Yunding Ranch

Chapter 242 Lavender Field
The midsummer sun rose early, and it was only nine o'clock, and it was already falling hotly. When it landed on the skin, there was a sharp tingling sensation, as if several seven-spotted ladybugs were slowly climbing on the arms, which made people feel uncomfortable. Excited, yet annoying.

Walking along the clear and translucent stream, passing through the luxuriant grape trellis, the endless green is bathed in the sun, like a slowly flowing waterfall, naturally exuding a thrilling vibe. beautiful.

"When will these grapes be ripe?", "Are all of them going to be wine?", "Does Tony take care of such a large piece of grapes?", "Is the vineyard bigger or the organic farm bigger?" , "Can we pick vegetables at the organic farm? Randy said that would be fun."

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The chirping discussions, with the joyful mood of an outing, running vigorously, as if jumping and dancing with the sun, galloping away in this vast green, and then saw the beautiful purple.

It was a deep and rich purple, standing out from the lush green, mellow and full-bodied undulating in a layer of fresh light-colored waves, flowing water as smooth as silk, blown by the breeze It is flowing; large areas of deep purple gather together, forming a light lavender, which evaporates and floats in the air, as if the green oxygen is dyed with a layer of purple in a trance, the river next to it, the forest in the distance, The sky at the end was covered with a royal purple halo.

In the boundless green and blue, all the way to the end of the world.

Pure, everything is so pure, it seems that there is no variegated color, purple, green, blue, black, clear and distinct; but everything is so blurred, it seems to be merged together inadvertently, regardless of each other.The clear and blurred river of color dyed the whole world into a fairyland.

"Wow." An exclamation came out of his mouth involuntarily, making people hold their breath and stare intently.

Even Lu Li was amazed at this moment.It's not the first time he's been to this lavender field, but to be honest, the field looked really dull before, and the malnourished color didn't look any different from weeds, which was really disappointing.

But now, just like an ugly duckling transformed into a swan, the bright and thick purple dyed the land into a different scenery in one night of spring breeze.

That extremely pure and extremely simple purple is enough to take your breath away.

"Wow." Even Alison couldn't help exclaiming, put her arms around Amber's shoulders, and looked at Taylor. She didn't need extra words, her eyes were enough to reveal the excitement in her heart.

Taylor showed a big smile, "Mom, this is called a vacation."

The lavender field in the ranch is not too big, only a little over an acre. This field was not used for production and profit. It was just Liz’s personal hobby. After it was preserved, it became the most unique landscape of the ranch. .

They have been to France before, and they have seen more spectacular and magnificent lavender fields in Provence, but they don’t know if it’s because of the change of mentality. .

"No, we're not here for vacation, we're here to live." Amber corrected Taylor, and then sprinted all the way towards the lavender field.

At this time, in the lavender field, Cole and others had already started working. Everyone was wearing long-sleeved trousers, holding a sickle in their hands, and bent over to start harvesting lavender.Since this field is not too big and has a special meaning, they did not use mechanical harvesting, but purely manual harvesting.

"Tony, Tony, what should we do?" Amber called out loudly, standing beside the field ridge, looking eager to try.

Carmen also followed, opened her hands, and walked carefully on the field ridge, passing through the dense lavender, palms down, carefully feeling the swaying lavender in the sun, the corners of her mouth raised involuntarily, "Hee hee. Hee hee." The laughter ran out like this, which made her steps more and more brisk, as if she could feel the vitality flowing in her blood vessels.

"Jessica! Randy! Jack! Cole!" Carmen yelled one by one, then walked back again, "Tony! Amber! Fourteen! Taylor! Mom!"

The bright cry drew the lavender to sway gently, as if answering the cheerful call.

Tony came to the edge of the field and instructed Lu Li and the others to put on gloves to avoid cutting their fingers with sharp blades. Then he pointed to Randy, "He is an expert, you should learn from him."

Before he finished speaking, Tony saw Lu Li next to him.

Lu Li bent down, grabbed the top half of the lavender with his left hand, pointed the sickle at the root of the grass with his right hand, and cut the lavender with ease. He threw it behind him and piled it neatly on the ridge behind. Then continue to repeat the action just now.The whole movement is smooth and flowing, extremely skillful.

"Or, like Fourteen." Tony said with a smile, "Fourteen, why didn't you say that you also did farm work before."

Lu Li raised his head and glanced at Tony, "Are we familiar? We probably haven't reached the level of sharing private topics, right?" That teasing tone made Amber and Taylor laugh, and even Tony couldn't help but smile.

"Fourteen, fourteen, what should I do?" Amber also walked into the field impatiently, showing an eager expression.

Lu Li began to guide Ambow carefully, and explained the safety matters, not to hurt himself just because he was greedy for speed.

Anbo nodded, expressing his understanding, and then practiced like a gourd, "Grab some with your left hand, yes, you can do some more." Lu Li gave additional instructions, and after Anbo got a positive look, he decisively started.

The sharp blade slid across the grass roots and made a "chucking" sound. Inexplicably, there was a kind of joy spontaneously, not only the joy of harvest, but also the joy of labor, which made Anbo laugh involuntarily, with a brilliant smile, Lifting her head, she saw the similar curvature of the corner of Lu Li's mouth, and caught the look of encouragement, which made her very motivated.

"And me, and me." Carmen also trotted over, holding a sickle in his hand, and waving the sickle longer than his arm in his small palm. The sense of disobedience had an inexplicable comic effect.

"Be careful, be careful." Lu Li hurried forward and grabbed Carmen's slender wrist, "You don't want to tear my pants. This is the only work outfit I have."

Everyone heard the deep meaning in Lu Li's words, but Carmen didn't. "Is there only one? Okay, I understand. I will definitely be careful." That serious answer made Lu Li choke, but Facing the child, but not knowing how to explain it, he looked stunned.

"Pfft." Everyone laughed.

"Come on, let me teach you." Tony volunteered to step forward and demonstrate for Carmen himself.Taylor and Alison next to them also joined the ranks of everyone's labor.

After standing in the field for less than 5 minutes, the power of the sun was overwhelming.Without any cover, the sun is exposed to the sun unscrupulously. Even through the fabric, you can feel the hot and hot ultraviolet rays, which are seriously tearing the skin's defense line.At this time, the effect of long clothes and trousers appeared. Although it was a bit stuffy, at least the risk of sunburn was avoided.

"Sing folk songs, sing here and there..." Tony couldn't help but began to sing loudly. It was the kind of folk song that Lu Li sang before. However, Tony's lyrics were fragmented and his pronunciation was not standard. Just humming the melody, the melodious musical notes are slowly falling in the lavender field.

Alison couldn't help but looked up at Tony and chuckled.Just after listening to it once, and then humming along, she could feel the exhaustion in her body.

She hadn't done so much physical work for a long time, so she was not used to it, and her waist and knees were a little sore; however, she didn't want to stop, on the contrary, there was a faint joy surging in her chest, With the penetration of sweat, negative emotions seemed to seep out, and then the dry and refreshing sunlight penetrated through the clothes and skin, and melted into the blood bit by bit.

This kind of vacation is really different.

Jamie tried to find the location of the lavender field, but he lost his way while walking. He couldn't even tell the direction. After walking around for a while, he finally saw the bright purple and gorgeous colors from a distance. It is surging like a wave, and it is like a crystal clear gem among the greenery all over the sky, easily attracting everyone's attention.

Searching, twisting and turning, it was as if Alice had entered a fairyland, and Jamie couldn't help walking past the purple without a trace of variegated colors.

The moving humming echoed over the lavender field, and Jamie saw Alison who was immersed in labor. She tied her hair into a ponytail, glistening sweat stood on her forehead, and she hummed softly with a smile on her lips It’s been a long time since I saw that cheerfulness and relaxation; Taylor not far away laughed loudly, raised his head and joked with other people beside him; Amber was concentrating on harvesting lavender, and that skilled movement made Jamie feel a little strangeness……

And Carmen.

Carmen held a bouquet of lavender in her hand and wore a lavender wreath on her head, jumping lightly between the field ridges. She was wearing a bright red long-sleeved T-shirt and dark blue sports trousers. It's not like a kid living in New York, it's like growing up in the countryside.However, the bright smile on her face and the cheerful footsteps made the sea of ​​flowers in front of her a foil, as if the sun was dancing on her fingertips and hair.

Jamie couldn't help being stunned, and stood there blankly.

"Hey, what are you doing standing there? If you plan to come over to work, then hurry up." The blunt voice made Jamie react from the dream.

(End of this chapter)