Yunding Ranch

Chapter 334
Lu Li looked at the enthusiastic town residents around him. They were simple and natural, honest and earnest. Everyone was looking at Lu Li and curiously asked what happened that day. The first uncle who opened his mouth asked urgently. , "Did you actually shoot? A rifle? Did you actually pull the trigger?"

After receiving Lu Li's affirmative answer, everyone cheered. The uncle even raised his hands high, "Hey! He's a Texan, I'm sure, he is a Texan!" His words were echoed by everyone , the whole hall became very lively.

Even though he had just experienced a little unpleasantness, Lu Li could still feel the joy of the scene. He shook his head and refused to respond to everyone's celebration. His helpless smile made everyone laugh. Uncle, strange aunt look - the positive kind.

Sean stood up and defended Lu Li, "Hey, hey! You want to watch the celebrities. At the conference next week, welcome to the booth of Yunding Ranch. We will open autographs." These words made everyone laugh.

Sean patted Lu Li on the shoulder, then left the surrounding circle and walked towards the corner office.

"To them, you are a star!" Sean whispered to Lu Li, which made Lu Li laugh out loud.In the calm western town, what Lu Li did that night was completely the focus of attention, and it was worth discussing for a while.

Lu Li pursed his lips and smiled, "Then, it's not bad. I also enjoyed the feeling of a Hollywood star."

Sean said meaningfully, "Then enjoy it."

Their footsteps stopped at the door of the office. Sean knocked on the door, but without waiting for a response from inside, he pushed the door open and walked in, yelling, "Arthur!"

The middle-aged man sitting behind the desk was startled, and hastily put the aluminum jug in the drawer, but then realized that it was Sean, and he put the jug in the drawer again. He landed on the table, and yelled angrily, "Damn cowboy, don't you know that you have to knock on the door to enter the office? It's not the Western era anymore."

"Put away your flagon first." Sean complained back directly, without any politeness, and said straightforwardly, "I have business with you today. This is Fourteen, the owner of Yunding Ranch."

"Oh, I know you." The middle-aged man named Arthur, with a huge beer belly, a messy plaid shirt, and a beard that was not carefully groomed, looked a bit decadent, "That A young man from Asia just did a heroic thing, my little grandson has been mentioning you for the past two days. It seems that the ranch is doing well, much better than those old guys."

In just one sentence, it is full of rich information.Lu Li didn't know that there was such a "convenience" in being a celebrity.

Arthur stood up, but his huge body was stuffed between the desk and the chair, and the movement was a little difficult. "Brandon is at your ranch, right? Good boy, a real good cowboy, and the cowboy convention does not Without his participation, it's really eclipsed a lot. Why, are you coming over this time to sign up for Brandon's rodeo?"

This is the case in small places, and everyone knows the slightest trouble.The situation of Yunding Ranch is not a lot of secrets to the local elders.

Lu Li took the initiative to step forward, shook hands with Arthur, and greeted him friendly, "No, Brandon's wife is due next week, so he doesn't have any thoughts." This made Arthur suddenly realize, and then Lu Li also took the initiative He said, "I came here specially to rent a booth for the ranch."

Arthur was stunned for a while, showing a puzzled look, but he didn't react for a while.

Sean walked up and explained, "Yunding Ranch and HEB Supermarket have been cooperating for more than three months, don't you know?"

"I know, that's your ranch?" Arthur suddenly realized, his face full of surprise, "The new partner of HEB supermarket has been a hot topic of discussion recently. That batch of vegetables has really received a lot of praise, that is From your ranch? I was talking about it yesterday with Maureen - my wife who is now a loyal HEB customer."

Lu Li raised his eyebrows, and didn't hide his surprise. He stayed inside the ranch all day, and the supermarket he often visited in New Braunfels was not HEB, so naturally he had no way of knowing.

But after thinking about it carefully, it can be seen from the cooperation attitude of HEB every time that the quality of their vegetables has been affirmed, enough affirmed.A few days ago, HEB Supermarket also got in touch with Randy to inquire about their vegetable planting situation for the next season. If possible, they would like to book in advance.

"Then it's a good thing? I guess?" Lu Li asked.

"Hehe." Arthur laughed sullenly, "Of course, this is of course a good thing. The agricultural products of our cowboy convention are a bright spot, but it has been two years, no new stars have emerged, and the output and quality are not satisfactory. It would be great if you could join this year's show."

Arthur finally left his seat, walked around, and came to the basket, "Is this the crop of the pasture?"

Arthur took out the vegetables one by one, such as spinach, carrots, edamame, green peppers, tomatoes, celery and so on.Arthur looked at it seriously, and then nodded repeatedly, "Wow. Wow." There was no specific comment, but he continued to sigh, and then he just picked up a tomato, wiped it on his sleeve, and bit it straight away. After taking a sip, "Hmm..." the ending sound was prolonged, and he continued to nod contentedly.

"How is it?" Sean asked with a smile.As a frequent visitor to the ranch, Sean is naturally very familiar with the vegetables in organic farms, and he has absolute confidence.

Arthur didn't answer, but chewed carefully, one bite after another, until the whole tomato was eaten, and then he sighed, "Wow. Welcome to the Cowboy Convention!" He directly affirmed, "This year's top three vegetables can finally see new faces."

Such an award!

Lu Li was not surprised by this, he pointed to the other two items in the basket, "There are also cheese and wine, these are the products of the ranch."

"Your ranch actually produces wine?" Arthur was surprised for the second time, but after thinking about it seriously, he cast a puzzled look at Sean, "I remember, did Alan's family also produce wine before? But That was many years ago."

In Texas, there are only a few wine-producing ranches that can be counted on one hand, and in the vicinity of New Braunfels and Bandera, you don’t need to think too much, just blurt out.

"Alan's ranch is now Fourteen's Yunding Ranch." Sean's answer made Arthur suddenly realize.Liz's full name is Elizabeth Allen.

Arthur looked at Lu Li with surprise, "Is this the wine you re-brewed?" He took out the wine in the basket, but the wine bottle didn't have a label, it was just a smooth bottle That's all, it looks like a three-no product, which is hard to trust.

But, fortunately, this is the west where the people are simple and honest. Arthur didn't have too much doubts. He put the bottle under his nose and sniffed it lightly. "Is this good wine?"

Xiao En also turned his head to look at Lu Li, he couldn't answer this question.Not only is wine not his area of ​​expertise, but neither is Texas.The vegetables at Yunding Ranch are of outstanding quality, but that doesn’t mean the same goes for the wine.

Lu Li replied with a smile, "I think this is the problem we need to discover. I'm waiting for the feedback from the wine lovers at the cowboy convention."

Both Sean and Arthur were a little surprised. They thought that Lu Li would take this opportunity to praise his wine and leave a deep impression on others.But Lu Li didn't.

Lu Li seemed to guess what they were thinking, and spread his hands out, "If I say it is a top-quality wine, would you believe me?" Both of them laughed at the same time. Top-quality wine is extremely rare even in Europe, let alone in What about America?And it's Texas.

Lu Li pursed his lips and nodded, "Look, that's the reason. It's like vegetables. I think the product itself is the best evidence, and it's much more powerful than my words."

Arthur and Sean exchanged glances, and then Arthur suddenly realized, "It seems that you are full of confidence in your product." Lu Li smiled and did not answer, but his calm and confident expression confirmed the truth. Arthur's guess, which made him laugh heartily, raised the wine in his hand, "What variety is this?"

"Pinot Noir." Lu Li replied concisely.

There was no special change in Arthur's expression, he just closed his jaw, "Can I try it?"

"Of course, wine is for tasting, and it's not worth displaying in the cupboard." Lu Li responded with a smile.

But Arthur shook his head, "I'd better wait until the cowboy convention." He put down the wine again, this time, it was Lu Li's turn to be surprised.

As a native of Texas, Arthur's research on wine is bound to not be too deep. This is also Lu Li's biggest worry. If they can't calm down and taste the excellence of this bottle of wine, then the next negotiation will be difficult.But having said that, in order to judge the qualifications and standards of the booth, Arthur definitely needs to taste.

Unexpectedly, Arthur gave up and pushed the wine back.

"What do you mean?" Lu Li couldn't help asking.

Arthur gave a big smile, like Santa Claus, "Welcome to the Cowboy Convention. You will have a booth. I am sure your booth will be very lively this year, and I can't wait to see your booth." The booth is up. There is fresh blood coming in, which is always something to look forward to."

The last sentence was said to Sean, which was affirmed by Sean.

Things went smoothly, far beyond Lu Li's imagination, Xiao En didn't even say anything, and the booth talk ended.This is good news and something to celebrate!

(End of this chapter)