"Neigh", the neighing of the horses came sharply, disturbing the other horses around them, causing the shouts to be joined one after another, Cole had a pile of reins on his shoulders and a plough in his hand, kicking the dust on the lawn, stopped and shouted, "Brandon, do you need help?"

Brandon, who was tugging hard at the reins, didn't seem to use all his strength, and while trotting, he replied unhurriedly, "This little thing. Pen%Fun%Pavilion www.biquge.info You'd better go help Randy, I think he's going to catch fire." ”

There was also a hint of sarcasm in his tone, which made Cole laugh, "He may need advice from Jessica or Scarlett, you know, the kind of trouble women have once a month." I can't help. ”

"Hey, are you boys orchestrating us? Tell you, I can single you out even when you're at your weakest. Jessica's haughty voice came, and she dragged a lot of tools in her hands, chewing the gum in her mouth vigorously, looking like a hanger, even if she stood next to Cole or Brandon, her momentum did not lose at all.

Seeing this scene, Adam, who was passing by with another horse, whistled, "I believe." This made Cole laugh again, and Brandon took the moment to turn his head, glanced at Jessica, and pursed the corners of his mouth, "I believe it too." ”

Jessica nodded in satisfaction, raised her chin haughtily, accepted the "compliment" with confidence, and then said, "Brandon, are you sure you don't need our help?

"Rest assured, everything is under control. Brandon wasn't worried at all, he was still trotting, his breath not breathing at all, "It's just that because of the change in temperature, they're a little more sensitive." When the temperature starts to warm up, everything will be fine. ”

After entering the New Year, the snow on the pasture began to melt gradually, the temperature dropped to the lowest point, I thought that the coldest season had passed, but this year's winter was obviously extraordinary, and then two light snows fell one after another, alleviating the process of snowmelting, and the temperature was never able to completely warm up.

By the past few days, all the snow has largely melted, and the ranch is experiencing its coldest time since Christmas. Once all the snow has melted, the temperature should slowly warm up.

Winter has not yet passed, but spring is not far away.

Brandon slowed down, and the neighing horse gradually calmed down, and then Brandon walked in circles around the door of the stable, and the situation seemed to be finally under control. Seeing that Brandon was not blushing and out of breath, he really didn't need help.

Adam next to him stopped and stepped aside, and then Scarlett led another horse out of the stable, as if she hadn't missed the conversation just now, and said directly, "Compared to us, Randy is facing a serious problem now, right? In the past two days, he couldn't control his emotions and was very irritable, like a powder keg that ignites at one point." ”

"No, it will burn without lighting it. Adam's addition made everyone nod their heads in deep agreement.

Jessica said solemnly, "Honestly, if Fourteen doesn't hear from us again, I think there's a good chance that Randy will suddenly explode in front of us." You know, in the middle of eating, there was a 'bang' and he exploded. ”

It was obviously a joke, but instead of laughing, everyone nodded seriously and agreed again.

After a moment of silence, Adam spoke cautiously, "But aren't you curious? Why hasn't Fourteen had any news at all? He's been in New York for a week, and then there's no update at all? Cole, didn't you call him yesterday?"

"The day before yesterday. Cole corrected, "Fourteen knows what he knows, and if there is any progress, he will tell us." Those supermarkets, none of them are good at stubble, they will definitely not compromise easily, and it will not be easy to negotiate, so give 14 a little time and space. ”

New Year's Day was already three weeks ago, Whole Foods Market, Fresh Market, and Wigmans Food Market all came to Cloud Peak Ranch to inspect and evaluate, not only that, but with the matchmaking of Tony's brother Andy Rogers, Lu Li also found two other potential partners on the West Coast, and they also sent teams to Cloud Top Ranch to evaluate.

After all the evaluations are over, the kale is almost ready for harvesting. A week ago, Lu Li went to New York to conduct final discussions on cooperation, and all the benefits were no longer on paper, but real figures.

Three days ago, the organic farm of Cloud Peak Ranch officially passed the organic certification, and the official certification information is "Cloud Top Farm", and it is the highest level of 100% organic certification, which is undoubtedly the best affirmation for Randy and Cloud Top Ranch.

However, this is just the beginning, and the next cloud farm still can't let down its vigilance, after the first certification, it will receive a second test within three months, and there will be intermittent testing in the following cycle. But on the other hand, it also means that the kale from Cloud Top Farms can be used in organic supermarkets such as Whole Foods.

Now, Randy is waiting for the outcome of the negotiation and after determining the partner, they can start harvesting the kale and putting it into packaging, transportation, and other links.

These affairs are all new to all the people at Cloud Peak Ranch, and they are not good at it, they must be serious, serious, careful, careful. In the past few days, not only Randy, but everyone in the entire ranch has reached out in their free time.

But the problem is that there has been no news from Lu Li, as if he has completely disappeared - this is not accurate. They can still get in touch with Lu Li, but every time Lu Li says that things are still in progress and there is no latest news. As time progresses, the tension gradually rises, and even Adam and Scarlett, who have just joined the ranch for less than two months, are inevitably nervous, let alone Randy?

Cole was also a little nervous, but he still believed Lu Li. More than anyone else, Cole knew better how the ranch was transformed into magic in Lu Li's hands, so he also believed that Lu Li would bring a perfect contract to the ranch.

"What's more, don't forget that Fourteen is in New York this time, and he has his own job. Cole reminded everyone again, and now everyone remembered, and Jessica hurriedly asked, "Did Fourteen mention it? How's the work?"

Cole closed his mouth and didn't speak, and now everyone became anxious, and Adam shouted, "Tell me, say it, Fourteen must have told you." ”

Cole wasn't sure if it was because they had the same attributes, so they were mutually exclusive. Every time Adam and Randy meet, they are absolutely-for-tat and resentful of each other. But in the eyes of others, in fact, the two of them are the same hanging, looking at the Adam jumping up and down, Cole feels that he is facing another Randy.

"Originally, I was going to let him tell you personally when Fourteen came back, but he didn't say it, it needs to be kept secret......" Cole's words paused for a moment, and everyone's eyes were focused before he said, "It worked! Fourteen got the contract. ”

"Roar, roar!" Adam was the first to shout, and Brandon whistled, and even Jessica and Scarlett shouted. The shout caught Tony's attention, and he trotted over and asked curiously, "What's wrong, what's wrong?" Are you complaining about Randy? God, Randy's temper is so bad, he mutters alone in the field, I think he's crazy. ”

However, Tony's complaint only made everyone pause, and then they began to cheer and celebrate again.

"That's not news anymore, we're celebrating another piece of news now." ”

Cole felt Tony's gaze and picked up the conversation, "Fourteen got that contract. ”

Tony's mouth opened wide, his eyes widened, and he wrote full of surprise, "'New York Times'?" After receiving Cole's affirmative reply, Tony danced and celebrated, directly dancing the Maori war dance, and learning to howl wolves from time to time, and the atmosphere was very lively.

This time, the reason why Lu Li went to New York first and did not choose Los Angeles was not only because of the supermarket cooperation agreement, but also because the "New York Times" issued an invitation to Lu Li to sign a short-term employment contract.

Lu Li's articles on his private blog in the past two months have gradually begun to broaden their horizons after changing their themes, but the core is still different positions from different cultures, which has injected a distinctive temperament into his articles, which have successfully stood out, not only receiving more and more followers, but also gradually spreading on Facebook.

After careful consideration, the "New York Times" decided to hire Lu Li to write a column with five articles a month, but the "New York Times" decided when to publish it and whether it should be published, and only after it was published, could it receive a manuscript fee; moreover, the "New York Times" was a daily magazine that was published every day, and five columns were really not much, but this was no longer an online version, but a physical version and an online version were published simultaneously.

In other words, now Lu Li has officially become a columnist for the "New York Times". At least for the next six months, and after six months, it depends on the quality and feedback of the thirty manuscripts over the course of six months.

This is definitely an important step in Lu Li's career as a journalist, from a recent college graduate who couldn't find a job to a columnist for the New York Times, Lu Li's college dream has finally come true.

Everyone, except for Randy, who was talking to himself and going crazy, everyone was genuinely happy for Lu Li. In a way, this is even better news than the cooperation agreement of Cloud Top Farm. However, if the cooperation agreement of Cloud Top Ranch is a 25 million contract, it is a different matter.