Little Life on An American Ranch

Zhao Changshan went to New York, and the job of cooking was handed over to Zhao Wei. This kid's cooking skills are not good, but they are not too bad. There is a distance from Zhao Changshan, but it is no problem to fill his stomach.

It's a very special moment, it's good to eat something, and you don't have to pay so much attention.

In the afternoon, Ceresto's friend came over. As expected, he was still a middle-aged old Mo. Jian Heng had a pleasant conversation with him. The conversation was almost over. Old Mo took out the contract, Jian Heng scanned it and took a picture with his mobile phone A copy, first passed to the lawyer Daniel for a look, and when it was time to talk, there was no problem and Jian Heng simply signed it.

Early the next morning, after breakfast, Jian Heng drove to Zhuanxi, a nearby horse farm he knew well, to make up for the lack of horses. Who knew that after two or three trips, the horses in the racecourse were not licensed, and the bloodlines were ridiculously expensive, or they were the scraps of crooked melons and bad grass, and the kind that was not satisfactory even if it was trained, no matter how cheap it was, they couldn’t sell , Such a horse is only suitable for killing and selling meat.

"Gene!"

Seeing that Jian Heng was about to leave, the horse farmer stopped Jian Heng. He was a middle-aged man, and his father and Anders had a good relationship. So he and Jian Heng are considered acquainted, and the relationship is not strong, but they are barely friends.

"Don't touch it everywhere. Now, as long as the horse farms around here are well-trained, the price is in the range of 400 to 600. There are no good horses left. You have also seen that in my stable. It's half empty, and this time it's a big boss, who doesn't want to sell it for a good price?" The man stopped when he saw Jian Heng, and explained the general situation of the nearby racecourse.

Jian Heng smiled at him: "I see, I'll think of another way."

"If you're not in a hurry, wait two to three months, and you'll be able to buy it right away. If you want to do that, you can go to the vicinity of Great Rapids, where my cousin runs a farm, He said that the price of horses is quite normal at present.”

"Thanks, I'll think about it." Jian Heng nodded gratefully at him and smiled, then opened the car door.

After getting into the car, he started the car, stuck his head out and waved at him, then gasped and left the racecourse.

After running several horse farms in a row, coupled with the advice of this person, Jian Heng still didn't give up. He checked the phone numbers of several other horse farms nearby, and all of them gave negative home. There is no well-trained ranch in the horse farm. Horses are available for sale.

So Jian Heng had to go to the ranch with a bitter face.

Barley and Wheat were practicing horsemanship in the newly built training pen,

The horse training circle is a circular field surrounded by wooden fences, about half the height of a person, and the whole is painted white. There are three layers of horizontal fences from bottom to bottom. The inside is filled with fine sand, mainly for beginners to learn how to ride horses. Yes, it can also be used to train new horses. It is currently the most decent thing in Jianheng Ranch.

The two sisters saw Jian Heng's car coming alone, and there was no carriage behind them, so they reined in the horse curiously, and waited near the fence for Jian Heng's car to come.

Sitting in the car, Jian Heng saw the two of them approaching, and drove the car to the side of the two of them and pressed the window: "Why are you two doing something?"

"Didn't you buy a horse?" Wheat asked.

Jian Heng sighed: "I really want to buy it, but there is no suitable one. Either it is a pony that has not been trained, or it is a thoroughbred or a thoroughbred horse. These horses are not suitable for ranch use."

Because facing the two sisters, Barley and Wheat, Jian Heng didn't have the nerve to say what Chinese people buy and what is expensive. If it was Zhang Jialiang standing in front of Jian Heng, he would definitely complain, but facing the two foreigners This cannot be said.

Before the two sisters could ask and answer, the sound of a motor came from the direction of the gate of the ranch. The three of them turned their heads together and saw Old Walsh's antique-like pickup truck driving towards this side.

"Gene! Hello!"

The two cars were side by side, and Old Walsh didn't get out of the car, he just sat in the car and reached out to say hello to Jian Heng and the McAvoy sisters.

"Did you buy the horse?" Old Walsh was always very direct, saying what he had to say.

Jian Heng said: "No, I only bought five horses, and there are still several horses left!"

For Jian Heng, a horse is a project, and without a horse, dozens of people come and have nothing to pass the time, and it is not a taste.

"You go to the Salmon Farm to have a look. Old Alfred has some horses that are not for sale. They are all well-trained ranch horses. Although they may be more expensive, the standard is guaranteed," Old Walsh said.

Jian Heng was a little strange, and opened his mouth to ask, "How could it be possible that the horses in his pasture were not sold?"

The horse trained by the old man is very famous in the neighborhood. Although Jian Heng has never been there, he knows that the old man has trained a national champion horse in the barrel race, and not only one or two horses, he is also considered a celebrity in Montana. .

Jian Heng didn't think of him first, because his horses are indeed expensive, and second, he thought that the horses in his ranch must be the first ones to be taken away. How could he have thought that there would be any pasture horses for sale in the Salmon Ranch now? .

Old Walsh said: "Alfred asked them how to use their horses, whether they could ride horses, whether they would drive calves, and asked a series of questions. Those few were purely horse dealers, so how could they answer them? Come up with this, even if you can answer it, with old Alfred's temper, he will definitely let them try it, but they didn't try it, and they didn't answer all the questions they asked, so they were directly given by old Alfred. kicked out."

Jian Heng finally understands that it is nothing unusual for old Alfred to sell horses and pick people.

Among the old ranchers and horse ranchers, there are quite a few people with bad tempers. Let alone selling horses, some people choose people when selling ranches. They would rather get less money and choose a suitable owner for the ranch.

Don't talk about others, let's talk about the old Walsh in front of me, and the old man Jayden of the Morey family. Because of a little dispute, the two old men have not spoken for more than ten years. You must know that the two were friends when they were young. , the reason for the two falling out is a bit ridiculous, it was because of a misjudgment while watching the ball.

"Thank you for telling me the news, I'll be there right away!" Jian Heng said immediately.

Old Walsh didn't say much, nodded directly, then turned the car around and left the ranch directly.

Seeing that the old man's car had gone a long way, Mai Mai said: "Just make a phone call about this matter, why did you drive here to inform?"

Jian Heng glanced at Mai Mai, said with a smile: "He may have forgotten about the phone!"

Jian Heng is really not joking, some old ranchers are so stubborn that they don't like flat-screen TVs, and the ones with big butts are always at home! There's no reason why they don't like something sometimes.

Now that there was news about the horse, Jian Heng didn't want to delay any longer, so he turned the car around and prepared to go to the salmon ranch.

As soon as the car turned around, the two sisters, Big Mai and Wheat, opened the door and got into the car: "Let's go and have a look too."

Jian Heng didn't say much, and just took them along.

On the way, I called the Salmon Racecourse, made an appointment directly to see the horses, and then went straight to the racecourse.

The salmon ranch is quite far from Jian Heng's place. It takes about an hour's drive from Jian Heng's ranch to the salmon ranch, passing through Kalispell, and further south, the race farm is on the shore of Flathead Lake.

Accompanied by the two sisters, Jian Heng was not lonely along the way. He chatted a few words from time to time, and arrived at the salmon racecourse before he knew it.

The area of ​​the salmon racecourse is not large, only more than one hundred acres. The racecourse, no matter how big it is, it doesn’t make much sense. There are not many staff members in the racecourse. It looks like seven or eight cowboys. The stall was busy training horses non-stop.

Originally, Jian Heng thought that old Alfred was a bit serious, but when he heard that Jian Heng was a rancher, a smile burst out on the old man's face.

"What kind of horse are you going to buy?" The old man signaled Jian Heng to follow him to the stable.

Jian Heng said: "Simple ranch horses should be well-trained and have a particularly docile personality, because the person who rides may not be very good at riding, or is just a novice."

"So you want to be a ranch hotel." Old Alfred said as he walked, "You know, the horses here are more expensive than the horses trained by ordinary horse farms, ranging from one hundred to several hundred dollars."

"As long as it's expensive, it's meaningful!" Jian Heng didn't show weakness, and wouldn't try to curry favor with the old man just because he was in a hurry to buy a horse because he was famous.

To be honest, with this price, Jian Heng has a lot of choices. At worst, he will pay a shipping fee to buy it from Great Falls. It is impossible for these people to take away all the horses in Montana. If it is really such a big deal, Jian Heng will just kneel down Convinced!

Alfred glanced at Jian Heng, and then led the three of Jian Heng inside without saying a word. From beginning to end, the old man never looked at Sisters Big Mai and Wheat, except for nodding his head at the beginning. , and then almost ignored the two sisters.

"Bob, Bob! Go get a ranch quarter horse!"

When they reached the door of the stable, the old man did not bring Jian Heng and the others into the stable, but stood at the door and yelled loudly into the stable.

Soon there was a response from the stables, and less than two minutes later a black man in his thirties came out leading a sorrel quarter horse with a long shooting star on its nose.

"Try!"

Without saying a word, Jian Heng took the reins and began to ride the horse into the training circle, and began to trot and circle. After one lap, Jian Heng understood that the so-called famous man has no merit, and this horse is indeed trained Excellent, let's put it this way, if I was riding this horse yesterday, Heidou would definitely not be able to dodge the rope that was thrown out for the first time.

After two laps of trotting, Jian Heng directly came out of the training ring and ran onto the dirt track, urging the horse to make a sharp turn and stop abruptly. It took a few minutes, and after running three laps around the dirt track, Jian Heng got off horse.

"The training is excellent," Jian Heng said sincerely.

"This one is $650." The old man didn't bother with Jian Heng at all, and he immediately offered the price after hearing his praise.

Jian Heng looked at it and shook his head: "I hope to see the mare again."

This time things made Jian Heng feel uncomfortable, so he decided to spend a little more money to buy mares, and when the time comes, his own ranch will breed himself, so as to avoid such things from happening again in the future.

The old man "Bob" snapped his fingers, and the black man trotted to Jian Heng's side, leading the horse in Jian Heng's hand.

"Bring a few more mares here," the old man ordered again.

Soon, two or three people came out leading five horses.

Now Jian Heng, Damai and Mai tried it together.

I have to say that the old man's reputation is not based on it. As ranch horses, these mares have nothing to choose from in terms of stature and running pace. Of course, everything is beautiful except for the price.

In addition to these five horses, the three of them tried two more batches. All the horses were good, but the price was somewhat different. The most expensive one was actually asking for nine hundred dollars.

Of course, there are expensive reasons. Every horse is different. If the body is good, the pace is more compact and natural, the price will naturally be higher.

Now there is a saying that the mother is the first teacher who learns to run when a dog is born. Therefore, the mare has a great influence on the foal's pace. The more standard the pace, the less time it will take to train the foal. The easier it is.

What's even more amazing about the old man is that he never bargains with anyone. He makes an offer, and if you want it, buy it, and if you don't want it, then leave.

Gritting his teeth, Jian Heng tried a few more geldings, and finally bought seven very good mares, plus three slightly cheaper geldings.

After the delivery was completed, Jian Heng looked at the carriage behind his pickup truck and sighed incessantly: "It's over budget, over budget!"

He said that the budget was exceeded, but the smile on his face could not deceive anyone. He was really satisfied with this batch of horses.

"You're really weird. I only wanted to buy a training horse for three or four hundred dollars, but now I'm happy with a horse for seven or eight hundred dollars." Mai Mai was a little bit contemptuous of Jian Heng's duplicity, and opened his mouth to say something to Jian Heng.

Jian Heng glanced at her from the rearview mirror, and then sighed: "Oh, I won't be able to tell you apart soon."

The bruises on Damai’s face can’t be bad all the time, not to mention the future, even now the bruises on Damai’s face are in good shape, if you don’t pay special attention, you can’t tell the difference, like Huang Xiaodong The three of them now don't know who the two sisters are.

I don't know if Jian Heng's eyes are poisoned or something, but I can still tell the difference so far.

"By the way, when will your horses be delivered? Didn't you say that your horses are very good? How about making some contributions to the ranch and breeding them?" Jian Heng suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and immediately Came up with such an idea.

Mai Mai asked: "The breeding fee is two thousand a time!"

"Why don't you go grab it!" Jian Heng curled his lips immediately upon hearing this.

"Two thousand is still a friendly price," Damai said.

"Then there is no friendship between us!" Jian Heng heard that it would cost two thousand dollars to breed one of their horses, and he immediately answered bluntly, as if cutting off his robes.

Damai and Maimai ignored Jian Heng, and they directly stretched out their middle fingers until they reached Jian Heng's eyes.

"I bought the stallion essence directly, and artificial insemination is cheaper than using your horses." Jian Heng said ignoring the two spring-like jade fingers standing in front of him.

"Can it be the same?" Mai Mai disdains Jian Heng's words.

Damai opened his mouth and said, "He is just a cheapskate. I have never seen anyone who is meaner than him in this life."

"In the future, there will be five big misers in the world. In addition to the original four, Jane will be added!" Damai stretched out his hand and wiped it in front of his face.

"I'll take your horses to breed secretly while you are asleep!" Jian Heng muttered.

With sharp ears, Damai immediately said, "What did you say?"

"I said, when I go, I will tie up Denver and change the name to Truck!" Jian Heng said jokingly.

"No!" the two sisters said in unison.

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