms. It's just that it's an endangered species. If it can be bred, it not only has a high market value, but even has a high ecological value.

Jeff nodded and said, "Actually, that's a very important job for me. The breeding of this fish is difficult. However, in the past few years, I have accumulated some experience. ”

"Do you have to buy a fishery to get the fish?"

"I think so, the number of leaflip fish is very small. And those breeders were at least eighteen pounds, the best breeders, and Barry invested at least $60,000 in them. Bally's hope to sell it in its entirety. His fishing grounds totaled seventeen acres, eight acres of pond water, and three acres of nursery. If it was just to sell the fishery, the price would be up to $300,000, but he hoped to sell it for 500,000 yuan. He is in contact with the Fish and Wildlife Service in the hope of selling the fish farm to them as a breeding farm. ”

Link pondered for a moment and said, "Tomorrow the appraiser I hired will send someone to do a field survey, but that is mainly to assess the land price and the cost of building the irrigation system. I've heard that Marina's Farm has a listing and I want to buy it without a problem. Perhaps, I can talk to Barry tomorrow night. ”

"I'll talk to him about your intentions in the afternoon. When Jeff heard his adopted son say this, he knew that he had the intention of buying the Bali Fishery. If Link could buy the Bali Fishery, he could also abandon his plans to move. When the time comes, he can work for his adopted son.

Barbara interjected at this point: "Maybe you need to take into account that this is a national tourist area when you evaluate it. ”

"Thank you for the reminder, Mom. I've thought about this as well. Legal aspects are also important for the evaluation team to pay attention to. "The laws in the United States are so complex that the average person can't understand them all. That's one of the main reasons why lawyers in the U.S. are so popular. You must know that the tax you should pay is not clear to ordinary people, so you can only hire a special structure to help you declare, otherwise you will accidentally evade taxes. If you evade hundreds of millions of dollars, you're in luck, and wait for the IRS to smash the trailer and seal the house and go to jail.

Although Link didn't go to college and didn't read much, he wasn't stupid. If you want to invest, you will definitely pay attention to the things that you should pay attention to.

Barbara listened to him, and said nothing.

Link thought for a moment and said, "Dad, Mom, what do you think if we change houses?"

Barbara was stunned for a moment and said, "There's no need for that." This house is actually pretty good. Later, if you buy the farm, you can build a new house there, and you can move there. We live here, your dad and I go to work, and Cox and Alice go to school. ”

Jeff also said, "Barbara is right. The house is good enough. There is no need to change. ”

Link saw that they did not agree, and did not mention the change of house again.

The next day, his four bodyguards also came, and with the bodyguards came a beautiful young woman. It was a student of Professor Charles, who was sent on a field trip.

"Hello, Mr. Hans. I'm Kate Bruce and I'm a graduate student of Charles. ”

In Link's opinion, this blonde named Kate, if she said she was a Hollywood star, he would not doubt it. Because this young lady is beautiful. She has a beautiful face and a well-proportioned and attractive figure, in fact, she can eat completely by her face and figure.

Link didn't underestimate that the other party was a woman. Since he could be sent to do this investigation alone, he must have some ability in this regard: "Welcome, Ms. Bruce. ”

"You can call me Kate. Kai nodded his head. "I think we can talk again on the road. My car can get Benjamin to drive them. ”

"OK, Kate. You can call me Link. Although the weather was not hot, the sun was still fierce. It's a little more comfortable in the car. Link laughed as he opened the passenger door and waited for her to get into the car before turning the front of the car and getting into the car. The two cars behind followed.

Link looked at the car and said, "Kate, I think you've already learned about the situation there in advance. ”

"Yes. We have gathered and consulted a number of relevant professionals, including the legal, including some suppliers, as well as the average low prices of some local farms. In addition, we have developed an electronic topographic map using satellite maps. So we guarantee that we already have a certain understanding of the land you are asking for an appraisal. Now we're going to look at some of the local vegetation, as well as a more intuitive topography. That is very important for us to make the most reasonable assessment report without violating the law. ”

Link listened quietly to him before asking, "According to your estimate, how long will it take for the assessment report to be made?"

"There wasn't a lot to analyze for this project. According to your requirements, we need to design the irrigation system according to the electronic topographic map and make the corresponding budget. It will take some time, I estimate, about twenty-five to thirty man-hours. ”

When Kate says man-hours, she doesn't mean that it only takes that much time, but that much time for the whole team to work.

If they work eight hours a day, their entire team needs three to four days.

Link groaned for a moment and said, "I can accept this time. According to your preliminary assessment, how much will I pay for the three pieces of land?"

"Based on the selling price of a nearby farm, it costs about 800 yuan per acre. However, it is a national tourist area, which can develop tourism, and farmers can get financial subsidies, so I think the price may go up. ”

Link nodded and didn't ask any more questions. Then it was Kate's turn to ask him, "Link, what is your business plan after you buy that piece of land? ”

He really had some plans in mind, and when he thought about it, he said, "In the western hills, I plan to grow fruit trees or grapes, or grow pasture for grazing cattle." In the east, where it is relatively flat, 10,000 to 20,000 acres of arable land can be cultivated to grow wheat, cotton, or corn. In addition, in the area along the lake, I plan to build some ponds for fish farming. ”

Kate took note of what he said and said, "According to your plan, the cost may be higher. You know, to build a sprinkler or drip irrigation system in a hilly area, it's a lot more complicated than flat land. For example, some supporting ponds and pumping stations need to be built. ”

Link expressed understanding, saying, "That's not a problem. ”

Kate asked a few more questions about the fauna and vegetation of the land. That relates to animal protection laws.

Although the land is ownery, it is actually underutilized, and if someone enters these farms, the farmer will not evict them. After all, there is no use for raising animals, and there is no growing food and vegetables. On top of that, it's a national tourist area that's open to the public.

They took pictures of those three farms. It was also pretended that tourists had rented a small plane in Eco Bay and selected some typical places for low-altitude photography. In addition, they went to the lake to observe the changes in the water level.

The traces of the erosion from the lake are easy to see the highest and lowest water levels. That is very important for the location of the pumping station. In addition, Kate also packed some sand back in a sealed bag to see the mineral composition of the soil. That determines what kind of agriculture can be developed on the farm. In addition, some water samples were specially taken.

"I only brought a water bottle. Do you have a bottle?" said Kate, holding a bottle with a frosted stopper, frowning.

Link immediately said, "Yes." He said as he returned to the car, took out a bottle of mineral water and poured it out. "Is it okay to have a bottle like this?"

Kate turned out to say, "Yes." Although it is a little bigger, there is more air. However, the water sample for the fixed carbon can be used in my bottle. Your bottle can take water samples for various heavy metals and other nutrients. ”

"Is one enough?" said Link as he watched her roll up her trousers and head to the lake, looking at her delicate skinned slender calves. "Maybe I can help. ”

Kate smiled and said, "No, there are some details that must be paid attention to when collecting water samples." I'll do it myself. She said barefoot and walked to the shallow water, first washed the bottle, then pressed and held the mouth of the bottle to sink the bottle to half a meter before releasing the mouth of the bottle, let the water fill the bottle, and then let the water bottle screw the lid directly in the water, so as not to leave any air inside.

"Are these water samples enough? What is the purpose of collecting soil and water samples?"

Kate explains: "The soil samples were taken to find out what crops were best suited to grow here. Also, you mentioned that you want to build a fish farm. We also need to analyze the contamination of the water source to see if it is suitable for fish farming. You know, Lake Mead is fed mainly by the Colorado River, and the watershed along this river has a lot of industrial and mining problems, and pollution is something that we have to pay attention to. ”