Alpine pasture

Chapter 101 Three Great Guys

In the morning, Ju An practiced boxing in the space for a while, got the two well-fed little guys out of the space, let them play freely in front of the door, put a saddle on the grass by himself, and ran to the pasture After a circle, yo-yo peas, and by the way, I greeted a few busy cowboys and then returned home. I went upstairs and carried a whole big basket of clothes downstairs, put them into the washing machine and started washing clothes. I only wash clothes once every two weeks, and I have to wait until there are no clean clothes to change, so I can remember that there are still a lot of clothes that have not been washed. I poured myself a cup of tea, used a purple clay pot to ride, and sat on the sofa in the living room Going to bed, watching the news on TV while sipping tea.

At the beginning, Juan was not very used to it. The old Americans washed their clothes and dried them directly. It is said that in some states, it is illegal for you to dry clothes outside. At the beginning, Juan felt that the clothes were dried. It's weird to wear on the body, it doesn't feel as comfortable as dried clothes, but now I'm slowly getting used to it, this thing is simple and convenient, it can be worn after washing and drying for a while, since there is a cloakroom, Ju An's clothes have never been No stacking, just hang it up after finishing, it is very suitable for lazy people like Ju An.

Just watching the news, some people are advocating a low-carbon life, and some places are encouraging people to dry their clothes, saying that it is environmentally friendly and energy-saving, and the sun can also disinfect clothes naturally. My sister, what did you do earlier? Which Chinese are you asking? People don’t know, but you have forced the habit of drying clothes well, and now you have to toss it back, are you tired? Of course, some people hold signs to object, thinking that it’s uncivilized to hang underwear outside, anyway, stay safe I'm used to it. If Lao Mei doesn't have a rally for three days or a parade for five days, it will be a pain in the ass. Especially in some big cities, even Ju'an suspects that some people rely on parades to survive, or how can they get money to support themselves? .

After watching the painful news, I finished washing my clothes. I was about to take them upstairs and hang them up when I heard the sound of a car horn outside. I put down my clothes and went out to see a pickup parked in the yard. Looking at the white farm mark on the pickup truck, he knew that Lu Guangyuan was coming, and Ju An rushed to meet him.

"Why so early, I thought you wouldn't come until noon, how early did you get up?" Ju An said loudly with a smile.

Lu Guangyuan got out of the car, closed the car door and said: "There are still many things to do in the farm, so I came here early, and I have to go back soon. There are too many people visiting the farm during this time, and the family is busy."

A few young men got out of the car, and Ju An saw that they were all strong young men, their skin was a little tanned, they looked like the kind who often work in the sun, and their clothes were similar to ordinary cowboys. Shirts and jeans, Gao Bangzi's cowhide boots, the tallest one is over 1.9 meters, a lot taller than Ju'an, the other two are about 1.7 meters, with a silly smile on their faces, Ju'an looks first At first glance, I fell in love with these lads a little bit, at least from the appearance they don't look slippery.

"The tall one is called Du Erzhuang, the one with the blue hat is called Li Dajun, and the other one is called Du Hu. My dad was from the village where my father went to the countryside to jump in the queue. He is also from my hometown." Lu Guangyuan introduced, Do wave for a few people to come over.

Ju An patted Du Erzhuang's arm and said with a smile when a few young men came over, "Good guy, this posture gives us Chinese people a face, this arm is thick, how do you guys understand English? What."

Du Erzhuang smiled and touched the back of his head, not knowing what to say.But the young man named Du Hu interjected: "Boss, we all understand. I have been working on a ranch in California for several years."

Lu Guangyuan looked at the side and said with a smile: "This guy is a big man and he doesn't speak much. The original owner of their ranch sold the ranch, and the new boss is a bit racist. He doesn't like to hire people of color. He only likes to hire people of color. Hire white people, just find an excuse to drive them away."

Ju An understood it when she heard it. In fact, many people don’t talk about racial discrimination, but it does exist, and the older the white people are, the more serious it is. The reality in the United States is that many white people in many companies are not too different when recruiting. If you recruit white people, black people like to recruit black people.If I am a Chinese, if I am recruiting, I will definitely be biased towards Chinese people, not to mention, the deep-rooted sense of intimacy is not so easy to obliterate. Don't look at a bunch of old American politicians shouting about equality, in fact, very few people really There is no discrimination. Take our native Chinese as an example. A black girl and a white girl are both crying and want to marry you. Which one do you choose? I guess most of them are white, let alone others. Ann herself wasn't too fond of black girls. Wasn't it a joke before, when she married a black girl, when the lights were turned off, all she could see was White Fang.

Ju An said with a smile: "Let's leave the boss. When I hear the Chinese boss, I feel like a nouveau riche. Call me Brother An. Since you have worked on the ranch, you must have no problem riding horses. Let's go. I will take you to put your luggage down first, and the three of you will live in one room first. When the house over there is ready, you will share one room when others move it away, and then I will take you to the racecourse to choose a few horses. Take a look at a few pairs of saddles, pick the one that suits you and use it first, or I will buy it sometime if it suits you.”

Li Dajun said, "Brother An, we bring our own saddles."After talking, the three young men went into the pickup truck and took out their saddles. Ju An saw that they were all beautiful handmade saddles. They were either carved with eagles or galloping horses. They were shiny. The silver buckle and thick studs are definitely a high-quality ranch saddle: "Wow! It's a good saddle. I spent a lot of money when I bought it."Looking at the wear marks on the saddle, you know it has been used a lot.

Du Erzhuang nodded with a smile and replied: "We just arrived in California. In addition to the money for postage to our family, we saved a few months to buy a pair of saddles for each of us. They have been used for several years." Dou Li each brought out a large canvas bag, almost half the height of a person.

Seeing that Ju An was about to take the three young men to arrange a place to live, Lu Guangyuan became anxious: "I said you three bastards, don't rush to leave, unload the pumpkin from the car for me."

The three guys cheerfully put the big bags on their shoulders and the saddle under their arms on the ground, and walked back to the pickup truck with a smile. Li Dajun also said with a smile: "Uncle Qi, don't get angry! , we will move it for you!".

Lu Guangyuan smiled and scolded: "You son of a bitch, the seventh uncle is the seventh uncle, why do you put a small character in front of it?" Then he made a gesture to kick Li Dajun's ass.

When Ju An leaned his head and looked into the truck, good guy, there are twenty or thirty big golden orange pumpkins, each of which weighs thirty to forty catties, and they all look round and round. Very good, in addition, there are wax gourds, some mushrooms, a large stall of celery, and even dozens of peeled corn cobs bundled together in threes and fives, Ju An's eyeballs are about to pop out up.

Ju An said: "You can bring a few, I am alone now, even if I eat these things for every meal, it will probably be late for Christmas."

Lu Guangyuan smiled and said: "The two old people in your family haven't come back yet? I'm going to meet you this time. These big pumpkins are not just for you to eat. Isn't it coming to Halloween? Then you can carve a few more pumpkins." Isn't it over? Put some more in front of the door, so it looks good. Why don't you go buy them? Celery is also grown at home. Don't you like to eat celery dumplings? Your sister-in-law specially asked you to bring them. It is tender and can be eaten after being boiled."While nagging, he kept urging the three young men to work.

Ju An shook his head, and thought to himself, just put two meanings at the door and it's over. Besides, who can bear to eat pumpkins and corn cobs every day, it seems that some of these songs will be given away.

Commanded a few good boys to put the pumpkins under the porch of the house, then put all the celery and corn cobs in the kitchen, took the key, and then brought the three boys to the door of a house and opened it. The door is basically the same as old Thomas's room, a bedroom, a shower room, and a small living room.

Seeing the three young men put down their things, Ju An said: "If you have time, you three will make it for a few days."

Yesterday, Ju An talked to Old Thomas, and suggested that the three young men from China should not be sent to the east, but directly to his own side. After all, this side is a little more convenient than the east side, old Thomas He also nodded and agreed, so that these young men don't have to mix with Spanish-speaking Chileans. At that time, all the hired Chileans except Lawrence and Andrew will be in the east.

After the three boys tidied up a bit, Ju An took the three of them to the pasture where the horses were scattered. Each of the three guys picked a horse, and they will use these horses all the time in the future. Of course, the daily care of the horses , such as brushing the horse, buckling the hooves, except for changing the horse’s shoes sometimes, they basically have to come to the horse by themselves. In the ranch, every cowboy is basically a generalist, not only for grazing, but also for simple cowboys. .

After the four of them harnessed their horses, Ju An asked Lu Guangyuan to wait under the porch for a while, and took three young Chinese guys to drive towards the construction site east of Thomas's ranch. When they arrived at the construction site, they saw a ten-meter-long Several flatbed cranes with large wheels were parked next to the construction site. Lawrence was instructing the driver of the crane to unload things below. After introducing the three people to Thomas, Juan watched for a while, Thomas and the three young men After chatting for a few words, the three of them took off the saddle on the horse's back, let the horse graze freely, and picked up tools to unpack the large packing boxes.

(End of this chapter)