Chapter 80: Auction
There were not many people in the simple auction hall, and the iron simple stands facing each other were not full at all, and there were only sixty or seventy people when they were full, and they were still in groups of three or five.
Don't underestimate these people, buying livestock is not like one head and one horse in China, these people have to go to six or eight heads, and people like Jian Heng who buy dozens of heads at once are by no means one or two.
Jian Hengren easily found a position, although it was not the best, but it was no problem to see the livestock in the auction hall clearly.
I looked down at the steps and saw that there was nothing on them, and as for footprints or something, it was very common, mainly to see if there was bird droppings or chewing gum or something.
After living in the United States for a period of time, you will find that the quality of the so-called Americans is just like that, far less than what some domestic big Vs say about licking the United States.
There was neither dry bird nor footprints on the ground chosen by a few people, so Jian Heng didn't dust off it, and sat down directly with the edge of his pants.
Barley and Wheat have also changed their image now, and they are no longer dressed as urban fashion girls, but now the top is a dark shirt, jeans on the bottom, a little tassel on the belt around the waist, or a little jewelry on top of the half-high-top leather boots, which is not much different from the ordinary cowgirl dress.
Of course, the appearance of the two is so present, even ordinary clothes can be worn by the two of them to create a fashionable and attractive effect.
If nothing else, let's just say that today, after a circle here, countless young cowboys are reluctant to leave after the eyes of the two sisters, and from time to time there are bold and shameless people who come over and try to catch up with them.
Zhang Jialiang and Zhao Changshan sat directly behind Jian Heng at this time, one burger per person, the kind with double bacon, a thick piece of beef, the whole hamburger was too big to grasp with one hand, and the two of them each held it and gnawed violently, as if Jian Heng hadn't let them eat for a few days.
"It's time to start!" Jian Heng saw that at the end of the iron shelf, a well-dressed cowboy was climbing into the bucket of the elevator, so he whispered a reminder to the two gluttonous men behind him who were enjoying the delicious food.
The cowboy's dress is almost eight points from Zhang Jialiang's past, which shows how exaggerated this thing was at that time.
The cowboy wears an off-white cowboy hat, a standard color jacket with tassels on the upper body, white trousers on the bottom, a carved leather trouser cover on the outside, and a few centimeters of tassels hanging on the side, and a pair of standard color leather boots with spurs on his feet.
The cowboy doesn't have a microphone in his hand, just a simple microphone in his ear, and the speaker is placed just below the lift.
The lift rose almost two meters to the top, and the cowboy holding on to the railing felt the lift pause and knew it was time for his job to begin.
“hello,hello!”
I tried the microphone and felt that there was no problem, and this one didn't have any opening remarks, so he started to say directly: "It's almost time, how are you?" Ready to start today's auction? ”
After speaking, he didn't wait for everyone to answer, he directly glanced at the hand card in his hand, and began to introduce the first batch of cattle, from the breed of cattle to the pasture provided, the age range was briefly said.
The host said as a few cowboys drove the cows through the west entrance into the makeshift auction to make an appearance.
The first batch of cattle were some small bulls, and Jian Heng had no interest in these cows, and quietly waited for the next one.
Jian Heng's lack of interest does not mean that others are not interested, some ranchers have taken a fancy to one or several of the calves, judging from their physique and pace, the calf may grow very well, so they will ask for a price.
There are not many people vying for it, and there are only two or three rounds of bidding at most, and the final deal can be concluded.
The cowboys who drove the cattle out of the venue separated the cattle from the unsold cattle directly at the venue, and when they exited from the east, the cattle sold drove to the southeast, and the last cattle sold came out from the northeast.
After two rounds of this, the first batch of cows that Jian Heng fell in love with appeared, more than a dozen and a half heifers, whose physique was neither good nor too bad, and they were not lost.
"This cow can't do it! I think it's better to spend a little more money and choose a slightly higher grade calf! Damai was a little skeptical of Jian Heng's vision.
Mai listened to her sister's words and nodded in agreement: "Although you think you have saved money now, you will regret your choice today in a year."
Such cows are not a good choice for the ranch, first of all, these heifers are small, although they are not fully grown now, but from the current performance of these heifers, if you want to achieve a satisfactory physique in the future, the odds are almost the same as winning the lottery.
The small size of the cows means that the calves they produce in the future are likely to be small due to genetic reasons.
The size of the cow is small, the first thing that affects is the meat production, think about which one has a large meat production of 800 catties of cattle and 600 catties of cattle? Therefore, such calves are not popular, and they are usually bought by slaughtering companies.
"These calves haven't grown yet! If you don't believe it, you can take a look next year, and you will be strong! Jian Heng didn't care what the two sisters said at all, and directly stretched out his hand and signaled to the auctioned cowboy.
Except, twelve, thirtieth, and seventeenth..... Number five, I want it," Jian Heng shouted loudly at the top of his voice.
The fart is a little bigger, Jian Heng roared here, and the whole audience heard it.
Jian Heng's words directly puzzled many ranchers, because it is understandable that Jian Heng eliminated No. 12, this heifer is too thin, and he is also a little lame when he walks, and it is obvious that there is a little problem with his legs.
But in addition, the cattle that Jian Heng picked out are the best among this group of cattle, at least the price is one to two percent higher than the price of the cattle that Jian Heng wants!
Jian Heng's words made the cowboys who didn't let Jian Heng know each other, they thought that this was another rich Asian guy who didn't know about ranches at all, and spent money to buy a ranch and then live a family.
Jian Heng shouted out the reserve price, no one was interested in adding it at all, and the slaughtering company didn't want to spend money in vain to grab these cattle with Jian Heng, for them, there were such cattle every day, and after the auction, the price could be slightly lower, so why bother to increase the price.
The cowboy auctioneer shouted three times and announced the deal, and the old rancher who drove the cattle in and lost all his hair is now like eating honey, which is called a happy one, and he didn't wait for the cows to drive out, and couldn't help but raise his hat in the direction of Jian Heng to express his kindness.
Smiling at the old cowboy, Jian Heng said to Zhang Jialiang, who had already finished eating the big hamburger and was burping: "Go pick up the cow!" ”
After speaking, Jian Heng took out a check from his pocket that had been filled in with the number, this thing is considered a deposit, if Jian Heng does not have the money to buy all the livestock auctioned today, then this thing will be lost, if the transaction is successful, of course, there will be no trouble.
After instigating his fingers and wiping his clothes twice, Zhang Jialiang took the check, walked down the steps with Zhao Changshan, walked along the inside of the auction room, and walked towards the east exit.
As soon as he came out of the auction room, Zhang Jialiang said to the staff with work cards on their chests: "My boss bought those cows!" ”
Jian Heng's shot was so amazing, the staff had already noticed these faces, although they couldn't call Zhang Jialiang's name, but there was no problem at all in recognizing people, and they took them directly to work to pay the check.
This place is not only a place to pay a security deposit, but also a place to collect taxes, and there are people at the IRS waiting here to collect the money.
After handing over the check, Zhang Jialiang and the others were led to the pen where the cattle were stored.
You buy the cattle and this side will herd your cattle to a makeshift fence for the final checkout, quarantine and transportation.
As soon as the staff left, Zhang Jialiang and Zhao Changshan happily rode on the simple wooden fence and looked at the new members of the ranch, and couldn't stop smirking.
Zhao Changshan is okay, Zhang Jialiang didn't realize what kind of trouble these things would bring him in the future.
As time passed, there were more and more cattle in the two-person enclosure, and there were already about forty heifers, three sturdy breeding bulls, and more than twenty sheep in addition to cattle.
Jian Heng had already bought all the cattle he fancied, except for the three breeding bulls that cost a little more money, and the rest were all won at the reserve price.
After the cattle and sheep are filmed, the next thing is naturally the horse.
When the first batch of horses entered, there were three horses that Jian Heng had taken a fancy to, and he was about to raise his hand, when a person came to Jian Heng's side and began to say hello.
"Henry!" The person who came sat directly on Jian Heng's left hand.
Turning his head, Jian Heng laughed: "Juan, why are you here?" ”
After asking and thinking about it, I felt that I had said a word of nonsense.
The person who came was called Juan Lynch, a veterinarian in the town, he was in his sixties, and he couldn't remember how old Jian Heng was, the old white man was a few points taller than Jian Heng's height, not only tall but also fat, weighing almost more than two hundred and fifty pounds, and he was a mountain of meat.
The presence of a veterinarian at the auction house is the clearest thing, either he is ready to come and pick up the work, or someone has hired him to do a simple inspection of the animals that will be bought.
After replying to Old Lynch, Jian Heng raised his hand, and then stretched out his hand and made a gesture, signaling that he wanted No. 5, No. 7, and No. 11, three geldings.
These three horses Jian Heng has tried to ride, they belong to the American flower horse, and the flower horse is the kind with big spots on the body. Jian Heng tried to ride a few steps just now, and felt that these horses were the most docile in this group of horses, and they were also very well trained, and the price was also cheap, and the reserve price of a horse was only three hundred and twenty dollars.
Jian Heng thought that no one was robbing him, who knew that there was actually another person in the field who took a fancy to the three horses that Jian Heng fancied, not only that, but they also took a fancy to the other two, and the price of each horse was increased by twenty dollars.
The price increase here is not over yet, and another person in the field has increased the price of the horse to thirty-six dollars!
Seeing such a situation, Jian Heng instantly turned his gaze away, wanting to see which stupid one lacked the price.
As soon as he saw the person, Jian Heng found that the bidder had increased by another twenty, and the two of them each added two or three times like this, directly increasing the price of a horse to four hundred dollars.
Jian Heng was not interested in making fools with them at all, so he directly shook his head and waved his hand to signal that he didn't want to.
Old Lynch was also a little confused, picked up his hat, scratched the bare scalp on his head, and said in a broken gong-like voice: "What is there to rob here?" ”
This kind of horse is an ordinary pasture horse, and there are so many in the pastoral area that it is outrageous, not to mention that the flower horse is not too in line with Jian Heng's aesthetics.
Those who know Hua Ma know that Hua Ma is usually brown with large white spots on his body, which in Jian Heng's eyes is a bit like an albinism patient in a horse, which is particularly unsightly.
Since it's not good-looking, why did Jian Heng buy it?
The first thing is cheap, and the second is that the horse's physique is good, not only is the body well-proportioned, but also the shoulder height is also walking up to one meter six, plus the pace and speed and the reaction after receiving the command are good, so Jian Heng wants to pick up a reserve price and put it in the bag. Who knew that there were people who had the same plans as themselves, and they also increased the price, so Jian Heng had to give up.
In the end, the horses sold for four hundred and twenty dollars, and were bought by the man who paid the price later.
Except for these horses, the rest of the horses did not bid, and after a few shouts, several cowboys drove the horses out of the auction lot.
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