Montana is located in the northwest of the United States, with an area of 380,000 square kilometers, ranking fourth among all states in the United States, after Alaska, Texas and California.However, with a population of just over a million, Montana ranks seventh from the bottom of any state in the United States, making it a sparsely populated state.Montana's agriculture and animal husbandry occupy a pivotal position in the United States, and it is the breadbasket of the United States, accounting for 70% of the state's income.So, in this state, the most are vast farms and ranches.The city of Great Falls, where Yang Jing is going, is located in the north-central part of Montana, only 110 kilometers northeast of Helena, the capital of Montana.Named for its waterfall on the Missouri River, the city was the farming, miner, and financial center of northern Montana.Around Great Rapids, there's little to see other than neat farms and vast pastures.After hundreds of years of development, it has become a famous agricultural and pastoral town in the United States and even in North America.After Yang Jing's American Airlines flight landed safely at the Great Falls International Airport west of Great Rapids, Yang Jing walked out of the gate alone with a trolley suitcase, and then saw two cowboys standing outside the gate holding a sign with "Albert Young" written on it.There were not many tourists coming to Great Rapids from San Francisco, and Yang Jing, a yellow-skinned and black-haired Chinese, was mixed in, and immediately let the two cowboys see it, one of them excitedly raised the sign, and the other waved at Yang Jing.Yang Jing greeted him with a smile, and when he got closer, he found that these two cowboys looked very similar, and they should be a pair of twin brothers."
Hey, hello, I'm Albert Young, did Mr.
Zhao from San Francisco ask you to pick me up?"
The cowboy who was holding the sign put down the sign, happily stretched out his hand and shook Yang Jing, and introduced himself: "Hello, Mr.
Yang, I'm Roy Jones, this is Michael Jones, we are brothers, I am the elder brother, and he is the younger brother."
It was Bob from San Francisco who called us to come and pick us up. ”Bob is Zhao Meng's English name."
Thank you for your hard work."
Yang Jing said politely, it can be seen that the personalities of these two twin brothers are very cheerful.The younger brother Michael Jones said, "Mr.
Yang, let's go, the car is parked outside."
It seems to be snowing in this weather, so we had better go back quickly, otherwise it will snow for a while, and the road will not be easy. ”Brother Roy Jones reached out and took the trolley box in Yang Jing's hand and took the lead to walk out.The brothers are driving a Ford Raptor F150, a pickup truck that is also known as a high-end car in China and a work car for farmers in the United States and even Canada.The sales of Ford pickup trucks in the United States are very large, like this Raptor F150, the price in the United States is not high, the cheaper is only more than 20,000 yuan and less than 30,000 US dollars, and the most expensive is only 60,000 US dollars.The sky outside is really gloomy, but I feel that the temperature outside is not low, but the wind is a little strong, how can it snow?
As if seeing Yang Jing's doubts, his brother Roy Jones said while driving: "The weather forecast says that there is a strong cold air approaching Montana from the Canadian side, and it is now late October, once this strong cold air arrives, then it will definitely snow here."
It's like this almost every year. ”Yang Jing nodded, he knew that Montana was the main channel for the cold air from North America to go south, and generally speaking, Montana must be one of the first states in the United States to suffer during the cold air from the North Pole going south.After the car exited the airport parking lot, it turned south onto Interstate 15.This highway runs from the north and south of the United States, from Sweetgrass on the border of Montana and Canada in the north to San Diego in the southernmost part of California, with a total length of more than 2,300 kilometers.The farm that Zhao Meng bought in Montana is in the small town of Alm, next to Interstate 15, only 12 kilometers from the airport, and at the speed of a Ford Raptor, it can be reached in more than ten minutes.However, Zhao Meng's farm is not yet in the town, and he needs to cross the Missouri River from the small town of Alm to the south bank of the river, and then follow the country road for about seven kilometers to finally reach the farm.Along the way, both sides of the road are neat farms and pastures scattered with cattle and sheep, and in the distance is the majestic Rocky Mountains, the North American backbone less than 100 kilometers from Great Falls, and you can clearly see the mountains on the road, and even the snow-capped mountains in the mountains.The scenery has a strong rural idyll, less rugged than Texas or Siberian barrenness, but full of life despite the sparse expanse."
This is the largest town within a 10-kilometer radius, and it's our hometown.""
There are only a few hundred people in this town, and most of them are farmers and herders in the vicinity, who run their own farms and ranches, or work for farmers and ranchers. ”Yang Jing asked, "Do you two have your own ranch or farm?"
”"My brother and I don't have our own farm or ranch for the time being, and my father lost a lot of money on his investment due to the subprime mortgage crisis ten years ago, and my father sold the ranch that was originally our family.Now my brother and I make money by helping others take care of their farms or ranches, and Bob is one of our employers. ”Roy Jones, who was driving, turned the steering wheel and the car passed a bridge across the river steadily, and then he said: "Bob is a good man, and Julio's wife was seriously ill at that time, and Julio needed money, so he was ready to sell his farm."
But the vampires wanted to drive down the price, and at this point, Bob stepped in and bought Julio's farm at the market price, giving Julio enough money to treat his wife. ”My brother Michael Jones continued: "Bob said that he bought the farm so that he could have a place to vacation, but he was not good at running the farm, so my brother and I volunteered to help Bob, and Bob also paid us a very good salary.Although Bob has not been to the farm for the past two years, our salary has never been less.In return, my brother and I, along with Oscar and Erwin, took good care of Bob's farm. ”The car drove steadily on the flat country road, and on the north side of the road was the winding Missouri River, and on both sides of the riverbank, Yang Jing could clearly see many regular farmland.In the distance, far away from the river, the hilly terrain is mostly pasture.Obviously, farms near the river should belong to the better kind of farms, after all, water is also an intangible asset, whether it is the United States or China, the farmland near the river is the best farmland.The car walked along the country road for about ten minutes, and two houses, one large and one small, as well as several tall grain storage silos, appeared in front of me."
This is Bob's farm, which is on the northwest side of the house, surrounded by rivers on both sides, and it's a very nice farm."
Roy Jones said.The Missouri River makes several consecutive hairpin bends here, and these two houses sit at the bottom of one of the hairpin bends, right next to the riverbank.The car stopped steadily in front of the big house, Yang Jing got out of the car, and found that the place was cleaned very clean, and it was not like the kind of temporary surprise cleaning, it can be seen that the Jones brothers really took good care of this place.The big house in front of him is a two-story wooden house, the appearance is no different from the American houses that often appear in American movies, but the area is larger, Yang Jing estimates that this house covers an area of 400 square meters.The house was originally occupied by Julio and his children, but after Bob bought the farm, it was almost uninhabited.But don't worry, Michael and I clean twice a week, and the quality of the house is fine. ”Roy Jones pointed to the smaller house next to him and said, "There is a warehouse for agricultural machinery, and all the agricultural machinery is stored in that room, and there is a maintenance room in there to repair those agricultural machinery and equipment."
There's a smaller house behind the house, it's blocked, you can't see it now, it's the utility room, and some miscellaneous items will be put there. ”Yang Jing nodded with satisfaction.The main house in front of me looks a little old, but it is not decaying, at least from the outside, the house is still quite good.The whole house is white and looks very clean.The agricultural machinery warehouse next to it is red, and it is very conspicuous against the backdrop of a green farmland.Roy Jones took out a bunch of keys from his pocket and took the lead in walking forward, while Michael Jones followed Yang Jing to the door with Yang Jing's trolley suitcase.Opening the door with the key, Roy Jones smiled and said, "Welcome to Bob's farm."
Mr.
Yang, for the next period of time, you will be the owner of this farm. ”Michael Jones put the trolley case aside and said with a smile: "Yesterday we received a call from Bob and knew that you were going to come and stay for a while, so my brother and I bought some food and vegetables in Great Falls this morning, flour and rice are in the storage room over there, vegetables and meat are in the refrigerator, I hope you can use it." ”Yang Jing smiled and said, "Roy, Michael, thank you very much, you are so thoughtful.I thought, if you're not busy in the evening, I'd like to invite you both to have dinner with me, I think you'll love the Chinese food."