By the time Owen got home, his mother and McCall had returned on horseback. The horses were quietly eating grass in the stables. After saying hello to McCall who was reading a book on the terrace outside, Owen walked into the house.
"Why are you the only one coming back, where is Amanda?"
Mother, who was busy arranging flowers at the table, asked casually when she saw Owen.
"She made an agreement with the school to do half-day volunteer work every day, and she just stayed there today..."
Garden Primary School obviously gives Amanda a lot of freedom. She can volunteer for half a day every day. Of course, if she wants to extend her time, no one will care about her. Just like today, on the first day, Amanda must get to know everyone better.
for a while, so she asked Owen to pick her up after school in the afternoon.
Owen had been bored all morning. He was used to the busy work in CTU, and now he was a little unaccustomed to being idle all of a sudden. He now somewhat understood what the ghost said about being so idle that he felt like he was almost rusty.
Irving was busy here, but Brock was very busy. In the morning, a car pulled a load of lumber over. From a distance, you could see Brock and a young black man busy with something.
"That's Bill, a very nice young man who runs a lumber shop and occasionally does odd jobs. He's very diligent. He helped build our stable..."
The mother didn't know when she appeared behind Owen and handed him a cup of coffee.
Owen took a sip and looked over there. It seemed that Brock wanted to build something, so he asked Bill to help. This model is very popular in the countryside. Bill sells wood and has skills at the same time, and can also help.
Live and earn a wage, but there are not many black people as hard-working as Bill, at least Irving saw very few in big cities.
The sound of the chainsaw kept ringing, and the two moved quickly. After a while, a small house began to take shape. After a while, Owen could already see that the Brock family built a stable. It seemed that Mandy had built it yesterday.
Wan's love for horses was noticed by the father, and he immediately took action today. Maybe this was a surprise from a father to his daughter.
Thinking of this, Owen felt a little funny in his heart. Who would have thought that the tough guy at the gas station actually had such a soft heart. Owen suddenly thought of Brian. The two of them were somewhat similar. Neither was very talkative and both were very fond of his daughter.
Okay, they are both good at fighting, and they probably have one thing in common, their daughters are probably their rivals.
The stable was quickly built and Bill left. After waiting for a short time, he drove back again, but this time there was an extra trailer behind the car with a horse in it. After unloading the horse, Bill left again.
Soon after, a horse, fodder and other supplies arrived. Horses are not a big deal here, and they are not too expensive. There are farms, pastures and plantations around Javier. It is easy to buy a few horses.
thing.
Owen couldn't suppress his curiosity and ran over. He was chatting with Brock when Bill brought the second horse.
"Mandy's mother was born here, so we ended up back here..."
Brock told the story while brushing the horses. The two chatted for a long time. Owen finally knew why they appeared in the town of Harwell. It turned out that this was his wife's hometown. As for what happened to his wife, Owen didn't ask. If it was a divorce
Then she will definitely not come back to her hometown, then something bad must have happened.
"Mr. Brock, everything you asked for has been taken care of."
At this time, the black boy Bill put everything in place and slowly walked over.
"Okay, Bill, this is your salary. You have done a very good job. I will come back to you next time if something happens."
Brock handed a few U.S. dollar bills to Bill, who happily accepted it and said hello to Owen on the side: "Hi, you must be Steve, he was still there when I met Susan in the morning.
Speaking of you, I also built your stable. If you have anything, you can ask me. If you have any questions, you can ask me. I am very familiar with this town..."
This black guy was very talkative, and Irving also said hello to him. Bill drove away in his car. Irving picked up a brush and helped brush the hair of another horse. He pointed at the horse and asked, "Is this a surprise?
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"Yes."
A smile appeared on Brock's face. Owen's guess was indeed correct. Brock finished brushing and began to harness the horses. The two horses he bought were both well-trained and very docile.
No comments.
"Would you like to try it together?"
After Brock put the harness on Owen's horse, he threw the reins to him. Owen got on the horse without saying a word. He thought to himself that his riding skills were good, and the two of them rode through the forest.
After riding for a while, Owen discovered that Brock's riding skills are very good. Those who are better than him are not even a little bit better. He can only be regarded as an advanced level among amateurs at most. Brock can be said to be at a professional level. His hat fell to the ground.
He can pick it up and do many moves that can only be done in acrobatic performances.
"You have good riding skills. Where did you learn it?"
Owen asked curiously. His athletic talent was very good. When he was studying at the equestrian club, the coach kept praising him for his good studies. Unfortunately, he didn't expect that he was instantly defeated by Brock.
"Haha, I grew up on a farm when I was a child. There were no game consoles at that time. I was allowed to play on computers. There was nothing to do except horseback riding all day long..."
No wonder his riding skills are so good. It turns out to be an innate skill. How does it compare to someone who grew up riding a horse in just one and a half months?
The two chatted for a while and then Owen went back. He had nothing to do during the day, so Owen called Shabaitian again and asked him to help check the situation near the town of Reville. Are there any gangs, bosozokus, or small gangs nearby?
You can be a gangster, but Silly Baitian didn't know that Owen's family lived in the small town of Reville, and thought Owen was performing some special mission, so he sent a lot of detailed information.
Owen held his cell phone and kept looking at the information. A long time passed unknowingly. Suddenly, the cell phone rang. After picking it up, he heard Amanda ask in a bad tone: "Steve, where are you?"
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Owen then remembered that he had to pick up Amanda in the evening. He looked at his watch and saw that it was already past the time. Oops, he forgot the time while looking at the information. Judging from her tone, she would definitely be very angry.
"Oh, I forgot, sorry, Amanda, I'll pick you up right now..."
"Forget it, don't come, I'll take someone else's car back..."
After Amanda finished speaking, she hung up the phone angrily, but Owen was a little confused. Taking someone else's car? Whose car?
The answer was revealed not long after. A pickup truck made two beeps at the intersection and stopped in front of the house. Amanda got out of the car. Owen saw Brock and Mandy in the car and suddenly realized.
"Sorry Amanda, I really..."
Owen stepped forward to laugh with him, but what he received in return was a roll of his eyes from Amanda. Amanda turned to the car and thanked him: "Thank you, Mr. Brock."
Brock waved his hand, said hello to Owen again, and was about to leave when Mandy in the passenger seat suddenly said: "Dad, I want to ride a horse at Teacher Amanda's house, is that okay?"
"Well……"
Owen found that Brock's face was a little dark, and it seemed that the effect of the surprise was gone. However, his daughter wanted to ride a horse, so Brock had to say: "Mandy, actually I have a surprise for you. I bought two horses today. You can
Invite Teacher Amanda to ride with you, I have tried it during the day and it is very docile."
"Really? Great, Dad, then Teacher Amanda, would you like to come with me to try my horse?"
Although she hadn't seen the gift yet, Mandy was already happy and immediately sent out an invitation.
"Of course, why not, but my riding skills are very good..."
"Mine isn't bad either."
Mandi couldn't wait to say, this time it's Owen's turn to be embarrassed. His father grew up on a ranch. You have the nerve to brag about your riding skills. I'll see how embarrassed you are later...