Today's third shift, I finished my work, I had the sequelae of a cold, and I was scolded by my family for sleeping late. Newcomers and new books, continue to ask for all kinds of recommendations, collections, evaluations, you can have them, thank you. Here is the text:

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When he got up in the morning, Shi Lei first ran around the front and back of the main house twice, and then went to his gym for a while. After taking a shower, we had a simple breakfast. Shi Lei, who became refreshed, joined up with Hanks, planning to hire the cowboys back first.

Coming to the place where cowboys often gather, there are two middle-aged white cowboys in their 50s who have not been hired by other ranches, and the rest are Mexican-Americans who seem to be very loyal and honest, probably the Gonzalez gang that Hanks said.

Sure enough, Hanks was very familiar with greeting these people. These Mexicans are all old guys from the previous ranch, and these cowboys in their prime are waiting to see if they can return to work in the stone ranch, so the two sides quickly reached an intention, and Shi Lei hired these Mexican-American cowboys at a slightly higher price than the original salary.

And the two white cowboys, one named Bruce and the other Robin, were originally cowboy stewards on other ranches, but because the ranch they originally worked for was merged by other ranches, and they heard that the stone ranch had changed owners, so they came here to try their luck, and these two Hanks also knew something, and they were both capable people.

Shi Lei thought about it for a while and recruited the two people back. Of course, their wages are definitely a bit higher than that of the average cowboy.

On the one hand, they used to be stewards, so they belonged to the kind of foremen, and their ranks were different. On the other hand, it's kind of an unspoken rule.

Although the United States says that there is no racial discrimination, there is still a difference in recruitment. Ethnic minorities are somewhat disadvantaged in competing for the same positions, and their salaries are somewhat less.

After negotiating the salary, these cowboys packed up their things and followed Shi Lei back to the stone ranch, each with a lot of clothes. As a guy who eats, a few denim suits, leather pants, leather boots and something are indispensable, and the water reins and saddles are also the colors they are used to.

After arranging the cowboys to settle down in the workers' house in a row of small-area single-family houses, Shi Lei planned to go shopping, not only to prepare some various items for himself to use in the future, but also to prepare more Chinese-style ingredients.

Shi Lei plans to cook a Chinese dinner in the evening as a welcome to these cowboys.

If you want the cowboys to work and work hard, it is definitely not just a simple matter of paying wages, and there is no better output without input. Moreover, the family influence that Shi Lei has received since he was a child has made him not only regard these people as his subordinates, but also friends and even family members who will get along day and night in the future.

Of course, Shi Lei's cooking skills are absolutely assured, under the influence and teaching of his mother, not only will he not make dark dishes, but they are very delicious, and he will have a lot of dishes.

Accompanied by Hanks, the two first went to the harness shop and selected a handmade saddle with beautiful European-style carvings for Shi Lei, as well as a well-fitting denim gear. Hanks then handpicked out a few well-made water reins, as well as a few pairs of the best mechanic ranch saddles and a few other odds and ends.

It can be seen that Hanks is indeed a hard-working person, because when he came to the harness shop, he took out a list and carefully selected one item at a time. In the end, after Hanks's bargaining, the shopkeeper gave him a lot of discounts and gave away a few beautiful belt buckles.

Hanks drove a Ford F350 pickup truck to purchase materials for repairing fences and ranch buildings, and Shi Lei drove a Ford F150 Raptor to the city to buy ingredients.

This Raptor pickup truck was purchased by the original owner not long ago, and it was kept for himself as a family car, and it has not been handed over to the cowboys to do rough work, so the overall situation is very good.

As a representative of typical American pickup trucks, the Raptor has a 6.2L V8 heart, which can provide 411 horsepower and 588 Nm of torque, giving you the confidence to load more cargo.

The all-wheel drive system, the all-terrain Bigfoot from Breluch and the nitrogen suspension from FOX allow you to run wild in the mud, on rocky slopes, or even in the brutal arid desert of Guò.

When he was still in China, Shi Lei was already haunted by this sturdy pure car, but he didn't expect that there would be such a car parked in the yard after he came, so since he moved to the ranch, this car has not been touched by others, and Shi Lei plans to occupy this car by himself for a long time in the future.

This time he had the opportunity to go out by car, and of course Shi Lei chose this car to drive. What's more, being able to pull and run is the foundation of raptors, and this time it is just right to drive.

Shi Lei drove to the big supermarket, purchased all kinds of Chinese seasonings, bought a lot of all kinds of meat, Shi Lei, who is not happy with meat, is still very talented in making meat dishes, not to mention that these cowboys are all strong men, and they all seem to be carnivores, of course, Shi Lei also bought some tofu. As for fruits and vegetables, you can go to the farmer's market in downtown Santa Barbara every day to buy the freshest.

For Shi Lei, the best news is undoubtedly that the meat in the supermarket is really cheap, a pound of beef (a little more than 9 cities) is only 99 cents (of course, the worst kind, although it is almost the same as what we usually eat), and vegetables are a few dollars a pound, and organic vegetables are even more expensive.

With a cart full of things, Shi Lei returned to the ranch to prepare his first big meal in the United States, as his first time to show his skills to the American people, and he couldn't help himself without taking their stomachs all at once.

On the other hand, Hanks had already bought things, and the detailed cost of the purchase was listed on paper and handed over to Shi Lei. By this time, he had already taken all the cowboys to mend the fences and corrals of the ranch.

After it got dark at night, Hanks and his party came to Shi Lei's main room one after another.

Shi Lei, who had been busy all afternoon, had already set up a table full of various dishes. When the cowboys were settled, Shi Lei told them to come to the main room to try the Chinese meal after they were busy in the afternoon, so they all waited with anticipation.

There are a few Chinese favorites from Americans, such as sweet and sour tenderloin, diced kung pao chicken, and mapo tofu. There are also several beef-based dishes, such as roasted beef with potatoes, stewed beef brisket with tomato, spicy beef strips and boiled beef.

A few plates of fried or cold vegetables, a plate of vegetable and fruit salad and Shi Lei's favorite fried pork ribs similar to a large plate of chicken, as for the rice, because there is not enough time, Shi Lei did not make dumplings by himself, but planned to use quick-frozen dumplings and glutinous rice balls purchased from the supermarket.

Bringing out the red wine and beer that had been prepared long ago, the group began to eat happily.

During the banquet, Shi Lei delivered a brief speech in accordance with domestic custom. After gently tapping the wine glass with the soup spoon, everyone stopped and buried their heads in the battle and looked up to see what Shi Lei was going to say.

"Uh-huh......" Shi Lei cleared his throat a little nervously.

"Welcome to the big family of Stone Ranch, and everyone will call me Locke in the future. From now on, we are living in the same big family of relatives, I hope you can help each other, unity and friendship, I believe that with everyone's efforts, the stone ranch will be able to become the best ranch, and everyone here can also become the cowboy that everyone envies.

When the stone ranch achieves good benefits, I will definitely reward everyone according to their contributions. Finally, I wish you all a wonderful time at Stone Ranch. Thank you! ”

Shi Lei, who spoke as a family member for the first time, was still a little young, but the cowboys still applauded their face, after all, the money promised by Shi Lei still sounded better, not to mention that their salary is already very good now, so their impression of Shi Lei is still good, plus this delicious Chinese food, let them accept Shi Lei from their hearts.

These cowboys' tables prove that Shi Lei's dishes still taste good, the most popular sweet and sour tenderloin among foreigners has bottomed out early, and several other meat dishes have quickly followed in the footsteps, only a few plates of green vegetables have lasted longer, but in the end they were eliminated by these pot-bellied men, and after killing a table of dishes, they even had the stomach to eat all the dumplings and rice balls that Shi Lei had hoarded.

After sending off this wave of pot-bellied men, Shi Lei had to face the restaurant with a mess of cups and plates alone.

Looking at these soups and water, Shi Lei remembered the grass dog in his hometown (the scientific name is the Chinese pastoral dog, but now they are all kinds of dogs that are completely unclear), and there were some leftovers at home that were directly poured into the dog bowl and used as its meal, which was so convenient.

It just so happens that the ranch also needs a lot of dogs as cattle dogs to help the cowboys reduce their workload, and can also be used to prevent wild animals such as coyotes from attacking the cattle and sheep on the ranch.

Shi Lei thinks that it is okay to get some dogs of skewers, such dogs are easy to raise, unlike some purebred dogs that have various taboos and high prices. Moreover, Shi Lei also has the ability to optimize and transform animals, and can transform them into all-round champions.

Shi Lei was thinking about these details that needed to be perfected while trying to clean up the restaurant. Of course, it is inevitable to sigh that this house really lacks a hostess, otherwise you don't have to do housework here alone.

It's time to try to find a partner, and Laura is good-looking, good-tempered, and has so much in common with herself. Well, come to think of it this way, is Laura really suitable to be this hostess?

Thinking about the last time we separated, did Laura's hot kiss still look promising, Shi Lei thought about it while smirking and touching the place where he had been kissed. Well, I'll invite Laura to the ranch in a few days.

After finally cleaning up, Shi Lei sat on the bed in the master bedroom, watching the legendary American drama with blank eyes, while conceiving his own development plan and perfecting various details.

In the end, after Shi Lei thought about the work he needed to do tomorrow, he went to take a good shower, got rid of the smell of oil smoke on his body, and then fell asleep beautifully. As for whether there is a big beautiful woman as a companion in the dream, no one knows.