The sound of the creaking branches outside the house was incessant, and the whistling wind struck the window from time to time, and thumped, and the cacophony of noise bounced and bounced in the air, and the two little ones, Grapefruit and Grape, spun in circles anxiously, fidgeting and shouting out of the house, and even Teddy was irritably circling in circles around the room; Hopping was nowhere to be seen, and seemed to have taken refuge in the beams of the house; Bucky also slept unsteadily, and simply ran to Lu Li's feet, curled up into a ball of yarn, and looked up at the left and right uneasily. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Bang", a loud bang hit the outer wall of the house, Lu Li looked in the direction of the sound suddenly, the lights in the room shook gently, and the trivial restlessness always made people unstable.

"Don't worry, it's fine." Kele saw Lu Li's concern and said, "The rainstorm has passed, and now it is a strong wind, so there will be no situation." ”

Lu Li retracted his gaze, picked up the ginger soup in his hand, and poured all the remaining mouthfuls into his mouth, the warm ginger soup ran down his throat and into his stomach, and the hot and spicy taste burst out of a hot breath, spreading from the inside of his body, and the tense muscles were relaxed, making people can't help but make a refreshing sound.

"God, this stuff is so bad." Randy grumbled, "Fourteen, it's like, and the first time I knew you'd miss it." ”

Seeing Randy frowning and swallowing with a hard face, it was really funny, "You're like a ten-year-old." Lu Li said teasingly, causing everyone to laugh.

It's not just Randy, the ginger soup doesn't seem to be easy for everyone to accept, Cole pinched his nose and drank the entire bowl of ginger soup in one go, and then his whole face wrinkled, "Fourteen, are you sure this thing works?" He couldn't help but shake his head, picked up the muffin on the table, and stuffed it directly into his mouth.

"Tomorrow morning, you'll know if it's working." Lu Li responded with a smile.

"It works now." Jessica looked like she was enjoying herself, "Her body seems to be really warm." What is this? Herbs? ”

Americans were ignorant of Asian medicine, and in the sixties hippies were very fond of Eastern herbs, which gave rise to a school of thought that was particularly trusting in herbs. However, most of the herbs they know about come from India, and the popularity of Chinese medicine in the United States is very low, and dissemination and education are still not in place.

"You see, it's ginger." Lu Li smiled dumbly, "This can only be regarded as an earthwork to prevent colds and get rid of the cold." ”

Randy looked around, everyone had finished drinking, and he was the only one with most of the bowl left, which made him look bitter and reluctant, exactly like a child.

"Fourteen, you go and rest first, it's already eleven o'clock." Cole looked at the clock on the wall, it was supposed to be a break, not to mention that everyone was tired tonight, and at this time they were already fighting their eyelids.

Lu Li shook his head, and saw Teddy also coming over, crawling beside the sofa, his eyes showing a tired look, "Even if you sleep, you can't sleep well." "The sound of the clash of branches was incessant, and the whistling wind surrounded the whole room, except for the milky yellow light that retained a trace of warmth and tranquility." What about you? ”

"There's nothing going on tonight, so let's go and rest." Cole said to the others, "I'll go over to the sheepfold and check a little later, and I'll rest if it's okay." ”

"I'll go to the stables to see what's going on later." Brandon shook his head, and Jessica chimed in, "It's just a little late, it's okay." I'll go back later, but it's a disturbance to Vivien's work anyway. ”

Randy held the bowl of ginger soup in his hand and frowned, "I'll go back after drinking it." ”

"Then you probably won't be able to go back tonight." Lu Li teased, and everyone laughed, "In the rainy season, do you have to do this every night?" ”

"It's not that much trouble." The smile on the corner of Cole's mouth still hasn't completely dissipated, "Before you rest, make sure that the safety facilities are in place, and then it's okay." However, the roof of the sheepfold does need to be repaired tomorrow, not before the rainy season. ”

"But isn't Vivien designing the blueprint for the pruning of the ranch? If the sheepfold needs to be relocated in the future, is it necessary to spend time to repair it now? Jessica asked, then turned to look at Lu Li, "When will the ranch be renovated?" ”

"The sheepfold will not change positions." Lu Li said, "If the sheepfold needs to be renovated, it can be built now." As for the pastures...... It's up to Vivien. ”

"Is the ranch going to be completely renovated?" Randy's voice suddenly came out of nowhere, and everyone looked over. Usually Randy is always the noisiest one, but tonight is very quiet, at this time, everyone turned their heads to look over, and found that Randy was still holding the bowl of ginger soup in his hand, which seemed to have almost not decreased, which really made people laugh.

Randy didn't know why, but he actually asked, "What's wrong?" Is there anything in my mouth? ”

"It's okay, it's okay." Everyone waved their hands.

Lu Li seriously considered whether he should tell Randy that the ginger soup was even more unpalatable when it was cold, but he still held back a smile and swallowed the reminder, and then replied, "It's not all renovated, it's just two houses rebuilt, and then a new warehouse is built." ”

"Oh, the warehouse!" Randy suddenly became excited, "Yes, the warehouse must be redesigned, it is better to divide the area, I want a piece of my farm, I have ...... it a long time ago"

Everyone ignored Randy's chatter and began to talk, "Then let's start repairing it tomorrow." ”

"Tomorrow? Absolutely. But, Brandon, when are you going to go to the horse farm in the north? Is it okay to postpone it until the day after tomorrow? ”

……

Seeing that they were talking about business enthusiastically, Lu Li stood up and stretched, and went to the bathroom to solve his physiological needs. The wind outside the window seemed to have subsided a little, and the noise gradually quieted down, and the commotion in the sheepfold and the rushing of the stream could be faintly heard. The outside world was dark, and the peace of the night finally came again.

In fact, he likes such nights, the tranquility after violence and rage, a group of friends sitting around, chatting idly and wantonly, wasting their lives unscrupulously. In moments like these, he always feels like he's really alive and not like a walking dead.

When he came out again, he found that Fred was gone, looked left and right, and then found Fred in the kitchen, where he had put away all the dishes and chopsticks - including ginger soup and supper, and was standing in front of the sink and washing.

Lu Li walked to the kitchen, looked back at the cowboys who were chatting with interest, and then turned to look at Fred, "What, I'm bored?" ”

"Huh?" Fred didn't hear clearly, and responded, and Lu left jokingly, "Otherwise, why did you take the initiative to come over to wash the dishes, aren't you busy enough to work in the restaurant?" Now that you're on vacation, you're still busy? ”

Fred stopped what he was doing and thought about it for a moment, "yes, I didn't even realize it. But then he continued to get busy, with a smile on his face, "I didn't think much about it, I just subconsciously got busy, as if it was all natural." Fred's voice was much lighter.

"I'm not bored, on the contrary, I think it's really fulfilling." A smile appeared on Fred's face, and he turned his head and said jokingly to Lu Li, "Did you notice?" How many times have I pulled out my phone this afternoon? ”

"How do I know? I'm not the Siri of your phone. Lu Li complained, with a disgusted expression.

"Not once." Fred smiled and said, "Life here ......" Fred thought about it seriously, but couldn't find a precise adjective, "It's really special." Just like tonight, as if nothing had been done, as if nothing had been mentioned on a particular topic, it was just sitting here and chatting, but it was really pleasant. Even a storm has become insignificant. ”

New York is also often hit by storms or tornadoes that leave people indoors, but the same indoor life, from New York to the ranch, things change subtly. In New York, he couldn't help but check his phone, and if he didn't find something to do, he would be bored to the extreme; But here, even if you don't do anything, just sit on the sofa and chat, it's intoxicating.

Lu Li smiled dumbly, "I'm used to it now, but I don't have such obvious feelings." If you think about it, after arriving at the ranch, the frequency of his use of his mobile phone has indeed plummeted, as if he doesn't need it once in a whole day, "The life on the ranch seems to be the same, every day is not too special, but there are always busy chores." I think that's the difference between the ranch and New York, where I can choose to be busy and full to the point that I can't stop for a moment, or I can choose to be free and empty myself all day. ”

"Hah, I'd like to experience what you said." Fred chuckled.

"I'm going to make a pot of tea, and I think they'll have to make small talk for at least another hour." Lu Li complained, causing Fred to laugh out loud.

Fred looked at Lu Li's figure busy boiling water in the kitchen, and suddenly remembered Lu Li's words in the afternoon: Yundian Ranch does not have the answer he wants, and there is no end of the earth, and the real answer is in everyone's heart. Now, he seems to have some of it.

Lu Li opened the cupboard, and then saw the bagged black tea placed inside, which was still Lipton's. For Americans and most Europeans, tea is Lipton. This box of Lipton was still left by Liz, and I took it down and looked at the date, and it was still within the expiration date, but it was about to expire in June. After thinking about it, Lu Li raised his voice and asked, "Does anyone want to drink fruit tea?" "He can make a pot with this black tea.

"Brush, brush", everyone looked over, and then saw Randy raise his right hand high, "I, I!" He longed to stand up and then to show his loyalty.

Lu Li glanced at Randy, "You drink the ginger soup first, otherwise I'll throw a piece of ginger in the fruit tea." ”

Randy looked up, feeling forty-five degrees of sadness.