The three of them stood in front of the cattle pen.
Zhao Weiguang teased, "Come on, show me your 'special abilities'."
Feng Ting couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Liu Ben shrugged and walked aside.
He was followed by Zhao Weiguang and Feng Ting. They did not believe Liu Ben because of his confident attitude. They just thought that Liu Ben wanted to use some tricks and perform some magic to bluff people.
Zhao Weiguang asked with a laugh, "Do you want me to open the door for you so you can go in and communicate with them up close?"
Feng Ting pulled Zhao Weiguang and said disapprovingly, "He's still unfamiliar with the game. It's not safe to go in alone."
Liu Ben shook his head: "No need."
Liu Ben picked a calf with a white spot on its head and pointed at it and said, "Hey, you."
The calf raised its head, looked at Liu Ben, and then looked left and right.
Liu Ben: "That's you, stop looking."
Xiao Niu looked at Liu Ben, tilted his head, and looked confused.
Zhao Weiguang and Feng Ting were a little surprised, but they just thought it was a coincidence.
But Liu Ben continued, "Come here."
The calf really ran to the cowshed with a "da da da" sound, raised its head and stared at Liu Ben with its innocent black eyes.
Zhao Weiguang and Feng Ting were truly shocked. Was this a coincidence? Or was this kid really that smart, able to detect other people's tones?
Liu Ben didn't stop and continued to say to the calf: "Are you hungry? Nod your head if you are hungry, and shake your head if you are not hungry." He was also making gestures while speaking. In fact, his words and actions were all for Zhao Weiguang and others to see. To command the calf, he only needed to rely on his silent energy.
The calf sensed Liu Ben's order and shook his big head without thinking. He had just finished drinking milk and was full now!
"Hey! How did you do this?" Zhao Weiguang was surprised. He had raised cows for so many years, but he had never made the cows so obedient.
Zhao Weiguang didn't believe it and shouted to Xiao Niu: "Shake your head!"
Xiao Niu naturally didn't react at all. He just glanced at him blankly and continued to stare at Liu Ben curiously.
"You must have some skills, teach me!" Zhao Weiguang looked at Liu Ben eagerly. With such a skill in "controlling cattle", raising cattle would be much easier, right?
"This is not a skill, it's innate." Liu Ben shook his head.
Zhao Weiguang didn't believe it, but then Liu Ben gave the calf a few more instructions, and the calf did them one by one, so he had to believe it even though he didn't want to.
Zhao Weiguang and Feng Ting were extremely surprised and wanted to know why this happened. Since they couldn't come up with a scientific answer, they started to think about it from a metaphysical perspective.
"Is it because there are three "Niu" characters in your name?" Feng Ting guessed. The old people said that people's names are spiritual and they are named according to what they lack in their destiny. Could it be that because there are three "Niu" characters in Liu Ben's name, he can ride cows?
Zhao Weiguang began to consider whether he could change his name.
Liu Ben made up a story: "Maybe. It could also be because I was born in the Year of the Ox, and this year is my zodiac year."
There was no way to change this. Zhao Weiguang sighed, "You must be the Ox of Destiny!"
Liu Ben: "...Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah."
Afterwards, Liu Ben demonstrated the "group cattle-controlling technique" to Zhao Weiguang and Feng Ting, ordering the cattle to defecate at a fixed location, line up for a bath, walk in small steps on the spot, and so on.
Liu Ben: "I'll milk the cows myself when the time comes."
Cow:?? Isn’t this too difficult for the cow?
Zhao Weiguang chuckled: "They probably can't do that. Even the machines here require manual work to position the cow's horns. It's not automated."
Liu Ben was surprised: "So it means there are automated ones?"
Zhao Weiguang said with envy and emotion, "Big brand factories, yes. I've visited them before. The entire factory is completely digital and mechanized. They automatically control the temperature and humidity, mechanically manage the cattle's movement, automatically clean dirt, and use infrared to locate the cattle's position. It's very convenient."
That's really impressive. Modern scientific development is in no way inferior to his natural abilities.
Liu Ben nodded and picked up where he left off at the beginning: "I'm confident I can keep the cows in line. That way, the workload will be less. You can handle it by yourself, right?"
Zhao Weiguang thought about it and decided that as long as the cows were more obedient, the workload would be reduced and he could handle it alone, but raising cattle still had some drawbacks.
Zhao Weiguang said worriedly, "As I just said, another reason we can't continue is the lack of a stable sales channel. How are you going to solve this problem?"
Although the cow was sold to Liu Ben, it was not his turn to worry about these things. However, if he continued to work for Liu Ben in the future and Liu Ben could no longer do his job, he would still be unemployed and even worry about it.
Liu Ben thought for a while before saying, "I have a produce store nearby with decent customer traffic. I can sell fresh milk there."
The milk produced by six cows is not much, and he can sell it all in his store. Of course, if the milk produced by grass-fed cows is good, it will definitely not be cheap, hehe.
"If it's a busy street market, then it's indeed possible... but you don't have a cowshed there?" Zhao Weiguang thought of this.
Liu Ben smiled and said, "I decided to raise cattle the day after I came to your place. I bought an old factory building in our village and have already started cleaning it out. I can send the cattle there once it's finished."
"For now, I'll keep them with you, but I'll buy the cattle and equipment. I'll pay your salary, and I'll provide my own fodder. You can put up the meter for water and electricity, and I'll pay it monthly."
The factory building under this sale was an abandoned factory in the village. All the mechanical equipment had been moved out, but the cement house was still there. It was very sturdy and fully usable. After Liu Yibiao's active matchmaking and low cost, the procedures were completed quickly.
"That's fine!" Feng Ting was happy when she heard it. She could work from home without taking any risks, and her workload would be reduced.
Although it is temporary, Liu Ben's village is not far away, so it won't be troublesome to ride a bike back and forth.
"Well, let's discuss the details and then sign the contract." Liu Ben said with a smile.
Zhao Weiguang no longer had any concerns and happily agreed.
"By the way, the cattle farm over there needs to be remodeled after it's cleaned up. I'll show you my ideas for remodeling the cattle farm later. See if there's anything I've missed..."
Both parties had no dispute over the partial discussion of the payment. Zhao Weiguang even took the initiative to give a discount to Liu Ben, who wanted to buy all the cows, and gave all the equipment for free. Liu Ben was also very generous and offered Zhao Weiguang a very high monthly salary.
The routine work of cleaning and feeding dairy cows is not difficult, but what is valuable about Zhao Weiguang is that he has learned a lot about common diseases of cattle. He can detect and deal with some subtle abnormalities of cattle very quickly. He can also buy the right medicine to treat the cows. These are not the work of an ordinary cleaner.
"Hey, I'm not bragging. When I was on the grassland, I often watched those veterinarians. Not only did I observe, I also asked questions. Asking was not enough, I also signed up for classes to learn. In those years, I could diagnose all the common diseases of cattle!" Zhao Weiguang was very proud of this. He really raised cattle with all his heart.
But Liu Ben not only has to do the work of handing over equipment and dairy cows between the two of them, but also has to go through many procedures with the relevant departments, such as milk quality testing, hygiene testing, and applying for qualifications to sell fresh milk, etc. These all take time, so take your time.
Liu Ben went to pick up his third brother's wife as usual in the evening. Business was good today. It was almost dinner time and there were still a few customers eating or waiting to buy rice.
"Let's close later so that many people who are getting off work can buy it." Liu Sen suggested.
Liu Lei agreed: "And we can prepare more rice. There isn't much left today."
Liu Ben said: "After the loose goods outside are sold out, I pour out the ones packed in the sacks. I packed them myself and didn't use any machines to pack them. They can be used even after the sacks are opened."
"I see." The three of them said they understood.
After closing, they quickly got home.
"It's so late today? Come and have dinner!" Wang Caiqing came out to greet them: "The food is hot."
The four of them walked in, and soon the food was brought up by He Mei. Liu Ben, Liu Lei, Liu Rui, and Liu Sen washed their hands and sat down to eat.
Now that Liu Ben has a car, it is even more legitimate for him to bring the vegetables back. He doesn't need to use express delivery as a cover-up. He can just say that the vegetables are in the city's logistics center, and then he drives to get them. No one in the Liu family suspects anything, and they all think it is normal.
Besides, as long as the Wushuang rice, water shield and kelp taste good, you don’t have to worry about the other things.
The four of them were eating when a series of childish meows were heard. It was the kittens in the frame calling out.
"These little guys become so hungry when they smell the fragrance of food!" Wang Fengjing said with a smile.
"I don't know where their mother ran off to. The kittens must be often hungry." Liu Rui felt very sorry for the cats.
They ate and chatted at the same time. The kittens next to them were let out to play and ran all over the yard, calling out "meow meow" from time to time, but they did not stretch out their claws to disturb the people who were eating.
At this time, Wang Fengjing came out with several old bowls. There was nothing else in them, just rice with a little vegetable soup and leftover vegetables and meat, and placed them by the door of the yard.
Wang Fengjing put down the bowl and kindly called out to the kittens, "Come, come, Mimi, come and eat~"
The curious little kittens smelled the fragrance and saw her waving, so they all stumbled towards the bowl. Among the fast-running kittens, many tripped over their front and hind paws and fell several times.
"Oh!" Liu Rui didn't eat much at night. She had just put down her bowl and chopsticks when she saw this heart-warming scene. She quickly walked over, gently picked up the fallen cat with her hands, and placed it next to the bowl of rice.
The kitten who got to the first place by "cheating" immediately dove into the bowl of food and started eating with a grunt.
The other kittens became anxious and rushed over at once, starting to eat noisily around the bowl.
"I heard that cats can't eat human food." Liu Ben watched the excitement and felt that this bunch of little fur balls was indeed quite healing.
"People in the village are not so particular. The main thing is nutrition, but try to use as little oil and salt as possible. I just rinse them with water." Wang Fengjing is very experienced. She also raised cats when she was young, and she took good care of them.
"That's right!" Liu Sen said happily, "Brother, we received more than 10,000 yuan today!" Most of the money was paid directly into Liu Ben's account, but some was also paid in cash. The cash register could hardly hold the scattered money.
"So much!" Liu Shuanghu, who had just finished taking a shower and came out to enjoy the cool air, was shocked when he heard the number. He originally thought that there would not be many people who spend money like Liu Ben's friend, but he did not expect to earn 10,000 in a day!
"Could it be that Xiaoben's friend is here again?" Wang Caiqing also asked.
"No, many of them are repeat customers." Liu Rui said with a smile, stroking the kitten in her hand.
When Liu Ben saw the cats eating with gusto, he suddenly remembered the promise he had made to the system cat: when he had money, he would provide it with delicious food every day. However, it had been more than ten or twenty days since he started making money, and he had completely forgotten about it.
I don’t know if the system forgot about it and didn’t urge him.
Or maybe he has already written down this grudge in a small notebook, waiting to ambush him.
Thinking of this, Liu Ben felt a little guilty.
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