403. 393. Shearing (4/5)

Chapter 403 393. Shearing (45)

If it wasn't for the handsome guy from Mexico who immediately said he was joking, and if Lao Wang hadn't recalled that this guy had hooked up with several beauties when he was recruiting in Dunedin last month, he would definitely be worried about his ass.

He tapped the Mexican pretty boy viciously with his fingers, and Lao Wang said angrily, "Can this kind of thing be a joke? You almost lost the qualification to stand behind me!"

The pretty guy from Mexico sneered, "Life needs a little energy, doesn't it?"

"If you are not crazy, you will not survive! Go to work!"

The work of holding the bachelor party was handed over to the beautiful boy in Mexico to organize it. Wang Bo had to shear the sheep in the pasture. Of course, he also had to shear the grass mud horses, whose hair was even more precious.

Motak found ten workers for him, saying that each person can shear 300 sheep a day, and the ranch now has 10,000 sheep, which can be done in about four days.

Wang Bo has no experience in shearing sheep, so he doesn't know anything. It depends on Bowen and the cowboys. When he was in Texas, this was their basic job.

From the decision to shear the sheep to the start, it took nearly a month, mainly due to the bad weather.

It is necessary to choose a sunny day for shearing, because it is necessary to work for four or five consecutive days, so it is required that these four or five days must be sunny.

Although there were many sunny days in the past few days, every family's ranch was shearing sheep, and the workers had no time to come out to pick up private work. When the workers have time, it is often not good weather, so it is delayed.

Wang Bo set up a shearing farm outside the ranch. Regular ranches have a special shearing factory, but there is no such thing on his site. Bowen chose a small hill and laid special mats on it to build a temporary shearing factory.

At the end of November, the temperature has completely risen, and the shearing work is about to start.

Motak came to the town with ten workers. They brought their own tools, such as scissors, whetstones, iodine, etc., and Lao Wang prepared mats and ropes.

Wang Bo knew that the best time to shear sheep was on an empty stomach. The cowboys sorted the flock of sheep, and the sheep that were to be sheared that day had to be driven out of the pasture one day in advance.

The pasture in the pasture has been improved. It is not only rich in nutrition but also tastes good. After getting used to it, the ordinary weeds outside are not food for the sheep. They would rather go hungry than eat it.

The cowboys were responsible for driving the flock of sheep, and ten workers were specialized in shearing. They went to the low mound and signaled the cowboys to drive the flock of sheep.

Someone kindly suggested: "Good luck Chinese, you'd better find a few more people to drive the sheep. Our speed is very fast, which may exceed your expectations."

Lucky Chinese is Wang Bo's new nickname. Naturally, the reason is that he won the must-be-won award. In addition, he inherited a piece of high-quality land, which is also considered good luck by the locals.

Wang Bo said with a smile: "You can rest assured that the speed of driving the sheep will be beyond your expectations."

There are two cowboys grazing, and it is indeed relatively rare for four cowboys to drive sheep for ten people, but there are still six princes and assistants such as the young man, the queen, and Xiao Wang.

The flock of sheep was simply surrounded by wooden fences. After they were released, they wanted to run into the pasture. The dogs immediately rushed over and barked to drive them back to the correct path, and drove them to the high ground one by one.

Regardless of the strong queen or the princes, they usually help the cowboys to graze, so the flock has become accustomed to their calls and obediently obeys orders.

Watching the dogs drive the flock up, these workers were amazed:

"My God, how smart are these Rottweilers, and such wonderful sheepdogs?"

"Look, look, there's a lion at Peterson's! No, a tiger, and no, it looks like a lion. Why are there stripes?"

"Is that a liger or a tigon? Is there anyone in New Zealand raising this thing? It's so strange!"

Xiao Wang shook his head and ran in small steps. When he saw people pointing at him, he gave him a disdainful glance: Look at Nima coins, why haven't you seen a liger?

A sheep took the opportunity to run into the pasture, Xiao Wang rushed over with two big strides, slapped the sheep to the ground, opened his bloody mouth, grabbed the sheep by the neck, and dragged it back like a bag...

The other sheep were obedient and obedient with low brows. If Xiao Wang yelled in that direction, they would go there.

The workers were all watching Xiao Wang and this group of sensible dogs. Motak roared a few times in a rough voice. They laughed and scattered, picked up the electric scissors and started working.

Sheep shearing is a one-time job, requiring the scissors to be flat and close to the sheep's skin so that the stubble can be kept short and neat. If it is not cut neatly, it cannot be cut again, and there is no time to cut it again.

During the shearing process, the most important thing is not to cut the skin, otherwise it is easy to get infected. Of course, there are so many sheep that there are so many sheep that some of them will be cut and broken, so the workers bring iodophor and iodine, and once the skin is broken, they have to smear and disinfect.

Wang Bo took a wool shear and asked for advice: "Can you cut it slower? I want to learn."

Mortak asked with a smile, "Why are you learning this? Are you going to participate in the sheep-shearing competition of the Stubborn Bull Club?"

Wool is an important income for ranches in New Zealand. It is a necessity in everyone's life. Every household has a few woolen sweaters and other clothes. In this country, shearing sheep is not only a farm work, but also a sport.

In spring and autumn, New Zealand will hold various sheep shearing competitions, and skilled workers can complete the work of depilating a sheep within a minute. Such people often have high status in farms and pastures, and their income is also high.

Even in the town of Masterton in the Wellington District, there is a shearing museum covering an area of ​​1,500 square meters for tourists to visit.

Wang Bo explained: "I'm looking forward to participating in that kind of competition, but before that, I have to shear my two fat cats, so I have to learn this skill well."

"Then let old Peterson teach you. He is a light and shadow magician in the ranch, and he is the best shearer I know."

The teacher Motak found for him was a burly black man in his fifties. After shaking hands with Wang Bo, he stretched out his hand and dragged a sheep to his side.

The sheep was bleating and kicking its limbs wildly, but it couldn't escape his control no matter what. According to Wang Bo's observation, the black man hadn't exerted much force yet.

Peterson explained to him: "Before you start shearing, lie down and bind the sheep. Of course, I mean just at the beginning. If you are a veteran, then this is very simple. Let me demonstrate it to you."

As he spoke, he lifted the sheep's head, and the electric scissors in his right hand first cut the thighs forward in a straight line, and then cut along this line in parallel, cutting the abdomen of the legs and the head The hair is clipped.

Then, he started to cut the wool on the back, and saw the scissors flying, and a layer of wool fell down in an orderly manner. After half a minute, he cut the wool on the opposite side again. In less than two minutes, the wool coat of the sheep was taken off.