1784 Taking Over? (4,000 words, ask for subscription)
Aunt Kelly was cooking lunch at home, just a simple sandwich, the room was heated, warm, and wearing thin clothes.
They have a Labrador, and now they are only half a year old, and they are running around the room in a panic, and there is a little doll who can't even walk steadily, and is running after the puppy, with a bright smile on her face.
This is Old John's grandson, Little John and his wife are busy with work and work, and the child has not yet reached school age, thinking that ACT is good for the development of children, so they sent Aunt Kelly and Old John to help take care of it.
When the sandwich was brought to the table, Aunt Kelly once again helped to make oatmeal for her little grandson, and the old people in the big cities of the United States do not like to be disturbed by their children and grandchildren, and in Montana, where the people are more simple, family affection is even more important due to the monotony of life, and they both like to take care of the little one.
Old John called the child with a spoon, and when he fed him, he looked at his wife Kelly, and said, "Do you know that Han will be back today?"
The boss went to pick him up at the airport, let's visit them later, you make some croissants as gifts, I remember he loved this when he was a kid. ”
"Croissants?"
Aunt Kelly remembered something, and a smile appeared on her face: "Ok, I'll make it for him when I'm done with lunch, he likes the chocolate-flavored croissant the most."
I still remember when Han was a child, he was about the same age as this little guy, he dared to wander around alone, and he also made a fishing rod to fish, and now I think about it, what a magical child. ”
"yes."
Old John looked at his grandson, who had snot hanging on his lips, and knew that he couldn't even say a few words when he opened his mouth to eat, and sighed deeply with some helplessness, it seemed that he didn't need to count on his grandson, who was as magical as Han, and then said:
"He's been unusual since he was a kid, and now he's very powerful, very powerful.
I haven't seen him for months, and the last time I saw a picture on the news, he seemed to be a little taller and handsome. ”
"Really? I don't think he's much different from when he was a kid. Aunt Kelly took a bite of the sandwich and said vaguely......
Mayor Barton, the old cowboy, walked out of the room next to Old John's house at this moment, wearing thick clothes, an army-green coat, and shoes full of hair.
Except for the paths used for walking, everything else is covered in snow, and even the wooden porches have snow, which will fall after sweeping them anyway, so simply leave them alone, and they will naturally melt when spring comes.
Barton was very old, in his seventies, and he was quite agile in his movements, and he had a good complexion, and he had a gray beard.
I was wearing thick gloves on my hands, and when I closed the door and pulled out the key, I was about to put it in my pocket, but I accidentally dropped it.
The clothes are too thick, there is no way to bend over, so I simply don't pick them up, anyway, there are old ranch employees nearby, no one will be short of money, and naturally they will not steal chickens and dogs for something worthless.
He stepped on the snow all the way to the intersection, the road is full of footprints left by people, the front foot just walked, the crowd of snowflakes fell into the footprints one after another, the sky was gloomy, the wind was not too strong, it was already a good weather.
Martinez only showed his eyes outside, and so did Cowboy Anderson, both of whom are now fathers, and there is more than one child, and after seeing Old Patton, Anderson waved and shouted, "Hey!
Barton! Do you also go to the boss's house? Let's do it together! ”
"You're going too?" Old Barton asked in a neutral voice, patting the snowflakes on his arm.
In many parts of the United States, people crave frequent snowfall, and "a lot of places" here definitely don't include Montana, where people are most afraid to go out in winter, there are not many things to do on the ranch, their winters are very laid-back, and some cowboys even choose to go on vacation.
"yes, I'm going crazy at home, I don't know how those kids have so much to say.
Since they haven't gotten up in the morning, they have been going to bed at night, and only after they have gone to bed can they be quiet for a while.
I miss their school days, it was a stupid decision to get married so early......"
Martinez said listlessly, his eyes were bloodshot, it seemed that the little ones in the family had indeed tortured him a lot, and then continued: "I brought poker, go to the boss to play cards, how about blackjack?" Whoever wins the money will go to the resort for a bath, and it's better not to go home at night, I told Anderson that he thinks the same way. ”
Anderson shrugged, probably like Martinez, hoping to escape the house that gave him a headache for a short time, and their children were not very old, just very naughty age, and said:
"My youngest daughter is too young, otherwise I am going to go on vacation to South America, or Australia, and I just happened to look at the houses in Melbourne, and a friend told me that the housing prices are very low now, which is suitable for investment.
The kind of serviced apartment, when I don't live there, I can entrust a company to help rent it out, which sounds pretty good. ”
These old employees of the Snow Mountain Ranch enjoy part of the dividend rights of the Snow Mountain Ranch, and can get a large bonus every year, and they usually stay in the ranch and have no place to spend, and they are all small rich, such as Anderson, who is already thinking about investing in real estate.
Old Barton smiled and nodded: "I haven't gambled for a long time, you can give it a try, seeing your haggard face, I am suddenly a little glad that I have no children."
Anderson, you should ask Han Xuan's opinion before making a decision, he must have a good way to help you invest. ”
Anderson laughed and said, "I only have a few hundred thousand dollars, and it's a waste of his brain cells to help me think of ideas!" ”
It was a joke, and then he nodded and said, "Well, I was going to ask when I saw him."
Are you sure you want to gamble for money? How about we go hunting in the afternoon? You can take Han with you, he loves hunting very much. ”
"It's better not to get into trouble for him, have you forgotten that Han has an animal protection organization?" Old Barton said: "If he is photographed by a tourist, it will definitely get him into trouble, and the boss will not go hunting for two years." ”
Martinez laughed: "But every time I send pheasants to him, I never see the boss refuse." ”
Hearing this, Anderson and Old Barton both laughed, and the three of them walked side by side, and when they passed a cattle pen, they could see through the window that among the two cows, stood a very large black skin boar.
This is Slav, the pig who fought with Pooh, with a broken fang, and now he is even fatter, weighing half a ton, and was once the king of the Flathead National Forest, but now he is no different from ordinary domestic pigs, sleeping and eating all day long......
Han Xuan's plane landed smoothly on the runway, making a whirring sound.
Suddenly, from the sunny sea city of Los Angeles, to the snowy snowy mountain pasture, I felt a little uncomfortable.
When he was about to land just now, he saw from mid-air that Rota Lake, vegetable plantations, resorts, rows of cattle pens, etc., all of which were the most familiar things in Han Xuan's memory.
If there is a change, it is probably in the open flat area to the west of Lake Rota, there is a huge maze of plants in the shape of eight trigrams, using pine trees as the walls of the labyrinth, inside are separated passages, there is only one exit, one entrance.
This peculiar labyrinth first appeared in Europe, the Hampton Court Labyrinth, built between 1689 and 1695, on the banks of the River Thames in the west of London, covering an area of about 1,350 square meters, was specially designed for King William III of England as part of the garden.
The Snow Mountain Ranch is much larger, and it took 270,000 pine trees to build the labyrinth, buying almost all the pine trees that can be bought in the United States that are suitable for the walls of the maze.
There are hotels, restaurants, and many mysteries set up that can be walked out of one day if you are lucky, and it may take two or three days if you are unlucky, and there are many attractions and mysteries set up in it, and there are some animals in it, and there are even gardens.
It is a peculiar tourist attraction, suitable for many companions to go in and explore together, carrying tents and grills, charcoal, etc., and there are also special rental places inside, which is far larger than the maze that Han Xuan imagined before.
Next to the labyrinth, a European-style manor house is being built that is more luxurious than the Palace of Versailles in France, and when it is built, it will be filled with various collectibles, because it is too big to be inhabited.
When he got off the plane, Pooh ran out first, Han Xuan, Anya, Isabelli and others had already changed into thick down jackets, and a cold wind blew when they got out of the plane, and they still felt a little cold......