The morning of the pasture is a little cold, the cool air wafts through the golden sunlight, the misty mist rolls in the beech forest, like a fairyland, the cheerful tinkling sound of the sparkling stream only sets off the tranquility of the moment, the birds flutter their wings and pass through the faint clouds, and the disturbed clouds slowly roll in silence and mystery. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Ronald skillfully parked the car into the parking lot of Cloud Ranch, looked at the beautiful scenery outside the window, and couldn't help but sigh softly, "No wonder people always say that Jack's ranch is the most beautiful place in Texas!" If it weren't for the typical Texas wooden building behind him, it almost gave people the illusion of coming to the English countryside, just like Jane Austen's style painting.

"Are we here too early?" Lily stepped out of the passenger seat and looked at the quiet pasture, as if still silent in the mist of dawn, "I'll tell you, don't be in such a hurry, Fourteen is a young man from New York, and he is not used to the life of the ranch, and he can't get up until ten o'clock." We rushed here in such a hurry just to catch breakfast...... My cheeks are already on fire. ”

Looking at his wife's shy and restrained appearance, Ronald looked up heartily and laughed, "It's okay, if Fourteen hasn't gotten up yet, we'll start working first, Cole must have gotten up already." Ronald glanced at the lunch box in the passenger seat, "If it doesn't work, we always have peanut butter sandwiches as emergency food, don't we?"

Lily rolled her eyes helplessly, ignored her husband, and walked quickly to the main house, before she could open the door, there was a burst of peanut oil aroma in the fresh air, different from olive oil, the rich aroma rolled in the air, seducing out the greedy worms in the stomach, and before realizing it, she couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

Opening the back door, Lily saw Cole in the hall.

I saw that Cole was clumsily pressing the dough with the palm of his hand, and the high rolled up sleeves still did not avoid sticking to the flour, even the neckline, and I don't know how to get it, and on the dining table were neatly placed pieces of small square dough, thin little rectangles, which looked like unleavened bread.

“…… Cole?" Lily's eyes widened in surprise, but she didn't know what to say, she just called out, and the rest of the words were cut off. Ronald, who followed, was also completely stunned, apparently not expecting such a situation.

"Good morning, Lily, Ronald. Cole looked up and smiled widely, "You guys came early, Jessica didn't even come." "Last night, Jessica went back to her house because she hadn't had time to pack her belongings and the room wasn't ready.

"What are you ......?" Ronald couldn't hold back his curiosity and opened his mouth to ask, "Bread?" The drooling appearance made Lily push her elbow against Ronald's stomach to express her displeasure, but she still couldn't stop Ronald.

"No, no, it's Fourteen's breakfast, it's called ...... Uh......" Cole got stuck again, and simply shouted, "Fourteen, what's this called?"

"Fritters!" Lu Li's voice came from the kitchen, and then he walked out quickly, and at a glance saw Lily and Ronald standing at the back door, "Hey, you guys arrived early, and breakfast is not ready yet." ”

"Lily was worried that you didn't get out of bed. Ronald gave Lu Li a strong hug and said hello, and Lily even gave Lu Li a veneer gift.

"Haha, I'm getting used to the pace of life here. Lu Li laughed, before seven o'clock, he had already ridden chestnuts and trotted around the ranch, a thin layer of sweat appeared on his back, he simply took a bath, refreshed to welcome the arrival of a new day, and then went to the kitchen to start preparing breakfast, "Breakfast still needs a little time, give me ...... again" Lu Li looked at the clock and calculated the time for the buns to start steaming, "Ten minutes." ”

Turning his head, Lu Li stopped Ke Er from kneading the dough continuously, "So much today is enough." Churros are special, and I'm not sure you'll like them, so just make a little bit of it. "Fritters are not the same as buns, buns can be made in advance, then thrown into the freezer, and taken out and steamed every time you eat them, but fritters are best eaten fresh, even if they are cold and soft, they are not so delicious.

"Are you sure?" Cole questioned, "We finished the sweep last night. ”

"It's just, just do a little more. Ronald is already gearing up, "If we can't finish eating, we can take it home...... Oh!" Lily stomped Ronald so hard that he screamed in pain, and had to add, "provided you don't mind." ”

"Of course I don't mind. Lu Li waved his hand heartily, "However, I'm pretty sure that the taste of churros is very special, you can try it first, and if you like it, make it later." Then Lu Li gave Cole a signal to stop what he was doing.

Cole looked at the results on the table, and reluctantly stopped moving, his face full of regret, "I suddenly have a hunch that I may not be able to eat enough for breakfast today." That depressed expression really made people laugh.

"So, is there anything we can do to help?" Lily stepped forward and rubbed her hands, "It's a blessing to enjoy a free breakfast. ”

"There's nothing to prepare. The last step of frying fritters is still for him to do by himself, although this is the first time he has tried to fry fritters at home, and I don't know what the results will be, "I originally planned to go to the supermarket to buy some soy milk, but I forgot last night." "Actually, it's best to use soy milk, but now there are no tools at home, and there is no way to grind it.

"How's the milk?" Lily pointed in the direction of the cowpen behind her, "Didn't you just buy a batch of cows yesterday? ”

Lu Li was stunned, "I thought it would take some time for them to start producing milk, and besides, there are no milking tools at home." ”

This amused all three of them, and Lily said with a smile on her face, "The quality of the cows you bought is very good, and Cole has a good eye for selection, they produce milk every day, and it is likely to be two or three times a day." Obviously, Lu Li, a layman, didn't know anything, "As for tools, don't you know that before tools were invented, our hands were the most important tools?"

Lu Li also realized his ignorance, and smiled dumbly, "If I could, I would like to try milking the cow myself, but I obviously can't leave now...... This is the truth, Lu Li is still struggling in his heart, milking milk seems to be much more interesting than fried fritters, but for today's breakfast, he still has to stay, and it is difficult to hide his regret in his tone, "Then, please go and milk some milk! It's better to be faster, because the fritters will be ready soon." ”

"Yes, sir!" Ronald gave a military salute to Lu Li, turned and left.

Lily smiled and shook her head, expressing her helplessness at her husband's behavior, "Don't worry, you will have many opportunities to experience and try slowly in the future." With that, she followed her husband's pace and began to get busy for their breakfast.

Lu Li looked at Cole, "Since cows produce milk two or three times a day, then ...... "So what should we do today? They don't have enough manpower to complete the milking work, not to mention, they haven't ordered milking tools yet." Looking back now, sure enough, impulse is the devil, I didn't think through these details in the bazaar yesterday, and the loopholes of laymen are really everywhere.

"Don't worry, I ordered milking kits yesterday and should be delivered before lunch. "Cole naturally wouldn't make such a low-level mistake," but there are really not enough people, which is one of the reasons why Lily and Ronald came here today. We need four cowboys to be able to handle the daily work on the ranch. ”

Now it's just Cole and Jessica, and he can't always trouble Lily and Ronald, and it seems that after breakfast today, his first task is to hire cowboys.

"Okay, I see. Lu Li nodded, and wanted to say something, but there was a burning smell from his nose, he immediately rushed into the kitchen, and the fritters that he threw into the oil pot just now had begun to turn black, "God!" It seems that these three fritters are inedible, Lu Li hurriedly fished them out with homemade extended chopsticks, the clear luster of the oil exudes an attractive aroma, if it is half a minute in advance, as long as half a minute, directly fished out, it is a perfect golden yellow, it's a pity.

"Fourteen, is this edible?" Cole couldn't help but swallow as he looked at the three burnt fritters.

Lu Li shook his head, "No." "Fried food is not very healthy in the first place, and carcinogens can be produced when it is burnt, so the best solution is not to put it in your mouth.

Frying fritters was not an easy task for him in the first place, and he couldn't get distracted. So, regrouping the spirit, picking up pieces of small rectangular dough that has been cut up, expertly starting to lengthen, wrap, and put into the pot, waiting for the right heat to come out of the pot.

Originally, Lu Li only planned to fry a dozen fritters, but Ke Er was really too enthusiastic, and kneaded nearly thirty dough in one go, and under that expectant look, Lu Li was stunned to fry all the dough. After all the work was completed, looking at the fritters piled up like a hill, Lu Li regretted a little - it would not taste good if it was soft.

Carrying buns and fritters to the living room, everyone looked at Lu Li, including Jessica, who had just arrived at the ranch five minutes ago, everyone held their knives and forks, and swallowed saliva with bright eyes.

After putting down the buns and fritters, rarely, everyone did not rush to do it, but looked at Lu Li. Lu Li had a flash of inspiration, "Wait." Then, back in the kitchen, I poured some soy sauce into the saucer and quickly returned to the dining room again.

I looked left and right, and found that everyone didn't do anything, and Lu Li didn't know why, "You can start eating." ”

Jessica pointed to the soy sauce dish in front of Lu Li, "What is this for?"

"What about milk, how do you mix milk?" Ronald asked.

"Also, also, why did you put a jar of sugar next to you?" Cole was also curious.

Lily's eyes widened, "Why don't you demonstrate?"