He Huaien ran around with the two little guys, and Ju An took Tongtong and continued to put it in front of his horse, while Huaien continued to take care of the cattle.
We turned around with our family to see the sheep.
The brother-in-law noticed how uncomfortable Ju An was sitting on the horse, and tried to pick up Tongtong several times, but Tongtong was unwilling, so Ju An and the others had to walk slowly.
When they arrived at the sheep, Ju An put the two little guys down, and Nancy was adding salt to the sheep's salt trough. Seeing Ju An's group of people coming, she walked over and said hello to everyone.
Hutou ran over at this time, wagging his tail around Ju An. Hutou was very tall, almost reaching Tongtong’s chin. Tongtong and Ran Ran immediately hid behind Ju An, and Ran Ran hid her face.
Behind Ju An, Tongtong revealed her little head and looked at the tiger's head.
He pulled the two little guys out from behind, took two small hands, touched the tiger's head, and told them: "This is the tiger's head. It won't bite Tongtong and Ran Ran. You can touch it and see."
After touching it twice, the two little guys lost their fear. Even Ran Ran put her hands up and touched Tiger Tou's neck. Tiger Tou obviously enjoyed this. He closed his eyes and waggled his tail more happily.
The brother-in-law touched a sheep and said to his father: "Lao San, these cows and sheep are quite happy."
Dad said worriedly: "After looking around here, it is indeed much better than the rural areas in China. Every household is in such a big place, and we only saw about ten households on the way here. I don't know if bad people are coming."
what to do".
My sister smiled and said, "Every house has a gun. Are you not afraid of bad guys walking in? Now, you've said it, it's like this in every house, so who are you going to steal from?"
"Do you have a gun? Third child, do you have one? If so, ask your brother-in-law to shoot a few shots. We didn't have guns when we were young. I even used my father's gun to shoot wild ducks," said the brother-in-law excitedly.
Ju An replied: "I have guns, how many of them are there, but you used a gun when you were a kid. I will take you to the shooting range to practice in a few days."
The brother-in-law smiled and nodded: "Okay, okay, I haven't touched a gun in more than ten years. I'll enjoy it in a few days."
My mother and sister were obviously not interested in the sheep in front of them, and were pointing and talking at the snow-capped mountains in the distance.
After chatting for a few minutes, they decided to go back. At this time, Tongtong refused to let go and insisted on taking the tiger head back. The brother-in-law explained to Tongtong: "The tiger head wants to look after the sheep. If it weren't for the big bad wolf,
I ate up all the sheep in my uncle’s house. After eating all the sheep, my uncle will have no money to buy new clothes for Tongtong.”
Only then did Tongtong let go, and when he left, he said to Hutou: "Hutou, don't be lazy, don't let the wolf eat up all the uncle's sheep." Another person, Ju An, couldn't help laughing.
When they returned to the small building, my sister asked her brother-in-law to coax the two little ones to take a nap. She also took a nap herself.
Then, Ju An prepared the barbecue for the evening with his parents and sister. They had to cut the lamb chops and beef, and wash the vegetables. He asked his mother and sister to cut the beef into palm-sized pieces. After working for a while, his mother kicked him out.
He left the kitchen, despising the peace and order and causing chaos.
Ju'an was just having fun. He climbed onto the bean grass and let the horse loose its reins and started galloping.
It is estimated that Doucao and Xuehua did not have any fun in the past few days. The two horses did not stop until they were sweating profusely. Ju An sat on the horse, closed his eyes, breathed in the pure air, faced the mountain wind, and felt in his heart
A clarification.
Then, he jogged for a while, rested, and continued running. After playing for an hour, Ju An finally turned back.
By the time we got home, my mother and the others had prepared all the meat and vegetables. The two little guys had also woken up and were sitting under the porch, playing on the computer.
Ju An took his brother-in-law to move the big oven out of the house, and took out the charcoal that Old Thomas had burned from the warehouse. These charcoals were all pine and fir thick branches that Old Thomas picked up from the woods at the foot of the mountain pasture.
Made.
As soon as he prepared these, he saw two pickup trucks coming from a distance. Ju An knew that it was Taylor and the Anderson family.
After a while, the car arrived in front of us. Taylor jumped out of the car, gave Ju An a big hug, and the whole family got out of the car one after another.
Taylor, his wife Vera, their two grandchildren, his brother-in-law Thornton and Thornton's wife Vivian, and of course Anderson, who came alone. Only later did Ju An find out that Anderson had already
I got divorced, and my son, daughter-in-law, and grandson all work in New York and rarely come back.
Everyone hugged each other, and Ju An also introduced his parents, sister and brother-in-law to everyone.
As soon as the greetings were exchanged, the man sat on a chair in the yard and started chatting, while Vera and Vivian helped Ju An's mother and sister put the chopped lamb chops and beef on the oven.
As for the little ones, they gathered together and seemed to be having a lot of fun. Ju An was a little puzzled because the little ones didn't understand each other, but they seemed to be familiar with each other.
After waiting for a while, the smell of meat wafted around. At this time, Thomas, Wynn, Nancy, and Andrew also came back. Everyone took a plate and started eating freely.
I got a piece of beef and took one bite. Well, the beef was tender and juicy. It was thin and tasted with a faint scent of pine. It was delicious.
Taylor next to him was also holding a plate in his hand and was chewing a lamb chop: "The lamb chops are grilled really well."
Ju An said: "By the way, Taylor, I have a friend who owns a travel company. When I go back this time, I want to create a ranch tour route. What do you think?"
Taylor replied: "Very good, but in the past, Chinese tourists only went to San Francisco. There are many tourists in cities like New York. In recent years, I have heard that there are some Chinese tourists in California ranches, but I have never heard of them in Montana ranches.
No one has ever had Chinese guests, but maybe those big hotel-style ranches have."
Ju An said: "Didn't you say that your ranch was damaged?"
"Well, we have been doing it for a while, but now many ranches are doing it, and the competition is too fierce. We only have some guests in July and August every year, and my ranch is also very small. I can only receive five or six tourists at a time. How many
It will affect the operation of the ranch. In addition, Thornton's ranch can also receive seven or eight guests. Our three ranches can receive a total of twenty guests, not more than a few," Taylor replied.
"So, how is the price calculated?" Ju An asked.
Taylor replied: "It costs about more than 400 US dollars per person per day, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as riding lessons, riding through the mountains and forests, picnics, etc. The price for ten days totals 4,000 US dollars. Of course, the cost of shopping is not
Including it, and you also know that riding horses is dangerous, and if there is an accident while riding, the ranch will not be responsible."
Ju An nodded: "That's it. I'll ask my friends to come over in two days to talk to you and see if there is any possibility of cooperation."
Thornton asked: "Ann, your ranch is so big, why don't you accept tourists?"
Ju An shook his head and said: "I like quietness and don't like noisy much. It's okay to receive some friends. But if you ask me to receive tourists every day, I can't stand it."
Anderson smiled and added: "In the time I have known An, I feel like a rich man just by saying this."
The other people listened and chuckled knowingly.
Ju An looked at these people and said: "If any of your ranches is not worth a million dollars, they are all rich." Then everyone chuckled again.
Then everyone talked about the current difficulties of ranching. Anderson said: "The price of pasture has increased again this year, but the price of beef and mutton has increased by a few cents. It is becoming more and more difficult to operate."
Thornton also nodded and agreed: "Yes, the pasture has increased by one-third compared with last year. This damn Wall Street is simply a worm."
Ju An wondered why it was related to Wall Street: "What does selling beef have to do with Wall Street?".
Taylor explained: "Ann, you have never run a ranch before. Cattle and sheep are sold in autumn and winter. Wall Street will make some bullshit indicators based on the market and set the price of beef and mutton. Moreover, you will not get any money when you sell. You have to
I have to wait for several months before I can get the money.”
Damn, these financial gangs are everywhere. No wonder they occupied Wall Street some time ago. Damn!
Taylor continued: "Actually, during this time, I discussed with Thornton and Anderson whether to provide mutton directly to restaurants, eliminating the need for intermediate links and expanding profits. As you know, our sheep are all pasture-raised.
Those fattened muttons are much better”.
Ju An nodded and agreed with Taylor's statement. The beef and mutton that Ju An eats now are basically produced in nearby pastures. They are usually free-range. The quality of the meat is not at the same level as that of those raised in captivity.
You can tell the difference after just one bite, so during this class reunion, Ju An just took one bite of the meat and was really not interested anymore. He hadn’t even eaten the roasted lamb leg yet, but just smelling the smell turned Ju An off.
appetite.
After chatting for a while, I ate two mutton chops and drank two bottles of beer, and my stomach was full. Looking around, I saw that everyone had almost eaten.
At this time, Ju An noticed that the four little guys gathered around a small round table, each of them had a napkin wrapped around their chest, and they were eating happily.
Tongtong was holding a fork in her hand, holding a small piece of beef and stuffing it into her mouth. Her face was covered with oil. Ran Ran and the other two little guys were not much better. Little Jerry and
Emily was gnawing on corn cobs, with corn kernels still stuck to her face. There was a half-bitten lamb chop on the plate. Only then did Ran Ran reveal her childlike appearance, tilting her head and dealing with a large lamb chop.
, probably because he had eaten the ribs, he shook the mutton chop in one mouthful and pulled it down hard with his two small hands.
Looking at the little guys, they really had an appetite for eating, so Ju An went to get himself a piece of veal. While eating, he listened to some old guys talking about the ranch.
When it got dark, Taylor and the others said goodbye and went home. Before leaving, Tongtong asked Jerry and Emily to come back to play again tomorrow. Ju An translated the words to Jerry and Emily.
After hearing this, Jerry patted his chest and promised to come back to play with his sister tomorrow.
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