Chapter 1966: Chapter 925: Cattle Market Auction in Australia “Haha, I won!” Ethan proudly held up a cleaned rabbit, showing off to the workers around him. “Bullshit!” a worker grumbled in frustration. “This guy won again!” “Five dollars each, hurry up and pay,” Ethan said gleefully. “If we have competitions every day, I won’t need a paycheck from the boss in a couple of weeks, hahaha!” All the workers reluctantly took out five Australia currency and handed it to Ethan. Seeing his smug face, they were both angry and amused, and kind of wanted to punch him. After a day’s work, the workers didn’t have much in terms of leisure activities. The past few days, everyone would just go back to their lodging, but tomorrow Yan Fei was planning to take everyone to buy cattle, so tonight he planned to make rabbit meat for everyone, so they all stayed. Actually, most of the meals were made by Luke’s wife; Yan Fei only prepared a big pot of Red Braised Rabbit for everyone to taste. Of course, he provided the rabbits himself. No one else had the leisure time he did to hunt rabbits; they had work to do! Rabbit meat is really quite delicious, even for those who don’t like bones in their food—it seems many people only like eating big chunks of meat and don’t like gnawing on bones. Fish is the most representative of this. Even among Chinese people, there are many who find eating fish too troublesome and would rather eat fish without bones. Even those fish without too many small bones are considered not as tasty—such as catfish, blackfish, mackerel, and many sea fish. Over the past few days, the ranch has gradually returned to its original state. The workers now have places to stay; although they haven’t moved their bedding yet, everyone knows it’s just a matter of time. Additionally, Yan Fei gave out an extra week’s wages in advance, giving the workers more motivation. Without this, given the workers’ relatively tight circumstances, they might not have been willing to put down five dollars as a bet. It’s because the future looks promising that everyone feels it’s okay to spend a little money for entertainment for now. A big pot of Red Braised Rabbit was devoured clean, and the workers, with greasy mouths, were even more satisfied with their new boss—one who could pay them earlier than expected and take out two small pistols for a walk and bring back a heap of rabbits for everyone to enjoy was truly worthy of respect. In everyone’s eyes, Yan Fei was born to be a ranch owner. Although they hadn’t seen his cowboy skills yet, his hands-on attitude had already won over all the workers. Those who can work long-term on a ranch are diligent and hardworking. They are not afraid of hard work, just of having no work and no hope. This is similar to the people of Sancha River, or rather, most laborers are actually the same. Early the next morning, everyone gathered together. Yan Fei left his wife at Old Hayden’s house to keep Aunt Emily company. He drove his wife’s little Ford, handed over the pickup truck to Ethan with a few workers, and the remaining workers drove their other two pickups to go buy cattle! Originally, it didn’t need so many people, but the auction here is different from the small cattle market at Sancha River, and the workers also wanted to pitch in to help the boss. Of course, the most crucial factor was Wendy’s advice to Yan Fei. Wendy was the official from Amora City who had interacted with Yan Fei a few times. Yan Fei had asked Daniel to help find out where there was a large number of cattle for sale. But Daniel’s expertise in this area was clearly not as professional as his legal knowledge. Moreover, he might have misunderstood Yan Fei’s intentions, as he kept looking into large auctions. It was Wendy who contacted Yan Fei, and after asking how Yan Fei planned to operate, she immediately suggested that he directly go to the local Cattle Market to make purchases. Although getting a large quantity at once might be harder this way, at least he could first familiarize himself with the local market conditions. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ Novᴇl_Fire(.)net Wendy’s reminder to Yan Fei was: In any industry, there might be ‘protectionist’ tendencies. Yan Fei had just arrived and bought a large ranch, so some people with agendas were bound to notice. In Australia, the meat cattle industry is organized and even monopolistic in some ways—though Wendy didn’t say it explicitly, Yan Fei understood. Just like in the surrounding area of Wan City, if Yan Fei hadn’t basically given up on regular quality beef, other cattle farms would have to look at his expressions to act. So instead of going all out and competing with large ranches for bulk meat cattle, it’s better to start small. Anyway, once the quality of his beef emerges, other ranches will need true skills to compete with him. No matter where, as long as one achieves excellence in the industry, the local governmental departments will not stand by idly to let their region’s outstanding businesses be suppressed for their locale’s benefit. Just like when Wendy learned about Yan Fei’s previous entrepreneurial experiences, she proactively showed goodwill to Yan Fei. If in the future the quality of the ranch’s beef surpasses industry standards, the local government will promptly show clear support for him. The cattle markets or auctions in Australia have long been established on a fixed scale. Although each auction might not have a large quantity, these small auctions actually occur every week. Just as Yan Fei, surrounded by workers, entered the Cattle Market now, the first impression was indeed that it is a large agricultural nation; this market was much larger than the one in Tanghe County.