Yunding Ranch

Chapter 102 Midnight Chat
The sound of creaking branches outside the house was ringing non-stop, and the whistling wind hit the window from time to time, making bang bang noises, and the noisy sounds were scattered and bumpy in the air. The two little guys, grapefruit and grape, were restless Twirling in circles, fidgeting and yelling towards the outside of the house, even Teddy kept circling around the house irritably; Tiaotiao had disappeared and seemed to be hiding on the beams; Bucky couldn't sleep well either, simply He ran to Lu Li's feet, curled up into a ball of wool, raised his head and looked around anxiously.

"Bang", a loud noise hit the outer wall of the house, Lu Li suddenly looked in the direction of the sound, the lights in the room flickered slightly, trivial restlessness always made people feel uneasy.

"Don't worry, it's fine." Cole saw Lu Li's worry, and said, "The heavy rain has passed, now it's just a strong wind, nothing will happen."

Lu Li looked away, picked up the ginger soup in his hand, and poured the remaining gulp into his mouth. The warm ginger soup flowed down his throat and into his stomach, and the hot taste burst out a burst of heat from his body. Spreading out, the tense muscles relaxed, and people couldn't help but let out a refreshing sound.

"God, this stuff sucks," Randy chirped. "Fourteen, it's like shit. First time I know you miss it."

Seeing Randy frowning and swallowing with difficulty, his expression really made people laugh, "You are like a ten-year-old child." Lu Li said jokingly, making everyone laugh.

Not just Randy, ginger soup seems to be difficult for everyone to accept, Cole pinched his nose, drank the whole bowl of ginger soup in one go, and then wrinkled his whole face, "Fourteen, you Are you sure this thing is useful?" He couldn't help but shook his head, picked up the muffin on the table, and stuffed it directly into his mouth.

"When you get up tomorrow morning, you will know whether it has worked or not," Lu Li replied with a smile.

"It's effective now." Jessica said with a look of enjoyment, "The body seems to be really warmed up. What is this? Herbal medicine?"

Americans don't know much about Asian medicines, and the hippies of the 60s admired oriental herbal medicines very much, which created a school of trust in herbal medicines.However, most of the herbal medicines they know come from India. The penetration rate of Chinese medicine in the United States is very low, and the dissemination and education are still not in place.

"You see, this is ginger." Lu Li laughed dumbly, "This can only be regarded as an earthen remedy to prevent colds and get rid of cold."

Randy looked around, everyone finished drinking, he was the only one left with more than half a bowl left, which made his face full of bitterness and reluctance, just like a child.

"Fourteen, go to rest first, it's past eleven o'clock." Cole looked at the clock on the wall, it was already a rest time, not to mention that everyone was exhausted tonight, and their eyelids had already started to fight at this time up.

However, Lu Li shook his head. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Teddy coming over, crawling beside the sofa, his eyes showing a tired look, "Even if I sleep, I can't sleep well." The sound of tree branches hitting and whistling The sound of the wind surrounded the whole house, only the milky yellow light kept a trace of warmth and tranquility. "what about you?"

"There's nothing going on tonight, you guys should go to rest too." Cole said to the others, "I'll go to the sheep pen to check a bit later, and I'll rest if I'm fine."

"I'll go to the stables to check the situation later." Brandon shook his head, and then Jessica echoed, "It's just a little later, it's okay. I'll go back later, anyway, going back now is bothering you Vivian's work."

Randy held the bowl of ginger soup in his hand, frowning, "I'll go back after drinking it."

"Then you probably won't be able to go back tonight." Lu Li teased, and everyone laughed, "During the rainy season, do you have to do this every night?"

"It's not that troublesome." The smile on the corner of Cole's mouth still didn't completely dissipate, "Before you rest, make sure that the safety facilities are in place, and then you'll be fine. However, the roof of the sheep pen needs to be repaired tomorrow, and we can't wait until the rainy season. "

"But, isn't Vivienne designing the pruning blueprint for the ranch? If the sheepfold needs to be changed later, is it necessary to spend time repairing it now?" Jessica asked, then turned to look at Lu Li, " When is it time to start repairing the ranch?"

"The sheepfold will not change location." Lu Li said, "If the sheepfold needs to be repaired, it can start now. As for the pasture...it depends on Vivian."

"Is the ranch going to be completely renovated?" Randy's voice suddenly came from the side, and everyone looked over.Usually Randy is always the loudest one, but tonight it was very quiet. Everyone turned their heads to look over and found that Randy was still holding the bowl of ginger soup in his hand. It seemed that it had hardly diminished, which really made people laugh.

Randy didn't know why, but he asked, "What's wrong? Is there something on my mouth?"

"It's okay, it's okay." Everyone waved their hands.

Lu Li seriously considered whether he should tell Randy that ginger soup tastes even worse when it's cold, but he still held back his smile, swallowed the reminder, and replied, "It's not all refurbishment, just cover two house, and then build a new warehouse."

"Oh, the warehouse!" Randy suddenly became excited. "Yes, the warehouse must be redesigned. It is best to divide it into regions. My farm wants a piece. I have already..."

Everyone ignored Randy's twittering and began to discuss, "Then let's start repairing it tomorrow."

"Tomorrow? Of course. But, Brandon, when are you going to go to the horse farm in the north? Can you put it off until the day after tomorrow?"

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Seeing them talking about business in full swing, Lu Li stood up, stretched, and went to the bathroom to satisfy his physical needs.The gust of wind outside the window seemed to have weakened a little, and the noise gradually quieted down. The commotion in the sheepfold and the rushing sound of the stream could still be faintly heard.The outside world was dark, and the peace of night finally came again.

In fact, he likes this kind of night, the tranquility after the violence and raging, a group of friends sitting around, talking and chatting idly, wasting life recklessly.At such moments, he always feels that he is truly alive, not like a walking dead.

When he came out again, he found that Fred had disappeared. He looked around and found Fred in the kitchen. Washing before sink.

Lu Li walked to the kitchen, looked back at the cowboys who were chatting enthusiastically, and then turned to look at Fred, "What, are you bored?"

"Ah?" Fred didn't hear clearly, and responded, Lu Kai joked, "Otherwise, why did you take the initiative to wash the dishes, aren't you busy enough working in the restaurant? Now that you're here for vacation, you're still busy? "

Fred stopped what he was doing and thought about it seriously, "Yeah, I didn't even realize it." But then he continued to get busy, with a smile on his face, "I didn't think much about it, I was just busy subconsciously. Woke up, as if all this is very natural." Fred's voice became much more relaxed.

"I don't think it's boring, on the contrary, I think it's really fulfilling." A smile appeared on Fred's face, he turned around and said jokingly to Lu Li, "Have you noticed? I took out the How many times on the phone?"

"How do I know? I'm not Siri on your phone." Lu Li complained, with a disgusted expression on his face.

"Not once." Fred said with a smile, "Life here..." Fred thought about it seriously, but couldn't find an accurate adjective, "It's really special. Just like tonight, As if nothing is done, as if no special topic is mentioned, just sitting here and chatting, but you can feel really comfortable. Even the storm has become insignificant."

New York is also often hit by storms or tornadoes, keeping people indoors, but the same indoor life, from New York to the ranch, things have subtly changed.In New York, he couldn't help but check his phone. If he didn't find something to do, he would be extremely bored; but here, even if he didn't do anything, just sitting on the sofa and chatting, the comfort was intoxicating.

Lu Li couldn't help laughing, "I'm used to it now, but I don't have such an obvious feeling." Thinking about it carefully, after arriving at the ranch, the frequency of using his mobile phone has indeed plummeted, as if he never used it once a day. "Life on the ranch It seems to be the same. There is nothing too special every day, but there are always endless chores. I think this is the difference between the ranch and New York. Here, I can choose to be busy, and I can’t stop for a moment. When you come down, you can also choose to be free and let yourself go all day.”

"Ha, I also want to experience the feeling you mentioned." Fred chuckled lightly.

"I'm going to make a pot of tea, I think they will chat for at least another hour." Lu Li complained, making Fred laugh out loud.

Seeing Lu Li busy boiling water in the kitchen, Fred suddenly remembered what Lu Li said in the afternoon: Yundian Ranch doesn't have the answer he wants, and neither does the end of the world. The real answer lies in everyone's heart.Now, he seems to understand a little bit.

Lu Li opened the cupboard and saw the bagged black tea inside, which was still from Lipton.For Americans and most Europeans, tea is Lipton.This box of Lipton was still left by Liz. I took it out to check the date, and found that it was still within the warranty period, but it will expire in June.After thinking about it, Lu Li raised his voice and asked, "Does anyone want to drink fruit tea?" He can use this black tea to make a pot.

"Shu shua shua", everyone looked over one after another, and then saw Randy raised his right hand high, "I, I!" He wished he could stand up, and then couldn't wait to show his loyalty.

Lu Li glanced at Randy, "You drink the ginger soup first, otherwise I'll throw a piece of ginger in the fruit tea."

Randy threw his head back, feeling 45 degrees of sadness.

(End of this chapter)