【Chapter 301】 Leisurely dusk
Professor Lille leads an evaluation team consisting primarily of technical and administrative officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as well as experts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, who are invited annually by farms around the world to evaluate the grade of beef. Once the beef from these farms has received a high grade evaluation, the value of the beef in the United States and even the world has doubled, which also reflects the authority of the evaluation criteria in a certain aspect.
Before the assessment team left for the United States, a large amount of the fee paid by Mirror Lake Ranch had already been paid to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, so the assessment team would not charge any fees at Mirror Lake Ranch. Not only that, but they also refused the banquet and accommodation arrangements from Jinghu, and instead paid out of their own pockets to live in an inn in the village and solve the problem of food and accommodation by themselves.
Xiao Feng did not insist on this, because under Xu Mengyao's explanation, he knew that the official institutions of the United States would never accept private banquets from non-governmental organizations, in order to ensure the fairness of the assessment. Once Jinghu shows its intention to 'plug the benefits', not only will this assessment fail, but it will even enter the blacklist of American government agencies in the future.
Xiao Feng didn't want to lose a big deal because of a small one, so he let Professor Lille decide.
However, although Xiao Feng did not give any convenience and benefits to the assessment team on the bright side, he secretly called Xiao Jiangguo, the person in charge of the 'Drunken Red Dust' Inn, and asked him to carefully arrange the diet of the assessment team, which was another kind of preferential treatment.
In fact, it is needless for Xiao Feng to say that Xiao Jiangguo is also aware of the importance of the assessment team to Jinghu Ranch and even Ginkgo Village, so he will naturally receive it wholeheartedly.
To know. Once the beef cattle in Jinghu Ranch are rated as high-grade and sell well in the international market, the annual slaughter of tens of thousands of heads will bring huge benefits to Ginkgo Village. Not to mention anything else, just the logistics, slaughtering, packaging and other industrial chains formed by the sale of beef cattle can provide hundreds of jobs, and then drive the economic development of the Jinghu area.
After more than a year of experience, Xiao Jiangguo knows that every major development of the Jinghu system will bring great benefits to the villagers of Ginkgo Village, and it is naturally his duty.
As for the Chinese officials who accompanied the delegation, they naturally inherited some Chinese traditions and were received by the Ginkgo Village Committee. And there was a feast in the village. on this. Naturally, these officials will not have any opinions, and Ginkgo Village also feels that it is accustomed to it, anyway, it has almost become the norm to receive officials from all over the world who come to visit and inspect.
Not to mention anything else, it is a pleasure for the guests and hosts to enjoy the reception!
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Before dinner. Professor Lille and his entourage used the equipment they had brought with them from the United States. The soil, mountain springs, pastures, and various excrements and extracts of beef cattle in Jinghu Ranch were thoroughly examined and analyzed. Professor Lille was shocked by the final test results!
Judging from the numbers, the heavy metal residues and pesticide residues in Jinghu Ranch are almost zero, which means that Jinghu Ranch has been in operation since its opening. No toxic pesticides or other heavy metals are used, which is essential for beef safety.
In the food safety testing system in Europe and the United States, pesticide residues and heavy metal residues have always been vetoed, and the number of Jinghu Ranch means that it has crossed the first threshold of evaluation standards.
Secondly, from the detection and analysis of randomly selected beef cattle extracts and excrements at Jinghu Ranch, it can be seen that these beef cattle are abnormally healthy, whether it is parasites, bacteria or other indicators, there is no difference between them and the best beef cattle in the United States.
Considering these numbers, Professor Lille is looking forward to what kind of quality the randomly selected beef cattle will be slaughtered tomorrow.
In fact, what surprised Professor Lille the most was the extremely high quality of the grass at Mirror Lake Ranch, which was unique in his more than 40 years of practice!
As a senior expert in animal husbandry, Professor Lille has visited many pastures and seen hundreds of high-quality pastures, but it is unique to be able to compare with the pastures of Mirror Lake Ranch!
Raising cattle is actually raising grass, and only by cultivating top-quality forage grass can we raise the best quality beef cattle!
This is a truth in the international livestock community, don't look at the Dongying Wagyu is known as the world's most delicious and expensive beef cattle, but the largest and most popular in the international market is still free-range beef cattle.
In the United States, thousands of high-end restaurants consume millions or more of high-end free-range beef cattle every year, and the annual transaction volume reaches two to three billion, which is incomparable to the scarce production of Dongying Wagyu.
Therefore, after carefully studying the test numbers of high-quality forage in Mirror Lake Ranch, Professor Lille has a hunch that perhaps this time he will witness the birth of a high-quality beef cattle in Mirror Lake Ranch!
Professor Lille is still looking forward to this!
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After dinner, Professor Lille walked out of the 'drunken red dust' alone and walked along the sightseeing belt opened up by the Mirror Lake, enjoying the beautiful scenery of the Mirror Lake after sunset.
The mirror-like mirror lake and the surrounding boundless sea of flowers are perfectly integrated, which makes Professor Lille, who has traveled all over the world, feel amazing. In particular, the waterfowl flying in the wind on the lake and the fishing boats returning late create a quiet and charming atmosphere.
The sightseeing path where Professor Lille walked is made of bluestone strips, which is simple and natural, and the railings, street lamps and seats along the way are integrated with the surrounding environment, which is pleasing to the eye.
This time, when I came to Jinghu Ranch, not to mention the results of tomorrow's inspection, just entering the mountain to the beautiful scenery of the ranch and the qiē in front of him, Professor Lille already felt that the trip was worthwhile!
As he walked, Professor Lille suddenly noticed that there was a construction site by the lake in front of him that was still under construction at this time, which was not quite in line with the leisurely atmosphere of Ginkgo Village, and he couldn't help but be curious.
When he got closer, Professor Lille saw that these buildings were carved and painted, antique, and antique, which were no different from the Chinese charm in his impression, and he was interested, and stood there watching the workers busy.
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"Professor Lille, good afternoon!" Just as Professor Lille was fascinated, Xiao Feng's voice sounded in his ears.
Lille turned his head and saw that Xiao Feng was walking over with Ms. Xu and a little girl today, seeing that they were so close, they should be a family.
At this time, Lille remembered the intimate interaction between Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao today, and suddenly realized!
"Xiao, good afternoon!" Lille nodded and said with a smile, "Are you also out for a walk?"
Putting aside the matter of beef cattle grade evaluation, Professor Lille felt that Xiao Feng was a good person to communicate with, with a cheerful personality and elegant temperament, and he had a good impression of him.
"Yes!" Xiao Feng took Nini's hand and said, "This is Mr. Lille, say hello to him!"
"Hello, Mr. Lille, I'm Annie!" Nini's spoken English has no Chinese accent at all, and her pronunciation is taught by Xu Mengyao.
"Hello, little angel!"
Since Nini recovered from aphasia, Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao have been consciously teaching her spoken English, and it has been very effective these days. Now that she has met Professor Lille, a gringo, it is just the right time for Nini to show off her learning.
At the beginning, Xiao Feng was a little worried that Nini was too shy, but he didn't expect that in the end, the old and the young would be able to talk energetically, and Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao were a little dumbfounded.
At this moment, Xiao Feng even felt that Professor Lille, who was in his sixties, had a childlike heart hidden under his body, so he could mingle with children so harmoniously!
After playing for a long time, Xu Mengyao walked to the lake to play with Nini, who was still unsatisfied, leaving Xiao Feng to chat with Professor Lille.
"Xiao, what will this beautiful building be used for?" Professor Lille had been wondering since he saw the construction site.
After all, the building is so beautiful that even if it is used as a resort hotel, it is a bit unbearable to set foot in.
"This will become the first 'Michelin three-star Chinese restaurant' in mainland China!" Speaking of this, Xiao Feng naturally revealed a sense of pride.
During this period of time, the mailboxes and phone numbers left by the 'Xiao family's private restaurant' on the official website of Jinghu Company were almost all over the world, and the food industry and gourmets were asking, when will the restaurant be renovated and reopened?
The more this is the case, the more Xiao Feng feels that the charm of the three-star restaurant is endless!
"Michelin?!" Professor Lille exclaimed, somewhat incredulous, "is that Michelin?"
As an authority in the field of animal husbandry and a taster of the world's top beef, Professor Lille is no stranger to Michelin-starred institutions, as many of the top beef he has inspected are supplied to Michelin-starred restaurants.
Now that I heard Xiao Feng's introduction, this exquisite building by the Mirror Lake will become the first three-Michelin three-star Chinese restaurant in mainland China, how can I not shock Lille?
"It's that Michelin!" Xiao Feng said with a reserved smile on his face: "Some time ago, Mr. Prati, the executive director of the Michelin organization, personally came to Ginkgo Village to present us with certificates and logos, and we decided to renovate the 'Xiao Family's Private Restaurant'!"
While the name of a three-Michelin-starred restaurant won't add points to tomorrow's beef rating, it will affect some of Professor Lille's senses. After all, the Michelin Red Guide holds an unshakable authority in the international gastronomic world.
"I see!" Professor Lille nodded, but only he knew what was going on in his mind.
In fact, it is not difficult to analyze from Xiao Feng's surname and the name of Xiao's private restaurant, which can be analyzed that this three-star restaurant has a very close relationship with Xiao Feng.
Since the Xiao family's private restaurant can be recognized by Michelin's strict inspectors and won the highest three-star restaurant title, it also means that the various ingredients produced in the Jinghu area are completely top-notch.
This makes Lille look forward to tomorrow's slaughter and testing! (To be continued......
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