"I used to have this cat the year before, but then I broke my sofa, jumped on the table and ate me, and then threw it in the warehouse and asked it to help catch mice.

I don't know if it's not, but it shouldn't be this one, it was just a very small cat at the time, and I brought it back to scare mice. However, the hair color is about the same, it stinks at home, cat poop smells the worst, and you already have a bear, so it's better to throw it away. ”

Ronald Sr. had a busy day and was back enjoying dinner.

Big meat buns with three ding fillings, four old men, two Zhang Xiaokai, supermarket quick-frozen freshly ripe buns, $4.98 a bag, half price for the second bag, the taste is not bad.

Pour water into the pot, put a plate in it, put the buns on the plate, and heat it for about ten minutes to eat.

In fact, the old man didn't like it much, he was an old antique who didn't want to accept new things, and he didn't pay much attention to the taste of food.

It's just that Zhang Xiaokai helped heat it, and he was too lazy to cook anymore, so he took a few bites, feeling that it was like a strange-shaped breakfast bag, which could accept this taste.

Raising his head and looking at the old man, Zhang Xiaokai said: "When I came back, it was stuck in the small doorway, if it was your cat, then there would be no owner to come and look for it, right?" I like this fat cat, and if no one adopts it, I want to keep it and clean and feed it like little Mocha, and I'll take care of it myself. ”

After living together for so long, the slightest fear of old Ronald has long since disappeared, and as long as he is not upset, many things are negotiable.

For example, the old pickup truck that would have been sold for two or three hundred dollars, Zhang Xiaokai told him that he would use it, so he kept it, maybe he had a bad temper, but the old man was not the kind of paranoid control freak.

"That's what you said, if it breaks something, or and pees everywhere, and you don't clean it up, don't blame me for throwing it away.

I hate cats, they don't get close to anyone, especially male cats, who make weird noises when they are in heat. ”

The old man tore off a piece of bun skin and threw it on the ground to feed it to the cat.

The fat guy didn't give face, so he just sniffed it and walked away, dozing off on the soft carpet.

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaokai knew that he should be able to keep it for the time being, and he was very satisfied with this result, so when the old man instructed him to help him get the beer, there was no resistance.

Outside the door, Mocha, the little white bear, was put back in the cage by the teenager, which was considered punishment.

The golden stone bird sculpture that seemed to have magical power has not been found until now, and Zhang Xiaokai spent an afternoon looking for it, but there was no clue.

He couldn't help but guess the worst outcome, thinking that someone might have happened to meet the little white bear, and then took it away and hid it, which made him feel bored and irritable, and regretted that he didn't put it in a high place at that time, and hid it better.

I will continue to look for it tomorrow, but Zhang Xiaokai faintly felt that there was little hope of finding it, so he deliberately did not prepare dinner for the bear, preparing to starve it for a night to reflect on......

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As the rent of the father and son living here, old Ronald naturally handed over simple tasks such as washing dishes and sweeping the floor to Zhang Xiaokai to do.

It is impossible to be distressed, and it is already considered a good thing not to be picky.

As long as the old man is at home, the power to decide what TV show to watch is not Zhang Xiaokai's turn, and after feeding the liquid food to his unconscious father, he first goes back to the room to do his homework.

My mother hoped that she would be admitted to a good university, and she began to save money early on, saving part of the surplus money in the education fund, the tuition fee of American universities is high, and it costs 30,000 or 40,000 US dollars a school year at every turn, with the income of a family like theirs, you must prepare in advance.

Although he is not ready to go back to school, at least not until his father wakes up, Zhang Xiaokai still feels the need to fulfill his mother's last wish, according to what she used to tell him, to become a better version of himself, and to live according to his likeness.

There is a video of the teacher's lecture on the Internet, which is a little different from the textbook, but you can also make do with learning, the brain is smarter, and after listening to the class and doing the exercises, the knowledge that should be mastered can almost be understood.

I didn't think it was learning for herself, but I thought that if her dream came true, she would be happy even if she was buried underground.

Outside the window, owls chirped, and the moonlight was shining brightly, occasionally obscured by clouds.

Cleveland ranches are in a good environment, and if it weren't for two-fifths of the protected forest land that is not allowed to be cleared, the actual price might be even higher.

In Oregon, Wyoming, Montana and other states, the most important thing is natural scenery, and no one will be more willing to spend money because there are more trees, but only feel that the available land is correspondingly reduced, and the actual area used is not equal to the price, so as to drive down the price.

Old Ronald didn't lower the price at the beginning, so the others thought that the old man had fallen into the pit and been slaughtered by the former owner of the ranch.

Zhang Xiaokai, who was watching the teaching video, could not have imagined that the treasure he was thinking about was lying quietly at the bottom of the small river dozens of meters away at the moment, and there was flowing water flowing around it.

The water flows into artificially dug channels and becomes water for pastures and crops, as well as drinking water for cattle and sheep, and not far downstream, dozens of cows, several pregnant, are resting on their stomachs by the river.

There is not much rain after the beginning of spring this year, in order to get rid of the forage as soon as possible, more than a dozen pumps are working at full strength, and the river water is flowing along the water pipe, soaking a large area of land, and there are tender grasses breaking through the soil......

The little white bear at the door, who had just enjoyed a period of freedom, was very uncomfortable being put back in the cage.

It didn't know what was wrong with it, and lay there listlessly, whining in frustration, and it was still dirty, dirty and grassy.

At ten o'clock in the evening, a new car stopped in front of the house.

An old deaf Jamaican cowboy named Patrick Holness knocked on the door and shouted, "Boss, boss, come with me to the bullpen!"

I can't hear myself, and I speak very loudly.

Zhang Xiaokai hadn't slept yet, and it was hard for him to fall asleep lately, and when he heard Mr. Holness shouting again and again, he had no choice but to get out of bed and trot to help him open the door.

Pointing to the old man's room, he made an OK gesture to wake up his grandfather, who was already drunk, and told him the news of the cow's difficult birth.

After drinking a lot, but not completely losing consciousness, the old Ronald scolded and put on his pants, buttoned his cowboy hat on his head at night, and followed him out of the car and got into the car.

Zhang Xiaokai also went with him, because he was afraid that where the old man would fall, there would be only one of the relatives left who could chat with him, and he would not care about the old man's safety at all.

The cattle pens had all been renovated, the facades had been painted white, and a few inexperienced cowboys were helpless in a hay-covered compartment, while a white cow stood next to her, grazing calmly and mooing from time to time.

Mr. Holness used to work on the fishing boats, and his best work was manual work, taking care of the sheep.

On the way to the introduction, it was already said that this cow had the signs of giving birth at noon, but until now it has not given birth to calves, and depending on the size of the belly, it is likely that she is pregnant with two calves at a time.

Experienced cowboys were all angry with the old man, and no one on the scene knew what to do.

"A bunch of shit! You should have informed me two or three hours before, do you know how much a little cow is worth! Maybe it would have suffocated in its stomach and suffocated!"

Old Ronald was so angry that he walked crookedly and fell down, and brought a rope to tie it into a living joint.

Pointing to Louis, a mixed-race black man, he continued to say loudly: "Didn't you be taught this veterinarian in college, how to deliver cows?!

“…… Extend...... Stick in?"

Well, Louis, a graduate of Texas A&A, really didn't have any experience in delivering cows, and was intimidated by the practice.

Old Ronald was terrible, and even more terrible after drinking too much, Louis was stared at by the boss, hesitated for a few seconds, gritted his teeth, and took off his shirt.

Under the shocked gaze of his companions, he took the knot and walked behind the cow......