It's a new day, it's sunny skies, it's sunny days, and every day on the ranch seems to be the same, but it's all different. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 The jingling sound of info wind chimes is broken in the wind, mixed with the golden sunlight is intoxicating, and the rich aroma of coffee is wafting and surging, with a touch of warmth in the tranquility and peace.

People are always asking how to turn a house into a home, and there are many answers. In Lu Li's view, those details that belong to oneself and those that belong to oneself are the real key. For example, this wind chime at the door.

“…… If you want to expand your garden, you can divide the middle flower bed into two or three ridges to make it easier to maintain and more layered in terms of scenery. Joey's hoarse and stiff voice echoed through the air, and his focus and enthusiasm could be faintly heard, as if only flowers were worth his attention.

Lu Li sat in the rocking chair on the porch, looking at Joy and Song Lingyi, who were busy in the garden, waiting for the summons - Joy's accent was very strong, and many of the words he spoke were professional words, Song Lingyi was likely to not understand, and Lu Li's translation would be needed at that time.

"Fourteen, fourteen, are you free now?" Jessica walked briskly from the main house, "Can you come over to the bullpen for a while?"

Usually the work of the ranch is handed over to the cowboys, and Lu Li is basically a hands-off shopkeeper, especially recently when Lu Huaijin and Song Lingyi are here, Lu Li spends all his time with his parents, and even the time spent playing with Teddy has been reduced a lot. Now, Jessica came to him specifically, apparently something.

Lu Li looked at Song Lingyi and Joey, who were concentrating on talking, and the situation seemed to be fine, "Mom, are you okay here?" Lu Li asked in a loud voice.

"I'm fine. Song Lingyi raised her hand and made an "OK" gesture, and then continued to look at Joey, "But in this case, is the entrance to the ranch going to be changed? Otherwise, the car won't be able to drive in at all......

Lu Li looked at the two people who had found a way to communicate, and still said uneasily, "I'll go to the bullpen, if you have something, you can call my mobile phone, or go directly to find me." After seeing Song Lingyi nodding in affirmation, Lu Li turned around and took a step towards the bullpen with Jessica. "What's the matter? If there's something you can't handle, then I don't think you can handle it. ”

"Haha, not a bad thing. Jessica smiled and shook her head, "It's just that there are some things I need to ask for your opinion on." It's your ranch after all, isn't it?"

The two men made their way to the sheepfold, and all the sheep had been driven out, except for a few sick lambs, who remained in the sheepfold. At this time, Cole was cleaning the sheepfold, and after cleaning up all the manure, he re-spread the dry straw, "Those sick sheep, are they okay? Do you need to find a veterinarian?" Lu Li asked in a loud voice.

Cole paused his work for a moment, "Don't worry, it's just a little heat stroke." It should be too humid in the sheepfold, I cleaned it again, and then dried it, observed it for two days, and if it didn't get better, I would find a veterinarian. It's not a big deal. ”

Sheep are very clean and fresh, as long as the humidity is too heavy, they are prone to heat stroke. However, it is the rainy season recently, and humidity is hard to prevent. In the past few days, the sun has been shining continuously, and Cole can't wait to drive all the sheep out to bask in the sun, and then diligently build the sheepfold to avoid the situation from getting worse.

After passing through the sheepfold, Lu Li and Jessica came to the bullpen. The cattle have been taken out, and Mozart's symphony reverberates in the empty pens, "Do you want to play when the herd is not there?" music that makes beef more delicate, and it has been scientifically proven that people are willing to believe it, at least.

"It's to stimulate cow production. Jessica walked all the way to the depths of the bullpen, and then Lu Li noticed that the cows did not go out today, but stayed in the cowpen. However, the ranch only bought 30 cows, which is a small number of cows, and only occupies a small area, so if you are not careful, you will not notice it at all.

"Shouldn't Beethoven be released?" Lu Li said uncertainly, "or is it Mozart?"

"For us, as long as it's classical, it's all the same. Jessica said loudly, provoking Lu Li and couldn't help it.

In front of the cattle pen, there are eight or nine red plastic buckets, which are full of fresh milk, still steaming, "Why is the milk still here today?

Thirty cows, in fact, are a bit embarrassing, not much, but not a lot. In fact, one or two cows are enough for these people on the farm, even if you add the cows that produce milk in rotation, at most five or six cows are enough to meet all the needs of daily life, and the rest of the milk is impossible to drink.

There is a kindergarten nearby, near New Bronfels, so Cloud Top Ranch now provides free fresh milk to that kindergarten, leaving the ranch to drink every morning, and sending the rest to the kindergarten, as well as Marshall Valley Ranch, Blackmane Ranch and so on.

"According to state regulations, milk must be sterilized and stored for 24 hours before it can be consumed. Jessica explains, "Actually, the real ranch knows that fresh milk is the best. After a certain period of storage, the taste changes, and the original purity is lost. So everyone didn't care much about it before, but recently the state has been strict, especially the school, and the kindergarten has to compromise. From today onwards, only milk will remain. ”

Fresh milk is indeed more smooth and pure, but it also stimulates the stomach and intestines more, and it is easy to cause diarrhea and other collateral effects. The families around the ranch didn't care much, but the government's decrees had to be followed.

Now, relying only on the families of a few surrounding ranches for consumption is an almost impossible task.

"What should I do then?" Lu Li couldn't help but be stunned, and asked reflexively.

Jessica shrugged, "That's why I'm looking for you." ”

Lu Li couldn't help but feel a headache, sure enough, he was still a layman. He bought thirty cows on impulse, just because he wanted fresh milk for breakfast, but now it seems as if he was carrying the trouble back to the pasture. That's not too much, it's not too much, and there's no way to actually mass-produce milk and push milk production vigorously – if you really want to do that, of course, but the next expense for sterilization machines, milking machines, milk packaging machines, and so on is enough......

"Cheese!" Lu Li suddenly exclaimed, he remembered that he was not brave and resourceless when he bought cows, and Cole had also heard his thoughts, so he nodded in agreement, "We can make cheese!"

The approximate ratio of milk to cheese is "10:1", that is, ten kilograms of milk can only make one kilogram of cheese, and the consumption of cheese in the daily life of Americans can be said to be ubiquitous, much higher than milk itself, and some people even use cheese as a snack or dessert. If all the milk is made into cheese, let alone distributed to others, it is estimated that after the Cloud Peak Ranch is left, send a few pieces to Lily, Justin and others, and there will not be much left.

What's more, cheese has a very long shelf life, which is generally calculated in months. Because the fermentation process of cheese is inherently cumbersome, ranging from a few months to two years, different types and flavors of cheese can be made.

"It seems that we are on the same page. Jessica couldn't help but be surprised, this is also the reason why she asked Lu Li to come over, this kind of directional decision-making, after all, you still have to ask the boss, "However, making cheese is not an easy task." ”

"You won't?" Lu Li's smile couldn't help but pause, when he discussed with Cole before, neither of them would know, Brandon and Randy didn't look like people who knew this technology, they pinned all their hopes on Jessica, could it be that they were making themselves amorous?

Jessica folded her hands in front of her chest, looking "You're too young", "Did you know that cheese making is a secret art in Switzerland? ”

Lu Li couldn't help frowning, "No, the entire processing process of cheese is almost a physical link, standing, squeezing, drying, etc., I read an article before, and I can see that in those cheese processing factories, there are no other raw materials except raw milk and salt." Why study for ten years?"

"Then why is Swiss cheese better than other regions, or why is it that some factories have more delicious cheeses, and some factories can't be passed on?" Jessica's retort made Lu Li laugh dumbly, and he raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

He also made the mistake of empiricism. For these traditional industries, the "small" technology in the production process can often make a big difference, and these inconspicuous "small" technologies are trade secrets that are not passed on. For example, the softness of the wrist when stirring, the timing of the ingredients, the adjustment of the indoor air temperature and air flow, and so on. These invisible technologies are the most valuable, and at the same time, they also determine the quality of the final product.

In fact, the same is true of Chinese/Chinese cuisine, which has been able to occupy a place in the world because the details of each cuisine and each faction are different, which in turn affects the taste of the final dish. Excellence, this is the principle of any technology industry. Cheese, of course, is no exception.

"So, you're saying you won't do it?" Lu Li pulled the question back again.

Jessica raised an eyebrow, "I didn't say that. I'll just say that making cheese is not easy, I have no professional training. But that doesn't mean I won't. Now that she is familiar with it, Jessica's jokes are becoming more and more relaxed, and Lu Li shook her head helplessly, "What I know is just a simple way to make it at home, and the texture and taste are definitely not as good as those real traditional workshops." ”

"Living on a farm, that's what we want is this pure and raw taste, isn't it?" Lu Li smiled at Jessica, "Even in Switzerland, traditional skills are taught by hand, right?"

Jessica couldn't argue with that.