A cowboy named Terrence helps drive, a Ford Raptor.

This kind of cart is very suitable for pulling goods, it is not cleaned before going out, and you can smell the smell of sweat and fish, which is mixed into a very peculiar smell, and it can be slightly more comfortable to open the window for ventilation.

Forty minutes away, after arriving, the name was registered, and a prison guard looked at the name and asked curiously, "What is your relationship with Ronald Cleveland?"

I don't know what's going on, Zhang Xiaokai can see that the other party's face is strange, and with curiosity in his heart, he replied: "He is my grandfather, sir." ”

"Oh, come here, come this way with me. ”

Father Zhang was sitting in a wheelchair with a cane stuck next to him, he handed a cigarette to the prison guard, and after being rejected by the other party, he didn't mind at all, and asked tentatively:

"My father-in-law is old, he won't be bullied inside, right? Please help take care of him, and bring his family to the Cleveland Ranch on the Brookings side for a picnic when he has time, and if they want to come, they will call together, our cattle and sheep are good, and the scenery is quite good, I will arrange a fishing boat to take you fishing." ”

Don't think it's too high, the prison guard looked at him, smiled playfully and said: "It's a coincidence, I like fishing, if it's convenient, I'll leave a phone number, and take my daughter to ride a horse when the time comes, of course, I will definitely pay for the fee out of my own pocket."

You don't have to be nervous, the people who stay with him are people who are accused of theft, drunk driving, etc., old Ronald will only bully others here, who dares to bully him, have you ever heard of the name Charlie the Big Grizzly?"

"Charlie, who is he?" Zhang Xiaokai asked.

"The eldest of the prisoners, I don't know why, but with Charlie helping your grandfather, no one dares to mess with him. ”

“……”

The father and son of the Zhang family looked at each other.

The contact time was too short, and Zhang Xiaokai didn't know that the old man knew people here.

Daddy Zhang thought it was funny, it seemed that he was worried about this old man he had never met.

Just because the other party is the child's fucking father and has helped take care of his son for so long, he is also willing to spend some money to help get through the relationship, and he has made plans before coming, Zhang Xiaokai does not understand the world, and he, a former sales expert, must understand.

After waiting for a while, I saw old Ronald, this old man's face was quite unsightly, mostly because of Daddy Zhang.

I haven't seen you for more than half a month, the old man is still a little fatter, and after sitting down, he is still staring at Daddy Zhang, and said fiercely: "I received a call informing me that I wanted to beat you to death when I was in the bad news, is the United States not big enough, or there are not enough customers, so I have to take my family to Canada, and go to that damn little plane?!"

Zhang Xiaokai didn't expect this, he immediately panicked, he also understood that this was a matter between the elders, but his father finally woke up, and his body was still weak.

He picked up the small kettle hanging on his chest and shook it, threatening: "That's not my father's fault, no one expected the accident, and I'll pour them out if I talk like this again!"

Old Ronald stared at the small pot, couldn't take his eyes off it, and swallowed his saliva.

Knowing the temper of this little guy, he still didn't give his "son-in-law" a good face, but he didn't continue to talk, held back a large part of the words, and stretched out his hand to Zhang Xiaokai.

The old man's addiction to alcohol was more serious, and he didn't quit because he came here, but was only suppressed temporarily.

The small kettle was filled with wine, and last time old Ronald specially instructed Zhang Xiaokai to bring the wine in like this, looked at the prison guard, opened the lid and bit the straw, and took a big sip of whiskey, the expression was like seeing heaven.

Swallow it, sigh and be satisfied.

Daddy Zhang didn't speak, he had nothing to defend, and he didn't think to persuade the old man to forgive himself.

An old man and a young man chatted first, asking how the business of the ranch and fishery was, talking about the growth of cattle and sheep, and some important news was temporarily concealed by Zhang Xiaokai, such as raising wages for employees, setting up a bonus system, etc., only telling that the pasture was growing very well, so he bought hundreds of more calves.

These cattle can make money when they grow up, and the old Ronald has no objection, in fact, he is very annoyed with these management matters, and is happy to have someone to help worry about it, as long as it does not lose money.

Knowing that Mr. Lambourt had introduced people to inspect and might build a resort on that land, he didn't say much, and he opened his mouth to see if he could make money.

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It wasn't a pleasant visit.

On the way back, Zhang Xiaokai saw that his father was in a bad mood, and comforted him: "Old Ronald is like this, he doesn't like anyone, he always thinks that he is very smart and has a very irritable personality." Others have lost their temper after drinking, but he comes in reverse, don't pay attention to what he says. ”

"You don't have to worry about me, at such an age, being locked up because of taxes is actually very ......"

"He deserves it, he was fine at all, it's a big deal to pay taxes and fines, but now he has been put in prison by the old man himself, and he has paid more fines, anyway, I don't think he was wronged. ”

Zhang Xiaokai interrupted his father's words, he thought so in his heart, and when he looked back at the whole thing, he really deserved it.

How naïve do you have to be to think that you can still get away with the Federal Tax Service when you have fixed assets?

In these years, all news is online, and the era is no longer the era that the old man is familiar with, unless they are all traded in cash, otherwise how can they not be discovered.

I happened to pass by a flower orchard planting base, drove in and found the boss to buy some fruit trees, mainly cherries, blueberries and grapes, and booked 500 saplings respectively.

This is Zhang Xiaokai's decision, when he talked to Mr. Strauss, the other party asked if there was an orchard or the like, which could not occupy much land, but could have a small scenic spot.

Because they knew that there was something magical in the pasture river, they bought the smallest fruit tree sapling, and while saving money, they didn't have to worry about waiting for many years to harvest, and they only spent more than 10,000 dollars, and they owed the bank more than 4 million dollars anyway, which didn't matter.

He stopped as he passed through Brookingstown to stock up on some necessities and fresh ingredients before returning to the Cleveland Ranch.

Speaking on the phone with Mr. Kenny, I learned that Mr. Strauss had already driven away from the place without an accurate answer, and that the little gray whale, which was still here at the moment, was being cared for by someone from the Marine Animal Protection Agency, and might borrow a small part of the fishing ground until it could withstand the long journey.

As for the carcass of the female gray whale, all the research that should have been done has been done, and the staff of the marine animal protection agency have not paid much attention to it.

For the time being, it will be left on the beach, there is no machine in the pasture to move it, and it will not rot for a while, so there is no need to rush to dispose of it.

Returning home and hurriedly eating something, Zhang Xiaokai drove to the beach, and could see someone using oilcloth and floats to make a simple feeding area on the sea, and the little gray whale was placed in it.

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Morgan Strauss didn't panic, he really knew the people at the Los Angeles Times.

The next day, this news was published in the newspaper, and half of the page was reported that they had rescued a little gray whale cub, and little Patrick and others were so excited that they came to Zhang Xiaokai with the newspaper in the morning.

Their photographs and names were in the newspaper, and because of Mr. Strauss's answer to an interview, and the old man said he wanted to buy the gray whale carcass and make it into a specimen in his company.

Mr. Kenny asked at this moment, "Matt, did he call you to negotiate the price? So a big whale, you should be able to sell it for some money, if not all of it will be given to us, at least you should give a little, that gentleman is very rich, you must not forget to talk about the cost, I will tell him!"

"Also, when I went to the beach in the morning, someone from the official marine animal protection agency told me that they were going to give us a certificate and a reward of 1,000 dollars, in an attempt to get more people involved in the conservation of marine animals!"

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