Chapter 535 534. Ore Picker (3)

Since Sophie asked frankly, he said frankly: "Well, my dear, I'm not very good at riding a horse. I'm afraid that I will take you from a romantic trip to an adventure trip."

Li Dubai was worried. The tamed Quarter Horse is very well-behaved. As long as the person can keep his balance after sitting on it, the horse will walk according to the command.

This national park is home to one of the largest and most colorful concentrations of petrified forests in the world. The fossils here are from the end of the Triassic period and are 225 million years old, older than the fossils of dinosaurs.

Security checks their bags before entering the park.

Li Du wondered, "Isn't this a bit of an invasion of privacy?"

The security guard said: "I'm sorry sir, this is a rule. We have to prevent people from entering with stones, and we don't allow people to bring stones out."

Li Du understands this regulation very well. Due to the crustal movement and the crystallization of magmatic silica, this park has become the favorite of gem pickers and rock collectors. There are not only ordinary weathered fossils, but also various fossils, Agate and Chalcedony.

In addition, there is a very precious gem here, fire opal!

Because of this national park, Arizona also has a very popular occupation, that is, ore picker, who specializes in picking ore to sell.

While they were being examined, someone walked in with a magnifying glass, a small hammer and gloves.

Li Du asked: "They brought these tools, obviously they want to go in and pick up stones, right?"

Just as the security guard was about to speak, several people overheard his words, and a young man in sunglasses shouted, "We are ore pickers, Kaizi, we have certificates."

This young man's name was very insulting, and Li Du was a little angry, but he didn't want to be too rough by guarding Sophie, he knew that Sophie didn't like such a man.

As a result, he didn't respond here, and Sophie got angry. She said to several people: "Didn't anyone teach you what to call politely since you were young? If I were your teacher or your parents, I would definitely feel ashamed!"

This was the second time Li Du saw Sophie angry. The first time was when he was discussing with Mr. Martin whether Ah Ao was a wolf.

Sophie is now the same as then, like a lioness protecting her cubs.

The ore picker called Li Du so because of Sophie. Sophie is beautiful, elegant, and born with a goddess. When these people saw her snuggling beside Li Du, they naturally became jealous of Li Du.

Seeing Sophie coming out, the ore pickers became even more jealous of Li Du, and they also looked down on Li Du even more.

Li Du is of the yellow race, and some arrogant Americans always regard the yellow race as a coward and a coward. This is a very common racial discrimination and an unfair stereotype.

Therefore, the ore picker who spoke before raised his middle finger to Li Du: "Sorry, man, I made a mistake just now, I shouldn't call you Kaizi, I should call you a jerk, haha!"

The people around him also laughed, and one of the big men said to Sophie: "Little girl, come to me, what are you doing with a limp guy? Is he rich? I am rich too."

Li Du knew about the work of ore picking, but he didn't know the details.

Sophie wanted to fight back, but he stopped her and said, "Don't worry, watch me."

He asked the security guard, "How do you become an ore picker?"

The security guard said, "Do you have a mining worker's certificate? If so, you can go and register. If not, then you have to pay 500 yuan to get a permit."

Li Du nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

He took Sophie away, and the ore pickers thought he didn't dare to provoke them, so they looked down on him even more, and kept shouting from behind:

"Hey, beautiful girl, do you really want to follow a jerk?"

"Money is not as important as happiness, come to me, I will make you happier!"

"Dude, don't go, bring your girls here, we know the park very well, we can take you to play."

Li Du went to the park's visitor center, called the 'Rainbow Desert Visitor Center', and asked, "I want to register as an ore picker, the kind that pays money."

A conductor said: "Register first, and then you can choose a site with a radius of one hectare for 500 yuan per person."

The registration information is very strict. This is to protect the park and prevent people from indiscriminate cultivation and mining. Once the stone forest in the park is damaged, the parties will be held accountable.

Li Du paid the money, and the conductor turned a touch screen to him, asking him to choose a piece of land from the map, so that in the next day, he could take ore from this land at will.

He asked: "Can I ask, which piece of land did those people choose just now?"

The conductor said: "I'm sorry, you can't choose the place where you were selected."

Li Du said: "Oh, I understand, I want to choose the one next to them."

As he spoke, he handed one hundred yuan to the conductor: "This is a tip."

Unspoken rules exist in various countries and industries. Americans have made the unspoken rules of collecting black money open and above board, that is, tipping.

The conductor nodded happily, found the record and told him a coordinate, saying that security would take them there.

Li Du returned to the entrance of the park with the invoice and tickets. The security guard saw him and rode on an electric motorcycle and said, "Follow me."

The two had no choice but to follow up on horseback. A shameful thing happened. Sophie's equestrian skills were much better than his.

Li Du was in a lot of embarrassment, wishing he could lie on the horse's back, he almost fell apart when the quarter horse was jolted.

Crispy Noodles and Ah Ao are in his arms, and Ah Miao is in Sophie's arms.

Then, with the two horses galloping, Ah Miao is well balanced, sitting on the horseback with ease.

Gan Kuan Mian and Ah Ao were miserable, Gan Kuan Mian was so panicked that he slipped and fell down with a scream. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and grabbed the reins, hanging his head on it as if he had been hanged.

Li Du hurriedly stopped the steed under his crotch. As soon as the horse stopped, Ah Ao immediately jumped down, preferring to run behind.

Sophie drove back with her knees lightly clamping the horse's belly, and said with a coquettish smile, "Poor child, do you want to sit behind Miss Sophie?"

Li Du smiled wryly: "Practice makes perfect, I think I can still stand it."

"I didn't ask you. What I asked was the poor boy who had crispy noodles."

Crispy Noodles was strangled by the reins, sticking out his tongue, at first glance he looked like a hanged ghost.

It was also scared, and when it saw Sophie coming, it rolled and crawled to her side.

Sophie couldn't sit in front of the three little guys, so she threw the tiger cat to Li Du.

Ah Meow squatted in front of the saddle with a dazed expression: Meow, why is it always me who gets hurt?

Li Du patted Ah Miao's hairy head and said, "A Miao, work harder, don't step on a horse like crispy noodles, come on, let's go!"

The horse's back continued to bump, Ah Miao: "Meow meow meow meow meow!"

Finally there is a howl and the pussy's ass is smashed!