Rebirth of Hong Kong 1981

   Chapter 678 One Hundred Thousand Acres of Ranch

   Along the way, we passed several small towns.

  Yes, that's right, a small town.

  Using the standards of Australia, they are indeed small towns. The population is as small as two or three hundred, and the population is more than one thousand, which is similar to the rural villages in China.

   As for the townships in China, if you put them here, it will be a second-tier city.

   Even small towns are unique to Darwin. It is almost impossible for other areas to have such dense towns.

   Speeding all the way, the speed of the vehicle is very fast.

   On a straight road, under normal circumstances, you can't see a passing car for a few hours.

   Therefore, there is naturally no speed limit here.

   As long as you are not afraid of the car floating, you can go as fast as you want. Here, there is no surveillance, no patrol police blocking the road.

   There will be no police uncles to check if you are drunk driving, speeding, and no fines.

   It was the first time to drive such a manly heavy off-road vehicle, Yang Chen had a feeling he couldn't tell.

   Domineering, straight forward, even if there is a wall in front of him, he dares to drive over and hit it.

   I never had this feeling in a sports car before.

   Of course, even if he did, he wouldn't dare to drive a sports car into a wall. It's not that he was reluctant to run a few sports cars, but he was afraid of losing his life.

   "Boss boss, drive slower."

   "What's the matter?" Yang Chen frowned, a little unhappy that Lan Meiren suddenly disturbed him.

  Beauty Lan didn't seem to notice that he was unhappy at all, she pointed to the front excitedly, and said, "Look over there, it's so tall."

   "Hey, what is that?" Yang Chen loosened the accelerator slightly, and through the car window, he also noticed a group of towering creatures not far ahead.

   "It looks like a giraffe" Lan Meiren held the camera and wanted to take a photo, her tone was a little excited, "Boss, slow down."

  Yang Chen slowed down slowly, and finally stopped.

   Looking at a group of tall giraffes not far away, Yang Chen couldn't help but be surprised: "It's been a long time since I saw such tall giraffes."

  In the animal kingdom, giraffes are the tallest mammals. They have long necks and raise their heads. They are generally four or five meters tall, but the giraffes in front of them are almost six meters tall.

  For the creature like giraffe, one or two can only be seen in zoos in China. The giraffe population in groups is almost never encountered.

  It is almost impossible for ordinary people to see wild giraffes, or even have a chance in a lifetime. Only in this land of Australia can you see this kind of giraffe population in groups.

   "Why did you stop?" The mayor of Darwin, who was leading the way, couldn't help but feel surprised when the convoy behind him stopped.

   "It won't be because the car broke down..."

  The mayor of Darwin muttered to himself as he opened the door to get out of the car. Under normal circumstances, a car like a heavy off-road vehicle would not be easily damaged.

   Due to the special environment of the Northern Territory, there are usually few cars passing by on the road, so everyone will carefully check the vehicle before going out.

   In a place like the Northern Territory where there is no front or back to the village, if the car breaks down on the way, it will really kill people. This is definitely not a joke.

   These days, smartphones are not yet popular, and most people don’t put phones in their cars.

   If something goes wrong with the car, it will really make you head.

  On the plains, a large group of giraffes, hundreds of large and small, raised their heads very gracefully, stuck out their long tongues, and ate the tender leaves on the trees.

   There are not many woods in this area. A group of giraffes eat around only a few dozen unknown trees that are not tall and strong.

  The blue beauty ran out of the car excitedly, took the camera in her hand, and kept taking pictures.

   Giraffes can’t be seen in that small place in Xiangjiang. Everyone’s understanding of them only stays in books. Now that a group of live giraffes appear in front of them, how can Lan Meiren not be delighted.

  The herd of deer is not far from the highway, only 100 meters away, a rare opportunity, not only Lan Meiren is happy, Yang Chen is also very interested.

After Lan Meiren took a few photos, she kept approaching the giraffe herd. Seeing this, Yang Chen quickly grabbed her by the hand, "Don't go over, just take pictures here, those are wild giraffes, don't go over and provoke them. "

  If there were only one or two giraffes, he wouldn't be afraid to **** off each other. There are dozens of bodyguards here, and everyone has a gun, and they can swipe at random, and even tall giraffes can handle it.

   But there are hundreds of giraffes in front of them. If they suddenly go crazy, it will definitely be enough for them to drink a pot.

   Hearing Yang Chen's reminder, Lan Meiren was not approaching, and continued to shoot with the camera.

   After taking a few pictures, it was still unsatisfactory. He turned his head and looked at Boss Yang expectantly, "Boss, can you take two group photos for me?"

   "Give me the camera!"

   Seeing her like this, Yang Chen couldn't refuse, he rolled his eyes and reached out and brought the camera over.

"thank you boss"

   Lan Meiren happily drew scissor hands, with a bright smile on her face, so Yang Chen couldn't help but take a few more photos.

   After taking the photo with the giraffe, Lan Meiren trotted to Yang Chen's side and asked, "Boss, do you want me to take some pictures for you too?"

   "No need." Yang Chen shook his head, before Lan Meiren showed a disappointed expression, Yang Chen turned his hand and handed the camera to Tie Tou, who was beside him, and said, "Tie Tou, come and help us take some pictures."

   Just when Yang Chen and Lan Meiren finished taking a group photo and were about to get in the car and leave, a giraffe suddenly left the group and walked towards Yang Chen and his group.

   "It's coming." Seeing the giraffe walking towards this side, Lan Meiren quickly grabbed Yang Chen's sleeve and stopped.

   Lan Meiren was not frightened, but Junzi and other bodyguards loaded Rob directly, aiming the black muzzle at the giraffe walking by.

"Do not move"

   At this moment, the mayor of Darwin trotted over.

   "Go and get a bottle of water," the mayor of Darwin said to his secretary while stopping the movements of Junzi and others.

   Seeing everyone's puzzled faces, the mayor of Darwin explained: "It should be thirsty. If it wants to attack, it will run right over."

   "Are you thirsty??" Junzi and the others were stunned and couldn't figure out what the giraffe was doing when he was thirsty.

   seemed to sense the danger, and the giraffe suddenly stopped halfway.

The mayor of Darwin pointed to the hesitant giraffe in the distance, and said, "Don't look at how tall this guy is, but his running speed is not slow at all. Giraffes have very long legs, so they are very good at running. Their running speed per hour, It can reach 50 kilometers, and even wild horses that are good at running can't catch up with them."

   "Really?" Lan Meiren couldn't help but wonder, "Can't even the horses catch up with them?"

   You must know that the Hong Kong Jockey Club is almost a national entertainment that everyone can participate in. She has seen how fast a horse can run.

   She really couldn't figure out how fast a giraffe could run so fast.

   Don't you accidentally flash your neck or twist your legs?

  When the soldier and the others put down their guns, the giraffe walked over slowly.

Yang Chen is not very familiar with giraffes, but seeing the mayor of Darwin twisting a bottle of mineral water into the giraffe's mouth, watching the giraffe drink with its nearly two-meter-long neck, made him involuntarily think of the one in the zoo. Small animals.

  Under normal circumstances, wild animals are mostly vigilant to humans and have a certain aggressiveness. They seldom take the initiative to approach humans, and they are not allowed to approach humans.

   Now this wild giraffe will ask someone for water, a real version of man and nature? The old man and the beast?

  The mayor of Darwin saw Blue Beauty's curious look, and explained with a smile: "It should have been rescued."

  ‘Have you been rescued? ' The blue beauty blinked and looked in the direction of Mayor Darwin's finger.

  The body of the giraffe has a layer of short light brown hair, and the whole body is covered with black-brown mottled nets of different shapes and sizes, as if wearing a "camouflage uniform".

   Under normal circumstances, as long as they stand still, the markings on their bodies are natural camouflages, which protect them and are not easy to be discovered by the enemy.

   It's just the giraffe in front of him. There is an obvious scar on its thick thigh. The scar covers a large piece of the giraffe's markings, which is very conspicuous.

The mayor of Darwin took back the empty water bottle that the giraffe had drank, turned his head and saw Lan Meiren, whose eyes kept shining, wanted to approach but dared not approach, smiled and said, "Miss Lan, would you like to take a few close-up photos with the giraffe? "

  The blue beauty blinked: "Is it really possible?"

  The mayor of Darwin touched the giraffe's head and said, "Give it a bottle of water, it will let you touch it, remember, don't touch the horns on its head."

   A pair of short horns grow on the top of the giraffe's head. The horns are covered with a layer of skin. Giraffe horns are equivalent to weapons and are natural equipment for defense and attack.

When they are in danger, the pair of horns on their heads is a weapon of attack. Most people cannot touch them casually, otherwise they will be regarded as provocations and will attack those who touch their horns. This is out of the living environment. self-preparation as needed.

  Especially male giraffes are more "aggressive, and they all rely on a pair of horns for offense and defense.

  However, when giraffes fight, it usually takes a long time. The two horns push each other against each other, just like Tai Chi, which makes people look like they are not fighting, but playing.

   Over time, the horns of the giraffe giraffe are gradually degrading, so the giraffe is not much aggressive except for being taller.

   Although giraffes are not aggressive, it is difficult for ordinary animals to cause damage to them. With the speed of giraffes, as long as they want to escape, few animals can chase them.

   The giraffe's tongue is very long, more than 20 centimeters in length, which is a powerful aid for their feeding. When the blue beauty handed the opened mineral water bottle to the giraffe's mouth, the giraffe rolled its tongue and bit the mineral water bottle in its mouth.

   Gurgling, drank the bottle of water in one breath.

  Real bottle blowing, without panting.

  After drinking the water, the giraffe did not leave, and let the blue beauty carefully touch its head.

  Click

  Yang Chen took the camera and quickly helped Lan Meiren take a photo with the giraffe. After taking the close-up photo with the giraffe, Yang Chen and his party drove away contentedly.

  The manor of the Mayor of Darwin is located in a valley a hundred miles away from Darwin. A river flows through the valley. It is a natural grassland pasture with an area of ​​more than 100,000 acres.

  In the Northern Territory, such a large ranch is one of the best.

  Because the valley is surrounded on all sides, there is no large carnivore harassment, and there is no risk of loss of cattle and sheep in the valley.

   Therefore, the pastures are basically stocked in the open air around the clock, and no one is required to manage them. Every year, only the harvest season is busy, and the rest of the time is very free.

   There are not many people in the entire ranch, only the Mayor of Darwin and his family and a dozen aboriginal workers.

  Australia's grazing method is basically open-air grazing, which is completely different from domestic pigs, cattle, and sheep to be fed with feed. This is why Australian beef and milk powder in later generations are particularly popular.

   However, Yang Chen felt that using such a large area of ​​land for grazing was not cost-effective. If it could be used to grow food, it would be much more cost-effective than simple grazing.

   Especially here is so close to Darwin City, with this land in hand, if you just grow food, Darwin's population exceeds one million people, and it can fully support,

   It's just such a good place, Yang Chen was afraid that the mayor of Darwin would not sell it, so he didn't have the nerve to take the initiative to mention it.

   "This is my wife, Eith Elus."

   "This is my eldest son, Hans"

   "Second Son Lucy"

   "My Little Daughter Lina"

  Mayor Darwin has two sons and two daughters in total, a family of six, except for the eldest daughter who was unable to come back, the others heard that Yang Chen would be visiting the house today, so they all waited at home early.

After    introduced each other, Mayor Darwin asked, "Mr. Yang Chen, are you tired? Do you need a break?"

  Yang Chen shook his head suspiciously. It took less than two hours to come all the way here. He was excited to drive a heavy off-road vehicle, and he hadn't recovered after getting out of the car. Where would he feel tired.

  Mayor Darwin listened, patted Yang Chen on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "If that's the case, then let's change clothes, and I'll fly you around the valley in a while."

   As soon as he heard that he was flying around the valley, Yang Chen didn't hesitate at all, and followed Mayor Darwin into the house to change his clothes.

   After a while, Yang Chen came out wearing Hans's usual hunting clothes.

   And the blue beauty also changed her clothes and stood with Lina, the daughter of the mayor of Darwin, with a light shotgun in their hands.

  Yang Chen and the mayor of Darwin flew in the sky, while Hans and the others drove a light convertible off-road vehicle to catch up on the grass garden, and the speed was very fast.

   Looking from top to bottom, Yang Chen really felt the vastness of this valley, such a place, replaced by the ancient inland, an absolute geomantic treasure.

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   (end of this chapter)