Since Shi Lei said so, Hanks no longer objected. Of course, he also hopes that there will be more cowboys on the ranch, so that a lot of work will be easier to do, and it will be better if everyone doesn't have to be so tired, and the reason why he opposes it is out of consideration for Shi Lei.

"Well, I have an idea I'd like to discuss with you." Shi Lei hesitated a little when he said this, "I think when everyone comes back after the year, we will make some slight changes to your work."

When the time comes, I want to have Bruce in charge of the sheep, Robin in in charge of all the pigs, Mo Yan and his wife in charge of the poultry, and you in charge of the cows. ”

Shi Lei looked at Hanks's expression carefully as he spoke, hearing this, Hanks's expression did not change at all, and he was still listening carefully, and it seemed that he didn't care about Shi Lei's behavior similar to decentralization, so Shi Lei was relieved.

"Of course, you're also in charge of the whole ranch, and you're up to you to take care of everything. I think in this case, you will each be in charge of a full-time piece, and you may be relatively more dedicated and more professional. Do you think that's okay? Shi Lei asked.

"No problem, in fact, if you don't mention it, I plan to tell you, originally we usually arrange our work in this way, so there is no problem with this adjustment." Hanks replied in the affirmative without hesitation.

After agreeing with Hanks on a series of holiday arrangements, Shi Lei told all the cowboys about the holiday schedule, and began to enter the holiday on the 23rd. So that everyone has enough time and energy to be together with their families on Christmas Eve.

The cowboys cheered and ran away, though they were a little disappointed that no prize money was paid. But having a holiday and plenty of time to spend with family is already very enjoyable.

Of course, according to convention, Garcia and his cowboys who stayed on the ranch were paid overtime.

Bidding farewell to the cowboys who set foot on the protocol, Shi Lei was with the rest of the cowboys and their families. Start decorating the ranch and your own house to make it a little more festive. And the most important thing. Dressing up a beautiful Christmas tree, of course.

After Thanksgiving, Garcia and the others each went to cut down a small pine and cypress and put it in front of their house, just waiting for the holiday to come and make some exquisite decorations. Attach the light bar, put all kinds of stars and all kinds of other shapes of small lamps and decorations, a beautiful Christmas tree is finished, and then hang the Christmas ring in front of your house, and you are done.

However, Shi Lei is different from them, on the 23rd, Shi Lei only got a pine tree that is definitely not small and arrived in front of the main house, and unlike others, Shi Lei directly made a whole tree with belt roots and soil. It was planted directly in the open space in front of the main house.

In this way, the problem of short maintenance time of the Christmas tree is completely solved, and Shi Lei plans to plant a Christmas tree every year in the future, which is both commemorative. It also beautified the courtyard by the way, and at the same time achieved environmental protection, which is really a few in one fell swoop.

As for the decoration of the Christmas tree, of course, it was done by the designer of the house, Laura, the beauty. All the accessories you need have been bought a long time ago, and there are not too many such things in the supermarket recently.

There is even a whole glowing Christmas tree made of LED tubes, but Shi Lei and Laura feel that it has lost its taste. So it's better to do it yourself.

Of course, Laura is only responsible for the overall arrangement, and the specific implementation is of course done by Shi Lei, the all-round worker in the family. After some climbing, climbing, and busy arrangement. This beautiful Christmas tree is finally finished.

A big glowing cherub stands on the top of the tree, extending out a lot of colorful light strips, making the whole Christmas tree extraordinarily brilliant, a lot of small lights dotted in between, and all kinds of decorations, small dolls decorate this Christmas tree like a dream.

After receiving a full of sincere praise, Laura, who had been staring at her for a long time, clapped her hands with satisfaction, indicating that this Christmas tree decoration activity could be over.

After completing these tasks, Shi Lei had to prepare for another thing. On the night of Christmas Eve, Shi Lei must have spent it with Laura's family, so he decided to entertain these workers left behind in the ranch on the night of the 23rd.

Gonzalez, Mo Yan's family of three, and Garcia's cowboy family all received Shi Lei's invitation. The other cowboys on the ranch followed their custom and arrived at the main house just before dinner began.

And Mo Yan's family of three all came to the main room early, and they did their best to help Shi Lei pick vegetables, wash fruits or something, of course, Shi Lei, a recognized foodie who cooks deliciously, is in charge.

When Garcia and the others arrived, Shi Lei had already prepared a table full of dishes, but fortunately, there was a big restaurant in the main room dedicated to entertaining guests, otherwise these families might not be able to sit down when they came together.

After everyone sat down at the table, Shi Lei simply said some words of thanks, thanking everyone for their efforts, especially during the two holidays, they were a few left-behind pastures, which were very hard.

Then, of course, there were all kinds of feasts, and the cowboys and their families were not polite to Shi Lei, and finally the whole table of meals basically filled their appetites. It was much easier for Shi Lei to clean up.

After Garcia and they expressed their gratitude, they said goodbye one after another, and Mo Yan's family still stayed to help clean up before leaving, Shi Lei also expressed his gratitude to Mo Yan's family, it seems that whether they are close to their hometown or not, this feels different.

Shi Lei, who was a little tired, fell asleep sweetly with Laura in his arms, and was busy for another day, especially the banquet at night, which really took Shi Lei a lot of effort.

When he got up the next day, Shi Lei began to clean up the house early in the morning, cleaning up the dishes and something, because this Christmas Eve, Colin and the others planned to come over to the ranch to spend it, and of course Shi Lei had to try not to make mistakes.

This Christmas Eve is absolutely important to Shi Lei, it can be said to be an affirmation of Shi Lei, this really doesn't treat Shi Lei as an outsider.

However, Old Man Huang will also bring his wife with him. As an old man, he will definitely be a little mentally weak, so Shi Lei plans to arrange for the old man and the four elders to live on the ranch. So. All bedrooms must be cleaned.

Laura has been busy in her dedicated studio, putting the finishing touches on all the gifts she has made. However, Laura even had to keep Shi Lei's clothes secret and didn't let Shi Lei enter her studio, which made Shi Lei a little crying and laughing.

After Shi Lei cleaned up the house, he told Laura, asking her to pay attention to adjusting some details and layout, and decorating the room to be more suitable for several elders.

Then Shi Lei went out to make a big purchase. You have to be well prepared for this family dinner on Christmas Eve.

Come back and put the various ingredients in separate categories. Shi Lei called Laura, who had just rearranged the rooms again, and sat on the business star that had become a new look together, and set off to Colin's house to pick up the four elders to come to the ranch.

When he went to Colleen's house, Shi Lei knocked lightly on the door. After Colin opened the door, the sight Shi Lei saw almost made him squirt, this feeling is really, indescribable.

Colin and the others had obviously packed up and looked ready to go out at any moment.

Only Mr. Huang was lying on a recliner who didn't know when he appeared in this house, holding the handmade purple clay pot that Shi Lei gave him last time, and sipping tea from time to time while making a beat, and his comfortable appearance looked very leisurely.

Shi Lei almost knelt down directly. Shout, please take me as an apprentice. Fortunately, he resisted this impulse, and just went over and called Old Man Huang softly.

Like an old man who woke up from a dream. I opened my eyes a little dissatisfied, and when I saw that it was Shi Lei, I smiled relievedly, said hello to Shi Lei with a smile, stood up and walked out with everyone.

After arriving at the ranch, Colin and Emily walked into the main room and sat down. Grandma Huang was obviously a little scared when she saw the hairball that came out to greet the guests, but Old Man Huang just looked at it indifferently. Didn't feel threatened in the slightest.

"Furball, come. Say hello to Grandpa Huang and Grandma Huang. After Shi Lei finished talking to the hairball, the hairball raised his right front paw and shook it very appropriately.

"Hairball, come on, claw." Grandpa Huang stepped forward with great interest and stretched out his right hand.

The hairball raised his right front paw again, gently put it in Old Man Huang's hand, and shook it up and down decently, causing the old man to laugh.

"I adopted this cougar, and when he was so hungry that he came to the pasture to steal sheep to eat, he was besieged by dogs, and after being subdued, he became my pet.

There are dozens of dogs in the ranch, and a pair of bald eagles, but there are a few of my and Laura's pet dogs in the main house, and the rest are either working or living on the top of the mountain. ”

Shi Lei saw that the old man was interested in these animals, so he briefly talked about the pets in the ranch.

"Oh? And two sea eagles? Did you fly in and settle down on your own? Is there a threat? The old man asked with great interest.

"The two sea eagles are also adopted by me, but they basically live in the big trees on the top of the mountain." Shi Lei explained how the two sea eagles settled in the ranch.

"Both sea eagles have been tamed by me, and there will be no threat. And from time to time, they will give us some gifts, such as hares, big fish, etc., and often give us additional meals. Shi Lei said playfully.

"Really? Can you obediently stand on someone else's arm? The old man asked with some excitement.

"Of course you can, I have a customized adjustable leather armguard, and after wearing it, I am not afraid of any damage caused by the claws of the sea eagle, they will not take the initiative to attack people, and they are very obedient." Shi Lei promised.

"What do you mean? Do you want to experience it? Shi Lei asked tentatively.

"That's right. The old man chatted about juvenile madness, leading Huang Huang left and grabbing Cang, you have both Huang and Cang, I naturally want to try this feeling. Let's take care of the guys, let's go. Hahaha. The old man was so interested that he was not in a hurry to enter the house.

"Okay, old man, wait a minute, I'll go in and get something, let's go directly to the top of the mountain." Shi Lei was very dog-legged and immediately agreed, Shi Lei was still very confident in the animals in the ranch, and he was not worried that they would hurt the old man at all.

However, Grandma Huang on the side looked a little hesitant, and it seemed that she was still a little worried about the old man.

"Grandma, you don't have to worry, I promise these guys will never hurt the old man." Shi Lei hurriedly assured that he arrived.

Shi Lei took out the arm guard and took out his SLR camera as well, so that he could take a photo of Mr. Huang later.

"Well, the children are teachable." The old man patted Shi Lei happily, and was very satisfied with Shi Lei's knowledgeable expression. (To be continued) R466