This was clearly a very ordinary question, but Niu Ben felt something odd about it.
Nevertheless, as a professional in cattle farming, he seriously replied, "Cow meat is tender, while ox meat is more fragrant."
"Moreover, female calves are more expensive, but they weigh less when fully grown. Take our local yellow cattle, for example, a grown ox can weigh around 1,000 or 1,200 jin, while a good cow might weigh 1,000 jin, though most are between 800 and 1,000 jin."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "Those that can grow to 2,000 jin are all beef cattle."
I see...
Professor Song laughed, "Yan Ran, you have listened a lot too. Tell us, if it were up to you, how would you plan the breeding?"
Yan Ran closed her notebook. She pondered briefly and said, "Given that Tantan's family has a higher demand for funds this year, and considering that calves are quite expensive... so, this year the focus should be on the oxen."
