The Rise of the Ranch King

Chapter 24 24.Charlie Geraci

Three days later Charlie Geraci arrived for the appointment on time.

At ten o'clock in the morning, an Audi SUV parked in front of the wooden villa. It was obvious that his financial situation was good.

This made Lin Feng feel that it was difficult to keep him. Lakeside Ranch had just started and the salary it could offer was very limited.

As expected, Charlie is a bald middle-aged man, but he doesn't seem to find it embarrassing.

Wearing a sweater, black jeans, and glasses like a college professor.

"Hello, Mr. Geraci."

Lin Feng went up to say hello.

Charlie responded with a smile and complimented his ranch.

In short, the original ecological work has been done well. To put it bluntly, the pasture is now poor and has nothing.

"I didn't expect you to be so young. My nephew is as old as you. Now he is a homeless man, and you already own hundreds of acres of land. As the saying goes, heroes come from youth." Charlie complimented.

"Claudia told me that you are one of the best cowboys in Riverdale. My ranch has just started operating. I hope you can give me some advice."

After exchanging pleasantries, we got down to business.

It was difficult to buy tea with domestic taste in Hehe Town, and the wooden villas did not have equipment such as coffee machines. Lin Feng had an average taste for coffee, so he made do with a bag of instant black tea.

While making tea, Charlie enthusiastically offered to help move the bucket next to the wooden table. Lin Feng declined politely, and then ran to the kitchen and brought out another bucket of water.

"What's the difference between these two buckets of water?" Charlie asked in surprise.

It was his little selfishness that stopped Lin Feng from questioning him.

The bucket next to the table is small world's well water. I usually drink it by myself, but when entertaining guests, I naturally use ordinary drinking water.

Lin Feng found an excuse to excuse himself, and immediately changed the subject and asked what his first impression of the ranch was.

"Treasure Ranch. I like the tranquility here. It's a quiet place away from the busyness. It's perfect for thinking about life."

Lin Feng had dealt with all kinds of customers in China before, including many foreigners, so it was not difficult to get along with people like Charlie.

"Do you like basketball?"

Charlie asked, pointing to a poster on the living room wall.

Lin Feng answered in the affirmative. He bought it while shopping in town. The character in the poster is Yao Ming.

At that time, I thought it was very strange to meet Chinese people in the northwest of the United States, even if it was just a poster.

Charlie said that he also likes basketball. "I participated in the basketball team for four years in college, but I didn't play on the court very much. I mostly stood on the sidelines waving towels to my teammates."

Lin Feng was very interested in this topic. No one had told him before that he was a member of the basketball team in college, but he had forgotten about it.

"Maybe we can form a ranch basketball team and make it to the NBA."

Charlie laughed, "You are very humorous, which is a good idea. Do you know Mike Dunleavy?"

Lin Feng felt that the name was familiar, and suddenly remembered something.

"You mean the assistant general manager of the Golden State Warriors?"

On this day in 2021, former Warriors player Mike Dunleavy is now a member of the team’s front office. Charlie nodded repeatedly, "Yes, that's him. Dunleavy was the star player of our team during college, along with Jay Williams and Carlos Boozer. They were selected to the ACC All-NBA Team at the time and also won When it came to the NCAA championship that year.”

Lin Feng became interested and asked him if he had ever played in a game.

Charlie touched his forehead, "I played three minutes in the final against the University of Arizona and made a three-pointer. That was the pinnacle of my basketball career."

Sometimes life is so dramatic. Charlie's college teammate was former NBA player Dunleavy, who entered the NBA in the same year as Yao Ming.

The two have a lot in common in basketball. When he was studying abroad, Lin Feng also signed up for the basketball team but was not selected. Instead, he became famous in table tennis.

But that's all in the past, and everything has to start again after you leave school. No one cares who your college teammates were or how good your skills were.

After chatting for a while, Lin Feng drove Charlie around the ranch in his newly purchased pickup truck.

The newly planted alfalfa seedlings have taken root. I believe they will grow quickly after being irrigated with the well water from Small World. I will ask Cassidy to send the cattle and sheep over in a few days, and buy some dry pasture from their family in case of emergencies. needs.

"The lakeside pasture is like a small ecological circle. There are fish in the lake, game in the woods, and grass and cattle and sheep grazing on the grass. If you build a mill or something, you can be completely self-sufficient, and you can even build an empire."

Charlie is very interested in Tranquility Lake, saying that he grew up by the lake as a child and was a good swimmer.

After walking around the pasture, I went to look at the land on the other side of Jingjing Lake. It was not part of the pasture, but you could drive cattle and sheep there to graze. This was all in compliance with the law.

This is also Lin Feng's first time here. It is much more desolate than the pasture. You can even see lizards lying on the rocks basking in the sun.

Back at the wooden villa, it’s time to talk about some realistic topics while looking forward to the perfect future.

First of all, there is accommodation. There is a worker's house in the lakeside pasture. It has been unoccupied for a long time and is now a warehouse. It is still possible to tidy up.

Regarding wages, Cowboys are paid on a weekly basis.

Cowboys in Riverdale Town earn an average of about 1000 U.S. dollars a week, and upwards of 4000 U.S. dollars a month. Including regular bonuses, that works out to to U.S. dollars a year, and food and accommodation are included.

This salary is considered high in all of Montana, with weekly wages in some places being as low as $400.

Who knows that labor in such a remote place is so expensive? Perhaps it is because of the remoteness and the hostility of River Valley Town to outsiders that the wages are high, otherwise the population would have been wiped out long ago.

For a cowboy as good as Charlie, the pay could only be higher.

However, as far as Lin Feng knew, the price of beef and mutton produced in the Pastoral Area of ​​River Valley Town was unique in the entire state of Montana. Because of the unique natural conditions, the quality of the cattle and sheep bred was very popular.

In addition, thanks to the Otto family, they have a certain say in the agricultural field of Montana, which indirectly promotes the profits of the herdsmen in River Valley Town.

Finally Charlie had to leave and continue on to the next ranch.

"How do you feel? Stay here Charlie. Not only are you a cowboy, you will be my ranch consultant. I can give you high authority to use your talents, not just as simple as grazing."

The way Lin Feng draws big cakes for people looks very much like his previous boss, and he feels like a young man who slayed a dragon and turned into an evil dragon.

Charlie nodded, "Lin, I will consider it. I have a great time here. Thank you for your hospitality."

Even if he neither denies nor affirms it, people in the city will never reveal their trump cards easily.

Charlie looked at his watch, the time was up, and waved goodbye.

Watching his Audi SUV drive away, Lin Feng felt a sense of loss as he lost a powerful helper. His attempt to retain him should have been stronger.

Anyway, what should be done has been done.

(End of this chapter)