Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 503 - 194: Can’t It Be Done Tomorrow?_1

Chapter 503: Chapter 194: Can’t It Be Done Tomorrow?_1

The next day, after dallying in town for half the day with my girlfriend, we went to the foreigner’s restaurant again.

Even though he knew that I only had ten cows for slaughter, unfortunately, it would take another three months before I could supply more beef. Despite the delay, the foreigner was still visibly upset. After discussing, we decided that I would supply one cow’s worth of beef per week - this way, my remaining ten cows could approximately last until the next batch of fattened cows are ready.

The foreigner was explaining to me that this was called ’scarcity marketing’ - something that made me inwardly grouse. If there’s no good beef, there’s nothing to argue about! He even gave it a name, trying to make it sound like some sort of strategy.

However, he did promise that the price might be increased in the future, which does make me quite satisfied. Otherwise, my ten remaining cows would need to be raised for a longer period, thereby incurring more cost!

I do wonder what taste the beef would achieve if raised for another one or two months. But clearly, the expenditure outweighs the profit. No matter how good the beef is, it couldn’t fetch a higher price now unless this restaurant reaches the level of ’top-tier restaurant’ that the foreigner mentioned.

At lunch, the foreigner enthusiastically invited us to dine, demonstrating his cooking skills and proudly boasting how authentic his filet steaks were.

I told him the taste was indeed good and the beef was quite delicious. But the name could be better. Why call it a ’Non-drinking steak’? Might as well call it a ’Loafer steak’. In fact, I had seen the menu and was deliberately stirring the pot. His cooking with my beef and boasting his culinary talent irritated me.

The beef is only good because it’s mine!

After our meal, my girlfriend and I went to ask Professor He. Learning that the bezoar was going to be sold in a couple of days, she started urging me to return to Sancha River Town.

Anyway, school was going to start tomorrow, and students should be coming on campus. Besides, I was worrying about the ranch and had already planned to go back there tonight, so there was no harm in going back a bit earlier. Thus, obediently, I returned to Sancha River Town before dinner.

As soon as I entered the ranch’s main gate, Heizi, upon seeing me return, couldn’t wait to start showing off what he had done.

In truth, there was no need for Heizi to present his achievements, I had already noticed them - the ranch had an additional dozen or so calves and three grown cows.

"I didn’t intend to take these three cows initially. My dad helped to choose them this morning, and had nothing better to do, I suppose! He said he was worried that our eyesight may be poor and that we might judge people harshly," Heizi grumbled resentfully. "He said you’re surely going to continue raising fattened cows, these cows have a good price and a decent physique, so it’d be a loss not to take them. If you don’t want them, we can go to the Cattle Market in the county and sell them on."

"Why wouldn’t we take them? We have to buy fattened cows after all. Moreover, we’ll have to buy a lot of them. We’ll be making money from this in the future!" Yan Fei said happily after hearing that Heizi’s father had chosen the cows. This is authentic Niu Jinji from Sancha River Village who has spent his entire life in the Cattle Market and whose hands have dealt with more cows than I have ever seen. Can his judgment be wrong?

Old Gong, blind but with good ears, hearing Heizi’s complaints, laughed from not too far away, "Your dad just wants to thank our young boss for making you turn over a new leaf, otherwise he’d have been too tired to rest! Just you don’t know good from bad. You haven’t even thought, how many people wanted your dad to help choose their cows but he just couldn’t be bothered to go, we all in the village know his reputation, yet you don’t appreciate the fortune of being amid fortune!"

Man’s name is like tree’s shadow! Although Heizi’s dad doesn’t do anything at home, many people from the village asked him to select cows when they were buying one. They always came bearing gifts. Now he’s helping Yan Fei for free, Yan Fei would be displeased if he doesn’t.

"All these cows had been checked by Brother Hui when he came in the afternoon. They’re all fine and we can have people come to take them anytime," said Heizi, no longer wishing to annoy Old Gong. "Oh right, your uncle and Old Pan are looking for you. They want to know when people can come to our ranch and listen to your explanation about the agreement. Also, your uncle said that the people from Houfang Village want to apologize to you, but he didn’t let them, and asked you not to send the eagles there anymore."

"Forget it, just forget about that damned village. So busy dealing with so many things but they won’t take care of themselves!" Yan Fei waved his hand dismissively. "In a while, I’ll go talk to Old Pan, let’s say the day after tomorrow! During the market gathering that day, whoever wants to come to raise cows can come to the ranch. I’ll explain the agreement to them and those who want to start raising cows can start. Any other issues? If there are none, I’ll go talk to Old Pan."

"Wait, there is something else!" Heizi called out as Yan Fei walked off. "En, my dad said, if you’re planning to buy a lot of calves, I’m afraid we might not have good ones available here. He told you not to buy only from the county, but also from the other townships adjoining to us. Try not to buy conspicuously, otherwise if you buy too many all of a sudden, it might drive the prices up."

This was advice from someone experienced, so it was a must to heed. Yan Fei smiled and waved, "Right then, I should go see Old Pan first and report back. In the meantime, inform Aunt Yu Mei that I’ll be home for dinner later."

Just as I walked through the gate of the Militia Division, I saw a few familiar faces crowded around in the yard, all of the militia members from the town. They were all too glad to see me and swarmed up to greet me.

I was quite surprised, "Where’s Uncle Pan? Why are you all still not going back so late?"

"We’re waiting for your news here! Minister Pan said that past the fifteenth you’d surely return. Even if we return early we don’t have anything to do, so we’d rather wait for a while longer!" one Militia member said a bit sheepishly.

It was quite clear that they were those who wished to raise cows, but since they had been waiting here for so long, they probably felt a bit impatient, which made them somewhat embarrassed.

Yan Fei laughed, "No problem. I’m actually here to tell Uncle Pan that on the eighteenth when people come to the market, they can come to the ranch, I will explain my prepared cattle raising cooperation agreement to them. If they think it’s suitable, they can sign and start raising the cows..."

"It’s suitable, it’s suitable, we already know," a militia member quickly added. "It’s very suitable. Isn’t this just what we used to say about ’multiple labour multiple gains, less labour less gain’? If you raise the cow well, you earn more, if not, you earn less. Nobody can say anything about that."

"Exactly, exactly..." The others chimed in.

Seeing Yan Fei from the window, Old Pan walked out of the room and shouted, "All you know is spending time with your wife, we’ve been waiting for you for a few days. You finally remembered to come back..."

Embarrassed, Yan Fei laughed, "I just got home and before I could go inside, I came here to report to you. What do you think about having everybody over during the market gathering next time? That’s the day after tomorrow. Can we notify them in advance?"

"Why the day after tomorrow? Can’t it be tomorrow?" Old Pan asked with a smile. "Do you need preparation on your side?"