Yunding Ranch

Chapter 333 Rental Booth
When I came to the small town of Bandera again, half a year had passed in a blink of an eye.

Now is not the period of the cowboy convention, the town has lost the bustle and bustle in memory, and the crowds in the streets and alleys have disappeared, and it has become quiet and peaceful again. There are hardly any people on the street, and the retro western cowboy bar is also I can't feel the restlessness and noise of midsummer.

Other than the ubiquitous denim elements, it doesn't look much different from New Braunfels, one of the countless towns in Texas.

Lu Li slowly parked the Raptor on the side of the road and got out of the car. At the corner of the street, he saw a cowboy walking over on a tall horse. The classic picture of the first season of "The Walking Dead" is vast and magnificent, but it has an indescribable charm.

This was the first time Lu Li saw someone riding a horse on the streets of the small town. He couldn't help being stunned, but he didn't expect that the other party would take the initiative to say, "Handsome pickup truck."

Lu Li also smiled, and raised his voice to answer, "Handsome horse." Then he asked his own question, "Is riding a horse allowed on the streets?"

The other party laughed heartily, "At least it is allowed in Bandera. If you want, you can also join me."

Lu Li made a gesture of salute, "Next time."

The other party didn't mind, took off his cowboy hat, paid tribute, and then drove his horse and continued on, and soon disappeared at the corner of the street.

"Fourteen! Here." A shout came from across the street, and when he turned his head, he could see Sean's figure.

Lu Li waved his hand, then closed the car door, crossed the road, and walked towards Sean, "Thank you for coming here today, it really helped me a lot."

"I've already recorded it in the ledger, a dinner." Sean said solemnly without much smile on his face, but with an inexplicable black humor.

Today, Lu Li made a special trip here to rent the booth.

Every year, Texas holds two rodeos. Compared with May, this one at the end of October and early November is more international because three different international rodeos will be held. It will be different from the media, the overall momentum will be more international, but the attendance rate of locals will decrease.

Locals in Texas believe that the May conference is an authentic conference, while the November conference is more like a show aimed at boosting the Texas economy.The xenophobia of Texans is always everywhere.

But the same thing is that both cowboy conventions will have booths to display a variety of products, not only to show the image of Texas, but also to stimulate business demand.

Therefore, the city hall will give extra support to the exhibition and look forward to the emergence of more high-quality products.Especially in the economic downturn in recent years, the economy on both sides of the East and West Straits gradually showed signs of recovery, but the central region is still mired in the quagmire, so the city government is more active in investing and promoting the various booths of the Cowboy Convention.

However, for ranchers, everyone hopes to have a booth to display their products, but limited by the space of the venue, only a part of the products can be displayed.There is still fierce competition among the products of ranchers.

Let's be honest, a rodeo isn't the best platform to showcase wine.

On the one hand, it’s because Texans don’t like wine at all, and those beer booths are the most popular; Livestock, produce, etc., but not wine, and naturally, seasoned professionals in wine will not be in attendance.

Before Lu Li invited Nick from Romanée-Conti winery to come to Yunding Ranch, it was not meant to open up contacts, not to use Romanée-Conti to promote, but through Nick's mouth, let more people realize that there is also a winery in Texas. For those who produce wine, this is enough.

As for word of mouth, it still depends on strength to speak.

But unfortunately, Nick had something to do temporarily, so he couldn't make the trip in the end.Now, using the platform of the Cowboy Convention is also a way of publicity.After all, the smell of wine is also afraid of deep alleys.

Especially the Cowboy Convention in the second half of the year, which is an international event, will have a large number of contestants from Europe, as well as a large number of European tourists who will come to watch the game. The passenger flow alone cannot be underestimated; The ability to appreciate wine is also worth looking forward to. The quality of the wine at Yunding Ranch still needs to be tasted by the public.

So, even if it's not the best platform, it's a good place to start.

For Yunding Ranch, the Cowboy Conference is not the best choice; the reverse is also true, at the Cowboy Conference, wine is definitely not popular, and the organizing committee may not be willing to let Yunding Ranch occupy a booth s position.What's more, Lu Li is still an outsider, an outsider from Asia.

Considering this situation, coupled with the fierce competition among the booths, and the cumbersome leasing procedures, Sean specially appeared here to matchmaking.Originally, Ronald was also possible, but after Sean heard about it, he volunteered.So they met in the small town of Bandera.

Sean looked at Lu Li's empty hands, "Where's your product?"

Lu Li slammed on the brakes and patted his head, "I forgot." Just now, when he saw a figure riding a horse on the street, his attention was diverted, and he forgot it for a while.He quickly turned around, opened the rear door, and then moved a basket down, crossed the road again, and walked towards Sean.

Sean stood there with a half-smile, glanced at the basket, and pursed his lips, "So, what kind of dinner can you cook with the ingredients in it?"

Lu Li couldn't help being stunned for a while, then he couldn't help laughing. Could it be that all the friends around the ranch have been trained to be foodies?But it's good that way, he won't be alone anymore.Then, Lu Li jokingly replied, "The delicious one."

This made Sean nod meaningfully, expressing deep agreement, and said in greeting, "Let's go, let's go in now."

The main purpose of Yunding Ranch's booth was to display the vegetables from the organic farm, but in addition, Lu Li also brought cheese and wine.

The cheese made by Lu Huaijin is constantly being produced repeatedly, because the cows have been producing milk, and the pasture really can't consume that much, so they are all made into cheese.Now, the amount of cheese has exceeded the consumption capacity of the ranch, and it is the best choice to sell it through the cowboy convention.

But Lu Li wasn't quite sure what kind of evaluation these three products would receive at the cowboy convention. Vegetables from organic farms were probably the best sellers, but then the ranch would focus on collard greens, which wouldn't work in Texas; Wine goes without saying, and even cheese isn't the most beloved food in Texas.

Sure enough, unknown things always make people involuntarily uneasy.

Walking into the lobby, Sean greeted the surrounding staff skillfully, and it seemed that he couldn't be more familiar.Sean originally didn't intend to introduce Lu Li, after all, these staff members are not important, but unexpectedly, when they saw Lu Li, everyone took the initiative to say hello.

"Hey, are you that Chinese person?" After saying that, Sean coughed hard, and the uncle in front of him who looked at least 50 years old was stunned, with a puzzled expression on his face, Sean couldn't help but Not appended to, "This is Fourteen, from China."

Only then did the uncle realize that the "Chinese" he used just now is a discriminatory one, which has been inherited since the gold rush era, and now the east and west coasts have gradually changed, but remote areas like Texas still have no Be able to keep up with the times.

To be precise, Americans complain that their grandparents were racist or sexist. Their discrimination against Indians, Africans, and Asians comes from the depths of their concepts.Even now, it is still deeply rooted. In addition, their discrimination against ethnic minorities such as gays is exactly the same.

In the 2016 presidential election, these conservative ethnic groups in the central region became the group that determines history.

However, it has been more than half a year since Lu Li came to Dezhou, and the friends and partners around him have gradually accepted him as a member here; moreover, most of the people he came into contact with were young people, so he hadn't really exposed to such discrimination.

The uncle in front of him, after hearing Xiao En's reminder, suddenly became a little embarrassed, cleared his throat vigorously, and then raised his voice, "Fourteen, you are the...guest." He didn't apologize, But the tone has changed obviously, and the attitude of the whole person has also become calm.

That's the Texan way of apologizing.

Lu Li is not a rookie who just came to the United States, nor is he a newcomer who just came to Texas. He knew that the other party's attitude had already shown sincerity, so he didn't hold on tightly.In fact, he was a little surprised that the apology of the other party changed so quickly, because Texans are known for their stubbornness, and these older people who are racially discriminatory are even more so.

"Yes, I am that guest." Lu Li nodded in affirmation.

The uncle immediately turned his head, and happily said to his companions, "Hey, he is the little guy who caught the thief."

The truth is revealed.It seems that everything is due to those two thieves. Lu Li appeared in the sight of the Texans in this way, and at the same time entered the daily life of the town residents in this way. Suddenly there was an accident, and it was solved by a unique outsider. People's shock and curiosity naturally multiplied.

This also became Lu Li's door to open the social circle of the town residents.

Before Lu Li could answer, the staff in the hall gathered together. It was bustling and bustling, and it transformed into a traditional market in a second.

(End of this chapter)