In addition to the excitement, Xiao Ping subconsciously spoke Chinese, and the Americans nearby couldn't understand what he was saying, but looked at Xiao Ping who suddenly laughed in shock, and thought that this Chinese suddenly went crazy. So everyone cautiously walked around Xiao Ping, at least keeping a distance of more than five meters from him - everyone knows the prestige of Xiao's kung fu Xiao, he can knock down Willy's strongman with one punch, if he is punched a few times by this madman, it will be really unlucky.

There are no secrets in a small town like Wharton, and the next day almost everyone knew that Xiao Ping had bought the Jamie Foundation's piece of land, and the news immediately caused a huge reaction in the town. With 2,800 acres of land, Kung Fu Xiao has surpassed Old John to become the owner of the largest ranch in Wharton County.

Such a large ranch can significantly improve the town's economy, such as livestock feed, pasture tools, etc., all of which can bring a lot of profits to the town's suppliers. Even if these things are aside, the workers needed for the ranch can reduce the unemployment rate in the town, and Xiao Ping will definitely have to hire a lot of people to keep the ranch running.

So the "crazy Xiao" who everyone was hiding yesterday has become everyone's sought-after kung fu Xiao again, suppliers, construction contractors, cowboys looking for jobs, etc., all come to Lilian Ranch to find Xiao Ping, hoping to catch this hitchhike and get a piece of the pie in the new ranch.

Later, even Mayor William personally came to the door to thank Xiao Ping for his trust in Wharton Town and for making such a large-scale investment in this land. Xiao Ping has income when he opens a ranch, and if he has income, he has to pay taxes, and if he pays taxes, the income of Wharton's local zhèngfǔ can also be increased. William certainly welcomed this.

Of course, in addition to expressing his gratitude to Xiao Ping, William also had an important purpose in this trip, which was to strive for a little benefit for the residents of the town as much as possible. After a few pleasantries, William tentatively said to Xiao Ping: "Mr. Xiao, in fact, I have something to discuss with you this time. Your farm needs to be built now, and you'll need to buy feed in the future. Workers are also necessary, and if you don't mind, I'd like the ranch to do as much as possible to the people of the town. ”

"Oh. Mayor William, why do you want to say that?" Xiao Ping asked with interest.

"I just want to get some benefits for the people in the town. William didn't mean to hide it, and smiled frankly at Xiao Ping: "I guess you also know that the unemployment rate has been a bit high recently. I hope your ranch will bring some hope to the residents of the town. ”

Xiao Ping had a good impression of a mayor like William, who was dedicated to the residents, and agreed without much thought: "Okay, I promise you that under the same conditions, the residents of this town will be hired first." ”

Xiao Ping's simple statement also made William happy, and he quickly stood up and said, "That's great, I think all the townspeople will thank you, Mr. Xiao!"

Xiao Ping said a few more modest words, and William quickly took his leave. In the days since the mayor was sent off, Xiao Ping has been planning for the construction of a new ranch non-stop. Perhaps from a layman's view, the facilities of the ranch are simple, just a large meadow. In fact, this is not the case at all. The oxen must have pens, the sheep must have a sheepfold, and even the horses of the cowboys must have stables. In addition, it is necessary to build guardrails around the entire pasture, as well as fences that divide bulls, cows, and calves, warehouses for stacking forage, and even fixed racks for fixing cattle and sheep to facilitate the vaccination of livestock.

Although the original Lilian Ranch also had these facilities, they were only suitable for the size of three hundred acres. The ranch has now expanded nearly tenfold. As a result, some facilities had to be expanded, while others had to be rebuilt, and the amount of work was far greater than Xiao Ping had anticipated.

Fortunately, Jessica took the initiative to stay and help Xiao Ping, and Mark, who has been working for Jessica's family, is also a good manager of the ranch, with the assistance of the two of them, Xiao Ping finally avoided falling into the dilemma of being in a hurry. Jessica and Mark are both familiar with the ranch. It is clear what facilities should be built first and what facilities can be said later. Xiao Ping humbly followed their advice, and the construction of the ranch soon began in an orderly manner, all he needed to do was sign a contract with the contractor who built the ranch, and then write a check according to the numbers on the contract.

This time, Xiao Ping came to the United States, bringing a total of more than 37 million US dollars - this is almost all the cash he can use. It cost four million to buy Lillian's ranch before, and then it cost nearly three million to buy the Jammie Foundation's land, and now he doesn't have more than three million more money in his pocket.

The construction of the ranch has only just begun, and the advance payment for the project alone has cost nearly a million dollars. This made Xiao Ping a little apprehensive, and began to worry about what to do if he didn't have enough money. If all the money is spent and the ranch has not been built, the expanded Lilian Ranch will become the largest unfinished project in Wharton County, and this face Xiao Ping can't afford to lose.

Fortunately, Xiao Ping's payment period with his Australian partner is approaching, and he will have hundreds of thousands of dollars in money by then. Coupled with the income of domestic farms, I can still raise more than a million dollars, and I should be able to last until the day when the ranch starts normal operation.

The contract was signed, the advance payment was paid, and the contractor soon entered the site for construction. Xiao Ping has to admit that the efficiency of these old beauties is indeed quite high. They are basically mechanized, whether it is the construction of guardrails or the expansion of cattle pens, they use a variety of professional large machinery. Anyway, as long as the machine can come in handy, it will never use manpower, plus all the workers are very professional, all of them are well-trained, so the work efficiency will naturally not be bad.

In addition, these workers will not cut corners because the boss is not there, and will work exactly according to the requirements on the drawings. Where to use what kind of materials, what kind of construction technology to use, there is no need for Xiao Ping to stare at the side. This made Xiao Ping very surprised, when he built the farm, he let Wang Cannon stare at it from beginning to end, otherwise he didn't know what kind of tofu scum project Lu Dao would make.

Xiao Ping told Jessica the surprise in his heart, and Jessica said in surprise: "This is normal, if they cut corners and are discovered, their company's reputation will be ruined." Not only will no one ask them to work in the future, but they will also be fined and bankrupt. If the company fails, these workers will have no way to live, so neither the boss nor the workers will dare to take shortcuts in this regard. ”

Jessica's words also made Xiao Ping deeply convinced, feeling that capitalist countries are not useless, at least in this regard, Xiao Ping is very satisfied.

More than a dozen workers have been busy on the ranch for a week, and several major buildings are already taking shape. According to Xiao Ping's request, two cattle pens were built in the pasture, which could hold a total of 850 head of cattle. He plans to use one of the pens to raise regular beef cattle, and the other to specialize in Kobe Wagyu cattle in the future.

In addition to the cattle pens, the construction of sheepfolds and water towers to provide drinking water for livestock began. The pastures in Texas are mainly cattle raised, and the size of the sheepfold is naturally not too large, and can only accommodate a few hundred sheep. Because the original stables and warehouses of Lilian's Ranch can still be used, the construction of these two buildings has not yet begun.

In addition, the initial construction of the guardrail surrounding the entire ranch has begun. The contractor will first drill a corrosive wooden stake at certain intervals according to the boundaries of the pasture, and then pull a rust-resistant metal wire on the one-person high wooden stake.

After Xiao Ping looked at the drawings of the guardrail, he was really a little worried. Such a fence is so unreliable that anyone can cut the wire and enter the pasture. However, Jessica explained that the purpose of the fence was to mark the boundaries of the pasture and prevent the livestock from running out of the ranch, and that such a structure was sufficient. Xiao Ping was relieved and agreed that the contractor would build the guardrail according to this standard.

After another week, the main buildings on the ranch had been completed, and the wooden piles for the guardrails had been largely erected. The warehouses and stables that originally belonged to Lilian's ranch are being reinforced, and the entire ranch, which is the house where Xiao Ping now lives, has not been remodeled in any way. In fact, at that time, the contractor suggested that Xiao Ping should expand the house. But Xiao Ping didn't agree, just said lightly: "I think this house is very comfortable to live in, and there is no need for any changes." ”

Jessica knew very well in her heart that Xiao Ping was doing this to take care of her feelings. After all, this house is where Jessica grew up, and it is very important for her to keep it as it was. This also made Jessica have a better impression of Xiao Ping, looking at him with tenderness and sweetness in his eyes, and becoming more and more attentive to the construction of the ranch.

In the evening of another day, Xiao Ping and Jessica sat on the porch of the house, discussing the next steps in the construction of the ranch. Xiao Ping pointed to a piece of land next to the Wharton River and said, "I want to grow some vegetables and other crops on that land, do you think this is feasible?"

Jessica, of course, knew how popular Xiao Ping's vegetables were, and agreed: "This is a good idea, the land by the river is already very fertile, as long as you use a tractor to plough it a few times and bury all the grass, it is a very good vegetable field." ”

Xiao Ping originally thought that it would cost a lot of money to turn the land by the river into a vegetable field, but Jessica's words surprised him, and he quickly asked, "What are the most common varieties of pasture in Texas? ”

"Alfalfa, ryegrass, clover, there are many varieties. Jessica pondered and replied, "But the best for the local climate is alfalfa and ryegrass." ”

Xiao Ping nodded and said, "Let's go into the city tomorrow to buy some grass seeds, and then have dinner and watch a movie together, how about it?"

Jessica looked at Xiao Ping with a smile and asked, "Is this an invitation for a date?"

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