My Manor

"The nearest one should be in two months, after the New Year. There will be an exhibition mainly focusing on beef cattle in Massachusetts and several nearby small states." Hearing Jiang Hai's words, Bell, who was far away, took out his mobile phone to check.

"This one is too small, there is no point. Is there a bigger one?" Hearing Bell's words, Jiang Hai thought about it. This one was indeed too small, and the most important thing was that Jiang Hai wasn't sure whether the meat quality would reach that level after three months of feeding, so he hesitated and prepared to postpone it.

"There is also a large exhibition in New York in April, which is of a national nature. At that time, livestock companies from all over the country will come, but the price of this promotional position is also very expensive," Bell said hesitantly. What the man just said about renting an exhibition hall for millions referred to a small exhibition like the one in January. After all, Jiang Hai only has 20,000 cows. While 20,000 is a considerable number locally, if it spreads across the country, it would be far from enough.

Especially compared to those farmers in the West, it's really far behind. In Texas, New Mexico, Montana, and other places, 20,000 heads? That is just the starting level. But even if there are fewer cows, Jiang Hai will probably still need to rent a showroom, which is very expensive.

The price of a showroom is conservatively estimated to be less than 10 million, and this is a showroom that is relatively close to the inside.

"Then it's decided." After calculating, there's still half a year, and Jiang Hai estimates that he should have a chance. He can grow eight scales on his body every day. A voice in the dark tells him that the lowest-level snake needs 1,080 scales to evolve once, eight scales a day, and it only takes 135 days, or four and a half months, from no scales to full scales. What's more, Jiang Hai's body is not without scales. There are more than 100 scales originally. In addition, in recent days, two scales can be stored every day, bringing his total to almost 200 scales. It is estimated that in less than three months, he should upgrade for the first time. By then, his body will probably undergo a lot of changes. If it doesn't work, he will go into the water to fish out some treasures to sell.

Of course, this was just his idea. According to his original estimate, he would never enter the deep sea unless he reached the third level.

However, if he really couldn't do it, he would have to fight. But to be honest, it was better not to fight. So Jiang Hai still hoped to make some money. He didn't need to think about cattle for the time being. This was something that would make a lot of money in the future. If he sold it now, it would be a loss. But fish were a good opportunity.

Anyway, he was going to go out to sea in the afternoon, so he might as well take a look at the nearby marine fish resources.

"By the way, boss, everyone's meat is almost gone. When are we going to replenish it?" Just as Jiang Hai was muttering, Robbins suddenly remembered something and said to Jiang Hai.

In the United States, for a manor owner like Jiang Hai, it was inevitable to provide food and accommodation, especially beef, which was guaranteed to be sufficient.

But let's do some calculations. Even if each person consumes three catties of beef every day, of course, it is impossible to eat it every day. In the manor, if Philemon's wife is not counted, that means 21 catties of beef are consumed every day. An adult Angus cow weighs 700-900 kilograms, which is about 1,800 catties. 65% of the meat is edible. In fact, in Jiang Hai's opinion, those beef hearts, tripes, and tendons are also edible, but people in the United States don't eat these things.

Just meat: a 65% slaughter rate means that 1,170 catties of beef can be left. This beef, calculated based on 21 catties consumed every day, can be eaten for 55 days. But they can't eat this every day, or they'll get tired of it. So, after a cow is killed, it is not a problem to supply Jiang Hai and his men for two months. In a year, there are only six cows. For the base of tens of thousands, it's really a drop in the bucket. So, eating meat here is a difficult thing.

"No more meat? Then why don't you buy one? Just pick one and kill it." Hearing Robbins' words, Jiang Hai said directly without thinking.

"Uh, weren't you reluctant to kill it just now?" Hearing Jiang Hai's casual words, Robbins was stunned for a moment, and then asked in some surprise. Why did you agree to kill it now when you were so reluctant just now?

"I can't bear to give it to outsiders, but it doesn't matter if we eat it ourselves. By the way, leave the cucumber strips for me." Jiang Hai rolled his eyes at Robbins and said lightly. Hearing Jiang Hai's words, Robbins was also stunned for a moment.

"Only cucumber strips? No eye meat?" Hearing Robbins' question, Jiang Hai couldn't help but stop the steps that had already been taken. Seeing Jiang Hai's look of not understanding anything, Robbins smiled. As a boss, he really didn't look like one, but fortunately, there was time now, and he was going to teach Jiang Hai about these cows.

Jiang Hai also felt that as a manor owner, it was a bit embarrassing that he couldn't even tell the difference between cows and meat, so he picked up a mask and followed Robbins into the room. The two of them only knew cows, so it didn't matter, and they didn't need to go too far.

"The meat on the cow, except for the minced meat, can be divided into ten pieces in total. This piece is the neck meat, which is both fat and lean, and the meat is dry and solid, but the texture of the meat is very messy, so it can't be sold at a high price. It is most suitable for making stuffing. Most of the beef meatballs are made from this meat." Walking in front of a cow, Robbins patted the cow's neck and said to Jiang Hai.

"After the neck, it's the shoulder. The meat on the shoulder tastes good and has a very tender texture, but because it is composed of two crossed pieces of meat, it is more chewy and suitable for stewing, roasting, and braising. It needs to be completely roasted before the taste can be appreciated." After passing the neck, Robbins patted the shoulder of the cow behind the neck and said to Jiang Hai. In fact, most of the beef they bought was from here.

"After the neck, it's the brain. The meat here is one of the most expensive. It's easy to get marbled, so when it's sold, the meat here is also very valuable. But the fat is thicker, so the marbled pattern is not too obvious. It's suitable for frying or roasting. Oh, by the way, people in Huaxia City also cook the beef here in a pot. You seem to call it hot pot!"

"After the top of the head is the eye of meat. The meat here, if slaughtered, looks like an eye, with fat mixed in a marble pattern. It is also the finest part of the meat and has the highest selling price. After the eye of meat, it is the outer loin. Most of the meat here is sold to restaurants. The sirloin steak and sirloin steak in the restaurant refer to this kind of meat... Below is the tenderloin, which is usually made into beef fillet. Of course, the fillet steak in the western restaurant is made of this. Further down is the sirloin, which can be stewed. The back is the rump meat, which is what you call cucumber strips. The meat here is good for roasting. The rest is average. At the front, there is a piece of meat on the brisket, and the meat on the hind leg is the tendon meat..." While touching the cow, Robbins introduced it to Jiang Hai. Hearing Robbins' introduction, Jiang Hai couldn't help but be a little surprised.

In the past, he always thought that cucumber strips were the most delicious. After all, cucumber strips are the most expensive in domestic supermarkets.

So he naturally thought that cucumber strips might be tenderloins, but unexpectedly, they didn't even touch the edge of the spine.

"The best beef is tenderloin, sirloin, and eye ribs. These are the three places where marble patterns are most likely to appear, and they are also the most delicious. Only the meat from these places will be rated as premium and selected beef. The next is the top brain and rump. The ones with good quality can be selected as the preferred grade, and then the brisket and brisket. The meat here will basically be regarded as standard grade, the shoulder and shank are commercial grade, and the neck is usable. The remaining minced meat and offal are minced and canned grade." Hearing Robbins' words, Jiang Hai also noted the position of the meat on the cow. It turned out that the best beef he had bought before was not the best at all. Thinking about it, he was really full of emotion!

"Then I want eye ribs, and some tenderloin and sirloin left for me, and some minced meat to feed Xiaobai and Xiaohuang, and you can do with the rest!" Hearing Jiang Hai's words, Robbins chuckled. This is what he should do.

When he worked in those ranches before, generally speaking, the eye of beef, tenderloin, and sirloin were all owned by the ranchers. They ate them themselves or sold them. It had nothing to do with the cowboys. If they were lucky, they could get some top head and rump meat. If they were unlucky, they would not get any of these things. They only had beef shoulder, beef shank, beef brisket, and beef breast, and even some minced meat.

I have to admit that Jiang Hai was quite generous most of the time.

After learning from Robbins, he would not be needed for the rest of the things for the time being. Robbins and his friends would naturally do the slaughtering of cattle. According to what they said, it was too late today, so they would slaughter them tomorrow.

Jiang Hai left the cowshed and returned to his home. After taking a bath and feeding the two dogs, it was almost noon.

As soon as noon arrived, Philemon called and asked him to have dinner at home. When he arrived, Philemon and his wife and Edward had been waiting there for a long time. Jiang Hai was not polite and had a meal directly.

Then the three of them rode their all-terrain vehicles to the dock. At this time, the open boat, which originally seemed to be empty, was filled with a lot of things, including nets, anchors, large bundles of ropes, canvas, diesel, raincoats, and even a gun next to it.

"Uh, what are we going to do?" Although Jiang Hai did not have paranoid delusions, he was a little nervous when he saw so many things. He looked at Edward in a strange way and said.

"It can be seen at a glance that the boss is going out to sea for the first time. The sea is not like the shore. We must not only guard against the fish in the sea but also against people. Sometimes, people are the most dangerous," hearing Jiang Hai's words, Philemon laughed and said.

"Don't listen to him. We are just taking precautions. After all, this is the coastal waters of the United States. If something happens, the Coast Guard helicopter will come in less than five minutes. Don't forget that you are a privileged class and a rich man." Hearing Philemon's words, Jiang Hai was really stunned for a moment. Could there be pirates here too? But looking at Jiang Hai's appearance, Edward spoke up.