Chapter 70: Roasted grasshoppers

PS: Thanks to JimH for giving a big tip to be the first head of this book.

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Back at the farm, Li Han was in a good mood, hugged Dudu and kissed several times, rubbing his big head against Dudu's little head, teasing Dudu waving his little hands wildly, itching and giggling. "Tickle, Daddy's beard. "The baby pouts, the uncle is eccentric, and the baby has helped the uncle catch insects. "Uncle, the baby catches a lot of bugs. "The baby is also very good, okay, for the baby and Dudu to catch so many bugs, reward an ice cream." Li Han pulled the refrigerator, took two cream ice creams and handed them to the two little ones. "Don't show it to grandma and mom, otherwise you're going to spank your little ass, obediently take your sister Dudu to play, and your uncle will clean up the grasshopper legs for you." ”

"Uh-huh, the baby eats it and doesn't show it to its mother. "The old lady and the old mother stipulate that they can eat a maximum of two a day, and one ice cream is eaten in the morning, and the two little guys climb up to the sofa with ice cream, sit side by side, turn on the TV, the tutorial ordered by Li Han has not been finished, natural science, some geographical knowledge, and the two little guys are learning while eating ice cream. Li Han was busy cleaning the grasshopper legs, picking them, keeping the larger ones, and feeding the chickens when they were smaller.

There are dozens of chickens at home, parents came to eat four or five, free-range chickens, no feed, eat grass seeds and insects, the taste is pure, Li Han also plans to return to China next time to get some domestic chickens to fight tooth sacrifices, the space is not used but sorry for himself. After eating the ice cream, the two little guys ran into the kitchen, lying on the kitchen counter, watching Li Han busy pickling, standing on tiptoe from time to time. "Uncle, are you alright?" Li Han pinched some flour and nodded the noses of the two little guys, little gluttonous cats.

Li Han teased the baby and Dudu to play, while the pickled grasshopper legs were wrapped in flour and fried in an oil pan, not to mention that the grasshopper legs are really fragrant, fried golden, better than chicken wings and chicken legs, crispy and fragrant meat with a peculiar fragrance, Dudu and the baby got a big jar and bottle, and shouted that one person filled a canned bottle, saying that it was brought to the children and Teacher Cynthia, Teacher Big Bear to eat. "That's good. Li Han touched the heads of the two little guys and said. "Alright, let's go play. ”

The two little guys happily carried a small bag and took the little white-tailed deer and Millie Li to the lawn to play, Li Han sorted out the farm information, and planned to apply for farm loans, buy cattle and sheep and large pasture harvesting, baling, and raking, now is the best time, the pasture is affected by drought, the price of pasture has risen, many farmers and ranchers plan to sell cattle and sheep, just these days I heard that the price of lambs has fallen by ten percent, and the price of calves has dropped a little.

With the merger and acquisition of farms and pastures, the second-hand agricultural machinery trading market is booming again, the purchase of six or seven percent of the new second-hand agricultural machinery is less than half of the price of new agricultural machinery, Li Han and Hughton discussed, how much agricultural machinery needs to be purchased, the contrast between the old and the new is too great, the price of a new set of pasture agricultural machinery is at least one million dollars, the purchase of second-hand, it is estimated that three or four hundred thousand dollars is enough, Li Han intends to borrow one and a half million US dollars, and he still has five or six hundred thousand US dollars left, adding up to the purchase of hundreds of cattle and hundreds of sheep, plus a full set of pasture agricultural machinery, enough.

The information has been handed over for a while, and it has not been approved, Li Han is a little anxious, now is the best time, take some photos of the grassland, mortgage the grassland, it is a good way, two small buildings, sort out the information and send it to the bank, supplement the information, Dudu organic certification is counted, and improve the credit.

After Li Han finished his work, it didn't take long for Hughton and Jem, another Peruvian migrant worker, to come over. Lulu has a dark face, quite strong, and at first glance he is honest and responsible, and he is a good shepherd. "Jem, it's been a long time, are you okay?"

"Yes, Han, it's a pleasure to see you again, the farm is so nice. Jem and Li Han hugged each other and said. "Han, this is Lulu, a good shepherd. Lulu smiled honestly, a little restrained, Hughton introduced Lulu, has been in the United States for five or six years, worked in Jem Ranch, good people, quite experienced, low salary requirements, no need to buy insurance, this can save a lot of expenses.

"I sat down and said, I made a pot of coffee, baked some cookies, and tried the taste. "There were tables and chairs in the yard, umbrellas to cover, and Li Han was holding coffee and a plate of cookies, which had just been baked.

"Nice cookies, Han, and of course it would have been nice to have a beer. Jem said with a smile as he threw a cookie into his mouth. "Lulu, you're welcome, it tastes good. "Thank you, it's delicious, the owner is really good. Lu Lu was a little restrained, pinched a piece and tasted it, and said.

"Lulu, you're welcome, just call me Han, when I first arrived in the United States, I could be so poor that I couldn't even afford a hot dog, Jem gave me a chicken sandwich, I ate it all day, it's really unforgettable, Jem wait a minute, I'm going to change the beer, hey, this time it's a coincidence, I just made fried meat, it tastes good." Li Han said with a smile, came to the small building, moved a small barrel of beer, and then took a stack of paper cups and grabbed a plate of fried grasshopper legs.

Hughton came over to help, sniffed, fried grasshopper leg sprinkled with pepper and spices, the fragrance was so domineering, straight to your nose. "It's so fragrant, Han, I'm here to help, the fried meat is so beautiful. Hughton walked out of the small building with a fried grasshopper leg, and Li Han with a beer bucket and a cup. "Jem, come and try the beer I brewed, Lulu, you're welcome, come along. "What a wonderful taste, hey Han, it's heaven to be able to drink a beer and wave a bullwhip every day. ”

Jem wiped off his beard and dipped in beer foam and grabbed a handful of roasted grasshopper legs, which tasted really good. "Han, it's a nice place, I think I'm going to stay. "Welcome, Jem, accommodation problems, Hughton will help you arrange it, Lulu, how do you feel here?" Jem is very good, Li Han rest assured, Lulu looks very honest and honest, can endure hardships, the salary is not high, Li Han plans to buy hundreds of sheep, Lulu is responsible.

"Nice, boss. "Lulu is still a little restrained when he speaks, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to change it in a short time. "That's fine, Hughton, you help arrange it, Jem, Lulu. "Okay, Han, Jem, let's go to the pasture, I think you'll love it." ”

"Han, thank you for the beer and fried meat. Jem and Lulu left the small farm, and Li Han cleaned up, sat in the yard, and watched Dudu and the baby ride the cow and chase the little black donkey in the small meadow in the distance, while sipping delicious beer and blowing lightly.

After a while, Dudu and the baby were tired of playing, returned to the small yard, sat on a big chair alone, shook his calves, drank milk and ate cookies, Xiao Li ran around happily at the baby's feet, but after a while, Li Han found that something was wrong, and Xiao Li began to spin. Li Han was startled and grabbed Xiao Li, Li Han twitched his nose, the taste of beer. "Baby, what did you feed Millie?"

The baby secretly glanced at Xiao Li, lowered his little head, and looked like he had done something wrong, Li Han was speechless, and he forgot to move the beer barrel into the house, but he didn't expect the baby to pour it to Xiao Li to drink, which was drunk.

Li Han was helpless, the baby and Dudu stood beside Li Han, the baby came up with an idea, and Dudu helped implement it. Li Han criticized, Xiao Li will stagger, Li Han sent back to the dog house, and Dudu and Baobao followed Li Han with their little heads down. "Well, not next time. Li Han put away the beer, but he can't let the two little guys touch it anymore, maybe next time he will be secretly drunk by Dudu and the baby, the police will not look for him, and it is estimated that the mother and sister will also criticize themselves.

The two little guys are much more well-behaved, the mother and the old sister are back, Dudu and the baby are helping Li Han pick up the beans, soak them for a while, and grind some tofu tomorrow morning, the fresh tofu tastes good, the stew soup and braised are good.

"The two little ones are very well-behaved today. The old lady said with a smile.

"Yes, Baby and Dudu are really capable and know how to help pick up beans, come, grandma is here to reward you with cakes. Mom beckoned, and distributed the afternoon cakes in advance, and the two little ones touched their bellies and bulged. "Grandma, aunt eat. Dudu said in a milky voice.

"Dudu is so good, grandma and aunt have eaten, let's eat it. Dudu tilted his little head, but his stomach was bulging and he couldn't eat it, Li Han smiled and beckoned. "Daddy, you eat the cake. "Let's have dinner in the afternoon, Mom, Sister, Dad and Brother-in-law." ”

"Your dad and your brother-in-law are brushing horses, and it's fun to ride horses. Mom moved her body and said. "yes, it's comfortable. The old lady agreed, my father and brother-in-law are so amazing, and my mother and sister like to ride horses for two days.

"Baby and Sister Dudu also rode a cow to catch bugs. Lying in his sister's arms, the baby raised his little head and said proudly. "The baby is so good, he knows how to help his uncle catch insects and feed the chickens. "Uh-huh, a lot of bugs. ”

"Are there a lot of bugs? Xiaohan, are you okay?" the old mother was startled, and Li Han said with a wave of his hand while pouring the beans into the basin. "It's okay, a few grasshoppers, by the way, let's go boating and fishing in the afternoon." ”

"Wow, baby is rowing. ”

"You are everywhere, are you done?" the old lady asked, and the baby immediately drooped his little head, and did not do his homework in the morning. "Sister, the baby is still young, forget it, come back in the afternoon and do it again. ”

"You, Dudu, don't you want to learn from your father, a good boy should study hard. Dudu nodded his little head as if he understood whether he understood or not. "Dudu study hard. "It's so good, baby, you see that Sister Dudu is so well-behaved, you are older than Sister Dudu, you want to be a good example for your sister, do you know?" ”

Li Han shook his head, no way, he has no room to intervene in this matter, although he has a 'glorious' history