When I came to the small town of Bandera again, half a year had passed in a blink of an eye. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

It's not the time of the cowboy convention, the town is no longer the bustle and noise of memory, and there is no crowd in the streets and alleys, it has become quiet and peaceful again, there are almost no people on the streets, and the retro western cowboy bars do not feel the restlessness and noise of midsummer.

Aside from the ubiquitous cowboy element, it doesn't look much different from New Brownfells, and there are plenty of towns like this in Texas.

Lu Li slowly parked the bird of prey on the side of the road, got out of the car, and saw a cowboy riding a tall horse at the corner of the street, swaying and walking over, that sturdy figure, immediately reminiscent of the classic picture of the first season of "The Walking Dead", reckless and magnificent, but with an indescribable charm.

This is the first time Lu Li has seen someone on a horse on the streets of the town, he couldn't help but be stunned, but he didn't expect that the other party took the initiative to say, "Handsome pickup truck." ”

Lu Li also smiled, and replied in a loud voice, "Handsome horses." Then he immediately asked his own question, "Is horseback riding allowed on the streets?"

The other laughed heartily, "At least in Bandera it is allowed." If you wish, you can join me. ”

Lu Li made a saluting gesture, "Next time." ”

The other party didn't mind, took off his cowboy hat, saluted, and then drove his horse on, and soon disappeared around the corner.

"Fourteen! There was a shout from across the street, and when I turned my head to look over, I could see Sean's figure.

Lu Li waved his hand, then closed the car door, crossed the road, and walked towards Sean, "Thank you for being willing to come over today, this has helped me a lot." ”

"I've written it down in the ledger, a dinner. Sean didn't have much smile on his face, and said seriously, but there was more and more inexplicable black humor.

Today, Lu Li made a special trip here to rent a booth.

Texas holds two rodeos a year, and the one in late October and early November is more international than in May, as there will be three different international rodeo events, and the audience and media will be different, and the overall momentum will be more international, but the local attendance will be lower.

Locals in Texas believe that the May event is the authentic convention, and the November one is more like a show to drive the Texas economy. Texans are always xenophobic.

But the same thing is that both denim conventions will have booths to showcase a variety of products, not only to show the image of Texas, but also to stimulate commercial demand.

Therefore, the city hall will be particularly supportive of the exhibition and look forward to the emergence of more high-quality products. Especially in recent years, the economic situation has been sluggish, and the economy of the east and west sides of the strait has gradually shown a momentum of recovery, but the central region is still mired in a quagmire, so the municipal government has been more active in the investment and publicity of the various booths of the Rodeo Conference.

However, for ranchers, everyone wants to have a booth to display their products, but due to the space constraints of the venue, only some of the products can be displayed. There is still fierce competition among ranchers' products.

To be honest, the Stampede is not the best platform to showcase wines.

On the one hand, because Texans are not interested in wine at all, and those beer booths are the most popular, and on the other hand, because Texas is not a wine destination, people who come to the Stampede are expecting to see cowboys, animal husbandry, produce, etc., not wine, and naturally, wine professionals will not attend.

Before Lu Li invited Nick from Romanée Conti Winery to come to Cloud Peak Ranch, it didn't mean to open up contacts, not to use Romanée Conti for publicity, but through Nick's mouth, more people realized that Texas also produces wine, which is enough.

As for word of mouth, it still depends on strength to speak.

But unfortunately, Nick had something to do temporarily and couldn't make the trip in the end. Now with the help of the platform of the Cowboy Conference, it is also a way of publicity. After all, the aroma of wine is also afraid of deep alleys.

Especially in the second half of the year, the Stampede Conference, which is an international event, will have a large number of competitors from Europe, as well as a large number of European tourists who come to watch the game, the flow of visitors alone is not to be underestimated, not to mention, European tourists are also worth looking forward to the ability to appreciate wine, the quality of the wine of the top of the clouds, or to accept the public tasting.

So, even if it's not the best platform, it's a good start.

The Rodeo is not the best choice for the Rodeo Ranch, and vice versa, wine is by no means popular at the Rodeo and the organizing committee is not necessarily willing to let the Rodeo Ranch take a booth. What's more, Lu Li is still an outsider, an outsider from Asia.

Considering this situation, coupled with the fierce competition between booths, as well as the cumbersome leasing procedures, Sean is specially present here to match. Originally, Ronald could have done it, but after Sean heard about it, he took the initiative to ask for it. So, they met in the small town of Bandera.

Sean looked at Lu Li's empty hands, "Where's your product?"

Lu Li braked urgently and patted his head, "I forgot." "When I saw a figure on a horse on the street just now, my attention shifted and I forgot about it for a while. He quickly turned around, opened the door in the back seat, and then moved a basket down, crossed the road again, and walked towards Sean.

Sean stood there with a smirk, glanced at the basket, and pursed the corners of his mouth, "So, what kind of dinner can you cook with the ingredients in this?"

Lu Li couldn't help but be stunned, and laughed dumbly, could it be that all the friends around the ranch had been trained to become foodies? However, this is also good, he will not be alone alone. Then, Lu Li replied teasingly, "The delicious kind." ”

This made Sean nod meaningfully, agreeing deeply, and beckoning, "Let's go, let's go in now." ”

The main purpose of the booth at Top of the Cloud Farm was to showcase vegetables from organic farms, but in addition, Lu Li also brought cheese and wine.

The cheese made by Lu Huaijin is constantly being produced repeatedly, because the cows have been producing milk continuously, and the pasture really can't consume so much, so it is all made into cheese. Now, the amount of cheese has also exceeded the capacity of the ranch to consume it, and it is the best option to sell it through the cowboy convention.

But Lu Li is not sure what kind of evaluation these three goods can be harvested at the cowboy conference, the vegetables from the organic farm are estimated to be the best-sellers, but the next ranch will be the main kale, which is not feasible in Texas; wine needless to say, even cheese is not the most popular food in Texas.

Sure enough, the unknown always makes people involuntarily uneasy.

Walking into the hall, Sean skillfully greeted the staff around him, and he really looked very familiar. Sean originally didn't plan to introduce Lu Li, after all, these staff members didn't matter, but he didn't expect that when he saw Lu Li, everyone took the initiative to say hello.

"Hey, you're that Chinese, right?" After saying that, Sean coughed fiercely, and the uncle in front of him, who looked to be at least fifty years old, was stunned, with a puzzled expression, Sean had to add, "This is fourteen, from China/China." ”

Only then did the uncle realize that the "Chinese/Chinese" he used just now was the kind of discrimination, which has been inherited since the gold rush era, and now the east and west coasts have gradually changed, but remote areas like Texas have still not been able to keep up with the times.

To be precise, Americans themselves complain that their grandparents' generation is racist or sexist, and their discrimination against Indians, Africans, and Asians comes from the depths of their concepts. Even now, it is still deeply entrenched, and in addition to this, their discrimination against ethnic minorities such as homosexuality is the same.

In the 2016 presidential election, these conservative ethnic groups in the central region became the group that decided history.

However, it has been more than half a year since Lu Li came to Texas, and his friends and friends have gradually accepted him as a member of the group, and most of the people he contacts are young people, so he has not really come into contact with this kind of discrimination.

The uncle in front of him, after hearing Sean's reminder, suddenly became a little embarrassed, cleared his throat vigorously, and then raised his voice and said, "Fourteen, you are the one...... Guests. He didn't apologize, but his tone changed significantly, and his attitude became calmer.

That's the Texans way of apologies.

Lu Li is not a rookie who has just come to the United States, nor is he a newcomer who has just come to Texas, he knows that the other party's attitude has shown sincerity, so he did not hold on to it. In fact, he was a little surprised that the other party's apology posture changed so quickly, because Texans are known for their stubbornness, and these racist seniors are even more so.

"Yes, I'm that guest. Lu Li nodded in affirmation.

The uncle immediately turned his head and said happily to his companions, "Hey, he's the little guy who caught the thief." ”

The truth is revealed. It seems that everything is due to the two thieves, Lu Li appeared in the sight of Texans in this way, and at the same time entered the daily life of the townspeople in this way.

This has also become the door for Lu Li to open the social circle of the town's residents.

Without waiting for Lu Li's answer, the staff in the hall all gathered, bustling and lively, and it turned into a traditional market in a second.