【Chapter 794】 Ranch Carnival (Subscription Requested!)
When it got dark, Bob Sr. and Xiao Jinyang pulled out the bonfire rack and a large amount of pine wood from the storeroom, and lit two huge bonfires on the lawn.
These black pines are large ones that are more than a meter in diameter, cut down with a chainsaw and then split into fairly regular strips for bonfires.
These pines, which are at least thirty years old, contain a lot of rosin, and soon after igniting them, they emit a strong aroma in the air, and the whole lawn is simply plunged into a dream world.
Rao is Xiao Feng has held many bonfires in Ginkgo Village before, but there has never been a resemblance to this one, in a sense, the current state is closer to his ideal bonfire party scene.
After the bonfires were lit, the pine charcoal fires on several huge barbecue grills were already blazing, and the red charcoal fires reflected the night sky and everyone's faces.
In a short time, the lawn near the 'Maple Leaf Castle' has become very lively, and the cowboys and staff of the ranch have brought their families to participate in the barbecue party, and the neighbors of the 'Dream Ranch' have also appeared one after another.
When the 'Mirror Lake Group' took over several ranches such as Salmon Ranch and formed a huge 'Dream Ranch', the surrounding ranchers have always been indifferent to the 'Dream Ranch'.
After all, the super-rich from Wall Street had long regarded Montana's ranches as their toys, a stark contrast to traditional ranches and at odds with the local vibe.
For example, most of Montana's pastures are naturally irrigated pastures, and many ranches need to move their cattle and sheep to more abundant pastures in different seasons, rather than 'dream pastures'.
However, these financial tycoons from New York put too much emphasis on 'personal privacy', and have always been dismissive of the borrowing requests of surrounding ranchers, and their relationships are extremely stiff.
Originally, Helena's ranchers were worried that Xiao Feng would be as mean as the old man in the east. But I didn't expect that 'Dream Ranch' inherited the tradition of the west and won everyone's recognition.
No, after Xiao Feng sent them an invitation to the banquet, the owners of more than fifteen farms and ranches came to the 'Dream Ranch' with their wives and children to participate in this event known as the 'Opening Dinner'.
Seeing that the owners of more than a dozen ranches around them had brought their families to the dinner, Xiao Jinyang and Xue Lihua were naturally very happy. Although their spoken English was still a little stumbling, they still warmly welcomed the guests.
Since they knew that the 'Jinghu Group' was going to have another foundation in the United States, Xiao Jinyang and his wife knew that they wanted to integrate into the life of the United States as much as possible, and perhaps this barbecue conference would be a good start.
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When the guests arrived one after another, Xiao Feng, the male host, did not have time to greet them, so he could only ask his wife and parents to come forward to receive them, and he was busy processing all kinds of meat tonight.
For a barbecue meeting of 200 people, 300 pounds of meat plus other ingredients must be prepared, and Xiao Feng is the kind of person who strives for excellence. Naturally, it is impossible to deal with it casually.
Xiao Feng decided to use all his skills to make the most delicious barbecue and vegetable salad, so that the old beauties would also know that the cooking skills of the Chinese people could throw them off the street!
Xu Mengyao received the guests instead of Xiao Feng, and when she pointed out Xiao Feng, who was processing meat and vegetables, to the guests, everyone was extremely surprised.
These guests would never have thought that Xiao Feng, a super-rich man worth tens of billions of dollars, would actually wear an apron. Work with the chef to prepare all the ingredients you need for today's dinner.
In fact, this is also because their understanding of Xiao Feng only stays on the huge wealth. But I forgot that Xiao Feng was originally a top chef with a global reputation.
However, seeing Xiao Feng cooking in person, these guests also deeply felt the kindness of the Xiao family, and their impression of them was even better.
Although Xiao Feng didn't have time to communicate with them now, the guests didn't feel left out and enjoyed the aperitif wine before the dinner happily.
The aperitif is a top-quality fruit wine made by Xiao Feng using the top fruits of the 'Zizhu Space', and has been stored in the space for several years. This time, Xiao Feng found an excuse to get back to the castle's wine cellar.
The taste of the top fruit wine is long, and the amber-like wine adds a lot of charm, and from this detail, guests can feel the enthusiasm of the Xiao family.
On the lawn, guests and ranch personnel gathered in twos and threes to chat. Happiness knows no bounds!
For these ranchers, old Bob and other cowboys are old friends with them, and even these cowboys have worked under them, and the relationship is good. Many of the ranchers and old Bob who have lived in Helena for generations are not only old neighbors and old buddies for decades, but even many family friendships can continue to the wild era that Helena just developed two hundred years ago.
During the conversation, these ranchers also consciously or unintentionally inquired into and learned about the situation of Old Bob and others in the 'Dream Ranch', and gradually recognized and accepted Xiao Feng's family and the 'Dream Ranch'.
Xiao Feng himself didn't expect that because of his good welfare treatment for old Bob and other American cowboys, these Helena's land snakes recognized him.
In addition to the factor of acquaintances, Xu Mengyao, who is from an extraordinary background, was also a top student at Harvard University, and she is quite familiar with this form of BBQ dinner in the United States, so she is naturally comfortable as a qualified hostess.
Under Xu Mengyao's powerful aura, all the guests were like a spring breeze, and they secretly felt that they had gained a lot from coming to the banquet this time, and they had seen the elegance and charm of the hostess of the 'Dream Ranch'.
However, these guests did not expect that even bigger surprises were waiting for them later!
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Before the guests arrived at the ranch, Xiao Feng had already lit all the pine charcoal fires on several barbecue grills and baked the processed lambs on them.
These Dubo sheep are carefully selected from the nearby sheep breeding farms in the 'Dream Ranch', and they are fed with space pasture and space spiritual springs for a long time, and their meat quality is naturally excellent.
When Xiao Feng was slaughtering sheep and processing sauces, he found that these Dubo sheep could even see exquisite marbling patterns in many parts, and the quality was even better than the ginkgo black goats in 'Jinghu Ranch'!
This time, Xiao Feng decided that the five Dubo sheep came out to taste it, and if the taste reached a certain level, the 'Dream Ranch' might even buy a nearby ranch. It is specially used to breed Duber sheep and supply them to high-end restaurants and wealthy people in the United States.
Compared with China, the eating habits of the United States determine that beef and mutton is the staple food, and the market for top beef and mutton is much larger than that of China, and it is also a good opportunity to seize this market segment.
To know. Dream Ranch is committed to providing the best meat, and it would be beneficial to be able to capture the high-end market in the United States with Dober sheep and Angus Black Cattle before new breeds of beef hit the market."
The lamb with skin is coated with Xiao Feng's secret sauce and then roasted on a charcoal fire, and after a while, the sizzling oil flowers begin to attract the attention of the surrounding crowd, and the rich aroma wafting in the wind makes everyone look sideways!
The Americans present are all veterans of barbecue, and it is easy to tell that these lambs are not only first-class in terms of meat quality, but also top-notch in terms of sauce and grilling techniques.
Everyone didn't expect that their own boss would have such a hand!
The American cowboy doesn't know the details of Xiao Feng, and the young man from Ginkgo Village naturally knows his 'ninth uncle' Xiao Feng well. Soon revealed Xiao Feng's wonderful performance in the Bocuse Cooking Competition and the fact that he was a close disciple of the world-famous chef Ducatse, which attracted the cowboys' admiration for their boss.
In fact, in the past six months, Xiao Feng has not only provided generous benefits to the cowboys, but also amazed Lao Mei, who advocates personal heroism, with his amazing ability to show from time to time!
By the time the other ranch guests arrived at the lawn, the five roasted whole sheep with skin had entered the final stage, and the shiny roasted whole sheep stood out in the firelight. It's hard to hold back your drool!
In addition to roasting whole sheep, Xiao Feng has been cooking it himself, and other meats such as beef, venison, mutton, and chicken wings have been marinated. Place next to the barbecue grill and let guests grill it themselves, or leave it to the chef to handle.
In fact, this is also a feature of BBQ in the United States, which emphasizes the fun of doing it yourself, and Xiao Feng is inconvenient to change this situation. As long as the guests are happy.
Xiao Feng saw that the time was almost eight o'clock, cleaned up the things at hand a little, picked up a glass of red wine, stood on a platform, and greeted everyone!
saw Xiao Feng standing on the stage. Everyone knows that the male host is about to give a speech, and tonight's banquet is about to begin, and the people who were chatting in groups of three or five immediately quieted down!
"Welcome to 'Dream Ranch'!" Xiao Feng's fluent English, with a slight Cambridge accent, echoed in the night sky, and he continued: "Since the establishment of 'Dream Ranch', I have always wanted to bring everyone together to have a good time, but it has always been delayed for various reasons!"
Before Xiao Feng met Xu Mengyao, although he could communicate with foreigners in spoken English, it was limited to that, and he couldn't talk about more personal characteristics.
Xu Mengyao has lived in Harvard for a few years, and her accent in Cambridge, Massachusetts is already quite strong, and Xiao Feng, who has been with her for a long time, naturally has a similar accent.
Because many elites in the United States graduated from Harvard, Lao Mei is no stranger to this accent, and some people even think that this accent represents the backbone of the United States.
I have to say that as soon as Xiao Feng opened his mouth, the people on the scene looked at it differently!
"The first batch of Dubo sheep in the pasture was successfully slaughtered, and I invited everyone here today to hope that the best food and the best wine will make everyone enjoy a happy night!" Xiao Feng raised his wine glass high, and then drank it all!
Because it was just a private banquet, not a formal celebration, Xiao Feng didn't have a long speech, and the theme was still to hope that everyone would eat and drink well, and there were no extra words at all.
Xiao Feng's cheerfulness also made all the guests and cowboys have a good impression of him, if he gives a long speech on stage, it is rude to listen to it without paying attention, but it will be very boring.
Most of the Americans are free characters, Xiao Feng's heroic temperament has deeply infected them, and everyone has more expectations for tonight's barbecue meeting.
Sure enough, when they put the first piece of beef and mutton they grilled in their mouths, everyone felt touched from the bottom of their hearts!
Without him, these organic beef and mutton marinated in Xiao Feng's secret sauce taste so good!
In addition, the top Munich beer imported from German Munich by 'Dream Ranch' and the 'Xiao's wine' from Ginkgo Village brought them an incomparable treat!
For human beings, food and wine are undoubtedly the existence of national and racial boundaries, Xiao Feng has gone to great lengths to prepare for tonight's barbecue meeting, naturally he wants to use these two weapons to conquer all the guests and employees!
That's not all, when the first Dubo sheep was roasted, Xiao Feng took a dagger with a cold light and began to show a wonderful stunt on the high platform, which made everyone stunned!
Lao Mei is accustomed to roasting beef and mutton after processing, and the dish of 'roasted whole sheep' rarely appears in Lao Mei's life, not to mention that Xiao Feng started the miraculous 'sliced whole sheep'?
From the perspective of Lao Mei's 'simple' worldview, Chinese cuisine is already a daunting complexity, not to mention that Xiao Feng subconsciously used his own muscle power to control the upheaval when he was 'a whole sheep', and turned this skill into an art.
Watching pieces of lamb with skin fly down from the roasted whole lamb like snowflakes and land on the surrounding dinner plates impartially, the old beauties have lost the ability to think.
Of course, if the taste of roasted whole sheep is not good, even if Xiao Feng's performance is hard, it will not be able to resonate with everyone, and more importantly, the taste of this roasted whole sheep will kill the barbecue products that everyone has eaten before, and one or two almost burst into tears!
In this way, the barbecue meeting became Xiao Feng's personal performance time, and the five roasted whole sheep were swept away by everyone, even so, everyone still felt a little unfinished!
On this night, everyone ate delicious food, drank fine wine, and young people couldn't help singing and dancing together, and the whole lawn was in a lively place. If it weren't for the fact that the 'Dream Ranch' was far away from the residential area, such a noise would have attracted complaints from the surrounding residents, and attracted warnings and interference from the police.
Even many young men and women who have long been in love with each other naturally hold hands and come together because of the pleasant experience in the 'Dream Ranch', but it is a later story. Xiao Feng has been competing with a few roasted whole sheep all night, so naturally he didn't know about the barbecue meeting he held, but he became a matchmaker for several couples.
Mountain songs from China and country music from the American West echo in everyone's heart in the night sky of Dream Ranch.
Maybe after many years, everyone will remember this wonderful night! (To be continued......
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