Early in the morning, the Yunding Ranch was noisy, and before seven o'clock, everyone had already gotten up, and it was bustling and lively. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

More than a dozen people gathered in the hall of the main house, and the originally spacious house suddenly became crowded. Song Lingyi got up early, and with the help of Brandon, baked toast, made pancakes, fried eggs, and then moved the fruits and jam out, and set the whole table full, and everyone quickly solved the breakfast in the form of a buffet.

The Rodeo is held twice a year, once at the end of May and once at the end of October and the beginning of November.

Generally speaking, the end of May is more respectful of Texas traditions, and everything is based on Texas culture, which is more inspiring for the locals, and the overall style is more focused on folk culture, while the end of October is more international, as there are three international rodeos held during this time, and not only do cowboys from all over the world gather here, but the competition is also more competitive.

Of course, both Stampedes are annual events that will mobilize the entire state of Texas, and even visitors from other states will come from far and wide to experience the cowboy culture.

In addition to the professional competitive cowboys who are ready to show their strengths, the cowboys, underage cowboys, and retired cowboys will also win the opportunity to show themselves, so during these three days, most of the ranches will temporarily put aside their work and join the event.

If it's a well-developed ranch, there is no problem with all the cowboys pouring out of the nest, but Cloud Top Ranch is just getting started, and there are still a lot of emergencies, so one person must be left behind.

Originally, Brandon volunteered to stay, but this was the first time Cloud Ranch participated in the rodeo convention, and Jessica felt that it was unfair, especially Brandon - if it weren't for Jasmin's pregnancy, this rodeo would have been a good opportunity for Brandon to show his strength. So, they decided to draw lots to decide the winner.

The last ones left were ...... Jessica. Sure enough, the proposer is always easy to get hit, and this theorem seems to work everywhere.

"Jessica, are you sure it's okay?" Lu Li still had some regrets, the first event of Cloud Peak Ranch, it would be nice if he could participate collectively, not to mention, Jessica was the only flower among the four cowboys, and without her presence, he always felt that the ranch's team was much inferior.

Jessica waved her hand nonchalantly, "Don't worry about me, the cowboy convention is held twice a year, and it's not like I haven't seen it." This time I'll stay behind, and next time I'll change the three of them, taking turns. Jessica escorted everyone out of the main house gate, "Let's go, although the official competition won't start until the evening, there are a lot of activities during the day, so let's go and see it for a long time." ”

Lu Li didn't be polite anymore, and sat in his own Raptor in addition to Song Lingyi and Lu Huaijin in the same car, there were also Tony and Cole, Brandon drove another car, and Randy and Fred were in his car. Together with the two cars from New York, the whole army marched towards the destination in a mighty way.

The May Stampede is held in the small town of Bandera, known as the Cowboy Town, where cowboy culture is deeply embedded in every aspect of the town, and there is even a cowboy museum that carries the history of the town, and even in Texas, it is a well-deserved cowboy hangout. From San Antonio, it's just over an hour, but from New Bronfels it's a little farther away, and it's just over two hours before you enter the town.

From afar, you can feel the pure western cowboy style of the town, even the gas station is sitting alone next to a Gobi Desert, there is no superfluous scenery around, the grandeur and majesty of the desert smoke seem to directly enter the big screen of the western movie, the state flag of Texas Lone Star flag hunting in the air, it seems that as long as you push open the babbling wooden door, you can see a group of cowboys standing on the counter drinking beer and tying a horsewhip.

Cowboys used to be just workers on horseback tending cows, but over time, cowboys have gradually developed a culture that has permeated every aspect of American culture, and Texas is the center of cowboys. Now, they're moving toward the center of gravity.

The rodeo was held on the outskirts of the town, still two miles away, and you could see countless pickup trucks parked in the open space on both sides of the road, so the scene was even more noisy than the last time Lu Li went to the town of Lashimaso, but fortunately, it was still morning, and there was still a lot of time before the afternoon high/tide, and the parking space was not tight.

There are countless cowboys on horseback on both sides of the road, and in the distance, you can see a group of cowgirls dressed up and holding American flags and Texas flags, laughing and laughing, and you can also see police cars and ambulances parked next to them, and at least four ambulances can be seen in sight, and medical staff skillfully set up tents next to them, ready for anything.

"Every year, people get minor injuries or faint from dehydration. Cole took the initiative to introduce everyone, including Tony, everyone in Lu Li's car was attending the rodeo for the first time, and Cole was the guide who did not give in.

"It looks like it's a Chinese New Year. Song Lingyi was excitedly flaunting around, she also changed into jeans and sneakers today, and put on the cowboy hat given by the cowboys, and she looked much younger.

"Is it Chinese New Year?" Cole asked, laughing in the affirmative, "Indeed, for Texans, the Rodeo is indeed a more celebrated time than Christmas, in fact, this is our carnival, like the carnival in Brazil and Spain." ”

After a while, you'll be able to see the entrance – the biggest difference from the Lasso market is that you need to buy a ticket for $10 per person. Moreover, there is a simple security check at the door, and there are police/inspectors on site who are responsible for maintaining order. After Cole's explanation, Lu Li realized that the main thing was to prevent carrying firearms.

Almost everyone in Texans has more than two guns, but all firearms must be banned during such a big event, and this is also for the safety of the public.

As soon as you enter the venue, you will be greeted by a sandy area larger than a football field, surrounded by stepped auditoriums, which can accommodate at least 5,000 people.

Lu Li has been in Texas for so long, and the most crowded occasion he has encountered is the market in the small town of Lashimaso, where there are only more than 1,000 people. This shows how lively today's event is.

Around the sand field, there are large and small stalls, drinks, food, clothing, hats, etc., which make people dazzled, and every corner of the line of sight is a surging crowd of people, and the noise rubs against the monstrous heat. Just by looking at the face, you can feel the scale of the cowboy convention, and it is completely dizzying.

"Wow!" Song Lingyi couldn't help but exclaim, "This is so lively!" She grabbed Lu Huaijin's arm, her eyes bloomed with dazzling light, and even her steps became light and excited, and even the corners of Lu Huaijin's mouth rose, raised her chin, and carefully looked at the grand occasion of the scene.

The group was curiously looking at the surrounding scene, slowly advancing, and then Song Lingyi's footsteps couldn't help stopping, and a little boy about five or six years old appeared in front of him, his chubby face made people want to pinch it, his big watery eyes flashed with a simple and bright light, with an off-white cowboy hat, dark blue plaid shirt and jeans, it was completely the posture of a little cowboy, and the cute appearance made people can't help but exclaim.

Song Lingyi stopped, bent down, looked at the little boy, and said with a smile, "Hello!"

The little boy held up a stack of dark blue business cards in his hand, and then held it up honestly, "Welcome to Texas." ”

Song Lingyi didn't quite understand, reached out and took out a business card from the little boy's hand, looked at it, and it was written "Angel Hull Auto Company, your most solid sales partner", which was actually an advertising business card for car sellers, which made Song Lingyi laugh dumbly, and Cole's explanation voice came from her ears, "This is also one of our characteristics here, welcome to Texas." ”

Song Lingyi laughed heartily and waved the business card in her hand, "Thank you for your opinion, I will refer to it." ”

A shy smile also appeared on the little boy's face, and then he took his business card and looked at the other people standing next to him, Lu Li couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that you are still very greedy." This sentence made everyone chuckle, but Lu Li still stretched out his hand and pulled out a business card from the little boy's hand, "Thank you, this is very important information for me." ”

Subsequently, Lu Huaijin, Cole and Tony also took over a business card. After finishing the work, the little boy bit his lower lip and smiled extraordinarily brightly, then turned around and trotted away, causing Song Lingyi and the others to laugh again, "We can't refuse such an advertising campaign." ”

Cole took all the business cards in everyone's hands, "Next, there are many more such business cards, you don't have to worry." ”

Walking through the passage at the entrance, the vendors on both sides gradually began to increase, not only Song Lingyi, but even Lu Huaijin's pace couldn't help but slow down, looking curiously at every vendor in front of him, as if entering a new world.

Lu Li pointed to the square scarf in front of him, "How is it?"