As soon as Hanks got off the plane, he hugged Herbert warmly. And Shi Lei was still holding Laura's hand very considerately and leading Laura off the helicopter.

"Hey, head, long time no see." Herbert happily patted Hanks on the back.

"Hey, Hammer, it's been a long time." Hanks replied with the same action.

This strength made Shi Lei very suspicious of whether the two had any grudges, why did they look like they were eager to slap each other to death, and they were about to vomit blood.

Leaving the two comrades-in-arms to reminisce, Shi Lei took Laura to see some projects that Laura was interested in. The first thing the two of them thought of was the group of dogs sent by Shi Lei, so at the first stop, the two of them ran to the dog training base.

Shi Lei and Laura silently looked at the tables of the ranch dogs, and said hello to the dogs who had no task one by one, and went to the next destination.

At the tactical training ground, Shi Lei and a team of fighters practiced together, and once again left his own legend among the people in the base with his far superior appearance.

And Laura asked Shi Lei to arrange to go to another venue, and a female instructor was responsible for teaching Laura how to draw a gun to defend herself in an urban environment while concealing her gun.

Of course, this instructor, who is also a woman, can teach Laura a lot of ways to deal with various situations faced by women, which are still very different from men's.

Lunch was solved in the training base, and on the way to the cafeteria, Shi Lei calmly accepted the instructions of the base personnel. It seems that although my brother has not appeared here for a long time, there are still legends of my brother here.

Shi Lei and Laura were also very happy to eat this meal, after all, the training process. The amount of exercise is still quite large. And Hanks, he must still be exchanging feelings with Herbert.

After the meal, Shi Lei took Laura back to the helicopter and planned to start the return trip. Hanks was late, and it seemed that neither he nor Herbert had drunk any of them. Herbert's requirements in this regard are still relatively strict, at least at noon, the entire base is forbidden to drink.

But look at the disheveled appearance of Hanks and Herbert, and the bodies that are still a little trembling despite being strong. Shi Lei judged that these two must have experienced a fierce battle between men. Well. It's between men, not between men.

However, seeing that Hanks didn't mean what he wanted to say, Shi Lei didn't ask too much, but smiled at the two of them a little jokingly. He turned around and put Laura on the plane.

But this time, Shi Lei sent Laura to the passenger seat, and Shi Lei, who had found confidence, believed that he could bring everyone back to the ranch well. And now that Hanks looks, it doesn't seem to be able to provide good help.

There are large windows in the front row, and even some of the feet are made of clear glass, so the view is absolutely unparalleled. Shi Lei didn't make fun of Hanks, he just laughed with Laura on the way back, and of course he still had to let Laura take a lot of photos of himself from all angles.

After rolling the helicopter back into the barn that was used as a hangar. Shi Lei said goodbye to Hanks and went back to the main room with Laura.

Some couldn't wait to take the phone from Laura's hand, and Shi Lei began to look at his photos one by one. Laura kept making fun of Shi Lei's stinky beauty next to her. Shi Lei smiled and didn't care. For his first flight, Shi Lei really cares about it.

Together with Laura, he selected some photos that he thought were good, Shi Lei told Laura, and ran to the study to turn on the computer and write a blog.

In addition to various photos, Shi Lei also wrote a lot of his feelings about his first flight. By the way, I recalled the process of learning to fly a helicopter. After that, of course, I still habitually went to various groups to go around. Now Shi Lei is in various groups, and he is basically at the legend level. It can be seen that the power of the water group is definitely not ordinary.

Before the joy of the first flight passed, Shi Lei had to start preparing for Christmas. What made him scratch his head the most was undoubtedly the preparation of gifts for Laura and the elders.

Christmas is similar to the Spring Festival in China in terms of solemnity and meaning, and it can be said to be the most grand and grand festival of the year.

Shi Lei even thought about buying some fireworks and firecrackers according to domestic habits, but when he asked Laura for his opinion, he was vetoed, it is not easy to buy here, the key is not that you can put it if you want to, so Shi Lei gave up this idea.

Of course, although he scratched his head about preparing gifts, Shi Lei still couldn't give up, he would definitely go to Colin's house with Laura this Christmas, and Shi Lei, the hairy-footed son-in-law, would definitely bring a New Year's gift, so Shi Lei had to continue to struggle.

When Shi Lei recalled the first few gifts to the elders, he found a helpless fact, he had sent two tea sets to Colin, although the materials were different, one was porcelain, and the other was purple sand. Although Colin likes to drink tea, he definitely can't send these related things this time.

However, Shi Lei recalled the last time he saw Mr. Huang Hansheng, and felt that it was not a mistake to give a handmade purple clay pot on Thanksgiving, because Shi Lei felt that Mr. Huang's temperament was still very compatible with this pot.

After Shi Lei saw Old Man Huang, a scene inevitably appeared in his mind, an old man with gray hair but strong spirits, lying leisurely on the rocking chair, holding a very flavorful purple clay pot in his hand, and occasionally taking a small sip slowly.

Shi Lei felt that Old Man Huang's temperament was very in line with this kind of hermit master-like image, and this pot would complement each other when he put it in Old Man Huang's hand.

But I can't solve the current confusion like Laura, and I can't just design a set of clothes for each person like Laura, and I don't have to think about other gifts at all.

Shi Lei still had to keep his heart down and continue to think about the gift. In the end, it was decided to give Laura's grandparents a pair of dragon and phoenix jade pendants of Hetian jade, and Colin a strange stone collected by his father, and Emily was a jade hairpin.

Of course, there is also the most important gift from Laura, Shi Lei feels that this is more important to have his own heart in it. The value of the gift is secondary, so Shi Lei plans to make some objects for Laura by himself, and of course the things are to be kept secret from Laura for the time being. Laura didn't say anything to send Shi Lei.

Putting down the gifts, Shi Lei also has to care about the ranch work arrangements during the holiday, Christmas until after New Year's Day, it is the traditional holiday time on the side of Midi, and the winter vacation of the students is also during this period, so at this time, basically the whole country will be in a festive atmosphere. Work will be put aside.

Shi Lei called Hanks and asked about the recent work on the ranch. Then I asked about the festival arrangement.

"Hanks, do you have any thoughts on this holiday schedule?"

"Oh, Stone, I've already told Garcia and the cowboys whose families live on the ranch. In addition, a person like Gonzalez who is fed and the whole family is not hungry will stay at the ranch, and I will also stay at the ranch, so you can spend the holiday in peace and don't worry. "Hanks always thinks things ahead.

"Oh, Hanks, you're always so thoughtful. But don't stay at the ranch for the holidays, your relationship with your family has just turned around, and this Christmas and New Year, I think you should spend it better with your family. You tell me?

And of course, don't forget to call Elton. Shi Lei said with a sincere face, and finally made a joke. Because Elton, like his dad Hanks, is a bit of a workaholic, and he forgets what the last day is when he gets to work.

While other cowboys were already thinking about how long they would have to go on holiday, this guy was still immersed in taking care of the horses, and completely forgot about the festival.

"You can rest assured that you can go back for the holidays, I believe Garcia can do a good job. They did a good job last Thanksgiving. Isn't it? Shi Lei patted Hanks on the shoulder and told him to rest assured that he would take a vacation.

"Oh, by the way, there's one more thing I want to discuss with you. I wonder if I have to think about finding a few more cowboys to work on the ranch in the New Year?

I feel that the current manpower is still a little tight, the cowboys have been working at full capacity like this, and they have been better for a short time, but after a long time, I am afraid that they are not as motivated as they are now. What do you think? ”

Shi Lei felt that it was still necessary to ask Hanks for his opinion, after all, he was an expert in this area.

"Well, I didn't think it through. At first, I thought that if the cowboys were at full capacity, they could take care of the current herd, but then there were too many newborn cubs, and they were more concentrated, and some of the dogs were also produced, so the workload of the cowboys would become as big as it is now.

I think that with the new batch of dogs you brought back with the stone to put into work, and the peak of fertility has passed, the situation should improve a little after that. Therefore, the existing manpower should be sufficient. Hanks thought about it for a moment, but replied seriously.

Out of a responsible attitude towards the boss, Hanks wants to minimize the ranch's labor expenditure, and he feels that whether it is the role of Shi Lei's previous bonuses or the preferential treatment of cowboys, the cowboys of the ranch are full of affection for Shi Lei, the boss, and are full of feelings for Stone Ranch.

Moreover, the cowboys are looking forward to the future of the ranch, judging from the current situation, if there is no accident in the stone ranch, it is just around the corner to achieve very good benefits, and Shi Lei's previous bonus seems to prove this matter.

And people like Garcia, who can say that the whole family lives and works on the ranch, of course, have a stronger sense of belonging to the ranch, so although the cowboys' work will be a little tiring for the time being, it will get better slowly.

"Thank you, Hanks." Shi Lei understood Hanks' thoughts, so he patted Hanks and thanked him sincerely.

"However, I think that the scale of the ranch will definitely get bigger and bigger in the future, and the number of livestock herds will be expanded, so the number of cowboys must not be enough.

In this way, all the cowboys will not be so tired, and everyone will be more comfortable. I think it's better, you say? Shi Lei carefully told Hanks what he thought.

In fact, Shi Lei also has some more far-reaching considerations, such as making some preparations for the possible blowout demand after the New York Food Fair, and the scale of the ranch will definitely surge at that time.

Shi Lei has full confidence in this, so he must take precautions and plan early, of course, such an idea cannot be told to others. (To be continued) R580