Chapter 2 The Farm Dilemma
Li Mei and Zhang Xiuying knew that Li Han was fine, so they were relieved and hung up the phone. Li Han put down the phone and rested for a while, in the afternoon, Li Han was checking the agricultural machinery stacked in the agricultural machinery warehouse and needed to check it, to determine those parts that need to be replaced with new ones, and in a few years, most of the small agricultural machinery Li Han can directly inspect. The popularization of agricultural mechanization in the United States is high, and it is indeed worthy of its name. Li Han's family has a small mechanical department, four-wheel drive tractors, wind drills, balers, seeders...... The total value of these agricultural machinery is about $50,000. The price of many large agricultural machinery is high, Li Han is more from other farmers to buy "second-hand goods", and even lease some large farm machinery, after all, Li Han is more difficult to fund, even second-hand agricultural machinery can not be purchased too much. However, some of the small machinery usually used are neat and tidy, most of them are the purchase of second-hand machinery, the price is cheap, there is no difference between using and brand-new, most of them are the purchase of some large farms to eliminate second-hand machinery, which can save a lot of money.
"It's finally done, just go to town tomorrow and buy some parts to replace them. When the sun was about to set, Li Han was finally busy, wiped the oil on his hands, and gently kicked the coquettish Millie at his feet, Millie is a golden retriever, three months in size, very likable, loves to be coquettish, rolling, and most likes Li Han to tease himself to roll his belly and play. When Li Han overhauled the machinery, Xiao Li obediently lay on the corner, playing flutter with the master, the little thing was very well-behaved and smart, at this time, seeing that Li Han was busy, he ran over and chased the master to play with himself.
Li Hanle took Mi Li to run around the pond, stopped at the small pier, pulled up and down the cage in the water, caught some fish and shrimp and returned to the forest hut. The golden sunlight shines on the maple trees very beautifully, these maple trees were planted by the old Tom, the old farmer who passed away, and Li Han liked to keep them very much. Not far from a maple tree, there is a well, and a pond is built next to the well, come to the pool, clean up the fish and shrimp, and dinner is it.
Americans have a more sumptuous dinner, the noon time is tight, eat some fast food to solve the problem, dinner to make up for it, Li Han packed up the fish and shrimp and planned to cook a braised fish, stewed a pot of fish soup. Fish and shrimp are a little troublesome to eat or clean, most Americans don't like it very much, small ponds on farms, rarely breed fish and shrimp, mostly stocked some pet turtles and the like. Li Han didn't go out of his way to buy fish fry, but just bought a few more fish and put them in the pond when he ate fish, and now there is no shortage of fish and shrimp to eat.
Fish soup boiled more, just now Li Han received a call from the power, come over in a while, the baseball game in the afternoon, but the Mi Xing team is good, and it taught Hamilton this arrogant guy a lesson. Weili is here to send Li Han a video of the game, in order to express his gratitude, Li Han invited Weili to dinner, braised fish, small fish, shrimp, rice and tofu soup, plus potato stewed beef, a cage of white steamed buns, and a stack of pickled chicken, chickens and ducks that died in the snow disaster, Li Han handled it and pickled it, and there was still some leftover after eating it for half a year.
After a while, there was a roaring motorcycle sound outside the yard, a half-brand-new BMW three-wheeled motorcycle, which was a birthday gift from Dad's sixteenth birthday, although it was only second-hand, but it was very cherished by Power, and it was usually well maintained. Li Han heard the movement and stretched out his head to look out, the guy Weili was sweating profusely and waved his arms to greet Li Han, and Weili was still followed by Xiao Qi, it is estimated that he had just come back, and he came over before he went home. "Power, you still brought Mickey over so late, aren't you afraid that Mickey will be punished?"
"Han, I called Mabu, isn't it Mickey. "Weili is not stupid, the Jews have more rules, of course Weili knows, fortunately, because Mickey has some defects, Mickey's father Mabu loves his son more than Qiē, and then Mickey comes to Li Han's house as a guest, Mabu's family is very relieved, Li Han's personality is even more old-fashioned than the Jews, and he has only had a girlfriend in four years, which surprises many people, of course, many girls in the town are not much interested in Li Han, an old-fashioned, and no erotic man.
Li Han didn't care too much, he was still young, and besides, the farm operation was very difficult, he didn't have much money in his hands, and his life was a little tight. It's just that I didn't expect that because of my own financial constraints, I was recognized by some Jews for running the farm, which was really laughable, Li Han smiled and shook his head, most of the power was borrowed from his own reputation, this is not the first time, sure enough, it didn't take long for Weili and Mickey to enter the house, the phone in the living room rang, and Mabu called. "Yes, Mabu, Mickey eats at my side in the evening, and sends Mickey home before eight o'clock, you don't have to worry too much. ”
Ma Bu listened to Li Hanyi, relieved, and hung up the phone. "Power, before eight o'clock, send Mickey home, don't forget jì, let's eat. Li Han took the Weili digital camera, sat on the sofa and asked casually.
"The beef stew is really good, Mickey, your favorite white steamed bun. Weili nodded to indicate that he knew, and scooped the potato beef stew with a spoon on the side, don't underestimate this potato beef stew, this is the seasoning that Li Han specially went to the Chinese store in the city two hours away from Kemixing Town, which is a two-hour drive away.
Weili didn't like it at first, but after eating it twice, he was completely obsessed with the taste, only fish and shrimp, and Weili didn't like it very much, too many fish bones, and it was troublesome. Mickey was quiet, eating steamed buns in small bites, not taking a sip of delicious fish soup. Li Han watched the video for a while, and today's Kemi Star team is really majestic. "It's Thiem, it's a beautiful shot. ”
"Of course, Tim is on the varsity team, and this time he came back at the invitation of Mark, Han, it's a shame you didn't go there. Willy's face lit up, and he spoke in a higher tone than usual, which was so exciting.
"It's a shame that I didn't see Hamilton's depressed face. Li Han's digital camera returned to Weili, and said with regret.
"Damn, forget to take a picture of Hamilton, Mitch, why didn't you remind me. Willy slapped the table and shouted at Mickey with some chagrin. Mickey shook his head and gestured, his power paused slightly, a little embarrassed.
Li Han didn't understand where he looked, and the power must have been overexcited at that time, where did he notice Mickey. Li Han smiled when he saw that Weili blushed, opened the can of beer and handed it to Weili, and said. "However, these are enough to make Mi Xing proud, and the news of Hamilton's loss tomorrow will definitely spread throughout the town. ”
"Cheers to Kemixing. Weili really got excited, holding the beer and shouting loudly, beer, stew, what a good match, the dinner time is not long, half an hour, Li Han sent Weili and Mickey out, before leaving, Weili thought of something and handed Li Han an invitation.
"Hallie is hosting a charity party tomorrow night, at the farm. After Power, without waiting for Li Han to agree, he pulled Mickey on the motorcycle, Hallie is Sister Weili, a junior at the University of Montana, Li Han has known Hallie for three years, and even had close contact, but last year, Li Han devoted himself to the farm and the relationship between the two faded.
As for charity parties, they are quite common, and over the course of a year, there are a few eight out of ten, some of which are similar to second-hand transactions, and they usually don't use some items to be auctioned off, and the money is donated to the Children's Fund. The last time Li Han auctioned off a dagger he bought in Chinatown, five dollars, which is really a nice gadget.
In normal times, Li Han rarely buys goods, after all, he is not rich, and it is not a good thing to slap a swollen face and become fat in the United States, and it may bring you a lot of reputation loss. However, Harley plans to organize a party, and she has to let out some blood, and Li Han plans to prepare fifty dollars in cash, maybe there will be something she wants, so she didn't think much about it.
Farm management is Li Han's biggest headache, not to mention the aging of machinery, the fuel of the atmospheric tank is running out, and the gas company needs to send someone to refill and test the safety, septic tanks and sewer pipes, and it is necessary to spend money to hire someone to deal with and dredge. Cowsheds and stables buy some materials and rest. In the whole calculation, as long as it needs nearly $10,000, Li Han has cash in his hand plus a loan of $10,000, but there are less than $20,000 left. The purchase of chickens, ducks and seeds, all kinds of agricultural insurance have not been paid, which is not a small amount of money. Thinking of this, Li Han was a little troubled.