Chapter 26: Traveling (1)
At the beginning of April, Easter is coming, which is a very important holiday in all Western Christian countries, and the United States is no exception, Easter is not a fixed date, but the first Sunday after the full moon of the spring equinox is Easter every year.
Easter is far less famous in non-European and American countries than Christmas and Halloween, and Su Zhen has only been exposed to this holiday in a game called "World of Warcraft" that he played in his previous life.
Liu Shihua is also on vacation, the Easter vacation is a full week, Su Zhen is still very envious of the life of American students in his previous life, American students in addition to winter and summer vacations, there are also spring and autumn vacations, Easter vacation, students generally do not spend more than six hours in school every day, and basically there is no homework, and although there are many courses in American high schools, academic courses such as mathematics, physics and chemistry are lagging behind in China, and physical chemistry courses in the United States are only available in high school, that is to say, the content of mathematics, physics and chemistry textbooks in American high schools, If you put down the country, you can only use it as a junior high school textbook, and even the Chinese class (English) is simpler than the English class in the domestic high school.
Therefore, Liu Shihua, as an honor student in China, is simply a pediatric after arriving in the United States, and English is not a problem, the only thing that needs to be re-studied is history class, but in terms of the history of the United States for more than two hundred years~~ Liu Shihua said that there was no pressure, so most of Liu Shihua's energy was spent on various club activities and elective courses in the school.
A few days before Liu Shihua's holiday, when the family was watching TV in the living room, Liu Shihua said to Su Zhen, "I invited three classmates to come to the ranch to ride horses during this holiday, is it okay?" ”
"It's okay, welcome, there's no harm in making more friends" Before Su Zhen could answer, Liu Ru spoke first.
Su Zhen naturally didn't have an opinion, but he had other ideas, "It's not interesting to just ride a horse, why don't we go camping." The mountains on the other side of the ranch lake are good campgrounds, and Easter is the fourth day of your holiday anyway, so we can stay in the wild for three days, and come back just in time for Easter, and then we will go to town for an Easter egg rally.
"Okay, okay, I haven't camped before when I'm so old," Liu Shihua became interested when he heard it.
"But there are a lot of beasts, I heard John say that there are wolves last time, will it be too dangerous" Liu Ru was a little worried.
"It's okay, when the time comes, find a few cowboys to bring shotguns together, and there will be no problem with a few of them." Su Zhen reassured, Su Zhen is not worried about wild beasts, after all, although there are many wild animals in the United States, there are not many large beasts, at most there are some cougars, jaguars and the like, although they are fierce, they are all lone animals, and they are not big, and they generally dare not attack people, not to mention that there are a few fierce dogs that can fight lions and tigers, and they are afraid of these predators that can only be barely regarded as medium-sized?
As for the wolves? Oh, you have to know that in the early years, wolves in the United States were basically hunted and extinct, and the last was 95 years when Canada spent money to buy dozens of wolves and put them in Yellowstone Park for protection, counting some remnants in the country, now the wild wolves in the entire United States are estimated to be no more than 200, and a wolf pack can have 5-6 that is already a very large wolf pack, and this situation can only be said to be miserable.
The only thing you may need to worry about in the northern United States is the bear, in the United States, the grizzly bear can be said to be the only overlord except for the extinct wolf, it can be said that it is the only pure presence without natural enemies, and the natural enemy is only the hunter, and the bear is a territorial animal, that is to say, it will leave obvious marks on the trees around its territory by gnawing and scratching, as long as a little experienced hunter can easily know whether there are bears in a mountain forest in the road, and the western cowboy is often an excellent hunter. So Su Zhen is very relieved about the safety in this regard, not to mention the gun.
"That's good, staying in the ranch all day and riding horses is indeed a bit monotonous, and it's good to go out and go on a hike," Liu Ru also raised his interest after calming down.
"Well, I'll let Old John arrange it when I go back, prepare a tent or something" Su Zhen made a final conclusion after the end.
The next day, Su Zhen mentioned this matter to Old John and wanted to ask Old John to be the guide of this camping, but Old John unexpectedly refused and recommended a candidate to Su Zhen that surprised him very much.
"BOSS, there are a lot of things going on in the ranch right now, and I really can't leave, but if it's a guide, I can recommend someone to you, and it's not an exaggeration to say that she can be said to be the best hunter at Harvard," Old John said with a smile.
This aroused Su Zhen's interest, because unlike Chinese, "he" and "she" in English are two different words, and Su Zhen understood that Old John was talking about "she" as soon as he heard it, "Oh? Who is it? ”
"Grace, she is the best hunter at Harvard" Old John smiled and said the name that surprised Su Zhen very much, "His father, the owner of the tavern, used to be our most famous hunter, Grace has been hunting with his father since he was a child, and since the age of 13, she has often hunted in the mountains by herself, and when she was 15 years old, she hunted a bear alone, so don't think that Grace underestimates her at a young age." ”
"Sizzle" Su Zhen couldn't help but gasp, it was hard to imagine that the girl who was usually very quiet and had a sunny smile had such a strong record, "You really can't judge people by their appearance", and think about the grumpy fat old man in the tavern in the town, I didn't expect the fat old man to be so famous, I thought it was just an ordinary cowboy.
Since Old John said so, Su Zhen naturally found Grace in a kind way, asked Old John Grace where he was, and got the answer that he should be shepherding sheep on the west side of the pasture.
Su Zhen rode on the black elf, followed by Ah Da and went to the west of the ranch, Su Zhen now likes the black elf more and more, because after several comparisons, it was found that the black elf is better than the white elf in terms of endurance and speed, although it is not as docile as the white elf, and occasionally plays a little temper, but it is full of spirituality. So now the white elf has been properly beaten into the cold palace.
When he found the sheep, he saw Grace playing with the two mythical beasts in the flock. Because there are more people in the pasture now, Su Zhen especially likes to eat mutton, and the original forty or so sheep are a little less, so later Su Zhen bought some lambs, and now the range of sheep has expanded to two hundred.
"HI BOSS, WHAT'S THE MATTER?" Grace also spotted Su Zhen on horseback.
"Good morning, Grace, it seems that you are getting along well with these two guys," Su Zhen said with a smile as he pointed at the beast.
"Yes, they are so cute, and very smart, the sheep have encountered foxes a few times, and they have been driven away, otherwise the newborn lamb would be in danger, I never thought that the alpaca would be of such use" Grace obviously liked these two mythical beasts very much, and when she mentioned them, her face was full of smiles.
"Hehe, it's good to be useful, that's right, the day after tomorrow we are going to camp, just go to the mountains behind the ranch lake, we need a good hunter as a guide, old John recommended you to me, so I came over to ask you if you would like to be this guide." Su Zhen turned over and dismounted, walked to Grace's side and said.
"No problem, but boss, are you going to go early or return late or camp in the mountains, how many people? I need to count the supplies I need to bring," Grace asked.
"We're going to stay for three days, and there are seven of my sister's friends," Su Zhen replied.
"If there are seven people, there are a lot of supplies to bring, I suggest bringing a few more cowboys and horses, I can't prepare so many things by myself, and boss, do you have tents and sleeping bags?" Grace suggested.
"No problem, you can take care of the manpower and horses, but if you want food, you have to count the six of them, and we are going to go to the town tomorrow to buy the tent and sleeping bags," Su Zhen said, knowing that the amount of food for the six guys such as Lu Daoguang and Ah Da is estimated to be enough for Su Zhen and them to eat for several days.
"Okay, I understand, I'll prepare food and other things, you just need to prepare your belongings and tent sleeping bags, and remind others to bring some thick clothes, the night on the mountain can be very cold, by the way, you also have to bring a moisture-proof mat, the spring is more humid, without this thing it is easy to catch a cold." Grace reminded Su Zhen.
"Okay, how about we leave around eight o'clock in the morning the day after tomorrow?" Su Zhen asked.
"No problem," Grace readily agreed.
After discussing with Grace, Su Zhen rode back to his home, told the news to Liu Shihua, who was looking forward to it, and also relayed some of Grace's explanations to a few people.
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There was something going on during the day, and it was already more than eight o'clock in the evening when I got home, so it was a little late. Last night I found out that the collection was more than a thousand.,Because it's the first time to write an article.,So I didn't report great expectations at the beginning.,I didn't expect the results to be much better than I expected.,Thank you for your support!!
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