Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

After Lin Xia and Cliff had completely learned how to pick grapes properly, the three of them began to pick grapes separately. Because the grapes picked this time were only half of the orchard's usual amount, and two additional people were added to the labor force, the grape picking was finished at 3 noon, and Mana prepared lunch to entertain everyone.

While eating, Dick and Mana kept inviting the two to eat. Since they didn't have to work in the afternoon anyway, Dick even took out the wine sold in the store to treat them.

Lin Xia was not polite either. Seeing that Cliff was a little embarrassed, she helped to comfort him.

When the meal was almost over, Lin Xia finally spoke to the Dicks and their spouses, "The grapes you just planted taste really good. I particularly like grapes of this sweetness. Could you sell me some fresh grapes?"

Dick smiled but didn't say anything. Lin Xia also knew that Dick was in charge of production while Mana was in charge of sales. As expected, Mana immediately replied, "That's no problem, and you don't have to buy any. I'll send some home for you to eat. We don't have much else at home, but we have a lot of grapes!"

Lin Xia waved her hand and refused: "Manna, I'm not being polite to you. If it's just one or two skewers, I would just take it directly, but I want to buy more to eat slowly, and occasionally use it to make juice or desserts, so the money must be paid, otherwise I will be embarrassed to take it!"

Seeing Lin Xia's determination, Mana had no choice but to agree. In the end, she sold 100 bunches of grapes to Lin Xia at the price of 100G per bunch. At the same time, she also gave Lin Xia and Cliff each a red envelope for their work and two bottles of wine.

Dick: "I put my part-time salary in there. It really helped me a lot today."

Mana: "You've worked hard today. You must be thirsty. Here's the wine in our store. Take it back and drink it!"

The two of them also thanked him sincerely. Dick said to Lin Xia with great interest: "Just look forward to what the grapes harvested today will become."

Lin Xia covered her mouth and smiled: "It will definitely be very good. I look forward to your wine tasting event!"

Dick patted his chest and said that there would definitely be work, and then he said to Cliff, "By the way, Cliff, if it's convenient, would you like to come and work in the orchard in the future? As you can see, my orchard is not small. Although the harvest is over, I am planning to update the grape varieties, process grapes, and take care of fruit trees. There will be work almost all year round..."

Cliff had been able to speak very little during the day, but after hearing what Dick said, his face flushed with excitement: "...Really? Are you willing to hire someone like me?"

Mana said with a smile: "My husband and I have had a good talk. Our daughter has left the town, and it is not easy for us to take care of this place alone."

Dick: "Cliff, don't underestimate yourself. You work very hard and are very capable!"

Mana: "Yes! So, if you are willing, Cliff, you are welcome to come!"

Cliff said excitedly, "I do! Really, thank you very much, I will work harder." Then he turned to Lin Xia and said, "And Lin Xia, it's all thanks to you that you asked me to work in the orchard. Thank you!"

Lin Xia quickly said it was nothing!

After returning home, Lin Xia opened the red envelope and found that the salary for this part-time job was 5000G, which was quite generous! She put the grapes and the free wine into the refrigerator, and went into the bathroom to take a shower. She was busy all morning and sweated a lot!

After washing and resting for a while, I took Ah Huang to the square again and asked Ban to buy a dog leash!

When they arrived at the square, there were not many people in Ban's pet store. As far as Lin Xia knew, besides Lin Xia, there seemed to be only two other families in the entire Mineral Town who kept pets. One was the Muchi family at the cattle and sheep ranch, which had a dog, and the other was the hotel, which had a cat.

Walking into the pet store, Ban greeted Lin Xia warmly: "Welcome, feel free to look for anything you need!"

The store was the same as the last time I saw it, except that the pet types had changed. Last time it was summer and penguins were on display, but now it was autumn and the pets had changed to dogs. There were three breeds of dogs in total, namely the Mineral Town Hound, which was the kind that Lin Xia and Muchi kept at home, and was priced at 3G; the Black Shiba Inu - priced at 1G; and the Papillon - priced at 2G.

The next thing is all kinds of pet supplies and pet snacks. As for pet snacks, Lin Xia usually gets them from Huo An. The prices are the same on both sides anyway. She can buy more from Huo An and even ask for some gifts shamelessly. There is no way she can get anything from Ban as there is no room for negotiation. I guess they don’t have a close relationship!

Pet supplies include various pet living items, dog houses of various shapes, feeders, toys, grooming tools, etc. Lin Xia is not interested in the other things, but she can buy an indoor doghouse. Ah Huang's doghouse is next to the ranch gate, outdoors.

Although as a local dog, guarding the house is its daily job, but sometimes when the weather is bad, Lin Xia will still put Ah Huang indoors. Besides, winter is coming soon, and it will be much warmer to sleep indoors.

Lin Xia chose a comfortable and elegant black doghouse, and asked the waiter about a dog leash.

"What kind of dog leash do you want? I have three kinds here. One is a regular one, which has no other special uses except for leashing dogs. One has soothing and teaching functions, and the last one adds remote search and dog-catching functions to the second one. Which one do you want?"

Lin Xia: ... There are so many different ways to hold a dog leash?

"Can you give me a detailed introduction to these types? I want to see the real thing too."

"Of course." Ban took out a rope with a loop from a box and handed it to Lin Xia. "This is just a dog leash, tied around the dog's neck. You just lead it and control its movements."

After Lin Xia took it and looked at it, she found that it was indeed an ordinary rope. One end was a collar with a ring that could be connected to a traction rope, and the other end was a small circle for easy holding.

Lin Xia returned it to Ban, and then listened to him introduce the second type: "The second type is the chest-back type. This bra is worn directly on the dog's chest, which is much more comfortable than the neck, and this place also has a certain protective effect. At the same time, if the dog is agitated, there is a control button on the handle. The button on the left can emit a band with a soothing function, which is transmitted to the receiving part of the bra to soothe the irritated dog and calm it down."

Lin Xia thought this was a good idea. Ban smiled and continued, "At the same time, if the dog is really disobedient and soothing it doesn't work, pressing the button on the right will produce a paralyzing effect, which will make the dog fall into a coma within 3 seconds, preventing it from hurting people or getting out of control."

Lin Xia was excited after hearing this. Although she didn't think her dog Huang would be disobedient, what if? So this dog leash was still very good. However, she now wanted to know what better functions the third and better dog leash had.

"The third type has the functions of the second type and is more powerful. It also has a remote search and dog-catching function. That is, when the owner lets the dog move freely without a leash, if the dog is out of the owner's sight and cannot be found for a while, just start the remote search function and the specific location of the dog will be displayed on the handle, with a range of about 10 kilometers.

Another new feature is that you can start the dog harness function without manually harnessing the dog. There is an infrared signal on the back of the dog, which can actively identify the signal from the handle and complete the docking and traction. There are two types of traction ropes, one is a tangible rope and the other is an invisible laser rope. "

That’s amazing! Lin Xia immediately gave up the second type of rope and grabbed the third type, admiring it and asking the price.

"The first ordinary type costs 1000G, the second type costs 1G, and the third type costs 2G."

Lin Xia: It’s more expensive than the dog itself! Isn’t it said that American animated films don’t make money, and sometimes even lose money, but the real money-makers are the peripheral products, such as various figurines and theme park exhibitions.

Although it was expensive, Lin Xia really needed it, so he bought it together with the indoor dog kennel he had chosen earlier. The dog kennel was not expensive, only 650G.