When the moon in Montana was on the willow tops, it was already 8 o'clock in the morning on August 16, and the time difference between the two places was more than 12 hours, so that the Mid-Autumn Festival could not be synchronized.

However, for Xiao Feng's family and the Huaxia cowboys who work at the 'Dream Ranch', this will not have much impact.

When night begins to fall, the roaring bonfire is already lit, and in addition to the aroma of mooncakes, there is also the smell of rosin in the air, and of course, the aroma of Du Po sheep is the most charming.

A few days ago, at the first barbecue meeting of 'Dream Ranch', Xiao Feng's sliced roast sheep cooked by himself left a deep impression on everyone. This time, I heard that Xiao Feng had prepared three roasted whole sheep again, and everyone was excited.

For cowboys, munching on a delicious roast lamb and then pouring a big sip of cold Munich beer is the supreme enjoyment of life, and all fatigue will be swept away!

Tonight, the Chinese cowboys are all on vacation, plus a few American cowboys, plus guests from several surrounding farms and pastures, the excitement is not necessarily worse than the last party.

On the lawn, Nini and Yu'er carried lanterns and ran around with a group of children, and the laughter like silver bells was like pearls falling on a jade plate!

These lanterns are not industrial products with batteries that can be bought on the market, but paper lanterns that Xiao Feng and Xiao Jinyang spent a lot of time making by themselves, and there are candles inside!

In addition to the paper lantern, Xiao Feng also made a lantern out of grapefruit peel, and the aesthetics of Yu'er baby are not the same as the girls, carrying a slightly heavy grapefruit lantern and running all over the ground!

Xiao Feng remembered that when he was a child, as long as the weather was good in the Mid-Autumn Festival every year, as soon as night fell, he, Xiao Qiang, Xiao Dazhi and Yang Hao began to carry the lanterns made by the old lady and ran around the village with their friends.

In those days. Children can't compare their cars with their families, and they can't show off their phones and tablets, so lanterns become an important vehicle for comparing themselves with each other.

The lanterns in the hands of several dolls of the Xiao family come from the craftsmanship of Mrs. Xiao, which is not an ordinary product, whether it is materials or craftsmanship, they are very particular.

The bamboo strips used to make the zuò frame for the lanterns come from bamboo cut down last fall. After drying in the shade, it is light and capricious enough, if it is replaced with bamboo strips that have just been cut down in summer, the moisture is too large, which is not conducive to the production of some fine positions.

The rice paper of the paste lantern is naturally a good rice paper, ordinary people may use ordinary rice paper to send it away, and Mrs. Xiao even painted a lot of patterns on the rice paper, such as Chang'e Feitian, laurel jade rabbit and the like, which is very artistic.

Xiao Feng and the others didn't know the preciousness of these handmade lanterns when they were young, and they basically made a fuss for a night. The lanterns will be smashed, and there will be new ones in the Mid-Autumn Festival the next year!

It wasn't until he went to college that Xiao Feng discovered that the Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns made by his grandfather had a high artistic value, and later he also contacted relevant enterprises in Haizhou.

In the past two years, with the rise of the 'Jinghu Group' and the fame of the 'Jinghu Scenic Area', the old lady's reputation in handicrafts has also grown. Especially after Xiao Feng became the richest man in China. The Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns made by Mrs. Xiao have been popular in the market, and they were sold for a high price of nearly 1,000RMB!

This Mid-Autumn Festival. Mrs. Xiao, General Xu, Xu Xiangnan, Yan Kuan, Mr. Hong and a large number of other old people joined forces to make more than 2,000 lanterns, and they were finally sold out!

More than 2 million RMB from the sale of lanterns was donated to the 'Ginkgo Foundation' by the elderly, which was specially used to support some elderly people who lost their independence, and was widely reported by many media.

It is precisely because of this. People all over the country know that Xu Daring, the founding father of the People's Republic of China and a veteran of the Republic, who has not appeared in public for a long time, actually lives in seclusion in Ginkgo Village, and has always cared about domestic charity.

Driven by this group of lovely old people, the whole society is paying more and more attention to the elderly who have lost their independence. Whether it is the media, the Internet or the public, there is more awareness of this special group.

In recent years, with the deepening of family planning, the phenomenon of the elderly who have lost their independence has become a social problem, but before, both the official and the non-governmental care for the elderly who have lost their independence is not enough.

Now, with the advocacy of General Xu and others, people have begun to do something practical for the elderly who have lost their independence, which is a good start!

The old lady and others are so enthusiastic, Xiao Feng will naturally not lag behind, he and his wife jointly announced that they will inject 20 million RMB into the 'Ginkgo Foundation's 'special fund for the elderly who have lost their independence' to improve their daily life, spiritual entertainment and so on.

At the same time, the 'Ginkgo Foundation' also works with university alliances in Haizhou, Beiping, Jinling, Yangcheng and other places, sending volunteers to accompany the elderly to spend weekends every week.

Eventually, the campaign was extended to the whole country and won widespread praise from the media as well as the public!

However, in his communication with the management of the 'Ginkgo Foundation', Xiao Feng emphasized that caring for the elderly who have lost their independence is not something that happens overnight, and it requires enough patience and sustainability!

To this end, the 'Ginkgo Foundation' has also designated a long-term plan and work process to make caring for the elderly alone a daily routine.

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Watching the children running on the lawn with lanterns, Xiao Feng's mind remembered a series of things that happened because of the Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns.

"Meng Yao, you look at Yu'er's appearance, it's exactly the same as when his father was a child!" On the side, Xue Lihua pointed to Yu'er's baby figure and explained to her.

When I was a child, the other children in the family liked to hold beautiful rice paper lanterns, after all, such lanterns were beautiful and lightweight.

Children, they must not have any strength, carrying a lantern and running wildly, it is too heavy and consumes too much body.

However, among a large group of children, Xiao Feng is very special, he loves grapefruit lanterns made of grapefruit peel, although they are very heavy and not very beautiful, but he is tired of it!

Many people have seen Old Man Bingxin's "Little Orange Lantern", and the making of yuzu lanterns is similar to that of small orange lanterns, but because the grapefruit skin is thicker. Opaque, naturally not as beautiful as the small orange lamp.

It's just that Xiao Feng, this guy, has not been very interested in things that are too delicate since he was a child, but he has a soft spot for durable grapefruit lanterns.

Unexpectedly, Yu'er Baby, who was less than three years old, soon inherited her father's tradition and carried a heavy grapefruit lantern. Rampage through a swarm of rice paper lanterns!

"This father and son are so similar!" Looking at his son's identical smile with Xiao Feng, Xu Mengyao could only shake her head helplessly.

Speaking of which, Xu Mengyao usually spends more time with her son, especially when she arrives at the 'Dream Ranch', Xu Mengyao spends most of her time at home, while Xiao Feng runs around the ranch and is not at home at all.

But even so, Yu'er Baby still seemed closer to Xiao Feng. As soon as he saw Xiao Feng coming back, he asked him to hug him, and he had to listen to Xiao Feng's stories at night before he was willing to sleep; sometimes, the little guy would say 'what did Dad say', or let Xu Mengyao have a little snack vinegar!

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The children are running like crazy, and the adults are already enjoying the food, and today Xiao Feng did not slice the roast sheep by himself, and the Du Po sheep he roasted by himself was placed on the long dining table. Whichever one you want to eat, go over and cut it.

In addition to roast lamb, Xiao Feng also prepared a lot of steaks, seafood, chicken wings and the like. For a while, the whole lawn was full of fragrance, and everyone's appetite was opened!

Xiao Dasong and others were busy introducing the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival and the details of various traditional customs to the ranch girls who came to visit, but it was a bit of a peacock opening.

There are about 20 ranches in the area adjacent to Dream Ranch, and today many ranchers are family-driven. Naturally, there are five or six blonde and blue-eyed Yanma girls!

This time, the Chinese cowboys who came to work at the 'Dream Ranch' were all single young people of twenty-three or four-year-old, which was the age of strong hormones.

Although the young men would group up to meet at Helena's bar or something during their vacations, it was not the right way to go, and most of the cowboys were reserved.

Now. If you have the opportunity to meet an American girl of the same age, you can't say anything if you don't take the initiative.

Although Chinese people are introverted, for young people, this characteristic is becoming less and less, after all, everyone has been bombarded by the Internet for more than ten years, and it has already been released!

Especially after coming to the United States, I learned from Lao Meiniu here that if parents are willing to bring their unmarried single daughters to attend such gatherings, most of them also hope to meet some young men who know their roots at these parties.

For this reason, Xiao Dasong and others are not willing to miss the opportunity lightly!

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Looking at a group of young Chinese men in the corner of the lawn surrounding a few American girls, Xiao Feng also felt that it was very good, this kind of party should be held more in the future!

The cowboys who come to work on the ranch are not machines, nor are they slaves, and Xiao Feng also hopes that they can find their own happiness here.

In fact, if the Chinese cowboys of the ranch fall in love with the local girls and even finally enter the marriage hall, it will play a vital role in the integration of the 'Dream Ranch' into the local area.

After all, the 'Dream Ranch' is always an outsider, but if a cowboy successfully marries in the Helena area, the significance can be imagined!

"Xiao, when I see these young people, I remember when we were young!" several bearded ranchers were holding wine glasses and gesturing to the children not far away.

"We still have a lot of good guys on the ranch, I hope the girls can be discerning!" Xiao Feng clinked glasses with his neighbor, Mr. John, and said with a smile.

In Helena, most of the small and medium-sized ranches are family inheritance, many of which are even hundreds of years old, despite the average size of these ranches, but they are the foundation of American agriculture and animal husbandry.

Just as the middle class is the backbone of American society, these small and medium-sized ranches, which are less than 5,000 acres in size, support the backbone of American agriculture and animal husbandry. Generally speaking, these family ranchers will take over the management of the ranch from their elders around the age of forty, when they are in their prime of life.

Therefore, the children of these ranchers are about 20 years old, which is the best age to choose a mate!

For American dads, Huaxia cowboys are a good choice of sons-in-law, especially the Huaxia employees of 'Dream Ranch'!

First, my daughters are average, most of them have only attended Helena's community college, and it is not easy to find a good job and a good husband in a big city. It's no secret that Dream Ranch's Chinese cowboys earn nearly $3,000 a month, which is close to middle-class standards in the United States.

In addition, young people in China rarely drink too much, and they don't beat women, which makes some dads very excited!

Don't look at these old western cowboys with hot personalities, but their own daughters are always the most precious, and it would be good if they could find a son-in-law with a good income and a gentle personality. Of course, fathers will not take matters into their own hands, and the final choice is left to their daughters to decide.

On both occasions, the 'Dream Ranch' held a banquet, and the rancher's fathers brought their own girls one after another, but there was a tendency to turn the party into a blind date.

Although Xiao Feng is young, because of the relationship between the ranch, the rancher is willing to put him in a position of equal communication.

However, Xiao Feng didn't know that the favorite son-in-law candidate of these rancher fathers was Xiao Feng, after all, such a young and handsome super-rich man was not easy to find!

It's a pity that Xiao Feng is already the father of two children, and everyone has to stop this thought!

In the middle of the moon, all kinds of delicacies on the table have been exhausted, everyone has left one after another, and the originally lively lawn has begun to become deserted.

Xiao Feng's eyes are sharp, seeing Xiao Dasong, Xiao Dabai and the two girls reluctant to give up, it seems that tonight's progress is good!

Go back and ask Bob Sr. to adjust the rest of the two guys' shifts a little more to be flexible so that they can date the girls.

Everyone was slightly drunk tonight, Xiao Feng simply didn't clean up the dining table and all kinds of garbage on the lawn, and after extinguishing the bonfire, they dispersed, and they would clean up tomorrow!

The two dolls have been playing like crazy for a day today, and they have already gone back to the room to sleep obediently after half past nine, Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao can live a two-person world with peace of mind!

Standing in front of the bedroom window, Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao hugged each other and looked at the bright moon in the sky, the bright moonlight flowed like mercury in the pasture, like a dream!

A thin layer of clouds floated in the sky, shrouding the bright moon with a mysterious color, which was very beautiful!

Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao were quiet and did not speak, both of them seemed to be able to hear each other's heartbeats, and a faint warmth lingered between the two, this feeling was a little different from when they were in love, a little less intense, but a little more tender......!

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