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The recycling boss is still that shrewd Jewish man.

His eyes lit up when he saw the silver ingot.

He carefully examined the purity with a magnifying glass and quoted a price of 15,000 yuan.

Ten dollars, or $150,000.

Holding the check, Su Chen felt at ease.

The infrastructure budget is 300,000, and I originally had 400,000. After spending 300,000, I will have 100,000 left.

Now we've received another 150,000, and our funds are stable.

Back at the ranch, Emma came to him with the budget sheet.

"Su Chen, I've recalculated the budget for the infrastructure upgrade."

"The main house reconstruction costs 140,000, the livestock shed upgrade costs 75,000, the irrigation system costs 45,000, and the enclosure reinforcement costs 20,000, for a total of 280,000."

"Adding the extra 3,000 you spent on reinforcing the foundation later, the total is 283,000, which is 2,000 less than the budget."

Su Chen took it and glanced at it; the accounts were clear.

"Okay, let's do it this way."

On the fifth day of construction, the foundation of the main house was completed, and the wall construction began.

One by one, the red bricks were laid down, and the shape of the house gradually took shape.

Every morning, Su Chen would get up early and go to the construction site to check on the progress and discuss the details with Mike.

"Mike, could you make the study window bigger?"

"I want floor-to-ceiling windows so that there's plenty of natural light."

"No problem, I'll fix it for you."

"Also, the fireplace in the living room should have a real flame, not just a decoration."

"Okay, let's install a wood-burning fireplace. It'll keep us warm in the winter."

Emma often comes over to keep an eye on the details of the renovation.

She coordinated with the construction team on everything, including the curtain color, flooring material, and kitchen layout.

Su Chen was happy to have some free time and left all these trivial matters to her.

Over at the livestock shed, the main structures of ten new cattle sheds have been completed, and the installation of smart equipment has begun.

Constant temperature, constant humidity, ventilation, automatic feeding, automatic watering—one set after another is installed.

The electrician was extremely busy, pulling wires, connecting cables, and debugging to ensure that every system was functioning properly.

Su Chen stood in the new cowshed and took a look around.

The temperature and humidity are well controlled, much more comfortable than the old cowshed.

The growth efficiency of cattle living here can be increased by at least 20%.

On the sixth day, the treasure chamber was reinforced.

The secret room was originally in the basement of the main house, but it was exposed after the main house was demolished.

The construction team first cleared away the surrounding soil.

Then, another layer of reinforced concrete, 30 centimeters thick, was poured on top of the existing wall.

The door was also replaced with a vault-level security door, weighing 300 kilograms and requiring two people to push it open.

With both fingerprint and password verification, Su Chen recorded his fingerprint and set a password that only he knew.

Intelligent monitoring was installed simultaneously, with two high-definition cameras inside and outside the sealed room.

Real-time monitoring, with the footage directly synced to his phone.

The system will automatically sound an alarm if someone breaks in.

Inside the secret room, Su Chen had the workers build several rows of cement platforms.

Arrange the gold coins, silver coins, antiques, and ores in their respective categories and label them.

Place the Double Eagle and Indian Head gold coins in the gold coin section, and the Morgan silver coins in the silver coin section.

The antiques section displays pottery and animal hides, while the ore section displays copper ore mined from the veins.

After everything was packed up, Su Chen stood in the middle of the secret chamber, looking at the neatly arranged treasures, and finally felt at ease.

Upgrading of the irrigation system is also underway.

Su Chen contacted the drilling team that had previously drilled a well and asked them to drill another small well on the south side of the ranch.

Although the water quality of Lingquan Well is good, its flow rate is limited, making it somewhat difficult to cover the irrigation needs of the entire pasture.

More wells mean a more abundant water source.

The drilling team arrived the next day, selected a location on the south side, and started drilling.

This time we didn't drill too deep; we reached a depth of thirty meters before coming to the surface.

The water quality test results were good; although not as good as Lingquan Spring, it is still considered high-quality groundwater.

Su Chen had the drilling team install a water pumping system and connect the water pipes to the main irrigation pipeline.

Meanwhile, the laying of pipelines for the automatic irrigation system is also underway.

Workers dug trenches and laid pipes in the grasslands and forage planting areas, installing a sprinkler every twenty meters.

The entire system is managed by a central controller.

Irrigation time, water volume, and frequency can all be set, and it operates fully automatically.

Su Chen stood in front of the control panel and set the parameters.

I water for one hour every morning at 6 AM and one hour every evening at 6 PM. It automatically skips rainy days.

During system testing, the nozzles rotated and sprayed water mist evenly onto the grassland.

After a week of construction, all projects are progressing smoothly.

The walls of the main house were built up to the second floor, and all ten new cattle sheds were completed.

The irrigation system covers half of the pasture, and the enclosure has been reinforced.

Standing on the construction site, Su Chen looked at the bustling scene and pondered his next plan.

Once the infrastructure is finished, it's time to focus on the ecology.

Grassland improvement, tree planting, rotational grazing system – one step at a time.

But that's a story for later. Right now, the most important thing is to get through these twenty days.

That night, Su Chen lay in the tent.

I couldn't fall asleep, tossing and turning, listening to the roar of construction machinery outside.

He took out his phone and glanced at the system panel.

Ranch Status Overview

[Main house reconstruction progress: 35%]

[Livestock shed upgrade progress: 60%]

Irrigation system upgrade progress: 50%

[Treasure Chamber Upgrade Progress: 100%]

[Total infrastructure budget usage: 12.8 / 28.3]

[Estimated completion time: 13 days later]

Su Chen turned off his phone and closed his eyes.

In thirteen days, the new houses will be completed, the livestock sheds will be upgraded, the irrigation system will be fully implemented, and the ranch will be completely transformed.

At that time, he will be able to truly start his career.

On the tenth day of infrastructure upgrades, the main structure of the house was finally completed.

Standing in front of the construction site, Su Chen looked at the brand-new two-story wooden house and felt an indescribable sense of comfort.

The exterior walls are made of dark brown anti-corrosion wood, paired with a light gray stone base.

The roof is covered with dark gray asphalt shingles, and the overall style is simple and grand, blending in with the surrounding grasslands and mountains.

Mike walked over, a cigarette dangling from his lips, and patted Su Chen on the shoulder.

"Mr. Su, the main structure is done. Next is the interior decoration."

"Laying the floor, installing doors and windows, and arranging the furniture will take about ten days to complete."

Su Chen nodded.

"Is there a problem with the quality?"

"Don't worry, I'm a reliable worker."

"We didn't cut corners on the foundation reinforcement step, and we certainly won't do that later on."

Mike pointed to the second floor.

"Shall we go up and take a look?"

Su Chen climbed the stairs, which didn't yet have handrails. The second floor had four bedrooms and a large terrace.

The terrace faces west, overlooking the pasture and distant mountains; the view is absolutely stunning at sunset.

Emma followed, holding a renovation list and checking each item one by one.

"The master bedroom faces south, has good natural light, and includes a private bathroom and walk-in closet."

"There are two secondary bedrooms, one facing east and the other facing north, for guests."

"There is also a study, facing west, directly overlooking the meadow, so you can enjoy the scenery when you get tired of reading."

Su Chen pushed open the door to the study. The room was quite large, about twenty square meters.

The west side features a full-length window, providing ample natural light.

"Did you design this study for me?"

Emma nodded.

"I see those books on ranch management and antique appraisal piled up everywhere in your house."

"I was thinking of setting up a study for you so you can easily access information."

Su Chen was quite touched; this girl was thoughtful, even considering such details.

Thanks.

After leaving the main house, Su Chen went to check on the progress of the livestock shed upgrade.