Yunding Ranch

Chapter 19
The luster of olive oil is flowing on the fresh and tender red meat, and the fire light at the end of the vision is constantly flickering. It was warm, and the moisture and water vapor that settled at night receded like tides. Involuntarily, the greedy worms in the stomach were seduced and rolled all over the floor.

After Justin ignited the small torch in his hand, he threw it directly onto the bonfire. With a "wow", the whole fire piled up, and the bright red tongues of flames fluttered out. The hideous face was close at hand, as if it could be done at any time. Burning everything around them—the lamb on the rack became their first prey, the olive oil falling down made a sizzling sound, the flames became more and more open, and the heat that hit the face People can't help but shy away.

Through the bright firelight, Lu Li's and Chloe's eyes met inadvertently. Those deep eyes were shining brightly, as delicate as a flower.However, it was just a touch, and the corner of Chloe's mouth outlined a graceful arc, then turned around, pulled Laura and other female companions beside her, and turned away in a bustling manner, leaving only a back for the cowboy They serve as thoughts.

"Dude, you won the favor of a flower in New Braunfels in less than 10 minutes since you appeared on the stage. Tell me, how did you do it?" Turning his head, Lu Li saw Edward's magnified to the extreme. Face - he rested his chin on Lu Li's shoulder in a familiar way, his eyes were refracted with raging fire, reflecting the playfulness and ridicule.

Lu Li was really taken aback, but then he couldn't help but chuckled, "A stranger?" The subtext was that he was just a stranger, and Chloe's enthusiasm was just a sign of friendship.

Following Lu Li's words, Edward looked Lu Li up and down, but his expression became more and more confused, "Is there anything wrong with cowboys? Girls like guys like us!"

"Puchi." Lu Li laughed straight away, "It's not that there's something wrong with the cowboys, it's that there are all cowboys here, and a foreigner suddenly came, isn't it new? It's just like what you're doing now."

Edward saw Lu Li's flirty/teasing eyes, and immediately stood up straight, "Hey, buddy, I don't like Brokeback Mountain." The electric shock-like expression made everyone around burst into laughter, and then Edward said Seeing Lu Li's smug expression, he realized that he had been pranked once, but Edward didn't mind, he pinched his nose, "Okay, I see, it's like ET came to the town, everyone It all feels fresh."

Comparing Lu Li to the alien in "ET", this is really an...interesting choice.

Lu Li raised his eyebrows, a little surprised by Edward's "counterattack", then he raised his right hand, stretched out his index finger, and slowly poked towards Edward, doing the classic ET movement, which made him Edward was caught off guard and looked back at his other partners.

The cowboys all started booing, whistling and roaring were mixed with the crackling of the campfire, it was very lively.

Edward hesitated, but also stretched out his right index finger, and slowly moved towards Lu Li's right index finger.But just as he was about to make contact, Lu Li straightened his body, waved his right hand as if he was swatting a fly, with a calm expression on his face, "Hey, Justin, I've been here for a while, I think it's best to ask The master said hello, would you like to introduce me?"

……quack.A flock of crows flew over Edward's head, and all the other cowboys froze.

Justin was about to laugh out loud, but he held back and pretended to be calm and said, "Of course it's okay." Then, Justin walked around the campfire and met Lu Li, and the two of them walked side by side toward the front of the house. The direction went over.After walking a few steps, there was a burst of sensational laughter behind him, attracting everyone in the square to turn their attention.

"So, are you really going to visit the McCartneys?" Justin turned his head to look at Lu Li, his gaze flickering in the night.Just one afternoon was obviously not enough for Justin to understand Lu Li. Seeing how Lu Li advanced and retreated just now, Justin couldn't be sure for a while whether Lu Li was joking or serious.

Lu Li met Justin's scrutiny without hesitation, and nodded as a matter of course, "Of course, I'm the guest, and they're the host, aren't they?"

Justin twitched the corners of his mouth in embarrassment, and nodded slightly, "Indeed." In order to hide his embarrassment, Justin asked, "I just heard that you are here to take over the Beech Ranch?" Lu Li was the only outsider tonight, Moreover, he was a foreigner, and the news spread like wings.

"You say that, why does it feel like I'm being invaded by a big capitalist." Lu Li's response made Justin smile, and Justin shook his head in denial, "No, I mean, I know Liz. If Knowing that you are coming to the Beech Ranch, I can directly act as a guide this afternoon."

"So, I was misled by Chloe in the wrong direction, and it's all your fault?" Lu Li's unreasonable answer made Justin's expression more relaxed, and a muffled low laugh came from his chest, "Are you sure?" Wasn't it my assist?" There was no hint or ridicule in the sincere eyes, but the meaning in the words couldn't be more obvious.

Before Lu Li could answer, the two of them had already walked to the front of the house, "Lily? Lily?" Justin was already shouting at the top of his lungs while his footsteps were still on the porch steps. Lu Li swallowed his words and followed Justin's gaze. Looking over, I saw a chubby figure raised his face, with a little flour on his face. Although he raised his head, his hands were still busy kneading the dough on the chopping board in front of him. The kind smile below, warm and kind.

Inexplicably, Lu Li thought of his mother who was far away on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

"Justin, why aren't you helping? Those guys are not reliable at all, and I'm still expecting you to help organize and lead everyone to finish the work." Lily McCartney's loud voice made eardrums hurt , other people who were busy next to him also greeted each other, and the chaotic voices were endless, but Lily's words were still accurately transmitted to Lu Li's ears, which showed its power.

Justin stepped forward and gave Lily a hug, "Don't worry, everything is on the right track." Then he turned around, "Lily, this is Lu." Lily's hands stopped, and she looked at Justin with some doubts , didn't seem to understand, Justin added, "Liz's ranch."

Lily suddenly realized, put down the dough, and immediately hugged Lu Li into her arms. Caught off guard, Lu Li looked bewildered and didn't understand what happened. He tried to struggle a few times, but Lily hugged him even tighter. That strong hug almost made Lu Li breathless. He raised his head with difficulty and looked at Justin, only to find that Justin had a faint smile on his face, and there was a hint of encouragement in his eyes.

What the hell is this?

Lu Li had already started thinking about whether he should give Lily a shoulder throw before he was about to die.

Then, Lily finally let go of him, and her chubby hands held Lu Li's cheeks. The warm palms made Lu Li a little panic-he hadn't been treated like a child for many years, but Lily immediately burst out laughing. Get up, "Look at me, how careless I am." Lily let go of her hands, wiped her flour-stained hands boldly on the apron, then picked up a clean cloth next to her, ready to wipe it for Lu Li.

Lu Li quickly took the cloth, thanked him with a smile, and began to tidy it up by himself.

But Lily didn't mind, she looked at Lu Li standing in front of her seriously, and sighed, which made Lu Li a little confused, "Have we met?"

"Haha." Lily's bold laughter made her eardrums ache again, "No, we haven't met, but..." Lily looked Lu Li up and down, "But you are what I pictured in my mind. You You know, Liz told me about you, more than once. You're exactly who she said you were."

The strings in his heart were plucked, and Lu Li recalled the photo album he saw at the Beech Ranch, but he still expressed his politeness, "I hope it's not a bad word."

"No, of course not." Lily patted Lu Li's arms vigorously, as if a mother saw a child who had not returned after a long time. "Liz left very peacefully, without any pain." Lu Li slightly closed his jaw, no matter whether With the involvement of the beech ranch, I heard that a friend passed away, and I was still a little depressed. Lily's words could bring some comfort, "Good boy, are you staying at Liz's ranch tonight? Otherwise, You can sleep here. Our attic room is ready for occupancy any time."

Faced with Lily's enthusiasm, Lu Li couldn't resist, "Uh... Cole has already made arrangements, so I'll be fine there. If Cole's hospitality isn't good enough, I'll call for help."

Lily laughed out loud at Lu Li's funny words, and shouted to Justin, "I like this kid." Then, Lily shouted outside, "Ronald, Ronald!" The lion Hou's skill was really too powerful, and it was Justin who stopped Lily in the end, "I'll take Fourteen to meet Ronald."

Lily didn't show any surprise, and said Lu Li's name, "Fourteen, Fourteen..." Then she laughed brightly, "Yes, you take him to visit Ronald, and then prepare some delicious food Treat Fourteen well. Hurry up!" Lily patted Justin on the back and pushed Justin and Lu Li out.

Lu Li took two steps, turned around and caught a glimpse of Lily wiping the corners of her eyes with her apron, but then he and Justin went outside again, and the constantly shaking screen door blurred his vision.

(End of this chapter)