Yunding Ranch

Chapter 36 The Heart of Compassion
Entering the border of Dezhou again, Lu Li felt a sense of familiarity. He didn't know if it was psychological, because he knew that right here, there was a piece of land that belonged to him, really belonged to him, and he could build his own land here. second home.This feeling firmly grasped the heart, and there was a touch of warmth.

After arriving in Austin, Lu Li did not go directly to the ranch, but stopped in the city.

This time when we went to the ranch, the situation had changed. Since Lu Li had planned to stay, he had to follow the Romans.He originally planned to buy some equipment for the ranch, but when he thought about it carefully, the ranch is very complete with daily utensils, and the equipment that needs to be purchased must first determine the next development plan, and he is completely ignorant, without Cole His help is probably just a smear of black eyes.Therefore, Lu Li decided to change his denim outfit first.

I hadn't seen a large professional harness shop in New Braunfels before. The two harness shops in the town both sold professional tools. If Lu Li wanted to buy denim clothing, he probably had to go to Austin.

After wandering around the street for a while, I saw a harness shop without much effort. The spacious storefront was as long as two cars, and it looked like a huge warehouse. You could see the light from a distance. The shiny saddles stand out in a row.

After finding a stopwatch on the side of the street and parking the car, Lu Li walked into the shop.A strong smell of cowhide hits the face, even a little too strong, so that people can't help but frown.

The majestic saddle on the left hand side is more visually impactful after a closer look. All kinds of saddles are lined up neatly; the three passages in the center are full of denim clothing, from the shirts and vests of the tops, From leather pants and jeans to the lower body, everything is available; on the right is a row of huge containers, on which are placed pairs of riding boots. After a closer look, Lu Li realized that there are different types of riding boots, tall and half-height. , working and riding horses, and so on; the wall next to it was covered with reins, and bundles of reins seemed to have different mysteries, but Lu Li obviously didn't know anything about it.

"Outlander, what do you need?" A rough voice came from the side, and it came out of the darkness without warning, startling Lu Li, turned around, and saw an old cowboy , he was wearing a well-patterned navy blue shirt, paired with dark blue jeans, and a light brown sheepskin vest. Although he was potbellied and gray-haired, he was full of energy and spirit. The stiff mustache under his nose revealed Stubbornness and toughness in the character.

It was only then that Lu Li noticed that the wall behind the cowboy was actually a paradise for cowboy hats. The entire wall was covered with hats of different styles, which was spectacular, "Uh... I, I'm going to visit a friend's house later, I want to Buy a set of denim clothes to change, as a courtesy." Lu Li didn't quite understand how this worked, did the cowboys also go to the store to choose their own special clothes?This store seemed too professional, making Lu Li a little dizzy.

"Friend?" The old man raised his voice, and then muttered, "If you don't understand, pretend to understand, just join in the fun, I really don't know what's wrong with these young people, a group of Halloween clowns."

"What?" The Texas accent was already heavy and vague, and Lu Li didn't understand it.

But the old man waved his hand impatiently, "Follow me." He strode to the shelf in the middle of the shelf, looked through it carefully, then turned to look at Lu Li, as if trying to figure out the size of Lu Li's clothes. .

Just as Lu Li was about to say that he could wear a medium size, he didn't expect the old man to take a few shirts off the shelf and put them on the shelf next to him, and quickly grabbed some leather chaps and jeans , In the blink of an eye, a pair of clothes were piled up on the shelf next to it, "You can choose and see, you should be fine with these."

Lu Li looked through it, and sure enough, professionals are still different. These costumes are exactly the ones you can see in the news, traditional denim attire.Lu Li chose two sets, went into the dressing room to try them on, looked at his own appearance in the mirror, and nodded with satisfaction, he finally looked a little better now.

Walking out of the dressing room, standing in front of the old man, he looked up and down, seemed a little dissatisfied, then went to the counter next to him, and took out a series of things, a shawl covered with tassels, two polka dots Luo's tie, a round leather belt and a cowboy hat were placed on the counter next to him, signaling Lu Li to equip them all.

Lu Li hesitated, "Is this too grand?" When attending the bonfire party before, the costumes of the cowboys were not so cumbersome, and the most they needed was a belt.

However, the old man didn't give Lu Li a chance to defend himself. He frowned and said in a low voice, "Is it your specialty or mine?"

Lu Li obediently closed his mouth and equipped all the accessories, but encountered some troubles when wearing the Poirot tie.The Bolo tie is actually a metal throwing rope. It is not so much a tie as a hanging chain. This is the iconic accessory of cowboys and corresponds to the tie of a suit.

The old man came up and tied up the Poirot tie for Lu Li. His thick fingers were much more flexible than expected.After confirming that Lu Li was fully dressed, he reluctantly nodded, "That's enough."

"That's it!" Lu Li looked at his clothes with satisfaction. Although it didn't match his usual style, it was fun to try some once in a while.Now, he can be regarded as a fake western cowboy!
After buying both sets of clothes, Lu Li walked out of the store with two big bags. When he saw his Ford Mustang, he finally understood what Texans thought when they saw his car—this car is really handsome. , but the loading capacity is really too small, it is not applicable here in Texas, but it seems a bit petty.

After returning to the ranch, the first thing is to buy a pickup truck.

Just as he was about to put his clothes on the passenger seat, out of the corner of his vision he saw a white mass curled up next to the tire. Looking closer, it turned out to be a small tabby cat, which made Lu Li step back involuntarily. Retire—Although I have gradually adapted to Teddy's presence, when I left the ranch last time, Teddy ran behind his car for a long time. He also couldn't bear it; but when it came to animals, Lu Li's subconscious still deliberately kept a distance.

Look carefully, the little cat is not white, but light gray, with some black stripes crossed in the middle, the soft short hair looks fluffy, the whole cat is no more than the size of a palm, as if a hand can Relying on it, he or she seemed a little uncomfortable, whimpered in a low voice, then leaned against the tire, arched, and seemed to be about to climb up.

This reminded Lu Li that he heard that cats like to get under the hood of cars in winter, because the waste heat from the engine can keep them warm.

As if aware of Lu Li's gaze, the little cat raised its head, its watery ice-blue eyes blinked at Lu Li, and then said "meow" in a low voice, the soft and weak cry made people melt. up.

He raised his head and looked around. There were not many pedestrians around, and there seemed to be no houses. Where is his owner?

Lu Li threw the clothes into the passenger seat without any hassle, then walked quickly back to the store, and asked loudly, "Excuse me... I saw a kitten next to the car, is it yours?"

"I don't keep pets." The old man said bluntly, without even raising his eyelids.

Lu Li stood where he was, thinking about how to ask more questions. The old man continued, "There are a lot of stray cats around here. Last week, a wild cat gave birth to a litter of cubs, and then the animal management center caught them and sent them away. I went to the Stray Pet Rescue Center, I guess I left one or two behind."

"Then...then what should we do?" Lu Li was dumbfounded, he couldn't just leave the cat by the side of the road right?
Hearing this, the old man raised his eyes and glanced at Lu Li, "You can leave it here, it's not my trouble."

"Oh." Lu Li scratched his head. He knew that his question was a bit stupid, but he really didn't have much research on animals, and he didn't know much until he used the book.Turning around and walking out of the shop, Lu Li looked at the little tabby cat nestled inside the tire and suddenly felt annoyed. He didn't want to care about it, but he couldn't let it go.

With a flash of inspiration in his head, he finally became active again. He took out his mobile phone and searched. There is a pet-related shop two streets next door. At least he can give him some better advice there, and maybe he can keep it. over there.Just do it.

Lu Li stepped forward, carefully trying to grab it, but he didn't know what kind of force he should use. He was afraid that he would hurt him if he used too much force. He looked left and right, but he didn't know what to do. start.

The little cat noticed Lu Li's approaching palm, and timidly hid in it. It meowed for the rest of its life. It seemed that it wanted to run away, but it just took a step and rolled in a circle.I don't know if it's Lu Li's illusion, why does he feel that the little cat seems to have no strength.

Without further hesitation, Lu Li grabbed the little cat by the neck. The soft, warm feeling made him jump. Fortunately, he didn't hate animals so much after getting along with Teddy.Lu Li held the little cat with both hands. He looked like he wanted to struggle, but he just raised his head, and then fell limply in Lu Li's palm again. He didn't know what went wrong, but what was certain was that, He was indeed very weak.

Seeing this scene, Lu Li couldn't help speeding up his movements, put the little cat on the passenger seat, then quickly got into the car, and headed straight for the pet shop.

(End of this chapter)