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Chapter 453 - 151: Slaughter Another Cow_1

Chapter 453: Chapter 151: Slaughter Another Cow_1

Boss Yan of the West Bridge Cattle Farm is on his way to fortune!

A few days before the Chinese New Year, this news spread throughout Sancha River township like a gust of wind, reaching everywhere in no time.

Some people questioned the news, claiming that he was already wealthy! Isn’t owning so many cattle a sign of wealth? What does it take to be considered successful?

You don’t even know what you’re talking about! countered the person spreading the news. The other day when they butchered a cow, they found several catties of bezoar, an item that’s more valuable than gold, sold by the gram. Can you even begin to calculate how much that’s worth?

The story grew more and more astonishing - the weight of the bezoar had grown from a little over a catty to several catties!

Ordinary people genuinely struggled to estimate its worth. Many people didn’t even know the current price of gold!

Regardless of the exact value, one thing is certain: Boss Yan of the West Bridge Cattle Farm is going to be rich!

Rumor has it that the man has achieved so much at such a young age. He’s already so wealthy, he has a university graduate as his wife, and now even found a bezoar while butchering cattle. How much good deeds must he have done in his past life!? People who heard this story felt nothing but envy.

Yan Fei, the subject of these rumors, simply didn’t have the time to address them. He was currently in a bit of a quandary!

It was only the third day since they butchered the second cow, yet come afternoon they were sold out again, from the meat to the bones, to the blood and the internal organs. Everything had been bought. The bones were the cheapest and could be used to make soup. The others might require a bit more effort to prepare, but the prices were all quite reasonable.

Despite having sold out, there was still a steady stream of customers wanting to buy beef. With just a few days left before the New Year, what if they butcher another cow and failed to sell all the meat? Even with Pang Fa’s help, it would be a challenge. Would he have to feed the leftovers to the dinosaurs?

But not butchering another cow wasn’t a choice either. People had their faith in this. It wasn’t enough to offer them pork or off-season vegetables. They wanted both pork and beef. And when they saw that Yan Fei wasn’t preparing to slaughter another cow, they tried to persuade him with kind words.

How much do these people want to prosper!

There were also familiar faces among the prospective buyers, making it even harder for him to refuse to butcher another cow.

Old Ding, the braised meat seller, showed up. He brought two braised pig tails with him. In a single breath, he said: "Xiao Fei! I have so much meat due to the increase in butchery during New Year. Here’s some of your favorite..."

Old Ding was crafty. He had been setting up his stall in front of the Yan Family’s house for years and knew Yan Fei’s preferences well. He didn’t bother to call himself Old Uncle Ding to butter up, instead he came straightforward with a gift of pig tails for Yan Fei.

Before Yan Fei could respond, Yan Chao, with his sharp eyes, spotted the oily braised pig tails and started salivating while tugging on Yan Fei’s shirt. Old Ding promptly handed the pig tails to Yan Chao. What could Yan Fei do?

There were several other people that he knew well, and regardless of their past relations, all of them came over and said, "Since you have so many cows, just butcher another one! Look at all these villagers waiting!"

Xu Xiaoyan was also tempted. With Pang Fa taking some of the vegetable supply in the past few days, she had sold off the remaining vegetables by the afternoon. She was helping Yan Fei with the beef sales, helping him with the math, and playing with Yan Chao on the side.

Before the girl could speak, a delicate-looking girl riding a bicycle stopped by and casually asked Yan Fei, "Yan Fei, have you sold out of beef?"

Upon seeing who it was, Yan Fei felt a headache looming, combined with a bit of guilt. This delicately featured girl, a bit shorter than Miss Xu Xiaoyan, was none other than his homeroom teacher, Teacher Guan Yue. Last time, despite her good intentions, he disappeared immediately after their conversation, not giving her much face at all.

Isn’t it said that people may fear nothing else, but they fear owing others!

Even before he decided to have Gong Hanqing work at the cattle farm, this teacher had been kind to him. Even when he consistently skipped school, she would leave a copy of the study materials and test papers for him and have his classmates pass them on. Although their interactions were limited, she always spoke gently to him and never rebuked him harshly.

Seeing Yan Fei’s teacher appearing, Miss Xu Xiaoyan suggested, "Should we butcher another cow? If there’s leftovers..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Yan Fei stood up, "Alright! Teacher, please wait a moment. I’ll be ready soon!"

With the help of others, Yan Fei quickly had the beef on the cutting board and began to portion out the meat.

The art of butchering the ox, it’s as simple as that!

This is a master-level butchery technique, rarely seen by an average person, and even professionals couldn’t compare to his knife skills.

The line of customers found pleasure in watching him carve the beef, with some even joking, "Boss Yan, with this skill of yours, there don’t seem to be any bones left. Just by this skill alone, you’re bound to make a fortune!"

Not just anyone could strip the meat off the bones without harming the bones or leaving bone shards in the meat.

Unfortunately, while there appeared to be a lot of people, the speed of beef sales had indeed lessened. The ones who had planned to buy had already bought their share, and the remaining ones were not intending to buy much, only hoping to buy a little for a stroke of luck.

Xu Xiaoyan and Teacher Guan Yue quickly became good friends during the short time Yan Fei was slaughtering the cow. Both were close in age and, although not classmates, they were good students and had even attended First Middle School together. Teacher Guan graduated from a Normal University, which was considered a prestigious accomplishment among middle school students, only slightly less difficult than high school students getting into university.

When Teacher Guan Yue was buying meat, the supposed cashier refused to take her money, instead insisting that Yan Fei give her a piece of beef as a gift.

This unusual move suggested they had bonded well during their chat.

Seeing Teacher Guan was still insisting to pay, Yan Fei came to her aid and interjected, "Teacher Guan, there’s no need to be so formal. I’m planning to apply for high school in advance next semester, and I’ll definitely need your tutoring, so please don’t hesitate too much!"

Out of nowhere, there was a loud clatter. Yan Fei turned around to see Heizi, who was helping him weigh the meat, had dropped the scale, he exclamied: "What are you doing? If the scale breaks, it’s going to hold us up!"

With an embarrassed look on his face, Heizi quickly picked up the scale, mumbling, "Accidentally, just an accident..."

Yan Fei looked back again, just in time to see Teacher Guan and Xu Xiaoyan squatting on the ground, picking up money. Turns out, they had dropped all their money while arguing about who should pay. When they heard Yan Fei’s statement, both of them forgot to hold the money and accidentally dropped it all over the ground.

Some other customers, unaware of what was happening, heard Yan Fei mention studying for high school, and gave him a thumbs up, "Boss Yan, you are amazing! Go on, madam teacher, accept this gifted beef from your brilliant student. Isn’t it tradition for a student to give their teacher giftr strips? Why be so humble?"

After picking up the money, Guan Yue and Xu Xiaoyan stood up, staring at their ’outstanding pupil’ for a long time. When they saw that he wasn’t joking, they finally asked, "Why do you suddenly want to take the high school exam ahead of time?"

Yan Fei explained while serving his customers, "I’m tired of taking one year at a time, I want to get into high school and then university as soon as possible. In the end, it’s all just a series of exams, there’s no difference between taking them early or late!"

He’s so confident! If you didn’t know better, you’d think he was a top student! But the truth is he barely attends school and he hasn’t gotten around to telling Xu Xiaoyan he wants to graduate early! Since coming back from the county, he’s been so busy. When she comes over, she mostly spends time playing with Yan Chao. These days, they’ve been so busy counting money they get hand cramps, how could they find time to talk about this?

Teacher Guan and Xu Xiaoyan remained stunned for a long time, not sure what to say. Watching Yan Fei’s butcher knife slicing and dicing, they knew now was not the time to discuss this. So, they decided to suppress their countless questions for now.

Finally, after a long time, Teacher Guan stammered, "Alright then, Yan Fei, let’s leave this matter until you start school! If you really plan on taking the exams ahead of time, study more during the holidays when you’re not busy. If you have trouble understanding anything, Xiao Xing the university student can help you with tutoring... Well then, I’m leaving..."

Head down, she picked up her things and left, having forgotten she hadn’t paid.

Xu Xiaoyan was also surprised, but all she could do now was suppress her shock and help Yan Chao with the accounts and collecting payments.

That afternoon, Yan Chao behaved exceptionally well. With a pig tail that only had a little bit left, he was covered with oil from head to hand. He was on his second piece, unwilling to finish it all in one go. He didn’t mind that it had been made cold by the wind and kept munching on it as if it were an ice-cream stick.

In between the busy periods, Xu Xiaoyan seized the chance to quietly ask Yan Fei, "What was that about you wanting to move to high school quickly?"

Yan Fei shared his ten-year plan for Docter with her. This left her in such shock that she remained in a daze for the rest of the day.

When it was almost time to close for the day, Pang Fa arrived, his face covered like a masked superhero, driving a tricycle: although the weather had been fine for the past few days, there was no windshield to block the wind on his tricycle, so anyone who’s ridden it would know how it feels!

Without wasting any time, Pang Fa spotted the cow Yan Fei had slaughtered in the afternoon and expressed his delight, "You slaughtered another cow? That’s perfect, I was worried there wouldn’t be anything to sell for the next three and a half days..."

Miss Xu Xiaoyan had been worried about the vast amount of beef left over, regretting persuading Yan Fei to slaughter another cow. Hearing this relieved her and put a smile on her face, "I was worried it wouldn’t all sell! Where did you sell it? Is there a high demand for beef over there?"

Pang Fa laughed and replied, "There are plenty of places where I can sell it, such as the county and the oilfield, as well as a town which is essentially also an oilfield. The people there have more money than us. I used to rarely go there but, after visiting today, I realized that I can actually sell quite a lot of stuff over there. However, you don’t have to worry. Even if sales are not good after the next two trips, I can go to the city to sell, this little amount of beef will not be difficult to sell."

Once Pang Fa explained, Yan Fei understood. He was aware of the town Pang Fa was referring to, located between Sancha River and the town. In the past, when he was catching cattle thieves, he mainly focused on these two neighboring towns. There were patrol teams in the proper oilfields, and more local people worked on these fields. Consequently, the situation there was relatively better.

The people working in these places had their farmland confiscated during the construction of the oilfields. In return, they were given job quotas based on how much land was taken. The jobs were given to the villagers, which helped to establish a good relationship between the construction workers and the local people - it was like they had been handed an iron rice bowl. Although they may lack academic qualifications, their local contacts prove to be far more beneficial than any regular oilfield workers.

But the town that Pang Fa mentioned did not enjoy such good treatment. The only development there amounted to the laying of pipelines and the installation of oil pump jacks. When Yan Fei flew over in the past, he could see strings of nodding donkeys, which were outdoor beam pumping units, colloquially known as nodding donkeys, dotting the farmland.

At first, he had no idea about their purpose, and only later learned that these were oil pump jacks.

The people stealing oil extracted it from these pipes placed in the wilderness, stole one or two bags and then sold it to small refineries for money. No wonder the oilfield workers hated the oil thieves so much! In stealing a few hundred yuan worth of oil, the oilfield would lose several thousand or even tens of thousands of yuan, and they’d have to repair the pipe as well. Anyone would resent such an occurrence.

However, all of this didn’t bother Yan Fei at all. As long as he was able to sell the beef, he was happy.

After doing accounts with Yan Fei, Pang Fa promised that he would be able to sell at least half of the remaining beef the following day, which greatly relieved Yan Fei.

Seeing that the day was drawing to a close and everyone was exhausted from working non-stop, Yan Fei motioned for them to start packing up their stall.