Super first-tier cities: Starting from village committee secretary

"What an idiot! Is there any comparison between the two? If you can crack just one type of fast-growth feed, you can apply it to many others. But electrical technology is so complex! Not only do you need a solid theoretical foundation, but the materials have to be up to par as well."

A new day had arrived, and with it, another day for Xiong Xu to court death.

"Say 'idiot' one more time and see what happens."

"Don't push me to slap you when I'm at my happiest!"

"If you dare slap me, I dare to get out of the car and commit domestic violence against you in broad daylight!"

"Idiot! Pervert!"

The two cursed each other all the way to the farm.

When they arrived, they tacitly stopped arguing, got out of the car quickly and efficiently, and closed the doors.

"Wow, it's so beautiful here!"

Lin Yuanqing got out of the car, spread her arms, and raised her head, enjoying the beautiful scenery and clean air.

Suda Mu's farm was located on a lush green grassland. It used a free-range grazing method. The entire farm only had open-air cattle and sheep pens, as well as a few yurts for the herders to eat and sleep in.

Without too many tall buildings, the grassland was very clean, a lush green expanse with cattle and sheep scattered around, playing and grazing. The scenery was beautiful, making people feel refreshed.

"Hello, what brings you here?"

At that moment, a middle-aged man wearing a robe and holding a whip rode over on horseback, cautiously asking Xiong Xu and Lin Yuanqing what they were doing there.

"If you're here for tourism, this isn't a tourist spot. This is a place for herding sheep and cattle. You can't drive here; you'll damage the grass. If you hit any cattle or sheep, you'll have to pay compensation."

The man continued, speaking in somewhat broken Chinese, his tone revealing a hint of unwelcomeness.

The problem was that some tourists lacked manners and liked to drive into the grassland. Not long ago, a car had killed several sheep. The tourists argued that since there was no fence, it was the rancher's responsibility, while the rancher argued that the tourists had entered the ranch without permission, making it their responsibility.

The two sides had taken the matter to the authorities.

Because this had happened more than once or twice, the herders here were very annoyed by tourists.

"I'm from the mainland and I'm in the livestock breeding business. I'm here to buy calves and lambs. Could we meet your boss?" Xiong Xu said to the man.

"Buying livestock?"

The man's attitude immediately changed. He dismounted and walked up to Xiong Xu, saying with a smile, "I'm the person in charge of this ranch, Su Mingjie. I can make the decisions."

"That's great! I'm Xiong Xu. It's a pleasure to meet you." Xiong Xu offered his hand.

Su Mingjie also smiled and shook Xiong Xu's hand, then bowed and nodded to Lin Yuanqing as a greeting. Lin Yuanqing smiled and nodded in response.

"Guests from afar, please come inside and have some milk tea."

People on the grasslands were very hospitable to guests. Su Mingjie led Xiong Xu and Lin Yuanqing into a nearby yurt.

It was October, and the grassland was cold. In another month, it would snow here, but inside the yurt, it didn't feel cold because there was a coal-burning stove.

Su Mingjie cooked a pot of mare's milk and some dried beef to entertain Xiong Xu and Lin Yuanqing. After the three of them were seated, Su Mingjie poured mare's milk for them and said, "Please try it. This is our local specialty."

The host had offered, so how could the guests refuse? The two immediately picked up their bowls and took a sip.

How should they put it?

They couldn't get used to it.

It was cool and had a fishy taste.

"Not really used to the taste," Xiong Xu said with a smile, putting down his bowl.

"Haha, that's how it is. When mainlanders come here, nine out of ten can't get used to it, but you have to drink it a lot to get used to it," Su Mingjie said with a hearty laugh.

Xiong Xu nodded and smiled apologetically, then got down to business. "I'd like to buy some yellow cattle calves and goat kids from here. What are the prices like?"

Su Mingjie pondered for a moment. "For yellow cattle calves, we have suckling calves and weaned calves. Suckling calves generally refer to calves aged 0-45 days, while weaned calves generally refer to calves aged 45 days to 4-6 months. Which type would you like to buy?"

"Weaned calves," Xiong Xu said without hesitation.

He definitely wouldn't buy suckling calves. They hadn't been weaned and didn't eat feed, so they were useless. He had to buy calves that had started eating feed.

"There are also many types of weaned calves: three-month-old calves, four-month-old calves, five-month-old calves, six-month-old calves. After seven months, they are considered young cattle."

Hearing so many classifications, Xiong Xu automatically filtered out the calves older than four months and directly asked about the three-month-old calves. "How much is a three-month-old calf?"

"Females are 3000, males are 2300!" Su Mingjie said a price.

Xiong Xu nodded in satisfaction. He had specifically checked the prices last night. Four-month-old male calves cost 2800, so Su Mingjie's price of 2300 yuan for a three-month-old calf was not expensive. He wasn't being ripped off.

"What about goats?" Xiong Xu asked.

"Our goats are also divided into suckling kids and weaned kids. Goat kids are generally weaned at around three months. Females are 300 yuan each, and males are 230 yuan each," Su Mingjie said.

After clarifying the prices of the calves and goats, Xiong Xu asked, "How much can the yellow cattle and goats grow to at most?"

Su Mingjie thought for a while and replied, "Normally, our yellow cattle here can grow to over 700 jin in three years. If they are bulls, they can grow to 800-900 jin in four years."

"As for goats, our goats here are white cashmere goats. They can weigh 70-80 jin in 7-8 months. If they are raised for a year, they can weigh 100 jin. If they are raised for two or three years, they can weigh 180 jin, but we generally don't raise them for that long here. It's not cost-effective. The cycle is long, and the fattening costs are high, so we generally sell them when they weigh 70-80 jin."

Xiong Xu fell into deep thought, calculating the costs and profits in his mind.

A calf costs 2300 yuan, and it can grow to over 700 jin in 3 years, or 800-900 jin in 4 years. If the fast-growth feed for yellow cattle also results in a tenfold growth rate, then it would only take 4.8 months to grow to 800-900 jin.

If it takes nearly 5 months to grow to 900 jin, and the current market price for live yellow cattle is 30 yuan/jin, then 900 jin can be sold for 27,000 yuan. After deducting the 5 months of growth costs, one cow can earn a good profit of 20,000 yuan.

A goat kid costs 230 yuan, and it can grow to 180 jin in 3 years. If the fast-growth feed for goats also results in a tenfold growth rate, then it would only take 4.8 months to grow to 180 jin.

According to the current market price of 17 yuan/jin for live goats, 180 jin can be sold for 3,000 yuan. After deducting the nearly 5 months of growth costs, one goat can earn a good profit of 2,000 yuan.

Reaching this point in his calculations, Xiong Xu frowned deeply, because he realized that the profits from raising cattle and sheep were not that impressive. Even if he raised 10,000 cattle, he would only earn 200 million yuan in half a year, and only 400 million yuan in a year.