Zhang Chi knew everything Miller said, but he really didn't know that the black market in the United States was so developed and everything was sold.
But now this matter has little to do with him. It's just asking questions and joining in the fun. Now Zhang Chi feels that his most important task is to expand his pasture. After all, more than 500 acres of land are too big.
When I was young, let alone looking at the United States, even in the small town of Amber, I was considered lower-middle class at best.
Not to mention others, the Nell family's pasture alone has more than 2,000 acres. If I have more than 2,000 acres of land, I can say that I won't have to worry about the income.
After chatting with Miller for a while, the two of them packed their things and got ready to go to bed. Everyone came with sleeping bags, so naturally they got into the sleeping bags. The bed in the room was also quite simple. To be honest, when Zhang Chi was young, there was no such thing in China.
No matter how rich he is, he has never slept on such a bed.
A few simple wooden boards were put together, and a layer of hay was placed underneath. There was originally a mattress on top, but Zhang Chi really didn't want to put this mattress on it, so he had to put his sleeping bag directly on the hay.
When Zhang Chi opened his eyes the next day, he felt uncomfortable all over his body. He hadn't slept on such a hard bed for a long time. When he sat up, he felt a dull pain in the joints all over his body.
"wake up?"
Miller is already up.
Without the noise he made, Zhang Chi would probably still be asleep.
With a sigh, Zhang Chi got out of his sleeping bag, put on his coat, rolled up the sleeping bag, buttoned the buttons around it, and stuffed it into the sleeping bag.
Don't think about brushing your teeth. Fortunately, when you only have a few days, just use mouthwash to deal with it.
Zhang Chi came to the door and spit out the mouthwash, and saw everyone getting up.
It's still dark, and around four o'clock is the darkest time of the day. Even with the moonlight overhead, the entire earth is still dark. Although it's not so dark that you can't see your fingers, it's not much better.
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"Everyone, please tidy up and we'll get to work after dinner."
Nell's voice came to Zhang Chi's ears.
At this time, Miller came out and walked towards the room where Nell lived. When he came back, he was carrying two large steaks in his hands.
When Zhang Chi returned to the house, he found that the aroma of steak had come out.
"So big?"
"After it's marinated, you just need to roast it over the fire," Miller said.
Zhang Chi went over to take a look and found that the steak was already cooked, but it didn't look like it was grilled, but rather cooked and then smoked.
Because the taste is different from grilled or pan-fried steak.
"Bring over your plate," Miller said.
After hearing this, Zhang Chi took out his plate and handed it to Miller's hand.
Miller used tongs to pick up a piece of steak and put it on the plate, then grabbed it twice with gloved hands. The steak was broken into pieces in an instant. At this time, Miller poured a little sauce on the steak and poured it on a few more times.
A pickled cucumber and some grilled onion rings.
After taking the plate, Zhang Chi cleaned his hands with a disinfectant paper towel, took out the chopsticks he brought with him from his pocket, and started eating.
I originally thought that the taste of the steak was average, but when I tasted it, I realized that the beef was quite distinctive. First of all, it tasted good. The beef was tender and juicy. In addition to a little spice, there was also the aroma of fruit trees.
"This tastes good, very special," Zhang Chi said.
Miller himself was squatting with a plate at this time, placing the plate on his knees and eating directly with his hands.
"This is a very common practice here. The steak must be cooked first. At this time, the steak must be large, almost one-third of a steak. The meat must be at least three fingers thick. When cooking, add lime and rosemary.
Cook the tomatoes when they are three or four times ripe. Pick them up and smoke them in a smoker. After half an hour, take them out and cook them in a pot. When they are seven times ripe, take them out and roast them lightly over a fire. Wait until the skin changes color slightly.
alright".
Miller and Zhang Chi talked about how to prepare this pastrami.
Zhang Chi likes the country beef preparation method. The biggest reason is that it is bold. When the beef comes up, it is a big piece. You will be full after the beef is cooked, and you can fill it up with some side dishes. This kind of freedom to eat meat is really not domestic.
What restaurant can compare?
The second is that it is simple to make and tastes good.
Chinese beef has the taste of Chinese beef, and American beef has the characteristics of American beef.
But as far as eating meat is concerned, Zhang Chi would vote for the American way of eating most of the time. Apart from that, in terms of enjoyment, the American way of eating is really the best.
"When will I try it?" Zhang Chi has never used this method before.
Miller laughed and said: "My father is the best at this method. He will wait two days to buy the cow and come to my house as a guest."
"No problem," Zhang Chi said with a smile.
Miller opened his mouth and said that he definitely wanted to invite you. Americans don't mince words in this regard. If they say they invite you to be a guest, they really mean to invite you to be a guest. There is no such thing as politeness.
After the two of them finished eating, they cleared their plates and began to clean up the house.
"Don't you need to take these pots and stuff away?"
Zhang Chi saw Miller put the collected plates and other things directly on the small table, so he opened his mouth and asked.
Miller said: "You won't need these on the road. These things are left here. When the cattle are driven home, Nell will bring them over, dismantle the mobile home, and transport these things and the house back."
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"Can't you just leave it here until winter?" Zhang Chi asked.
Miller shook his head and explained: "Who knows which piece of pasture can be allocated to you for the winter? Everyone is like this. They are used to building it up and tearing it down every year."
Renting public pastures for the winter, there are also different types of pastures. If you let everyone choose, who wouldn't want to pick a better one? No one will go to the bad ones, and there will be a fight for the good ones, so just take turns. If you stay in a good place today, then next year you will have to
It's fair for everyone to take their turn.
This time Zhang Chi stopped asking. As for whether things would be lost if they were placed here, that was not Zhang Chi's consideration. However, there really weren't many petty thefts here. Even if they were petty thefts, the attention would still be on the cow.
, no one steals things like plates, so of course no one wants things that can’t be sold at a high price.
The luggage was packed and all their belongings were placed on their respective horses.
Everything was done, the sky was getting bright, and everyone was ready to set off.
Everyone got on their horses, and Nell called everyone together and assigned tasks.
"Miller, Garcia, you are on the left. George, you and my father are responsible for the rear. Me and..." Nell simply divided the tasks.
The later work is the easiest, because you only need to drive the cattle forward, and be careful not to let any cattle fall behind.
The cowboys on the wings are busier. They have to ensure that the cattle move forward on the right path.
The word "cow temper" means stubbornness in both the United States and China. It's fine if you want one or two cows to follow the route, but it's hard to say if you want a group of cows to catch up with hundreds of cows without experience.
Don't let your mind wander in circles at the end of the day.
After assigning tasks, all the cowboys rode towards the cattle.
At this moment, the cattle began to feel a little restless, and there were mooing sounds everywhere.
Nell's cattle dogs were also busy at this moment, barking at the cattle, and the originally quiet wilderness immediately became lively.
Zhang Chi had practiced cattle driving skills under the guidance of Cannon. Although he was not very good, he did not pull the horse. He and Charles rode two horses, about 20 meters apart, and kept hitting their horses to prevent them.
Those cows that are ready to play tricks and slide back are left behind.
Haha!
Shout!
There were constant shouts from the cowboys' mouths, and the lasso they were waving was now used as a whip, hitting those stubborn cows who didn't play their cards according to the rules.
After everyone gathered the cattle together, they began to drive the cattle toward home.
The cattle moved very slowly, each one lazily as if taking a walk, and from time to time there would be cows lowering their heads to push through the snow and nibbling on grass roots or something.
The cattle are slow, but the cowboys are not slow. Everyone must always pay attention to the movements of the cattle.
The most troublesome thing among them is calves, especially half-grown calves. They are very curious and playful. They always want to break away from the herd from time to time and go to the side to have a look.
Guan Jian is that the movements of these little guys are really not slow at all. If they are not careful, they can spread their hooves and jump several meters away from the herd of cattle.
When the cowboys saw them, they had to immediately drive them back into the large herd. Otherwise, it would take a lot of effort to drive them back a little further.
These guys seem to like to play hide-and-seek with the cowboys, and the faster you chase them, the faster they seem to jump on their four short legs.
Zhang Chi and Charles in the rear had a relatively easy time, because in their position, it was difficult for calves to run away. If a calf wanted to leave the herd, they could just use the lasso in their hands to throw it over.
But just like that, Zhang Chi quickly became warm.
There was nothing I could do. I rode on the horse without stopping for a moment and kept moving. It would be strange if I didn't feel warm.
At the beginning, we were still moving on a relatively flat grassland. When we left the grassland, we entered the forest. There was a road about ten meters wide in the forest.
It's not a serious road, there are just no trees, the ground is not even, and the crooked road looks like the bad road that Zhang Chi's hometown used to have before it was paved.
There are some shrubs on both sides of the road from time to time. Although there are no green leaves on them, many of them are covered with needles. If they are scratched by them, it doesn't matter who is there, but Marco will feel uncomfortable.
Zhang Chi knew that these roads were actually the roads used to transfer. For example, when there were no refrigerated trucks in the past, selling cattle was a hard job. Most cowboys in the West sold cattle and even had to drive the cattle hundreds of kilometers away. Sometimes
It took more than a month to be on the road.
At that time, they all took this kind of road, because both sides of the road were either other people's pastures or farms. If you drove cattle on that kind of road, what would the cattle eat along the way?