After breakfast, Chu Xiangqian took his master Gong Changqing, his uncle Yitian and Lao Jiang to the gun room in the manor first.

I saw rows of Garand rifles that Chu put forward yesterday afternoon, 50 M1911 pistols.

Two M2 heavy machine guns, 5 Browning medium machine guns, more than two dozen boxes, tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition.

Gong Changqing, Yitian and Lao Jiang couldn't help but be a little speechless and uneasy when they looked at Chu Xiangqian.

Chu Qianqian looked at the thoughts of the three masters, and said with a smile, "Mi Guo is not as good as expected, and this side uses guns to solve problems at every turn."

Last month, a Los Angeles gang set their sights on me, a rich man who had just bought a ranch, and took advantage of the night to touch the vicinity of the estate.

If it weren't for me with helpers, my marksmanship and skills are also good, it wouldn't have been so easy to wipe out the dozen or so gang members that night. ”

The master and the others couldn't help frowning, and the first line of heaven asked directly, "Didn't you cut the grass and eradicate the roots?" ”

Chu Xiangqian laughed, and secretly said that he was worthy of being the ace killer of the Blue Coat Society back then.

It is also worthy of daring to assassinate the little tricky officer, and was chased and killed by the little trickster, and then he met the ruthless man of Gong Er.

"Don't worry, I spent $100,000 afterwards and asked someone to kill Gao Chengquan of that gang."

A glimmer of heaven smiled and nodded, "You are so rich, you really don't have to take risks yourself." There's no need to do it yourself. ”

Gong Changqing and Lao Jiang also agreed, but they had long regarded Chu Xiangqian as their nephew, so they naturally didn't want Chu Xiangqian to take risks.

The first line of heaven chose a Garand, and took 5 magazines to load the bullets.

Before going out, he saw a cavalry holster hanging on the wall, and immediately took down a gun and put a rifle on it.

Then he said to Chu Xiangqian, "You brought us here to take us hunting?" ”

Gong Changqing and Lao Jiang suddenly became interested.

Chu Xiangqian said with a smile, "There are a lot of hares, quails, and foxes in the pasture. But beasts such as wolves and bears can only go to the mountains east of the town. ”

"It's okay to have a rabbit to fight", a glimmer of heaven doesn't care what the prey is, there is no need to just stare at wolves and brown bears.

He continued with a smile, "I haven't eaten fried quail for many years, so I try to catch a few more at noon and try it in one pot." ”

Gong Changqing and Lao Jiang naturally won't object, but if they can really hit the quail with a gun, then God knows.

Anyway, Chu Xiangqian didn't have much confidence in the marksmanship of the first line of heaven, and the masters Gong Changqing and Lao Jiang might not have used the gun much, let alone the marksmanship.

I went out to make a phone call to Simon, and it didn't take long to see Simon's son Simon Jr. riding a horse, leading 4 quart horses from the stable, and the 4 quart horses that had been washed and cared for early in the morning.

Seeing that Chu Xiangqian and Yitian were both wearing rifles and holsters, Xiao Simon immediately guessed that the boss wanted to go hunting.

Busy and Chu Xiangqian said, "Boss, the herd is on the northeast side of the ranch, you remember to shoot far away, so as not to scare the herd." ”

Chu Qianqian nodded, signaling that he knew.

Little Simon rode back to work.

Chu Xiangqian originally didn't know how to ride a horse because his master didn't expect the old man to get on the horse easily.

Then he said to Chu Xiangqian with a smile, "When your master and I were back, I rode a horse and ran no less than dozens of times, the trade route from Beijing to Jinan.

Not to mention horseback riding, even archery is no problem. ”

Chu Xiangqian didn't test the truth of this with his master, he rode his quart, fastened his rifle holster, and then trotted with everyone, riding a horse and taking Da Zhuang and Hongniu to the side of the canal.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, I and the manager of the construction company who rushed over personally went to the farm that was being cleared to determine the distribution route of the ditches.

After confirming the project, Chu Xiangqian took the three masters and rode slowly into the ranch near the valley.

This side is close to the Grand Canyon, there are really a lot of beasts and birds, but unfortunately there is no shortage of meat in the rice people at this time, and few people eat wild animals.

Otherwise, not to mention rabbits and quails, there must be very few wild beasts to see on the canyon.

Before reaching the outskirts of the canyon, Da Zhuang and Hongniu found a lot of rabbits, but this side is close to the grazing area, so in order to avoid scaring the cattle and sheep, they can only give up temporarily.

After riding a horse for a few miles, Chu Xiangqian smiled at the first line of heaven and said, "Uncle Shi, it's okay." ”

After speaking, he pointed to a pile of grass in the distance, Gong Changqing, Yitian and Lao Jiang looked at it for more than ten seconds, only to see that there was a gray hare hiding in the haystack.

However, Gong Changqing and Lao Jiang are probably a little presbyopia, and the goal that is too far away is a little vague for them.

simply gave up the opportunity to shoot, and his eyesight was still excellent.

Not long after, there was a 'bang' of gunshots, and the bullet grazed the hare's head and flew into the haystack, and the glimmer shook his head helplessly, and was so frightened that he ran out of the hare.

Chu Xiangqian laughed and shouted at Da Zhuang and the red girl, and the two hunting dogs pounced out and ran after the hare.

If it is an ordinary hunting dog, even if it is a little faster than a hare, the ability to turn and avoid is still stronger than the rabbit's evolution.

But Da Zhuang and the red girl were crushed in all directions, just chasing a few hundred meters, and they knew how to cooperate.

Just chased a few hundred meters, and when the hare suddenly turned, the red girl on the side pounced and easily pressed the turned rabbit into the grass.

Then he bit the rabbit's neck fiercely, bit his tail and ran to Chu Xiangqian to ask for credit.

Chu Xiangqian rode on the horse, lowered his head and rubbed the red girl's head, and then took the hare whose neck had been bitten off and hung it on the horse.

Braised hare meat, if it is done well, the taste is called delicious.

The three masters also praised the two hounds, and even said with a smile that if it was twenty or thirty years ago, the two hounds would have been at least several hundred silver dollars each.

Even their descendants can sell for tens of silver dollars.

It is enough for the living expenses of an ordinary family for a year.

But to put it bluntly, the dozens of silver dollars in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China will only be tens of thousands of dollars in the future.

A few decades later, some cherished animals, still hundreds of thousands, millions.

There was even a white lion who was hunted by a doctor in the United States who spent more than $3 million to find someone to take him into Africa.

On the way to the canyon, the group fired a few more shots before they really found the gun.

When we approached the wooden fence on this side of the canyon, there were already two quails hanging on the first line of the sky.

Chu Qianqian rode his horse and ran around the fence to make sure that there was no problem, and then took the three masters to the east.

I plan to go around the hill while hunting and looking at the cattle, and return to the manor in the middle of the mountain around 11 o'clock.

After a mile of walking, the wooden fence was transformed into a stake and barbed wire fence erected by the former rancher.

It seems that during the month, the cowboys only replaced the fence on that section of the canyon with a stronger wooden fence.

But it's normal to think about it, the pasture area is 4,000 hectares, which is 40 square kilometers.

Building 2 or 3 miles of wooden fences a month is by no means lazy.

After all, there is a lot of work on the ranch every day, but this efficiency is indeed low enough compared to the engineering team.

As he walked, he saw Simon on a horse with a man, pointing to dozens of cows in his pasture.

Chu looked forward carefully, and soon found that the group of cattle did not seem to be his own cattle.

I couldn't help but chuckle in my heart.

If it was dozens or hundreds of years ago, when the rules of the people of the United States were that the cattle entered someone else's house, it would have been someone else's.

Dozens of cows suddenly appeared in the pasture for no reason, and Chu Xiangqian's first thought was that someone deliberately drove these cattle into his pasture.

The purpose is certainly not to give money to yourself.

A reputation as a cattle thief will make one's reputation on the streets around the town.

After saying a few words to the master and the others, Chu kicked the horse's stomach with his heel, and the Quartma immediately galloped.

Simon and the others heard the sound of horses' hooves, turned their heads and saw that it was their own boss, and hurriedly greeted them.

After getting closer, Simon grabbed the reins and said to Chu Qianqian, "BOSS, I don't know who broke the fence by five or six meters.

As for these cows, look at the brand, they are the cattle of the Tucker family opposite. ”

Chu looked forward at the road outside the fence, as well as the fence of Tucker's house on the east side of the road, and found that the fence over there showed no signs of damage.

I was suddenly sure that someone was framing me.

"Go tell the people at Tucker Ranch and ask them to drive their cattle back."

Simon frowned and said, "BOSS, I suspect it's not that simple. Maybe the cattle thieves stole more than just a few dozen cows. ”

Chu Xiangqian immediately reacted, if the cattle thief stole one or two hundred cows, and then transported these dozens of cattle into his pasture, it was really impossible to say clearly.

And I only came back yesterday, and this happened today.

said that he didn't deliberately wait for himself to come back and make trouble, Chu Xiangqian didn't believe it.

No, maybe the people behind the scenes didn't expect to come back suddenly.

Thinking that while he was not at the ranch, Simon, the cowboy head, would inevitably inform himself before deciding how to deal with it.

If this drags on for two or three days, it really won't be clear.

If you change it to yourself, you will definitely have a back hand.

It only needs to be created that after the ranch is discovered or reported, the dozens of cattle have to be returned.

He then framed his own ranch and stole one or two hundred cattle from Tucker's ranch.

In the hearts of outsiders, there is a high probability that they will subjectively think that Tucker's cattle were stolen from their side.

Nima's, Chu Xiangqian said to Simon, "Send someone to inform the Tucker family, and then have someone call the police immediately." ”

Simon nodded, ordered the two of them to do things, and then whispered to Chu Xiangqian, "Boss, it's best to get the cowboys ready." ”

Chu Xiangqian knew what Simon meant, although guns are banned in California, the restrictions on firearms in the ranch are much smaller.

The mere protection against wild wolves, brown bears, and cougars allowed cowboys to carry guns on their horses while grazing.

There are also four types of gun bans in the United States, one is the ban on guns in the whole state, that is, as long as you are a United States, or have a green card, you can buy guns at will without any license.

Second, a license is required.

Third, only in the countryside and suburbs outside the city can guns be equipped.

Fourth, there is a complete ban on guns in the state.

And California happens to be the third gear, and it is also the only third gear in the whole country.

In other words, the ban on guns in California's cities is extremely strict, but the management of firearms in the countryside is extremely vague.

In some places, loose management is equivalent to Tier 1.

In some places, a license is required.

And the ranch is private territory, not to mention equipped with rifles, even machine guns and tanks can be used casually.

Chu nodded at Simon, and soon the cowboys began to check the spears hanging from their horses and the pistols at their waists.

Chu Xiangqian turned his horse's head and said to Gong Changqing, Yitian and Lao Jiang, "Master, uncle, you better go back to the manor first." ”

Gong Changqing and the three of them were naturally reluctant to leave at this time, Chu Xiangqian thought about it, even if there was a real conflict, the possibility of a shootout between the cowboys of the two ranches directly was very low.

First, everyone is a neighbor, they all know each other on weekdays, and there are not many idiots who shoot when they don't agree.

Even if the Tucker family had a bad relationship with the former rancher, or was worried about himself, the new rancher, and planned to find a way to swallow the Alisa ranch in his hands at a low price, he would not shoot himself in front of Simon and a dozen other cowboys.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian absolutely believed that the people of the Tucker family would not dare to enter the Alisa Ranch without permission.

If you shoot and kill someone on your side, you are legally innocent according to the castle law.

Even if there is a lot of trouble, at least the legal advantage is there.

After waiting for half an hour, I saw from a distance the cowboy who had gone to inform the Tucker family, with seven or eight cowboys he didn't know, riding along the country dirt road between the two ranches, and running over quickly.

It's just that what Chu Xiangqian didn't expect was that the owner of Tucker Ranch was actually a woman in her thirties.

Looking at Simon, Simon shrugged, "Boss, don't be fooled by Maria Tucker's appearance.

She was able to sustain the Tucker family's ranch operations, turning down Los Angeles and Santa Barbara Capital and our old ranchers of Alisa Ranch several times.

That is, the father of the former rancher, in the seven or eight years from ten years ago to five or six years ago, the coveting of Tucker Ranch has explained a lot. ”

Chu Xiangqian immediately realized that he was in trouble.

If it were him, he would most likely think that the new rancher of Alisa Ranch would be just as concerned about his neighbor's property as the former rancher.

Sure enough, after the two sides met, the cowboy on Tucker's ranch was obviously wary and hostile.

Chu Xiangqian thought about it, and didn't rush to return dozens of cows to Maria Tucker.

Instead, he whispered to Simon, "How big is Tucker's Ranch and how much is it worth?" ”

Simon was stunned, and his heart was secretly anxious.

Could it be that what he said just now made the new boss like the former boss have the same thoughts as the former boss to swallow Tucker Ranch?

"Boss, are you really going to buy Tucker Ranch?"

Chu Qianqian nodded, saw Simon's serious face, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I plan to buy at a premium, not at a low price." ”

Simon was a little relieved, after all, his boss invested in the construction of ranch infrastructure, reclaimed the wasteland in the ranch, built a water reservoir, and the total cost of resorts, small airports, golf courses, wine wineries and other facilities was about one million dollars.

That's pretty much enough to buy 2,000 acres of land for Tucker's family.

Not all ranches are worth more than they are the bigger, and to put it bluntly, ranches are actually pastures.

(End of chapter)