After saying this, Cole's heart beat a little fast, strictly speaking, very fast. Because, before today, he had never had a similar idea, not even a joke in his spare time, and he himself was startled when this thought came to him just now, but after saying it, he felt that it was logical, and gradually realized that this was the best choice.

The premise is that Lu Li nodded in agreement.

"Merge the ranch?" Lu Li was full of question marks, where did this proposal come from?

Cole gradually became more confident, nodded in affirmation, but subconsciously, he still clenched his fists and cheered himself on. In front of him is Lu Li, the person who can share any ideas, even if the final proposal is not adopted, Lu Li will not mind. Thinking of this, Cole settled down.

"We're surrounded by forests to the west and Marshall Valley Ranch to the north, but have you ever wondered what about the south?" Cole didn't cut straight to the point, but asked a question.

Lu Li was not in a hurry, he thought about it seriously, and then found that he really didn't know. To the south is in the direction where the stables and organic farms have been, and when Lu Li went to the forest for a hike before, he went in that direction, and he could see a small forest and mountains in the distance, but there was a large clearing with no edge in sight, just a barren area.

However, thinking about it carefully, Lu Li really wasn't curious. If she hadn't met Chloe in the first place, it is estimated that Lu Li and Marshall Valley Ranch would not have established a connection. There is no way, in a vast and sparsely populated place like Texas, visiting a neighbor is a few kilometers away, and Lu Li really doesn't have the energy to go around.

"Is there a ranch to the south too?" Lu Li guessed, there are indeed a lot of pastures around New Braunfels, but not all of them are pastures. It's like a forest to the west of Cloud Ranch, and a farm to the east, all of which is wheat and corn.

"Yes. Kele replied in the affirmative, but Lu Li was stunned, "To the south is a ranch called the Black Pine Forest, because at the end of the pasture, there is a black pine forest. But it was when I was a child, when I was thirteen or fourteen, and there was a wildfire, and a lightning bolt struck, and then another, and then it caught fire, and the black pine forest burned almost all of it, and it burned endlessly for three days, and our forest here was almost affected. ”

In the midst of nature, such natural disasters always make people feel helpless. Texas is an area where there are not many wildfires, but Arizona, in the past, California, suffered wildfires almost every year because of drought.

"When all the black pine forests burned down, they were so black that they looked horrible, and I thought it was hell. Cole also fell into the memories, he thought that these memories had faded, after all, it was more than ten years ago, but after speaking, the memories were so vivid and vivid, "The owner of the ranch is called Jonathan, and he is also an old resident here. However, he was not married, he was single all his life, and all his thoughts were spent on this ranch. After the wildfires, Jonathan was distressed, and he immediately set himself up to replant a black pine forest. ”

Lu Li likes these boring stories very much, just like the beech pasture at the beginning. Perhaps, this is also one of the instincts/abilities of journalists. Those seemingly simple words are another person's life.

"You know, the black pine forest is the symbol of the pasture. Cole could feel the encouragement in Lu Li's eyes and continued, "But Jonathan collapsed due to illness before he could start. He originally lived alone, and he didn't have many friends who usually came and went, not to mention the black pine forest, and he couldn't even do the daily maintenance of the pasture, his ranch used to be the best livestock farm near the town, and his Angus cattle were definitely top. But because he was sick and didn't take care of it, the cattle lost weight, and then some of them got sick......"

It was an extremely difficult time, and Lu Li could imagine it, especially after he himself operated Yunding Ranch for a year, and his feelings were even deeper.

On and off, Jonathan maintained it for five years, and the Black Pine Grove Ranch continued to hold on, but little by little, the situation continued to decline. In the end, Jonathan was unable to survive, and before he died, he sold all the Angus cattle under his control, and left the pasture to his nephew, his sister's son. ”

Lu Li thought of Liz and left the beech ranch to his Liz.

Kele also raised his eyes, glanced at Lu Li, and exhaled lightly, "His nephew only came to the ranch once, and then decided to sell it." Cole chuckled and teased, "Not everyone is willing to come to the countryside like you. ”

"So Top of the Cloud Ranch is unique. Lu Li said with a smile, confident with a little pride.

But Cole nodded in affirmation, "That's true. The two of them looked at each other and smiled, and Lu Li asked again, "What about later", Cole continued, "The black pine forest pasture is not easy to handle, it is very large, more than three thousand acres, it is one of the largest pastures in the vicinity of New Bronfels; ”

However, Jonathan's nephew was stubborn and unwilling to lower the price, and after scaring away a few buyers, the ranch was abandoned there. Later, he was willing to lower the price, but there was no buyer. Cole gave Lu Li a look, and Lu Li quickly reacted-

From 2007 to 2010, a serious economic crisis broke out in the United States, and the real estate bubble led to a series of unimaginable consequences, which have not yet been fully recovered.

After that, the black pine forest pastures should have been completely abandoned. No wonder, Lu Li never got to know the owner of that ranch, because there was no one to run it.

"So, you mean, let me buy the Black Pine Forest Ranch and complete the merger?" After the story was over, Lu Li also reacted.

Cole nodded, "Hmm." If you can. ”

The Black Pine Ranch is originally a livestock pasture, which is a very suitable choice for Leilan sheep and Angus cattle, and the area there is twice that of Yunding Ranch, which can really take Leilan sheep and Angus cattle as the main project, and the future income may not be inferior to other projects; and most importantly, the two ranches are next door, which is extremely convenient to merge, which also means that there is no need to move the main house and villa, and the subsequent ranch modification plans can be controlled to a minimum.

But that doesn't mean there aren't problems. First, the price, Jonathan's nephew is a lion with a big mouth, or is he in a hurry to get rid of the hot potato.

Second, the black pine forest pasture was abandoned for almost a decade, and it was not known what the condition of the soil was, nor how stable the surrounding mountains were, which meant a lot of expenditure and hard work. The worst thing is that even if you spend a lot of money, you can't go back to the way it was, then all the previous considerations are nonsense -

Before the field trip, Lu Li didn't dare to boast about Haikou easily, after all, it was 3,000 acres of land!

"I know it's a risk, a huge risk. After the initial excitement, Cole calmed down a little and realized how difficult things were, "But, here's a suggestion......"

"You're saying that in a three-thousand-acre ranch, you and Jessica will be in charge of all the animal husbandry? Are you sure, you can handle it?" Lu Li thought for a moment, "If I want to make the most of the Black Pine Forest Ranch, I'm not sure how many Leylan sheep and Angus cattle I need to buy, a thousand, two thousand, but what I can be sure of is that it's definitely not that simple. ”

"Whew. Cole let out a long breath and made a quick calculation in his head, "Yes, I'm sure we can." The premise is that when buying Leyland sheep and Angus cattle, I need to be on the spot to make sure you don't buy lavishly. "The subtext is that I need to do the checks to avoid being more than I can do.

After saying that, Cole added, "To be honest, this idea has just come to mind, and I need to think about it a little bit more, and then discuss it with Jessica, and you need to weigh it up as well......

This is bound to cost a lot of money, but this is not what Lu Li needs to worry about the most now, the income from kale is enough for him to squander it for a while, not to mention, the income of the previous Degas has not been exhausted. "We should have a site visit before we make further plans. ”

Lu Li's words made Cole pause for a moment, and then he showed a big smile, and the smile surging between his eyebrows couldn't be concealed at all, "Fourteen, you mean...... You mean......" Seeing Lu Li smile and nodded, Ke Er directly scolded a foul word, "grass", then slammed the sofa and jumped up, "Wow, good idea, indeed, this is a good idea." Cole finally came to his senses, "Let's start with the inspection, let's look at the current condition of the black pine forest pasture, make an assessment, and then make a further plan. ”

As he spoke, Cole stood up and circled back and forth, "All this is happening?14, is all this really happening?Are you really going to merge with the Black Pine Forest Ranch?" Lu Li didn't answer, such Cole is really rare to see, not like Cole at all, more like Randy or Tony.

"When?" Cole finally stopped and looked at Lu Li, "When are we going to investigate?"

"Are you free now?" Lu Li also stood up, "Although the journey is long, I feel pretty good." ”

“…… Sure, now, then now!" Cole nodded heavily and pointed out the door, "We, uh, how are we going to get there?"

Excessive joy, Cole's IQ seems to have suddenly returned to kindergarten level. Such a Cole is really unbearable.