Montana is located in the northwest of the United States, with an area of 380,000 square kilometers. It ranks fourth among all states in the United States, after Alaska, Texas and California.
However, Montana has a population of just over one million, ranking seventh from the bottom among all states in the United States, so this state can be described as sparsely populated.
Agriculture and animal husbandry in Montana plays an important role in the United States. It is the breadbasket of the United States, and the income from agriculture and animal husbandry accounts for 70% of the state's income. Therefore, in this state, the most common thing is the vast farms and ranches.
Great Falls, where Yang Jing was going, was located in the north-central part of Montana, only 110 kilometers northeast of Helena, the capital of Montana. The city got its name because of the great waterfall on the Missouri River, and was the agricultural, livestock, mining, and financial center of northern Montana.
Around Great Falls, there is almost no scenery except neat farms and vast pastures. After hundreds of years of development, it has become a famous farming and animal husbandry town in the United States and even in North America.
After Yang Jing's American Airlines flight landed safely at Great Falls International Airport west of Great Falls, Yang Jing walked out of the gate alone pulling a suitcase, and then saw two cowboys standing outside the gate holding a sign that read "Albert Young".
There were not many tourists coming to Grand Rapids from San Francisco. Yang Jing, a Chinese man with yellow skin and black hair, was among them and was immediately noticed by the two cowboys. One of them excitedly raised a sign, and the other waved at Yang Jing.
Yang Jing greeted them with a smile, and when he got closer, he found that the two cowboys looked extremely similar, and they must be twin brothers.
"Hey, hello, I'm Albert Yang. Is it Mr. Zhao from San Francisco who asked you to pick me up?"
The cowboy who was holding the sign put it down, happily stretched out his hand and shook hands with Yang Jing, and introduced himself: "Hello, Mr. Yang, I'm Roy Jones, and this is Michael Jones. We are brothers, I'm the older brother, and he's the younger brother. It was Bob from San Francisco who called us to come and pick us up at the airport." Bob is Zhao Meng's English name.
"Thank you for your hard work." Yang Jing said politely. It can be seen that the two twin brothers have very cheerful personalities.
Michael Jones, the younger brother, said, "Mr. Yang, let's go. The car is parked outside. It looks like it's going to snow. We'd better go back quickly, otherwise it will snow and the road will be difficult to travel on."
Brother Roy Jones reached out and took the suitcase from Yang Jing's hand, and led the way out.
The brothers' car is a Ford Raptor F150, a pickup truck that is considered a high-end car in China, but is a work vehicle used by farmers in the United States and even Canada.
Ford pickup trucks have very large sales in the United States. The price of a Raptor F150 like this one is not high in the United States. The cheapest one is only more than 20,000 but less than 30,000 US dollars, and the most expensive one is only about 60,000 US dollars.
The sky outside is indeed gloomy, but the temperature outside doesn’t seem to be low. It’s just that the wind is a little strong. How could it be snowing?
As if he could see Yang Jing's confusion, his brother Roy Jones said while driving: "The weather forecast says that a strong cold front is approaching Montana from Canada. It is now late October. Once this strong cold front arrives, it will definitely snow here. It is like this almost every year here."
Yang Jing nodded. He knew that Montana was the main channel for cold air from North America to move south. Generally speaking, when cold air from the Arctic moves south, Montana must be one of the first states in the United States to suffer.
After leaving the airport parking lot, the car turned south and got on Interstate 15. This highway runs through the United States from north to south, starting from Sweet Grass, the border between Montana and Canada in the north, and ending in San Diego, the southernmost tip of California, with a total length of more than 2,300 kilometers.
The farm that Zhao Meng bought in Montana is located in the small town of Alm next to Interstate 15. It is only twelve kilometers away from the airport. At the speed of a Ford Raptor, it only takes more than ten minutes to get there.
However, Zhao Meng's farm is not in the town. He needs to cross the Missouri River from the town of Alm to the south bank of the river, and then run along the country road for about seven kilometers to finally reach the farm.
Along the way, both sides of the road are lined with neat farms and pastures with scattered cattle, sheep and other livestock. In the distance is the majestic Rocky Mountains. The North American backbone is less than 100 kilometers away from Great Falls. The mountain range can be clearly seen from the road, and even the snow-capped mountains in the mountains can be seen.
The scenery here has a strong rural pastoral style. It is not as rugged as Texas, nor as desolate as Siberia. Although the area is vast and sparsely populated, it is full of vitality.
"This is the largest town within a ten-kilometer radius, and it's also our hometown." Brother Michael Jones pointed at the town of Alm and said, "There are only a few hundred people in this town, most of whom are farmers and herdsmen from nearby. They run their own farms and ranches here, 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 now. The subprime mortgage crisis ten years ago caused our father to lose a lot of money in his investment, and he sold our ranch. Now my brother and I make money by helping others manage their farms or ranches, and Bob is one of our employers."
Roy Jones, who was driving, turned the steering wheel. The car passed a bridge across the river steadily. He then said, "Bob is a good man. At that time, Julio's wife was seriously ill, and Julio needed money, so he was going to sell the farm. But the vampires wanted to lower the price. At this time, Bob took action and bought Julio's farm at the market price, so that Julio had enough money to treat his wife."
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