Da Si Nong: I really don’t want to farm

Chapter 325 Raising Dairy Cows in the Desert

The farm still has a high demand for fish fry, chicks, ducklings, fruit tree seedlings, as well as pig, cattle and sheep calves.

Putting everything else aside, just doing business with Taoyuan Farm can earn you a lot of money.

Of course, there are risks involved.

Whether it's fish fry, ducklings, or fruit seedlings, their cultivation requires technical expertise.

"Old Tian seems to want to produce and sell those things himself," Xu Yue said. "For example, the baby rabbits bought from outside are not as good as the offspring of the rabbits from our own mountain."

The farm can buy its own equipment to hatch chicks and ducklings.

As for pigs, cattle, and sheep, those are not a problem either.

“Is that so?” Zhang Ruoxi nodded and said, “The farm is getting bigger and bigger, so there’s really no need to buy from outside.”

"We'll see!" Xu Yue said. "Can a living person die from holding in their pee?"

"Can't you use other words to describe it?" Zhang Ruoxi rolled her eyes and said, "Sister Wang Yun was talking to me about the three dairy cows at home before, and suddenly gave me a suggestion."

"What advice?"

Xu Yue asked, "They raise dairy cows purely for their own consumption."

If you can't finish it, then have a milk bath or something.

The effect is absolutely fantastic.

“Isn’t this a twin pregnancy?” Zhang Ruoxi said. “I’m worried that I won’t have enough breast milk, so I’m looking for formula and seeing which brand is reliable. Sister Wang Yun said that feeding formula is not as good as feeding our three dairy cows’ milk.”

Xu Yue looked at Zhang Ruoxi and didn't think there was any problem with insufficient breast milk.

Even twins.

However, he didn't interrupt, which clearly meant there was more to the story.

Is it okay to feed him milk?
natural.

His milk has a much greater impact than regular new milk.

It also has a spiritual quality, which cannot compare to Zhang Ruoxi's breast milk, but whether it is better or worse than the milk of a regular pregnant woman would probably require testing to determine.

“What do you think about us raising more dairy cows and then creating a milk powder brand?” Zhang Ruoxi said. “Also, we could make yogurt, pure milk, and so on.”

“Making milk powder isn’t easy, but we can take it slowly,” Xu Yue said. “As for yogurt and pure milk, those are things we can consider. I’ll talk to Lao Tian about it later.”

"So where do you plan to raise dairy cows?" Zhang Ruoxi asked with a smile, "The Badain Jaran Desert?"

Dairy cows in the desert?
If anyone else heard this, they would probably laugh their heads off.

But Xu Yue understood.

That's what he thought too.

The Badain Jaran Desert is undoubtedly the most suitable.

As for going to the grasslands and acquiring existing ranches, there's no need for that.

“The Forestry Bureau and the Grassland Bureau approached the farm before, wanting to cooperate in desertification control,” Xu Yue said. “Turning the desert into pastures, feeding dairy cows, and making yogurt, pure milk, and milk powder—wouldn’t that be great?”

Zhang Ruoxi nodded with a smile, saying that might be much more cost-effective than directly acquiring a ranch.

Even if there were existing ranches, they wouldn't achieve the results they wanted.

However, if one were to transform the desert into a pasture, then naturally there would be a spirit array to enhance it.

Both the environment and the pasture are different.

“We can manage and plan simultaneously,” Zhang Ruoxi said. “If the entire Badain Jaran Desert were turned into pasture, how many dairy cows would we need?”

"You really dare to think that way!" Xu Yue said. "If it's grazing, each dairy cow only has five to twenty acres of pasture. Even if there are 10,000 dairy cows, it would only be 50,000 to 200,000 acres."

“If we adopt the method of penning and planting pasture, the required pasture area will be greatly reduced,” Xu Yue continued. “Ten thousand dairy cows may only require 5,000 to 10,000 acres of pasture area. Moreover, pasture grows faster in the spirit array, and the key is that we can also set up arrays that promote growth. Then the required pasture area will be reduced even more.”

"The Badain Jaran Desert covers 4.7 square kilometers. Do you know how many acres that is?" Xu Yue said. "That's tens of millions of acres. How much do you think could be raised there?"

Zhang Ruoxi rolled her eyes.

She was just saying it casually.

Tens of thousands of square kilometers, how can you turn them into pastures?

This isn't a matter of whether you want to or not.

Because it's simply impossible.

"If you're going to raise dairy cows, how large an area of ​​desert are you planning to rent to turn into a pasture?" Zhang Ruoxi asked. "Or rather, how many dairy cows do you want to raise?"

How many should we raise?
Xu Yue never even considered that he could possibly answer Zhang Ruoxi.

However, he doesn't need to worry about this.

It's fine to leave it to Tian Yizhi.

Besides, it's still uncertain whether this will work out.

We should listen to Tian Yizhi's opinion.

He is more professional.

Growing pasture in the desert, raising dairy cows, and developing the dairy industry?
Tian Yizhi naturally supports this, but he needs to understand and study the specifics of how to implement it.

Xu Yue naturally had no objection to this.

This isn't urgent.

Anyway, Zhang Ruoxi's two babies won't make it in time.

As for yogurt and pure milk, they're not in a hurry.

The next day, Xu Yue and Xu Jiangming went to Jincheng Airport together.

Actually, one person can handle it.

It's just that it's inevitably a bit crowded, so there's no need for that.

Xu Jiangming was carrying Li Xiuzhong and Zhang Chunhong, while Xu Yue was carrying Li Weihai and Zeng Min.

Have you decided what you'll do after coming back?

On the way back, Xu Yue casually asked about Li Weihai.

“We plan to buy a house and a storefront in the city, and then sell handmade leather shoes.”

Li Weihai began to speak.

Ok?
Xu Yue glanced at the two of them with some surprise.

Does Li Weihai know how to make leather shoes?

meeting!
Their family used to make their living from this, and they were quite skilled at it.

Is there a market for handmade leather shoes?

There should be some.

At least he hadn't heard of any such place in the city.

Handmade leather shoes can be customized.

Prices vary, but the key factor is the craftsmanship.

However, Xu Yue felt that it was too small a move.

"custom made?"

Xu Yue asked a question.

He doesn't know much about this.

"Customization is just one aspect."

Li Weihai then began to speak eloquently.

Customization is available, with both high-end and low-end options to cater to different groups.

"Doesn't it feel a bit small-scale?" Li Weihai said with a smile. "We should only cook rice in a pot as big as it can handle! If we go too big, I can't manage it! It's better to start small. If we can grow big and strong, that would be the best. If not, it doesn't matter. Anyway, I'll never have to worry about food and clothing in this life! There's still a lot of compensation left. As long as I don't spend extravagantly, the interest alone will be enough."

“If this is considered small-scale, then what was I back then?” Xu Yue shook his head and said, “When I came back to start my business, I only had about ten acres of land at home.”

Li Weihai and his group's decision still surprised Xu Yue.

However, he had to admit that this was a sign of human clarity.

The compensation was indeed enough to ensure their family's comfortable life.

Moreover, handmade leather shoes are not without potential.

If it grows into a large and successful business, it might be much better than opening a leather factory.

Upon hearing this, Zeng Min exchanged a glance with Li Weihai, their eyes still showing some shock. They didn't know Xu Yue's current net worth, but someone who could disregard a hundred million must have an astonishing fortune.

The key point is that not only Xu Yue doesn't care, but even his parents don't care.

The views of the older generation may differ from those of today's young people.

Moreover, they had heard of both Taoyuan Farm and Taoyuan Agricultural Trade Company.

And that only includes the two companies currently under Xu Yue's control.

In addition, there are tourism companies, pharmaceutical companies, and even those that have successfully engaged in desert agriculture.

I heard they will also cooperate with the government on desertification control, etc.

Why did Li Weihai just say "minor trouble"?
It's just that setting up a storefront to make handmade leather shoes in front of Xu Yue is indeed a small-scale operation.

"Let me know when we open," Xu Yue said. "For the time being, you'll be renting in Taoyuan Village. If you don't mind staying at my place, I've reserved a small courtyard for you at the guesthouse."

"Thank you then," Li Weihai said. "Buying a house takes time, and my parents are also planning to go back to the countryside to renovate the house."

"Don't your uncles live with you?" Xu Yue said. "However, the house in the countryside really needs to be repaired."

“They went back to live in the countryside,” Li Weihai said. “They said they would come to help me if I got too busy.”

“There’s nothing wrong with living in the countryside,” Xu Yue said. “Transportation is convenient these days.”

"Hmm!" Li Weihai suddenly asked again, "When are you going to rent land in Lijia Village for your farm?"

"It should be soon," Xu Yue said. "The farm has already leased land in Qianyan Village. It will expand gradually, which will be beneficial for planning."

Lijia Village is the ancestral home of Li Xiurong, and many people from Taoyuan Village actually come from Lijia Village.

However, Lijia Village and Taoyuan Village are not connected.

Qianyan Village is connected to Gaomiao Village, and Lijia Village is connected to Gaomiao Village.

Is it okay to rent separately?

That works too.

The so-called plan was just an excuse for Xu Yuexun.

He had no affection for Lijia Village.

Even the senses aren't very good.

Li Xiurong wasn't much better off; it was the same as when Xu Yue's maternal grandparents passed away and Li Xiurong never returned to Lijia Village.

Lijia Village is named after a surname, and most of the villagers are surnamed Li.

Although there is no clan head now, the village committee is still composed of the same few families, somewhat like a succession from father to son.

Not a village tyrant, but worse than one.

Although their family did not have any conflict with them, they also had little contact with them.

The key issue is that Xu Yue's maternal grandparents' family also inevitably suffered from bullying.

Li Xiuzhong went out to work and didn't return to the village often, which may be related to this.

Of course, things have gotten much better in recent years.

"You don't have much land, do you?" Xu Yue shook his head and said, "Is it being farmed by someone else, or left fallow?"

“Let someone else plant it,” Li Weihai said. “If it’s left uncultivated, the village might take it back.”

Xu Yue remained silent, then changed the subject.

Will the abandoned land be reclaimed by the village?
Taoyuan Village doesn't exist, and many villages don't have this kind of thing either, but Lijia Village might.

"Brother, how much did this car cost?" Li Weihai asked.

“You’ll have to ask Ruoxi when you get back,” Xu Yue said. “This is her car. All the cars in the house with Beijing license plates belong to her.”

"Oh!"

Li Weihai responded and said nothing more.

He knew that Zhang Ruoxi's family was very wealthy.

There is more than one listed company.

"I heard that you came back to start your business because of Ruoxi?"

Li Weihai suddenly became gossipy.

"That's part of the reason," Xu Yue said. "After all, she might not care about the differences, but what about her parents?"

"indeed!"

Li Weihai couldn't help but nod.

"Actually, I only found out later that her parents really didn't care!" Xu Yue shook his head and said, "The reason I was able to become the general manager of their company in such a short time was not because Ruoxi helped me, but because her father tacitly approved of it."

Ability?
Xu Yue is naturally very capable.

However, in today's workplace, ability is secondary.

Of course, if Xu Yue were truly hopeless, then it wouldn't be possible.

Having ability alone is useless.

Zeng Min glanced at Xu Yue. Although she only saw his profile, she had to admit that he was indeed handsome.

Li Weihai is handsome, but he's still not as good-looking as Xu Yue.

It's estimated that Xu Yue's father had better genes than Li Weihai's mother.

However, Zeng Min felt that Zhang Ruoxi might be affected by Xu Yueshuai's treatment of her, but Zhang Ruoxi's father definitely wouldn't be.

No father wants his daughter to marry a gigolo.

Xu Yue must be very capable.

This may be one of the reasons why Zhang Ruoxi's father values ​​him.

At least he graduated from a prestigious university, unlike Li Weihai, who graduated from a third-rate diploma mill and hasn't even received his diploma yet.

Of course, the biggest reason probably lies with Zhang Ruoxi.

What can Zhang Ruoxi's father do if she likes him?
They chatted casually for a while, and the car soon returned to Taoyuan Village.

We went straight back to the villa.

The two cars arrived one after the other.

Li Xiurong had already prepared a sumptuous dinner.

This time, I didn't invite the old man and the others to eat together.

They probably wanted to avoid embarrassing Li Xiuzhong's family.

After all, the last time Xu Jiangming and his wife were beaten was related to them.

At the dinner table, the topic of their plans for this trip naturally came up again.

“The house over there definitely needs some repairs before it’s habitable,” Li Xiurong nodded and said. “I’m going to visit my parents’ graves tomorrow; they didn’t even come back for Qingming Festival.”

Li Xiuzhong nodded awkwardly.

He did not come back to pay respects at the graves this year during the Qingming Festival.

He was the only male in the family, which was indeed unreasonable.

"What if the village doesn't agree to the house repairs?"

“The village wouldn’t dare disagree!” Li Xiurong said. “Do those people still want Xiao Yue to rent land in Li Family Village?”

The people of Lijia Village tried to contact Li Xiurong several times, but she declined each time.

Now, we're only one village away from renting Lijia Village, Gaomiao Village. We're almost there, but if something goes wrong, it's not impossible that we'll just switch to renting other villages.

What kind of temper does Xu Yue have?
Those people really dared to sabotage his uncle's house repair business; Xu Yue refused to rent land from Lijia Village, so they were capable of doing it.

Those people might be a bit domineering and powerful, but they're not stupid.

If Li Xiuzhong really wanted to go home and repair his house, those people would not only agree, but would also be very enthusiastic.

Since Li Xiuzhong is returning to the village, Xu Yue will most likely rent land from their village; it's just a matter of time.

"Xiao Yue wants to rent land in Lijia Village?" Li Xiuzhong said. "You should know what land in Lijia Village is like, right?"

“If that weren’t the case, how could I not have gone there to rent land yet?” Xu Yue nodded and said, “My mother’s family is there, after all.”

What happened to the land over there?

Zeng Min asked in confusion, noting that her husband and Xu Yue hadn't seemed willing to talk about it much in the car earlier.

(End of this chapter)