California is the most economically developed state in the western United States, but it is said that during that star governor's tenure, this economically developed state almost went bankrupt. I haven't completely relieved myself yet.

Of course, it is only the state government that is bankrupt, and the people should still eat, eat, and sleep.

If there is one of the most prosperous cities in California, it is, of course, San Francisco, which is San Francisco.

Link came to California to buy vines. The seller's vineyard he contracted was near the San Francisco area.

After posting the news of buying vines online, he finally received a call yesterday from a seller who was willing to sell his grapes. The other party claimed to be the owner of a winery in California. His winery was newly bought, the size of the winery was small, and he was originally planted with a Cabernet Sauvignon imported from France, and he was going to plant another grape and planned to shovel all his vines. Knowing that Link wanted vines, he was willing to sell those grapes to Link to earn some subsidies by the way.

Of course, that's just what he said. Whether or not he planned to plant another grape because it was not good, only he knew. Link felt the need to come and see for himself. Of course, he didn't know how to grow grapes. John happened to have a friend who was the owner of the winery. John knew he was going to see the vines, so he introduced his friend to Link.

Link was also a rich man, and John's friend, though he had only met for the first time, readily agreed to go with him to see the vines at Link's request.

John's friend is also fat, and he is actually two points fatter than John.

Link only took Benjamin and another new bodyguard, and the four of them arrived in San Francisco and did not stay in the city for long, but drove out of the city and headed south in a rented car.

California's agriculture is also quite thriving, but that's largely due to a well-developed irrigation system. It didn't take them long to get to the seller's winery. The winery is located on a mountainside, there is no other farmland around, and it is not very large. On either side of the mountain road there are about eleven or twelve acres of vineyards on the slopes.

Before meeting the owner of the estate, Chloe, a friend of John's, had just gotten out of the car and whispered to Link, "I'm afraid none of these grapes have been pruned this year." Their branches and leaves are too long. ”

Link laughed and whispered, "I need to be able to grow 1,000 to 1,500 acres of vines on cuttings, and more branches and foliage will be good for me." ”

Chloe nodded, walked to the side of the road, crossed a drainage ditch and pulled a grape leaf, looked at it carefully, crushed it again, put it under his nose and smelled it, and said, "It's Cabernet Sauvignon, but the leaf seems to be a little rounder." I've seen tree stumps, which are about fifteen to twenty years old. However, there seem to be traces of grafting. ”

Of course, Link wanted older trees, but the older ones, the wineries might not be willing to sell them to him, even the cut branches would rather be burned than sold for money.

And the seller doesn't seem to be lying in this regard.

He nodded and said, "What do you think of this grape being grown under desert soil?"

"That's hard to say. The wineries in the United States are mainly located in California, but there are fifty states in the country with wineries. This also makes the grapes in the United States very different, the minerals of the different soils, maybe the grapes grown in one place are good for wine, but in the other, the grapes are worthless. Chloe shook his head slightly. "I recommend buying a few foliage and experimenting with them, or planting a few more varieties. Even if you grow your own grape seedlings, you can risk planting all the same grapes. ”

Link thought for a moment and said, "Your suggestion is good. But I didn't expect the farm's winery to produce in a short period of time. There are so many vines this time, and the price is obviously not too high, I wanted to take the plunge and try it, and nothing. And maybe these grapes will be grafted to produce a grape grown on Hanse's farm. ”

Chloe just made a suggestion, and now that Link had an idea of his own, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "Well, I hope you're right." ”

"No, Locke. I have to thank you, otherwise I wouldn't have known what variety this grape is. ”

Locke chuckled softly and said, "So when John told me you were going to build a winery over a thousand acres, I smashed a hole in the ground with my jaw. ”

Link was unimpressed by his teasing, just as he saw a brown-haired man in a white short-sleeved shirt walking up from the manor villa, smiling and saying, "Maybe we should go talk to the owner here." ”

Chloe also saw someone coming, and said, "I hope he is easier to deal with." ”

Link smiled, and reached out to the brown-haired man's outstretched hand, and said, "Hello, I'm Link Hans, and this is Chloe Romeen, an expert in winery management. ”

"Welcome to my winery. I'm Luke Truss. ”

Truss was ten men in his forties and fifties, and he first took Link and them around the vineyard near the villa. Because the sun was so fierce, Link saw that Chloe was afraid that he would be covered in sweat after a few steps down the hill, so he didn't ask to see more.

When they entered the villa of the winery, Truss took out a bottle of cognac and said: "This is the cognac produced by this winery three years ago, and the previous owner gave me a case when he sold the winery to me." I hope you guys enjoy it. ”

He poured three glasses of wine, then placed the sticker on the coffee table, and pointed the sticker on the front at Link and Chloe.

Chloe glanced at it, and the sign on it belonged to Luc Truss. He smiled and picked up the glass and shook it, saying, "The wine is very beautiful." As he spoke, he put the rim of the cup under his nose and sniffed it, then took a small sip, swallowed it slowly, and nodded. "This wine is really worth 98 points. "He just saw the score given by the famous sommelier on the bottle. The number above is exactly 98.

Truss said with a little regret: "Yes, that means that the grapes outside are very good varieties." It's just that I signed a contract with a lab to plant all of their new varieties. Otherwise, I would have continued to grow these grapes. ”

Link smiled and asked, "This wine is really good, but why did the previous owner give it up?" I mean, it's a pity." ”

"Haha, I've heard about Mr. Hans too. But not everyone has the skill and luck you have. For example, the former owner of this winery. ”

Link suddenly turned out to be a gambling bankrupt.

Chloe shook her head as well and said, "That's a shame. I noticed that the stumps of the vines had traces of grafting many times, some as many as six times, and the previous owners of the winery must have put a lot of effort into those grapes. ”

Truss nodded clubhouse: "Yes." I also kept this phenomenon before I bought this winery. He also gave me an explanation. He said the grapes were grown in the Central Valley and were grafted six times with traditional European varieties grown in the North and five native North American grapes. All grapes were grafted six times, but the varieties were grafted in a different order. ”

Chloe took another sip of wine and said with a smile, "No wonder. When I saw the vines, I thought they were different from the same variety of Cabernet Sauvignon because of the climate and the soil. It turned out to be a change caused by multiple graftings. ”

Truss then said, "So what does Mr. Hans think? I mean, you already know about the vines. I wonder if you're satisfied?"

Link glanced at Chloe and saw the other blink twice. He pondered for a moment and said, "If I want whole vines, I mean we'll cut off their branches and leaves, but we'll leave them alive, and we'll dig up the stumps." How much does that cost?"

"If that's the case, I guess it's a little bit higher. How about 150,000 dollars?"

Chloe didn't wait for Link to react, he immediately said, "We can't think like that." Mr. Truss, if we dig up the stumps as well, in fact we have to find someone to dig them ourselves, because we have to keep them alive as much as possible. ”

As soon as Link heard him say this, he immediately understood what he meant, and said, "Locke is right. If we dig up the stump of the vine, we are actually digging a pit for you to plant grapes in the future. "It's hillside land, so it's impossible to plant it mechanically.

"Moreover, we hired someone, and Mr. Locke also saved some of the cost. Link continued. "And your grapes were meant to be wasted. I also pay to clean it up for you. The price you want is too high. I can only give up to 20,000. ”

"Twenty thousand? That's absolutely impossible. Too little. But if you pay for the grapes, I can lower the price a bit, but at least $130,000. ”

130,000 is certainly not a price Link could have agreed to. He was about to continue the bargain.

Suddenly, someone broke into the villa: "Luke, I said I would think about it, and you found another buyer before I could decide." You're in breach of contract. ”

"Tim, why are you here?" said Telles, stunned.

The man named Tim walked briskly into the living room, sat down on the sofa, and sneered, "If I don't come, those vines will be someone else's." I don't think you've forgotten that tomorrow is the deadline for my reply. ”

Compared with pointing out that there is no credit in front of others, Truss showed embarrassment on her face and said loudly: "Tim, I called you three times." Every time you say you're thinking about it, but I know you're looking for vines everywhere. I think it's you who breached the contract first. ”

"Yes, that's because I need more vines, and all the vines you have here are only enough for me to plant half of the land. Tim rightly accused. "And you agreed to let me think about it for five days. And now it's only the fourth day, and the two gentlemen have arrived. I think you must have contacted them two days ago. ”