There was only one street in the town. There were low wooden houses that were painted white on both sides. There was only a two-story building with a police flag flying on it.
Apart from the road around the town, there were vast farms that stretched as far as the eyes could see. Cows and sheep were walking in the cold while being chased and protected by the shepherd dogs.
Even Tina looked surprised as she looked around after parking the SUV in front of the bar, "This is just like Texas, I can't believe there's such a place around New York."
"Hey, beautiful lady, welcome to our Kaiserland Town!" The young man outside the bar whistled and shouted when he saw an unfamiliar beautiful lady coming to town.
"Thanks cowboy, do you know a man called Rudolph Canadison?"
"Old Man Rudolph, he's at the bar now.
Oh god, are you guys the buyer who wants to buy his slaughterhouse?
New York City is so scary, even such a young, oh no, such a beautiful lady is running a business.
But you might be disappointed this time. I've heard Old Man Rudolph saying he wanted to leave town and go back to his hometown, Texas since I was young. It's been over ten years now and his slaughterhouse hasn't been sold yet … "
"Shut up Desa, don't interrupt my business." An old, angry roar came from the bar all of a sudden. Subsequently, an old man in old cowboy overalls with wrinkles all over his face pushed the bar door open and walked out. He said loudly, "The slaughterhouse hasn't been sold purely because those buyers aren't suitable and they're not sincere.
It's different this time, Ms. Tina and I are almost done talking online.
Maybe I can buy a plane ticket tomorrow and leave this damn town that's trapped me for over 40 years. I'll go back to beautiful Texas.
Sh * t, I must go back before I die, I want to be buried next to my family. "
"Oh god, Old Man Rudolph, I can't believe you know how to surf the internet!
Then you'll definitely be the first internet cowboy in history to die of old age in Texas when you return to Texas, "The young man outside the bar shrugged and ran away while laughing.
"Damn brat," The old man cursed softly and looked at Tina with his cloudy eyes, "Lady, you must be Ms. Tina who promised to meet me, am I right?"
"Yes, Mr. Rudolph, the person next to me is my client. He's also the real buyer of your small slaughterhouse, Mr. Zhang Lisheng." Seeing that the seller was older than she expected, Tina was secretly delighted. She pointed at Zhang Lisheng next to her and said in a professional broker's tone.
"Is this child fourteen years old?"
Oh, I shouldn't care. For the right price, four years and four hundred years make no difference to me.
Alright, I'll take you to the site to take a closer look, and then we'll talk about the price. "
"But didn't we already discuss the price?"
"But little girl, as long as the contract hasn't been signed, the price will always be negotiable, isn't it?" The old man said slyly as he walked towards his shabby pickup truck.
Tina was stunned for a moment and ran into the driver's seat of the SUV angrily. She said to Zhang Lisheng who was sitting in the passenger seat, "Lisheng, this isn't an old pumpkin head that's so old that it's stiff, it's a cunning old fox.
Listen to me later and let me deal with him. "
"Of course, you're the expert when it comes to business."
As the duo talked, they followed the dirty, old pickup truck and drove out of the town along the road they came from. They drove for a few minutes and turned into a small road that could barely fit two cars. Soon, they saw a large piece of land surrounded by iron fences at the end.
There was a rusty arched iron gate in the middle of the fence.
There was a crooked welded iron sign that looked old and white on top of the iron gate. It read 'Rudolph Slaughterhouse welcomes all kinds of livestock'.
There was a row of old rectangular factory in the middle of the vast land behind the iron gate. The rest of the land was empty land.
Torn animal skins and blood stains could be seen everywhere.
The old man opened the iron gate and parked the pickup truck in front of the factory. He got out of the truck strenuously and said proudly while pointing around, "Welcome to Kaiserland Town's livestock's paradise, Rudolph Slaughterhouse!"
Tina got out of the car with her eyes wide open. She looked around and said as if she was going to vomit, "Mr. Rudolph, so this is your slaughterhouse?
I don't think the reason you're selling it is because you want to go back to Texas, but this place is going to be shut down by EPA! "
"Hey lady, you can't expect a village slaughterhouse that's run by an individual to be as clean and tidy as a big slaughterhouse in a trust.
Although this place looks a little remote, it's actually convenient to get to. There are farms all around, the processed meat will be sent to New York City the same day, there'll never be a backlog.
Come on, the houses on the left and right are my place and warehouse. There's nothing special about it, I'll bring you guys to the factory in the middle.
You'll understand the real value of Rudolph Slaughterhouse when you see those shiny machines. " The old man walked to the giant iron sliding door in the middle of the factory in a staggered manner as he spoke. He pushed the iron door hard.
The factory was very spacious, but the light was a little dim. After the old man turned on the ceiling light, a gigantic iron hook that was over 100 meters long appeared before Zhang Lisheng and Tina. Its upper half was filled with thick steel cables and ziplines while its lower half was a pitch-black leather heavy track. There were many production lines of strange machines on both sides.
"Look, the hemp machine, bleeding line, perm machine, dehairing machine, skinning machine, splitting saw … I've replicated all of the slaughtering machines, the T01 slaughtering line produced by the Deverat Farm Tool Company five years ago. I've combined them into one production line.
Although they're old things from 30 to 40 years ago, I've made them look young again.
Even cows that weigh more than 1,800 pounds can be processed with one button. " The old man looked at the slaughtering line that he replicated with an infatuated expression. He said softly and pressed a green button on the remote control.
'Rumble …', the entire production line began working. The noise of the machine was loud but it was heavy and thick. Even an outsider would think it was running smoothly.
At that moment, the old man added another heavy weight, "Big Cow O100 diesel generator, it can store three tons of diesel at once. It's enough for the factory to run for five days when there's a power outage," He said loudly while pointing at the giant square generator that was covered in oil at the corner.
Indeed, there was nothing to say about the machines. Tina could only respond loudly to nitpick, "These machines are antiques no matter how young they are …"
Rudolph turned off the machine and said while shrugging, "But a new T01 all-in-one slaughtering line costs 550,000 dollars, young lady."
"Then, where's the machine that handles ecological waste such as livestock organs and blood? Show us," Tina was speechless at the moment. She thought about it and said directly to Rudolph's weakness.
As expected, Rudolph's arrogance was gone. He pointed at the trench at the end of the production line that had a faint stench coming out of it in annoyance and said, "That's the machine that handles ecological waste.
The trench is connected to a cement tank underground. There's a cover that can be opened on the empty ground outside. It's big enough to hold 50 cows … "
"Oh, so how exactly do you handle these ecological waste? Perhaps there were people who were willing to take them away for free last time or even pay you a little. I'm afraid they won't be so lucky now."
"Young lady, do you know that I'm starting to hate your sharp tongue?
You're like a greedy businessman who's trying to squeeze every last drop of blood and sweat out of us factory owners with your mouth.
It's a total of 130,000 dollars including the license, land, factory, and machine. That's my base price.
Oh my god, this is almost like giving it away for free. I'll be able to earn back my capital with interest in a year at most. "
"I might be scammed by the waste management company and lose everything. If the business here is so good, why don't I see anyone slaughtering livestock?
95,000 dollars, since you've given me a new price, I'll give you a new price too. 95,000 dollars, we can transfer it in one go. "
"95,000 dollars? Are you referring to this machine of mine?
129,000, I'm showing my sincerity … "
Tina and Rudolph argued for a long time. The battlefield shifted from the slaughterhouse to the bar in town. However, they still could not come to an agreement on the price until evening. They were stuck at 120,000 dollars.
Rudolph refused to take a step back when it dropped to 120,000 dollars. Zhang Lisheng, on the other hand, refused to accept Tina to pay 10,000 dollars for him when they were discussing privately. Just like that, the matter came to an impasse.
Seeing that it was late, Tina sighed in the end and said regretfully, "Mr. Rudolph, it seems like we can't complete the deal today because of someone who didn't keep his promise."
"Lady, I think the reason we can't complete the deal is because of someone's stubbornness." Rudolph picked up the cowboy hat on the leather chair directly and put it on his head, covering his sparse hair. He then stood up and left.
The cowboys who were familiar with each other in the bar raised their glasses one after another and shouted while laughing, "Dad Rudolph congratulates you for failing the deal and dying of old age in Kaiserland Town under God's arrangement."
"Bastards, I would've kicked your butts with my riding boots if this was ten years ago." Rudolph walked to the door and turned around to scream in rage. He then walked out of the bar while coughing loudly.
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