Chapter 332: Peach Peach Ranch
Knowing Old Willy's additional conditions, Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. He bought the ranch to develop beef cattle breeding, which just met this condition.
Thinking of this, Li Yuan couldn't help but smile at Mike: "Thank you for the reminder, but I don't think it's a problem for me, I bought the ranch with the intention of breeding beef cattle." ”
"It's great." Mike said happily: "Old Willie is already old, it is difficult to take care of a ranch, if he can sell the ranch early, he can also enjoy the blessings!" ”
Compared to the vast expanse of Australia, New Zealand is much more "pocket-sized". A few hours after leaving Auckland, I arrived at Old Willie's ranch.
Just like the information found on the Internet, although this ranch is not large, it has a beautiful environment and is well cared for, and it can be seen that the current owner is very careful in its management.
Under Mike's leadership, Li Yuan soon met the owner of the ranch, Old Willy.
Speaking of which, Willy is indeed old, looking at least seventy years old, and even walking is a little trembling. But even so, old Willie is still dressed as a cowboy, which shows how deep his affection for the ranch is.
Unexpectedly, it was an Asian who wanted to buy his own ranch, and old Willie was stunned for a moment and then asked Li Yuan: "Young man, what nationality are you?" ”
"Chinese." Li Yuan replied honestly, and then asked curiously: "Mr. Willy, why are you asking this?" ”
"It's no problem if you're Chinese." Old Willie said without a smile: "If it were Japanese, I wouldn't sell it!" ”
Seeing Li Yuan looking at him in amazement, Mike smiled bitterly: "Old Willie participated in World War II and fought with the Japanese in the Pacific Theater, so ......"
Li Yuan also understood what Old Willy meant, and couldn't help but secretly say in his heart: "I can't see it, this old man still holds a grudge!" But that's fine, otherwise this ranch might have been sold long ago! ”
After knowing that Li Yuan was Chinese, Old Willie was much more enthusiastic about him, and took the initiative to take out local red wine for Li Yuan to taste. However, Li Yuan really didn't have much research on red wine, he did drink it, and he didn't know if it was good or not.
Li Yuan did not act as an expert in front of Old Willy, but told the truth. As a result, old Willie had a better impression of him, thinking that this Chinese was an honest young man, and selling the ranch to him should be a good choice.
One is intended to sell, and the other is also sincere in wanting to buy. And Li Yuan had no opinion on Old Willy's additional conditions, and the deal was quickly negotiated.
Li Yuan bought the old Willy's ranch for S$5 million, and promised to use the ranch only for grazing and would never be used for other purposes.
At the current exchange rate, S$5 million equals more than 20 million RMB. In addition, some of the facilities in the ranch also need to be repaired, and Li Yuan has to pay a total of nearly 30 million yuan to get the ranch and maintain its operation.
Although this is almost equal to all of Li Yuan's current cash, he still feels that it is very worthwhile to get such a ranch with excellent environment.
After signing the agreement, the next step is to go through the various formalities. With the help of Mike's agent, these things are naturally difficult to **** source. However, in just a few days, Mike got all the legal documents, which means that Li Yuan has become the real owner of the ranch.
The first thing Li Yuan did was to rename the ranch "Xiantao Ranch", and then began to hire people to repair the facilities in the ranch, hoping that the ranch could be put into operation as soon as possible.
Seeing that Li Yuan really wanted to run the ranch well, Old Willie was completely relieved and went to a nearby town to retire.
At the recommendation of old Willy, Li Yuan hired a middle-aged local man named William Lee to manage the ranch. Before Li Yuan bought Xiantao Ranch, William was here to help old Willy.
It is precisely because William worked diligently on the ranch and helped old Willy do a lot of heavy work that the ranch was able to maintain its current state, and he definitely contributed to it.
William is a very honest middle-aged man, and he even looks a little wooden. When facing Li Yuan, the most common sentence is "You are the boss, I have no opinion".
"William, you're the ranch manager now." After signing the employment agreement with William, Li Yuan said to him with a smile: "Do you have any views on the future development of the ranch?" ”
William was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "You are the boss, I have no opinion." ”
“…… How many cowboys do you think you need to hire if you raise beef cattle on a ranch? Li Yuan said to William step by step: "You are now the manager of the ranch, I can't stay here forever, there are many things that depend on your decision." ”
Li Yuan's words made William feel a great responsibility, and he thought for a moment before saying to him: "If the people invited are all good at work, I think five or six people are enough." ”
Li Yuan asked: "Good at work? ”
William said embarrassedly: "It's about the same as me." ”
"That's ......" Considering the fact that Old Willy admired William, Li Yuan muttered: "Then invite ten people first, wait for the condition of the ranch to be normal, and then make adjustments according to the specific situation." ”
"No problem." William breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Mr. Li, since you plan to raise beef cattle on the ranch, how to solve the problem of that kind of cattle?" ”
Li Yuan smiled at William and said, "I have already found the breeding cattle, and the first batch of calves will be shipped in the next few days, and you will check it for me when the time comes." ”
This is what William is good at, and he didn't shirk it, nodding confidently: "No problem, this matter is on me!" ”
In fact, those calves were already in the peach pit space, and Li Yuan said this just to avoid arousing the suspicion of others. The environment of the peach pit space is very suitable for the growth of animals and plants, and the breeding cattle that Li Yuan bought in the pasture in the river valley have already given birth to more than 30 calves.
All the calves are in good condition and have been weaned, so it's time to release them out and raise them in the pasture. Li Yuan also found that many cows were pregnant again, and it seemed that it would not be long before they could add a batch of calves to the pasture.
After a few days of hard work, some of the damaged facilities in the ranch have been repaired, and Li Yuan has moved from the town's hotel to live in the ranch.
Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one in the pasture at night, Li Yuan released the calves from the peach pit space, temporarily placed them in the newly renovated cattle pen, and waited for William to go to work tomorrow to officially settle the calves.
As Li Yuan expected, William was shocked when he saw these calves. He observed the calf for a long time, revealing the expression of the old-pervert-wolf-when he saw the beauty, and said to Li Yuan with his eyebrows: "Mr. Li, the situation of these calves is so good, it's just ...... Perfect! (To be continued.) )