Li Han held his chin and looked up and down, then nodded his head with satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad, little hat, floral skirt, little leather shoes, she is such a beautiful little lady." He pouted his little mouth, unhappy, little girl
After changing a lot of clothes, Li Han smiled and pinched Dudu's little nose. "Okay, Dudu is the most beautiful. Have you brought any gifts?"
Dudu said that she was happy with the gift and nodded her little head vigorously. "Dudu has packed it." After the gift was packed, Dudu carried it on his back and held his father's hand to go out. Michelle invited Dudu to attend her birthday party.
Michelle's ranch is not far from the Lee Han farm. Michelle's grandfather Anderson is a stubborn German, a die-hard supporter of the Republican Party, and is very opposed to non-white immigrants. Lee Han and Anderson have only met a few times.
Familiar with each other, Anderson's invitation was somewhat surprising.
On the surface, the United States is a country that advocates racial equality, and any racially motivated behavior or speech in public will be condemned. But in fact, white people and people of color, especially new immigrants, are still very careful to keep their distance. The social circle is completely different.
Compatible with this cider
Pressparty is a gathering of wealthy white people. There are about 200 people in total, mostly farmers and ranchers, some good friends, etc. Li Han drove his pickup truck to the parking lot. The lawn was trimmed and flat in one area of the ranch, which is about the size of two football fields.
Enough to park a car.
Li Han's pickup truck stopped and Little Dudu hugged him down. White Wolf jumped down and followed Dudu, Dudu's big bodyguard. "Dad, Dudu's gift." "Got it." Li Han took the gift, which was some domestic small stuff.
I bought the stuff and packed it up and brought it with me. It was a basket carved from mountain wood, like a plate. It was lifted up in circles and fell into the shape of a basket. It was not expensive. It also had a set of letters and two small gifts.
Anderson, the owner of the party, owns a large pasture and apple orchard, with more than 50,000 acres of land. He is one of the largest landowners in the small town of Kemising. The party was held on the lawn of the pasture. Li Han led Dudu over.
When Michelle saw Dudu coming, she ran over and the two little guys hugged each other closely.
Li Han handed the gift to Dudu and gave it to little Michelle. Michelle opened it on the spot. The wooden carved basket was really beautiful and interesting. Little Michelle liked to cheer. "Wow, it's so beautiful. Thank you, Dudu."
." "Well, dad went back to grandma's house to buy it. This is Dudu's gift."
Dudu sent a letter and a big foot. Michelle tilted her little head in confusion and said, "Dudu, this is a big foot. It's so fat and strange." The letter and the big foot.
, Dudu nodded his head and pulled his father. "Dad said that's good, right?" Dudu looked back at his father and said, the little guy admires his father.
The guests around were confused, but before Li Han could speak, someone explained to Li Han. "No disaster is greater than not being satisfied, and no fault is greater than desire. Therefore, contentment is always enough, and contentment is always happiness. Knowing that one is satisfied makes the heart always happy."
."
Liu Ming said with a smile while holding the whiskey. Li Han shook his head with a wry smile. No wonder Anderson invited him, mostly for Liu Ming's sake. "It's a nice gift. Thank you, Han. Would you like a glass of whiskey?" "Of course, Mr. Anderson.
"Li Han took the whiskey and nodded to Liu Ming. "It's quite nice here, Han, what do you think?" Liu Ming held the wine glass and took a sip.
"Of course, Anderson Ranch has been passed down for three generations and has a history of hundreds of years. The houses here can be considered antiques. It is one of the few large ranches in the small town of Kemising that has been passed down for hundreds of years. The scenery here has always been good." Li Han and Liu Ming came to register as guests, and Li Han himself
He wrote his name on a sticker and stuck it on his chest to greet the guests. He walked to a quiet wooden bridge with some haystacks around it. Li Han and Liu Ming sat down and Liu Ming said with a smile, "Han."
,The apples here taste good, would you like some?"
There are four or five large boxes on the lawn not far away, filled with all kinds of apples. Next to them are large buckets, a large juicer, Dudu, Michelle, Rem, and more than a dozen little guys are busy washing the apple presses.
Juice. "Of course, I think the price in China for such a good apple must be quite good."
Liu Ming smiled and nodded. "Haha, that's pretty good. You know there are a lot of rich people in China. The price of good-quality apples is higher, but they actually sell better, right?" "Congratulations, this is really a good business.
." Li Han really couldn't understand it. Liu Ming had his shadow everywhere. He was really a strange person.
"It's so boring to talk about this, Han. I'm planning to open a racecourse. How about it? Are you interested?" Liu Ming put down his wine glass. Li Han looked up and down. Liu Ming shook his head slightly. "There are already enough racecourses in the United States.
I have no interest in wading in muddy waters."
"No, no, Han, you misunderstood. I want to say that it is in the suburbs of Beijing. I have a large farm. Maybe it can be converted into a horse farm. The horse farm has been quite good in the past two years." Liu Ming shook his head with a smile.
"The suburbs of Beijing are a nice place, but the Anderson Ranch is mostly sheep and not many Quarter Horses. I suggest you go to Milton or Laura Ranch. If there aren't many, you can go to Little Flower Hat." Li Han said.
, Anderson Ranch raises sheep, with tens of thousands of sheep, mutton sheep and sheep, hundreds of alpacas, and grass and mud horses. Although there is a horse farm, most of the bloodlines are not very good. Liu Ming takes the high-end route and buys horses that are at least good quarters.
"Han, maybe you can try raising some horses, what do you think?" Liu Ming shook the wine glass in his hand, and Li Han frowned. "I need to think about this matter." "As for the funds, I can provide some, or
It counts as a deposit, of course cooperation is also good, I have no problem with it.”
The more doubts Li Han felt, Liu Ming's conditions must be too good. Li Han didn't know that he had such great charm or energy. "It's really an attractive offer, okay, upfront, one hundred quarters, I need it."
$500,000 deposit."
"Okay, no problem, Han, I think you should understand what I want." Liu Ming's eyes changed and he shook the wine glass gently.
"No problem. I can't guarantee that it has the best pedigree, but it will definitely be the most comfortable horse to ride on." Li Han knew that as long as he had a good horse with a high IQ, it would definitely save time and effort in training.
"The faster we cooperate, let's have a drink." Liu Ming smiled and raised his glass. Li Han touched it and drank the whiskey in the glass. He stood up and said to Liu Ming. "Sorry, I'll go over first." "It's okay."
Liu Ming said with a smile.
Li Han smiled and hugged Andre while holding the wine glass. "Uncle Andre, how have you been lately?" "Not bad, except for the damn pasture." Andre poured a glass of whiskey and patted Li Han on the shoulder.
"Little Hank, yes, the new pasture is a success. Congratulations."
"Thank you. I think the pasture will get better and God will bless you." Andre is a good man. Li Han chatted for a while and said, "Uncle Andre, maybe I can help you."
Andre was in trouble. The pasture was severely withered, insect-infested and drought-prone. Most small farms could not afford the increase in pasture prices and had to sell cattle, sheep and even farms. "Thank you, Han, I will solve it." "No, no, Uncle Andre,
This is something that benefits both of us.”
Li Han said that his other two neighbors, Li Han at Glassman Pasture, did a good job. Dudu helped, and most of the bugs were eliminated. The other two families sent people over and signed a free pasture rental contract with Li Han. Six
For months, Li Han took on the task of removing pests and weeds. "Thank God, Han, I'm going to have a drink with you. It's such good news."
"Andre, you disturbed the guests, maybe I shouldn't have invited you over." Anderson was slightly unhappy, and Andre said with a smile. "No, no, no, Anderson, today is my lucky day, Han, this
It's my brother, hey."
Li Han took a look at Anderson and it turned out that Anderson was somewhat similar to Andre, but their personalities were so different. Li Han never expected it. "Sorry, Han, Andre came with me. Maybe it can be of some help to you."
"No, Anderson, Han has already solved the problem for me. We are about to have a drink. You want one." Andre raised his glass. "Oh, Han is a nice young man, of course." Anderson looked at his eyes.
A young man who has gone from being a black laborer to the owner of a good farm in just a few years deserves a toast.
Li Han had a drink with Andre and the Anderson brothers. Andre was in a good mood and introduced his family to Li Han. Andre's son, David, is attending college in New York. He is such a great young man. His youngest daughter is a blond beauty, eleven or two.
He looked at Li Han curiously. "Oh, Han, is China fun?" "Of course, China is a great country like the United States, with five thousand years of civilization and a vast territory." Li Han said with a smile.
Liz asked again, "Is the Great Wall really long?" Bruce asked if it was too long. Li Han answered one by one. Dolores was very happy and stretched out her hand. Li Han shook it. "Han, we
Now that we are friends, can you tell me more about China? David doesn't want to talk to me about this."
Li Han smiled and nodded. "Of course, oh, I have a small gift for you." Li Han took out a small foot and gave it to Dolores.
"Wow, it's so cute." The chubby little foot pendant is so cute. "Thank you, Han." "It's just little feet." Dolores played with a teenage boy and pouted.
Dolores was unhappy and pulled Li Han. "This is the most interesting gift I have ever received." "Thank you, I think I should tell you the story behind this gift." Li Han said with a smile.
Contentment and constant happiness comes from Chapter 44 of the Tao Te Ching, "Who is related to fame and body? Which is more, body and goods? Which is disease, gain or loss? If you love too much, you will spend a lot of money, and if you hoard too much, you will die richly. Therefore, being content is not humiliating.
If you know how to stop, you can last for a long time." Chapter 46, "There is a way in the world, but horses are dung; there is no way in the world, and soldiers and horses are born in the countryside. No crime is greater than what you want, no blame is greater than what you want to gain, and no disaster is greater than ignorance.
Sufficient. Therefore, if you know that you are satisfied, you will always be satisfied.”
Li Han translated it, it means that if the world is righteous, the horses should be returned to the fields for cultivation. If the world is ungrateful, soldiers and horses gallop in the suburbs. There is no greater disaster than not knowing how to use troops, and no greater fault than falling into the enemy's trap.
It’s big. So the sufficient knowledge is the permanent sufficient.
"Wow, Han, is this really what the ancients said more than two thousand years ago? It's so good, Emerton, did you hear it?" Dolores happily kissed the little foot in her hand and pulled Li Han to continue listening to the story.
, contentment, many short stories, Buddhism and Taoism, and many other short stories. After Li Han finished speaking, he found that there were many guests around. "It's a good story, Han, it's so wonderful." Many people applauded gently.
, yes, it is a good story.
You must know that many people do not understand China. The American people do not even know where Afghanistan or Iraq is. They are mysterious about China. In recent years, they have gained an image of being rich, and they do not even understand Chinese culture.
Li Han was worried that Dolores followed him with a look of admiration, which really made him happy and helpless. Fortunately, little Dudu came to rescue his father. Dudu washed the apples, squeezed a small bucket of juice, and drank a large cup by himself.
Bring dad a big cup.
"Dad, Dudu squeezed the juice, it's delicious." "You're so good, Dudu, this is Miss Dolores." "Oh, hello, Sister Dolores." "Hello, Dudu, Dudu wants to shout.
Little auntie."
Li Han shook his head helplessly. Don't cause problems for such a little girl. Andre will have to be killed by himself. Liu Ming happened to come over at this moment and gave Li Han a thumbs up. "Not bad, I did.
Very discerning.”
Li Han and Liu Ming were relatively familiar with each other. He winked at Liu Ming and snorted angrily. "Han, let's have a beer." "German beer?" "Of course, it's rare that you forget where the owner of this place is from?"
