Alpine pasture

Chapter 38 The Ranch on a Rainy Day

In the morning, it was still sunny when I was waiting for the plane from New York, but it started to rain in Lewistown. It has never rained in Montana for so many days. I just came back from New York today but encountered light rain and stood at the gate of the airport. , I regret it a little. I didn't let old Thomas come to pick up the plane. The plan in New York a few days ago was to get out of the airport and take a taxi for a while. The GMC has already arrived in the store. I ordered the GMC because of its large space. One car can seat eight adults, so I won't have to drive two cars to sit down like the last time Thomas came to pick up the plane. family.

Ju An waited for a while at the exit of the airport, but didn't see a taxi. Originally, Lewistown has a small population, and there are basically few taxis. It's fine on a sunny day, and you can basically see it. This rain is the same as in Jiangnan in China. Not even a taxi could be called.

Ju An was about to turn around and go to the lobby to get an umbrella, when a car stopped in front of Ju An, a white man in his 40s stuck out his head and said, "Hey, friend, do you want a ride? The weather is not easy Wait for a taxi, and if it’s not far away, I’ll take you there.”

Ju An said, "Thank you then, I'll go to the car dealership in town."He opened the door and got in the car.When I got into the car, I found out that there was an eighteen- or nineteen-year-old blonde girl sitting in the co-pilot's seat.

The girl was looking at Wu Song on Ju An's shoulder with surprise.

Ju An sat down, closed the car door, and listened to the white man's introduction: "My name is Henry, I just came to pick up my daughter Lucy today, she just came back from a trip, in fact, you stand at the door and make a pick-up gesture, usually everyone will Along the way, you may have just come here and you are not familiar with it.”

Ju An said with a smile: "My name is An, this is the first time I have encountered this situation, I will know next time."In fact, when he first came here, Ju An knew that the people here are as enthusiastic as most people living in rural areas in China, and there is no indifference in big cities.I didn't mean to take a ride, maybe it was a conditioned reflex for Ju An to live in the city for too long.

Then he said to Lucy: "Do you want to hug it, it's very good, don't arrest people".

Lucy said happily: "Can you?".

Ju An smiled and said, "Of course you can."Said that Wu Song was lifted off his shoulders and handed to Lucy in front.Wu Song snorted twice and seemed unhappy.

Ju An silently despised Wu Song in his heart: there is no wink at all, it is no use to support you, we take someone else's car, you let someone touch it for a while, where is the cleverness at this critical moment.

Ignore Wu Song who was in Lucy's arms, and then got up with Henry.

It took ten minutes to reach the sales store in the town. After getting out of the car, he thanked Henry and his daughter again.

When he entered the store, the owner of the white beard had already greeted him: "An, long time no see, the car you want has arrived, come and have a look."

After speaking, he took Ju An to the side of the big car, with a black body and three words GMC written in red on the shiny chrome-plated metal face.

I opened the car door, went up and drove around, and found nothing wrong, so I paid for the car and insurance.

When I got back to the ranch, I found that Nancy was wearing rain gear, driving a small four-wheeler, and a small car was towed behind it. There was a lot of hay on the car, and it was being transported to the barn. After asking, I found out that Nancy had already The sheep were rushed into the barn.

Ju An asked, what about Thomas and the others, and Nancy said they were taking care of the cattle at the cattle herd.

Ju An parked the car in the warehouse, then dragged the suitcase into the house.When I entered the house, I found four little guys eating ice cream on the sofa and watching TV.

When the little guy found Wu Song on Ju An's shoulder, he immediately exploded his nest and wanted to come over and hug Wu Song. Who knew that Wu Song was startled, and immediately jumped onto the chandelier on the roof, baring his teeth.Apparently intimidated by the enthusiasm of the little guys.

The mother saw a monkey and complained: "What are you bringing home? Bring a monkey back and scratch the children."

Ju An had no choice but to say to his mother, "This monkey is indomitable and quite obedient."

Mom pouted and said, "Don't think your mom is so fooled, there are still monkeys in this world." Then she said to a few little guys, "Sit down, eat ice cream, and don't move the monkeys."

Seeing that the little guys made it to the sofa honestly, holding ice cream in their hands, digging into their mouths, but still staring at Wu Song on the chandelier.

Ju An called Wu Song, and Wu Song got down from the chandelier, squatted on Ju An's shoulder, took a cherry tomato fruit from the table, put it in Wu Song's hand, and put Wu Song on the sofa, the little guys If it wasn't for Ju An's hold, Wu Song might have run away, comforted Wu Song, and said, "Sit down, don't come around, you'll frighten Wu Song, hug them one by one, don't feed them. Ice cream and fruit."

He put Wu Song into Jerry's arms. Wu Song struggled twice at first. After Ranran gave Wu Song a cherry, he calmed down. He just finished eating a cherry and someone sent another one. It completely succumbed to the food.Gradually and the four little guys also warm up.

My mother also put away her worries by the side: "This little monkey is really good."

Ju An then said to his mother, "I'm going to see the cows in the pasture. Mom, please be careful not to let these little guys be light or heavy."

After speaking, he walked to the door and put on high riding boots, a cowboy hat, a raincoat, and went out.

When I walked to the stable, I found that the rest of the horses were quietly grazing in the small cubicle, but the bean grass went out of the cubicle and walked back and forth in the passage of the stable. Seeing Ju An immediately raised her head. With a snort in his head, he trotted towards Ju An.

Then he rubbed Ju An's back with his big head affectionately, patted the neck of the bean grass gently, combed the long mane hair of the bean grass with his hands, hugged his big head and said, "I'm back" , miss me no bean grass.

Then said to the bean grass: "Come out with us".

With the bean grass, I walked to the door of the stable, put the water rein on the bean grass, put on the sweat pad, put on the saddle, and tightened the girdle, the bean grass became excited, and considering the rain, I gave the bean grass Grass added a triangle chest strap.

After stepping on the bean grass, the bean grass lifted its front hoof and jumped up, followed by rushing into the rain screen.

Stepping on the back of the bean grass, I felt the excitement of the bean grass below, and the depression brought by New York was swept away, listening to the sound of the raindrops hitting the cowboy hat, and the tsk tsk of the bean grass stepping on the rain. With a sound, the chest felt relieved again.

Bean grass ran with all their strength, and it didn't take long before they saw Thomas and the others. All three were wearing rain gear and sitting on their respective horses. The cattle had already hid in a grove to take shelter from the rain, and a few cattle dogs also followed. into the woods.

Seeing Ju An coming over, old Thomas said with a smile, "I'm back? It's been a long time to go to New York this time."

Ju An said with a smile: "Some things have been delayed, but the cows are all right."

Andrew said: "Boss, don't worry, everything is fine with the herd, maybe a new calf will be born in a few days."

"Oh, which one?" Ju An asked happily.

"That end, the one under the red maple tree, the one that is raising its head," Andrew said, pointing to a cow.

Ju An looked at the three guys who were covered in rain and said, "If you're not busy, let's go to the house for a rest. By the way, if you ask the cows, you can just leave them outside like this."

Old Thomas said with a smile: "Ann, cattle are not so expensive. The pastures are like this. Even in winter, they are outside the house. When there is no pasture, they go into the animal pen and feed them."

Ju An said with a smile, "Then I'm relieved. I saw that Nancy drove all the sheep into the barn, thinking that the cows would also find a place to put them."

Wynn smoked the cigarette in his hand and said with a smile: "Nancy treasures her flock too much. In fact, it's not a problem to leave it outside. The light rain is nothing, and it won't last long depending on the weather. It is estimated that it will be in the afternoon. I can see the sun."

Ju An said, "I'll take care of you for a while. You can go to the house and have a cup of coffee or something to warm up your body."

Andrew said with a smile: "No, this rain is nothing, if anyone wants to drink, we will go there. In fact, it is enough to look at it a little now. It is much easier than the ranch where I used to work. I have to divert water again, what, I feel that people live comfortably here, and this is the first time I have seen such a good pasture. The pastures used to look forward to rain, which can bring enough rain to the pastures. Now I don’t feel much anymore, the pasture I stayed in front of me, it hasn’t rained these days, I spend a lot of time diverting water every day, and now I just watch the cattle, which is much more relaxed.”

Wynn also said with a smile: "Sometimes I feel that I am more like a holiday ranch."

A few people chatted warmly in the rain for a while, then Ju An rode a horse to see the geese and ducks by the pond. Old Thomas just wanted to see it, so he walked together, leaving Wynn and Andrew to continue watching. with cows.

When the two trotted all the way to the pond on horseback, the geese and ducks had already hid in the shed.

Preserved Dan and the other dog saw Ju An cheerfully greeted them, jumped off the horse, rubbed the heads of the two guys, and found that neither of them got wet, obviously they were treated better than the gang watching the cattle. The dog, happier, went to the poultry house and found that there was a small slope on the side, presumably the two guys hid in it to avoid the rain.

Thomas also followed back to the house, made a pot of hot coffee and brought it with him, and then went out again. When the bean grass was returned to the stable, he helped wipe the rain off the bean grass, so as not to cause anything. When illness comes, bean grass is always more precious than others in Ju An's heart.

(End of this chapter)