pasture leisure

Chapter 33 Arrangement
After suppressing his luck, Zhang Chi took a sip of beer lightly, and at the same time turned his head and glanced around.

Seeing Zhang Chi's appearance, Kimberly opened her mouth and asked, "Looking for someone?"

Zhang Chi laughed and said, "See if Cannon is here."

It feels like I haven't seen him for a long time, and now Zhang Chi misses this enthusiastic Hispanic old cowboy a little bit.

Before Kimberly said anything, a young cowboy next to him said, "Cannon is leaving."

Zhang Chi was very surprised when he heard that, he opened his mouth and asked, "Going? Where are you going?"

The young cowboy replied: "Go to work on another ranch, about tens of miles away from here."

Kimberly saw that Zhang Chi was a little confused, so she said with a smile: "It's a common thing that when the ranch needs fewer cowboys when it's not busy, these working cowboys will naturally go out to find other jobs."

In this way, Zhang Chi understands that most of the cowboys here are seasonal workers, that is, they go to the ranch to help out when they are busy, and when the ranch does not need manpower, they will go out to find other jobs to earn money.

For example, some cowboys on a large ranch work on the ranch for life, not to mention all year round. If the ranch is very large, with an area of ​​tens of thousands of acres, some cowboys and even their descendants have worked on this ranch for generations. Consider it part of the ranch family.

Naturally, small ranches do not have such conditions. Generally speaking, there are only about one cowboy hired for a long time, and these seasonal cowboys will be hired when they are really busy.

Cannon looks like the cowboy of the season.

It’s not surprising that people like Cannon are probably working illegally, that is, they don’t have a work visa in the United States, and they are not white. How can there be ranchers willing to hire him as a regular cowboy on a ranch? .

"Oh!"

Zhang Chi snorted, and stopped talking.

Where does he have the ability to hire Cannon now? The money in his pocket is enough to support his small ranch until autumn when he sells cattle.

If the price of beef fell in autumn like ordinary ranches, then Zhang Chi would have no choice but to sell the ranch.

Now that the gourd is in hand, Zhang Chi is not afraid. With the experience of scarring, Zhang Chi has no problem raising the cow.In the fall, if he sells some of the raised calves, his ranch will be officially in operation.

While pondering in his mind, Zhang Chi suddenly heard someone behind him greet him.

Turning his head, he found that Cannon was standing behind Zhang Chi with a smile on his face. Seeing Zhang Chi turn around, he came to the empty seat next to Zhang Chi and sat down.

"What would you like to drink?" Zhang Chi said to Cannon.

With a tired face now, Cannon thanked Zhang Chi, and then said to Kimberly, "A glass of whiskey."

After speaking, he stretched out his finger to Zhang Chi: "put it on his account".

Kimberly smiled, took out the glass and began to pour the wine, put the wine on a small cushion on the bar, and finally put the wine glass on the cushion and pushed it in front of Cannon.

Cannon took a sip of his drink.

The cowboy who spoke just now said, "Just now George asked why you didn't come."

"What do you want from me?" Cannon put down the wine glass in his hand.

Zhang Chi smiled and said, "It's nothing, I just feel like I haven't seen you for a few days."

"I'm going to work on the new ranch soon, and I guess I won't be back until next year, but I'm not sure, who knows," Cannon said.

For Cannon, he is used to the current life. He works here in the United States. So far, he does not know how many ranches he has visited. child.

"Then are you free tomorrow? The last time I asked you to try my Chinese food skills, it just happened to catch up with you. Is it okay now?" Zhang Chi said.

Thinking of the last time Cannon helped him, Zhang Chi decided to invite him again.

Cannon said: "If it is tomorrow night, I will definitely be there, and I will leave here to go to the new pasture the next morning."

"So urgent?" Zhang Chi didn't expect him to leave the day after tomorrow.

Cannon said: "The work over there is more urgent, and I will leave after taking the money here."

Hearing what Cannon said, Zhang Chi nodded: "Then it will still be seven o'clock tomorrow night."

"No problem. By the way, why did you come to the bar today?" Cannon was curious, because he had never seen Zhang Chi come to the bar, even if he heard it, he had only heard it once.

Zhang Chi said: "I want to ask where I can buy good and cheap fodder."

Cannon took a sip of his wine and said with a smile: "It's not cheap or cheap. Usually it's the same price, and it's not like buying calves. There are different prices. Almost all the forage here comes from the east. Whatever the price is, it’s just that the price of fodder is slightly lower in this season.”

The east that Cannon mentioned refers to several states on the east coast, such as Kentucky, where the natural conditions are good, and they are all in the Great Plains, and the grass grows naturally, and there are many professional forage growers. pasture.

Almost all the forage for the winter here comes from these eastern states, and there are only a few companies that deal in forage, and the prices are all about the same. Of course, if you buy more, there will be a small discount, but it’s impossible How much is the discount, especially for a ranch as big as Zhang Chi, it is not considered a big customer in front of others.

"Oh, that's fine." Zhang Chi nodded, indicating that he understood.

Cannon still wanted to say something to Zhang Chi, but at this moment his cell phone rang, he went outside to answer the call, came back two minutes later, grabbed the wine on the bar and took a sip.

"Thank you for the wine, I have to go back to the ranch now".

After speaking, he grinned at Zhang Chi, then turned and left.

Waiting for Cannon to leave, Kimberly said to Zhang Chi, "He's a good cowboy."

Zhang Chi only knew that Cannon was enthusiastic, not whether he was a good cowboy, but he couldn't help but nodded when he heard Kimberly's comment.

Zhang Chi understood what Kimberly meant, probably because he thought that if he hired someone, Cannon would be a good candidate.

But how dare Zhang Chi hire someone now? If he really hires Cannon, he doesn't know if he can last until the autumn when he sells cattle.

There is no way, he has too many things to think about now, and he needs to build two cowsheds before winter, or it will be like what Old Xu said, when it snows heavily, the next day he opens the door and sees that the cows freeze to death One piece, that Zhang Chi couldn't cry out in a good tone even if he wanted to cry.

Although with the help of gourd, Zhang Chi's plan is pretty good, but you can't live your life according to the best plan, you have to leave some leeway for yourself.

Kimberly actually thought Cannon was a good cowboy. If he was white or had a work permit, many ranches would be vying to hire him.

Generally speaking, most Latinos are enthusiastic, but they are not interested in doing things. There is no way, it may be a problem of ethnic habits. The crime rate of Latinos has always been high. When many Latinos talk about singing and dancing, it is true. The whole body is full of strength, and when it comes to work or something, it will be pulled down.

The Hispanics referred to here do not include Lao Mo, who is also quite diligent in his work. The group of Latin Americans is generally two Indians behind Lao Mo.

But Cannon is a special case. He can do the work on the ranch and is quite diligent.

Because I don't have a work visa, I can only fight guerrillas between various ranches.

Working visas are actually not difficult to obtain. The only requirement is money, and ranchers who want Cannon to work will have to spend a lot of money.

But with the effort to spend this money, directly hire three or four cowboys, the economic value is more than two cannons, and the rancher is not a philanthropist, so how can he do such a loss-making business.

Besides, there are plenty of hardworking cowboys for them, why spend a lot of money for a Latino.

Zhang Chi never thought about getting a work visa for Cannon. They helped him lead a horse once, so he got a work visa for him?Isn't that a bad brain?

When I asked about pasture, it was mainly because Zhang Chi wanted to spread the news that he wanted to buy grass. How much and what price he bought was the second.

While sipping beer, Zhang Chi listened to the gossip of the cowboys next to him.

These cowboys speak so rough that many of them have to include a harmonious word in every sentence. In the words of Zhang Chi's hometown, if a sentence is not accompanied by a lower body, it seems that the sentence has not been said.

Cowboys can talk about anything. Men generally talk about politics or women, and cowboys are similar, but most of them are not positive comments. The gang in DC scolded.

In the mouths of the cowboys, the people in DC are all a group of pigs.

Originally planned to drink this bottle of beer and leave, who knew that Zhang Chi heard an interesting news.

Kimberly was curious.

"Develop real estate here?"

Kimberly asked the cowboy who just came in.

"It turns out that near the Xiongshi Ranch, the developer plans to develop a community, and each family will bring more than ten acres of land, or simply build a house..." said the cowboy.

"Jill, that's bullshit, who would buy a house here?"

The cowboy sitting not far away said loudly.

"Isn't it a bad brain to buy a house here?"

Cowboys soon followed suit.

The news made most people think it was impossible, because the living conditions in Amber were not convenient, and it was not close to a big city.

Folsom is not a big city. If you want to buy a house to live in, then Folsom is a few grades better than Amber. At least there are cinemas, supermarkets, etc., and what is there in Amber Town? Come on, family. stand?Or a small shop?

There are no supporting living facilities at all. If a house is built here, ghosts will buy it.

You expect these cowboys to buy houses?Then you are thinking too much, many cowboys in their thirties still live on the ranch, as for getting married?

You are almost unable to support yourself, and you still want to support your wife and children?How dare you think so!

"Do you think someone built a house and sold it to you?"

The cowboy who brought the news said to the two cowboys next to the table: "I heard that the rich are planning to build a ski resort in Weimar."

Zhang Chi was a little dazed, feeling that he couldn't understand the brains of these Americans.

Build a ski resort over there and build a community here?What the hell are you thinking?

Thinking about it, it seems that it has nothing to do with me. The house bought by others has nothing to do with him.

(End of this chapter)