As the day of the competition approached, Zhang Chi's family of three, together with Zheng Bohong and other three people who had met at the ranch, drove to Maryland.
The Preakness Stakes takes place today at Bentley High Racecourse in Baltimore, Maryland.
The race is 1,900 meters long and is held on the third Saturday of May every year. It is the second leg of the American Triple Crown horse racing. Compared with the first leg, the number of participating horses is not that many. Maybe some horse owners
Realizing the ability of their own horses, they may not be able to win the Triple Crown, so not many horses will participate in the Preakness Stakes.
In previous years, there were almost a dozen horses competing, but in this year's Preakness Stakes, there were even fewer horses, only seven.
Two of them are naturally Silly Big Wood and Great Secret Realm. The so-called championship excitement, now apart from these two horses, there are still two horses left, Boston Eagle and Sir Wayne. As for Endeavor Star, he has withdrawn from the competition.
There were only three horses left in the last race with Silly Big Wood and Great Secret Realm. In addition to Boston Eagle and Sir Wayne, there was also Galloping Express.
As for the rest, they are all new horses. It cannot be said that they are new horses. They can only be said to be new faces in the Triple Crown. Of course, their strength cannot be underestimated. The horses that can appear in the Triple Crown must be
There are two brushes.
Zhang Chi and his group didn't go to Maryland by plane or driving their own cars, but by taking a Haohua bus, which Zhang Chi had rented before when he brought his parents and family to the United States.
However, this time the bus was rented by Zhao Yue and others. It was more luxurious than the one Zhang Chi originally rented. It was directly like a mobile home.
When the whole bus stops and the extended part is stretched out, a small villa can be built for you. There is no problem at all sleeping in it for people like Zhang Chi.
The driver was not hired, but Zheng Bohong was asked to drive directly.
Only then did Zhang Chi find out that Zheng Bohong had a photo of driving a big truck.
When we arrived in Baltimore, the car parked at a property owned by the Melika family. It was not a ranch or a farm, but an RV campground.
There is water and electricity inside, and there are many neighbors, but some neighbors seem, well, their lives are not that good.
People who drive RVs in China are most likely to have two children in their pockets, but here, many poor and homeless people also live in RVs, and the closer they are to the city center, they live like this
The people in the camp are getting poorer.
As for the reason, it is naturally that it is close to the city, so it is easy to beg for food. If it is far away from the city, you can go to the city to beg for food from dawn to sunset, and you will still beg for nothing.
Besides, if he had the perseverance to walk from the suburbs to the city center, would he still need to beg? To be honest, in the United States, as long as you have hands and feet and are willing to work, it is definitely nonsense to say you will become rich, but if you continue to live,
There is no problem at all.
But these people just don’t do it and would rather beg for food. I guess this is also an attitude towards life.
This land belongs to the Melika family. When they bought it a hundred years ago, it was almost twice the size of this place. However, some parts were sold piecemeal later, and now there is still a protected area left. This thing
It was not done by the government, but by the Melika family. It has about 12,000 acres of land, including lakes and forests, providing a safe habitat for nearby birds and small animals.
The RV campground is located near the reserve, covering an area of almost 70 acres, and may accommodate hundreds of RVs, while ensuring the privacy of each RV space.
For example, the poor people here will not harass you. Although they are poor, these people are not begging for food. Most of them came here to work together temporarily because they could no longer survive for various reasons. Of course,
Maybe it will last a lifetime.
But these things have nothing to do with Zhang Chi and the others.
After entering the campsite, we parked the car directly at the designated location, and everyone started to pack up and cook.
Naturally, Zhang Chi did the cooking, with Zhao Yue and Duan Shuyi taking over. As for Zheng Bohong, he followed Melika to rent a car.
The large RV comes with its own car, but the car it comes with is too small. It is an old Volkswagen, that is, a Beetle, but it is not the original classic car, but a replica.
You really have to think too much about how many people you want to seat on this thing.
So if you want to go to the racecourse, you have to rent a car now, so that you can fit everyone at once.
After the stall was set up, Zhang Chi began to barbecue and roast beef. In addition to roast beef, he also rolled flatbreads, fried shredded potatoes, blanched lettuce, soybean sprouts, etc.
In the campsite, while eating barbecue and burritos, I listened to the radio, which was particularly interesting. Of course, watching TV is not impossible, but watching TV at this time is not a waste of money renting a car, so everyone
They were all sitting outside, eating and looking at the sky.
There was sports news on the radio, and of course it was the upcoming Preakness Stakes. The announcer was introducing the horses.
The highlight of the introduction is naturally the winner of the last Kentucky Derby, Big Wood, and the Great Secret will also be included, because in the Preakness Stakes, Big Wood seems to pose no challenge to the Great Secret.
Who doesn’t know yet? Sha Damu is a long-distance horse. Its characteristic is that it strikes later and goes faster the farther back it goes. The Great Secret Realm is the king of short and medium distances, 1,900 meters. Sha Damu wants to challenge at this distance.
In the Great Secret Realm, whoever is almost the school sprint champion challenges Su Bingtian.
As for the other horses, the commentator introduced them very enthusiastically, but everyone felt that these guys were just here to grab the third place bonus, and first and second place had little to do with them.
Zhao Yue suddenly asked Melika: "By the way, have you got your bonus?"
Melika was stunned for a moment after hearing this. The hand that was wiping the drool from the corner of her daughter's mouth stopped and said, "Why are you asking this? Do you want to borrow money?"
Zhao Yue said: "What kind of money can I borrow? I have enough money now and I don't have much money to spend. I just want to ask."
"I got it, and paid off all the debts owed to the bank," said Melika.
After collecting the money, the couple paid back all the money in the bank. Now the couple does not owe a penny in external debts, but they still have three melons and two dates in their hands.
Zheng Bohong said: "The bonus will come again soon, and my pocket will be bulging again."
"It's not that bad, it's just that life is getting better." Zhang Chi laughed with a little pride.
Zheng Bohong said: "What are you going to do next, continue to buy a ranch?"
Zhang Chi said: "That's the plan, but it's difficult to choose a good pasture."
Duan Shuyi said at this time: "Didn't you say that your neighbor is going to die? Why is he still holding on strong now?"
"I think it's just other people's talk. How do we know about this?" Zhang Chi shook his head.
If Lao Liu is dying, there will be no movement on this matter now. It is not that it has just been suppressed, but it is brewing, and a storm seems to be about to blow.
As for how to shave, that is what a small person like Zhang Chi can know. Not to mention that he is an ordinary citizen in China, even in the United States, his real influence is in the small town of Amber and its surrounding areas.
As for being older, Zhang Chi is not as influential as his daughter-in-law. Of course, Zhang Chi and Melika have become somewhat famous now. Melika's family is not satisfied with the current performance of the couple.
Not bad, so I started to give Zhang Chi and his wife some support.
Don't think that this kind of thing is trivial. This is just the strategy that a big family like the Melika family should have. If they can support it, they are peripheral families. If they can't support it, forget it.
Of course, if you are very fierce, it is not impossible to stand in the inner circle.
This method is roughly what we Chinese call raising a cup. Let all the children of the family out if they can, and gain the support of the family based on your ability. If you are more capable, you may enter the family's final circle.
It is precisely because of this that these old American families have been able to exist for hundreds of years, and even started with the United States until now.
Melika and his wife said that being readmitted is not something that can be discussed yet. They just think that you are okay and you have a small way to make money, so they will give you some help.
The most important thing is that it is mutually beneficial. The help given by others is not free. The main help is to be able to borrow a sum of money quickly and at a low interest rate. However, no matter how low the interest rate is, the interest will still be there, but it is just less than before.
Other banks lend much faster.
There is an old saying that to make iron you need to be strong!
It is always unreliable to rely on others. What they can give you today can be taken away tomorrow, so Melika and Zhang Chi have not cut off their current ties with the bank.
Of course, Zhang Chi didn't understand these things. It was all arranged and decided by Melika. After marrying into the old Zhang family, Melika considered the issue from the standpoint of the Zhang family.
For Melika, this is not called betrayal, but maturity.
At this time, Zheng Bohong suddenly said: "I have some news here, but I don't know whether it is true or not."
"oh?"
When Zhang Chi heard what Zheng Bohong said, he immediately became energetic and straightened up: "Tell me and listen."
Zheng Bohong said: "I heard from my brother that your old Liu has hired someone, and he is also a tough-minded person...".
Zhang Chi didn't want to know about this nonsense. It was just a few tricks. To be honest, Zhang Chi was quite tired of this kind of thing. They were using tricks to take advantage of others. In Zhang Chi's opinion, neither Lao Liu nor that other person was a thing.
"His energy is not small," Duan Shuyi said: "He is a veteran traitor. His relationship with some people in the United States is really good, just like wearing a pair of pants. This time, he may be planning to join forces...".
Melika didn't say a word when she heard this.
Zhang Chi was confused after hearing this. How could a person of his background have the care of the remaining few? No, not at all. People would know that it was raining heavily just by hearing the rumblings. Zhang Chi, he would not know until the rain fell.
Rain size.
This thing is called family nurturing, and it is not something ordinary people's children can pretend to do if they want to.