The Rise of the Ranch King

Chapter 2 2. Lakeside Ranch

I told my parents that night.

Everything happened so suddenly that they were shocked.

Lin Feng was doing well abroad before, but he chose to return to China to take care of his parents. As a result, he was ostracized everywhere in the company. For this, the couple has always felt guilty, so this time they decided to listen to his advice and no longer be a drag.

However, on the way home, Lin Feng had already made his decision.

The Franks mentioned in the letter they left to themselves that Lin Feng could choose to continue operating or sell and transfer. This was his freedom.

According to the evaluation of the Weili Heritage Center, the land of the ranch is worth at least 2 million yuan. When the business cannot continue, it will be sold and the money will be used to return to China to treat his father's illness. I believe that the Franks will be happy about this if they are alive in heaven.

Ms. Laura did a good job of keeping it secret. No one around knew exactly what Lin Feng got. They only knew that he was now famous.

The next day, the news that Lin Feng received a "huge inheritance" from abroad spread throughout the company, and the news became more and more popular.

What's even more outrageous is that he received a call from his ex-girlfriend's mother, asking him in a roundabout way what happened to his inheritance.

"Xiao Lin, has your father's condition gotten better recently? Yingying's father knows a pathologist in this field. Why don't we let him contact us and find time to go over and have a look. Treat him as soon as possible without delay."

Lin Feng smiled faintly and said, "I won't bother you. I'm busy and I'll hang up now."

"Hey, don't hang up the phone yet. Auntie has something to ask you. I heard people say what inheritance you inherited. Auntie is too old to understand what's going on."

Lin Feng said calmly: "My second uncle in the United States passed away. He had no children and left me all his property. It was nothing, probably tens of millions of dollars."

"Ten million? U.S. dollars? Isn't this... Uncle Er working as a security guard in Huadu Community?"

"Aunt Li, this is the last time I call you aunt. My second uncle is here too. It has nothing to do with you and you don't have to worry about it. Hang up, I have something else to do."

"No, no, no, I discussed it with Yingying's father last night. We are still very satisfied with your child. We don't need the bride price. When the time comes, you can take Yingying to live in the United States. As long as you two are happy, we will Parents will feel at ease."

Lin Feng laughed, feeling nauseated, and paused for three seconds.

"Yingying? Who is Yingying? I never know Yingying."

"And who are you? Do we know each other?"

"What does it have to do with me where your daughter lives? Don't call me to harass me in the future."

After saying that, he hung up the phone and blocked the number.

When I returned to the company to go through the resignation procedures, I found that everyone was more polite than ever before. Even the boss who had a straight face all day learned to smile.

Lin Feng didn't say a word. He knew that he had no friends here. It was just a cold cement building, nothing more.

To be honest, he would rather go to the Montana countryside and live among the cows and sheep than stay with such living people all day long.

After taking care of everything in the country for a week, Lin Feng got on a plane flying to Montana.

There was an incident before boarding the plane. The two cans of shrimp paste prepared by his mother were not allowed to be brought on the plane.

This is a specialty of his hometown, and Lin Feng likes to dip it in the sauce when he eats.

I had no choice but to give the shrimp paste to the ground crew at the airport.

Lin Feng seemed very worried on the plane. There were too many things that happened in the past few days and it took time to digest. In addition, his parents have become a concern. This kind of longing will be infinitely expanded with the distance.

It took about 14 hours to fly to Helena. Ms. Laura helped him get a blanket so he could sleep first.

When I woke up in the evening, my brain felt much more relaxed.

"We will arrive in Helena in three hours. You stay in the hotel for one night, and I will arrange a vehicle to take you to the ranch tomorrow." Laura maintained her previous sitting position, as if she had never rested.

Lin Feng said thank you, squeezed out a smile and asked, "Do I seem very lethargic? Going to the western United States to open up the wilderness is something worth being excited about. After all, it is a brand new beginning."

Laura nodded, "I understand your feelings. As far as I know, you gave up your high-paying job and returned to China to take care of your uremic father and relieve your mother's life burden. You are a sensible child, otherwise the Franks would not Leave the pasture to you.”

"You are your parents' pride, forever."

Ms. Laura hesitated to speak, but she still spoke out.

"You have spent some time in Riverdale Town and you should know that outsiders are not very welcome there, so..."

It was Lin Feng's turn to nod, which meant a lot.

Montana's economy is dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry, with 38 square kilometers of land covered with farms and pastures. It has the second most cattle and the third most sheep in the United States.

There are two very spectacular natural terrains throughout the state: the northern end of the Rocky Mountains and the prairies.

The ranch is located between the two. It can not only enjoy the convenience of livestock raising brought by the grassland, but also overlook the magnificent scenery of the Rocky Mountains.

However, this special terrain has brought about an unstable climate. Lin Feng has experienced two heavy rainy seasons. The continuous rainfall caused many mountain snows to melt and flow into rivers, eventually causing floods.

Those cattle and sheep that were too late to move were washed into the river. After the water level receded, livestock carcasses were floating everywhere.

Tom Frank is an old cowboy. He has enough experience in dealing with natural disasters to minimize losses.

Although Lin Feng has experience in ranching, he is still blank in management. The combination of concern for his family and worries about the future contributed to his serious expression now.

Of course, Lin Feng still has self-confidence, even if these self-confidences have no roots. He boils down to the courage after having no retreat.

It was already eleven o'clock in the evening when we arrived at Helena Airport. Exhausted and jet lag caused Lin Feng to fall asleep in the hotel.

In order to let him fully rest, Ms. Laura didn't call until ten o'clock the next morning to tell him that the vehicle was ready and he could leave for the ranch at any time.

Lin Feng wanted to settle down early, and was also curious about what the pasture was like now. He simply washed up, ate breakfast, and hurried on the road.

The ranch is located in the town of Riverdale on the edge of Helena, and the terrain there is easy to tell from the name.

If I remember correctly, there are less than 90 people in the whole town, and % of them are engaged in farming and ranching. Everyone only gets together during major festivals. At other times, they basically live a self-sufficient life on their own territory.

The road from Helena to River Valley Town was like watching a time-travel movie, the view slowly faded from bustling to empty.

The terrain outside the town is flat, and the desert road is so straight that you can’t see the bottom at a glance. Drag racing enthusiasts will definitely fall in love with it.

Coming to Lakeside Ranch again, memories of the past flooded into my brain.

The cattle and sheep should have been sold off, and now the entire ranch is just patches of unkempt grass and a few old buildings.

He still remembers the first time he received milk, just a few meters outside the cowshed.

The blunt technique made the cow very unhappy, and she kicked over the milk bucket three times in a row. In the end, Lin Feng worked awkwardly for an hour before milking a small bowl.

The Franks were not angry, but patiently taught him the details.

There was also the time when he helped deliver the cow. Old Tom had a broken arm and couldn't move. Lin Feng had to put his hands into the cow's sensitive parts, help him pull the calf out, and finally cut the umbilical cord.

It was an incredible experience, and it also made him understand why Chinese people like to use "awesome" to describe awesomeness, because it is really too big!

The two-story cabin on the ranch is not large. Lin Feng lived in the easternmost one on the second floor a few years ago. But now there are no traces of that time. Even the traces of Frank and his wife’s life have been erased. It has become a completely new building. house.

The most eye-catching thing is not the old-school wooden villa, but the quiet lake semi-surrounded by woods not far away.

This name was given by Lin Feng when he first saw it. Compared with the noisy cattle and sheep on the grass, the lake was semi-surrounded by a pine forest, like a quiet and lonely girl.

There was a small boat on the shore of the lake, leaning and stuck in the mud, looking abandoned.

The water surface is sparkling and turned into light green by the surrounding trees.

The uniqueness of Jingjing Lake is that there is an island in the middle of the lake, which looks like a diamond embedded in the lake from the air.

After the driver left, Lin Feng was the only one left. Facing the empty pasture, he was honestly a little panicked.

The surrounding area is deserted for several kilometers, and if there is any problem, there is no way to find anyone to help.

I took the key and opened the door of the villa. After not opening it for a long time, the wooden door made a creaking sound.

The whole room had been closed for a long time. When he opened the door, there was a pungent musty smell, which made Lin Feng choke and sneeze several times.

There are no traces of the Franks' life inside, everything is new.

It is very rural and pastoral, a typical American rural building. It is full of wood products or ironware, and there is a fireplace built of bricks. There is almost no trace of plastic, as if you are living in a huge tree trunk.

Lin Feng liked the rattan rocking chair next to the floor-to-ceiling window very much. It looked a bit old. It would be nice to sit on it and look out at the pasture.

He planned to walk over and try it. The creaking sound of the wooden floor made him feel inexplicably happy.

Lying on the rocking chair, your body swayed rhythmically with it, which resonated with the rhythm of the leaves blowing in the wind not far away, and you felt a sudden sense of joy.

Imagine drinking beer, sitting under the starry night sky, and playing your favorite music on the gramophone. There is no better life.

It was afternoon now, and the sun was about to be blocked by the hills to the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun gradually spread over the entire grassland.

Although the pasture is now full of weeds, it is quite artistic under the setting sun.

Lin Feng has never seen such a beautiful scene. It is completely a masterpiece of nature, without any trace of artificial intervention.

It's like a vacation cabin hidden in the woods, completely move-in-able, except there's no ready-made food.

However, he had already bought two large bags of food on the way here, including ten consecutive bags of instant noodles, which was enough to last for several days.

Lin Feng spent his first night at the ranch. He didn't sleep well. He woke up several times in the middle of the night and could always hear the sounds of animals. Perhaps this was the drawback of being too close to nature.

It wasn't until four o'clock in the middle of the night that I fell asleep because I was too tired. However, three hours later I was awakened by a rapid knock on the door.

There was also the noise of the car stepping on the accelerator. Judging from these unfriendly movements, it was not a good bird.

Lin Feng desperately needs a gun so that he can have room for maneuver no matter what happens.

　New author, please take care of me!

　　

　

(End of this chapter)