The wheels were rolling and the dust was flying, and the sky at the far end of the horizon was brightening little by little, at first a little cold moon white, as if dyed, and dyed the night dark blue from light to deep; In the blink of an eye, the bright and transparent gold suddenly exploded, like a rolling wave, completely tearing, shattering, and sweeping the night unreasonably, and the brilliant colors instantly spread to the entire sky. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The dazzling light transformed into a rich color, the navy blue degraded into indigo, and then turned into sky blue, but before I had time to appreciate the original clarity of the sky, the next second the dazzling red swept in, spreading all over the sky, and the bright color enveloped the whole world, as if entering a different dimension of time and space.

In the last second, the night was still very thick; In the next second, the world was bright.

At dawn, the small town of Bandera was already noisy, and although it was far from being shoulder to shoulder, the bustling crowd was already full of sight.

It seems that the whole of Texas is jubilant and excited to welcome the annual event again -- this time, as Americans, as Texans, from all over the world. Originally, Lu Li thought that the organizer and the staff of the participating ranches had started to prepare, but he saw countless excited tourists who couldn't wait to participate in the party.

A group of young people from Spain, about a dozen wearing red and yellow horn-shaped hats, sang loudly with their shoulders hooked, inviting every passerby to join them in their revelry; Three ladies with Brazilian flags painted on their faces, with hot bodies, are shouting "free hugs".

Six or seven musicians of different colors, races, and ages, with their own instruments, African drums, tambourine, shakers, keyboards, etc., sang to the right of the entrance; Not far away, there are four Japanese girls, standing next to tall horses, posing in various cute poses, and taking pictures.

Two black men with dreadlocks were chatting with two native Indians, who were wearing feathered hats with strong ethnic styles, which were colorful and eye-catching; More than a dozen middle-aged men with big bellies, each with a bottle of beer, walked towards the entrance with a grin.

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At this time, it was only half past six, and there were still two full hours before the official opening of the rodeo convention, but obviously, everyone couldn't wait and couldn't wait to join the event, which reminded Lu Li of the global carnival, or the three major carnivals.

It has nothing to do with time, it has nothing to do with place, it has nothing to do with the object, everything is just carnival, the focus is not on these details, but on the atmosphere and mood of the carnival, everyone is completely free from the shackles, embracing freedom, embracing wantonness, embracing madness, completely immersed in the happiness and joy of this moment, as long as you have a heart to celebrate, the whole city will be the scene of the carnival, and the twenty-four hours a day will be the moment of the carnival.

Now, too.

The rodeo hasn't started yet, but the carnival has begun.

Tourists from all over the world, from all over the world, managed to blend into the carnival atmosphere of Texas without any effort. Predictably, this is just an appetizer.

The convoy of Yunding Ranch bypassed the main entrance, entered the parking lot next to the exhibition area through the side door, first transported the goods to the warehouse, and then drove the car to the parking lot outside, returned to the warehouse, and officially put into the preparation for today's exhibition.

"Fourteen, go and rest."

"I can help, it's not such a difficult job."

"Fourteen, just leave this job to me, this can't be placed here, it's not just about the type, it's about the color and size, only in this way can we create a greater visual appeal."

"Are you filming 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' or what's going on? How did I never know you had OCD? “

"Fourteen, the space here is already very crowded, if you want to help, you can make a good relationship with the other booths, and we will be stationed here for the next week."

"I'm standing outside the booth, okay? Why do I think you're trying to exclude me? Or is it my delusion? ”

"Yes, we're disgusted with you." Tony's complaint made Lu Li stunned, causing the others to laugh, Cole walked over and patted Lu Li's arm, "Just leave the work here to us, there is nothing else special, you can rest first." It's been a long day, and there's still a lot of work to do. ”

Lu Li raised his hands, "Then I will hand over the professional work to the professionals, as for me, my specialty is...... Money? You only need me when you spend money, so I should spend it now. This self-deprecating ridicule once again caused everyone to laugh.

The booth was in full swing, and Lu Li turned around and took a step.

From the official start of the exhibition, there is not much time left, the whole exhibition is in full swing, each booth is busy, almost all of the sight is busy with people coming and going, Lu Li no matter where he stands, he feels in the way, and finally simply leaves the exhibition area and walks in the direction of the competitive competition area.

Since the second half of the year will be held in three different types of competitions, including obstacle races, speed races and cowboy races, each of which will be held in a different venue, the venue in front of you has become wider than half a year ago, and the design of the venue is also different.

As far as the eye can see, there are many familiar places, but more often they are unfamiliar places.

"Cowboy! Cowboy! Cowboy! There was a roar like a war song in his ears, and then he saw five muscular fierce men, waving their fists at Lu Li, hoarse, red-faced and red-eared roars, and rushed to Lu Li's front in a hurry, a powerful temperament rushed to his face, and the surging sense of oppression surged in.

Lu Li only felt that his blood was boiling, and then he obeyed his impulse, clenched his fists, and roared with them, "Cowboy! Cowboy! Cowboy! ”

The group of macho men immediately included Lu Li in their ranks, hooked up Lu Li's shoulders, and jumped together.

I saw a big man dressed in traditional Indian costumes, with a necklace made of beast teeth around his neck, and with a bright smile on his face, he walked towards Lu Li, trying to bring Lu Li a certain emerald green feather knitted hat.

Lu Li was stunned and waved his hand again and again, "No, don't, don't." But the other party didn't listen at all, and still greeted him, as if he couldn't resist, Lu Li laughed helplessly, "Red, I choose red." ”

The green hat has no special meaning for Westerners, in fact, every year on St. Patrick's Day, they must also wear a green hat to celebrate. But for Chinese/Chinese culture, it is a taboo, and no one wants a hat of this color.

The Indian was stunned, but did not ask, put his brain back on his head, then beckoned, summoned his friend next to him, took out a red feather hat, and put it on Lu Li's head, and then everyone began to cheer, jump together, and revel.

Lu Li is now full of question marks: What happened? What's going on? Why did they dance with him? Why did they put a hat on him? It seems that all questions cannot be answered.

But Lu Li didn't continue to care, but let go of the shackles and joined this sudden party.

"Cowboy!"

The earth-shattering shouts were connected, and then two big men could be seen in the corner of the eye, carrying African drums, beating and jumping at the same time, just like the sacrificial dance of the primitive tribes of Africa, with passion in the primitive, pure and sacred, joining everyone's carnival.

Inexplicably, Lu Li became a part of this carnival.

After dancing to a song, everyone raised their hands and screamed "oh oh oh", the atmosphere was indescribably hotter, more boiling, and more dazzling than the morning light.

The Indian who had put on the hat for Lu Li just now walked up again and took the hat back, "Brother, what the hell is going on?" Lu Li asked curiously, pointing to the crowd jumping around him, his face full of confusion.

"Does it matter?" The Indian asked rhetorically, Lu Li was stunned, and then laughed dumbly.

yes, does it matter? Of course it doesn't matter, it's the equivalent of asking people why they're laughing on top of a carnival, which is a completely unnecessary issue.

"But to prevent you from thinking we're a bunch of crazy people, let me tell you that we're welcoming guests from all over the world. It was a moment of cultural and ethnic integration. The Indian winked at Landing Li, explained briefly, and laughed cheerfully, "We need a little warm-up before the rodeo begins." ”

It dawned on Lu Li that he was an Asian face and was taken for granted as a representative of multiculturalism.

Raised his hands high, "Oh oh oh", Lu Li also joined the ranks of everyone, this simple action resonated with everyone around, the shouts became more and more lively, and those African drums sounded again, beating the rhythm of enthusiasm.

Even without any words, Lu Li's movements were enough. The Indians gave a thumbs up, then turned around and danced.

Lu Li's gaze fell on a uniquely dressed figure, he had a bus beard, long hair, and was wearing a linen-colored burqa, looking like Moses in the Bible, or Noah, like the image of a wise man, but he was swaying to his heart's content at this time, that appearance was a little out of harmony, but more of a laugh.

"Hey, hey, that gentleman." There was a call from the crowd, Lu Li didn't think much about it, just looked over reflexively, and then heard, "Yes, it's you who I'm calling, I've been looking for you for a long time, I need a guide now, how about it, are you free?" ”

It was Richard, Richard of Coomore Racecourse.