War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 348 Makar's Farm
"Do you want to tell your family?" Wei Ran asked while looking at the ceiling on the big soft bed in the hotel.

"Let's not talk about it now." The sleepy Sui Sui turned over, "At least wait until after graduation."

"Then don't talk about it." Just as Wei Ran was about to say something more, there was a knock on the door.

"It's time." Outside the door, Katenka looked at Sui Sui playfully, and asked with a smile, "Do you want me to do your makeup for you first? We'll go buy some Christmas presents later."

"I'll take a shower first," Sui Sui said and yawned, "I'll find you after I take a shower."

"No problem." After Katenka finished speaking, he glanced at Wei Ran unobtrusively, then turned and walked to his room.

"Is she really just a translator?" Sui Sui couldn't help asking in a low voice after closing the door.

"Otherwise?" Wei Ran spread his hands, and asked jokingly, "Do you want to wash together?"

"Pervert" Sui Sui rolled her eyes, took out a set of clothes from the suitcase and went into the bathroom.

When the sound of splashing water sounded in the bathroom, Wei Ran, who was still smiling just now, quickly took out the food box from the metal book, took out the [-] dollars that had been placed in it in advance, and put it in a prepared one in the handbag.

According to his original plan, he prepared himself or Kajianka to find a chance to have a relatively small car accident with the other party as compensation, or simply throw them directly into the other party's yard on a dark and windy night.

But at present, it is obviously unrealistic to do so, and he can only take advantage of Christmas with the other party to see if he can find an opportunity.

After Sui Sui took a shower, he went to look for Kajianka next door, and Wei Ran went into the bathroom to take a shower, changed into casual clothes, and by the way, before the former came back, he quickly checked the metal book weapons.

At half past five in the evening, a group of three people left the hotel.I have to say that although Katenka's dressing taste and hairstyle aesthetics are a bit poor, her makeup skills are really good. At least the mixed-race girl Sui Sui looks more inclined to the inner part of her body after wearing a golden wig. Half Slavic.

As for Katenka, this pretty girl is still dressed as in the afternoon, but the makeup on her face looks more refined.

Following the two girls on the street for nearly an hour, when they finally stopped a taxi and decided to visit Mrs. Uma's family, Wei Ran already had an extra set of Lego toys and two bottles of the same Vodka as a gift.

Before getting off the car, the three checked their roles again in Russian, and waited until the car stopped, Wei Ran paid the fare, and Kajianka put on the pair of short-sighted glasses with shooting function again , By the way, I stuffed a recording pen into my cuff.

When the three of them got out of the car, Mrs. Uma, his son Makar, and Jessica who was holding the baby also came out to welcome them.

"Mrs. Uma, we meet again."

Katenka first greeted in Russian, handed the set of Lego toys he bought to Makar, and then changed to English with a strong accent and said to Jessica, "This is for Gore. Man's Christmas present, hope he likes it."

"thanks--!"

Jessica thanked in a long voice with surprise on his face. While speaking, he waved his small fist while holding the human cub also named Gorman.

"they are my friends"

As Katenka said, he introduced Suisui and Wei Ran one by one, and Wei Ran also handed over the two bottles of vodka in his hand to Makar who had just fist bumped with him.

After a simple exchange of greetings, the old lady Uma called everyone back to the house and brought them directly to the dining table.

"It's an unbelievable day for me," Mrs. Uma said happily, "I didn't expect to have two new friends from my hometown come to visit me at Christmas. This is simply the best Christmas gift. "

"Mom, the best Christmas present is this."

As Makar said, he opened a bottle of vodka brought by Wei Ran, and poured a glass for the old lady sitting in the main seat.

"Vodka tastes good when drunk with Slavs"

The old lady Uma raised her glass with emotion, "Come on, young people, let me have a toast, I wish you a Merry Christmas!"

"Merry Christmas!" Everyone sitting around the table raised their wine glasses or drank their juices in one gulp.

After a glass of wine, the last bit of unfamiliarity among the people was broken, and the red-haired girl named Jessica also began to share meals with the help of Makar.

It can be seen that this Christmas, which is nearly half a month late for Americans, is entirely to make Mrs. Uma happy. Not only are all the Russian dishes on the table, even the TV not far away is adjusted. To a Russian channel.

During the meal, everyone also found their own topics. Katenka chatted with Jessica who was sitting opposite in English, and Sui Sui asked Mrs. Uma curiously. Xi, as for Wei Ran, he toasted frequently with Makar who was on the opposite side.

"I heard from Karenina that you went to see the crater in the afternoon?" Makar asked Wei Ran who was sitting opposite him in proficient Russian while holding a wine glass.

"Indeed, we wanted to try our luck and see if we could find some meteorites as souvenirs." Wei Ran said regretfully, "Unfortunately, although there are a lot of stones, meteorites can't be found at all, or we I found it, but unfortunately I can't tell the difference between them and ordinary stones."

“That kind of little thing is not so easy to find”

Makar drank the vodka in the glass, then got up and said, "Wait for me."

"He's going to show off his treasures again." Jessica shook her head helplessly.

"What baby?" Katenka asked curiously.

"You'll find out later." Before Jessica finished speaking, Makar had already taken a tin box from the fireplace not far away, opened it and handed it to Wei Ran.

Looking at the large and small black stones inside, Wei Ran asked in surprise, "Are these meteorites?"

Makar nodded triumphantly, took out a black stone the size of an acorn from it and handed it to Wei Ran, at the same time generously said, "These were found in the farm run by me and my friend, this one will be given away Give it to you as a souvenir and a Christmas present!"

"Thank you!"

A surprise expression appeared on Wei Ran's face, he pinched the ordinary black stone handed over by the other party and looked it over and over again, and Sui Sui, who was sitting beside him, snatched it away very cleverly , with a happy face, expressing that this trip was not in vain,

With the meteorite in the iron box, Wei Ran brought the topic to the other party's farm.However, in the chat with Makar, he realized that the farm run by him and his friends had a big problem in the past one or two years, and the root of the problem was actually some wild rabbits and wild boars.

"Are these things going to cause a lot of trouble on the farm?"

Wei Ran asked with a blank face, he had never been to a farm, and the two animals mentioned by the other party just now, the first thing he thought of was whether to put more chili or more cumin.

"almost devastating"

Makar said helplessly, "Those holes dug by wild rabbits are easy for our cattle and horses to step into and cause fractures. This autumn alone, four horses on the farm broke their legs. Even my friends and I almost broke their legs." The child was injured by it.”

"Where's the wild boar?" Wei Ran continued to ask curiously, picked up the wine bottle and filled the other's glass.

"They are more troublesome"

Makar picked up the cup and touched Wei Ran, raised his head and drank it down before continuing, "Those idiots will smash the fence and destroy the grass, even the crops we grow are ruined by them like being bombed. It's like it was fried."

"Isn't this Texas?" Katenka, who had been chatting with Jessica just now, also joined the topic, "There should be many hunters in the gun culture environment here?"

"You have absolutely no idea how terrifying the reproductive capabilities of these two things are wild boars and hares."

Makar put a spoonful of creamy beef stew into his mouth, and complained bitterly, "It's useless even if we kill them all, the wild boars and hares from the surrounding farms will migrate over soon."

Before Wei Ran could open his mouth, Sui Sui, who was called a divine assist, seemed to have sniffed something out of it, and asked, "Makar, can we go to your farm for a few days?"

"To our farm?"

Makar was stunned for a moment, and then said enthusiastically, "Of course! We are going back to the farm tomorrow morning. If you are interested, you can follow, but our farm has a lot of work, so we may not have time to accompany you when the time comes. But at least we will provide you with food and shelter."

"Do you know any place that sells denim clothes?" Sui Sui asked enthusiastically, "The kind in western movies, the kind with spurs on the boots."

"As Karenina said, this is Texas." Mrs. Uma joked, "Even if you go to the bakery, you might be able to buy denim. I guess you are going to take pictures?"

"It's the first time I came to Texas, and I've long wanted to wear denim clothes and ride a horse to take a photo like in western movies. It would be better to have two revolvers!" Sui Sui turned her head and looked at Wei Ran asked, "Shall we go buy some jeans tomorrow?"

"What are you doing? Is it really for taking pictures?" Wei Ran simply changed into Chinese, and asked suspiciously at the girl beside him in a low voice.

"Of course it's to make money!"

Sui Sui, whose eyes were glowing, responded in a low voice, and then changed to Russian and continued to chat with Mrs. Uma about the difficult situation when the other party just moved here.

“It's a waste of money”

Wei Ran muttered to himself, picked up his wine glass and touched Makar who was also not serious, and continued to chat with him about the harvest of the farm, the Ford pickup that was going to be sold, and even the man who ran the farm with him. What a delicious chicken taco that my Mexican friend made.

(End of this chapter)