In the study-

"Joey, you've managed the villa very well!" Pepe gestured to the couch and asked him to sit down and talk.

Joey nodded and sat down on the couch. What was once a weather-beaten face is now a glorious face.

During this time, because of Pepe's entrustment, Joey's mental outlook after coming to the villa was simply refreshed. Especially after he was appointed as the director of Koizumi Villa, he has always adhered to the work attitude of leading by example and the principle of fairness and rigor, coupled with his always hearty and humorous personality, he has won the respect and support of all the cowboys under his command in a short period of time.

At this time, he is no longer as unkempt and languid as before, but full of confidence and prospects for a better life in the future.

"That's what I'm supposed to do. If it weren't for Miss Pell's trust, I wouldn't have been able to get started so quickly and manage Koizumi Villa in an orderly manner. Joey replied modestly.

"Well, I'm happy with your worksheet. By the way, how much money do I have left over from before I left last time? When you run out, remember to go to Reese, starting next month, I will leave the daily details of the villa to Reese. Do the math yourself, and then report your expenses and compare your accounts with Reese every once in a while. As for the previous account expenses, you can report to me now. Pepe confessed.

Joey nodded, and began to report Pepe with his fingers. As a result, after deducting all the utilities for those months, plus the replenishment of certain tools and the salaries of the cowboys, a third of the reserve fund remained.

After listening to this, Pepe nodded. He also explained: "In the future, I have decided to stop using cash for the payment of wages to all employees in the villa, and will officially use bank transfer to pay employees' salaries from next month." It should be noted that the employment relationship of all employees in the villa is under the name of 'Xiaoquanshan Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company', and the opening bank of the agriculture and animal husbandry company is Yuntong Bank. So. In order to facilitate the transfer of funds, I would like all employees in the lodge to open a savings account with Amex Bank. When you go out in a while, remember to ask all the cowboys in the villa, and ask them to report their savings card accounts to you if they have opened a guò account with the American Express Bank, and those who have not opened an American Express account will also ask them to go to the American Express Bank to open a personal savings account. Then you get all the cowboy Amex account information in order, and then give it to Reese and she'll take care of the rest. ”

"Okay. Miss Pell, I'll do my best to take care of it. Joey replied.

Pepe thought for a moment, and then asked Joey: "Well, judging from your experience, if the entire Xiaoquan Mountain is such a large area, all of them use mechanical work." How many days does it take to get the whole mountain in order? I'd like to be able to get it all done within a week and then start the next step of the planting plan! ”

Joey pondered, silently calculating the workload.

After a few moments, he replied: "We cleared a lot of trees and shrubs from the mountains before the winter last year, and the irrigation system was laid. However, there are still many potholes in the mountains that need to be filled, and most of the places can still be used to work by machinery, but there are still some places where even crawler tractors can't drive in, and these places need to be filled and regularized manually. I've just calculated the overall size of the mountain and the current staff. What is certain is that it is absolutely too late to rely on the only tracked tractor to work. ”

"If you don't have enough, buy it again. How many more tracked tractors do you think you need to be enough? When Pepe heard this, he was a little anxious and hurriedly spoke.

Joey smiled and replied, "With Danny and me, there are only eight cowboys in the entire cottage!" If every cowboy were to go up the hill with a crawler tractor, I can guarantee that it wouldn't take more than two days. The tree pits on the mountain can be filled with soil, and the whole mountain can be plowed over! Hehe, but this investment is too cost-effective! A fully functional crawler tractor costs at least $4,000! Just to plow the hills. I don't think it's necessary to spend the nearly $30,000 investment. Even if you buy back so many crawler tractors, if you don't use them frequently. The machine is also prone to rust, isn't it? ”

Joey is not a tyrant like Pepe! He has been around the poverty line for a long time, and when he thinks about problems, he pays more attention to how to generate greater economic value on the premise of saving and saving money.

Therefore, when he answered the boss like this, he had already thought of a solution.

"In my opinion, in terms of future efficiency, two tracked tractors are more than enough! So, I just need to buy one more tractor and come back. The rest can be borrowed from nearby farmers and neighbors. Farmers and neighbors near the town of Big Wood have at least one or two crawler tractors in every household. I forgot to tell you before, according to the tradition of Damu Town, some farmers who have land to join each other will discuss borrowing each other's agricultural equipment and even helping each other during the spring sowing and autumn harvesting. ”

Speaking of this, Joey laughed, "Originally, the previous owner of Koizumi Villa had a very poor relationship with the neighbors nearby! But since the change of Miss Pell, the new owner, because of the positive attitude of the local cowboys that Miss Pell, and because the wolves have settled in the small spring villa, the farmers and neighbors around our land have already accepted you, the new owner of the small spring hill. During this time, they would come every three to five days for a friendly neighborly visit, and each time they would bring several large buckets of scraps to feed the wolves. So, when it comes to borrowing tractors, as long as the boss agrees to borrow this tradition, I can get at least three or more with a few phone calls. ”

"That's great, Joey, I'll leave this to you. As for the traditional custom of borrowing from each other, hehe, I simply like this traditional custom. Pepe replied with a smile.

"Hmm," she pondered for a moment, then looked at Joey and said, "You will go to the agricultural machinery sales company in Bozeman City tomorrow, and then buy a crawler tractor as you said." Oh yes. In addition to tractors, should I also buy some other agricultural equipment, such as cultivators, seeders, etc.? ”

After thinking for a moment, Joey replied, "A fully functional tractor can be equipped with various supporting agricultural equipment at the front and rear of the vehicle." For example, rotary tillage equipment, ridge equipment and loosening equipment, etc. The existing tractor in the villa, when I purchased it, was already equipped with a complete set of supporting equipment for ploughing. Therefore, in terms of arable land equipment, we can save a lot of money. As for other farm equipment, I remember hearing it from you, Miss Pell. You're going to sow some special plants with medicinal properties, so you won't need a popular harvester for the time being. When it is time to harvest, I can find a special agricultural machinery company to order special harvesting equipment. In that case, for now. I think at most I only need to buy one or two more planters. ”

After listening to it, Pepe was so satisfied! This Joey, she's definitely hired the right one!

"Then listen to your builder and buy two seeders first! In this way, you can call two cowboys to go to Bozeman City tomorrow, and drive back directly after buying the machine. Oh yes, if you do the math, the reserve should not be enough, you can roughly calculate it. How much is missing? ”

Joey lowered his head and counted his fingers again, and after a while, he looked up and said to Pepe, "The last time I bought a tractor, it happened to be a holiday discount. Quite a bit cheaper. This time, we will buy three agricultural machines in one go, so we can still discuss the discount with the staff of the agricultural machinery sales company. At present, there are more than 10,000 US dollars left in the reserve, and it is absolutely enough to buy a machine. As for the cost of utilities and miscellaneous bills in the future, I will pay the bill to Reese as you instructed. ”

Pepe nodded.

Then. Suddenly there was a wolf howl in the villa.

"It's the wolves back." Joey said with a smile.

Speaking of wolves, Joey's expression at this time seemed to be a little speechless.

Pepe could see that Joey had something to say at this point. She smiled and asked, "Is there anything you want to tell me about the wolves?" ”

Joey thought for a moment. He said, "Miss Pell, I think so, since the wolves have made their home in the lodge, should we find them a fixed den?" Wolves live in garages and are always a hidden danger. Once, when Danny went to the garage to drive, he almost accidentally crushed the little wolf cub hiding under the wheel. After Danny told me, I took care of all the cowboys in the lodge. Now when cowboys go to the garage to pick up their cars, they will take a closer look to see if there are any wolf cubs entrenched underneath the bottom of the wheel. The cowboys have told me several times that the wolf cubs love to play under the wheel. I'm afraid that if the cowboys aren't careful, it's not a tragedy! So, I wondered if I could move the wolves' dens out of the garage. Isn't there a vacant house by the lake, Miss Pell, if you can let the wolves make a home there? ”

――By the lake? Empty house? Oh, Joey must be talking about the two-story cottage with a witch's hat on top.

Pepe reacted, and after thinking for a moment, she nodded to Joey and said, "Your concern is very reasonable. That's it, forget it tonight, and before you go out to buy a machine tomorrow, find a few cowboys and ask them to clean up the small villa. Starting tomorrow night, let the wolves live there. ”

After Joey answered OK, he got up and asked Pepe, "Miss Pell, is there anything else you want to order?" If not, I'll go out and have a meeting with the cowboys and arrange what you just told me. ”

Pepe smiled and got up, "No, that's all." ”

After the conversation in the study, Pepe didn't go to sit in on Joey's meeting with the cowboys, but left the main house and headed for the garage.

Before he walked into the garage door, Wei Lang had already smelled the owner's breath and greeted him excitedly.

Pepe patted Weilang on the head and walked into the garage with his feet up.

As soon as I entered the door, I found that the strong beta wolves were all waiting at the door to greet them, and the lowest-ranking Omijia wolves were surrounding the car that Pepe was sitting in when he returned. Obviously, the wolves have a keen sense of smell, and because of the hierarchy, the high-level beta wolves can get close to their owners first, while the low-level Omijia wolves can only feel the breath of the owner around this car with the owner's breath.

Under Wei Lang's loud roar, the wolves lay down in front of Pepe in an orderly manner.

Pepe started with the beta wolf and stroked his hair one by one. After smashing the beta wolves, the next line up was the wolf queen and the three wolf cubs, and finally it was the turn of the lowest-ranking Omijia wolf.

After pacifying all the wolves, Pepe waved his hand and filled the drinking basin in the corner with spiritual spring water.

Wei Lang took the lead and walked over to drink. According to the hierarchical system of the wolf pack society, after Wei Lang has drunk enough, the other ranks below the wolf king can drink the beneficial spiritual spring water.

After Pepe added two more springs of water to make it drinkable to all the wolves, she played with the three little wolf cubs for a while before leaving the garage. (To be continued)

ps: The machine that can be used in the front and rear of the car according to the supporting ploughing equipment, strictly speaking, should be called a cultivator. Because Meow has already written that it is a tractor in the previous chapter, so, here is a mistake, or call it a tractor. This kind of cultivator also has a very high power towing power, so under normal circumstances, farmers can also use it as a tractor machine.