After coming out of the tavern, following the route map in the travel brochure, Zhou Chen quickly found the horse farm to the east of the village.
The racecourse requires a large area, so naturally it cannot be built inside the village, but can only be built outside the village.
It is not the peak tourist season now, and the area near Yunmiao Village is not a tourist attraction, so the number of tourists coming here is very small. Anyway, he walked all the way and did not see any tourists similar to him. They were basically locals.
people.
The racecourse is located in a green grassland with a river next to it. It is a large natural grassland with a large area, the size of several football fields.
When you come here, you can smell a fresh and natural smell, and at the same time, it is also mixed with a peculiar smell.
Zhou Chen could tell what the odor was, that of animal feces. Along the way, he saw many animals on the grass, including dogs, cats, domestic pigs and sheep, etc.
Although it is a horse farm, it is not really just horses, there are also other domestic animals.
The sound of birdsong fills the ears, and the natural atmosphere here is strong, which will naturally attract more birds.
Seeing a circle of fences and wooden houses in front of him, Zhou Chen walked slowly towards it.
Maybe because it was still early in the morning, there were not many people here. When he walked over, he only saw one person busy in the fence. When he got closer, he saw a white horse with pure white hair. There was a person washing the white horse next to it.
"Hello, is this the racecourse?"
Xie Zhiyao, who was washing the horse, turned around when he heard the sound and shouted back: "Yes, this is the racecourse, please wait a moment."
He put down the tools in his hands and walked towards Zhou Chen. When he saw that Zhou Chen was a stranger, he asked.
"Hello, are you a tourist?"
"That's right. I came here yesterday and live in the windy courtyard in your village. My name is Zhou Chen."
"Oh, I live in Youfeng Xiaoyuan. Hello, my name is Xie Zhiyao. My house is next door to Youfeng Xiaoyuan. Are you here specifically?"
Xie Zhiyao saw the travel brochure in Zhou Chen's hand.
"Yes, I saw a horse farm here and wanted to come over and have a look."
"Then can you ride a horse?"
"meeting."
"Since you are a tenant of the courtyard, I can let you ride for free today."
Xie Zhiyao was very enthusiastic, and he also had his shares in the small courtyard. Since Zhou Chen would live in the small courtyard for at least three months, and would have plenty of places to spend money in the village in the future, so a free horse ride was nothing.
Zhou Chen shook his head and said: "I want to ride a horse, but even if it's free, I can pay as much as I want."
Seeing Zhou Chen's resolute attitude, Xie Zhiyao hesitated for a moment and then stopped insisting: "Well, we have a total of four horses for people to ride here now. I will take you to see them and you choose one.
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"Can I ride that white horse?"
"Ah, you said this little cutie can be ridden, but it has a strong temper. Unless I hold it, it won't let others ride it."
Xie Zhiyao didn't find it strange to see Zhou Chen fall in love with Little Cutie. Little Cutie is the only white horse in the racecourse, and his appearance is indeed better than other horses.
Zhou Chen said with a smile: "Isn't it a man's pleasure to conquer a fierce horse? I will choose it."
"Uh, okay."
Xie Zhiyao smiled helplessly: "Then you have to wait for a while, I will wash it first."
"It's okay, you can go wash it."
Zhou Chen stood aside and watched Xie Zhiyao washing the little cutie, but his thoughts had already flown away. This is the male protagonist in the play and his potential love rival. He must be strangled in the cradle first.
It would be fine if he hadn't met Xu Hongdou. Now that he had met, he would definitely not be able to let Xu Hongdou be with others. Xu Hongdou could only be with him.
Half an hour later, Xie Zhiyao brought the little cutie to Zhou Chen.
"The little cutie has a fierce temper. I'll calm it down first, and then..."
"No need to go to such trouble, just leave it to me."
Zhou Chen said and walked up to the little cutie, patted the cutie's head gently and stroked it a few times.
Something that surprised Xie Zhiyao happened. He saw that the little cutie did not resist under Zhou Chen's gentle caress, but instead touched Zhou Chen with his head.
"how did you do that?"
"When you come into contact with more horses, you will automatically learn how to get along with them."
After hearing this, Xie Zhiyao's expression became even weirder. He was the one who raised the little cutie and he also runs the racecourse. He should be the one who has more contact with horses. Why did Zhou Chen say that he seemed like
Became a layman.
But Zhou Chen was telling the truth. He had been on the battlefield in several ancient worlds and spent much more time with horses than Xie Zhiyao.
The fierce temper Xie Zhiyao said is really nothing. After all, the little cutie was raised by people, and the fierce temper is limited. You must know that the horses he has come into contact with in the past are really fierce. They are not the cutie in front of him at all.
Comparable.
When he saw Little Cutie, he knew that Little Cutie was just an ordinary horse. In ancient times, it was not even a war horse and was only suitable for sprinting.
Zhou Chen comforted the little cutie, then turned over and climbed up, making Xie Zhiyao's eyes widen.
He considered himself a professional rider, but his movements when mounting the horse were not as smooth and handsome as Zhou Chen's, but what shocked him even more was what was behind.
I saw Zhou Chen, pulling the reins and pulling hard.
"drive!"
The little cutie started running instantly, sprinted directly over the fence, and rushed out of the horse pen.
Only then did Xie Zhiyao react and hurriedly shouted: "Oh, oh, wait, don't run too far..."
But before he finished speaking, Zhou Chen had already run away on his little cutie.
"Where did this guy come from and ride so well?"
There are very few people who can ride a horse these days, let alone one who can ride so well. They must have received professional training.
Zhou Chen rode the little cutie and ran along the seaside, once again experiencing the feeling of galloping on a horse.
They met a lot of people on the road, but they were not too surprised when they saw Zhou Chen riding a white horse. Everyone here knew that there was a horse farm behind the village, but they were a little more surprised when they saw Zhou Chen riding so well.
Very curious.
Just when he felt comfortable riding and was about to go back, he suddenly met a young man and stood in front of him.
"Who are you and how do you ride a cutie?"
Zhou Chen looked down at the sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy and asked: "Of course you rented it from the racecourse, who are you?"
The young man said: "Oh, you are a tourist here, my name is Xie Zhiyuan, and the little cutie is my elder brother's horse."
"You are Xie Zhiyao's younger brother, no wonder there are some similarities."
Of course Zhou Chen knew Xie Zhiyuan, a young man with strong self-esteem. Because he pooped his pants in school, he was too embarrassed to go back to school, so he hid in the countryside.
"How did you tame the little cutie? It usually only listens to my big brother and doesn't even let me ride it." Xie Zhiyuan asked curiously.
Zhou Chen patted Xiao Ke'er's neck and said, "If you want it to listen to you, either be friends with it, or use force to tame it."
"ah?"
Xie Zhiyuan thought there was some trick, but he didn't expect it to be just like this.
"Are you going back to the racecourse? Take me with you. I also want to ride the little cutie."
Zhou Chen shook his head and said: "Although you are still a child, I don't want two men to ride on the same horse, so I went to the racecourse to return the horse first."
After saying that, it shook the reins, and the little cutie immediately started running, with Xie Zhiyuan running after him in a hurry.
Arriving at the racecourse, Zhou Chen handed the little cutie to Xie Zhiyao, then scanned the QR code to pay. An hour later, there were still no new customers coming to the racecourse. Only Xie Zhiyao and an employee were cleaning the horse pen.
Seeing that the little cutie had no damage, Xie Zhiyao asked Zhou Chen: "The cutie is fine, right?"
Zhou Chen replied: "He has a pretty docile temperament, but his endurance is a bit lacking, but that's normal. After all, he is domesticated and different from wild horses."
"Meek temperament?"
Xie Zhiyao looked shocked. This was the first time he heard someone praise the cute little girl for her docile nature, but what Zhou Chen said next made him even more curious.
"Have you ever trained a wild horse?"
"Training a wild horse is not an easy task."
To be continued...