Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 573 - 242: Having a Car but No Driver_2

Chapter 573: Chapter 242: Having a Car but No Driver_2

Yan Fei initially wanted to say that he could do it himself, but then he remembered that his driving skills were from a crash-course, and although he could manage, his instructor ended up in the Public Security Bureau due to him. His grasp of the basic theories was lacking, so he decided not to overreach.

Nowadays, many people don’t give thought to the relationship between themselves and driving in the future. There aren’t many who want to learn to drive. Driving schools are advertising every day on local stations, but they don’t attract many people.

So, learning to drive has become a simple matter. It doesn’t matter whether you attend the lessons or not, as long as the money is paid, you’re good to go. Those eager to learn are always welcome, instructors would guide them step by step. Those who don’t feel like learning can still get their license sent to them after a month as long as they have paid the fees - it’s indeed that simple. Even driving schools sometimes come to recruit students, where you just hand over the money and photos at your doorstep, leave an address, and a month later your license will be mailed to you.

Hence everyone didn’t give much importance to this matter. After all, owning a car was set. They just need to register at the driving school, pay some fees, and they can leisurely practice driving on their own time, without affecting their normal work.

After dinner, it was time to count the gifts. Those who attended the opening ceremony didn’t come empty-handed. Figures like Zhou Dalian, who held some standing in the street and had indirect interactions with Yan Fei, took this opportunity to come over.

Akin to their status, the gifts they delivered were more expensive, mainly cigarettes and alcohol. As for familiar faces from other towns, regardless of the value of their gift, it’s the sentiment that matters, and everything needs to be documented.

This was something no one else could help Yan Fei with. He had to keep track of everything by himself.

While he was counting the gifts and checking the guest list with Xu Xiaoyan, an old lady from the local Industry and Commerce Bureau arrived. She was an experienced accountant, dispatched by Mayor Chen and his team in the morning after hearing Xu Xiaoyan mention that book-keeping was challenging.

So, Miss Xu Xiaoyan cheerfully started learning book-keeping from the old accountant. With guidance, Xu Xiaoyan, being an excellent learner, would gradually find this task easier to handle.

Distribution for the cooperative cattle rearing program could basically be halted by now. After distributing hundreds of cattle, all that remained was regular monitoring and waiting for the revenue.

The farm was much more relaxed now. The next step was to systematically raise the fattened cows - that was the real money spinner. The routine work was already familiar, and though the number of cows gradually increased, it was no big deal with several robust and enthusiastic young men around.

The group led by Old Ou displayed remarkable enthusiasm. Usually, they were the ones disliked by everyone on the streets—this wasn’t an exaggeration. Apart from naughtier children who adored such vagrant individuals, more mature people despised them.

But now, since they joined the cattle farm, they have transformed completely, becoming sought-after figures. Their formerly indifferent neighbors, particularly those who came to receive the cows, now treated them with utmost respect. Being proactively offered cigarettes and fawned upon was a novel feeling for them.

The simple speech given by the secretary of the county committee further boosted their confidence. Usually, they would avoid the police, let alone interact with government officials and leaders from the county!

They had never even dreamed such an interaction was possible!

Moreover, Yan Fei gifted them some of his old stuff, making them feel like they were showered with kindness. These guys worked with an energy akin to being on a high every day - they were that energetic.

They understood that they were lucky that Old Ou mentioned this opportunity a few days prior. Otherwise, post the opening ceremony, it would be hard for them to get in!

The reason was clear - many townspeople were suspiciously inquiring. Even they were often discreetly questioned by family members: "Hey, that son of your second uncle’s aunt is honest, hard-working, and not afraid to get his hands dirty, does Boss Yan still have job openings?"

Such questions weren’t uncommon. There were many young people in the town like them, most of whom would eventually go out to work. But currently, they were just aimlessly wandering around with nothing productive to do. Even though most of them weren’t up to no good, their idleness worried their families.

Moreover, laziness tends to take over with too much idle time. Some families tried everything–sweet talk, bribing–to find a job for them. But this almost always ended up with them being chased back within a few days. It was truly distressing!

However, if they could join Boss Yan’s farm, these worries wouldn’t exist. After all, who are the people at that farm? All sorts of strange folks are allowed in - small hooligans, reform through labor convicts, and mute disabled people. Once they enter, they behave like obedient donkeys, tirelessly toiling away, and the wages they earn could make anyone green with envy. Of course, these thoughts were only expressed privately and never said out loud. If they did, someone was sure to bribe their way in by snitching secretly.

Some of these things Yan Fei knew, some he did not. But these young lads were under pressure, if they couldn’t do well, they would be too ashamed to face anyone. So, how could they not work tirelessly?

There was not much work to do, everyone was hardworking, and his wife was helping him to check for flaws; Yan Fei had indeed spent a few days at ease.

He hardly needed to worry about the construction of buildings and sheds. Those construction workers were now his partners in raising cattle, and they worked as diligently as if they were building their own houses. Even Ma Yongming rarely came to check, all of them were experienced and as long as they devoted themselves, it really saved people’s troubles.

Unfortunately, happy days would eventually end. Unconsciously, it was time to deliver beef again.

That afternoon, after their chores were done, everyone in the ranch was feeding by the river set in a circle, enthusiastically watching the slaughter of the bull.

Originally, it was quite a bloody matter, but now it was Gao Rui’s first time independently slaughtering a bull under Yan Fei’s instruction! Everyone was waiting to see if he would make a fool of himself!

Heizi occasionally interrupted Gao Rui: "Gao Dasha, if you can’t do it, give up. Just let Brother Fei do it, if you agitate this bull, you definitely won’t be able to handle it!"

Except for him, no one else was willing to offend this fierce-looking murderer. He was the only one who kept calling enthusiastically.

Gao Rui completely ignored him and was learning to find the ’dead spot’ on the bull just like Yan Fei did.

Actually, they had already slaughtered several cattle under Yan Fei’s guidance, and he was a martial artist after all, so his ability to handle this couldn’t be weak. If it weren’t for Heizi’s interruption, Gao Rui would’ve started by now.

When Yan Fei saw him find the spot accurately and signaled him with a nod, Gao Rui prepared and immediately took out his small screwdriver, plunged deeply into the bull’s skin where he had just touched.

The bull mooed loudly once, Yan Fei rushed over, slightly moved Gao Rui’s hand, and the bull instantly fell down with a thump.

"That was precise. There was a slight deviation when it dropped, but it’s fine. Well, start working..." Yan Fei said and began to call people up to work.

No one could tell that the bull lying peacefully on the ground was already unconscious. Seeing that watching the slaughter wasn’t amusing anymore, one by one, Heizi and his gang went back to their work.

While preparing the beef, Yan Fei asked his wife, "Are you coming with me today?"

"I’m not!" His wife replied resolutely. "You’ll be back tomorrow morning anyway. I still have two days off! I’ll take the train by myself the day after tomorrow, as long as I catch the Monday class."

She had become addicted to staying at the ranch, and she was reluctant to leave even if she only had two days off left.

"If you don’t want to go, then don’t!" Yan Fei was a little disappointed.

Last time when he was delivering beef, he was busy preparing for the opening ceremony, so he delivered it overnight and didn’t bring his wife along. But now, things were not so hectic, he had thought of riding his new motorcycle, taking his wife on a long ride.

Looking at his undisguised disappointment, his wife covered her mouth and giggled, looking at the others who had gone to work, she came forward and kissed his face: "Okay, okay, don’t be disappointed. Hurry up and go! Be careful on the road, we’ll see each other when you come back tomorrow, I’ll be waiting for you at home..."