After discussing it, everyone decided to go to the bar to watch the horse racing together on Sunday.
But there is one big thing before the horse racing, that is, Lao Xu's engineering team is coming to the venue.
Early in the morning, Zhang Chi stood under the porch, looking outside and mumbling something.
It's drizzling outside. It's not heavy, but it's not too light either. If you walk around in the rain, your head will definitely be covered with raindrops.
It hadn't rained for many days. Zhang Chi really didn't expect that Lao Xu would come today, and the light rain also fell. It really made people don't know what to say.
Melika walked out of the door, stood next to Zhang Chi, and said to Zhang Chi: "What are you doing standing here? Go back to the house. It's still a little cold outside at this time."
"It's okay, I have a thick skin." Zhang Chi heard his wife's concern and turned to grin at her.
At this moment, the cell phone in his pocket rang. Zhang Chi took it out and saw that it was Lao Xu calling, so he immediately answered the call.
"I said, Boss Zhang, it's time for your road to be repaired."
As soon as the phone call came through, Zhang Chi heard Lao Xu's complaints.
Zhang Chi said with a smile: "I didn't care about it for a while. Guan Jian doesn't have much money either. What's wrong?"
"The car got stuck on the road. It's right at the entrance of your ranch. Please find two people and bring some pieces of wood or planks, otherwise the car will get stuck on the road and won't be able to be driven out..." Old Xu put his
The dilemma was discussed.
Zhang Chi immediately said that he would take people there.
Putting down his cell phone, Zhang Chi turned around, picked up a raincoat, and headed out.
Seeing that Melika also took a raincoat, Zhang Chi said: "You don't have to go, I will just take Cannon and Brian with me. You stay at home. If there is really no one, I will give them to you."
Just make a call."
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
Zhang Chi felt a little sorry for his wife, and the two bickered and fought, but this was a heavy job now, and Zhang Chi didn't want Melika to go out in the rain.
After hearing this, Melika smiled and said: "I'm not as rich as you said. When it rained in the pasture, I drove a tractor without a roof. Okay, don't talk too much, let's go together."
Melika was not squeamish at all, she took a raincoat and put it on, then she pulled Zhang Chi and walked together into the rain.
When walking into the rain, Zhang Chi notified Cannon and Brian. When they were waiting for the couple to arrive at the stable, Brian had already arrived and started to saddle up.
"Where's Cannon?"
Zhang Chi asked casually, and then began to prepare sweat pads and other things for his Chiyan Mountain.
Brian said: "Cannon went to the warehouse to drive his motorcycle. Then he would bring his things and meet us at the gate of the ranch."
Zhang Chi nodded after hearing this.
Everyone prepared their horses. When it rained, the land was softer, so horses were much easier to use than machines. Therefore, only Cannon was riding a four-wheel motorcycle with wood, and the rest were all
It's riding a horse.
When we arrived at the gate of the ranch, we all walked forward along the road.
After a while, several large trucks were discovered on a small slope. Needless to say, these were the transportation team brought by Lao Xu.
Zhang Chi walked over, and Lao Xu had already gotten out of the car. He was not wearing any rain gear, the cowboy hat on his head, and the clothes he was wearing were heavily wet on his shoulders.
"Old Xu"
Zhang Chi said hello while dismounting: "Why don't you bring a rain gear? Do you want to show that you are young?"
"Stop talking, hurry up and get to work. The driver still has something to do here." Old Xu smiled at Zhang Chi, then glanced at Melika and others, and nodded with a smile as a greeting.
Needless to say, Lao Xu said that Cannon and Brian were already at work.
The car was stuck in the mud and couldn't climb out. Moreover, you could tell at a glance that the wheels had no friction. Both wheels were ruined. No matter how powerful the front of the car was, if the rear wheels could not climb out without exerting any effort, something was wrong.
Woolen cloth.
Everyone worked together to put a pile of broken wood blocks under the wheels, and then signaled the driver to start the car to see if it could get out of the hole.
After trying it for a while, it still wasn't too edible, so everyone continued to add wood blocks into the pit.
"Lao Li, try again."
Lao Xu shouted to the driver in the front of the car.
At this time, a rectangular wooden rib was stuffed under the wheel, and Lao Xu, Zhang Chi and others each took an iron fiber and pressed it hard against the wooden rib.
With the sound of the machine's motor, the car finally started to move and crawled out of the mud.
The leading car passed, but the remaining cars did not come forward. Everyone threw some wood blocks into the big pit first.
“This road really needs to be repaired”
Zhang Chi looked at the big mud puddle in front of him and said to himself.
He didn't feel much about it at first, but now that it's raining and the big car is coming, Zhang Chi realizes that the simple path in front of his door really doesn't fit his identity.
"You go and apply, I will find someone to help you repair it then. Don't worry, are you still worried about the quality of my construction?"
Lao Xu, who had sharp ears, heard Zhang Chi's beeping sound, and then he volunteered.
Zhang Chi looked at Lao Xu in surprise: "Can you do this?"
Old Xu smiled and said: "I used to do engineering when I was in China. Not to mention small roads like yours, I have also participated in bridges across the river."
Lao Xu said a little proudly.
Zhang Chi doesn't believe this. What kind of project is the cross-river bridge? Even if Zhang Chi has never been exposed to it, he still knows this kind of project. For someone like Lao Xu, the most he can do is bang a drum and shout twice.
Transport some cement mortar or something.
It's normal for a middle-aged man to brag about some bullshit, but who can guarantee that he won't brag about brags in his lifetime?
"Are you really capable?" Zhang Chi asked.
Lao Xu said: "When have you ever heard me bragging? You can do this in a matter of minutes."
"Daughter-in-law, you talk to Lao Xu about the next thing," Zhang Chi said.
When Lao Xu heard that Zhang Chi had pushed the matter to Melika, his face turned a little bitter. These days, Lao Xu had been entangled with Melika a lot, and he knew that this woman was not simple at all.
It's not that he's annoyed with Melika, but he feels that Zhang Chi's wife is a really good deal. She's very strict and conscientious in everything she does, and she has a big-picture view while also paying attention to small things.
When Zhang Chi and Lao Xu were doing things earlier, Lao Xu said that Zhang Chi felt that it was almost settled, but it was completely impossible for Melika. She would go over many details repeatedly, and she would also have to
Confirm it in writing.
Doing business with this kind of person is troublesome, but on the other hand, doing business with this kind of person is also easy. Once all the details are finalized, there will be no trouble in the future.
In short, Lao Xu likes to do business with people like Melika. Only those who have credibility, understand the process and have principles are good business partners.
"OK".
Lao Xu didn't want to trick Zhang Chi. He worked steadily among the Chinese compatriots and wouldn't make any small moves. You could take advantage of the customers every time, but it would ruin your reputation.
The business will definitely not last long.
Chinese Americans live close to each other here in the United States, and there are some connections between them, especially in places like the West. If you have a bad reputation, no one will find you a job.
"I guess we can't move it for the time being. We don't have much money left now," Melika said with a smile.
Lao Xu also followed suit and said happily: "It's okay. If you have money, just tell me. If nothing else, the road must be better than the one next door!"
Several cars passed by, and several people were sweating slightly.
Everyone followed the car and walked forward, looking around as they walked, fearing that they would encounter a big pothole like the one before, but luckily, from here to the entrance of the ranch, we never encountered the deep mud pit like before, even if there were occasional small potholes.
Or whatever, the car just passed by itself.
After entering the ranch, the truck drivers stopped their vehicles.
You can't go in. Even if the drivers are happy, Zhang Chi is not happy. If such a big guy runs over in the pasture, do you still need your own pasture?
The next task is to unload the goods.
The car behind was carrying a small forklift, and Zhang Chi's ranch also had two, so the three forklifts were unloaded at the same time, which saved a lot of time.
All the building materials are packaged very well. The waterproof ones are in one package, and the non-waterproof ones are in another package. Everything is classified into a simple square. Of course, there is nothing we can do about some beams and the like.
, but these things are also covered with several layers, which are waterproof and bump-proof.
After everything was unloaded and a large tarpaulin was placed on top, several truck drivers from China were about to leave.
It's not like they don't know how to unload the truck when transporting goods. This is the rule. But Zhang Chi is an exception. They are all Chinese, so it is reasonable to do something like a favor.
After unloading the goods, they were leaving.
Zhang Chi immediately showed the enthusiasm of us Chinese people. This was really not a pretense, but a genuine invitation to dinner.
"Let's stay at home and have a meal. We've been busy for a while. Let me tell you, I don't have anything else here but good beef and good mutton. I also have good wine at home," Zhang Chi said to the chefs.
"Next time, we really have something to do this time. We have to rush to Waterfall City to load the goods soon. If we don't leave now, others may have to get off work when we get there. Come over next time to try your beef and mutton.
Yes, I have long heard from Lao Xu that the meat from your ranch is ready, don’t worry, we will definitely come when we have time." Lao Li, the driver of the first car, said with a smile.
After hearing this, Zhang Chi took out his wallet from his pocket: "Well, let's follow American habits."
"Forget it, forget it, let's not act as Americans. We are not used to this." Lao Li and others quickly shied away.
Everyone argued for a while, and seeing that these people refused to accept the tips he gave, Zhang Chi could only invite them again to come over for dinner when they had time.
After exchanging polite words with Zhang Chi, Lao Li and others drove out of the ranch.
The truck is now empty. For these high-powered trucks, the little potholes just now are nothing.
Lao Xu did not follow the car. He sat in the small bucket behind Cannon's motorcycle and followed Melika and Zhang Chi back to the house.
When they arrived at the house, Zhang Chi found some clothes for Lao Xu to change into.
Lao Xu and Zhang Chi sat under the corridor for a while, and then began to sigh.
When he first built this house, Lao Xu said he would wait to see Zhang Chi the next time he built a house. He never imagined that just one year later, Zhang Chi would actually build a new house.