【Chapter 702】 Cowboy Skills (Ask for Subscription!)
In this way, Xiao Feng has one more task every day, that is, to take care of the 'Meteor' and cultivate a relationship with it, which helps him pass a lot of time.
In the morning, the meteor is released from the stable, fed him two carrots, then cleans up the manure, and then brushes and scrubs his body.
Horses are sensitive animals, and their IQ is not much different from that of a three- or four-year-old child, so it is not simple and rude when wiping his body, and more patience and way are needed.
For example, when brushing near the eyelids where the skin is relatively tender, you have to use soft bristles to gently brush, and use a medium-hard brush for the rest of the body, and massage him while wiping it,......。
In a sense, taking care of a horse is more careful and gentle than other pets, because it can feel the changes in your feelings, which is very helpful for taming in the future.
The whole set of procedures took half an hour, and at the beginning, even if Xiao Feng's body was excellent and his body was full, it was a little unbearable. It was later that Xiao Feng gradually adapted to this kind of work, and then he slowly got used to it, and finally felt a lot easier.
This also made Xiao Feng discover the huge difference between Chinese herdsmen and American cowboys, the pasture horses of 'Jinghu Ranch' did not receive such careful and thoughtful care, and the life between the two was very different.
After brushing the horse, Xiao Feng would ride the 'Meteor' around the pasture, which was not only a physical exercise, but also a tacit understanding between cultivation and the 'Meteor'.
In the past, Xiao Feng's horseback riding was limited to horseback riding, and it was not difficult to talk about, but under the guidance of old Bob, his riding skills have improved by leaps and bounds these days, and he has also looked good.
For Xiao Feng, who has an excellent body, as long as he masters the essentials of the movements. Naturally, it's a hand hold, it's not a problem!
"Boss, you're really a natural cowboy!" Old Bob sighed involuntarily as he watched Xiao Feng's effortless movements on horseback.
The elder Bob, who has lived on the ranch for more than forty years, has seen many cowboys learn to ride, but no one has ever been like Xiao Feng. Perfecting your riding skills in such a short period of time is like living on horseback since childhood.
And two days ago, Xiao Feng's horseback riding movements were still a little rusty, and such a change really amazed Old Bob.
It is also Xiao Feng's talent in riding practice, and old Bob has more recognition of Xiao Feng in his heart, and the status of the boss has become more and more stable.
"This is Bob, you teach well!" Xiao Feng was still somewhat unaccustomed to American-style self-confidence, and said humbly: "I didn't know that there were so many tricks in riding a horse before, but now it's a bit of progress!"
When I used to be at 'Mirror Lake Ranch'. Xiao Feng has never participated in grazing, but just rode the tame Quart around the pasture, and did not expect that when the cowboy was grazing, he needed to make actions such as lassing the horse, lassing the cow, and driving away the outlier calves on horseback, which was not only several times more difficult.
And when grazing, the surrounding terrain is naturally very different, and the requirements for cowboy riding are much higher than on flat land, and if you don't have enough riding skills, you really can't do the job.
Under the guidance of old Bob. Xiao Feng's current riding skills can be regarded as a masterpiece, and he is not much different from some old cowboys in the United States. Another big step in the direction of a qualified rancher!
Under the influence of Xiao Feng, 100 new young cowboys from China also let go of their reserve and began to learn riding and herding techniques from their American counterparts, as well as strengthening their oral practice.
This time, the 'Jinghu Group' has selected young people under the age of 30 to come to the 'Dream Ranch', and they are young, energetic, and physically at the peak of their lives. He also learned things quickly, and quickly integrated into the ranch life in the United States.
"Boss, your compatriots are all good!" said Bob Sr. as he stood on the hill and looked at the Chinese cowboy who was training hard to ride his skills.
Prior to this, Bob's understanding of Chinese people came more from American media reports. It is conceivable that it must be full of all kinds of prejudice and ugliness, plus there are very few Chinese Americans in Montana, especially the Chinese cowboys on the ranch, so the old Bob does not know the great Chinese nation.
If it weren't for the impact of his life after losing his job, Bob Sr. would not have taken his son and daughter to join the 'Dream Ranch', after all, it was the first time for him to do things under a Chinese boss.
However, after contacting Xiao Feng, Ma Wanli and others, the elder Bob found that the media's comments on the Chinese people were simply nonsense, such as 'uncivilized barbarians', 'darkness under the dictatorship', and so on, which were completely out of touch with reality.
How could people like Xiao Feng and Ma Wanli, who were fluent in several foreign languages, possess a wealth of professional knowledge, and treat people gently, be citizens of a barbarian country?
In Xiao Feng and Ma Wanli, Old Bob found many qualities similar to those of Germanic people, such as diligence, intelligence, perseverance, etc., and the vigor of these new cowboys also infected Old Bob.
No wonder some people say 'the media is the biggest liar-maker'!
"The Chinese civilization has a history of 5,000 years, although there have been some twists and turns in history, but it still will not sink, it is the spirit of self-improvement and hard work of the Chinese people!" On the issue of national honor, Xiao Feng naturally will not be modest, and said with pride: "When you know more about our Chinese nation, you will know what a great existence this is!"
From this period of time, Xiao Feng knew that he had gradually regarded the 'Dream Ranch' as an object of dedication, not just an ordinary employment relationship. Among them, Xiao Feng provided him with the position of ranch supervisor and salary beyond ordinary cowboys, and more importantly, the positive vitality of 'Dream Ranch' has affected his perception of Chinese people, and his sense of identity has gradually increased.
In this regard, Xiao Feng is quite satisfied, after all, he has won the hearts of the people, and the development of the 'Dream Ranch' will be able to have a stable internal group in the future!
Before the arrival of the breeding cattle, all the cowboys in the 'Dream Ranch' actively participated in the construction of the ranch, and also seized the time to train their riding skills, and the whole ranch was full of excitement!
In addition to practicing riding, Xiao Feng, the ranch boos, also consciously participated in the front-line construction of the ranch, including the renovation of the pasture, the construction of fences and the repair of office facilities.
The employees of the 'Jinghu Group' who are familiar with Xiao Feng know that Xiao Feng in front of them is an extremely rare situation, and they are a little surprised, but more of them are full of motivation.
After all, the bosses are so attentive, there is no reason why they will cheat and play tricks!
This time, the employees of the 'Jinghu Group' who followed Xiao Feng to the 'Dream Ranch', with the expectations of their colleagues' families, naturally did not want to lose face, and finally left a mess that could not be cleaned up!
They followed behind old Bob, learned to operate and repair all kinds of large machinery, went to the gun shop to practice shooting, and prepared for future grazing emergencies......;
Everyone showed 100% enthusiasm to complete the tasks at hand, and consciously worked overtime to strive to build the 'Dream Ranch' into a better place!
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When the construction of the ranch was in full swing, the progress of Ma Wanli, who was far away in Europe, was also quite smooth, after all, the quinine cattle and Charoli cattle were not rare cattle breeds that were strictly controlled by Italy and France, and from this point of view, European countries were obviously much more generous than the little devils.
If it were a few years ago, the 'Jinghu Group' and Ma Wanli were really a little clueless, but now the tentacles of the 'Jinghu Group' have involved the European continent, and the purchase of breeding cattle is not too much of a problem.
Today, Europe has become the largest overseas trade partner of the 'Jinghu Group', and in 2012, a total of 200,000 bottles of 'Xiao's wine' and more than 50 million US dollars of top-quality ingredients were snapped up in Europe.
Prati's company, the largest partner of the Mirror Lake Group, which operates the sales of Xiao's wines in France and Italy, came forward to help the Mirror Lake Group buy breeding cattle, which is just a trivial matter.
With Prati, the head snake, Ma Wanli's trip to Europe was quite smooth, and without much effort, he purchased 2,000 quinic cattle and 2,000 Charlotte cattle, which were loaded onto a freighter in the port of Marseille and shipped to the United States.
4,000 head of breeding cattle plus transportation costs, the total purchase amount of the whole purchase is more than 50 million US dollars, which is still the case of buying more calves, if they are all mature breeding cattle, the price is even higher.
It's not that the 'Jinghu Group' is reluctant to spend money, but that French and Italian farmers and ranches are unwilling to sell the best breeding cattle, and the 'Jinghu Group' can only be better than nothing!
The voyage from the port of Marseille to the port of New York is more than 4,000 nautical miles, and at the current economic speed of 20 knots per hour for large freighters, it would take one of these breeding cattle to reach the port of New York.
When I arrived in New York, I had to go through half a month of quarantine before I could transport it across most of the North American continent to 'Dream Ranch' by land!
Fortunately, now is the era of highly developed logistics industry in the world, so the operation of global circulation is not too difficult, and it may be an impossible task to replace it 20 years ago!
The problem of logistics and transportation is easy to solve, but the test of breeding cattle during transportation is quite large, whether it is the bumps in the sea or the difficulty of road transportation, and even drinking water, food and other factors, it is possible to make this batch of breeding cattle eventually lose most of them!
Therefore, Xiao Feng had to temporarily stop cultivating a relationship with 'Meteor' and take a plane to the European continent, preparing to accompany the breeding cattle across the ocean.
This time, the construction of 'Dream Ranch' is much more difficult than that of 'Jinghu Ranch', Xiao Feng, as the big .boos of the ranch, naturally has to take the lead in order to drive the enthusiasm of all employees!
For Xiao Feng now, wealth is just a digital change in his bank account, and what can keep him enthusiastic about work and life is the satisfaction in the process of starting a business.
People are always able to find the meaning of existence because of their work! (To be continued...... R1292