American Ranch

Chapter 201 Float Parade
The next day, the weather was not so good. When I woke up in the morning, it was gloomy. After breakfast, the sky was even more foggy, as if it would rain at any time.

However, the joy of the festival will not be reduced due to the weather, and today's activities will not change, if the rain is not heavy!

Susa prepared lunch boxes and snacks, and Kolo brought blankets, insulated coffee pots and other things, and prepared to have a picnic in the town square at noon.

Qin Yi made a phone call with Walker and Julie's family, and went to Augusta with a few women in the family. Naturally, the family took a float with a group of small animals on it. Angel ran back and forth with them. Yes, very cheerful.

Amanda is also on the float, chatting with Susa and Colo, or teasing the little girl. She is in a good mood. She feels that this Thanksgiving without going home is also very interesting.

In addition, Ryan followed behind in a pickup truck, with Suzie and Rachel sitting on it. This was the annual Thanksgiving Day float parade in the small town, and it was still very lively, so they naturally didn't let it go.Today, Ryan has conveyed Qin Yi's words. The ranch cowboy can ask for leave, but those who stick to their posts will be rewarded with double salary!
Although half of the cowboys took leave to go home for the festival, or went to the town to watch floats, parades and performances, there were quite a few who chose to stay. If you are interested, it is better to stay in the ranch honestly, earn more wages, buy more wine and drink, wouldn't it be more comfortable!

Fortunately, the pastures are now fertile and growing fast. The workload of the cowboys has been reduced a lot compared to before. Although half of the cowboys have asked for leave, the rest of the cowboys have only resumed their previous workload and can take care of them.

Walker and Julie's families met on the road, and they headed towards the town together.

They also prepared floats. The Walker family is a cow float with big apples, flower cows and other models on it. Julie and his wife took a group of children and drove a big cake-like float. The main feature is lifelike Great cake, and didn't take into account the character of the ranch.

A group of children were very happy, all kinds of floats attracted them to chatter and cheer.Along the way, several people driving stopped from time to time, because the children wanted to ride all three floats. In fact, not only children, but also the three floats with their own characteristics, even adults couldn’t help but feel it. The whole itinerary Full of laughter.

The floats drove relatively slowly, and it took more than ten minutes to arrive at Augusta than usual.

At this time, the streets of the town were full of joyful residents.

There are many large cartoon balloons at the entrance of some shops, such as the heroic "Spiderman", the cute "Snoopy", the weird "Smurfs", etc., which attracted many children. Competing with cartoon lovers to take pictures and watch, the lively atmosphere filled the whole town!
Qin Yi led the three floats around the street a few times, blending into the town's float parade.

Naturally, small town activities are presided over by someone, usually the mayor of the small town, who convenes some spontaneous farmers, cowboys and others, and then the small town police station maintains order.However, for the Thanksgiving event, the small town police station will naturally have representatives to participate.

From a long distance, Qin Yi saw a few young policemen standing near the front of the line, supporting a large balloon "police officer". The big balloon "uncle policeman" was wearing a blue uniform with mustaches up , with big eyes staring covetously, but with a big belly, it looks funny.

Many residents on both sides of the road are talking, laughing and taking pictures of the funny "police officer" balloons, and some residents who are familiar with the police officers are teasing them to their heart's content, and the police officers don't mind, and deliberately make some funny things The expressions and movements made the children around laugh.

Most of the police officers in the small town are locals. They grew up in the small town and know each other with the residents. Moreover, the police are just a profession for them, and they don’t need to pay attention to dignity, image, etc. , Mingling with the people, on the contrary, can create a close atmosphere, which is also very helpful for their work.

There is still a little time before the float parade. The children like Angel and Becky are very curious about this lively scene, and they all want to have a look around. So Susa and a group of women took their children to wander around.

Qin Yi, Walker and others sat on the float and chatted.

After a while, the mayor Marcus came over, dressed in a medieval aristocratic costume, and it seemed that he would also participate in the float parade later.

He chatted with everyone for a while, introduced some details of the parade, and then hurried to other places. There are many things in the festival, and he needs to organize and arrange, and some possible disputes also need to be adjusted. As the mayor, he is still very busy. .

After Marcus' introduction, Qin Yi knew that although the town was not big, the scale of the event was quite large. There were more than 50 floats, including not only farms and pastures, but also Augusta Primary School, clinics, Police stations, supermarkets and other units or companies, each has a float!
In addition, there are 15 giant balloons, 3 orchestral phalanxes, 88 people who manipulate balloons, and more than 300 "clowns", all of which entered the designated positions early and are ready to go.

When the time came to 10:[-] in the morning, the children and women who played also returned to the floats. Amidst the laughter, the float parade officially started!
Walking in the front was the band formed by Augusta primary school students. The little guys wore uniforms and played decently.

Then came the float of the mayor Marcus’s family. This is a medieval aristocratic horse farm. The Marcus family is all dressed up as medieval aristocrats, but for the festive atmosphere, they are dressed in some nondescript, such as noble medals carved from pumpkins and radishes, Ugly make-up and so on, it looks hilarious.

Next are the teachers' team, the medical workers' team, and the seniors' team of the Township Teachers' Association.

Several square teams passed by, and everyone saw that it was a basketball stunt performed by the Township Basketball Fans Association. The fancy moves attracted warm applause; Basket, playing the guitar, happily walking, singing and dancing
Five-colored paper soared into the sky, and "clowns" on stilts entered the stage. They either approached the sidewalk to greet each other with the audience, or walked through the line with hydrogen balloons in their hands. Occasionally, a few small balloons flew into the sky, immediately There were screams and cheers.

The "clowns" walked ahead with small balloons, followed by cartoon balloons. The mysterious field in "The Wizard of Oz" and the pirate ship in "Peter Pan" made the audience feel like they were in a fairy tale world.

The line was very long and walked very slowly. It was finally my turn to start the float, and it was already more than ten minutes later!

The float moved slowly, and Angel, who had been waiting anxiously for a long time, burst into cheers, and the spirits of the people in the car were also shaken, feeling that the festive atmosphere was even more enthusiastic.I have been standing and watching others having fun, and finally it is my turn to go up and wave to the residents on both sides!

Qin Yi drove a float and walked slowly with the team. Angel in the car was jumping and jumping, looking at the crowd waving at him and taking pictures, his little face flushed with excitement; Susa, Ke Luo and other women were also very happy, Holding up models of cattle and sheep and waving them at the crowd.

The small animals also leaned their heads together, lying on the fence and looking at the crowd. Their cute and curious looks attracted the residents on both sides to take pictures, and the children even screamed.

(End of this chapter)