When they heard that Zhang Chi had taken over Lao Liu's ranch, everyone congratulated him.
Many people know that Zhang Chi participated in the auction and bought tens of thousands of acres of pasture at a reasonable price that was almost close to the market price.
But not many ordinary people know what the pasture Zhang Chi got looks like. The cattle and sheep have been sold, and the farm machinery has disappeared. As for where the money went?
I don’t know, the so-called most powerful IRS was also blinded at this time. As for the police and so on, maybe the biggest ones also joined the party.
But all this has passed for Zhang Chi, and Zhang Chi is not in the mood to take care of these messy things now. His first priority is to sort out the pasture as soon as possible.
Fortunately, all the buildings in the ranch are still there, except for the old house that was burned down.
Zhang Chi and Melika were taking Cannon and Brian to look at the ranch together.
Now there is not even a cowboy on the ranch. Since the cows are gone, the cowboys are naturally gone. It is impossible for those people to let the cowboys stay here when the cows are gone. Even if the cowboys lose their jobs and go out to beg for food, they will have to fight with them again.
What does it matter?
"Lao Zhang!"
Arriving at the gate of the ranch, Zhang Chi found that Lao Liu had actually come today.
He really didn't expect this.
I originally thought that when I saw Lao Liu, I would feel so happy, so I yelled: You, Lao Liu, are here too! What an eye-opener.
But seeing Lao Liu's appearance at this moment, Zhang Chi felt that he was not as happy as he thought.
At this moment, Lao Liu's hair was already gray, and it was still more white than gray, and his face did not have the original shiny luster. The remaining wrinkles on his face looked worse than the last time Zhang Chi saw him.
By that time, he was at least thirty years older.
He no longer had the aura of looking at people as before. At this moment, Lao Liu's eyes had lost all color, and he looked like a half-dead person.
"Old Liu!"
Zhang Chi got out of the car.
Old Liu forced a smile at Zhang Chi, then took out a key from his pocket, pinched it between two fingers, and handed it to Zhang Chi.
"This is the key to the ranch gate, and it belongs to you from today on."
Lao Liu stunned Zhang Chi.
Because Zhang Chi has entered the ranch several times, and Lao Liu’s previous key was eventually replaced by the bank.
In other words, the key he sent now has no meaning.
After thinking for a moment, Zhang Chi finally reached out and took the key.
"Come on, let's go in and take a look," Old Liu said.
After speaking, Old Liu walked towards the gate of the ranch.
Before Zhang Chi could catch up, Lao Liu turned his head and smiled at Melika: "Sister, can you let me talk to Lao Zhang?"
After hearing this, Melika stretched out her hand and made a gesture of invitation, which meant that you two should speak slowly.
After hearing this, Zhang Chi followed and walked forward side by side with Lao Liu. As for Melika and the other two, they followed them about twenty meters behind.
Not a word!
They walked in from the gate and kept walking like this. Zhang Chi didn't know what to say. Old Liu seemed to be thinking about something, so the two of them walked straight from the gate to the ruins of the original big house.
Standing nearby, Old Liu looked at the black wasteland that could still be vaguely seen, which was the trace left by the fire.
Standing here, Zhang Chi also looked at this place, and couldn't help but think of how he had seen this place before, a pure Western-style palace-style building with several floors, which was called luxury, and made a country man like Zhang Chi
I don't know what words to use to praise it.
But it is a pity that a fire, just a fire, destroyed this thing, leaving only this ruin. In a few months, when spring comes to the earth again, Zhang Chi will
When I took over the tidying up, I was afraid that not even this bit of black soil would be left.
Only the old people will remember that there is a gorgeous palace here. In a few decades, when the old people have passed away, the children of future generations can only appreciate the beauty of that palace from photos.
After staring blankly for a long time, Old Liu said faintly: "The world is just a dream. It's a pity that I couldn't understand it clearly before. I was always blinded by the glitz and never understood this world!"
Zhang Chi was a little confused by Lao Liu, and thought to himself: Brother, when did this happen, and why are you still writing for me? You look literate, don't you?
Lao Liu really wasn't in this mood. He just sighed, not for Zhang Chi, but at this moment he could be said to be separated from his wife and children, and all his original plans were in vain.
Originally, people like Lao Liu had a way out, but Old Liu was wrong, and his way out became a dead end for himself.
What he originally thought was his reliance suddenly became ridiculous. His wife left with the children. He thought it was expected that he had no money. Although his wife was not young, she was still beautiful. How could an enthusiastic man do this?
few.
But what he never expected was that the person he was closest to, the woman who took his own life, would actually value money more than himself... Alas, Lao Liu didn't want to think about it anymore.
Old Liu knew that the ranch was no longer his. He came here just to chat with Zhang Chi, but he didn't know what was going on. He really wanted to find his so-called old friend in the past, but he was no longer favored by others.
When we met, it was Brother Liu who called him kindly. Now when I called him, all the people who answered the phone were their secretaries. Either this one was in a meeting or the other one had something to do.
Lao Liu didn't know why, but he felt that Zhang Chi would definitely talk to him.
Old Liu doesn't hate Zhang Chi, he really doesn't, because he knows that even without Zhang Chi, there will still be Li Chi and Wang Chi, because he is remembered because of his failure to deal with Zhang Chi, but because he was proud of himself before.
money.
It's a crime to be pregnant with the wall!
This is the biggest reason why I am in this current situation.
When some people were rich, they couldn't see themselves or many things clearly. But once they were poor and couldn't afford a few meals, they suddenly became enlightened and let go of all grudges.
"How much did it cost?" Old Liu asked.
Zhang Chi quoted the price.
"Hehe, you really didn't get any advantage," Old Liu said with a smile.
"How am I qualified to take advantage of this?" Zhang Chi shook his head.
Lao Liu said: "That's right. People like us are always outsiders in the eyes of others. If we add an attributive word, we are outsiders whose life and death can be taken away.
We people will never become Americans!"
"You thought about it, but I didn't," Zhang Chi said.
Old Liu smiled and did not refute Zhang Chi's words. After a while, he talked to himself about his childhood.
He talked about how he had nothing to eat or drink when he was a child, how he carried a gasoline barrel and floated to the port city, and how he made money step by step.
Zhang Chi listened a little fascinated, because Lao Liu's story was very attractive. Zhang Chi asked himself, if he were in Lao Liu's world, he would definitely not be as capable as Lao Liu and could make his own way.
"I have lived so long in my life, and only now do I realize that I am still the boy holding a gasoline barrel and swimming towards the little bit of light in the cold sea water...".
have to!
Zhang Chi thought to himself: This guy is starting to be artistic again.
Lao Liu sighed for a while and said to Zhang Chi: "Lao Zhang, I advise you."
"Say," Zhang Chi hummed.
"Don't put your eggs in one basket, and don't believe what these people say. Everything they say is false. We are always outsiders here..." Lao Liu said.
"I don't regard them as one of my own."
Zhang Chi knew who Lao Liu was referring to, and Zhang Chi was telling the truth. He had never considered himself an American, not even an Asian.
"Go back to China and invest some money. Here...forget it, I will teach you what to do," Old Liu said with a smile.
"My plan is to wait until the income from the ranch becomes stable, then I will rent some land in China to start a ranch..."
Zhang Chi told Lao Liu his plan.
"Investment is good, but the most important thing is to be practical," said Lao Liu.
Zhang Chi was a little speechless: Lao Liu, do you think it’s appropriate to talk to yourself about this?
Zhang Chi felt that as a general, he was also good at what he said.
"You know me, I won't treat Cannon and the others harshly, let alone my compatriots, and I don't lack any money. Making money is good, but not paying compensation is also a blessing," Zhang Chi said with a smile.
Lao Liu didn't say anything after hearing this, and continued to stand and look at the black ground in front of him.
"I am leaving!"
After saying this, Old Liu turned around and left, walking about ten meters away in an instant, leaving Zhang Chi a little stunned.
Melika and the other three walked up.
"What did you say?"
Zhang Chi laughed and said: "It's weird, let me go back to China to invest, and let me not make money just for the sake of making money."
Melika thought about it for a moment, then smiled.
Everyone no longer mentioned Lao Liu, but started to look at the ranch.
The fences on both sides have to be demolished, a group of cattle and sheep have to be moved here, and new cowboys have to be recruited. In short, the number has suddenly doubled, and everyone has a lot to do.
After half a month of busy work, Amber's long winter has arrived.
The cat spent the whole winter, and when the air rose enough to melt the snow, the old turtle woke up from his sleep.
Its awakening signals the official arrival of spring.
Zhang Chi rode on the Red Flame Mountain. In front of him sat his second daughter, Li Zhi, and Melika rode her own horse with her youngest son. Next to her, the eldest daughter, Hui Zhi, rode the general's one-year-old daughter, Sha Da Mu, tightly.
Follow your parents.
Snow melts and grass grows.
There are several creeks flowing out of the large pasture.
When riding horses, you can always hear the sound of rushing water.
The family, who were sweating slightly from running, stopped next to the creek. They first took the children off the horses, and then let the horses go to the creek to drink water.
"Spring is here," Zhang Chi said with a smile as he looked at his boundless pasture filled with spring.
Melika said: "Yes, the grass has grown, and the herd will expand again this year."
"Almost more than a thousand cows will be produced this year," Zhang Chi added.
At this moment, Huizhi suddenly shouted to Zhangchi Melika: "Dad, mom, look, there's a mountain lion!"
Zhang Chi followed his daughter's hand and looked over.
Sure enough, he saw a mountain lion, one of which was blind, standing on a branch of a tree, looking towards him.
You are actually alive!
Zhang Chi naturally remembered this mountain lion. When he came here to buy his first pasture, it was the one that caused him the first trouble.
"This guy is so tough!"
Zhang Chi said.
Melika also said: "It's quite rare!"
Ouch!
The mountain lion roared softly, turned its head and jumped, disappearing into the woods.