Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 571 - 241: Bowing to You_2

Chapter 571: Chapter 241: Bowing to You_2

The tiger and the black bear look so terrifying that even the people from the Forestry Bureau who were following along started to get a bit unnerved. Ma Yongming’s father-in-law covertly asked Yan Fei, "Are these the same ones you had before? How did they get so big?"

"Boss Yan is a pro at livestock farming! Everything he raises just grows so well..." before Yan Fei could open his mouth, Secretary Jiao interjected, "I think that largest one is even bigger than the wild Northeast tigers. Good lord, it must be at least three meters long, not counting the tail. It must eat quite a lot of meat every day, right?"

Yan Fei grinned, "If they behave themselves, I feed them a lot of goodies. If they don’t, they get nothing. Right now, they’re all very obedient! Look..."

With that, he waved at the tigers and bears and shouted something at them.

"Roar...woo...woof..."

The big fellas immediately let out a roar and stood up on their hind legs...

"Secretary Jiao, watch out..." someone yelled out immediately, assuming a protective stance.

It was so intimidating. Even the little black bear standing upright was almost as tall as a person, let alone the three-meter tiger. Those significantly thick legs compared to a man, standing upright made it much taller. And it was swinging its big paws around too, who wouldn’t be scared of that?

Secretary Jiao pushed away the person trying to shield him, "Let’s not make a fuss, didn’t you see that it was Boss Yan who made them greet us? Isn’t that right, Comrade Xiaofei?"

Yan Fei chuckled, "How about it? Aren’t they very obedient? They’re bowing to welcome all of you! I’ve trained them for quite a while..."

Only then did everyone understand. It turned out those big guys weren’t threatening them. Waving their paws was their way of bowing! Were these tigers being raised as dogs begging for attention?

It was indeed Yan Fei who, while watching TV with his daughter-in-law, heard her comment about how cute the dogs on TV were because they could bow, and he vowed to train his tigers and bears to do the same.

Not only the five big creatures, even the three fat and silly, plump little sables tried their best to stand straight, anxious that others might not notice them!

Further off, the sound of dogs barking could be heard. It was the two big dogs also trying to bow...

Boss Yan was really commanding attention with just a call! It’s a good thing he only had these few animals. If there were more, who knows what scene he might have stirred up!

Everyone fell silent for a while before they started to laugh. Once they started laughing, if it weren’t for the presence of the leaders, they would not have been able to stop.

After the laughter, walking past the tigers and black bears, people were still a bit jittery. The closer they got, the more terrifying these creatures were! Their sharp fangs and claws, coupled with their huge bodies, were exceptionally scary.

Inside, there wasn’t much to see. The watermelon seeds buried in the greenhouses and the earthworm sheds only revealed the cattle manure. From time to time, you could see earthworms writhing and crawling on it.

Secretary Jiao only took a quick look around before asking Yan Fei, "How long have you been farming these? Have you sold any yet?"

Yan Fei nodded, "They sell really well. The dried ones sell for several dozen yuan per catty when sold to feed factories in Provincial City, where they have a shortage. They buy them instantly with no haggling. The money is transferred on the spot; very efficient."

Secretary Jiao nodded, "Are you sure they will continue to buy it in the future?"

Yan Fei thought for a moment and replied, "That won’t be an issue, these things are quite useful. The dry powder can be fed to cows. I haven’t fully figured it all out yet, but once I do, I may not sell it to them anymore, I’ll just use it myself. I’ll set up a few more sheds here, and when I have more animals, I’ll start my own feed factory. It’ll feed cows, pigs, chickens, ducks, geese and all. Earthworm feces can also be used as fertilizer. A senior from the Agricultural University in the provincial city is the head of a fertilizer factory. If we weren’t so far, I could even sell this earthworm feces for money. Now, I’m not wasting it; I’m using it for farming and not losing out at all."

"In the future, we could also encourage those farmers who raise cattle to use this method. They just need to dedicate a patch of land at the front or back of their homes. The key is that it could process cattle feces into fertilizer, and could also provide me with raw materials for feed. If done well, we could even set up our own fertilizer factory! Anyway, we won’t be at a loss, so we don’t need to worry about not finding buyers."

Only then did Secretary Jiao seem to breathe a sigh of relief, "That’s good to hear. You are young, so you might not know this. In the past, there were people exploiting ant breeding, which were pyramid schemes. It caused a lot of harm to many places. So, when I heard that you were also doing this, I was worried that you might have been deceived. It turns out you were well prepared all along! I was needlessly worried!"

This brought the conversation around to Yan Fei’s pride and joy, and he began to boast about how dramatically he had stumbled upon this project.

when Secretary Jiao heard that Yan Fei even knew professors from the Provincial Agricultural University, he was amazed, "No wonder you’re so extraordinary! So there were people behind you all along! Going to the library to learn? That’s a great idea! If our senior officials had your spirit, we wouldn’t even need to go around learning from other places’ success stories. It’s costly, and it doesn’t always match our local conditions. You are at the forefront again!"

Being praised, Yan Fei humbly replied, "I stumbled on all this by accident. I understood nothing at first and used to catch wild rabbits at night for money, thinking it was quite lucrative. Then I saw people sell breeding bulls for several thousand, and realized that catching rabbits for a few months wouldn’t match that. So, I thought about raising cattle, breeding bulls. Once I had many cows, it became difficult to deal with all the cow dung, so I had to come up with other methods. One day I read in a magazine about the utilities of cow dung, and I got excited. It really was an unintentional discovery..."

"By your token, I became the county secretary by mistake too!" Secretary Jiao joked. "When I was a child herding cattle and chewing on steamed corn bread, I kept thinking how good it would be to eat meat frequently in the future. After studying hard and working well, I’ve finally fulfilled my dream of having meat. Once I was able to eat meat myself, I began thinking about how to let more people have meat to eat, and that’s how I ended up in my current position..."

Everyone else was just joining in the laughter with Secretary Jiao, but Yan Fei nodded in agreement, "Mmm, it was similar for me in the beginning. My parents wanted me to go to the county town, but I didn’t want to. So, they left me some money to try living alone for a few days. As a result, I spent all the money on meat in two days. I still didn’t want to go to the county town, so I thought of ways to make money. And then came everything I just mentioned..."

Secretary Jiao was even more amused, "No wonder we get along so well! Our initial goals were the same! It seems our current achievements all started with our desire for meat. In the future, we should work together to allow more people to enjoy meat like us."

"Absolutely!" Yan Fei also smiled. "My parents thought that once I had run out of money, I’d obediently follow them to the county town. Little did they know, I would start earning money myself and even helping others make money too..."

The two of them chatted from inside the shed to outside. When Secretary Jiao mentioned that the bamboo grove was charming, Yan Fei also brought up Old Zhutou’s story. Secretary Jiao sighed, "Our place is still too backward. If it were more developed, people from outside would flock here, then he wouldn’t feel sad about not being able to see his grandson..."

Yan Fei thought about it and agreed with his words.

It would be so good to stay at home, right? If one’s own home could provide the conditions to make money, why would anyone want to leave? Parents not seeing their children and grandchildren, and children and grandchildren not knowing their grandparents is just unpleasant to think about.

After their satisfying chat, they returned to the cattle farm where everyone was ready for photos and group selfies.

Those who were prepared to receive the cows this time were smart. Many arrived prepared with large red flowers, which they would put on the calves and take group photos with. It was like New Year’s day on each household.

Of course, many leaders also took photos, and even Secretary Jiao took a group photo with Yan Fei and his wife.

Yan Fei felt that the county secretary wasn’t pretentious at all, unlike some junior officials who always have their noses in the air. Most importantly, the county secretary had even herded cattle. This definitely appealed to Yan Fei, and he was extremely pleased to take a photo with Secretary Jiao.

Seeing how well Secretary Jiao got along with Yan Fei, the photographer took a few more family portraits for them. Everyone was eager for photos. Yan Chao, the cute little boy, was over the moon. He wanted to get into every shot and could not be held back, grinning from ear to ear.

Indeed, there was all kinds of fun! Everyone was willing and very joyful.