A hairy head leaned over and crouched at his feet. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Lu Li raised his gaze, and then saw Teddy lying next to him obediently, as if sensing Lu Li's attention, Teddy rubbed his knee with his head, and made a low sound of "woo" in his mouth, and then lay at his feet again, his eyes blinked lightly twice, and he seemed to be a little tired and a little nostalgic.

Looking at Teddy in front of him, Lu Li's first reaction was still to retreat, but he quickly calmed down, he looked at Teddy quietly like this, and before his brain reacted, his right hand had been carefully stretched out, and then gently stroked Teddy's head, and the half-human-tall golden retriever immediately showed an expression of enjoyment, which made the corners of Lu Li's mouth can't help but rise.

Hula, hula. The wind outside the window grew louder and louder, and through the window, the beech forest on the hill began to dance, and the bright sunset was fainted by the chaotic interweaving of branches and branches, like a drop of light ink falling into the clear water.

Lu Li stood up lightly, trying not to disturb Teddy, who seemed to be asleep, and then left the house on tiptoe, standing on the porch and looking out, the endless grassland spread out, and you could faintly glimpse the lush and tough oak forest, and then it should be the pasture of Chloe's family; A small patch of white appeared on the other side of the hill, and although Cole was nowhere to be seen, the sheep were moving slowly, more and more, as if the clouds in the sky had slid across the horizon and landed on the ground with a clatter.

sat down in the rocking chair next to him, the chair began to shake flickeringly, a touch of the residual sun reflected the whole porch red, the wind whirred and rustled, the garden at the door showed a trace of clutter after a close look, it seemed that no one had taken care of it for a while, as if you could see that Liz was still busy here in the last journey of her life, but unfortunately it was still deserted after all; In the small clearing on the right-hand side, you can see the dry straw swirling along the wind, as if forming a small tornado, carrying dust and raging in a small area, and the figure of Teddy running after the dry straw comes to mind inexplicably......

Suddenly, Lu Li noticed that Teddy actually came out, lay down next to the rocking chair, and lay down quietly, as if he had long been accustomed to such a pattern. That strange sense of familiarity is a little complicated.

"If you have the chance, you must come to my house and enjoy a few days of vacation, you will fall in love there."

This was Liz's original words, but at that time, Lu Li just took them as polite words, and he didn't take them seriously, until today.

It's only been a few hours here, Lu Li has already tasted the difference, all the rhythms seem to have slowed down countless times, once he gets used to this kind of large blank time, his mind calms down, the world changes in his eyes, he finally notices the color change of the sky and the shape of the clouds, he finally feels that the trivial sounds mixed in the wind have their own sources, and he finally has time to stop the overloaded brain...... He thought that these blanks would make people feel panicked, but in fact, it was the opposite, and he began to enjoy it a little.

In New York, the fast-paced life doesn't even have time to stop for a cup of coffee, and most people will choose to take out and walk on the road with a coffee, not to mention sitting in a rocking chair leisurely and lazily watching the clouds roll in like Lu Li is now. For New York, time is money; For Beech Ranch, time is of the essence.

In this beech pasture, the traces of Liz can be clearly felt in every corner, and she does not run it as a ranch, but as a home. Instead of changing her business strategy in order to survive, such as raising more beef cattle or growing better selling corn, she really managed her own life.

She carefully takes care of lavender, which sells mediocre in North America, and the climate here is not the best place to cultivate lavender, and even if it is cultivated and found a market, it is estimated that the price will not be too high; She wanted to grow apples, but the soil here was more suitable for peaches, and Lu Li had heard that many pastures here had peach trees; Instead of raising well-bred horses, she chose sheep, which, although popular in Texas, were not as good in production and quality as they were – Australian and New Zealand wool was much more popular, and even the Alps were more suitable for sheep......

Lu Li didn't go through the ranch's business books, and he wasn't an expert, so his guess wasn't necessarily correct; But what Lu Li can be sure of is that Liz has built a real home in this ranch, which belongs to her, to Jack, and to ...... Dylan's home, every plant and tree here is the crystallization of memories.

Perhaps, this is the reason why Lu Li fell in love with this land so quickly.

Ignorantly, Lu Li somewhat understood the reason why Liz handed over the ranch to him, and some understood the reason why Frank agreed to his sister's will. That sincere and sincere trust weighed heavily on his chest.

"Hey!" A loud whistle, and then I saw Cole galloping on a horse, as if he was coming on the wind, chic and free, it seemed that as long as he opened his arms, he could start to soar, so that Lu Li couldn't help but start to envy, unprecedentedly, he also wanted to try to see.

"Fourteen!" Cole grabbed the reins and let the horse stop in front of the garden, shouting loudly. Behind him, he could see the bustling sheep coming towards him, and the scene seemed to awaken Teddy's memory, and he galloped out like an arrow from the string, joined the other two sheepdogs, and began to drive the sheep into the sheepfold.

Lu Li couldn't help but sit up straight, and looked in the direction of the flock - he didn't know where the sheepfold was, looking at the direction, it should be on the north side of the house, probably on the other side of the cowboy house, "Fourteen?" Lu Li reluctantly withdrew his gaze, and then saw a shallow smile on Cole's face, but Lu Li was not ashamed, and spread his hands with a calm look, "For me, everything here is new." ”

"Only for the first month." Cole quipped, "No, it's only for the first week. He rolled over and landed lightly on horseback to the ground, "There is a party on the other side of the town tonight, it is estimated that half of the town will pass, you can join us in the carnival together, there are many activities at the party, you can also get to know everyone." Even if you're not interested in dancing or horseback riding, alcohol and good food are always in a good mood. ”

"The McCartneys' fortieth wedding anniversary?" Lu Li couldn't help laughing, the people here are really simple, everyone is so hospitable, seeing Cole's puzzled expression, Lu Li explained, "I met Chloe just now, and she sent out an invitation. ”

"Oh." Cole suddenly realized, "So, are you going to join along?" ”

"Alcohol, good food, partying. Do I have a reason for refusal? Lu Li spread out his hands and returned Cole's words just now, which made Cole laugh, "Okay, then let's get ready, and we can go." Lu Li couldn't help but look at the sunset overhead that hadn't completely set, as if to imply that the time was too early, but Kele waved his hand, "It'll be dark in fifteen minutes." What's more, there is a grand event tonight, and we will gather at seven o'clock. Trust me, you won't want to be late. ”

Cole followed the sheep with the reins of the horses, and it seemed that the stables and sheepfolds were in the back.

Lu Li stood on the porch, but he couldn't help but faintly look forward to it in his heart, whether it was the cowboys' party or the grand event that Cole said, this was a fresh scene that Lu Li had never experienced. Even leaving aside the gift of Liz, choosing to come to Texas for this spring break was definitely a decision beyond expectations.

After a while, Cole came back around, he took off his cowboy hat, looked at Lu Li who didn't move, and showed a puzzled expression, "Aren't you going in and getting ready?" ”

Lu Li didn't understand the meaning of this sentence, "Is there anything you need to prepare?" Or do I need to prepare a gift? "After all, it's the 40th wedding anniversary.

"Gifts? No, it's not. Ke Er waved his hand again and again, he wanted to say something, but the words came to his mouth but stopped, he wanted to speak and stopped, looked Lu Li up and down, his eyes were quite weird, Lu Li couldn't help but look himself up and down, but he still didn't understand what the problem was, Ke Er hesitated for a moment, or thought about it and said, "Are you going to pass it like this?" I mean, your outfit looks really ...... Like a foreigner. ”

Lu Li instantly understood, the Cole in front of him was a standard cowboy dress, with traditional patterns and leather tassels on the denim shirt, paired with a pair of dark brown cowboy boots, and a horsewhip tied around his waist, no one would miss the natural cowboy atmosphere on his body; And what about him?

For the convenience of road trips, Lu Li today is a pair of dark blue jeans with a white graffiti T-shirt, a light blue jacket on the outside, and a pair of light white canvas shoes on his feet. It looks like a college student, of course, there is nothing wrong with it, but standing in front of Cole, it suddenly looks out of place. Brain make up for his image when he appears in an occasion where the audience is cowboy, it is estimated that he is like a spotlight, attracting all eyes all the time.

"Haha." Lu Li smiled and waved his hand, "It's okay, I'm originally a foreigner, aren't I?" What's more, tonight is a town party, and even if he is dressed in a cowboy costume, he is still a strange face, and everyone can recognize his "real identity", so why bother to disguise himself?

"The attitude is commendable." Cole tucked his chin in satisfaction, "I already have a hunch that everyone will like you." ”