"So that's the case, no wonder it has such a mysterious effect." Claire has an expression that I know, Claire, who moves freely, can enjoy life better, but the workaholic mentality made Claire mention the idea of going to work after having breakfast with Li Cheng, Li Cheng was speechless for a while, Claire is a crazy person, and finally has a valid reason to ask for leave, and actually asked Li Cheng if he asked her for leave.

Li Cheng had no choice but to tell the truth, and before he could make a call, he was preempted by Claire.

"In that case, I'd better go to work, the foot injury has healed, and now the TV station is seriously understaffed, and if there is one less person, the whole team will be affected." In order to express her apology, Claire deliberately kissed Li Cheng on the cheek, held a sandwich in her mouth, and ran to drive in a hurry.

"Hey, such a hard-working employee, if you don't get a raise, I won't agree!" Li Cheng said silently, did not blame Claire for anything, after all, the most important thing is the work, in contrast, Li Cheng seems to have nothing to do, leading the red rabbit around the ranch, after checking the ranch into a normal trajectory, Li Cheng sat in the hall of the villa, looked at the Canadian Chinese channel, learned about the facts at home and abroad, and called the old Jones, the owner of the Liuhua ranch, intending to ask about the termite situation.

"Hi Jones Sr., what do the pest control experts give you about the extent of termite infestation in your pasture? Have you found the nest? Can it be completely eradicated? Li Cheng seemed to be chatting casually, but in fact, he also wanted to use the termites in the Liufa Ranch to try to experiment with the effect of the soil of the Crystal Palace, whether it had the ability to expel termites to the extent of radical cure. He didn't want the Crystal Palace dirt he had sown in vain.

Old Jones's tone was much sadder, and said: "The nest is found, but the loss in the ranch is very large, and they say that it will take at least a few months to drive away the termites, and the nest is also difficult to kill. Therefore, the pest control company will not use it at will. Take a conservative approach. ”

That is, the method of treating the symptoms rather than the root cause, driving termites to the nest, and the old nest will not be cleaned up, which makes the termites resurrect.

"Oh. I see. Then I'll take a look. "Li Cheng doesn't have any big problems here. The purpose of going to the Liufa Ranch is to use the land of the Crystal Palace, pretending to be some high-grade bait, which does not pollute the environment in any way. can completely eliminate termites, of course, Li Cheng will not make a guarantee, just try to test it.

There is also a look at how Smith's injury is recovering, as a friend, Li Chengyou blames and cares about him. Although he has known the old Jones for a short time, Li Cheng knows that there will be a lot of exchanges with him in the future, so if he helps his friends if he has the ability, then the old Jones will also lend a helping hand to Li Cheng when he needs help.

After coming to the Liuhua Ranch, it is different from the previous excitement, and now the tourists are shocked when they learn that the Liuhua Ranch has a huge termite nest to settle here, because the harm of termites to human beings is too great, and no one dares to guarantee that the place where they live will not collapse.

Li Cheng, who came back to the Liuhua Ranch, saw the old Jones with a worried face, and estimated that after learning about the termite disaster assessment of the exterminator expert, he didn't expect it to be so serious, and the tourism business of the Liuhua Ranch had to be temporarily suspended, considering the safety of tourists, the kind old Jones told the truth and got the understanding of the tourists, after all, the termite disaster is a kind of natural disaster, and no one wants to happen, which is unavoidable.

"Cheng, you're here, hey, termites are so terrible, come and see." Old Jones took Li Cheng to a cowboy house, opened the partition with a crowbar, and the scene inside was suddenly disgusting, countless termites were gnawing on wood inside, and the density was like goosebumps.

"You've become a termite's backyard, by the way, what effective methods do the pest control experts have?" Li Cheng was curious, with the number of termite populations in Liuhua Ranch, the termite nest must be a large underground palace, and the time spent living here may be quite long, otherwise the termites would not have such a wide range of activities.

"What else can be done, now the method of termite extermination is still based on monitoring and driving, and now what equipment these guys install in the termite nest, according to their estimates, it will take at least half a year to have an effect......

"So long? That's a big blow to your business. ”

"Who's to say no, a rough estimate of my losses is already hundreds of thousands of dollars......" Jones Sr. said that the losses may also include the cost of repairing the villa, as well as the money to hire these exterminators.

Li Cheng didn't say much, open the door to do business, there are always profits and losses, any industry has uncertain risks, even more so when you open a ranch, a natural disaster will lead to instant poverty, yesterday I was still eating high-end Western food cooked by a French chef, today I may be reduced to a situation where I can't even nibble on bread, ups and downs are life.

Now that Smith has woken up, Jones Sr. has taken Li Cheng to the Ranch Hospital, which is a brick-built building, so it has not been affected. The elder Jones did not tell the Smith ranch about the huge crisis, but was alone in a tree outside the hospital, holding a cigar, smoking vigorously, people always pinned on something when they were irritable, the elder Jones had quit smoking for more than ten years, and only when he was extremely upset would he take out the Cuban cigars that he had kept for many years.

Between the clouds and the fog, the old Jones was in a slightly better mood, thinking about how to proceed to the next step, during the period of termite erosion, it was still mainly based on grazing, and tourism was temporarily stranded.

In the ranch hospital, Li Cheng peeled an apple for Smith and said, "Temple, how is your health?" Don't have any psychological pressure, there is no doubt about the strength of the white bull, at this point, it is the same for whoever is called. ”

Smith's health improved a little, and he was very surprised to see Li Cheng's skillful appearance in peeling apples, after all, Li Cheng, as a rancher, could still peel apples so quickly, and he didn't know where to pull out a Swiss Army knife.

"You're not bad with this knife, either." Smith is really a knife idiot, and in this case, he still cares about Li Cheng's knife, so he can't help but not take his body seriously, but this is also in line with Smith's character characteristics.

This kid is a guy who is not afraid of death, he was almost stabbed to death by a white bull, and he is so calm, eating apples, and his leisurely appearance makes Li Chengdu feel ashamed. It can be seen that Smith has also suffered many injuries before, and this time it is a drizzle.

"Well, this knife was given to me by a sergeant major of the French Foreign Legion, who is a good friend of mine."

"Ha Luha, it seems that I am going to give you a knife too, you have the Malaysian army knife and the Swiss army knife, okay, this Nepalese army knife will be given to you." Smith said, getting up, and the muscles in the affected area strained, causing him to cry out in pain.

"Don't move, your wound hasn't healed yet, you need to recuperate well, the Nepalese saber is your beloved thing, how can I accept it, if you don't dislike it, this Tang knife will be given to you, but promise me, when the wound has not healed, don't move it, this knife I have found a craftsman in Calgary to open the front, itself is a handicraft category, so the material can not be compared with military products, but it has a certain commemorative significance." Li Cheng's words made Smith feel a lot of emotion, sincerely thanked him, and chatted with Li Cheng for a long time, he was about to suffocate to death in the hospital, and this ranch hospital itself not only had few staff, but also had few patients, so usually Smith had nothing to do except look at a pine tree in the window, but he just endured it for a few days, and the injury did not affect Smith inside, with his physical strength, he could get out of bed in 2-3 days.

Li Cheng's Tang knife was almost sent, old Peake, Noah, Benjie, Marles, Bob all gave a handful, and this time he gave a "knife idiot" Smith, which is not worth much but expresses Li Cheng's heart, which is also a breakthrough in Li Cheng's exchange with foreigners.

This is an obvious difference between foreign and domestic, in the domestic gifts are particular about the grade, in fact, it is the price, the gift is a face project to do, you give it expensive, of course, the return gift is naturally more expensive, for the average standard of living for ordinary families, send a tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of things, the pressure can be imagined.

In any case, Smith recognized Li Cheng's friend, not only as his life-saving benefactor, but also as a gift of a Tang knife, a knife with Chinese characteristics that he had admired for a long time!

It's just that there is no way, so I couldn't buy this Tang knife in person, it seems that it is indeed what Li Cheng said, how to compare with the saber in terms of material, but it also imitates the charm of the Tang knife of that era, which belongs to a layman to see the lively handicrafts of the Tang knife, it is still worth collecting, and occasionally take it out and dance a few times, which is quite emotional.

When Li Cheng was chatting with Smith, he deliberately looked at the old Jones who was smoking on the mound outside the door, until he took out the phone and dialed Li Cheng's number, and after saying that there was still something to do in the ranch, he left the ranch hospital, and Li Cheng also left, but he still had one more thing to do, that is, to observe the specific location of the termites, hidden in the bushes of the ranch, and watch what equipment was installed by the termite experts not far away, and after they left, Li Cheng appeared. (To be continued......)