MTL - Little Life on An American Ranch-Chapter 663 idle

  Chapter 663 Leisure

Jian Heng was a little dumbfounded. He watched Ma Wan teach his little girl to draw a little turtle for 20 minutes. The little tortoise on the paper felt a little stuck for some reason.

  I can't help but beg God in my heart: From now on, my daughter must not be like my little aunt. If it were you, she would be like my aunt!

Jian Heng's plan is very beautiful, because no matter which aunt they look like, they all look the same. The children of Barley and Wheat are mutual aunts, that is, as long as they look like their mother, the little girl will not be ugly when she grows up, even if she doesn't look like her. Barley and wheat, like an old mother-in-law is fine, although Kate is a bit annoying, but she really has nothing to choose about her appearance, otherwise she would not be able to fascinate the old regional princeling Jimmy when she was young.

   "The children will be arriving soon, are you?"

  Ma Wan opened her mouth to greet Jian Heng and Wu Yong, saying it was a greeting, but in fact it was a change of direction to chase people away.

  Jian Heng and Wu Yong, both brothers, are not stupid. Hearing this, they immediately said that they would leave immediately.

   "Where are you going?" Wu Yong asked Jian Heng at the door.

  The child has to attend class for two hours, that is to say, Wu Yong and Jian Heng have to wait for at least two hours. Now how to spend these two hours, Wu Yong started to ask Jian Heng for advice.

"Where are you going? This is my place, where can I go? Come on, let's go into the greenhouse and have a look. Ma Wan and the others have brought some regional dishes over here. It's almost long enough to think about it. Let's open our eyes today. ".

   While talking, Jian Heng took the lead and walked towards the door of the evening room.

Wu Yong took two steps to catch up with Jian Heng: "The warming room can't last for two hours, and the new vegetables are not that interesting. Let me use an analogy, a normal-sized carrot, which is only eaten locally. A carrot as big as a finger, one bite at a time...".

  Jian Heng listened to Wu Yong whispering in his ear, and asked, "What are you doing at this time in normal times?"

  Wu Yong said: "Go to the bar and drink!"

But looking at Jian Heng's expression, Wu Yong immediately cleared himself up: "If you don't drink strong alcohol, it's just a bottle of beer, more or less a bottle. I'm not only driving a car but also flying a plane here. It doesn't matter to me. Our two children are sitting on the vehicle, do you think I can drink more?"

   "It's good to know how to control it," Jian Heng said.

   Before the two of them reached the door of the conservatory, a car horn sounded from the gate. As soon as the horn sounded, the outside gate opened quickly, and an old red pickup drove in.

  Jian Heng saw the pickup truck and knew that it was a small rancher nearby. The ranch was not big, less than 2,000 to 3,000 acres, and he could barely support a family. The male owner of the family is Allen. He is in his forties and has three children. The eldest has gone to the city to mess around, the second has gone to college, and the third is only nine years old. He is sent to Ma Wan to study Chinese culture and prepare for one more way out.

   Allen got out of the car, hugged his son out of the car, then reached out and rubbed his son's head: "Go, little champion!"

  The little guy drove straight to the door like a wild horse that had run free.

  Alan greeted Jian Heng: "Hi! Gene, hi, Wood!"

   "Hello, Ellen!"

  Both Jian Heng and Wu Yong waved to him as a greeting.

  The three men stood together, first chatting about the weather, and after a few words, they got involved with the ranch.

   Allen said: "Wood, can my pasture be planted earlier in the spring of mixed pasture?"

The mixed forage is the current forage in Jianheng Ranch. As for why the ranchers want to change it, just look at the Jianheng Ranch this year. The entire herd hardly feeds silage, and they survive on the forage in the pasture. The pasture is equivalent to doubling the area of ​​our pasture, that is, the volume of the entire pasture is enlarged, and the silage that needs to be prepared for at least half a year is saved.

   To put it more bluntly, those who used to raise 1,000 head of cattle can now raise 1,700 to 800 head. The number of cattle means wealth to ranchers, wealth without discounts at all.

Wu Yong said with a bitter face: "Do you know how many people have asked me this question so far this year? Everyone will mention this matter as long as they don't meet five sentences. full strength".

   Allen is just mentioning here, he originally had the attitude in his heart that he could achieve the best, and if he could not achieve, there would be no loss. Hearing what Wu Yong said now, he was neither sad nor complained.

   "How many acres of mixed pasture do you think can raise a cow at most?" Allen asked Jian Heng again.

  Jian Heng smiled and shook his head: "How did I ever calculate this!"

"Don't embarrass him. It's not like you don't know him. As for the cattle raised in their pasture, half of the pasture is now redundant. Let me tell you the results of our experiments. About One cow can be raised in less than two acres, if it is fine, it can reach 1.5 acres, if it does not consider the quality, it can grow to two thousand..." Wu Yong told Alan the results of the breeding company's real seeding come out.

"That's great!" Allen was very satisfied. He calculated that, with the cows in the ranch and the money earned from tourists, he hoped to double his income this year, which would be a miracle for his family. Big good thing.

   Beep!

At this time, another car came to the door. This time the person who came to see off the child was a housewife. Jian Heng greeted her, but he didn't know her name. In fact, he did, but Lao Mei's name was too Following the trend, if a group of people were born at the same time, it is easy to repeat their names.

  Parents brought their children over one after another, and the housewife left after delivering the children. The men got together and started talking about the ranch, cattle breeds, and now there are more items, talking about the hobbies of tourists.

When these old ranchers mentioned Chinese tourists, most of the comments were very good. As for some minor problems, such as spitting, they have also seen Americans do it, so there are opinions, but there are no rises. On the level of disgust, of course, what impacts them the most is the way these Chinese people spend their money improperly. In their view, the pockets of these Chinese tourists are like a bottomless pit, and they buy what they can find.

Jian Heng laughed and explained: "These tourists are from rich and prosperous places in China, and all of them have strong purchasing power. The most important point is that many people rarely have the opportunity to see horses except in music clubs, so they are interested in horses. Ranch life is very curious, just like city people yearn for cowboy life. They only see the good side, but not the hard side of cowboys, so many of our things are novel and interesting to tourists. , the most important thing is that this is the first time he has come here, so he bought a lot of things, if he comes here often in the future, this situation will change... ".

"I hope they always like my tomahawk steak. I really can't cook Chinese food. It's too cumbersome, and there is no fixed time. I am really dizzy. Gene, do you know where I can hire Is there a good Chinese chef, if there is one, recommend one,” said a rancher.

  When it comes to the tomahawk steak, the old man is very proud, because the guests are so satisfied with his big tomahawk steak that they couldn’t be more satisfied. To describe it in one sentence, it has zero negative reviews.

The other immediately nodded when he heard it: "Yes, yes, I feel the same way. Your Chinese food is too loose. When Zhao teaches, he not only depends on the fire, but also on the change of the dishes. Wow, after listening to a few lectures, my head is getting bigger."

   Now many ranchers have joined in.

Hearing the complaints from this group of foreigners, Jian Heng felt a little speechless. There are many dishes here that can be quantified, such as steak. It can even be as strict as the number of seconds. Chinese food is not so particular. It all depends on the skill of the chef. Whether you choose tender or old, you have to rely on his experience.

  It's hard for you to explain this matter, how do you say this thing? Do you want to argue with a group of old beauties about how to cook the most scientifically? Isn't that sick?

It's like letting the Chinese and the French debate whether the French meal is delicious or the Manchu banquet is the best. It must be that the French support French food, and the Chinese support Chinese food. There is no big deal in the end. meaning. One side of water and soil supports one side of people.

  So Jian Heng just pricked up his ears to listen, and smiled from time to time.

  However, when a rancher said that he still had to go to class, he couldn't help but asked in amazement: "Zhao Changshan is still teaching you?"

   "Yes, there are two days of training every week, teaching us a Chinese home-cooked dish and there is also a video, and we will have a class tomorrow," said a ranch owner.

  (end of this chapter)