Chapter 25: People are poor and short of breath

"Well done, boys!"

Old Ronald rarely said a beautiful word, which stunned everyone, and even Zhang Xiaokai looked at him with a strange expression, wondering if he hurt his head by drinking last night.

Every time I go to the tavern in town, I can always hear the employees of the Gold Ranch deliberately boasting loudly about how much the three tuna sold for, so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and he was stunned that he couldn't refute it.

Today was different, today they caught bigger and prettier bluefin tuna!

Hurry to the toilet, let people take care of these two fish, put them in the freezer first, and then drive away in a hurry.

Hank touched his chin, looked at the black pickup truck that had left the dock, and said thoughtfully, "If memory serves, this is the first time I've heard the old man praise us...... I was probably disgusted by my own words, and I needed to breathe some fresh air, so I guess I drove it so fast. ”

Zhang Xiaokai suddenly burst out laughing!

Others are also laughing, old Ronald's personality is quite unlikable, and his ability to pull hatred is a must, and these new employees often tease the old man behind his back, which can be regarded as his own fault.

The fact that the experienced cowboys and sailors of the Cleveland Ranch have left one after another is enough to explain a lot of problems.

didn't have the idea of saying good things for his grandfather, in fact, Zhang Xiaokai laughed the loudest, he hadn't laughed like this for a long time.

Mr. Kenny, who was more sedate, also said: "It is also possible that we are afraid that we will talk to him about money, if the old man tells us that it was just a joke at the time, and will not give us any bonuses, no one can do anything to him, after all, there is not even a formal employment contract." ”

Hank couldn't laugh for a moment, and the smile stiffened on his face.

Someone next to him asked, "This is unlikely, is it possible that the old man would be shameless like this?"

"No one can guess what Mr. Cleveland is thinking, but he's an amazing boss. ”

Patrick Holness Jr. is the longest-working man in the group, and knows the old man's personality best, and the word "magical" is not a compliment.

After hearing this, Zhang Xiaokai felt that it was not possible to go on like this, in case he left again, he would have to go to other places to continue recruiting.

In front of them, except for little Patrick, they finally gradually adapted to the work in the pasture and fishery, thinking that they had to talk to the old man in private, otherwise with their understanding of their grandfather, they would really be able to do this kind of ugly thing of breaking their promises.

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Until late afternoon.

The killer whales and the fin whales had not yet left, and they could be seen from the distant sea.

The sunset in the sky is pink, reflected on the sea, dyeing the sea water colorfully, and several California seals are lying on the rocks to rest, probably full, one by one too lazy to move, if you don't look carefully, you think it's some stones.

After receiving a call from the seafood merchant, Ronald Sr. drove Zhang Xiaokai to the dock again.

The windows were open, and you could see herds of cattle and sheep, as well as large green meadows, the grass seemed to suddenly rise in just one day, the length was enough to cover the instep, and the unirrigated slope was still gray.

Staying here all day, watching for a long time, the dull old Ronald didn't notice the abnormality, only the value of those electricity bills, and the grass grew so fast after irrigation. And Zhang Xiaokai simply doesn't understand this, he originally lived in the metropolis, where did he know what kind of grass is normal.

"Give them 20 percent? I'm crazy! Do you know how much those two fish can sell for? At least 350,000 dollars! 20 percent of 350,000 is ......."

It is not surprising that many Americans, like Ronald Sr., find it difficult to face simple arithmetic problems, not to mention that the old man's education level is simply unsightly.

Zhang Xiaokai gave the answer without hesitation: "70,000 US dollars, they work very hard, if you sell it for 350,000 US dollars, you can still have 280,000 US dollars left after dividing it!"

"Hard, hell, you don't know what hard work is, it's already very kind to give them work, I still have a bank loan that I haven't repaid, and my daily expenses are so big, and now there are you and your father, do you know how expensive the nurse is?"

Seeing that the old man played all the emotional cards, Zhang Xiaokai rolled his eyes again and again, and said: "You are simply Grande, now I know why there is always a shortage of employees, if it were me, I wouldn't want to work under you, my father had a high bonus at that time, so he worked so hard." ”

"I'd rather he didn't work so hard, and he actually went to Canada to sell products, and if he didn't go, there would be nothing!"

was taught to be a man by a child, and old Ronald dared to say anything with a hot head...... Now I dare to say that if Zhang Xiaokai had just arrived, even if he was angry again, the old man would not say such things, and he felt that he had been together for a long time, so he was more casual.

The words he wanted to say were blocked by this sentence, Zhang Xiaokai was so angry that he wanted to beat people, and raised his voice: "You...... It's unbelievable! My dad worked so hard that he called us to travel with my mom!"

"Whatever, but don't expect me to give them that much money, didn't someone teach you to tell me that?"

"It's my own idea, no matter what you do, it has nothing to do with me anyway, in case you go bankrupt one day, don't blame me for not reminding you!"

"I'm bankrupt? Don't forget that I also helped you pay off your mortgage, and you still owe me a lot of money, and the IOU is in my safe. ”

When it comes to bickering, he is the old man's opponent.

Zhang Xiaokai was so angry that he kindly treated him as a donkey's liver and lungs, looking out the window and reluctant to speak. There is no way, the man is poor and short of breath, and he is not yet old enough to make money on his own.

Don't expect the tenacious old Ronald to realize how much he speaks, but he did begin to reflect on why his employees don't stay long before leaving.

is already in his sixties, what his personality should be like has long been set, even if his emotional intelligence is only a little higher, he will not toss this ranch into what it is now, the old employees are almost gone, and there are still a lot of debts.

Probably bored, old Ronald suddenly burst out of his mouth: "Who is the Grandet you just said?"

"A strange old man like you, vicious and slamming the door, finally slashed himself to death. ”

Every day I can be angry with the old man, and over time I have produced antibodies, Zhang Xiaokai looked at the car window, and said weakly, not letting go of any opportunity to mock him.

In the face of such a grandfather, it is difficult to be nice to him, he is so magical, and he can always say something to strangle him in the cradle every time Zhang Xiaokai just has a good impression of him.

I didn't say anything all the way, and soon came to the dock......

Because of the catch of valuable fish, I learned that the seafood merchant came to the door, and many employees who had finished their work rushed to watch.

They now live in brand-new wooden houses more than 300 meters away from the cattle pen, a total of four, the kind with bunk beds, and the area is not large.

Some of the trainee cowboys rode over, just ordinary American horses, and the elder Ronald had a quart horse of his own, both of which were common breeds of horses in the United States, and some wore cowboy hats and leather whips around their waists.

I just worked for a short time, the freshness is still there, or I want to wear this dress to hook up with a girl in the town after watching the excitement, clothes are only secondary, in fact, appearance is more important, and the chance of being handsome is definitely higher.

When I contacted four aquatic product dealers, only three came, and the other one was relatively small, had no strength, and had no way to sell tuna.

After visiting the two bluefin tuna on the pier, one large and one small, the three owners engaged in aquatic production were wary of each other, and one of them took the lead in giving an offer, saying: "I admit that this big tuna is very beautiful, but it was pulled up by a speargun, the shape is not perfect, the owners of this restaurant attach great importance to this, they could have given 250,000 US dollars, but now they can only give you 200,000 US dollars." ”

"It's about the same as my quote, it's a pity, it's penetrated directly, and it's still in the important gills ......"

Old Ronald thinks he is shrewd, but in business, which one is not a human being, he knows that he deliberately found a few to raise the price, and they are very restrained......