Chapter 0009 kind old man and their ranch
Jinshan Ranch.
This is the name of Old John's ranch.
The Jinshan Ranch covers an area of about 600 acres. In China, it would be incredible for a private individual to own such a large piece of land, and it would arouse the envy and jealousy of countless people. However, in the United States, a 600-acre ranch can only be considered a small ranch.
The area of the pastures of large landowners is directly hundreds of thousands of acres.
Hundreds of thousands of acres. Try to think about it. Even if you stand at the highest point of the pasture, even if the weather is good and the visibility is extremely high, you can't see the edge at a glance. If you ride a horse around the border,
Even if the hooves are running wildly, it will take more than a day.
Although the terrain of the entire Jinshan Ranch is undulating, in the end, it is relatively gentle.
It is the spring of April, and the grass in the pasture is at its most prosperous. As far as the eye can see, it is a lush scene.
The gentle breeze blows, and the entire pasture suddenly turns into a green ocean, with rippling green waves, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.
In the middle and northwest of the ranch, there is a small lake of six or seven acres, which is the largest body of water in Jinshan Ranch. In addition, there are several other areas of the ranch of various sizes.
of waters.
On the grass, scattered cattle and sheep grazed leisurely, and a few cattle dogs lazily basked in the sun beside them.
"Xu, welcome to join our Jinshan Ranch."
After signing a simple contract in the living room of Old John's villa and paying the money, Old John stood up on his own initiative and extended his hand to Xu Xiaoyu with a smile.
"Thank you John, it is my honor to be a part of Jinshan Ranch. Thank you and An Linna for your kindness." Xu Xiaoyu held hands with old John, and then shook hands with An Linna.
He was very happy that the matter was settled smoothly, and the two American old men were really kind. They rented two acres of land to Xu Xiaoyu, but only asked Xu Xiaoyu to pay two hundred dollars a month.
Xu Xiaoyu didn't understand why the two were so good to him. Later, when he chatted with Old John, he found out that more than ten years ago, Old John and An Linna were still living in Reno City. At that time, in their home
There is a Chinese international student who lives in the house for four years.
The Chinese international student was very polite and considerate, and the two old men liked him very much, and even recognized him as their son.
When Old John and An Linna saw Xu Xiaoyu, they missed their foreign son and immediately developed a liking for Xu Xiaoyu.
"Oh, by the way Xu, what do you plan to use for that piece of land?" Old John asked with a smile on his face.
"I want to grow some vegetables, mainly cabbage and carrots." Xu Xiaoyu replied.
"The purpose of growing vegetables is to sell them."
"I can't eat all the vegetables in two acres of land even if I want to," Xu Xiaoyu joked.
"Haha..." Old John smiled heartily and patted Xu Xiaoyu on the shoulder: "Let's go and choose your two acres of land with me."
The two walked out of the villa. Old John pointed to the stables on one side, with four horses tied inside. He said, "Xu, you must know how to ride a horse."
"Yes, but my riding skills are very weak." Xu Xiaoyu smiled bitterly and nodded. In China, except for people living on the prairie, riding horses is a very rare thing for many people. Xu Xiaoyu also came to the United States.
I learned my riding skills at the racecourse, but my riding skills are really so-so.
"Whatever you do, you'll get better at it if you do it more. Come on, let's ride over there."
Xu Xiaoyu followed Old John to the stables. Old John led a white horse out, lovingly touched the long mane of the white horse like he was stroking his beloved woman, and said: "This is Ruiqi, the horse mother,
It has been with us for five years, Xu, please ride it."
"Thank you." Xu Xiaoyu took the reins and thanked him with a smile. The white horse named Ruiqi had pure, neat and supple fur, and he liked this horse very much.
Old John led a majestic black quarter by himself, patted his strong thigh, and said with a smile: "This is Senge, my old buddy."
After saying that, Old John got on his horse neatly, whipped his horse whip, and the black horse Senger galloped away into the depths of the pasture like a bolt of black lightning.
Old John on horseback, with a steady figure and heroic appearance, seemed to be integrated with the black horse. His riding skills were really superb, and he looked at Xu Xiaoyu with a bit of envy.
"Drive." Xu Xiaoyu also rode on the white horse and shouted softly.
The white horse Ruiqi watched Old John ride away on the black horse Senge, and she had already become impatient. As soon as Xu Xiaoyu said the word "drive", she galloped forward and turned into a white cloud.
Ruiqi's reaction was so strong that he started so fast from the first step, which was beyond Xu Xiaoyu's expectation. In addition, his riding skills were indeed not very good. He was caught off guard and almost fell off the horse without even turning. Fortunately, after more than ten years
Chinese Kung Fu is not practiced in vain!
Xu Xiaoyu hurriedly clamped his legs tightly around the horse's belly to prevent him from falling off, otherwise he would be very embarrassed.
"Giggle..." An Linna, who had just walked out of the villa, saw this scene and sweated for Xu Xiaoyu, but she couldn't help laughing.
When Xu Xiaoyu heard her laughter, he sweated and pulled the reins, causing the somewhat restless Ruiqi to slow down and ride in a disciplined manner, not daring to indulge at all.
"Hahaha..." Old John galloped four to five hundred meters in one breath. Looking back, he saw Xu Xiaoyu's cautious look and laughed loudly.
Xu Xiaoyu shrugged helplessly and rode Ruiqi steadily to the side of Old John. Old John pointed around and said boldly: "Xu, which area do you like? You can choose.
."
"Let's take a look at the front again."
The two of them slowly walked side by side and arrived at the boundary of the ranch.
"Just here." Xu Xiaoyu chose an area near the border. There was a pool of about one-third of an acre in the area. The pool was clear and sparkling.
"Isn't this place a little too remote?" Old John frowned.
"I like this place very much." Xu Xiaoyu smiled slightly. For him, getting a piece of land is to cover the space, so it is naturally better to be remote.
"As long as you like it." Old John nodded, no longer discussing this issue, and invited with sincerity: "Xu, you can move into our house."
"Thank you for your kindness, no." Xu Xiaoyu smiled and shook his head in refusal. He already owed Old John a favor, and he didn't want to owe more favors. However, he could build a house on these two acres of land.
Small house, think about the wooden house in our space, how beautiful and exquisite it is?
Xu Xiaoyu's eyes lit up, and he was a little excited, so he expressed his idea of building a wooden house.
Old John said with a hint of resentment: "Xu, why do you have to make so much trouble? My villa is so big, why am I afraid that there won't be room for you to live?"
Xu Xiaoyu didn't say anything, just laughed.
After some persuasion, Old John couldn't defeat Xu Xiaoyu, so he had to roll his eyes at him: "Okay, it's up to you."
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Chapter completed!