Christmas is the most important holiday for Americans. Just before Christmas, a heavy snowfall fell at Link's Ozette farm in HSD. Heavy snow covered all the vines that had already survived. Link heard about it and flew over.

On Christmas Day, people who value family usually rush home no matter where they are.

Today is December 23rd, and although Link has moved out of Hans's house, and although he is far away in HSD, he still wants to rush back to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas with his family.

The Ozette farm has been fenced off with barbed wire, and the area where Link is trying to grow grapes is on the shores of Lake Ozette.

At the northern end of the farm there is a small town called Nieube. The inhabitants of that town have a fishing port, and many of the residents make a living from fishing. The young Indian hired by Link is a resident of the town, who was also a fisherman. But fishing is a dangerous job, and in the U.S. fishing is a temporary job, and the income is not guaranteed. That's why he accepted Link's offer to guard the grapes.

Link thought about giving him a few days off and letting him go home for a good Christmas.

Unexpectedly, the young Indian, whose name was already very American, said: "The birth of Jesus represents Christianity." Our calamity has deepened with the spread of this religion. So we can also say that his birth was the beginning of the catastrophe of the black and yellow races. So when I fish, I would rather think of the Condor and pray. ”

Link laughed and said, "OK, Tahra, I don't believe in Jesus either." Whether it is sin or evil, we must bear it. So I don't think there's much to have him, not much to him. In my eyes, Christmas is nothing more than a day when I can eat a better meal than usual. In addition, it is a time to be happy with your family. If you think so, you might think that it's actually nice to have this holiday. ”

Tahra smiled and said, "You're right. Maybe I can go to your beach and get some oysters or sea urchins to have a good meal with my family. ”

Although his town also has a beach, there are people who go to the beach almost every day to find something. But when the land belonged to Link, his beach had been deserted for months, and there must have been more to find there than they were.

"Absolutely. Maybe you can find a flounder. ”

"I hope so. Tahera said with a smile. "Last month I found a flounder weighing more than five pounds under a reef by the sea. The kids loved it. ”

"You are indeed a great fisherman. I'm so worried you've caught all the fish in my sea. "Speaking of which, every time he comes, = he can be late for the seafood. They were all caught by the sea in Tahra.

"Actually, some of them were caught in the river. In other places, the fish in the rivers did not dare to eat at all. But the water in the river here is not polluted, and you can eat whatever you can catch. Tahera said with a smile. "But Link, are you really not going to get a fishing boat? ”

Link laughed and said, "I'll think about it." But now I have to go, or my plane will be late. He opened the door and got into the car, saying. "I hope you can feel the joy of Christmas. ”

"If you come in the spring, you can eat salmon, which is the kind that brown bears like to eat. He said and helped him close the car door. "Also, thank you for the extra check. "It's the holidays, and Link gives him an extra week's salary as a bonus.

Link drove south. In fact, after a little north of the dirt road, he was able to get onto a road, which was originally an asphalt road for campers to enter the Lake Ozette area. And the road is now his private own. In addition to this highway, there is also a section of asphalt road in the central part that was originally a state highway. The road led to a community called Lapush, but the community had all moved out, so the road was entirely his own.

But he still drove south on the dirt road. These dirt roads were originally cleared by the deforestation of the tribes. In the forest in the middle of the farm, there was originally a community called Quaretu. There is a small airport there. The residents of that neighborhood had also moved away from the farm, and the small airport with two small runways had become his private property.

Warren was already doing maintenance on the small rented plane, and as soon as he arrived at the airport, he went straight to the plane. He put on his headset and said, "Maybe I should learn how to fly a plane myself." ”

"It's like learning to drive. Warren started the engine with a smile and said. "The runway is long enough to take off and land small business jets. Maybe you can buy a business jet. That kind of plane is a little more comfortable. ”

Link shook his head with a smile and said, "But the other two farms don't have airports. ”

"There is an airport in Ekobe, maybe you can rent a piece of land there to build a hangar and use the runway there. ”

Link thought it was like that. He laughed and said, "That's a good note." Maybe a runway could also be built in Hudson. "Hudson Farms is building a large-scale winery. And the foundation there is also good, as long as a runway is laid.

Of course, there is no need to buy a business jet, as long as you buy a small aircraft with a longer range. Such a plane could carry four or five people, which was enough for him to travel between several farms.

He smiled and said, "By the way, do you want to take a vacation?"

"Yes. Most of us are planning to take a vacation. I plan to go back and talk to my wife in the hope of convincing her to agree to take the children to work on the farm. ”

Link thought for a moment and said, "Maybe you can wait a little longer." ”

At this time, the plane was already in the sky, and he said into the microphone: "If you want, you can also come to Ozette." ”

"It's really nice place. But it can be a bit of a hassle for kids to go to school. You know, the communities around Ozette are mostly inhabited by Indians. Their schools may not be suitable for children. ”

Link thought it really couldn't be helped. He smiled and said, "Then you have one less choice." But you can also choose Habano. A large grape production site will also be built there next year. And the public elementary and high schools there are very good, at least better than Amber. Of course, the outdoor sports facilities in high schools are a bit worse. But the indoor sports facilities are good, and their library has a lot of books. There's one more bonus if you go there. There are already more than a dozen detached villas there, and I can use them as your dormitories. ”

Warren listened to the fact that the job that Link could offer him was probably the best he could find. He didn't go to college, and after retiring from the army, he was able to find a high-paying job as a bodyguard. Although Link now gives him the job of a bodyguard, he is involved in the management of Link's three farms. It may not be the highest-paying job he can get, but he's learned a lot in the last few months, and it's all very different from military management.

The job of a bodyguard, he can only do it for another five years at most. After five years, he will have to find another job. If he could learn more during this time, he felt that maybe he could get another position on Link's farm in the future. That's why he made plans to let his wife work on the farm as well.

"I think I can convince her. But he's also thinking about the future. He felt like he was going to have to talk to Benjamin when he got back, and maybe they should automatically apply for a pay cut. Because Link is very low-key these times, the security aspect is not as severe as before. There is not a need for so many bodyguards now.

If one of them gets an annual salary as a bodyguard and only does farm management, maybe Link will lay off their bodyguards in the future. But if they take the initiative to switch to farm management, they may be able to work on the farm until retirement. And that kind of job is not worth such a high salary.

Although there were seventeen bodyguards in their group, Link had three farms, and each of them needed a large number of workers. That's going to take a lot of managers. So he felt that Link should be able to continue to hire them, as long as they were willing to give up some immediate benefits. But he can't talk to Link directly about this now, he needs to talk to the other colleagues.

The plane landed directly at Amber Town Airport. Link got off the plane and left, and Warren would settle it after handing it over to the rental company.

Cox drove that G65 to pick up Link home.

On the way, Link sees that he is driving too fast and says, "Hey, you're speeding." ”

"No, I'm just driving to the maximum speed limit. Cox retorted. "Your car drives better than my Ford. ”

"How did the car get back?"

"Benjamin knew you were coming back today, and he drove the car back. Cox honked his horn, overtook a car, and shouted into the window. "Hey, did you buy your driver's license?" he just finished speaking, and just after he finished speaking, he stepped off the accelerator, and the car had already passed the past.

Link rolled his eyes and didn't bother to pay attention to him. He took out his mobile phone to surf the Internet, and when he thought of what he had said to Warren on the plane, he looked up the introduction of the private jet.

Cox saw that he was suddenly quiet, his eyes glanced at his mobile phone, and found that he was actually introducing the plane, and couldn't help but say, "Are you finally going to buy a plane?" I suggest you buy the High Roller series. For example, the Hawker 900XP. ”

Link turned his head to look at him and said, "Drive well." And you think too much. "The Hawker 900 is a very good business jet indeed. But that didn't suit his requirements. He wanted an airplane that could take off and land on a relatively short runway and at the same time meet the flight distance between any two of the three farms.

That would also require an aircraft with a range of at least 2,500 kilometers. Of course, the Hawker 900 can meet the needs of the voyage, but it requires a take-off and landing distance of 1,600 meters, which is too exaggerated.

“OK。 Maybe you can take the Hawker 200. Cox kept talking. "Maybe I should consider getting an airplane driver's license. ”

"Shut up, man. You're speeding! Or you keep talking, but let me drive. ”