The endless red soil and yellow-green pastures take on the color of an oil painting under the light and shadow of the clouds of the morning sun. From afar, I saw cowboys on horseback driving a herd of cattle on the horizon, raising red dust from far and near, as if they were the appearance of characters from Westerns - before they were seen, they heard their voices first! Wearing tasseled leather trousers, cowboy hats, thick long-sleeved shirts, rope sleeves hanging from the legs, and a square scarf wrapped around the mouth and nose.

Dusty, a morning scene in the Meadows of Hank Farm Temut Lake, Red Sun slowly approaching the herd of cattle and behind them, cowboys, Doyles, Hutton, Doyles, Han, Sarah, Liu Ming and two other calfboys.

The jumping cows gradually stopped by the lake, and the galloping cowboys stopped on the hillside, lined up, like the cowboys in a western movie, Li Han pulled the little red dates, untied the square scarf wrapped around his mouth and nose, and said with a smile and a wolf face. "Ming, how do you feel?

Liu Ming untied the scarf and coughed a few times, a little unaccustomed to the fierce wind gallop and dust, the pasture was already yellow, except for a touch of green left by the lake, a small part of the yellow-green, more yellow. The autumn sun rises, very beautiful, sprinkled with golden yellow spots, today is a good day, grazing cattle and sheep, before the winter comes, perhaps, this is a rare sight, storage of green fodder piles, wheat and corn such winter fodder, small farms are enough to cope with the coming winter. "It's fine." Liu Ming doesn't want to show that he is inferior to others, especially the two little ones Dudu and Baobao are fine.

"Uncle, drink water. Dudu rode Dabai, handed his small kettle to Liu Ming, Dudu was dressed with cowboy momentum, cowboy hat, riding boots with some gorgeous decorations, leather pants, and pony whip. Gloves, leather jacket, plus square scarf façade.

Dabai is strapped to all kinds of denim necessities, plus a shotgun and a new revolver airsoft gun, and is completely full of denim equipment. "Thank you," Liu Ming took a few deep breaths. "Han, I didn't expect it to take so much effort to drive the herd, and it's really not easy to be a qualified cowboy. ”

Li Han said with a smile. "Ming, the state grassland we are going to is much more desolate than here, withered grass. Bushes, bare sand, drought full of dangers, gray wolves, mountain lions, and maybe bears and bison, these big guys, are you really going to go hunting with us, you know, Mighty would rather go to prison than go to that damn place. ”

Early this morning, Liu Ming came to the farm, not knowing whether he had a whim or how to enter to experience the cowboy life. Cowboys are not a good job, and cowboys used to be extremely hard, and even today cowboys are not good jobs. Relatively most of the time, cowboys are on horseback. Nowadays, there are more pickup trucks and all-terrain vehicles, and cowboys can give them away, but most of the time they still have to rely on horses, which are true all-terrain tools that ignore the terrain.

"I love the wilderness the most. It would be wonderful to be able to hit a wolf or a grizzly bear. Liu Ming handed the kettle back to Dudu and wiped the water beads from the corners of his mouth. The pastures are endless, the morning sun rises in the east, and the dry grass in autumn looks more and more desolate.

The small bushes are messy with branches, and the wreckage has just been cleaned up, and it is the first time for Liu Ming to experience the life of cowboys so closely. Hughton, Doyles, and Sara from time to time the herd was left and right, galloping, and driving the herd to the chosen pasture.

Li Han shook his head helplessly. "I hope you'll be in such good spirits, Jem, the cattle grazing ground today is here in the lake pasture. "Yes, Han, this pasture has not been harvested yet, and the pasture is not bad. ”

Jem pointed to the herd and said to Li Han. "Han, Mr. Lambton came to the barn yesterday and seems to be very interested in our cattle. "Yes, I know, I'll talk to Lambton, this matter, Jem, you don't have to worry about it, what about the beef cattle?" "There are two hundred of them for sale, and the rest are too small for Huton and I to think are not suitable for sale." ”

Before winter comes, autumn is the peak of cattle and sheep trading, but this year's prices are not very satisfactory, Li Han nodded. "Han, do I need to submit a trade request this trading day?" "No, Jem, I think we can wait a little longer, don't we, we have enough forage, I don't want our beef cattle to be unavailable for the same price as any other beef cattle." ”

Now Li Han needs to talk to Chris, Hilton, and Jennifer, the demand for beef in Chris Manor has increased dramatically month by month, and if you want to buy Hank Farm beef without building yì, you can save a lot of transportation, provided that Li Han breeds beef cattle and the beef is of high quality.

Jem didn't know Li Han's plan, but Li Han said very resolutely, Jem also knows a little about Li Han these days, Li Han is a person who makes up his mind and is difficult to change, of course Li Han is willing to accept opinions. Jem is willing to stay in Hank Farm, Li Han has absolute trust in him, and Li Han rarely asks about the internal affairs of Hank Farm, and many times it is handed over to Jem and Hughton, and Dalton discusses and decides. "Alright then, Han, I just hope these big guys leave the farm before winter comes. ”

Beef cattle grow for a certain period of time, consume forage and gain weight in a declining proportion, and it is not a good idea for a cowboy to leave a beef cow that can be sold for the winter. "I think it will, maybe not too long, Jem, these beef cattle, I hope to have the latest tender grass in the near future. ”

Jem nodded. "Han, I'll arrange it. "Li Han and Jem talked for a while about the winter plans of the cattle and sheep herd, the storage of forage, the transportation situation, and of course, Li Han will not forget to learn some of the recent trading markets, beef cattle price trends.

Jem left, Liu Ming said with a smile. "Isn't that good, Han, Jem is a good manager, and you're a lot easier as a farmer. "Thank you, Jem and Hughton are nice people, and they will be better with them on the farm. ”

"Let's go, let's not bother Jem at work. Li Han pulled the reins, galloped his horse, lowered his cowboy hat, wrapped his square scarf in his hand, full of momentum, and galloped away. Dudu and the baby didn't say a word, patted the white cow under their crotch, and jumped out, leaving three dusty trails.

"Ahem, this guy Li Han must have done it on purpose. Liu Ming wrapped his scarf, pulled the reins, and chased Li Han. The lakeside Pian Jem and the others looked at a few clouds of dust and smoke, and smiled at each other. "Alright, guys, we're going to get to work. ”

Li Han and Liu Ming, Dudu, the baby came all the way to the side of the cow road, Li Han said to Liu Ming with a smile. "I'll show you how real cowboys live. Li Han pointed to the empty road in front of him, Liu Ming was a little puzzled, but after a while, Liu Ming understood.

Thousands of longhorned oxen appeared on the cattle track, smoke billowing and dust gathering on the hats of the cowboys around them in a short time, and a little black on their eyebrows and beards, as long as you shake your head, the dust flies.

"How does it feel?" "Unexpectedly, I have the impression that the cowboy is chic, free, holding a revolver, just like the Chinese knights robbing the rich and helping the poor, dueling, brave and free. Liu Ming was slightly disappointed, it was different.

Li Han said with a smile, to say that cowboys are working a lot now, "The cowboys used to travel thousands of miles to drive cattle, and the situation at that time was not like now, when it was more difficult, at that time, the hat cow team could generally drive 2000-3000 cows, usually composed of 11-12 cowboys." Most of the time, the cowboys ride on horseback and travel 10-15 miles a day. It is not an easy task to get thousands of cattle to walk in an orderly manner, and the herd must not walk too slowly to affect the progress, nor can it go too fast, because the cattle will grow hard muscles when they reach their destination, which will affect the price of cattle. It didn't take long for the cowboys to collect half an inch of dust on their hats, and the dust on their eyebrows and beards was as thick as animal hair, and if you shook your head, the dust would rain down.

Not only that, but at the end of the day, the cowboy's throat and lungs are also full of dust, which is why many early cowboys suffer from lung and respiratory diseases. Along the way, the cowboy not only has to climb mountains and wade through water, but also has to face unpredictable bad weather and Indian obstacles. But what scares the cowboys the most is when the herd suddenly explodes at night, and any unusual noise can alarm the herd, and they will run in all directions in a frenzy.

Along the way, the cowboy not only has to climb mountains and wade through water, but also has to face unpredictable bad weather and Indian obstacles. But what scares the cowboys the most is when the herd suddenly explodes at night, and any unusual noise can alarm the herd, and they will run in all directions in a frenzy. ”

Liu Ming was speechless and rolled his eyes. "Han, I just want to go on a hunt, but I don't mean to be a cowboy. Liu Ming will react, this guy, just talking about something unpleasant, makes him really a little hesitant.

"By the way, Han, you don't come early in the morning just to take me to see the cattle. Liu Ming was a little puzzled, and looked at Li Han with a serious face. "Of course not, such a large herd of cattle, if you want to trade, you have to go to the big bull market fifty miles away from Kemixing, these are just passing by, I want to see the situation. ”

Most of the beef cattle were sold for 1,200 pounds, and they were fat and strong, and some of the beef cattle that looked a little thin appeared in front of them, seven or eight hundred pounds. "Han, you're going to buy some of these cows. ”

"Why not?" Liu Ming looked at Li Han with a surprised expression, Li Han was happy. "Just kidding, I'm just looking at the recent plans to sell beef cattle, and you see, there are some lean beef cattle, I think maybe there's a problem with the pasture, or maybe there's a problem with the farmer's finances. ”

Liu Ming's eyes lit up, what he said was right, recently the farms and ranches have been sold less and less, but most of the surrounding Mi Xing has been acquired by Xiao Wang Farm and several large real estate businessmen, although Liu Ming's reaction is not slow, he has not received much.

Li Han came to see the cattle, just thinking that the price of beef cattle might fall further, and as for whether the farmer had a problem, it had nothing to do with Li Hanke. Although the funds in Li Han's hands are not too small, they are not too much, for the renovation of the pearl flower ranch, Li Han does not have extra spare money, maybe he can buy some calves, and there will be no problem with the funds. The calf market is relatively deserted, and it is rare to buy a cow with a calf, or a pregnant cow. (To be continued......)