pasture leisure

Chapter 7 The Return of the Heart
Back next to the small trailer, Zhang Chi wanted to see his pasture, but after getting in the car and driving for a while, he turned back, because he felt that the ground was a bit muddy, and he was afraid that if he went further, the car would sink into it. If you want to find a trailer or something, you don't have to think about it, just a few calves will be done for you.

Having nothing to do, Zhang Chi returned to the small trailer. After sitting for a while, Zhang Chi went back to sleep. When he opened his eyes again, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.

After getting out of the trailer, the small pasture was brightly illuminated by the big moon outside.

I fried a piece of steak with onions, and put two small potatoes on it when grilled. This was Zhang Chi's dinner.

While eating dinner, Zhuo Chi sacrificed the gourd.

As soon as he thought about it in his head, the gourd disappeared, and a faint shadow that only he himself could see appeared hanging in the air.

Up to now, Zhuo Chi has not figured out what is going on with this gourd, but he can forget about it after thinking about it. With such a big treasure in his hand, and knowing what to do so clearly, is it possible that he is still planning to take a doctoral degree?

There is a small folding table in the square, and a small horse lantern is placed on the corner of the table. The light of the horse lantern can only illuminate an area of ​​less than four or five square meters. Zhang Chi in the modern age seems to have lived a long time ago.

The moonlight is very good, the huge moon hangs in the sky, so bright, it seems to be very close to people, so close that people feel that they can reach it by raising their hands.

There is nothing to say about the air in the mountainous area, there is a smell of forest in it.

If it is daytime, when you look up, you can see the unmelted snow on the distant mountain peaks, buckled on the top of the mountain like a white hat.

As for other places, besides the green, it is still green, with boundless forests enclosing farms and pastures.

Although the conditions are difficult, Zhang Chi's heart is extremely peaceful at the moment. This is the first time he has been so peaceful since he came to the United States. Yes, there is only one word in Zhang Chi's heart: comfortable!
But this comfort was quickly broken, because some small bugs came along the light, flew around the small table, and some bold ones directly stopped on the small table, even Zhang Chi's plate It seems that he wants to enjoy this dinner with Zhuo Chi.

Zhang Chi raised his hand to chase him away, but when he put his hand down, these brazen gangsters came over again, which made Zhang Chi extremely upset.

At this moment, Zhang Chi has forgotten that he asked the gourd to protect him when he was drunk. He didn't remember that the gourd has a special magic trick.

With the addition of this group of bugs, Zhang Chi had to finish his meal quickly, and then got into his small car.

At this time, the temperature is not high, which is about five or six degrees. You must cover yourself with a quilt to sleep, but Zhang Chi didn't sleep. Instead, he turned on the computer and connected his mobile phone to start surfing the Internet.

Of course he wasn't playing games. He was reading information on the Internet to see if there were any cattle for sale nearby.

There is a lot of such information. As an agricultural and animal husbandry state, such information can be seen everywhere on the Internet, but many of them are large transactions. Zhang Chi can only take a look at it now.

Cows are also expensive. An expensive cow can be sold for millions, and a cow can be sold for two or three hundred. Cows are also like people. Some people are born on the finish line, and some are born to suffer.

After finding some useful information, Zhang Chi wrote it down in a small notebook, and prepared to pick a cow when the time came.

After working until late at night, Zhang Chi yawned and felt sleepy, so he closed his notebook and climbed into the car to go to sleep.

As soon as he lay down and closed his eyes, an untimely sound came to his ears.

Aww~~!

Aww~~!

Zhang Chi is no stranger to this howling sound, it is the sound of the North American gray wolf.

The North American gray wolf is the largest wolf on earth. An adult North American gray wolf can be up to two meters long and weigh up to [-] kilograms, which is almost the weight of an adult.

This thing has no natural enemies except humans in North America.

This thing was extinct before, but then the Americans were unwilling to invite these guys back. This invitation was good at first, but when the population grew, American farmers and ranchers couldn’t bear it, because It is impossible for this thing to let go of the cattle and sheep in the pasture because it is fixed.

As for combat power?
This thing can catch bison!

All dogs are war scum in front of it, and even some hounds would not dare to lean towards them if their owners were not nearby, and they would turn upside down when they smelled it.

At the same time, this guy is also an old opponent of the western cowboys.

Hearing howling wolves did not make Zhang Chi's nerves any more tense, not to mention here, it was too common for Folsom at night, and he listened to it a few times before putting the quilt over his head.

Hulu look a little bit!
With the thought together, Zhang Chi was ready to sleep with his big head.

But soon Zhang Chi found that he couldn't fall asleep, and he didn't know if he slept too much in the afternoon or what. After closing his eyes for a while, all drowsiness disappeared.

After re-lighting the pony lantern, Zhang Chi half-lyed on the bed and began to watch short videos.

When watching short videos, Zhang Chi belongs to the kind of person who only watches but doesn't talk, and doesn't watch current affairs.

He himself also understands that his life orientation is that of an ordinary person. To put it clearly, he is a small denominator in the society. He can't decide on big things. In the end, he lives his own life. Worrying about mundane things like three meals a day is not so high spiritual level.No matter where you are, you have to rely on your own diligence to earn a living.

Zhang Chi’s favorite game is Warcraft, an old game, and Zhang Chi is good at playing. Sometimes 1V1 computers will overturn, but the more you play, the more you like to watch others play.

I don't know how long it took, but Zhang Chi felt sleepy, so he put down his phone and turned off the lantern. After a while, there was a sound of even breathing, and he fell into a deep sleep.

When I opened my eyes again, a ray of sunlight had passed through the small window and shone on the head of the bed. The sunlight projected a light body through the window, and small smoke seemed to rise from the light body.

Zhang Chi opened his eyes and looked at the scene beautifully for a long time. He has never felt that he has lived such a stable life in more than ten years. In the past, he has been busy with his uncle and aunt like this time, either shopping or choosing vegetables. , I was busy from dark to late night, every day, and I could only rest during the Lunar New Year.

A lot of people say that the wages in the United States are high, the treatment is good, and they don’t work overtime. You can do whatever you want when you work overtime. Only when you live here, you will know. What they say is not that there is no such thing, but that ordinary people enjoy it at all. Less than such treatment.

It's the minimum wage. Zhang Chi doesn't know about it in other places. Anyway, it's not very useful around here.

A cowboy who works on a ranch usually costs thousands of dollars a month. Why don't you do it?Well, some old Mo or other Latin people who have not obtained the status are willing to do it, and it is cheap.

I don't know about other places, but near Folsom, a ranch with room and board included, the average cowboy's salary is just over [-] US dollars, maybe a little more when you are busy, but [-] is the end.

How many thousands can a restaurant earn a year for serving dishes?Just listen to this matter, the annual family income of the middle class is only tens of thousands of dollars, can you serve it on a plate?Then what a fancy restaurant you'd have to serve that plate.

Zhang Chi has always held this mentality. As a low-level worker, if you want to live with a little dignity, you have to keep yourself busy.

If you don’t have that fate, you still want to live a comfortable life. Whether you are in China or in the United States, taking a bowl to the street is what this kind of person should do.

After looking at the sun for a while, he stretched his hand in and saw the sun shine through his palm, turning his palm red. Zhang Chi felt that he was living so real at this moment.

After lying on the bed for half an hour, he turned over from the bed. After washing up, Zhang Chi put on his coat and shoes, looked at his watch, and found that it was almost noon, so he decided to drive out. Check out the small bars in town.

The big guys play European and American games and find that many tasks are answered in small bars, and many things can also be found out in small bars. This is a cultural difference. The status of bars in American social life is quite high.

For a cowboy, the bar may be their best reward for life after a busy day.

After driving to the small town, Zhang Chi stopped at the door of the small bar and found that the small bar was not open yet, so he continued to drive along the road.

In the west, if you want to shop in a supermarket or buy some supplies that are not commonly used, it is normal to drive for [-] to [-] minutes.

Didn't mention lifting your feet, there is a supermarket downstairs, turning your face away, and walking to the cinema on two legs, there is no such thing, it is normal to spend more than an hour back and forth on the road doing these things.

Zhang Chi drove the car back to Folsom, where he had lived for more than ten years. Zhang Chi knew the streets here better than the hair on his arms.

Go straight to the denim store.

"Chi, I haven't seen you for a long time. I didn't order takeaway today."

The shop owner was about to put things on the shelves, and said with a smile when he saw Zhang Chi open the door and come in.

The shop owner and Zhang Chi are old acquaintances, because he often eats takeaways from Zhuo Youliang's restaurant, and Zhang Chi delivers them every time. This delivery has been going on for several years.

Zhang Chi said: "I didn't come here to deliver food. Now my brother is doing the food delivery in the store. Now I bought a small ranch for raising cattle."

"Ok!"

The shopkeeper replied with a smile.

Becoming a rancher is definitely better than serving plates in a restaurant, so the owner said a few blessings.

"What are you going to pick?" the owner asked.

"I want to pick riding boots, the kind that can work on the ranch," Zhang Chi said.

After hearing this, the shopkeeper stretched his head and glanced at the sneakers on Zhang Chi's feet, and said with a smile: "You really need these shoes to work in the ranch. If there are bugs or something, I will come to you for a while, that's okay. You will have to suffer..."

What is the most common on the ranch?
Some people say it’s grass, yes, there is a lot of grass, but there are also hidden bugs under the grass, some of them are very fierce, as long as they bite you, itching will be unstoppable for a few days, and you will have to lie in the hospital if you are serious. It wasn't impossible a while ago.

"You can't dress up like this. If you dress like you, you won't be able to work on the ranch for a day. Put on a thicker coat, and jeans are also necessary..." the owner and Zhang Chi said.

"I have jeans, I just want to buy riding boots," Zhang Chi laughed.

Zhang Chi is also a half-Folsomian, so he naturally knows that farmers and ranchers don’t dress up to be handsome. In fact, it’s something in movies to use the word handsome on cowboys. Cowboys dress up to protect themselves and make themselves more attractive. good job.

Wear high-top riding boots with jeans, and then tuck the trousers into the riding boots, just to prevent insects, or if you accidentally step on the grass, and there is a snake in the grass, strong riding boots and thick jeans are cowboys The small armor can offset part of the damage.

No matter how hot it is, the wrist buttons of cowboy shirts are buttoned up. It is rare to see cowboys with their sleeves rolled up for grazing. Prevent branches from cutting your arms.

Zhang Chi has jeans and a thick coat, but what he lacks now is a pair of riding boots.

The shopkeeper asked about Zhang Chi's shoe size, took a pair of riding boots from the shelf, and signaled Zhang Chi to change the boots on the boot changing stool.

(End of this chapter)