Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 1369 - 666: Observations: Classmate

Chapter 1369: Chapter 666: Observations: Classmate

For Yang Hongqi, his first day at Sancha River was one of shock and amazement.

During the meal, he only remarked once on the quality of the local soil and water. But on the way back after eating, he asked Liu JinXue, "Senior brother Liu, is the usual fare around here always like this?"

At that, Liu JinXue broke into laughter, "Yeah, how is it, at least it’s better than what you ate at school, right? And it doesn’t cost you a penny."

"It’s definitely better than school, much better!" Yang Hongqi said, his face reddening slightly. Thankfully I didn’t ask if it was a special meal just because I arrived.

However, he couldn’t help but ask further, "Is it like this every day? What about lunch and dinner?"

"Yes!" Liu JinXue gave him another affirmative. "Lunch and dinner depend on the situation. What we eat depends on how busy the yard is, as well as the chef’s mood. If the yard’s busy and the chef is in a bad mood, then we might go without any vegetables. No one helps him pick and wash them, so he won’t include them, might just chop up some shredded radish at the most..."

"Really lucky!" Yang Hongqi expressed more than just astonishment; he felt like cursing. When your chefs are in a bad mood, you still get meat, but if it were me, I’d curse the chef out every day to keep him in a bad mood.

When he was at school, only when he won scholarships would he treat himself to a decent meal with meat. Normally, he ate whatever was cheap; he couldn’t afford to splurge on food and drinks—For him, eating whatever they wanted in the cafeteria every few days like other students did was considered extravagant.

Poor kids just don’t understand the struggle of eating eggs and meat every day!

Having just arrived last night, Yang Hongqi hadn’t slept too well, and he’d hurried to the yard to eat. Now, having finished eating and drinking his fill, he couldn’t help but admire the scenery on both sides of the road again, "Is this a cattle ranch? I thought a cattle ranch would just be a bunch of cowsheds, but this place... If it weren’t for the need to make money, I’d willingly work here for free as long as food is provided!"

As the weather was gradually warming up, work on planting trees and flowers had begun. Although it wasn’t apparent yet, one could imagine the pastoral beauty when spring arrived in full bloom.

Liu JinXue was also very content with the environment here, pointing out, "This green patch here is the alfalfa grass we planted last year, and they bloom too. If we need seeds later on, this place can look even better than the ones on TV. In Guan Village, there are dozens of acres of this alfalfa grass. The first time I saw it, I really felt like I was on a TV set. When we get a chance, I’ll take you to see."

"How nice..." Yang Hongqi didn’t even know what more to say. Thinking about his own hometown compared to here, it started to feel like poor, barren land. Truth be told, his hometown wasn’t that bad, it all depended on what you compared it to. His hometown couldn’t compare to Sancha River Township here, but there were certainly places with worse conditions than his.

"Stop being so sentimental!" urged Liu JinXue. "Let’s go check out our lab. Our boss has many flaws, but he spares no expense on the lab. All imported equipment, even though it’s second-hand, it’s much better than the institute where I worked before. That’ll be our territory from here on out - we decide what to do. Let me take you..."

"What’s that..." As Yang Hongqi listened to him, he looked up and thought his eyes were playing tricks on him—he saw several tigers and black bears leisurely emerging from their dens and yawning, stretching, and then lying lazily in the middle of the enclosure, basking in the rising sun.

"Those are pets the boss keeps for guard duty." Liu JinXue said, a hint of envy in his voice. "He’s a big boss with money to burn, even raising tigers for fun! These tigers eat beef every day, better than what the villagers eat..."

"This... aren’t they protected animals? Can they be privately owned too?" Yang Hongqi was full of questions, simultaneously inching closer to this side of the road, trying to stay calm. "They won’t jump out, will they?"

"Relax, don’t you see the workers aren’t afraid!" Liu JinXue said indifferently. "I was just fooling around with you. These animals were confiscated years ago when the boss helped the police catch fugitives and poachers. Afterwards, the county Forestry Bureau couldn’t afford to keep them, and the zoo didn’t want them at the time, so they ended up here. Now no one wants them, he has no choice but to take care of them."

"Oh!" Yang Hongqi finally understood. Still, he couldn’t help feeling scared and edged even closer to this side, wishing he could detour to the river.

"Come on, stop hiding," Liu JinXue laughed, seeing his reaction. "We’re here, our lab is right beside it, and from now on you’ll see them every day. Look up in the sky, those two black dots, they’re two Golden Eagles, also raised by the boss."

Yang Hongqi stared at the sky for a long time before he finally spotted the two black dots Liu JinXue was talking about, then he was speechless until they entered the lab, where he muttered, "Money is great!"

Liu JinXue burst into hearty laughter, "That’s right, it’s great. Do you know what was distributed here at the end of last year? Pure gold work bowls, several taels each. Plus various sizes of gold coins—if you stick it out here until the end of the year, even if you don’t get gold, you won’t miss out on other benefits. Our boss has many faults, but he’s generous with us..."