Alpine pasture

Chapter 17 Brother is here
The daily life on the ranch was somewhat monotonous. Of course, this was Ju An's view of the three of Thomas. As the only idle guy in the ranch, life was still exciting.

I get up at seven every morning. It was originally six, but Ju An decided to change it to seven.

The first thing I do after getting up in the morning is to go straight to the greenhouse, get a cucumber or two tomatoes for breakfast, and pull up carrots for each of Bean Grass and Snowflake.

Thomas and the others fed carrots by cutting them into small pieces and feeding them in their hands.Basically, the rest of the four or five carrots are enough.Moreover, the carrots in the greenhouse are as thick as duck eggs, nearly double the size of ordinary carrots.Put the carrot in the sink and swing it twice to get rid of the mud, then take it to the stables.

Divide the carrots for the bean grass and the snowflakes, and then start to clean the stables, remove the horse manure, and then brush the two guys.

A few times ago, Nancy and Wynn wanted to release the bean grass guys first, but the two guys couldn't live or die in the cubicle. When Ju An came, each guy shared a carrot before they came out.

Every time old Thomas saw these two guys, he shook his head and said they were two foodies.

By the time the saddle was ready, the dawdling one-man and two-horse horses had already arrived at more than eight o'clock.Then there's a trot on a bean grass or a snowflake, and which one is saddled depends entirely on which guy is closer to the saddle frame.The other is a folding chair carrying Ju An and a fishing rod.

Every day from [-]:[-] to [-]:[-] is Ju'an's fishing time. Except for Wednesdays, Ju'an goes to the shooting range of the gun shop in the city to practice shooting for a day.When I went back, I brought some purchased items explained by old Thomas.Both entertainment and shopping are the same.

Usually in the afternoon, they help to drive the cows, which is said to drive the cows. In fact, most Ju An are competing with the calves, and by the way, they practice tying the calves. There are only a dozen calves in the herd, and they are tied one by one. Basically, every calf has been abused several times, so that when the calf sees bean grass or snowflakes coming, it is determined not to mix outside the herd, and sneak into the middle of the herd.

For a few afternoons, Ju An was sighing and sighing, saying that these calves are smart.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for the rest of the cattle to be delivered by the cattle broker Mike. This Mike is not the Mike of the auction house. There are too many foreigners calling Mike.You're going to yell out a mic in the streets of New York, and it's estimated that half of the people around you will look at you.

However, there were only seventy or eighty calves sent. The calves just arrived are not so smart. They like to play wildly outside the herd. Come here, a big guy with four hooves, stand up and taut the rope (the other end of the noose is tied to the peg of the western saddle)
Then the big guy immediately jumped off the two-legged guy, put you directly on the ground, and then tied your three hooves. If you are unlucky, you can be tied up twice in an afternoon. If the calf will speak swear words It is estimated that Ju An is f-fed dozens of times every day.

After waiting for Ju'an's calf to cut the calf, Wynn is very satisfied. In Wynn's words, An's calf's technique is getting more and more sophisticated, and we can easily drive cattle. There are more, basically there are no stupid calves running around. Now these guys' activity center is unified in the center of the cattle, and after talking, old Thomas and Nancy burst into laughter.

I don't know if it's because the pasture is highly nutritious or what. The IQ of the cows has improved a lot, especially the calves.Even if the cattle herd expands to more than 1 in the future, the calves in the herd will only be mixed in the middle of the herd. It is estimated that when these dozens of calves grow up and give birth to calves, they will tell their calves: Do you see those four-legged calves? Those with long necks are not good things. Have you seen the two-legged guy on it?

Of course, Wynn and the others who drove the cattle were happy. Later, when a friend came to the ranch for vacation, Ju An wanted to perform a set of calves, and it took a lot of effort to separate the calves from the herd. .

I opened the curtains in the bedroom, the sun has not yet risen from the horizon, the sky is already bright, I stretched, took off my pajamas, and Sarah walked into the bathroom with slippers to start her day.

Is it possible to fish this morning? I received a call from my senior brother Liu Chao a few days ago, saying that he came here today, and Ju'an's small investment plan was completed. Today, Liu Chao and his sister-in-law just came over to play for a few days.

I made the breakfast step by step, took care of the bean grass and snowflakes, then threw it into the horses that were grazing, and watched the two guys have fun before leaving.

When I got to the house and looked at the wall clock, it was almost 08:30.Changing out of the high riding boots with spurs, he changed into low-cut boots, picked up a dark cowboy hat hanging on the coat rack, and went out, holding a grass stalk in his mouth inside.

Driving the car, holding the steering wheel with one hand and leaning against the window with the other arm, humming to "daysgoby" on the radio
"Drivin' waytoofast
'Causedaysgoby
We think about tomorrow, the nitslips away
Theinterstate'sjammedwithgunnerslikeme
We'dbetterstartlivin'

Butsomewhereintheracewerun
' humming and shaking his head.

I let a few deer cross the road on the road. To say that this deer is really bold. I don't care about the cars on the road. Horn several times.

The 10-minute journey was delayed several times, and it was already [-]:[-] when we arrived at the airport.

After listening to the car, he carried a big sign that read Liu Chao in Chinese and English.I entered the airport calmly.

It is said to be an airport, but it is actually similar to the bus station in my hometown, far less than the domestic airport. There are so many people. The few people in the airport here are sparse, and I can see them all at a glance.

Some foreigners looked at Ju An curiously, with smiles all over their faces.

Ju An found a corner place to put down the sign, which was too embarrassing.

I casually found a chair and sat down, looked at my watch, um, the plane is almost here.

After waiting for about ten minutes, a sweet female voice came from the loudspeaker: "The flight from San Francisco has arrived", and Ju An walked towards the exit.

It didn't take long to see Liu Chao carrying two small bags in each hand, and a large travel bag on his back, followed by a woman wearing jeans, a white T-shirt, and big sunglasses on her face.

"Hey, Senior Brother, here" Ju An shook his hand happily.

Liu Chao also saw Ju An at this time, and he had too many things in his hand, so he nodded at Ju An.

I walked over and took a bag from my senior brother: "Why so many things?"

"This is your sister-in-law, the Chinese name is Zhao Nan, and the English name is Angela." Liu Chao introduced: "I brought you some things in the bag, and I brought two bottles of domestic Maotai. Let's drink two glasses today, And the notebook you mentioned last time, I also brought you one, just when a colleague returned to China, he asked him to help bring one, a domestic Lenovo, Chinese system."

Ju An hurriedly stretched out her hand: "Hello, sister-in-law, my name is Ju An."

Zhao Nan shook hands: "Liu Chao often mentioned you, and he also talked about some things about your university, which was very interesting."

"Very interesting?" Ju An looked at Liu Chao strangely.

"Your sister-in-law grew up eating foreign ink. It's different from our education. Even if we majored in computer science and studied Marxist philosophy, we couldn't figure out how to get credits, and everything felt fresh." Liu Chao shrugged his shoulders: "It's okay. , Chinese has not fallen behind, and now many Chinese people can't even speak Chinese clearly."

This Ju'an knows that many immigrant Chinese don't live in Chinatown anymore. After the reform and opening up, many Chinese immigrated here are technical talents like Liu Chao. Take my brother as an example, they live in a community outside San Francisco. Senior white-collar workers have an annual income of around US$30, which is far higher than the US middle-class standard of US$5.

In this regard, the new generation of Chinese Americans has begun to gradually integrate into American society.

Carrying the bag and Liu Chao, he took out the sign he brought from the corner and walked out of the airport.

"I said you boy, you are carrying a big sign, why don't you stand it up, or I would have seen it earlier," Liu Chao said jokingly.

"Come on, don't say it, as soon as I entered the airport with such a sign, I felt that those foreigners looked at me like a fool." Ju An drove the car depressedly.

"This lousy airport has only a few flights a day. Of course you look like an idiot with such a big brand. I said, haven't you been to this airport?" Liu Chao said with a smile.

"I was visiting the ranch at the time, and I didn't pay much attention to it. Besides, wouldn't it make you and my sister-in-law feel that I am a little more solemn by creating a big brand? It's the first time I saw my sister-in-law, and I gave a good impression." Ju An said depressedly.

"Small airports in the west are basically small planes. San Francisco doesn't have flights every day. Generally, you don't know the person you pick up. Just take a piece of paper and write it down. No one has such a big brand." Zhao Nan also followed. laughed.

Just talking and walking like this, Ju An and Zhao Nan gradually became familiar with each other, and there were more topics for everyone.

"Look, the snow-capped mountains in the distance are so beautiful," Zhao Nan shouted, pointing to the giant house outside the car.

Liu Chao looked at it and said, "Don't worry, we will stay here for a few days, let's see if you can." Then he turned to Ju An and said, "By the way, there are all the ingredients for cooking. Your sister-in-law speaks Chinese in general. , Chinese cuisine is authentic, and when you get home, let your sister-in-law show you her hands."

I patted the steering wheel: "I have all the ingredients, even if I cook alone, I'm not good at cooking. I usually deal with it. This is good. In the afternoon, we will go fishing for a few fish and eat it at night."

Hearing that there are fish to catch, Liu Chao became excited: "I haven't caught fish for a long time, you still have a fish pond here, not bad, the entertainment facilities are quite complete."

"There is a big pond in the middle of the ranch. I've seen it before, and the fish are not small. I go fishing every morning during this break, and I usually let it go," said Liu Chao with a smile.

"It's so beautiful here," said Zhao Nan, lying on the window.

The car has already got off the road, it is a little narrower, that is, two lanes.There are wooden fences on both sides of the road, and inside the fences are their respective pastures.

Only after a long distance will you find a house. When you look around, the entire horizon is emerald green, like a green blanket, sometimes inlaid with flocks of cattle and sheep, grazing on the grass leisurely.The grass in the distance and the blue sky seem to be joined together, so harmonious and so vivid, here you look around, no tall buildings can block your sight.

Clusters of red fir trees dotted with dense farming in the dark green forest in the distance

(End of this chapter)