041 Cattle and Sheep Market
Early in the morning, Lu Li was startled when he opened his eyes, and when he saw the fluffy thing on the pillow, the carp sat up straight, and then he saw clearly that the mass was actually Bucky!
This really made Lu Li feel a sense of nothingness, although he finally gave in and brought Bucky home, but that didn't mean that he became the kind of person who loved pets overnight, and he was still not used to pets being on his bed. However, Lu Li was even more curious about how Bucky climbed up, he obviously closed the door......www.biquge.info
"Ah, idiot. When Lu Li saw the open window, he gave himself a roll of his eyes.
Carefully picked up Bucky, then went all the way downstairs and put the little one back in the cat kennel. Bucky woke up and protested at Lu Li, but Lu Li did not waver, "Stay here!"
Looking at Bucky's pitiful cute eyes, Lu Li was speechless for a while, muttering, "I still need a little time to get used to it, this set won't work for me!" and then turned around and went back upstairs ruthlessly, and there was a burst of "meow, meow" shouts from Bucky behind him.
Didn't hear, didn't hear...... Lu Li silently recited the incantation like this, returned upstairs, and was about to sleep a night, but remembered that he still had an important task today, so what was he tossing just for?
Lu Li deeply felt that after Bucky and Teddy were surrounded by him, his IQ seemed to drop by two notches.
After washing up, Cole was already downstairs waiting for Lu Li, bringing the wrapped sandwich, Lu Li sat in the passenger seat, and they set off towards the next town.
This town called Laomaso has a long history, when the railway was established, the town of Laomaso once served as a post station, became a traffic point, and developed along the way, and many new towns have been derived from the surrounding area. Later, the railway fell, but the town of Taumaso became the market place in the vicinity, thanks to its easy access.
The market is generally divided into three days and seven days, the three days are smaller, and the main thing is to sell daily necessities, such as handmade soap, or cheese, or handmade furniture, and so on;
Today, Lu Li was lucky, and he came across the seven-day fair, according to Cole, when they were young, they didn't have the opportunity to travel, and the seven-day fair was the grandest outing activity for their friends, and they would be extremely excited every time, and even dress up.
When it comes to dressing up, Lu Li is finally "normal" today, with a dark blue plaid shirt, light blue jeans, and a pair of riding boots, which is young and energetic, but also very consistent with the temperament of denim.
"Put on a cowboy hat for a while, and it is estimated that there will be a lot of girls who will give you flattery/eyes. This is Cole's ridicule of Lu Li's dress.
From afar, Lu Li could see the sand and dust flying in the distance, and the lively scene could be smelled two miles away. On both sides of the loess road, there are a dazzling array of pickup trucks, and then there are the giant trucks, each dressed in a different color and costume, which looks like a Transformers exhibition, and on top of that, there are caravans loaded with livestock, and the smell of dried straw and manure is very real.
I even saw a motorcycle convoy, everyone was dressed in leather clothes and patterned headscarves, which was particularly stylish, even on the seven-day set, it was the focus of attention.
Cole found a parking space, parked the pickup truck, and led Lu Li all the way through. Soon, a mobile cart appeared on both sides of the road, the one on the left hand side is selling all kinds of leather products, all of which are made of genuine leather, Lu Li glanced at it casually, and found that the price is very cheap, and the handmade design is also very distinctive, listen to Cole's explanation, this is likely to be the Indian aboriginal weaving design, and then someone went to the gathering place to collect, and then came to sell.
In front of the car on the right-hand side is an ice cream stall, the colorful colors seem to break the rainbow palette, and the vendors in Mexican hats are shouting vigorously, if it were not not far away is the place selling pickles such as pickled cucumbers, Lu Li would almost think that this is an amusement park.
Shuttling through the busy and lively small bazaar - Lu Li's footsteps are almost impossible to take, and all kinds of delicious things are really eye-opening, but remembering that there is still business today, so I still walked straight inside with Cole.
Leaving the small bazaar behind him, Lu Li suddenly opened his eyes, the sand in front of him obviously showed traces of circles, it looked like the mark of a carriage going around, the small bazaar he had just passed was only a part, and there were all kinds of small bazaars around this circle spread all the way, in the center was a place that looked like a circular stadium, but compared to the stadium, it looked more like a colosseum made of wood.
The Colosseum-like building is very large, tiptoe to look, you can't see the end of the opposite side, in the middle is a space that is wider than a football field, which is divided into countless small compartments, you can see different areas from a distance, and there are horses, sheep, pigs, cows, etc.
The staircase leads upwards to the podium, where a number of people stand condescendingly, and at the bottom of the staircase are cubicles with studio-like decorations and cowboys of all shapes and colors. Under Cole's explanation, Lu Li understood that they were the rear staff responsible for signing the transaction, and everyone went inside to choose, and after the selection, they came out here to find the owner and complete the paper procedures.
At this time, the dusty and magnificent scene reminded Lu Li of the appearance of the school sports meeting when he was a child, and the scene was also extremely lively, everyone held snacks to watch the excitement on the side, and cheered for the athletes in their class from time to time, which was definitely a rare leisure in the heavy study life.
"Let's start with the cow first?" Cole asked Lu Li's opinion, Lu Li was already dizzy at this time, he patted his pocket with a smile, "I am the role of the wallet today, and I will leave the rest to you." ”
This made Cole laugh, and he walked into the building with Lu Li, and walked straight in the direction of the herd, "Our ranch is full of Angus cattle. Cole also explained to Lu Li that Angus cattle are one of the four best beef in the world, "Most of the Angus cattle in Texas are raised on grass now, but we insist on raising them with grains, which is more expensive, which is one of the important reasons for the difficulty of running the business." So when the cash flow was out, Liz sold most of the cattle and exchanged them for cash. ”
"Is there any difference between grass and grain?" Although Lu Li had heard before that really high-end beef, and even listening to music, would have an impact on the quality of the meat, but in terms of actual operation, he didn't know anything.
"If you feed with grains, the meat will be more delicate and taste better. "Forage prices have risen several times in the last two years, let alone grain. Lu Li nodded to understand that the United States was not a big producer, and their grains mainly came from imports. "However, the increase in beef prices has been limited, and life on the ranch has naturally become more difficult. ”
"Nick!" As he spoke, Cole came to the cattle area, raised his hand to say hello, and then Lu Li saw a middle-aged cowboy with tattoos on his arms, his body was so strong that he could be compared to Arnold Swarzenegger, with a short goatee, which looked a little funny, "Long time no see, how are you doing?"
"Hey, why did you show up?" Nick gave Cole a big hug, "I told Jenny last time, I don't know how you're doing. Nick looked Lu Li standing next to him up and down, "Have you changed jobs?"
"No, this is fourteen, he inherited the beech pasture, which is now called the cloud ranch. Cole made a brief introduction.
"Nice to meet you. Nick also hugged Lu Li warmly, with a refreshing smile on his face, "I've always liked Asian culture, you see......" Nick enthusiastically lifted his shirt, and tattooed a "I love meat" on his waist, Lu Li couldn't hold back after seeing it, and laughed out loud.
Subsequently, Lu Li also understood that he was a little rude, and waved his hand again and again to apologize. Nick didn't care, "How's that? Do you know the words?"
"You don't know if this is Chinese or Japanese?" Lu Li thought it was magical, and Nick shook his head in denial, "I just think these words are very beautiful and I like them very much, so I tattooed them." I asked the tattoo artist, it's called 'carnivore,' right?"
Lu Li pursed his lips, "Yes, it can be understood as this meaning." Since he doesn't know these Chinese, let this beautiful misunderstanding continue, not to mention, it's not wrong to explain it this way, "By the way, these are all Chinese, my motherland words." ”
"Hahahaha!" Nick laughed, "I've been planning to tattoo a few words on my back lately, and next time, I'll just ask you for your opinion!"
The words "loyal to the country" appeared in Lu Li's mind, and he couldn't hold back and didn't laugh out loud, "No problem!" Then Lu Li looked at Cole who was standing next to him, "Nick, I came here today mainly to buy some Angus cattle." ”
Cole was already on the side and began to inspect it, "Nick, how many cows, cows, and calves are there now?" Cole asked as he walked around a cow next to him.
The limbs of the cow in front of him looked a little short, and the supple black hair shone wonderfully in the sun, and when you looked at it closely, you could clearly feel the proportionality and toning of the muscles. This is completely different from the scalpers he saw in the countryside before, Lu Li didn't realize it himself, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva involuntarily.
This is...... Hungry?