Because the truck drivers all took the interstate highway, and Xiao Peng and the others mainly walked along various traditional towns for amusement, Xiao Peng separated from them after dawn and continued his journey on Route 66. After passing through a corner of Kansas and Oklahoma, Xiao Peng finally arrived in one of the most magical states in the Stars and Stripes: Texas.

The first thing I felt when I entered Texas was two words: desolation!

Don't think that Texas has a small population, Texas is the second most populous state in the Stars and Stripes, but because of its huge size, the population density is very low. Half of the population is concentrated in the south, metropolitan agglomerations like Houston and Dallas. And North Texas, where Xiao Peng is located, is rarely populated.

Chris, a native of Texas, took the two to a city in northern Texas called Amarillo, which, in Chris's words, is the most representative of Texas。。。。。。

When he arrived at Amarillo, Xiao Peng's first feeling was that there were a lot of Mexicans here.

Chris explains: "There is a huge wall on the border between the Stars and Stripes and Mexico, known to the Mexicans as the 'Wall of Shame', and thousands of Mexicans want to cross this wall every day, and several states in the southern part of the Stars and Stripes are their chosen targets. Of course, the big cities are afraid to go, for fear of being repatriated, and the best places are these places that need labor and are relatively developed, although Amarillo is far from the border, but it is true that they are a good choice, so the number of Mexicans here is relatively large. And Amarillo is still the best urban area in the west, with a well-developed livestock industry and a concentration of cowboys. For the people of Mexico, they can find a job that they know relatively well. ”

Yang Meng's roar came over the walkie-talkie: "I want to see a cowboy!"

Chris laughs: "Many people have the impression that Texas is cowboys, in fact, most Texans have moved away from the authentic cowboy culture, but in Amarillo, cowboys are still a job, there is the oldest cattle and sheep auction in the Stars and Stripes Country, and there are real cowboys doing cattle trading every day." That's why I strongly recommend you to check it out. ”

It is said that when Xiao Peng first arrived in Texas, he still wanted to drive autopilot, but he didn't run for 50 kilometers, Xiao Peng surrendered, and the people here are really not covered, you can see from driving: all pickup trucks, fast speed, turn without turning signals, Xiao Peng thought he was back in China. The highways here are the fastest in the Stars and Stripes, allowing you to run up to 130. Let's let Chris and them drive.

But if you want to know the real Stars and Stripes, you should really come here to Texas, which should be the standard Stars and Stripes! Chris summed up all Texans in three words: "big guns, big boobs, big ass." ”

Here, you only need to register to buy a long gun, you don't need a gun license, most families have three or five guns, and they are not expensive, some time ago IS elements with two guns dared to come here to attack a comic exhibition, and they were killed before they even entered the door。。。。。。

The people of Texas don't care about politics and have never learned from the Democratic Party in history. The only thing they care about is the Second Amendment, that is, the gun ban, if the federal government of the Stars and Stripes really dares to ban guns, the cliff will be overturned by the firepower of the people here, and it will not be strange for anyone to drag out cannons and tanks at home.

Many Chinese students studying abroad here have not learned much in their majors, but they have learned the skill of dual-wielding the revolver-wheel-pistol.

Everything in Texas is incompatible with the Stars and Stripes, and the state government does not hang the Stars and Stripes flag at the door of their lone star flag, but just like that, the Stars and Stripes government is really difficult for them to do anything, who let them have money here?

Stars and Stripes California has the first GDP, the second here, the industry and agriculture are very developed, not to mention oil, the high-tech industry is also awesome, and high-tech semiconductors such as Texas Instruments are here.

The Stars and Stripes Country has left Texas, and it is basically necessary to delete the number and retrain. Pulling this state alone to the international arena is also a state that slings the existence of the great powers, what do you let the government of the Stars and Stripes do with them?

The reason why so many Mexicans choose to come to Amarillo is that Xiao Peng analyzed that the agriculture and animal husbandry here are developed, which requires low technology and a shortage of labor, so where will they come if they don't come here? Before they arrived at Amarillo, they saw pastures everywhere, and cattle and sheep were all over the ground, which was very spectacular. Even when you enter the main road of the city, you can see horse farms. You can also see that this is a cowboy city. Ninety percent of Texas' beef is produced here.

"Chris, can you take us to find something to eat?" Yang Meng shouted over the intercom, "Lao Tzu is hungry." Now give me an elephant and I can eat it!"

JT also shouted, "Chris, go to the 'Greater Texans' and see how they fight?"

Xiao Peng was puzzled: "What kind of thing is 'Big Texan'?"

Chris explained, "You know, we have a lot of cattle in Texas, so the most famous food in Texas is steak and barbecue, and the 'Greater Texans' restaurant is arguably the most famous steakhouse." ”

"Then what are we waiting for?

Chris smiled and shook his head: "Okay, let's go!"

He was obviously familiar with the road, and it didn't take long for him to finally come to this 'Big Texan' restaurant. As Xiao Peng expected, it is a large one-story bungalow, covering a large area, and a big cow statue with a white head and gray shell hair at the door, which is their LOGO. The yellow and light blue doorway looks rustic.

Since it was a meal when I arrived, there were many cars parked at the door, but it can also be seen from here that the characteristics of the people of Texas are coming, all the cars except pickup trucks are station wagons, anyway, Xiao Peng ran all the way, and I haven't seen any other cars. People here are more pragmatic.

The four of them entered the 'Great Texans', the style here is the same as those old bars along the way, they all look very retro, what makes Xiao Peng care is that there is a big stage in the middle of the restaurant, and there is a huge timer overhead, what does this mean? Is it too small? There is also an honor roll next to it, from top to bottom are people's names, Xiao Peng paid attention to it, there are no Asian names.

JT rolled his eyes: "Yang, how about I invite you to dinner?"

Yang Meng Yile: "Can I eat you bankrupt, do you believe it?" Lao Tzu is now hungry and his heart is close to his belly. ”

JT snapped his fingers, "OK, no problem, look at me!"

At this time, a waiter in a dark red plaid denim shirt and overalls walked over: "What do you need?"

JT pointed at Yang Meng: "He wants to challenge seventy-two!

The waitress was stunned for a moment and looked at Yang Meng: "Sir, are you sure?"

Yang Meng asked rhetorically, "Seventy-two, what is that?"

"The steak tastes quite delicious, it's just a little bigger, are you okay?" the waitress asked Yang Meng.

Yang Meng nodded: "Then what's the problem? Come on, as long as the taste is good, you give me a cow and I'll give you something to eat!" Speaking of this, Xiao Peng and the others already understood what kind of challenge this was.

On Route 66, in fact, many restaurants have a similar egg-inducing challenge, Xiao Peng went to a store, and served a basin of Vietnamese rice noodles to make people challenge, that thing is not a problem of not being able to eat, or a problem of vomiting if you can't eat it------ that thing is also unpalatable.

Those who take the Texas section of Route 66 like to challenge this steak, for no other reason, Texas steak is delicious! And the style of Texas is a 'big' word, eating steak is the life of a man, isn't it?

It's just that the challenge here is a bit weird, and you need to sit on the middle stage to challenge, and time it out on the spot. When I heard that someone was going to challenge 'Seventy-two', the atmosphere was good, and the service staff encouraged the scene, what Chinese people challenged 'Seventy-two', is there anyone who wants to defend the honor of our Lone Star State, and a few people really want to challenge, and the last middle-aged strong man who looks like he is thirty or forty years old competes with Yang Meng------ that is, he sits side by side and eats.

It's called 'seventy-two' because the whole steak weighs 72 ounces, or 4.5 pounds, which is about four pounds. Actually, there are not many sincerity. And it's a long time, so if you eat it within an hour, it's free. Otherwise, give seventy-two dollars the price excluding tax. Xiao Peng really felt that the store was a little stupid.

But when the big steak came up, Xiao Peng looked at it and understood. It's a bit difficult to win this challenge.

First of all, the steak is not fried, but grilled, and deliberately grilled very dry, not easy to cut at all, watching Yang Meng, who was not skilled with a knife and fork, cut the steak, it felt like pulling a big saw.

And there was also a large plate of baked potatoes, salad and a loaf of bread. The baked potatoes and bread are all stomach-boosting goods, and with that large plate of salad, it's really not easy to eat.

Of course, that's for normal people, let Yang Meng eat with an open stomach, can I give you food bankruptcy?

The local middle-aged man in Texas who challenged with Yang Meng next to him looked at Yang Meng's clumsy use of knives and forks, and he was busy for two or three minutes and didn't eat a bite, so happy: "Dude, you can't do it, it doesn't matter if you can't finish eating, you can't just skip a bite, right?"

Yang Meng ignored him either, and was still there bowing his head and fighting with the steak. At this time, the TV in the store suddenly switched to the video of the previous challenger played by the restaurant in order to set off the atmosphere. A video of the world record winner was played------yes, there is a world record for eating this thing.

It was a woman, a professional big stomach, who ate the first serving in five minutes and two in twenty minutes. The guy didn't even cut it, and the whole steak was just stuffed into his mouth and swallowed。。。。。。

Yang Meng glanced at the TV screen, but his eyes lit up: ", you can start to catch it?" I thought I had to follow the rules and use a knife and fork." This made him feel like he had discovered a new continent, and he directly picked up the grilled steak and bit it, and the speed of eating made everyone next to him dumbfounded.

About ten minutes later, I saw that Yang Meng's front was empty, Yang Meng chirped, and raised his hand: "It tastes good, bring me another set, by the way, add a dozen beers." It's too dry to eat like this. ”

The waiter next to him was dumbfounded, and after a while, he came back to his senses and ran into the kitchen to serve another one.

Yang Meng tilted his head and said to the middle-aged man who challenged with him: "Dude, come on, see how many sets I can eat before you finish eating." ”

"Huh?" that guy was also scared silly, a few meanings, do you mean you can't enjoy eating two sets?