Chapter 392: Chapter 88: Strategizing Qianma! Suppressing the Huangfu Family

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Celestial Crane Ranch.

It’s one of Qianma Town’s three major ranches.

The pasture alone spans a full 30,000 acres, with 800 households of herdsmen.

Last year, the Wang Family mobilized all 800 households of pastoral farmers, and even recruited 2,000 able-bodied men and 300 auxiliary workers from Ping’an Town to harvest the old alfalfa brutally.

The sandy loam was also turned over, burying the alfalfa roots and stems that cows and sheep couldn’t eat and turning them back into the earth’s nutrients.

Alfalfa is a magical pasture grass. Since humans domesticated it, it has formed an inseparable connection with the development of animal husbandry. It’s not picky about soil, has high yields, and enriches the soil.

The seeds of alfalfa originally planted by the Qianma Huangfu Family were ordinary superior seeds painstakingly sourced by the Huangfu Family from the Main Vein. After hundreds of years of cultivation, they became quality alfalfa.

Every acre of pasture can be harvested multiple times a year, with fresh grass yield per acre reaching up to twenty dan annually!

The cattle raised on the ranch are generally divided into several types. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The most common is the "beef cattle breed" known as the Short-horned Red Cattle.

In this regard, it is very different from ancient Huaxia. Ancient Huaxia typically only raised ploughing cattle, and many dynasties’ government offices even prohibited the slaughter of cattle by civilians, which was fundamentally different in social structure.

In Daqian, cultivation is widespread. From unremarkable Black Tortoise families to loose cultivators, to noble families of various grades, all need substantial meat to replenish their vigor and blood.

Although Fierce Beast Flesh is excellent for replenishing vitality and blood, its price is ultimately too expensive, making regular meat the daily expense for many cultivators. Even the Wang Family’s household servants and clan soldiers regularly supplement with meat.

Specially bred beef cattle, pork pigs, and mutton sheep have been cultivated over generations to be highly functional.

Take the Short-horned Red Cattle, for example, its feed-to-meat ratio is high, making it a quality beef cattle, a popular breed among families engaged in similar animal husbandry.

Wang Shouzhe’s caravan is about to reach Celestial Crane Ranch.

Wang Luotong had come to welcome him, riding on horseback, waiting at the ranch’s entrance. The wind was somewhat strong on the ranch, making the black cloak outside her Black Tortoise Martial Attire flutter, highlighting her valiant and heroic air.

Aside from two Household Generals, there was a youth in gorgeous clothing riding a tall horse beside her. That young man was also quite tall and handsome, but his gaze toward Wang Luotong was somewhat timid, yet he couldn’t help but glance over.

"What are you looking at? Do you believe I’ll gouge out your eyeballs?" Wang Luotong glared, hand on her sword’s hilt, staring with murderous intent.

That youth in gorgeous clothing stiffened, hurriedly letting out two dry laughs, turned his head, and defended softly: "I’m not looking, I’m not looking, I’m just here to welcome Patriarch Shouzhe."

"This Celestial Crane Ranch is our Wang Family’s property now." Wang Luotong said coldly, "My fourth brother is here for inspection. Does it need Young Master Lei to welcome him? If you’re smart, hurry back, don’t be a nuisance here."

Speaking of this matter, Wang Luotong was somewhat speechless.

This youth in gorgeous clothing is none other than Lei Bowu, the seventh of the Lei Family’s Bo generation, the second son of the current direct lineage. Previously, he challenged her brother Wang Shouye and was severely taught a lesson by her.

She initially intended to divert the enmity from her brother, preventing him from being constantly pestered and disturbed in his alchemy. But unexpectedly, this guy had chased her all the way to Qianma Town just days later.

No matter how severely she beat and humiliated him, he persisted like sticky candy, refusing to leave Qianma. Except for going home for New Year, he’s now clung on once spring arrived.

"Luotong, you can’t say that." Lei Bowu said, thick-skinnedly, "Fourth Brother is a distinguished figure among contemporary individuals, one of the leading figures in Changning Guard. I have admired him for a long time, coming to welcome him is my duty."

Wang Luotong’s eyes slanted enchantingly, does my Fourth Brother need someone like you to admire? What on earth did she do to attract such an incredible nuisance?

Fortunately, at this moment.

Wang Shouzhe’s caravan had arrived, and Wang Luotong quickly urged her horse forward to greet him, dismounted in front of the carriage, and smiled charmingly: "Fourth Brother, you’re here."

Wang Shouzhe got off the carriage, stepped forward, and rubbed her hair, his tone affectionate: "You little girl, not returning to the main residence even for New Year. It truly has been a tough time for you all these days."

Although Luotong was only two years younger than him, in Wang Shouzhe’s eyes, a sister is always a sister. No matter how old she gets, she’s always his sister.

"Fourth Brother, our family spent so much money to buy the assets in Qianma Town." Wang Luotong shook her head and said, "There are too many matters needing attention here. We need to quickly activate these assets; missing one New Year doesn’t matter."

Wang Luotong is also a valiant and heroic woman, showing the demeanor of an older sister in front of her younger siblings. But in front of Wang Shouzhe, she reveals a bit of girlish charm.

This made Lei Bowu somewhat fascinated. The Luotong, who often resorted to whip and chili water, actually had such a gentle and charming side.

"This must be a Young Master from the Lei Family’s Bo generation, correct?" Wang Shouzhe’s gaze fell on Lei Bowu, his eyes slightly serious and scrutinizing.

With Wang Shouzhe’s intelligence network and sources, if someone had been pestering his sister for months and he remained oblivious, he might as well give up.

Having grown up in a pampered environment, Lei Bowu had met plenty of prominent figures, but faced with Wang Shouzhe’s gaze, his heart clenched. He hurriedly dismounted and bowed: "Lei Bowu of the Lei Family greets Patriarch Shouzhe."