There is a manor in Queenstown that specializes in growing grapes. The harvested grapes are used to make white wine. It is said that it is deeply loved by local residents and foreign tourists.
Xu Yin went to the farm to purchase oat seeds and potatoes in the morning, and visited a vineyard in the afternoon.
New Zealand's white wines are better than their red wines.
White wine can be made from white grapes or purple grapes with the skins removed.
In terms of taste, white wine made from white grapes tastes better.
Following the local customs, Xu Yin plans to grow white grapes and learn local winemaking techniques to make white wine.
She doesn’t want to store too much purple grapes and red wine in her system, so she won’t plant them this time.
I stayed in Queenstown for five days. After finishing my business, I started shopping: 50 pounds of freshly slaughtered Angus beef and two hams. I also went to a nearby seaside town and bought one freshly landed. Fresh salmon, a few large crabs, two baskets of super-quality oysters and a bunch of unknown fish and shellfish, fresh fish, shrimp and shellfish, the stewed seafood pot is super delicious.
In New Zealand in the late 1980s, seafood prices were really cheap.
Xu Yin sighed in her heart, if it weren't for the fact that she had to pay the balance for cattle, lambs, fruit saplings and workers' wages at the beginning of spring, she would not dare to make a big purchase and could only buy a little to satisfy her appetite. Otherwise, she would really want to stay here for a longer time. Oh, wait for the next fishing boat to dock and stock up on a wave of super delicious wild seafood.
So you still have to work hard to make money!
Xu Yin was thinking, since there is nothing else to do in winter, how about working hard to develop the electric wool push 3.0?
With the plan in mind, I returned to Cooktown.
Seafood is difficult to carry on motorcycles, so in the end I only left a basket of oysters and two crabs outside.
She didn't stock up on a pound of fresh beef. When I raise my own cattle next year, how much fresh beef will I want to eat?
Instead, I cut a small piece of ham and gave it to the cook to add to the meal, while hoarding the rest.
"Sean is back!" Mrs. Hunter saw her and came out to greet her happily, "Did the journey go well?"
"smoothly."
Even the bad luck was solved by her.
Not long after she left Queenstown, she discovered that she was being targeted by a pick-up truck. She was probably trying to steal her money and sex because she was a single woman and bought so many things.
When she arrived at an open area, she deliberately slowed down and waited for the other person to stop her in amusement. When she wanted to do something wrong, she killed the other person, knocked him out, tied him up and threw him in front of the police station.
He was so skilled at stalking and robbing, so he might be a repeat offender.
As for the money that those two people had, she used it to refuel. A trip to the police station also costs a lot of gas, okay?
I filled up the gas tank and bought a few extra barrels of gasoline to store in the system warehouse.
There was such an incident on the way back and forth, but the rest was really smooth.
"The calves have been ordered, eighty male calves and twenty female calves. I have learned a lot of tips on raising cattle from the rancher over there. If Mr. Hunter is worried, just claim them. It's up to me to raise them. If things get better next year, you can raise them on your own from the year after next.”
claim?
The Hunters looked confused. Does that mean they just need to pay and don't have to worry about anything else?
Xu Yin continued: "When the calves arrive, you go and pick them out. I will mark the five bulls and one cow. You don't have to worry about the pasture. My pasture is big enough for them to eat."
Mr. Hunter nodded. Although he decided to follow Sean to try raising Angus beef cattle, he was indeed a little worried. After all, this is my first time contacting beef cattle breeding, and I am worried that I will not be able to raise them well.
If Sean is responsible for raising them, and he can help and study when he is free, the psychological pressure will be reduced a lot instantly. After accumulating experience for a year, he will know how to raise them in the future.
"Is it just going to bother you too much?"
"Won't."
You have raised more than ninety animals, and you are still missing just six?
"I also want to ask Old William to order a batch of meat goat calves. By the way, I want to ask Old William if he wants to claim beef cattle."
Xu Yin cut five kilograms of fresh beef and planned to go to the ranch next door.
"Let's go to the mayor's house, too. His family may want to raise beef cattle." Mr. Hunter said, "He came over the day you went to the south. He seems to be a little interested in beef cattle breeding."
"OK."
Xu Yin took another five kilograms of fresh beef and asked the cook to cook the rest.
Today's rain is mixed with snow particles, and I want to cook beef and mutton in a pot.
Mrs. Hunter couldn't help laughing: "As soon as Sean comes back, our food will be served."
The cook is also happy: "Sean's hometown dishes are not only delicious, but also easy to make. A few days ago, I made a pot of stock using sheep bones and put it on the stove to rinse it. I will wash some vegetables and the staple food will be potatoes. Pie. Does Sean like potatoes?"
Xu Yin: "..."
Want to eat mashed potatoes.
She chewed the mutton jerky that Mrs. Hunter gave her and went to old William's ranch first.
Old William knew that she had gone to the south to inspect beef cattle breeding a few days ago, and he smiled and asked her how her inspection went.
"It went very smoothly. The contract has been signed and the deposit has been paid. The delivery will be delivered to your door in the spring." Xu Yin then asked, "Do you want to raise him? Mr. Hunter was worried that he would have no experience in the first year, so he claimed six babies from me. I will only pay for the calf, and I will be responsible for the rest. If you are interested, I can give you a few calves as well."
Old William was certainly interested.
To claim a calf, you only need to pay for the calf, and you don’t have to worry about anything else. Even if you don’t sell it to a buyer when it’s grown, it’s good to slaughter it at home and eat it.
Even if the calf is not raised in the end, the loss will only be the money spent on buying the calf.
But if it is raised well, it is equivalent to spending the price of a calf in exchange for an adult bull. This is a very cost-effective deal.
But will it be too much of a disadvantage for Sean?
Xu Yin laughed and said, "It doesn't matter. I just want to thank everyone for taking care of me this year. And it's only the first year. If you want to take care of me in the future, you have to do it yourself."
"Of course."
Old William claimed two bulls.
Anyway, since it was raised with Sean's, he didn't want the cow.
Afterwards, Xu Yin explained her intention and said she wanted to buy a goat calf from his family.
But Old William's family doesn't raise many meat goats. Maintaining the current scale, they can't even produce many calves, and can only provide fifty at most.
However, he introduced two other ranches to Xu Yin. The scale of meat goat breeding was much larger than his family, and they should be able to raise 250 calves.
In this way, the three hundred lambs and calves were put in place as planned.
Worried that the rain would be heavy, Xu Yin didn't stay long. Carrying old William's gift in return - a leg of lamb and a bucket of goat's milk, she rode a motorcycle around the mayor's house wearing a raincoat.
The mayor accepted the fresh beef she sent and gave her back two bottles of home-brewed fruit wine and a jar of blueberry jam. The blueberry jam he made without any additives was delicious with slices of bread.
Before Xu Yin could say anything, the mayor expressed his willingness to raise beef cattle with her, but his family mainly ran a farm and could not spare enough land to raise cattle, so he could only raise a few.
Xu Yin said: "I can spare two ends here for your family. In the first year, everyone was worried about raising them, so why not just let me raise them. My land is big and there is no need to worry about pasture. I have already bought enough seeds for spring. Just sow it.”
When the mayor heard that he could still claim it, he said happily: "Then I'll ask Willie to help you when he has time."
Xu Yin did not object.
She is indeed short of manpower, and by the way, she asked the mayor to help keep an eye on people who come to Cook Town to look for jobs. She will be hiring a lot of workers in the spring.
(End of chapter)
