Little Life on An American Ranch

After getting up in the morning and wandering back to the house, Jian Heng discovered a strange phenomenon. Only his father Jian Zhenhua and his brother-in-law Yang Bin were left in the whole house. The rest of the people were missing, let alone Everyone was gone, and even Shelly was missing this time.

"Where have these people gone?" Jian Heng said.

"I've already finished dinner and went to play in the town. Before I left, I informed our grandpas that they had posted the Spring Festival couplets in the morning! Don't run around after dinner, just stay at home and post the Spring Festival couplets. There are dozens of doors, don't expect me and your brother-in-law to do it." Jian Zhenhua is currently making paste in the kitchen,

The old man is used to making the paste himself every year. Firstly, it saves money, and secondly, it sticks very well, unlike the glue that is bought, which will fall off after a period of time.

After hearing this, Jian Heng turned around and sat down at the dining table. There were bowls on top of several plates on the dining table. They seemed to be kept warm. Jian Heng opened the bowls first and found that there were several side dishes on the plates, including green pepper and small fish. , one is soy garlic, and the other is fermented bean curd.

Reaching out and lifting the lid, Jian Heng found that there was only an empty bottom and wall left in the pot, with a few grains stuck to it, but there was nothing else left.

"Dad, have you finished all the porridge?" Jian Heng asked.

Jian Zhenhua said: "Everything on the table is gone, but your mother left two bowls for you. They are in the rice cooker in the kitchen. If you want to eat, come over and serve them yourself. I'm busy here!"

Hearing what his father said, Jian Heng walked into the kitchen, took a bowl and poured out all the porridge from the rice cooker, sipping it while watching his father beat the paste.

"Have all the cows been let out?" Jian Zhenhua asked.

There are no people in the ranch today. Only Jian Heng and Huang Xiaodong and Zhao Changshan who came to help are left. As for the others, they have all gone home to celebrate the Spring Festival. Even foreigners like Toby, Jian Heng still adheres to the principles of Chinese culture. Nian Pu Da Tongle's Da Jingxiu gave them three days' leave.

Jian Heng said: "Everything is done. In addition to Huang Xiaodong and Zhao Changshan, Toby and a few cowboys also came to help, so it is over early. If it was just the three of them, it would probably take another hour to get the animals The garbage in the shed has been cleaned up."

There were few people today, so it was almost nine o'clock when Jian Heng returned home. At this time before, the cowboys had all rested.

"These people are really nice. They wanted to come over and help during the holidays," Jian Zhenhua said.

Jian Heng said: "Compare your feelings to yourselves!"

Jian Heng's salary is good.

And then he is also friendly. Bosses like this kind of thing. Guan Jian is a person hired by Jian Heng. So far, he has not cheated or cheated. They are all people who work hard and honestly. It is good for employers and employees to understand each other. Too much to do.

"Dad, how many Spring Festival couplets have you written?" Yang Bin asked loudly in the living room: "I have written twenty couplets, is that enough?"

"How can this be possible? If you write another twenty sets, it will still be about the same. A little of the large, medium and small trumpets," Jian Zhenhua asked loudly.

Jian Heng immediately stopped his father's behavior after hearing this: "No need to write so much, brother-in-law, it's almost enough now, that is, there are only a few places to post, one is at home, the other is at the staff dormitory, and the third is the livestock shed. , don’t post it in other places, it will destroy the aesthetics.”

Jian Zhenhua was a little dissatisfied: "These Spring Festival couplets are not small advertisements, there is nothing to damage the aesthetics!"

"I won't explain that much to you, so just follow my instructions. Can't you post it in all places? For example, the yoga room and the rest room are not suitable for being a quiet place. That's fine. Okay, just post it in these places!" Jian Heng said and went out with the porridge bowl.

Jian Zhenhua remained silent after hearing his son's words and continued to look at the paste in his pot.

Back in the restaurant, Jian Lan lazily picked up some side dishes and put them in the bowl and continued to slurp the porridge.

Jian Zhenhua suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Xiao Heng, go and call the two old men here, let's celebrate the New Year together."

Jian Heng smiled and replied: "Don't expect to spend the Chinese New Year with two old men this year. These two, oh no, three of them, will enjoy it. They are going to go on vacation to the warm Florida. Today Early in the morning, the three of us went to the airport, and now we have flown quite a distance if we go quickly."

The two old men naturally refer to Mr. Yao and Mr. Yao. In addition, there is also Mr. Yao's young daughter-in-law, who was the former nurse. The three of them went to Florida to play with Damai and Xiao Wan's wife Kate. It was a gathering of old friends and a chance to see the scenery of Florida.

At the mention of this, Jian Zhenhua remembered: "Is your mother-in-law's wife over there?"

"Well, you have a really good memory. My mother can't remember the name of this place," Jian Heng said.

After hearing this, Yang Bin said jokingly: "Mom can't remember place names, but if someone gives her change, she will probably remember it for decades."

"Yes, your mother has a good memory when it comes to money," Jian Zhenhua said with a smile.

After Jian Heng finished eating, the three of them prepared to put up Spring Festival couplets. Jian Heng held up a ladder, Yang Bin took the paste basin, and Jian Zhenhua was the easiest to take the paste. When they arrived at the door, Jian Zhenhua was responsible for observing, and Yang Bin and Jian Heng It is responsible for posting.

When posting Spring Festival couplets, Jian Heng realized that his home had changed a lot over the past year. To put it simply, the number of doors, large and small, was almost half as large as last year.

"I said you should write more, you see there is not enough now," Jian Zhenhua said to his son with an expression on his face as if he would suffer a loss if he did not listen to the old man's words.

Jian Heng didn't take it seriously: "Forget it, this kind of small door is just a sign to attract wealth. Otherwise, it will be worth ten thousand taels of gold. Why put such a big sign?"

After hearing what Jian Heng said, Yang Bin immediately picked up a fortune-teller and started applying paste on the back.

While the three of them were busy, Toby rode over with a few cowboys.

"BOSS! We're back, call us if you need anything," Toby said to Jian Heng.

Jian Heng nodded: "Don't worry, it's nothing serious. You guys have a good time for a few days. You have been busy for a year and everyone has worked hard."

"It's okay, we have nothing to do at home anyway," Toby said.

"You're fine, they are busy. Those who should be spending time with their girlfriends should be with their girlfriends, and those who are married should stay at home with their wives and children," Jian Heng said.

One of the new cowboys, who had only been here a few months, laughed and replied, "We don't want to be with a wife who has money in her pocket!"

Another person saw that Jian Heng was confused, so he explained: "Take our red envelope and go shopping."

Only then did Jian Heng realize that he had just given red envelopes to everyone yesterday, and these people's wives had used the money to go shopping. No wonder a bunch of old men had nothing to do.

Women everywhere are similar in their love for shopping. This does not mean all women. The base of women is so large. Half of the world’s population will always have some women who don’t like red clothes and love armed weapons. This refers to ordinary women’s love for shopping. The resistance to this kind of thing is very small.

These new cowboys are happy to come and work overtime. Another thing is that they have to cherish their current job, because Jian Heng is not only generous in making money, but also generous in giving money. Look around, let alone Kalispe. If a city like ours changes, the salary structure of the ranch will definitely be in the top ten in all of Montana.

Didn't Ren Zhengfei once said that there is no talent in this world? If you are given more money, you will become a talent. Why? Employees who get paid know that they have to cherish their job. Jian Lan felt that this was too biased, but it made sense.

Of course, not all the cowboys came, and half of the cowboys didn't come. Jian Heng knew that some of these people really had something to do, and some didn't want to come.

Americans are indispensable for people who clearly separate their own time and work time, but as a boss, Jian Heng cannot say that he likes employees who come in a hurry and leave in a hurry. Naturally, he prefers them. These employees cherish this job, so when it comes to promotions and salary increases at the ranch in the future, Jian Heng will definitely choose people from these people. As for the other groups, he will definitely think of them when he wants to fire people. of.

After chatting for a while, Toby was about to turn around and thought of another question: "BOSS, when will the ranch over there come over?"

Jian Heng said: "I'm already here. When the Chinese New Year is over, I'll take over the ranch with you."

"So what should we raise next year?" Toby asked excitedly.

The large area of ​​​​the ranch means that the more power Toby has in his hands, the more people he will manage. Depending on the boss in front of him, the work will definitely increase. How can Toby not be happy?

Jian Heng's next words poured cold water on Toby.

"What to raise? Let's take a year off. The wolves are so arrogant. Next year we won't raise anything. Let's get rid of the bad luck of the Devon Harrison Marcus Ranch Company," Jian Heng said.

When Toby heard what Jian Heng said, he couldn't help but froze on the spot. Not only Toby, but also several other cowboys looked dumbfounded. They didn't understand how crazy their boss was. You have tens of millions of dollars in the bank, and you don’t want to pay it back quickly, so you buy a large ranch but don’t raise livestock and leave it unused?

If you know China's Internet vocabulary, everyone will definitely give Jian Heng a rich and willful evaluation.

How did these people know that Boss Jian didn't worry about the money in the bank at all, because he didn't worry about the small money he owed at all.

"The ranch will be abandoned?" Toby asked: "What about the original workers? There is no special arrangement in the agreement?..."

Facing Toby's series of questions, Jian Heng said with a smile: "We'll see when the time comes. If there are workers, you have to take care of them. Let them plant grass first, and plant our mixed grass there. After a while, the good ones will be left behind." , the hard-working veteran will be fired directly. When the spring comes next year, we will figure out how to raise something."

Jian Heng has said so. What can Toby, a ranch supervisor, do? He doesn't mean what he says. So after chatting for a few more words, Toby left.

After walking for a while, a cowboy in his thirties or almost forties asked Toby: "Toby, our boss is really quite individual!"

"I don't know what he thinks!" Another cowboy also smiled bitterly.

Toby said: "If we knew what he was thinking about, wouldn't we be the bosses?"

Even if it’s not behind someone’s back, Toby is not willing to say anything bad about his boss, because Toby has experienced unemployment and is very satisfied with his current life. Anyone who tries to show disrespect for Jian Heng in front of him will be disrespectful. , Toby will not be happy. ()