Chapter Twenty-Six: Initiative

Quiet night, starry sky.

Chen Mo was lying on a chair on the balcony, drinking wine contentedly, thinking about the blonde beauty he met in the restaurant.

Ah Huang lay next to Chen Mo, looking up from time to time......

"You want to drink it too? Chen Mo poured some wine for Ah Huang, this guy quickly stretched out his tongue and licked it, feeling that the taste was wrong, his body suddenly trembled, snorted, and screamed.

"Stupid dogs don't understand good goods. Chen Mo said and yawned, and patted Ah Huang's head: "Sleep, it's okay if you don't want to go downstairs to sleep, sleep on the balcony...... Okay, okay, sleep in the bedroom, but don't climb into bed. Chen Mo wanted to talk about Ah Huang and drove him out of the bedroom, but this guy was not very happy, so he left it to him.

Good nights have good dreams.

Chen Mo dreamed of a golden beach, a delicate blonde beauty holding her hand, running and playing, like a silver bell's clear laughter, silky white skin...... On the deserted beach, two people hugged each other...... Suddenly, no one in his arms stuck out his tongue and licked his face. His evil claws were not honestly groping, groping, and felt a soft golden retriever......

Something indescribable is about to happen again, the dream is gradually blurred, but the touch on the hand is getting clearer and clearer, it is really a golden retriever and very smooth......

"Wow. ”

"Wow......"

In a daze, Chen Mo felt that something was really licking his face......

"Dog, you, you ......"

Chen Mo opened his eyes suddenly, it was a lot of sky, Ah Huang put his legs on the pillow, squinting beautifully, enjoying his touch. That angelic smile on my face, I went to wipe it......

For a moment, Chen Mo was completely sleepy, and hurriedly turned over and wiped his face: "Ah Huang...... What are you doing licking my face? Chen Mo almost collapsed, picked up the dog and threw it out of the door, slammed the door shut, and went to the bathroom to wash his face.

The angelic smile on Ah Huang's face gradually stiffened, his eyes became confused, and he hummed and howled a few times, not understanding why Chen Mo was still as gentle as water just now, why did his face suddenly change.

Chen Mo looked at the mirror, rubbed his cheeks, went back to the bedroom to find a pair of shorts to put on, and jumped into the swimming pool downstairs, the cold water quickly extinguished the fire in his heart.

In the swimming pool of at least 100 square meters, Chen Mo swam back and forth in the pool a few times, went back to the house to take a hot shower, changed his clothes and carried a bucket into the space. With almost a month's savings, there is more than half a bucket of source spirit, Chen Mo carried it downstairs, and Ah Huang, who was still sulking and lying in the kennel, smelled the smell and ran out. I don't want to be cheeky, I am coquettish in front of Chen Mo one by one, shaking my head......

What a guy who doesn't care about anything to eat.

Chen Mo poured some for the golden retriever and carried the bucket to the vineyard on the side of the mountain.

The vineyard has just been pruned and weeds have been hoeed. Chen Mo chose the top row for watering, which is a row of 18-year-old Cabernet Sauvignon with firm rhizomes and thick main stems.

After a period of inattention, clusters of tiny tender green grapes grew on the vines.

The planting density of 2.43 m by 3.57 m is also very spacious for a terraced shrub-shaped vineyard.

There is no way to do this with such a planting density, after all, it is a terraced field, and with a width of 3.57 meters, it will be crowded if you plant two rows of shrub-shaped grapes.

The length of the row at the top of the hill is 167 meters, and 70 grapes are planted. Chen Mo took out half a bucket of source spirits, and some of them were just poured out......

From top to bottom, rows one to four are 18 years old.

The fifth to eleventh rows are 16 years old. All of them are 15 years old......

Looking back, Chen Mo looked at the vine that had just watered the source spirit, and it seemed to be a little more vibrant, and he didn't know if it was an illusion.

"Ah Huang...... Ah Huang. When he returned home, Chen Mo shouted twice, and Ah Huang ran over from the backyard. Chen Mo touched its head: "I have to go out, do you stay and watch the house?"

"Wang, Wang. ”

"Okay, I know that you don't want to take care of the house, so I sent you to play with Ah Hua. Chen Mo smiled, drove the pickup truck out, opened the passenger seat, and Ah Huang hurriedly jumped up.

The vineyards at the end of May are full of life.

The vineyard has just picked up a branch, and the workers are combing the branches.

"Elson, is Stephen at home?" Chen Mo asked as he drove the car over.

Elson shrugged his shoulders and spread his palms with a helpless expression: "He went to Santa Rosa to attend his ex-wife's wedding." ”

Chen Mo was a little speechless, he couldn't understand the thoughts of foreigners, opened the door and handed Ah Huang to Elson and said, "Help me take care of Ah Huang, I have to go to DMV." ”

“OK。 ”

Chen Mo returned to the car, returned to Mount Alat, and descended the mountain along the cement road.

A concrete road connects to Sonoma's road network, a two-lane road, just down the hill. The road is lined with rolling hills, dense trees and vineyards that follow the hills......

This winter's rainfall has been plentiful, and even a very arid place has become an oasis. Weeds were overgrown on both sides of the road, and thorny bushes grew wildly in the woods......

But after Chen Mo came here, it seemed that there had been a drizzle. In Elson's words, this summer would be a good harvest if the scarcity of rainfall could be maintained.

It was almost noon, and Chen Mo came to the restaurant where he had dinner last night.

There aren't many guests who come to eat at noon, at least not like you need to wait in long lines at night. The Chinese food here is more Western-style, but it is still more delicious than a bread burger or a Western steak.

To fill his belly, Chen Mo went to Hill Department Store. This department store should be the largest shopping mall in Sonoma City, and when he entered the mall, Chen Mo looked for the two girls he met yesterday evening, and went shopping by the way, buying summer clothes, pants, and two sunglasses......

After turning around most of the mall, Chen Mo didn't find Lina and Jesse, and saw that the time had passed at two o'clock. Maybe not, at least not today, so I'm going to go to the DMV (Automobile Supervision and Vehicle Management Office......

"Hey, Shenmo?"

Chen Mo turned his head and saw Jesse with a bright smile: "I finally found you." ”

"I've seen you for a long time. Jesse laughed, "Specifically looking for me?"

"I'm looking for Lina, I've been walking around the mall for two hours, why haven't I seen her. Chen Mo said without hesitation.

Jesse threw Chen Mo a roll of his eyes: "You are really ruthless." She is in the cosmetics section and is a shopping guide for cosmetics. You want Yorina?"

"How about a dinner for the evening?"

“OK。 I'll take you to meet her. ”

"I made an appointment with the DMV, and it was almost too late. Chen Mo looked at his phone: "Leave a phone number and contact later." ”

"No problem......"

Chen Mo walked out of the supermarket happily and drove to the vehicle management office in the North District to learn about the procedures for obtaining a driver's license.

In the future, I will live here for a long time, and the driver's license translated by Chen Mo in China is also recognized here, but there is a time limit. In exchange for a local driver's license, you have to take the written test and road test, Chen Mo took a VIP contract, that is, pay more money, and you can give priority to the number. I took a car driver's rulebook, and it turned out to be in Chinese and English......

VIP has a personal consultant, and Chen Mo's consultant is Chinese......

Chen Mo looked through the driver's manual, which was actually similar to the domestic one: "When can I take the test at the earliest?"

"If you're sure, you can do it today. The Chinese consultant continued: "The California driver's license written test has a Chinese paper. ”

"If I don't pass the exam, how long will it take to take it again?"

"Sonoma is not like San Francisco and San Jose, the population here is not large, and you can make an appointment a day in advance if you haven't taken the written test. But you need to hurry up for the next road test, high school students are going on vacation, and we only have five road examiners here......"

Chen Mo was arranged to enter the written test, and there were more than 20 people who took the exam at the same time, all of whom were not very old, sitting in front of the computer or answering questions or looking around.

Chen Mo's test paper is in Chinese, which is similar to that in China, all are multiple-choice questions, and they are all basic common sense. The written test here is much simpler than in China, mainly because there are fewer questions, and it can be easily done in ten minutes, and the exam is displayed on the spot.

If you pass the written test, you can go outside to get a one-year learner's driver's license. Within the one-year period, Chen Mo has three opportunities for road tests, and if he does not pass the test three times, he can only wait for next year.

The road test that the Chinese consultant made an appointment for Chen Mo was five days later, on June 3.

The road test is even simpler, with a few necessary items, changing lanes, roadside parking, three-point parking, left and right turns at the intersection and parking in front of the stop sign, etc. The road test was held near the DMV, and the Chinese consultant took Chen Mo to rehearse the road test process......