When Melika left, Zhang Chi felt as if she was letting a sheep go.
"You are so happy when Melika is not here, smiling like a weasel stealing a chicken." When Duan Shu saw Zhang Chi's appearance, he couldn't help but make fun of him.
Zhang Chi said: "How can I be happy? Isn't it the same whether she is here or not? We have status in the family."
Zhao Yue curled her lips after hearing this, but ultimately didn't say anything.
He asked Zheng Bohong: "Old Zheng, when will the things we ordered arrive? When they arrive, everyone can show off, otherwise, you see, Lao Zhang will have no work to do."
Zhang Chi was confused after hearing this and looked at Zheng Bohong.
Zheng Bohong said with a smile: "Don't listen to what she said. We bought a sheep. I don't want you to skin it and roast it because of your good skills."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chi immediately replied: "It's a small thing, but just a bunch of beer is not enough. I just saw that there was still half a bottle of beer. What is this thing?"
"Don't worry, you'll have enough to eat," Zheng Bohong said with a smile.
Everyone was squatting in the living room, chatting, watching TV, and eating melon seeds, which was very typical of our country.
Less than half an hour later, the person delivering the sheep came over.
Zhang Chi took a look and saw that the Mexican cowboy dropped the five sheep and ran away.
"You said you bought one. Is it because you don't know how to count or because I don't know how to read?"
Looking at the sheep running all over the yard, Zhang Chi said to Zheng Bohong.
Zheng Bohong said: "It doesn't matter how much it is. Anyway, we have sheep. You can catch them. You can choose which one we eat for today's meal."
As he spoke, Zheng Bohong rolled up his sleeves.
Zhang Chi said nothing more and started catching sheep with Zheng Bohong.
Unexpectedly, these sheep were quite strong and the place was quite big. Neither Zhang Chi nor Zheng Bohong could catch them.
Finally, Zhao Yue and Duan Shuyi joined in, and the four of them managed to catch a sheep together.
After catching and tying the sheep, Zhang Chi hung the sheep on the tree, and then began to peel the sheep. There was nothing to take advantage of. Zhang Chi peeled the sheep more slowly, but his so-called slowness was already quite fast.
Yes, after all, he is a skilled player and has good skills. Even if the tools are a bit awkward, he can still perform well.
While skinning the sheep, Zhang Chi asked Zheng Bohong: "Why don't you raise something? Why is such a big place so empty?"
Zheng Bohong said: "The main thing is to sell grass."
"How much can you get for selling grass?" Zhang Chi didn't care.
Zheng Bohong nodded: "I can't sell it for much money, but I have to raise something and hire someone to take care of it. After a year, I might as well just do nothing and just sell the grass and make a lot of money."
After Zheng Bohong calculated, Zhang Chi understood that a small ranch like his would really not make much money if he hired more people. How many cows can be raised on this small amount of land? Zhang Chi probably has about a dozen cows, even if it is
We sold them all in one year, and every year we sell about a dozen of them for takeout. How much is this thing worth? This is not the case in China. A cow can be sold for a lot of money. An ordinary cow here in the United States is not worth much.
Zhao Yue said: "He can only come here a few times a year. Lao Zheng, you said yourself how many times a year he can come. I estimate that it is three times at most."
Zheng Bohong smiled and said nothing, but his expression seemed to acquiesce.
"Originally I bought it for a vacation, but now I have found someone to take care of it. If I find someone to raise cattle again, the loss will be a bit big, but I think it is good. Now the price of this small ranch has increased, and it is better than mine.
The price went up by almost 20% when I bought it," Zheng Bohong said.
Zhang Chi asked strangely: "An increase of 20%? That's really profitable."
Zhang Chi found it a bit incredible that the 20% increase in a ranch was completed in a few years.
Duan Shuyi asked: "Don't you think there is something different here? Compared with your home."
Zhang Chi was really confused by the question. He stopped what he was doing and asked, "What's different?"
"There aren't many cows around here. Didn't you pay attention when you came here?" Duan Shu said with a smile.
Zhang Chi thought for a moment and nodded seriously: "It's true, I didn't see any cattle or sheep on the way here. People around here don't raise cattle and sheep?"
Zheng Bohong said: "Most of this area is a small holiday ranch. Although it is not a big place, there are many celebrities living nearby. Just like over there, I saw the one without the green roof. He is a talk show actor.
, if you often watch American programs, you will know that he is quite famous.
The guy over there is from Hollywood. He is a director in his thirties. I heard he has made several famous movies.
Not far over there is the pirate captain's former ranch, but I don't know if it has been sold..."
Zheng Bohong explained it to Zhang Chi.
Now Zhang Chi knows why this place is valuable. It's very simple. It's the celebrity effect. Plus, no one here raises any cattle or sheep. Naturally, there's no smell. There's no smell. There are naturally fewer flies in the summer.
Unlike pastoral areas, as soon as you go to many places, as long as you don't often hang out in pastoral areas, you can immediately smell a faint smell of shit in the air.
Otherwise, why do many Americans think that cowboys have the smell of shit that cannot be washed away? They work in this environment all year round, and their whole bodies are pickled with cow shit, horse shit, etc.
Some celebrities definitely can't stand this. Even if they are famous for playing cowboys, they can't stand the shit floating in the air.
After talking about the pasture, Zhang Chi had already skinned a sheep properly. As for the sheepskin, he hung it directly on the tree to dry.
Anyway, Zhang Chi didn't care, and the rest was Zheng Bohong's own business.
After skinning the sheep and removing the internal organs, Zhang Chi began to wash the internal organs again. It was impossible to expect these three people to wash the internal organs, such as sheep tripe and intestines. These three people could eat everything with just a mouthful. As for the work, that was
Not at all.
After washing the intestines and other things, Zhang Chi began to marinate the meat, and then prepared to put it on skewers.
Zhao Yuesan was able to help with this task. Everyone gathered around the small table and sat in front of the room, basking in the warm sun and wearing strings.
After putting on the strings and starting to light the fire, the sun was about to set.
Zhang Chi held the firewood and accidentally looked up at the sun, and was immediately fascinated by the scenery he saw.
The sun has already lost its power at this moment. Even if you look at it with your eyes, it is still like a salted duck egg yolk hanging in the sky, red as if it is about to ooze oil.
The sky is very blue, which is very common. There is very little pollution here in the United States. Most polluting companies have moved to developing countries, so the sky in the United States is blue.
Amber Town also has such a sky and sunset, but in Zhang Chi's opinion, there is nothing special about it.
What's special is the terrain here, an endless plain with almost no mountains or even hills. The endless plain, under the sunlight, turns into a harvest-like golden color.
Zhang Chi couldn't help but think of a poem: half river Sesu and half river red.
This is how Zhang Chi feels now.
At the end point as far as the eye can see, the sky and the earth intersect and form a line, a straight line, which is obviously so clear but seems to merge into one.
The sky above is bright blue, but when you get closer, there are traces, streaks, and banks of flowing clouds. The clouds are clear and transparent, lining the blue.
The earth is golden yellow, and as far as you can see, it is all the same color, except for the occasional small dots, which are farm and ranch houses.
On the wooden electric pole nearby, several carefree birds are now lying on it. Some are taking a nap, while others are combing their feathers lovingly. They don't know if they are going to have sex with their lovers.
Meet.
There is no scenery in the distance or near that is not unforgettable. Here, although there are no tall mountains or green pines and cypresses.
But every glance reveals richness and exhilarating pride.
Zhang Chi held Chai in one hand and put the other hand on his eyebrow, admiring the beautiful scenery of the Great Plains.
"What are you looking at? You're so absorbed, like a fool."
Zhao Yue walked over and couldn't help but say something when he saw Zhang Chi's appearance.
This sentence brought Zhang Chi back to reality from the beautiful scenery.
"Nothing, just look at the scenery."
"Scenery? What scenery is there here?"
Zhao Yue tried to take a look. She obviously didn't find anything to see here, so after looking around, she looked at Zhang Chi with a puzzled look.
Zhang Chi said: "Landscape is about the state of mind. Looking at the scenery in the dark is actually about the heart. You can't see it."
Zhao Yue felt that Zhang Chi was making fun of herself, so she raised a finger at Zhang Chi: "I also went to college, okay? You are the only one among us who has never gone to college."
Zhang Chi raised his head and looked into the distance, looking very disappointed: "Culture has nothing to do with whether you have gone to school or not. It is radiated from the inside out."
Zhao Yue didn't want to talk to him anymore and muttered: The coin was struck by lightning.
Ovens are only available in American homes, and almost all houses have them, so as long as they are well-dressed, these are not a problem.
Zhang Chi directly set up a stand in the yard and started grilling skewers.
Zhang Chi was grilling skewers, while Zhao Yuesan was surrounding the stove, waiting for the skewers with beer in hand.
Everyone took their time, and when the sun set, the sky turned dark, and the sky turned full of stars, a few people started eating skewers.
A mouthful of meat skewers and a mouthful of wine. You look down at your friends and look up to see a sky full of stars. In such an atmosphere, how can you eat less skewers and drink less?
That is impossible, there is absolutely no such possibility, and everyone is not in a hurry. They slowly rub the strings in their hands, and when they are cold, put them on the stove to heat for a while and continue to rub them.
No one was waiting to clear the tables, and no one said what time it would close, everyone just fucked.
So everyone ate from seven to eight o'clock until one o'clock at night. The three of them ate about ten kilograms of meat skewers and drank one and a half bottles of beer.