Chapter 323 - 322 A Brief Understanding
Zhao Gang indeed finished his meal quickly, and not long after Ye Xinyan had sat down, Zhao Gang tidied up and came out of the dining hall to signal that they could leave.
As Ye Xinyan came out of the main house, she complained, "It’s my fault for not reminding Uncle Zhao to slow down. We’re not in any rush, you really ate that meal too quickly."
Zhao Gang walked with her, saying, "Our meals can be hurried or leisurely. When there’s no rush, enjoying some drinks and small dishes can last all day. But if we’re in a hurry, we can gulp down a few bites to fill up. All this is no trouble; as long as it doesn’t delay Ye Zi’s work, it’s fine."
When Zhao Gang and his group had arrived yesterday, it was still no early hour, and he had only swept a glance over the northern construction from afar, without a detailed look. Now as they gradually approached the cow farm, he was just as shocked as anyone seeing such a large-scale cow farm for the first time at the method of penning livestock.
Pointing to the expansive range of the cow farm, Zhao Gang asked Ye Xinyan, "Your cow farm operates with such strict separation in animal breeding? And it’s so clean. Hiring so many cleaners must cost quite a bit, right?" What Zhao Gang thought of were the cavalry horses, whose breeding was certainly not confined all day like this. Even common livestock breeding among the people wasn’t done this way.
Ye Xinyan knew what Zhao Gang meant, but their farm mainly focused on breeding oxen for farming, and besides breeding, the most significant function of the cows was to produce milk, so naturally, they couldn’t be let out to frolic in the wilderness.
Ye Xinyan smiled and said, "If it’s just raising one or two cows, it wouldn’t matter too much whether their surroundings are clean or not. But if there are dozens or even hundreds or thousands of animals, the cowsheds and pens need to be kept clean. It’s not just about cleaning them, but everyday the waste grass and manure produced in a day are cleared out, and we even spray with ash or lime water to prevent the spread of disease transmission among them."
Seeing that Zhao Gang was listening attentively, Ye Xinyan continued, "This place is for breeding calves and raising dairy cows, so we need the cow’s milk they produce, which requires more attention so that the milk stored doesn’t spoil easily."