pasture leisure

Chapter 52 Between Brothers
The two brothers sat on the edge of the table, and there were two pots in the middle of the table. One was a smaller pot with stewed noodles, and the other pot was filled with watered noodles.

"The onion is a bit overcooked, the potatoes are not crispy enough, the beef is too small...".

Zhang Wu was digging into the noodles, and when he freed his mouth, he would comment that the stew made by his cousin was a mess. In Zhang Wu's words, even pigs would not like to eat this stuff. My cousin's craftsmanship is really bad. went.

The taste is actually good, but Zhang Wu is in a bad mood, and he just wants to tickle his cousin, and it's uncomfortable to not be picky.

Zhang Chi smiled at the side, and he nodded whatever his cousin said, not daring to refute a word, for fear that he would not serve this master well, and this master would give him a pick, and he would quit the afternoon work, so he would have no place to cry.

"What you're criticizing is that the little one must pay attention in the future and have another bowl?"

Zhang Chi picked up the spoon and gestured towards his cousin's bowl.

"One more bowl, I'm really hungry, otherwise I won't eat this stuff." Zhang Wu himself ordered another big bowl of noodles, and then stretched the bowl to the side of the stewed pot, beckoning his cousin to add stewed noodles for himself.

The noodles are not delicious and you have to eat three bowls?
Isn't this bullshit.

"Quail eggs don't work, they won't taste good when boiled, white eggs! The next time you make them, you should also marinate them. The eggs need to be flavored. Look, they don't taste any good now. What's the matter?"

Zhang Wu took a bird's egg and put it in his mouth. While chewing, he began to vomit again.

"Okay! I pay attention, I pay attention."

Zhang Chi didn't have the nerve to say that these were not quail eggs, but the bird egg tax he collected from the birds this morning.

As long as the cousin is willing to continue mowing the grass for him in the afternoon, Zhang Chi has no moral integrity now, anyway, you can just say what you say, and you won't lose any flesh on your body.

Zhang Chi was listening, when he suddenly saw Zhang Wu bent down, stretched out his hand to stroke under the table a few times, and directly fished Ergou from under the table to the table.

I put an egg for Ergou, and Ergou ate the egg with his head tilted.

"Look, the cat is not very happy to eat this egg," Zhang Wu said.

Zhang Chi really wanted to tell his cousin to throw the cat under the table for me, and he was used to eating at the table all the time, so if this thing had to be served on the table every day, it would be a mess!

But now he dare not, for fear of losing such an excellent coolie as his cousin, the most important thing is not to spend money, which is the key point.

"Yes, yes, my fault" Zhang Chi replied.

While listening to his cousin nagging, the mobile phone saved Zhang Chi's life.

Picking up the phone, Zhang Chi said to his cousin: "I'll answer the call."

After speaking, he ran outside the house and sat on the sofa on the porch.

The call was from Cannon.

"Zhang, what's the matter, I was working and my phone wasn't with me just now," Cannon said.

Zhang Chi said: "How is your life over there? I want to find a cowboy to come over here to help. If you are free, why don't you come to my place and try it. The price I can offer now is [-] dollars a month. What to eat? Do it as normal."

If the cowboy here is not American or has a US visa, the monthly salary is seven to eight hundred dollars. Even if there is, it is like an American cowboy, which is only nine hundred to one thousand a month. There is a lot of ranch work. Sometimes, the rancher may add a hundred or two hundred dollars, but this usually happens in winter when the ranch is quite busy.

Usually like now, when the pasture is abundant, most of the temporary cowboys are [-] normal, and the resident cowboys may be higher, but not much higher.

Zhang Chi stated his conditions.

It's not that Zhang Chi didn't want to give one thousand, but that if he did, what would the other ranchers think? This is destroying the stability and unity around them and driving up the market price. This kind of person is the most unpopular person.

Zhang Chi doesn't want to be such an early bird. Originally, he is already outstanding here as a Chinese.

It doesn't matter if the cowboy hates you, because everyone pays the price, and it's not Zhang Chi who wants to give it alone, but as a member of the ranchers, it's not good for the ranchers to hate you.

It is still the same sentence that affects unity, such as this kind of overall view, Zhang Chi is willing to abide by it.

After hearing this, Cannon said: "That's really a coincidence. My work here will be over in a week. I'm thinking about finding a job. You're going to find someone."

This is good news for Cannon. As a black cowboy without a work visa, [-] dollars a month is really not low. Let alone [-] dollars, there is not much work on the ranch now. A black boy like him Cowboys, it's hard to find a job worth six hundred dollars a month.

If you want to find a job for [-] or [-] yuan, you have to wait until October, because at that time the livestock on the ranch here will be put into sheds until the beginning of spring, and all the cowboys work almost twelve hours a day, busy from start to finish.

If it is American cowboys in winter, the monthly income at this time is about [-] yuan. This is the price of resident cowboys, not the price that those who come to work illegally can get.

Zhang Chi's [-] months now is quite attractive to cowboys like Cannon.

"Then let's make a deal."

Zhang Chi didn't say much, since Cannon agreed to come, then the matter is settled.

Cannon said: "Okay, BOSS!"

Cannon's role changes fairly quickly.

That's it, after finalizing the matter, and chatting with Cannon, Zhang Chi hung up the phone and went back to the house. Like a fairy.

"Master, have you eaten?" Zhang Chi smiled, not looking like a good thing.

"Eat well, clean up the bowls and chopsticks, grandpa, I want to take a nap."

"You rest, I'll do the chores." Zhang Chi didn't care what time his cousin slept, anyway, as long as he was willing to work, it would be fine.

After tidying up the bowls and chopsticks, Zhang Chi was ready to go out for a big purchase. The uncle who was working had a lot of things he wanted to eat, so he had to list them all. If the uncle was not satisfied, where would Zhang Chi go to find such a coolie?

Besides, there is also a large refrigerator at home. If the refrigerator is not filled with food for a week, Zhang Chi will have to waste fuel and make another trip?So this purchase must be indispensable.

Scratching his head and making a list, Zhang Chi drove the pickup truck with the list and went out.

First go to the aunt's house to see what kind of autumn wind is going on at home, and at the same time tell them the news of my cousin's return.

When I arrived at the restaurant, I found that my uncle and my aunt were resting, and there was a young Caucasian man, about twenty years old, on a table not far away.

At first Zhang Chi thought it was a guest.

"Uncle, auntie!"

"Da Chi is here, sit down quickly."

They were very happy to see Zhang Chi. They greeted Zhang Chi to sit down and asked about the ranch.

"Very good, brother Xiao Wu is back, and he is living in my ranch now, I'll come over and tell you," Zhang Chi said.

Zhang Youliang was not surprised at all and said: "I see, your elder brother told me that he is back, and we will live with you as soon as we guess."

"This kid is not coming back. I'm afraid we will let him work. Now we don't need him anymore. We asked a young man to help." Auntie pointed at the white youth next to him.

Only then did Zhang Chi know that his uncle's family had hired new staff.

This guy is still a high school student. He came to work to earn some pocket money. He was an hourly worker, that is, he came to work after school and went to class when it was time for class.

This kind of thing is quite normal here.

Many children of ranchers will also work part-time outside to earn some pocket money.

It’s not that these children’s families have no money, but many wealthy families are willing to let their children out to exercise. They hope that their children will work in other people’s homes, so that they can get in touch with the society earlier and experience the hardships of life. .

Of course, there are also some families whose children do not work at all, the standard rich second generation, but such families are relatively rare in small towns.

Smiling at this man, Zhang Chi told his story.

"Go to the garden and pick what you want to eat," the aunt said.

With his aunt's words, Zhang Chi went to the farm to pick a large bag of things, put them in the carriage, and then went to the Chinese supermarket.

After this big purchase, when he came back, Zhang Chi found that his cousin had already started working.

Although the two brothers are chattering back and forth and are usually not in good shape, they actually try their best when it comes to helping. Zhang Wu just stabbed his cousin with words, but it is really hard work to help, and there is no As usual, I lay on the bed for two or three hours, but today I only slept for half an hour, and I started to work when I was exhausted.

According to his cousin's request, Zhang Chi cooked a large table of dishes at night, and the two brothers naturally had to grind their mouths when eating.

At night, Zhang Chi got on the machine, turned on the lights and continued mowing, while Zhang Wu rested. The next day, Zhang Wu worked, Zhang Chi was in charge of logistics, and it was Zhang Chi’s turn at night.

With the efforts of the two brothers, it took several days to clean up the hundreds of acres of pasture.

The grass that has been cut into bundles is still green grass and cannot be received in the warehouse. It can only be put into the warehouse after being dried in the field, but Zhang Wu cannot help with this matter.

After returning the machine and paying the money, it was time for Zhang Wu to leave.

"It's really a big loss. I came here to hide and relax. I didn't expect to be caught by your kid. I have worked for so many days for nothing."

On the way Zhang Chi sent Zhang Wu back to the uncle's restaurant, Zhang Wu kept mentioning this.

Now Zhang Chi is not afraid of him anymore, after all the work is done, are you still worried that he will drop the pick?
"Assuming you are in the gym, you don't usually exercise much, but now you do some work, and you still take advantage of it," Zhang Chi said.

These words stunned Zhang Wu.

"Is this still my advantage?"

"Ah, why not? You still have to pay when you go to the gym. Not only do I not charge you, but I also serve delicious food and drink. Of course you are taking advantage."

When Zhang Wu heard this, he stretched out his hand and grabbed his younger brother's neck: "I'll strangle you to death!"

"Don't make trouble, let's drive," Zhang Chi said with a smile.

"Owe me wages"

"One hundred yuan, is there more?" Zhang Chi said.

Zhang Wu heard: "Forget it, it's not embarrassing enough."

"Another hundred dollars saved," Zhang Chi was delighted.

Zhang Wudao: "You are suitable for earning a little money."

While talking, the phone rang, Zhang Chi took it out and looked at it, and couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

"Who?"

"Melika, little girl," Zhang Chi said.

Zhang Wu thought for a while, then remembered who Melika was, and asked curiously, "When did you hook up?"

"Who knows why she's going crazy?" Zhang Chi was also surprised.

"Looking for you to shoot an advertisement?"

"I don't know where my enthusiasm has dissipated for a long time. Let's shoot a woolen commercial," Zhang Chi said.

(End of this chapter)