wild star

Chapter 220 Eye-opening
I felt the coolness of the spring water for a while, and it was refreshing from the pores.

Standing up from the spring water, I took a few sips of water from the smaller spring beside me, it was refreshing and sweet.

He couldn't help but said to the water friend: "I must introduce these little friends to you! This is the Coahuila box turtle. Friends who play reptiles like to call it the box turtle box turtle, which actually means the same thing. The box turtle has gone through a long process. Evolution over time, from the water to the shore. But only the Coahuila box turtle is special, they still spend most of their time in the water, eating small fish, snails and aquatic plants."

As he said that, he couldn't help but put his finger into the water to tease it, and the little box turtle flipped in the water cooperatively. Those who didn't know it thought it was a trained pet.

Zhao Yanling pointed to the cichlids and said: "This kind of cichlid is unique. It is different from the Sanhu cichlid. They grow small and sharp teeth on their throat muscles, probably to deal with the hard sandstone and water snails in the desert spring water. The other kind Snails are like puffer fish, but snails are like puffer fish. Although we have been together for a short time, it is clear that I have established a deep friendship with them.”

"excellent!"

"After being told by Mr. Pei that he lacked enough knowledge, Lao Zhao worked hard to make up for it."

"What the hell is friendship with them?"

At this moment.

"Sorry..."

Hearing this voice, Zhao Yanling was stunned, and Shuiyou was stunned.

How can there be a sound of a horse?

He parted the lush grass, and a small group of tall wild horses appeared in front of him.

"The leader of the wild horse?" Zhao Yanling vaguely recognized the leader of the wild horse who had dealt with him before from the shiny black fur, and also adopted him as a mischievous man with a broken hind leg because of being involved in the hurricane.

The leader of the Mustang also recognized him, standing still and looking at each other.

This small group of them migrated from north to south on the North American prairie, and ran to the south for thousands of miles in winter.

"Long time no see, can you let me ride this time?" Zhao Yanling put on a smiling face and began to make friends.

The leader of the wild horse snorted, not knowing what to express.

The water friend teased him about meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign land.

Zhao Yanling slowly approached, and a group of maroon mares with white shoulder straps appeared in the harem of the leader of the wild horse. The mares backed away anxiously, but the leader of the wild horse did not move.

Carefully resting his hand on the horse's face, but guarding against its possible sneak attack at any time.Being kicked by a horse is not a joke. Those with weak bones can have their breastbone kicked down by the horse.For the beast, only touching the face is acceptable, because it can be seen at any time whether it is in danger.Because wild beasts hunt, they will never attack from the face.

The leader of the wild horse shook his head in dissatisfaction, Zhao Yanling smiled, it seems that this guy still misses his friendship for taking in his son.

Zhao Yanling reached out and nodded the horse's head, but the leader of the wild horse did not move.The holy spring has a great effect on lower creatures, and has a slight effect on higher spiritual animals.However, no matter how light the wild horse leader was, he could feel the vitality passed on, which was considered to have accepted Zhao Yanling's kindness.

Zhao Yanling clicked several times, and discussed again: "Satisfy my wish of galloping in the grassland and desert, for the sake of saving your son, carry brother once?"

He took an inch and moved his hands from the horse's face to the horse's neck. Seeing that the leader of the wild horse did not respond, he boldly touched the horse's back, supported it with both hands and turned over.

Seeing this guy kicking his nose to the face, the leader of the wild horse was about to throw him away.Zhao Yanling bent down and put her fingers on top of its head. The wild horse leader was on the ground in a daze for a while, but he didn't resist.

It has hooves, and it leaps forward.With a smooth back and muscle tremors, Zhao Yanling slid to one side unsteadily.He can't ride a horse at all, and he doesn't have a saddle, how can he bear it?

Putting his hands on the back of the horse, he rolled over and got off the horse. The leader of the wild horse stopped and turned his head, and raised his lips and let out a cry.Damn it, Zhao Yanling is too familiar with this expression, it's exactly the same as his father when he is mischievous and mocking people.

Zhao Yanling approached again, but every time he touched the horse's back, the leader of the wild horse would circle around in place to prevent him from succeeding.

"Cool... This is the first time I've seen wild horses tamed like this!"

"Amazing BlueWings Zhao!"

The stupid name of BlueWings Zhao actually spread.Why didn't anyone call the GF Zhao who was so hanging before?

Domestic horses are rare, but there are quite a few people who know equestrian skills in America, which is sparsely populated.Zhao Yanling's direct communication with the wild horse is an anomaly, and no old cowboy can do it.

Seeing the leader of the wild horse going around in circles with him, Zhao Yanling turned his attention to the wild horse with the white shoulder straps.

Maybe it was the cooperation of the winning horse that made the mare relax her vigilance, Zhao Yanling gave it some sweetness first.The mare was much more talkative than the leader of the wild horse. After Zhao Yanling got on it, she was more honest and started to walk slowly.

It was the first real horse riding, Zhao Yanling was very excited, and gradually mastered the rhythm, her thighs firmly fixed her upper body, her shoulders leaned forward slightly to keep in line with the mare's movement rhythm, and she walked freely in the oasis.

……

While Zhao Yanling was riding a horse, Saline Lake welcomed a new guest.They used various instruments to test around the fallen weapons, and they also used salinity meters to measure the lake water.

These people salvaged the closed box from a place not deep by the lake, but they didn't dare to open it, but solemnly put it in the box and took it away.

When this group of people left, the second group arrived...

……

Zhao Yanling wanted to ride away on horseback, but the leader of the wild horse was unwilling to leave the oasis.They spend the winter here, return to the land in the spring and then return to the northern Rocky Mountains.

Even so, Zhao Yanling didn't force it, it was really not easy to find such a good shelter in the desert, and it was precisely because of this that he was able to meet wild horses.

Under the scorching sun, he thought to himself that if he was naughty, he would not know how to grow up until the year of the monkey.

At this time the phone rang, and Neil told him that Mike Taylor suddenly withdrew the lawsuit, probably because he heard something and was frightened.A person who dared to challenge Mexican drug dealers, would he dare to provoke him?

Zhao Yanling set up the awning with one hand, and held the phone in the other hand, grinning: "Does that mean I can leave the country now?"

After this trip to the North American desert, he will be black again three times, from a wheat-colored handsome man to a black uncle!
Neil apologized: "Because of the series of things that happened afterwards, you are not allowed to leave the country for the time being. Not only did you find out about the oil smuggling, but the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration also asked you to investigate. They were entrusted by the Mexican police and needed to ask you. talk."

Zhao Yanling rolled her eyes: "Then you go and ask, can I go to Mexico? I am the victim, why restrict my freedom?"

Under normal circumstances, it is enough to go to Mexico with a green card and get an entry stamp.

"Okay, I'll help you with this matter." Neil vowed, he needs some achievements to show his sense of existence: "But I don't recommend you to go to Mexico, in the United States, those drug dealers dare to act recklessly, if You went to Mexico, in case something goes wrong?"

"There's no reason to be a thief but not to guard against a thief. Let's play it by ear. If you dare to estimate who will die, it's not certain."

After walking for half an hour, Neil replied to a text message saying that he could enter Mexico.Zhao Yanling told Neil that if the police want to investigate and understand the situation, they should go to the desert to find him, anyway, they can't go back now.

"Hey, Outlander, are you lost?"

Suddenly someone was talking behind, Zhao Yanling was startled, put away the phone and looked back.

A brown-red Indian with numerous horizontal stripes engraved on his face asked him in a cowboy hat.

The Indian held a wine bottle in his hand, which was filled with dense cochineal insects.A large bouquet of agave is tied on the back.

Zhao Yanling smiled and said to him friendly: "I'm not lost, I'm hiking. My friend, where are you going?"

The Indian raised the bottle in his hand: "I will catch cochineal insects and extract pigments to make masks for the Exorcism Festival. I will also harvest agave and go back to brew free and easy."

Free and easy is a famous agave nectar, which must be brewed with agave crops in the highland desert area that have reached 15 years.Then it has been triple distilled to achieve the ultimate purity, aged in white oak barrels for at least two years, and finally obtained a rich bouquet and a beautiful and smooth unique flavor.Luscious and pure, rich in taste, high in price.

Zhao Yanling's eyes lit up: "Do you have stock? Can I buy a barrel?"

The Indian smiled: "Of course, follow me to the winery!"

Zhao Yanling approached, saw the pendant hanging on the neck of the Indian, and suddenly froze: "Is the necklace you are wearing a gift from someone else?"

He stretched out his hand to show the other party, and in his hand was the exact same thing, which was the sun coin stolen from the sun tomb!

"It was a gift from a friend." The Indian was also surprised. "I've never seen this material, where did you get yours?"

There is no coincidence without a book, and no wonder is hard to be known in the world. Zhao Yanling knew in his heart that this friend of the Indians was very likely to come out of the tomb of the sun.

"Most of the people who own this kind of thing are my friends, can you tell me his name?"

"We all call him Caesar!" the Indian made no secret. "He was working at the livestock crematorium and that's where we met."

Caesar, Zhao Yanling's number one servant in the Tomb of the Sun.I didn't expect to have such a miserable life, and I have to work in a crematorium?

Some cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, and geese that died of illness cannot be sold, and they are not allowed to bury polluted land on the spot. Caesar is responsible for cremating these livestock.

Zhao Yanling didn't expect such a job: "Is he not there now?"

The Indian shook his head: "He left suddenly and is now in Mexico, but I have his phone number."

Zhao Yanling asked Zhao Yanling to hold the bottle, and he took out an old-fashioned straight cell phone from his pocket, the one with a black and white screen, dialed a number, and handed the phone to Zhao Yanling.

"Pablo, my friend, why did you think of calling me today?" Caesar's voice came from the phone, slightly distorted.

"I'm Zhao Yanling!"

Caesar said in surprise, "Boss? Where are you? I'm about to find you!"

The two have not been in touch since they left Antarctica.Zhao Yanling was so busy spinning like a spinning top that Caesar probably didn't have the nerve to take the initiative to contact him because of his poor life.

"I'm in the North American desert." Zhao Yanling said. "Where are you now? You boy, if you are not happy, please contact me. No matter how poor you are, you can open your mouth."

Unexpectedly downcast, Caesar said in high spirits: "That's all in the past tense. I'm in Sonora, Mexico, and I'm also in the desert. Boss, I have a gift for you!"

Caesar asked Zhao Yanling to wait for him at the Indian Pablo's house without saying anything.

……

Pablo's family specializes in wine making, and every winter they go to the plateau desert area to pick agave.It is said to be a crop, but it is actually wild.Because the plateau desert area is not suitable for large-scale planting, the only tequila has to be distributed by several wineries, and the Pablo family can only go to more dangerous areas to pick up some leftovers.

The winery is open, with a large number of white oak barrels piled up in the warehouse, and several three-meter-high fermentation containers are crowded in the small room, which has a strong wine smell.

Agave bulbs like big pineapples are full of valleys and pits, and the colorful workshops are full of freshness under the sun.Next to the workshop, there are wooden chairs and a car in the shape of a wine barrel, and the atmosphere of exotic culture blows your face, which is an eye-opener for water friends.

"The world is so big, I also want to take a walk, but my pocket is cleaner than my face."

"Old Zhao has a bad face. He can be a guest of honor wherever he goes. I can't envy him."

Pablo and Caesar were friends, so he treated Zhao Yanling very friendly.

He pointed to the agave bulbs: "These are ordinary agaves, and the taste of the brewed wine is slightly inferior to that of Mexican Tequila. However, the agaves I cut back from the plateau halfway up the mountain , but it is top-notch, even the tequila produced in Tequila is far inferior."

Zhao Yanling said in her heart that you were too honest, and directly admitted that she was not as good as others.

Then Pablo explained the tequila brewing process to him through those materials and equipment: Usually after the agave grows for seven or eight years, the leaves of the agave plant are removed with an ancient and sharp utility knife, and the agave The orchid bulbs are cut and sent to the winery.After three days of roasting, the juice and fiber are separated by rolling, and the fiber is sent to fermentation. The fermented wine is aged in oak barrels.The aging time is different, the color and taste are also very different, the white wine is not aged, and the golden yellow wine is stored for at least 2-4 years.The taste of old wine is a must, especially the top tequila.

"Increased knowledge!"

"I feel that the experience bar has increased a lot."

The pomace after juicing is also useful. Several Indian women weave handicrafts with pomace on the wooden table, sticking hand-painted.Paintings made entirely of pomace materials are displayed on wooden supports, including Indian eagles, alpine vultures, and wild horses.

Zhao Yanling pointed to a fruit residue painting and asked, "Is the black horse on it a wild horse?"

He felt that the horse painted on it looked too much like Chief Mustang.

Pablo nodded: "Yes, that's the leader of the wild horse herd that comes to the oasis every winter."

Although the marc painting is not as vivid as canvas painting, it has a unique sense of agility.

Zhao Yanling was very interested: "How do these paintings sell?"

Friends are friends, but Pablo would not let Zhao Yanling eat a free lunch, and he didn't even mention a discount.

The paintings range from $20 to $180, depending on size and complexity.

Zhao Yanling immediately transferred the money, and it was all rounded up!

The water friends who knew the details cheered, Lao Zhao was going to hold a lottery!No wonder they have shallow eyelids, in fact, these handicrafts are so exquisite that people can't say no to them.However, Zhao Yanling's money was not wasted, and the gifts in the live broadcast room were returned several times...

Pablo grinned from ear to ear, and casually picked up a big customer who was generous with cash transfers in the desert. How can there be any reason for this?
"My friend, I must buy you several times!" Pablo invited.

"Respect is worse than obedience."

Pablo took him to the quaint wine tasting room. The wine racks behind the bar were full of beautiful things, including bottles of various shapes with trademarks and original oak barrels.

He first took out preserved lemons and crickets from behind the bar and put them in small plates.

"I, Cao, read that right, are there crickets on the plate?"

"233... Respect is worse than obedience? Lao Zhao is going to learn from Master Bei this time and become the man at the top of the food chain?"

He took a bottle of wine with a picture of the goddess Tequila on a blue background from the wine rack. Just as Pablo was about to pour it, Zhao Yanling stopped him: "Wait, there is something foreign in the bottle..."

He found a suspected worm-like object floating in the bottle, which looked disgusting.

Pablo laughed: "My friend, you don't understand this, right? Before bottling Tequila Goddess wine, one or two worms that grow in the agave bulb must be put in. If you don't believe me, take a look at these There are worms in every bottle!"

Zhao Yanling and Shuiyou were stunned, feeling that they knew nothing about wine!
Sure enough, there were bugs in several bottles of the same type of wine, at least one.

Pablo poured the wine, and the wine in the quilt was golden and golden, flowing out with a viscous feeling.

Before Zhao Yanling drank, Pablo asked him to stretch out his hand and poured some fine powder on the back of his hand.Zhao Yanling looked suspiciously at the powder, then at Wangcai, and licked it with his tongue to explain that the solemn look disappeared, and explained: "Everyone, please don't misunderstand, this is different from what you think, it's just sea salt."

Take a sip of sea salt first, take a pickled cricket to accompany the wine, and drink it all in one gulp, it is really beautiful!

"Come on, telephone poles, high-tension lines, east wind breaks, play a song for this little bitch, Old Zhao!"

"Day, the wine worm is hooked up, and I'm greedy for Skr!"

(End of this chapter)