Texas is rich in cowboys, people here love pickups, people here love guns and can't do without guns and resolutely support guns, agriculture in Texas is very developed, and those farmers were once contemptuously called Red Neck, but now Texans call themselves Red Neck, what do people here say, relatively speaking, they are more tough.

It is precisely because of the characteristics of Texas that it is suitable for one more military company to come out, and in addition, there is no state tax here, and this is the most important thing.

Red neck is the meaning of hillbilly, but Texas not only has agriculture, it is not only NASA, the oil industry, the electronics industry, and the financial industry are also very developed, and the reason is that Texas does not collect state taxes is a very important reason.

The above is Gao Yang's impression of Texas.

When he arrived in Houston, after Gao Yang followed Morgan to register his company, all that was left was the evening drinking party.

Gao Yang knew that many things in Texas were different from New York, and different from the whole North, but he thought that since it was a gathering of high society, then even if there was a difference, it would not be too big, after all, a well-dressed group of people chatted casually and drank some wine, and that was it.

But when it came to the matter, Gao Yang realized that he was wrong, first of all, the drinking party was not in Houston, nor was it a villa in the suburbs, the venue of the drinking party was in the suburbs, yes, but it was not a villa but a farm, and it was not the so-called farm where the green grass was used for ornamentation, and the places he passed along the way, both sides of the road were really all endless farmland.

The so-called local customs, but Gao Yang found that he was still a little uncomfortable, because Morgan did not take a limousine, but rented an off-road car for his driver to drive.

Gao Yang has attended two drinking parties. But both times it was after dark. And here. The sun is still high, and the party is about to begin.

"The master we are going to visit is named Murray, Murray. Perry, who was born and raised in Texas, was going to his family's farm that had been running for generations, and he was mainly in the oil industry, and he had a good relationship with me, so I came when I got the invitation. And I've asked him to introduce you to some useful people. ”

Gao Yang knocked on his head and said with a puzzled expression: "Oil tycoon? ”

Morgan tilted his head and thought for a moment, and said, "Count?" Sort it off! He produces oil equipment, but he does not exploit the oil fields himself, but he participates in oil production with equipment shares, and has some shares in several oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico, which is not a tycoon, but he is still quite influential. ”

Gao Yang pointed out the car window in confusion and said, "Oil tycoons live in this kind of place?" ”

Morgan laughed, "I said it." He's a Texan, and he's been for generations. ”

Say this. Morgan drove off the highway and onto a dirt road, Gao Yang couldn't help but pull his plaid shirt, and then said with an uncomfortable face: "An oil tycoon, don't you even get the road to your own house?" ”

Morgan shrugged and said, "Redneck, they like that." ”

Gao Yang saw a tree, and when he entered the woods, he saw the house, and then there was a car, although he already knew that the people who came to the drinking party were either rich or expensive, but the cars parked in front of the house were mostly pickup trucks and off-road.

Gao Yang exhaled and said, "I can't figure out the Texans' drinking party." ”

Morgan smiled: "The effect is the same as the cocktail party, but the form, well, you can see it, in short, you don't need to walk around with a wine glass, people here have their own way of communicating." ”

Morgan's driver stopped the car, Gao Yang took a coat and got out of the car, the climate in Texas has a large temperature difference, it is March, Gao Yang feels slightly hot under the sun, but once the sun sets, it will be cold.

When Gao Yang put on his coat, he saw an old man with gray hair raise his hand at Morgan and shouted, "Hey, Morgan! Welcome to you, my old friend. ”

Morgan also said loudly: "Murray, my friend, are you okay?" ”

Gao Yang followed Morgan's side towards his master, but he had only taken two steps when he suddenly heard a gunshot.

Subconsciously, really subconsciously, Gao Yang grabbed Morgan's arm and dragged him back, then grabbed Morgan's neck with one hand to block him behind him, and went to pull out the gun with the other.

It's a pity that Gao Yang didn't have a gun on him, because he was going to attend a drinking party, and Gao Yang didn't realize this until he didn't touch the gun, he pushed Morgan directly and stepped back.

Murray looked at Gao Yang and was stunned, and Morgan, who was pushed back by Gao Yang, struggled to break free of Gao Yang's hand, and then shouted, "Hey, hey, stop!" Hell, what are you doing! ”

Gao Yang felt that he might have overreacted, but there was no way, he had been on the battlefield for too long, and he had been shot too many times, and when he heard the gunshots and it was an unknown situation, his first reaction was to fight back, and his second reaction was to flee quickly.

Morgan shook off Gao Yang's hand and said helplessly: "What are you doing!" ”

The gunshots were still ringing, Gao Yang pointed in the direction where the gunshots came from, and said inexplicably: "What's the matter?" That's gunshots, and it's close! ”

Murray walked up to Morgan and said with a strange look, "Your bodyguard? ”

Morgan said with a black face: "No, he is my friend, it is the high I talked to you about, Gao, this is Murray. Perry. ”

When Gao Yang stretched out his hand to shake More's hand, Murray laughed and said, "Haha, don't worry, they just started the pre-dinner entertainment." ”

Gao Yang reluctantly smiled and said, "Uh, I'm sorry, I think I'm a little nervous." ”

Murray laughed and said to Gao Yang, "The New Yorker? Just look at your shoes and you'll know that no one here is going to wear these delicate handmade shoes, because the land here is not suitable for leather shoes, and only New Yorkers wear them in Texas. ”

Gao Yang shook his head and said, "No, I'm from New York, but I'm not a New Yorker." ”

Morgan waved his hand and said, "Okay, Gao, go play in the back, you'll like it." ”

Bypassing the house, Gao Yang realized that the so-called drinking party was, and the barbecue meeting was real, and the game of Murray's guests before the meal was not a few people gossiping together, but a group of people holding guns and shooting wildly.

Strictly speaking, Gao Yang is a rough man, and this kind of drinking party with a gun first and then a barbecue is more suitable for him, if drinking beer at a barbecue party can also be called a drinking party.

There are a lot of barbecue grills, but the fire has not yet been lit, there are dozens of white plastic chairs, a few men and women are sitting, and a few are holding rifles to shoot at the iron targets placed in the open space behind the house, this place is spacious enough to shoot to your heart's content.

Murray picked up a bottle of beer, opened it and handed it to Gao Yang, then smiled: "Have fun, it's time for pre-dinner entertainment." ”

The crackling firing was so loud that it was impossible to have a conversation in this situation, so whether it was a networking reception or a networking barbecue, you had to wait until this slightly unique entertainment stopped.

Morgan also held a bottle of beer and said loudly, "Go have fun and say hello to everyone." ”

Murray said loudly: "Gao is a Huaxia person, right?" In my impression, the Chinese are not very good at shooting, but the Chinese are very good at playing cards, and you can play Texas Hold'em after a while. ”

Gao Yang didn't speak, just raised the wine bottle and smiled and took a sip, while Morgan said loudly to Murray: "Man, I've told you many times that people are judged by stereotypes that things will happen, and you're making a big mistake right now." ”

Murray said disapprovingly, "I don't understand what you're talking about, okay man, we'll talk later, I need to go and greet the guests." ”

Patting Morgan on the shoulder, Murray left, while Gao Yang leaned over to Morgan's side and said loudly, "Their entertainment is quite chic." ”

Morgan smiled: "No one hates guns here, but the most important thing is that Murray likes shooting sports, okay, you can't be too reserved here, go ahead, say hello to them in the way you do best." ”

Gao Yang nodded and said with a smile: "I went." ”

Holding the beer bottle, Gao Yang walked behind a table full of guns, and six people lined up in front of the table to shoot, and it was not a competition, no one hit any specific target, it was just shooting indiscriminately.

Gao Yang looked at it, there were people with semi-automatic rifles and pistols shooting, and on the table, the guns on the table were also quite complete, basically the common guns in the United States were all there.

Gao Yang picked up a 1911, and after picking up two magazines at random, he stood on the edge of the wall of people lined up, and then raised his gun and began to fight.

Others are entertainment, Gao Yang is also entertainment, but playing other things is just that, playing with guns, Gao Yang's entertainment is not entertainment.

After a few shots, Gao Yang put on a new magazine and finished firing again, and when he finished firing the second magazine, he felt that his shooting method was a little too much.

Every time a shot is fired, the bullet will make a dinging sound after hitting the iron plate, which is originally an entertainment mode of jingle gun shooting, and the jingle sound is normal, but the dinging sound and echo become a line, so it is not normal.

After Gao Yang realized that his shooting method was a little excessive, he deliberately slowed down his speed and began to shoot slowly one shot at a time, and the accuracy was still the same, but at least the sound would not be connected.

After two shots, Gao Yang discovered the anomaly.

It was too quiet, and when Gao Yang glanced to the right, he found that the six people who were still shooting just now were all gone, and they were all staring at him sideways.

Swallowing his saliva, Gao Yang, who knew that he would easily reveal his identity as soon as he shot, sighed helplessly, the power of habit was too strong, so strong that he couldn't restrain himself from pouring out the bullets as fast as he could when he picked up the gun.

Gao Yang's way of greeting is too impactful, and the impact is so powerful that others have no way to ignore him.

Finally, after the last bullet was fired, Gao Yang picked up the two empty magazines he had dropped from the ground and was about to put them back on the table, when a strong man with five big and three thick faces said excitedly: "Man, how did you shoot just now?" Do it again. (To be continued......)

PS: During the double period, I still ask for a monthly pass.