Alpine pasture

Chapter 14 Buying cattle, buying horses and adding belongings ([-])
After testing the three selected horses one by one, Thomas was very satisfied, as was the owner of the racecourse. The only thing that was dissatisfied was Ju An's wallet.

When the car was loaded, Ju An realized the trouble. The group of brown ponies that he had chosen were unwilling to get on the car. Old Thomas was so angry that his white beard was almost curled up. In the end, the three of them stroked by the side for a long time, and whispered into their ears. After a long time of good words, and then blindfolded, the little guy got into the car.

On the way, Thomas was still a little dissatisfied with the little guy, and then introduced Frisian in detail. It turned out that only black horses can be certified Frisian horses, and the rest of the colors are not recognized, even the black forehead is the most. There can only be small stars, long meteors, and white noodles are unacceptable.

After Ju An listened to it, it didn't matter. He didn't want to pursue some famous horse bloodline.Then he apologized to Thomas. Thomas was also for his ranch. Ju An admired the serious and responsible attitude of old Thomas.

The next horse farm is still a small family horse farm. It is slightly larger than the first horse farm. It is located at the foot of Crazy Mountain. When old Thomas and Ju An parked the car, the owner of the horse farm greeted him and gave Thomas a big one. Hug, and then came a big bear hug with Ju An.

The owner of the racecourse is more than 50 years old, tall and burly, with a golden belt buckle on his protruding belly. Following the old Thomas, he introduced Jason, the owner of the racecourse. It turns out that old Jason was an outstanding horseman when he was young. Rodeo cowboys, according to Thomas, broke almost every bone. After getting married, his wife didn’t want him to engage in such dangerous rodeos, so she specialized in horse farms. Dana records.

Hearing Thomas' compliment, old Jason immediately smiled happily.He just dragged two people to visit his honor room, and when they entered the living room of old Jason's house, Ju An felt a little dizzy.

There are belt buckles on the whole wall of the living room, and a dozen saddles near the fireplace. These saddles should hardly be called saddles and should be called works of art. Some of them are wrapped in silver ornaments carved with various patterns. The saddles are extremely luxurious and breathtaking.

Listening to old Jason's introduction to what kind of competition this is, what kind of competition is that, after a while, a girl came in, with half-length blonde hair tied behind her head, wearing a long-sleeved shirt with a purple checkered upper body and a lower body. Loose jeans, long riding boots, and the kind with spurs, indescribably heroic.

Old Jason introduced his daughter Lily to Ju An.

After shaking hands, Lily heard that Ju An was from China, looked at Ju An curiously, and then reminded old Jason that the horse had been picked out, and Jason's wife Isa invited the guests over.

Old Jason took Thomas into the fence and began to accompany Thomas to select, while Ju An put his hands on the fence and watched the horses in the fence.

"Hey, are you from China?" Lily walked to Ju An's side, held the railing with her right hand, and stared at Ju An with her big blue eyes in amazement.

"Yeah." Ju An was a little nervous when she was so close to a blonde beauty for the first time.

Lily looked at Ju An's slightly blushing face and asked with a smile, "Is the Great Wall fun? Is the Forbidden City really big, is it the largest palace in the world?"

Ju An touched his nose and said helplessly, "I haven't been to the Great Wall or the Forbidden City, so I don't know how to answer your question."

"If I have time, I must go and see it. I just saw the Great Wall in the picture book. It's really spectacular. It winds and undulates on the top of the mountain. I really don't know how you Chinese built it thousands of years ago. It's great." Lily's eyes shone with excitement.

Looking at this young girl's excited eyes, Ju An said enthusiastically, "I also want to go see the Great Wall. If you don't go to the Great Wall, you are not a hero."Then he explained to the foreign girl what is not a hero without the Great Wall.

"If you are free, we may go to BJ to see the Great Wall together," Ju An said with a smile.

Lily asked with a smile, "Are you asking me out?"

"Cough, cough" Ju An was blushed by this cheerful girl.

Lily looked at Ju An and laughed lightly.

After this awkward topic, Ju An and Lily chatted about the ranch he bought.Mentioned his ranch's new name, Creek River Ranch.

"I can't see, you are the one who bought the straw hat flower ranch, you really don't look like a billionaire." Lily looked at Ju An curiously.

"What billionaire?" Ju An asked in confusion.

"You don't know? The most shocking news these days is this. The newspaper said that a young billionaire in the east bought a ranch for $700 million. Everyone is talking about this, and they all say they don't know and It's the old eastern guy who has a lot of money and doesn't know how to spend it, and he's gone crazy," Lily said.

"Oh, I haven't read the newspaper these days." Ju An smiled and looked at Lily, who was full of surprise.

"You're not old, and you're still very young. I can tell my friends that I met a billionaire, and it's not an old guy." Lily smiled happily.

Looking at Lily who was in high spirits, Ju An was a little speechless. It seemed that neither domestic nor foreign races could stop a woman's gossip.

Following the two, they chatted about Ju'an's ranch.

"Lily, your number." At this time, a girl slightly older than Lily came over and said to Lily.

The eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to Lily's, but her face is thinner than Lily's, and she is much taller than Lily, almost the same height as Ju An, with a white cowboy hat, blue shirt, and high riding boots on her head.

"This is my sister, Reese, sister, this is what they call the boring old man in the East these days," Lily said with a smile.

"Don't be so rude, Lily, go find you at your friends." Reese looked at Ju An apologetically.

Lily stuck out her tongue and ran away with a smile.

"I'm sorry, Lily has no ill will." Reese looked at Ju An and extended her hand.

"It's okay, Lily is very cheerful." Ju An and Reese shook hands.

After chatting with Ju An for a while, Reese apologized and went to work on her own business.

Ju An continued to watch Thomas and Jason choose horses.

Old Jason led the horse's head, Thomas lifted the hind legs of a sorrel horse, and the two old men were chatting.These days, Ju An's feeling towards the people here is enthusiasm, cheerfulness, and meticulous work. Just like old Thomas, he won Ju An's trust in a few days.

In this way, basking in the warm sunshine, looking at the beautiful scenery around, the indescribable tranquility in my heart, without the hustle and bustle of the city, only the joyful chirping of unknown birds around, without the constraints of punching in and out of get off work, the whole person is full of panache. Lazy and brisk.

I don't know how long it took for Ju An to recover from the sight in front of him. At this time, old Thomas also chose a horse.

"Ann, I chose six, four quarters, and two wild horses. Come and have a look." Old Thomas beckoned to Ju An, who retracted his thoughts and walked towards Thomas and the others.

The six brightly colored horses have been gathered together. This time the color is much better than in the morning. There is a big blue horse and a black horse. The rest are the same chestnut color. These horses are all about six or seven years old. They are all well-trained ranch horses.

Ju An casually glanced at it, then nodded, and to be honest, Ju An only looked at the appearance of horses.

The sun was about to set by the time I got the six big guys into the trailer and got back to my ranch.

Wynn and Nancy have gathered the cattle and sheep together, and let the three guys in the tiger head watch. They are getting the ten big guys into the stables and adding fodder. The sky is already dark.

After a simple dinner, he made a few big bones for the tiger heads. Ju An walked down the porch, poured a cup of tea and sat on the rocking chair, looking at the sky full of stars, drinking two sips of tea, hearing noises in his ears from time to time. There were a few calls of cattle and sheep, and then there was the sound of tiger heads and the others, which was very comfortable.

At this time, old Thomas came over, and Ju An poured old Thomas a cup of tea and asked Thomas to sit down.

"Why don't Wynn and Nancy come out for a walk?" asked Ju An.

"Nancy went to the stables to take care of the horses. Wynn is checking the machines in the warehouse. In a few days, we will prepare pasture for the winter. This can't be sloppy." Old Thomas replied: "Tomorrow they are estimated to get up at 05:30, First drive the cattle and sheep to their respective pastures, then clean the stables and brush the horses, there are many things to do.”

"Then what is my task tomorrow?" Ju An asked.

Thomas smiled and said: "Boss, there is no arrangement. You can sleep until dawn, but if you want, you can also get up at 05:30 tomorrow to help clean up the stables and sweep the manure. By the way, Ann, your riding skills How about it?".

Ju An smiled: "I've only ridden for about twenty or thirty hours, and there is no problem with riding a horse."

"Tomorrow, after brushing the horses, I'll pick a docile one for you, and I'll take a look at the venue." Old Thomas nodded.

"Well, you'll have to work hard tomorrow," Ju An thanked Thomas.

"God bless, the pasture is getting better and better. I just checked it. The grass is growing very well. I have sat on a cowboy for half my life and I have never seen such good grass. It is much thicker and wider than ordinary grass. Double, we have a saying here, the pasture does not raise cattle and sheep, it raises grass, only fat grass can raise good cattle and sheep.” When he mentioned the pasture, old Thomas was a little excited.

That's because I didn't dare to add more water to the pond. If I put two more buckets of water, it is estimated that the grass will grow up overnight after the cows have eaten today. It won't scare you to death, and Ju An is secretly content.

After chatting with Thomas for a few more words, Thomas got up and said that he was going to see the cattle and sheep. When he got up, he reminded Ju An that if he could, he would bring in more dogs like tiger heads and bragged about the number of tiger heads. One, it is too smart to drive cattle faster than the old cattle dog.

Well, next time I go back to China, I will get a few Chinese pastoral dogs. I will keep them in the space for some time, and then release them. Ju An looks at the stars in the sky and thinks quickly.

(End of this chapter)