Chapter 163: The Booming Cattle Market And An Olive Branch Extended To Uncle!
The cattle farm in Tian Family Village, 438 kilometers away from the Capital City.
This afternoon, over a dozen cattle dealers arrived at once.
More than ten enclosed trucks for transporting cattle were parked in the open space at the entrance of the cattle farm.
A group of cattle dealers were noisily discussing the recent cattle market trends, the scene resembling a bustling market fair.
Looking at these cattle dealers who actively came to buy cattle.
Tian Xiaoguang’s heart was filled with pride and excitement!
For a while now, under Jiang Tao’s instruction, Tian Xiaoguang, Liu Zhiyuan, and Shan Yufei had been going out to buy cattle every day.
It took them more than twenty days to collect enough cattle, 300 head in total.
After that, the three of them no longer had to go out to buy cattle; they spent their days feeding the cattle on the farm and chatting.
They waited with immense anxiety for the market trend that Jiang Tao had spoken of to arrive.
Although they had a lot of confidence in Jiang Tao, the days spent waiting for the market trend were always agonizing and long.
In the recent days, with the continuous escalation of friction in Sino-US trade relations.
Prices for daily necessities such as clothing, shoes, electronics, cars, food, furniture, and alcohol from the US side saw a comprehensive price increase.
After the country cut off contracts for imported beef, the supply of beef on the market significantly decreased, and prices began to rise steadily.
In the past few days, the price of beef has been changing daily.
The beef cattle market, which had been at a low point for two to three years, finally saw a glimmer of hope, and the market trend began to rise steadily!
The cattle market trend that Jiang Tao had predicted had finally arrived!
Tian Xiaoguang and the others could finally relax!
Next was the joyous time of selling cattle and collecting money!
Yesterday and this morning, the farm sold a total of over 30 head of cattle, bringing in over 500,000 yuan in funds.
More people came this afternoon; at least a few dozen more head could be sold!
In just a day and a half, nearly a quarter of the cost of over two million yuan had been recovered.
This speed of capital recovery was quite fast!
A busy afternoon.
Some cattle dealers bought two or three head, while others bought over ten head at once.
As the sun set and night descended.
The last cattle dealer drove away from the Tian Family Village cattle farm with 6 head of cattle.
“Uncle Guang! In just today, we sold a total of 68 head! This speed is too fast!”
“It feels like a dream. Adding the over 30 head sold yesterday, we’ve already sold almost a third of the 300 head we stocked?”
“Crazy, too crazy! Should we wait a bit longer and see if the prices can rise further?”
Liu Zhiyuan and Shan Yufei, feeling the great enthusiasm of the cattle dealers buying cattle, became even more optimistic about the rise in beef prices.
“I asked Xiao Tao. He said to sell them as quickly as possible at the current price of 25, to avoid any further complications.”
Tian Xiaoguang was now extremely convinced by Jiang Tao.
He did whatever Jiang Tao told him to do; if Jiang Tao told him to go east, he would definitely not go west.
Jiang Tao told him to sell the cattle quickly, and he had no doubts, doing exactly as instructed.
“Since Brother Jiang said so, there must be a reason. Let’s listen to Brother Jiang!”
“Yes, the reason we were able to catch this market trend is all thanks to Brother Jiang. His vision and insight are beyond our capabilities.”
“Right, let’s honestly follow Brother Jiang to make money, and have fewer of our own ideas!”
“It’s getting late, let’s go. I’ll treat you two to drinks in Li Town.”
“Uncle Guang, you treated us the day before yesterday. It’s my turn this time.”
“I’ll treat tonight! I must! I’ve arranged everything clearly for you, Auntie, and Yufei!”
Liu Zhiyuan patted his chest and took full responsibility for treating everyone tonight.
The three of them had been spending every day together recently, and they often went out for drinks at night, getting along like real brothers.
“Alright! Then you treat! I’ll go calculate today’s accounts and send them to Xiao Tao.”
“Got it! Uncle Guang, you go do the accounts. Zhiyuan and I will patrol the cattle farm again.”
“See you later, Uncle Guang!”
After greeting Tian Xiaoguang, Shan Yufei and Liu Zhiyuan turned and went to patrol and check the cattle farm.
After the incident where Jiang Tao called the three of them in the middle of the night to warn them.
More than ten surveillance cameras were installed on the perimeter wall of the cattle farm.
While the security issues were greatly improved, Tian Xiaoguang and the other two did not let their guard down.
Not only were two security guards arranged for night duty, but they also patrolled along the cattle farm’s perimeter wall whenever they had free time, checking for various safety hazards.
After watching Liu Zhiyuan and Shan Yufei walk away, Tian Xiaoguang returned to his office within the cattle farm.
Although Tian Xiaoguang only had a junior high school education, calculating accounts was not difficult for him.
“Today, we sold a total of 68 head of cattle. The first head weighed 659 pounds and brought in 16,475 yuan.”
“The second head was 663 pounds, bringing in 16,575…”
“The third head weighed 701 pounds, bringing in 17,525…”
Tian Xiaoguang had an account book and a calculator in front of him, his fingers tapping rapidly on the calculator.
It took Tian Xiaoguang over half an hour to finish calculating today’s accounts.
68 head of cattle, with a total weight of 45,492 pounds.
The selling price today was 25 yuan per pound.
The total collection was 1,137,300 yuan!
Daily income had suddenly exceeded one million!
With today’s sales momentum, the cattle on the farm would be sold out in a few days!
Taking a deep breath to calm his excited mood, Tian Xiaoguang then took out his mobile phone, found his nephew’s number, and dialed it.
Ring, ring, ring—
The call was quickly answered, and Jiang Tao’s voice came from the other end.
“Xiao Tao, regarding the situation at the cattle farm today…”
Tian Xiaoguang recounted the sales situation at the cattle farm to Jiang Tao in detail.
Finally, he also reported how much money had been made, and even sent a text document on his phone.
“Good, good. Uncle, you all did very well. You’ve all worked hard.”
“After this project is completed, besides the normal dividends, I’ll give each of you a big red envelope.”
On the other end of the phone, Jiang Tao listened to the day’s sales situation and praised his uncle with a smile.
“By the way, Uncle, when the cattle at the farm are sold out, you and Auntie should come to the Capital City.”
“I’ll arrange a new job for you both. Food and accommodation will be provided, and the salary will definitely satisfy you.”
“To the Capital City? A new job?”
Hearing Jiang Tao’s words, Tian Xiaoguang felt a bit uneasy.
He had lived for over fifty years and had only left Ping County a few times.
Suddenly having to leave his home and go to the Capital City, hundreds of kilometers away, made him feel quite apprehensive.
“Yes, the new job I’m arranging for you both won’t be difficult, and you and Auntie will definitely be capable of it.”
“Furthermore, this task can only be entrusted to someone I can completely trust.”
“After much thought, you and Auntie are the most suitable.”
“In the future, my parents will also be stationed in the Capital City.”
“When you come, our whole family will be able to look out for each other…”
“Uncle, please think carefully about this in the next few days, and discuss it with Auntie. I personally hope you can come to the Capital City to help me.”
“As for the benefits…”
Jiang Tao said a lot on the phone, showing genuine sincerity.
The benefits he offered were something Tian Xiaoguang had never dreamed of!
Room and board provided, the Capital City’s five insurances and one fund paid, and a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan after tax!
“Xiao Tao, I personally have no objections. Uncle knows that you are promoting your uncle.”
“I’ll discuss it with Aunt Mingrong tonight when I get back.”
“I think she won’t have any objections either.”
Tian Xiaoguang had now gone from being a single man to having a partner.
If he were to work and live in the Capital City, he would naturally have to discuss it with Tian Mingrong first.
“Okay, then I’ll await your good news, Uncle. This matter isn’t very urgent; finish selling the cattle at the farm first.”
“Don’t worry, Xiao Tao. Uncle will definitely handle this well for you and ensure there are no problems.”
“Of course, I have a hundred percent confidence in you, Uncle. By the way, Uncle, I’ll send you 3,000 yuan in a bit.”
“Contact my father-in-law and Brother Liu Zhiyuan, find a restaurant tonight, and celebrate properly.”
“I can’t make it back from the Capital City, so you organize it.”
“No need to send money, Uncle has money. I’ll treat.”
“Don’t say that. Uncle’s money should be saved for getting married. If the money isn’t enough, tell me, and I’ll support you.”
Jiang Tao’s words were sincere.
The special mission of continuing the family line that Uncle triggered during Spring Festival earned him 1 million yuan.
He was willing to spend some of it to help his uncle get married.
“No, no. Aunt Mingrong likes me for who I am, not for anything else. Haha…”
“Hahaha, that’s great, Uncle! You’re quite charming!”
“However, if you should have a wedding banquet, it should still be held. You two pick an auspicious date, and I’ll arrange it for you!”
“Don’t worry about the money. I’ll cover whatever it costs.”
“You rascal…”
Hearing his nephew’s words, Tian Xiaoguang’s eyes instantly welled up with tears; he was deeply moved by Jiang Tao’s words.
They talked on the phone for about ten minutes, and after discussing business, they chatted for a while before hanging up.
Less than 10 seconds after hanging up the phone, Tian Xiaoguang received the 3,000 yuan transfer from Jiang Tao on his mobile phone.
Tian Xiaoguang didn’t stand on ceremony with his nephew and directly clicked to receive the payment.
Ring, ring, ring—
As soon as he hung up Jiang Tao’s call, his phone rang again.
The caller ID displayed only one character: “Rong.”
“Hello, Xiao Rong.”
As Tian Xiaoguang swiped to answer the call, a knowing smile appeared on his face.
“You’re outside the cattle farm? Okay, I’m done here too. I’ll be out soon.”
“By the way, Xiao Rong, tonight I’m planning to invite Xiao Liu, Xiao Dan, and Xiao Tao’s father-in-law for dinner…”
While talking to Tian Mingrong on the phone, Tian Xiaoguang walked out of the office, locked the door, and hurried towards the main entrance.
Arriving outside the cattle farm gate, Tian Xiaoguang saw an old-fashioned electric vehicle with a canopy parked at the entrance.
Inside the car, Tian Mingrong saw him come out and waved to him with a smile.
“Brother Guang.”
“Xiao Rong.”
The moment Tian Xiaoguang saw Tian Mingrong, a feeling of happiness enveloped his heart.
Tian Mingrong was also from Tian Family Village and was the same age as Tian Xiaoguang. They had been close friends since childhood.
However, after graduating from junior high school, Tian Xiaoguang entered society and started working.
Tian Mingrong, on the other hand, successfully enrolled in high school in the county.
Since then, their life paths began to diverge, developing in different directions.
Over the decades, Tian Xiaoguang had been struggling at the bottom, living a difficult life, and had been a bachelor for most of his life.
Tian Mingrong had been married twice. Her first husband died in a car accident.
She divorced her second husband because he cheated and had a mistress.
After two failed marriages, Tian Mingrong initially thought she would never believe in love again.
She lived alone running a lottery shop, earning three to four thousand yuan a month. She had no worries about food or drink and lived quite freely.
Until she met Tian Xiaoguang by chance.
Come to think of it, they hadn’t seen each other for over ten to twenty years.
But the moment they saw each other, they recognized each other immediately.
The long-forgotten beautiful childhood memories suddenly revived.
After that meeting, they re-established contact and exchanged hundreds of voice messages on their phones daily.
In just a few days, they were head over heels in love.
This late-blooming love also made the two people, who were over fifty, fall in love again and start believing in love once more.
What surprised and excited them even more was that Tian Mingrong found out she was pregnant!
She had not been able to have a child in her two marriages, and she thought she was infertile.
She had only been with Tian Xiaoguang for about a month this time, and she was already pregnant!
Tian Mingrong sometimes wondered if this was fate!
As if everything was prearranged by heaven.
“Xiao Rong, I need to discuss something with you.”
Tian Xiaoguang opened the door and sat in the passenger seat of the old-fashioned electric vehicle, looking at Tian Mingrong with some excitement.
“What is it, Brother Guang? You look so happy.”
Tian Mingrong looked at Tian Xiaoguang with an affection so gentle it could melt him.
In the eyes of others, Tian Xiaoguang was a short, thin, and unremarkable old man.
In fact, Tian Xiaoguang was not as tall as Tian Mingrong.
But in Tian Mingrong’s heart and eyes, Tian Xiaoguang possessed a peculiar charm.
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” probably describes Tian Mingrong and Tian Xiaoguang.
Tian Xiaoguang got straight to the point: “Xiao Tao just called me. He wants to invite us to the Capital City to help with his business.”
“To the Capital City? The consumption level of a big city like the Capital City…”
Hearing Tian Xiaoguang’s words, Tian Mingrong frowned slightly, feeling that this was not a very good option.
With their current income, they could live comfortably in a small county town like Ping County.
Even with a child, the pressure would not be too great.
But if they went to the Capital City…
The consumption level of a tier-one city would definitely far exceed that of a small county town like Ping County, which was a tier-eighteen city.
“Listen to me first. Xiao Tao said that once we get there, he will arrange a two-bedroom apartment for us to live in for free.”
“In terms of salary, in addition to the five insurances and one fund, our take-home pay will not be less than 10,000 yuan.”
“How, how much? Not less than 10,000? And that’s after the five insurances and one fund?”
Tian Mingrong’s face showed extreme surprise upon hearing the salary and benefits Jiang Tao offered her and Tian Xiaoguang.
She was already over fifty years old, and her education was only high school.
She had worked in many industries in her life and had never earned such a high salary!
And!
This 10,000 yuan take-home pay was after deducting the five insurances and one fund!
Not to mention Tian Xiaoguang; he only had a junior high school education.
Before, he only earned about three thousand yuan a month for his hard-earned money.
He never dreamed of earning over ten thousand yuan a month!
“Xiao Rong, what do you think…”
Tian Xiaoguang looked at Tian Mingrong, his eyes full of anticipation.
He had a gut feeling that his nephew’s invitation to the Capital City this time was definitely an opportunity to change his destiny.
If he missed this chance, he might never get another one in his life.
“Yes, we definitely have to go!”
“Brother Guang, are you silly? It’s obvious that your nephew wants to help us by offering such good conditions!”
Tian Mingrong was very insightful and immediately grasped the intention behind Jiang Tao’s actions.
She also had a very good impression of the nephew, whom she had only met a few times.
Tian Xiaoguang said excitedly, “Then it’s settled. I’ll call Xiao Tao tomorrow.”
Tian Mingrong said, “Why wait until tomorrow? Let’s call him now. Xiao Tao is giving us such a good opportunity, we should be proactive and not make him think we’re aloof and hard to invite.”
“That won’t happen. Xiao Tao is definitely not that kind of person.”
Tian Xiaoguang said, while taking out his phone, finding Jiang Tao’s number, and dialing it.
Ring, ring, ring—
The call was quickly connected, and Jiang Tao’s voice came from the other end.
Tian Xiaoguang and Tian Mingrong gave Jiang Tao a definite answer and expressed their gratitude.
The call lasted another six or seven minutes before they hung up.
…
Capital City, downstairs of Bai Ge Zhuang New Village residential complex.
After hanging up the call with his uncle, Jiang Tao pushed open the car door, got out, and strode towards the building entrance.
Tonight, he had originally planned to take his parents out for a celebratory meal at a restaurant.
But Xu Li called to say that Du Ennan was coming to their home as a guest, so they had to change the dining location to home.
Jiang Tao returned home by elevator at 6:30 PM.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Jiang Bing sitting on the living room sofa, eating sunflower seeds and watching short plays without any regard for her image.
The range hood in the kitchen was working diligently.
Sizzling sounds of frying could be heard intermittently.
Dad, Mom, and Xu Li were in the kitchen, chatting and preparing food.
“Hasn’t the main guest for tonight’s dinner arrived yet?”
Jiang Tao walked to the coffee table and sat down opposite Jiang Bing, asking with a smile as he picked up a grape from the fruit platter and put it in his mouth.
The sweet and sour Black Beauty grapes were juicy and tasted very good.
“You mean your in-laws? They are in Xiao Xue’s room playing with her.”
Jiang Bing didn’t even look up, pointing to Jiang Xue’s room with her finger.
Du Ennan, as a godmother, adored her goddaughter Jiang Xue very much. Every time she visited, she brought her a pile of toys, clothes, and shoes.
She treated Jiang Xue as if she were her own daughter.
Old Jiang felt very gratified that his daughter had such a doting godmother.
Jiang Bing suddenly paused the short play on her phone and asked curiously:
“By the way, Second Brother! How did things go at our cattle farm today?”
Jiang Tao ate grapes, saying casually:
“It was okay. My uncle called earlier and said they sold 68 head, totaling over 1.13 million yuan.”
“How much???”
Upon hearing her second brother’s words, Jiang Bing’s mouth opened wide, almost big enough to swallow her fist.
“Is 1.13 million a lot?”
Jiang Tao ate grapes, his expression as if he were discussing 113 yuan.
After all, when he previously sold gold and received compensation from Mercedes-Benz, his highest daily income was over 4.7 million yuan, nearly 5 million.
1.13 million, and that was the sales revenue; after deducting costs, the profit was at most over 500,000.
To him, it was indeed ordinary.
“Second Brother, I’ve discovered you have quite a talent for showing off! I give you a perfect score for this act!”
“1.13 million! Selling 1.13 million in one day is amazing, alright!”
Jiang Bing’s excited expression was more manic than that of someone with hyperthyroidism.
Although she only had a 10% stake in the cattle farm project, based on the current market trends.
She conservatively estimated that her income from today’s sales performance alone would be forty to fifty thousand yuan!
Coupled with the forty to fifty thousand yuan revenue from the blueberry potted plants, and the income from other products in her store.
Jiang Bing’s daily income today had very likely exceeded 100,000 yuan!
A daily income of 100,000 yuan!
For her, it was definitely an important milestone in her life!
Last year, she earned just over 80,000 yuan running her online store for the entire year!
Today’s income for just one day surpassed her entire previous year’s earnings!
Such a huge difference, anyone would be excited!
“Third child, we have guests at home, so mind your image.”
“You’re so old, always being so boisterous. You don’t act like a girl at all.”
Mom came out of the kitchen with a plate of cold dishes and softly chided Jiang Bing, reminding her to mind her image.
“Mom! Do you know! Our cattle farm sold over 1 million today! Over 1 million! It’s amazing!”
“Sold how much?”
Indeed, upon hearing Jiang Bing’s words, Mom also looked at Jiang Tao with a surprised expression.
“Calm down, calm down~”
Jiang Tao ate grapes, saying leisurely:
“My uncle called earlier and said they sold a total of 1.13 million today. I estimate the profit to be around 400,000 to 500,000 yuan.”
“Mom! Listen to this! What kind of outrageous words are these! What do you mean ‘only around 400,000’ in profit!”
“Is ‘only’ used like that!”
Jiang Bing looked at her second brother sitting calmly on the sofa, giving him a 99 for his show-off.
She could have given him the remaining one point, but she was afraid he would become too arrogant, so she forcibly deducted one point.
Mom smiled with satisfaction: “Not bad, not bad. Second child, your investment vision is really good! The cattle farm should also make a lot this time, right!”
“About a million to 1.8 million.”
Jiang Tao thought about how, after the cattle farm project was completed, his own profit could be doubled.
And it would be a direct fivefold increase!
Earning 1 million would directly become 5 million!
Beneath his seemingly calm exterior, he was actually very excited!
According to his estimate, he would earn about 1.2 to 1.3 million this time.
Multiplied by five, it would be around 6 million!
Earning over 6 million in just over a month felt quite satisfying!
“Your dad…”
After the excitement, Mom hurried to the kitchen to tell her husband about the market trend and profits from the cattle farm.
When Jiang Wen heard that his son had “bet on the right horse” again and the cattle market trend was continuing to be strong, with prices changing daily.
As a father, he was naturally proud of his son’s unique vision and business acumen.
As the old saying goes, there are always talented people emerging; new generations replace the old.
His son was truly promising now, very promising!
