Li Yitong stood beside the garden, his hands on his hips, wanting to do something, but he didn't know what to do—harvesting lavender? Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Jamie walked to Li Yitong's side, looked left and right, and found that everyone seemed to have a job, but he didn't receive any instructions, and he didn't know what to do for a while, so he came to Li Yitong's side, "What should we do next?"

Li Yitong looked dazed, "I don't know either." ”

The two men looked at each other, noticed each other's embarrassment, and both laughed,

At this time, Randy and Tony were unloading the lavender from the cart and spreading it out on the ground, Cole was preparing tools for a while, Jessica and Lu Li were sorting out burlap bags, sickles, fences and other tools next to them, and Brandon, Song Lingyi, and Lu Huaijin slowly walked through the beech forest and walked to the other side to start their afternoon work.

It seems that everyone has a job, but Li Yitong and Jamie are at a loss and out of place. Even Taylor has a job, and he takes Carmen and Ambo, two children, to spread out the lavender that is spread out so that there is as little overlap as possible.

Alison just walked over, she glanced at Li Yitong and Jamie, "Why don't you go over and help?"

"We didn't know how to help. What if you do something wrong?" Jamie argued.

Alison couldn't help but smile dumbly, "Then you can go to the side and rest, anyway, the afternoon work should be easier." ”

If it was usual, Jamie nodded in agreement without saying a word, but today he gave a different answer, "Look at my hands, I worked for a ...... Half a morning, there were already blood blisters. Now, you're just going to let me give up halfway? That's not my style. ”

Allison gave her husband a roll of the eye, didn't dismantle his desk, and pointed to the cart in front of her, "If you want to help, find something to do yourself." Look, you can help with Randy and Tony's work, too. All of this lavender had to be removed and spread out flat. ”

"And then?" Li Yitong asked curiously, "What about after spreading it out?"

Alison spread her hands, "What do you ask me? I'm a guest at the resort, not the owner of the ranch. This rebuttal made Li Yitong touch his nose and look embarrassed.

Jamie laughed directly and patted Li Yitong on the shoulder, "Let's go, let's get to work." ”

Tidying up lavender, it's a complete physical job. If it is a large number of planting, it is very easy to hand over to the machinery to complete, today they chose to do it by hand, the hard work is a little harder, but it is a rare experience, even Cole, Randy and others, accustomed to mechanical operation, back to manual operation, sweat and the feeling is really transparent.

What's more, the lavender harvest is once a year, which is not heavy.

After all the lavender is flattened, it is necessary to use a special tool, constantly patting, to beat all the buds on the branches and leaves, complete the separation of the buds and branches, all the buds are collected, dried, preserved, and then can be put into the reprocessing process to make soap, aromatherapy, essential oils, etc., and the part of the branches is also dried to allow the water to completely evaporate and be used as green fuel.

This process is very simple, even a little boring, you need to carry the tool, constantly beat, through the wrist tricks, use ingenuity, to complete the work. But in essence, it is still a process of continuous exertion, which poses a severe test of physical strength.

When it comes to lavender, Cole is the only cowboy with experience in harvesting. Cole took the lead in demonstrating and taught Randy and Taylor, after the three of them knocked down the buds, Tony, Jessica, and Li Yitong were responsible for putting away the branches and packing them in bundles;

Carmen and Ambo, two children, have been following Lu Li and Alison, helping to collect buds, their fingers are stained with royal purple juice, and the rich aroma makes both of them extremely happy and laughing.

Jamie was originally also helping to collect buds together, but seeing the work of Cole and the others, he couldn't help but feel itchy, and after asking Randy's permission, he also began to learn, and the clumsy movements made Taylor next to him unable to do it.

Fortunately, there is no failure in this work, at most it is less efficient, and then the buds are broken, and the impact is not great. As long as you persevere, it can always be done.

From clumsy to skilled, from rusty to smooth, Jamie gradually found the ropes, and the constant sweat was a special experience. The joy of the harvest immersed him, and when all the work was done, he was still a little unsatisfied, and couldn't help but be stunned, "This is the end?"

"Hehe, the lavender field is not big. Cole explained, "In the past, all of these lavenders were used at home, so I didn't grow much. ”

This lavender field is the last sustenance of Liz's romance, like a fairy tale, becoming the only pure land in daily life. Whether it's Liz or Jack, they're all taking care of this pure land.

Looking at the lavender stalks that have been sorted out in front of him, as well as the buds that have spread out to the sun, the air is filled with a rich aroma of lavender, and in a trance, Cole is back to a year ago.

In July of last year, Liz had some health problems, but it was not serious at the time, and they still harvested and processed the lavender by themselves. When the work was over, Liz sat on the porch, sipping a cold beer, sweating profusely, but with a happy smile on her face.

Luckily, Lu Li not only didn't let the lavender field disappear, but also kept the tradition alive as if Liz had never left. Cole misses Liz a little, but it's no longer sadness, it's happiness.

Looking at Lu Li, who was playing a game of throwing flowers with Carmen, the smile on the corner of Cole's mouth rose, "This year there are more people, and the completion will naturally be faster." Especially with Taylor, a new force. ”

"It's a shame that I'm just getting started. Jamie said, "Maybe, I also have the potential to be a cowboy." ”

This immediately made Cole laugh, "Experience the experience, that's fine, but if you work here day in and day out, you'll get tired of it quickly." ”

Jamie thought about it seriously and couldn't refute it. In his bones, he is still a person who belongs to the city, and he still misses the convenience of the city and the prosperity of Wall Street, "then once in a while." In the future, we have a new choice, and the ranch will welcome us, right?"

"Of course, our doors are always open. Cole spread his hands in welcome.

Jamie didn't go on, but looked at Carmen and Ambo running in the distance, silver bells of laughter soaring in the sun, purple in the air, Allison standing next to a large lavender bud, wiping the sweat from her forehead, smiling and talking to Jessica, Taylor was gesturing and describing something to Tony, and her excited expression seemed to meet her soulmate......

All this is so beautiful, it's like a dream.

Looking at the lavender that had been harvested all over the ground, Li Yitong also felt the happiness and joy of the harvest, "What about after this?

Tony, who was standing next to him, exchanged glances with Jessica, and Jessica directly pushed back, "Are you talking to us?"

Li Yitong couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and wanted to defend himself, but he didn't know what to say.

In a short period of getting along, Li Yitong is integrating into the ranch little by little, there are fewer complicated thoughts in his mind, and getting along has become natural, but just now, Li Yitong reacted, his previous terrible attitude really made everyone unhappy, and he never really apologized.

Looking at Tony and Jessica in front of him, Li Yitong remembered his previous life in Los Angeles.

People always say that if you look at life with different eyes and attitudes, you will feel different. It's like the classic half-glass water theory, whether there is only half a glass of water, or there is still half a glass of water, positive and negative attitudes, the scene is naturally different.

In the same situation, when he was in Los Angeles, when he was on the ranch, Li Yitong had a different harvest. It is not the other party who changes, but himself.

Should he apologize, not only Lu Li, but also the other cowboys on the ranch.

Li Yitong's jerky and nervous expression made Tony laugh heartily, and patted his arm, almost at the level of a beating, which made Li Yitong grin, "We don't know either." Ultimately, I'll have to ask Fourteen. ”

Jessica also chuckled and glanced at Li Yitong, "Fourteen is estimated to stay." I heard Cole say that every year after the harvest, Liz makes her lavender into a variety of products, some of which she keeps and some of which she gives to her neighbors. I'm sure Fourteen will continue the legacy of the Ritz. ”

Li Yitong didn't know why, and after carefully looking at the smiles on Jessica and Tony's faces, he suddenly came to his senses, and his tense mood gradually relaxed, and he regained his voice, "Liz?"

"Former rancher. Jessica explained simply, without going into depth.

But Li Yitong can taste more profound meanings, it seems that this ranch also has a story.

The sun is gradually setting in the west, the bright red sunset is falling, the whole ranch seems to have completely changed, even the halo refracted by the lake water is dyed a light pink; Cole picked up the hedge, collected all the dried buds, and then everyone worked together to knock the buds into the burlap bag, at this time the work was close to the end, the fatigue of the whole day of labor did not take away the smile on the face, laughing and laughing, and in a blink of an eye, the packing work was also completed, and the lavender harvest of this year was completely announced.

Brewing for a year, flowering for two months, the most brilliant blooming moment is only less than two weeks, but the blooming fragrance in an instant brings a beautiful scenery to the pasture.