Yunding Ranch

Chapter 145 Many Expectations
The sun was setting and the competition field was opened. Lu Li and his team came to the field, found an empty seat, and sat down. Other scattered friends also gathered one after another. Everyone put on cowboy hats. Putting on cowboy boots, it seems that I have transformed into a western cowboy in just one afternoon, and the uniform costumes really make people laugh.Everyone chatted about the interesting things they had just encountered and shared their own knowledge. It was very lively.

"What are they doing?" Song Lingyi approached and asked loudly in Lu Li's ear. The commotion at the scene began to sound slightly, and he had to raise the volume to hear it.

The tractors in the venue were running back and forth, the rumbling engine sound was loud and enthusiastic, and the feeling of intensity and tension came to the face. It seemed that tonight's competition would start at any time, and the mood of anticipation gradually began to jump up.

"He is doing the final loosening of the field and then keeping it level." Lu Li explained, "The first day of the competition should be about to start." After a pause, Lu Li added, "There should be another one in a while. opening ceremony."

"Is it the band from this afternoon?" Song Lingyi asked again. The Cowboys Conference arranged three stages around, and each stage had singers or bands performing live. Gao Neng, one of the bands actually sang rock and roll live, and the cowboys around seemed to have entered a music festival, cheering happily, and the atmosphere was so turbulent.

"Probably not." Lu Li said with some uncertainty.

In the United States, this is true for any grand event. They will invite a famous singer to sing the national anthem. The weight of singers varies according to the level. A big stage like the Super Bowl is naturally a top singer. The same goes for singing celebrities on the Internet; secondly, if there is a singing performance.However, Lu Li didn't get the program list for today's opening ceremony, so he wasn't sure who the performers were. "I'll go and ask."

Lu Li stood up and looked around for Brandon - Brandon was originally one of tonight's contestants. Although he later withdrew from the competition due to personal family matters, he still knows the situation best tonight. Candidates.

"Ms. L." Before Lu Li could find Brandon, Cole's voice came from a distance, "Tonight's game will have a quiz, do you plan to participate?"

After a short time together, they had already become familiar with Song Lingyi, and even skipped over Lu Li and went straight to Song Lingyi.

Song Lingyi looked at Lu Huaijin, the two of them exchanged glances, and then raised their voices and answered, "What quiz?"

"It's tonight's race. You can guess who is the winner. It's like a horse race." Cole explained the situation in a simple and clear manner. Lu Huaijin and Song Lingyi were not very interested. When they were in Las Vegas before That's it, but Lu Li's eyes lit up, "So, every contestant has information?"

"Yes." Cole gave an affirmative answer.

Both Song Lingyi and Lu Huaijin looked at Lu Li. They didn't quite understand the reason for Lu Li's excitement. Lu Li explained, "Before Chloe, Brandon was originally one of the contestants. I wondered if there was a cloth in the brochure. Langdon's photos and information?" Lu Li looked at Brandon excitedly, "Or, has the main committee made adjustments?"

If you can see the information about the cowboys you met in the brochure, this feeling is quite interesting.Sure enough, Song Lingyi became more interested at this time.

As the person involved, Brandon looked relaxed and freehand, "It's still here." After a pause, he explained, "The brochure was printed about two months ago, and the revisions were not so timely, so I'm still on it." .However, when placing bets, you cannot buy me victory."

"Let's go, let's go and see how Brandon looks." Lu Li stood up and booed enthusiastically.Song Lingyi also stood up looking eager to try, she turned to look at Lu Huaijin, "Do you want to go together?"

Lu Huaijin shook her head with a smile, "I'm here to see the preparations before the opening. You go." As he spoke, Lu Huaijin also pointed to the riders who were ready to take their positions next to the field, and the cowboys in costumes were tidying up each other Clothes, taking care of the American flag and the Texas state flag in their hands, the staff not far away are guiding the cattle into the fence in an orderly manner.

Song Lingyi nodded in affirmation, and then walked out behind Lu Li.

Lu Li and the others followed Brandon and Cole, along with Alice and Daniel. A group of people marched in the direction of the ticket office. The mighty team surrounded the entire ticket office. The scorching scene made Lu Li and the others immediately excited.However, most people were not buying tickets, but gathered around to express their opinions.

"Let me tell you, Fran is not in good shape this time, and his energy is not very good recently..."

"Fran, I absolutely believe in Fran, his experience can make up for the disadvantages, he is definitely the favorite to win the championship!"

"There is a saddle bullfight, which requires more than experience. This year, the son of Rick's family is very promising. He has experience, strength and physical strength..."

"What they are discussing is the first project, saddle bullfighting." Brandon took the initiative to introduce, "It is someone riding on the back of a saddled bull, holding the saddle with one hand, and letting go of the other hand, and then see who rides on the saddle. The time on the back of the bull is the longest. At the same time, it also depends on how powerful the bull is, and there will be a judge next to him to make a judgment. After the two data are added together, the final winner will be selected."

Lu Li asked curiously, "Who was the champion last year? Will you continue to compete this year?"

"Last year's champion was Frank Reeves." Brandon knew everything he knew, Lu Li and Song Lingyi suddenly realized, and Song Lingyi interjected, "Is this the Fran they were talking about just now?" Brandon nodded in affirmation, "But The sport of saddle bullfighting requires not only strength, but also a little bit of luck, and the champions are almost different every year."

While talking, they came to the side of the ticket gate. Lu Li stepped forward and took out a brochure, handed it to Song Lingyi, and then stood behind her, watching Song Lingyi open the brochure, and then began to browse.

The first player is last year's champion, Frank Reeves, 49 years old this year, not only last year's champion, but also the No.3 of the year before, with a long list of honors, it can be seen that he is a Experienced saddle bullfighter.There is even a detailed introduction of his family below. The Reeves family is a traditional bullfighting family in Texas. In Frank’s generation, their four brothers are professional cowboys. They not only participate in single-player competitions, but also participate in performance competitions. Tonight It is estimated that all four brothers can be seen playing.

Song Lingyi felt that it was an eye-opener, "Brandon, so now denim is considered a skill, and the family can still inherit it?"

"Yes, this is a profession." Brandon said affirmatively, and then he started to speak at length. Song Lingyi handed the manual to Lu Li, and joined the discussion with relish.

Seeing this scene, Lu Li couldn't help but smile. He took the manual and began to read it. Alice walked over, "How is it? Is there anything you like?"

"I think Rick looks good." Lu Li handed the manual to Alice, pointing, "He's only 27 years old this year, and he won No.5 last year. I think this year is very promising. How about you?"

Lu Li turned his head and saw Alice's smooth long hair. There was a faint fragrance in the hair, which seemed to be the fragrance of lavender, and also a little bit of rose. At this time, there was a dry dusty smell in the air. It seems that the skin has dried up, but the vague fragrance lingers under the nose, as if floating outside the world, caught off guard, making people blush and heartbeat.

"I think Hans is also very promising." Alice flipped through the brochure, pointed to a contestant behind, and said cheerfully, the chirping sound was like a lark singing in the woods, she raised her head, The joy between the brows shone brightly under the sun, "Fourteen, what do you think?"

Lu Li's throat was a little itchy, he coughed lightly, and smiled, "Very good, you can buy it."

Alice could sense a trace of awkwardness and embarrassment in Lu Li's eyes, but she didn't understand. So, when she wanted to continue inquiring, the expression had disappeared in an instant, and Lu Li returned to normal again, "I'm going to buy Rick ,And you?"

"Uh... Hans." Alice was stunned for a moment, then followed Lu Li's footsteps to the ticket gate.

Lu Li bet twenty dollars, and the conductor handed over something like a train ticket, on which Lu Li's betting information was clearly marked. Just as he was about to leave, he turned around and asked, "Bran Where's Don Scott?"

"Brandon is a good one-man harness! However, it is a pity that he will not participate in the competition this year. I am very sorry." The person who bought the ticket was a middle-aged aunt with a chubby face like two red apples. With a bright smile, he introduced enthusiastically, "If you like, you can take a photo with the billboard next to it and wait for the conference in October."

"Kanban?" Lu Li was stunned.

"That's right, every contestant has a signboard." The middle-aged aunt pointed to the direction to the side, Lu Li took a step back, and then saw a row of signboards lined up in life-size appearance, everyone posed The handsome pose made Lu Li smile immediately, "Thank you!" After thanking him, he trotted all the way to the side.

After searching for a while among the signboards, Lu Li quickly saw Brandon's signboard—his mustache was carefully trimmed, and he was dressed up. The fringed and rivet-filled denim outfit was really gorgeous, and he supported himself with his right hand. The pistol at the waist and a handsome riding whip are exactly what Indiana Jones reproduced.

The smile on Lu Li's face couldn't help but burst into bloom, and he raised his voice and shouted in the direction of Brandon and Song Lingyi, "Brandon, you are such a handsome guy!"

(End of this chapter)