Moonshine & Valentine: His Excellency’s First Love (Love Knot) - Chapter 46

The next morning, they took a taxi and walked on the highway for more than two hours to a small county. Pippi has never heard of the name of the county seat.

The autumn in the north is a bit grey and the sky is high and far away. The bright sunshine along the way, the fields are bright but no color. Compared with the humid south, it is a bit less green after all. After the county seat, he continued to drive forward, and after walking for less than half an hour, he finally stopped outside a fence. When I got out of the car, there was a white sign in front of it with the words “Fenglin Farm” written. The two-meter-high wall, like a prison, is very empty and there are no high-rise buildings.

A gust of wind blew and brought an unpleasant smell, and Pippi quickly covered his nose: “What is this smell?”

Helan Jingting said: “The smell of a fox.”

Pippi quickly let go.

“Bad smell is bad, and I didn’t say good smell.”

“Since I am married to you, they are considered my relatives. Marrying a fox to Conghu, I can bear it.” She raised her head very high, and returned Helan with a charming smile.

He smiled, his expression a little sad.

In the car, Helan Jingting seemed very worried. Pippi wanted to have a chat with him, but found that he couldn’t afford to speak, so he took his hand to watch his insatiable “The Legend of the Condor Heroes”. There are only a large number of pictures of ancient jade on Helan’s computer. Otherwise, there is neither music nor movies. The only TV series was Pippi downloaded from the Internet last night.

This trip is definitely related to foxes, and the word “fox” is a sensitive topic between them. Pippi feels that he should control his mouth and curiosity, hold back his troops, and retreat.

“This is the place where you want to talk about business?” She looked around and found that there was no village in front of it, no shops behind, and it was as desolate as the fox and rabbit haunt in “Liao Zhai”.

“Yes.”

“Before, have you been with Qianhua?”

“Ok.”

“what business?”

“fur.”

Pippi’s eyes widened: “You? Are you a fur goods?”

“Ok.”

Isn’t Helan Jingting the one who hates skin the most? Because of this, Pippi doesn’t talk about leather now, and even quits silk scarves, becoming an out-and-out animal protectionist. However, this person who keeps saying that he wants to protect animals actually started a fur business. why? for money?

Her face changed: “What skin?…Fox, fox skin?”

“Yes. This is a fox farm, the largest in this area.”

“I’m sorry, my mind is a bit messy. Are you not the priest of the fox race? Do you have the heart to watch your compatriots be killed?” She was a little excited, “This kind of large-scale killing of beasts and skins is nothing for you. Is it different from Nazi behavior?”

“Speaking of the Nazis, please allow me to compliment them.” Helan Jingting was calm about her criticism. “When the Nazis came to power in 1943, they issued a decree banning fox hunting. This is a great gospel to our fox family. You know that a foxhound can hunt down a fox in 17 minutes…”

“Oh!” Her eyes were round.

“But, do you know the annual output of fox fur?”

Of course I don’t know. But she knows that fox fur is very expensive, that is, the richest, the most well-dressed, and the most stylish people she knows, no one can afford to wear a fox fur coat. In her memory, only Hollywood movie stars and Daiyu in “A Dream of Red Mansions” have worn fox fur. So he said: “Will there be a lot? Fur is so expensive that only the richest people will buy it. The output will not be large, right?”

“The annual output of fox fur in the world is 5 million pieces. The fox fur coat is light, warm and beautiful, and everyone wants to have it.”

“I understand.” Pippi stared at him and said softly, “You are here to buy a fox. After you buy it, release it, right?”

He smiled, his eyes warm: “Yes.”

She clenched his hand involuntarily and took a deep breath. I felt that what was lying in front of me was not a wall, but a huge concentration camp.

“How many foxes are there on this farm?”

“About six thousand.”

“Are you going to buy all these six thousand?” She didn’t know the price, it must be very expensive.

“I’m willing, but the boss will not agree. He will leave two thousand foxes every time.” After that, his face turned slightly, and he probably heard footsteps.

“Hey, have you seen a movie? “Schindler’s List”?”

“No,” he said, “I don’t like to watch movies.”

Sure enough, the gate of the farm opened, and two people walked out quickly. The head was a thin and tall man, wearing a high-end straight suit, with a dark face and scars on his cheeks. He seemed to have had a fight with someone before. He was less than forty years old, and he was very handsome. The woman behind her was twenty-five and six, with long black hair and a beautiful face. She was wearing a beige suit skirt, a royal blue floral silk scarf, slender waist and long legs, handbags and watches. famous brand.

“Mr. Helan!” The man hurried over to shake hands with him, “You are really punctual.”

“So are you, Mr. Zheng.” Helan Jingting smiled slightly and introduced: “This is my wife, Guan Pipi. Pipi, this is Mr. Zheng Shaodong, the owner of the farm.”

They shook hands with each other. Zheng Shaodong said enthusiastically: “Oh, you are married? Congratulations! Hello! Mrs. Helan! Xiaoyu, go and talk to the old money in the office, and prepare a generous gift with farm characteristics.” The woman answered. He picked up the phone to dial, took a step away, and confessed a few words in a low voice.

“Mr. Zheng, you are too polite.” Helan Jingting said.

“This is Miss Yu Manning, my secretary.”

Everyone shook hands with each other and said they were lucky to meet each other.

Pippi was slightly satisfied. The two of them have gorgeous costumes and taste fashion. Even the businessmen in the metropolis are not as good as they are. I don’t know why Ken lives in a small remote county to raise foxes. Then I thought, this man owns 6,000 foxes. What is he not a millionaire? A millionaire is rarely seen in a big city. If in such a small county, can you not put on a high-standard outfit?

The door opened slowly, and Pippi took a few steps forward, stopped, and stared.

The bottom of my eyes is an endless cage, row by row extending into the distance. There is a row spacing of about two meters between the cages, and green belts are built every four rows with trees forming shade, and there is a cement road more than one meter wide.

Of course the foxes are kept in the cage.

When Pippi was in the newspaper, he had interviewed the chicken farm with reporters from the Ministry of Rural Affairs. It was also large, but she felt it was far less clean and quiet.

Aware of her curiosity, Zheng Shaodong asked, “Mrs. Helan, is this your first visit to the farm?”

Pippi nodded.

“Then I ask Miss Yu to show you around? Just stroll around, 15 minutes will be fine.”

“Okay.”

“Mr. Helan, do you want to go together too?”

Helan Jingting shook his head: “No need.”

“Then let us sit in the restaurant for a while?” He suggested, “We specially invited a Cantonese chef from the city to make you Cantonese morning tea, a vegetarian Luohan banquet. Please here.”

“Wait a moment.” Helan Jingting took out the blind stick from the bag. His walking posture was very elegant, with a light cane, and calmly followed Zheng Shaodong.

“I fell in love with him the first time I saw him.” Looking at Helan Jingting’s back, Yu Manning suddenly said, “I was still an intern at the time, and then I stayed on the farm. Only for this time of year. See Mr. Helan.”

Pippi heard goose bumps: “No way?”

“Of course it’s a joke.” Yu Manning glanced at her with a smile, teasing her face.

They walked along the cement road into a row of cages. The cage is one meter high from the ground, and the ground is cleaned. There is a snow-white fox in every cage made of wire. She only heard the sound of foxes walking in the cage, but not much of their calls.

“Wow, it’s much quieter than the chicken farm,” Pippi said.

“Yes. Foxes are very quiet animals. Although they are canines, they don’t bark like dogs. Moreover, female foxes are not as lustful as they are written in the novel. They are rather cold, and only have three days of estrus a year. In addition, foxes are generally monogamous, hunt alone, and rarely live in groups.” Yu Manning said, opening a slit in the cage, hooking out the fox inside with a slender hook, and holding it in his hands: “ This is a white fox, feel for the length and luster of the needle hair, and then look at the elasticity and density of the undercoat. This one is only more than fifteen catties, more than one meter in size, and a piece of this fox skin is sold at least five in the market. One hundred dollars.”

The white fox raised his head docilely and stared at her face with a thoughtful look. Its pupils are dark, shining with black light silently, as if a light is shining from its brain.

Pippi was startled slightly, these eyes seemed to have met each other.

“We are the largest Finnish original fox breeding base in the west. The main breeds are white foxes and blue foxes. There are currently 6,000 coexistences. The average annual output of fox fur is 4,000. Mr. Helan is our main buyer. . In the last three years, he has monopolized all our products.” Yu Manning introduced skillfully. He put the fox back into the cage and walked to another cage with Pippi:

“This is just a fox.”

Pippi’s mind immediately flashed the look of a pheasant. He lowered his head and took a closer look. The white fox inside was larger, with bright fur, full muscles, and lively actions. Yu Manning took it out and gave it to Pipi: “Having a good breeding fox is the key to getting rich on the farm. We have to pick three times a year. We select those foxes that are born early, grow fast, moult early, and have good needle hair quality. Fox. Look at this one. It has a flat abdomen and a thick plush. You touch its back and don’t block your hands at all, don’t you? You can touch its spine and ribs with a light pressure. This fox came out of it. The fur must be of the crown of the family.”

“Aristocratic family?”

“That’s the highest grade fox fur.”

Pippi felt that the word “fox fur” sounded particularly harsh today. The fox whimpered twice in her palm, chilling her heart. She raised her hand unknowingly, looked at her watch, trying to find a reason to leave here. But I heard Yu Manning say: “What does Mrs. Helan think of this fox’s coat color?”

She responded, “It’s good, it looks good.”

Yu Manning smiled proudly and gave the fox to the hand of a worker nearby, saying, “Old Xie, peel it off and make a shawl for Mrs. Helan.”

“Ah—-” Pippi stopped quickly, frowning, “I don’t like shawls. It’s not easy to grow foxes, you should keep them.”

The more I said this, the more I misunderstood, Yu Manning thought she was too small.

“You’re welcome! Old Xie, get some more. Winter is coming. Make Mrs. Helan a fox fur coat. Remember, you want the best color.” The worker picked up the fox and went to the slaughterhouse. Go, Pippi blocked his way: “Master, wait a minute, I’ll call and ask my husband.”

As soon as the mobile phone was connected, Helan Jingting asked, “Pippi, what’s the matter?”

“Miss Yu must…use a few foxes…make me a coat.” She stammered.

“Tell her that if she insists on sending it, we will send it alive. We will send it back to the farm for processing.” He said succinctly.

Hanging up, Pippi said, “My husband said that since the condition is so good, he prefers to live, and he can handle it himself when he returns to the farm.”

But the worker insisted on entering the slaughterhouse not far away under Yu Manning’s sign. Pippi rushed to keep up. I saw the worker skillfully insert a very thin copper rod into the fox’s tail. The other hand is waiting to press the power switch. Pippi unceremoniously rushed over and shouted, “Stop!”

Yu Manning patted her on the shoulder and said softly: “Mrs. Helan, isn’t your farm where the fox was executed like this?-Old Xie, put it back first, don’t clean it up in front of Mrs. Helan. Beware of scaring her.”

“We just got married, I… don’t know much about Helan’s business.”

“Mr. Helan doesn’t want the fur he bought to be contaminated. He would rather transport them all back to his farm for professional butchers to slaughter them.” Yu Manning smiled tolerantly and expressed his understanding, “In fact, he was really worried. Scolin is too expensive and the heart injection is too expensive. It’s too much trouble. Practice has proved that the electric shock method is the fastest, most economical and effective method at present, and it will never damage or pollute the fur.”

“Scolin?” Pippi didn’t understand.

“That is, succinylcholine chloride, which is a muscle relaxant.”

“It’s poison, right?”

“This medicine can cause respiratory paralysis. Three to five minutes after the injection, the fox will die quietly, without struggling or screaming, and will not damage the fur. There is no residual poison in the body, and the corpse can be used. Your farm probably uses it. This method of peeling is more humane in Mr. Helan’s words. However, this medicine is more expensive and the dose is large when used. Most farms do not like to spend more money on this.”

While speaking, Pippi’s eyes never left the frightened fox. I just felt that there was something in its dark pupils that he couldn’t see through. It looked at a loss at that moment, not knowing what would happen, and knowing that the end was coming.

“Well, Helan has his reason for doing this.” Pippi agreed diplomatically.

“Of course. Mr. Helan is our sponsor. The professional households in this area want to flatter him, but they can’t flatter him. Naturally, he will listen to him what he wants to do.” Yu Manning took her to another room and used alcohol. Wiped his hands. Pippi saw a large paper bag piled on the table with the words “Vitamin E” written on it. Then he asked: “What? Do foxes eat vitamins too?”

Yu Manning nodded: “Vitamins A, D, and E are all provided year-round. Especially vitamin E, the supply must be doubled as soon as it enters the breeding period. The purpose is to promote the development of the fox’s sexual organs and increase the number of litters.”

“Well, it seems that these foxes weren’t raised, they were produced.”

“Of course it is produced. From breeding and feed to breeding and skinning, every process must be meticulous. We have a dedicated feed processing department whose purpose is to convert feed into products. Now the fox industry has become this county. The leading agriculture in China, our farm has become a model of success in getting rich. Every year, professional households from all over come to visit and learn from us. Our farm owners often publish in newspapers. No, the TV station in the city came here to do him last week. Interview.”

Seeing her proud face, Pippi couldn’t help but say: “Then have you ever thought, if these foxes are conscious, would they hate you?”

“Hate?” Yu Manning was stunned, “What do you hate? Since they came to this farm, this is the purpose of their lives. There is no choice but to accept. What do you think?”

Pippi was speechless for a while. She seemed to have heard of this logic, and she had no clue after thinking about it. is not that right? Humans have human logic, and foxes have fox logic. Buyers have the logic of buyers, and sellers have the logic of sellers. From one side to the other, it is sinful.

“Is Mrs. Helan also vegetarian?” Yu Manning asked suddenly.

“Do not eat.”