Happy Farm Ranch

Chapter 72
When they returned home in the evening, the two of them each carried the fruit of an afternoon's labor - two baskets full of strawberries; Su Mu hugged two large ripe watermelons.

After dinner, the family drank tea, chatted and ate watermelon under the grape arbor in the yard, until the Milky Way crossed the sky in summer night, and the bright starry sky instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Including An Lu, everyone used to live in the city for many years, and the stars in the dim night sky became rare visitors.

Seeing such a beautiful star at this time, even Xia Jin, who was chattering and laughing, quieted down, quietly admiring the rare Milky Way.

During the first night spent in Huatanao, Xia Jin's dreams were filled with pink flowers, clear rivers, green farms, and someone's eyes, as bright as the stars of last night.

"I slept really well last night!" Early in the morning, after the alarm rang, Xia Jin stretched and sat up. She didn't want to stay in bed today.I heard from Su Mu that I haven’t seen anything really fun. I had dinner early today and I’m about to start a new day’s journey!
The breakfast is very nutritious.

Sweet cornmeal porridge, extra fragrant bok choy cake, egg custard, minced meat vermicelli, and boiled salted eggs, with rich colors and first-class taste!
Because of the large number of people, the meal was divided into two tables.Su Mu and his mother ate together with An Lu, Xia Jin and their mother; at the other table were their father and the others.

Xia Jin's mother usually pays more attention to health-preserving food therapy, so she seldom goes out to eat in restaurants, for fear that the ingredients used are not up to standard.But the third meal at Huatanao still made her feel extremely satisfied.Not only is it delicious, but it is also a pure green food that is safe to eat.

"Brother Su Mu, shall we still go to the farm today? We only visited a little bit yesterday. Are we going to visit the reservoir today? I heard from Sister An that you put a small wooden boat over there. Boating!" Just after dinner, Xia Jin helped to clean up the dishes, and couldn't wait to know about today's itinerary.

Helping them clean up the dining table, Su Mu shook his head and said with a smile: "Let's go to the horse farm, first teach you how to ride a horse, and then you can use horses instead of walking. It is convenient to visit farms and ranches."

"Okay! I can learn to ride a horse!" Xia Jin cheered happily.

Su Mu looked at the denim skirt she was wearing and said with a smile: "I'll change into clothes that are more convenient to move in a while. Learning to ride a horse is a technical job, so don't be careless."

After cleaning up, An Lu who was full of envy could only continue to go to school; the others were busy with their own affairs, and Su Mu led them to the racecourse on foot.

Along the way, there are two small streams, orchards in the back mountains, and a large pine forest.

Xia Jin was very busy playing with water and picking wild fruits.

When the modern stables and riding grounds with European and American style appeared in front of her eyes, Xia Jin didn't even feel the wild fruit she was holding in her hand.

At this moment, she and her mother only had shock in their minds!
What a scenery the racecourse is, the endless green grass rolling up and down until the foot of the mountains in the distance.From time to time, there are a few trees scattered on the grass, which is very suitable for embellishing the scenery.There are different levels of green in different distances. At a glance, the white railings and the brick-red pointed horse stables set off the vast horse farm. It is simply a perfect oil painting!

"I'm falling in love with this place more and more now. It's really... unbelievably beautiful!" Xia Jin's mother couldn't help admiring. The natural landscape has not undergone any artificial carving, but it is the most exciting.

"Riding horses and grazing here, without the hustle and bustle and intrigue in the city, life is very comfortable." Su Mu smiled slightly, and led them to the horse farm.

The racecourse is now in charge of the owner of the car. He has three young men to assist him, and the four of them clean up the place very clean.

The horses have been brushed early in the morning, and the owner of the carriage is taking them out for a walk at the moment.Seeing Su Mu approaching, he shouted from a long distance: "It's so early, the horse hasn't even walked away yet. Your red rabbit is the most difficult to serve, I'm afraid no one will be able to surrender except you! "

"Hahaha, this little guy didn't cause you any trouble, did he? He is the most mischievous among a group of horses!" Su Mu responded and introduced, "This is my friend Xia Jin and her mother, who are coming to our village for the summer vacation. .Today I will take them to learn how to ride horses, find two mild-tempered horses, and ask the two young men to help lead them."

Boss Che carefully looked at the mother and daughter behind him, and his heart suddenly became clear.

It's no wonder whoever tells you the matchmaker won't agree. It turns out that there is such a beautiful girl waiting for you in the city!

Boss Che pondered in his heart, but he responded, "A gentle tempered one, and an obedient tempered one is the best; let's bring Xueqiu here, a little older is more stable. Kaizi, Chaoliang, you two help me." Lead the horse!"

Su Mu took two carrots from Che Boss and called Xia Jin, "Come and see my red rabbit."

Today's Red Rabbit is tall and mighty, with shiny red hair, which makes people fondle admiringly.Because it is more difficult to handle, the owner of the car always releases it last, and it is still locked in the stable at the moment. When the red rabbit sees the owner entering the door, the red rabbit becomes happy and stomps on the rubber floor.

"Okay, okay, I'll let you go now." Su Mu comforted the red rabbit, and fed it a carrot in his hand.Then he opened the iron railing and led the red rabbit out.

Xia Jin couldn't wait a long time ago, seeing the beautiful red rabbit being led out by him, she hurried forward and handed over the carrot in her hand, trying to exchange its trust with delicious food.

"Little Jin, you should come slowly from the front. Suddenly jumping out from behind the horse is easy to scare the horse, and it is more likely to be kicked by it." Su Mu hurriedly grabbed her and let Xia Jin circle around the red horse. The rabbit was right in front, walking slowly. "When riding a horse, don't dress too brightly; and you can't take off and change clothes on the horse's back, because the sudden change of color will not understand it, and it will throw you off."

After briefly explaining the rules of getting along with horses, Su Mu led the red rabbit and asked Xia Jin to feed it carrots.

Xia Jin cheerfully took the carrot and handed it to Red Rabbit's mouth, but he stopped him again, "If you feed the horse like this, you will definitely get bitten. You should feed it like me."

As he spoke, he broke off half of the carrot and put it in his flat open palm, as a demonstration for her, the red rabbit tilted his head and ate the carrot directly into his mouth.

"Then I'll try again." Xia Jin hurriedly imitated the example and handed the carrot in the palm of her hand.

Red Rabbit tilted his head to look at the strange guest, paused for a while and ate the carrot in Xia Jin's hand.

"Okay, now you stand beside me and hold the rein, and try to take the red rabbit for a walk to bond with each other." Seeing that the first step went well, Su Mu looked up to see that Xia Jin's mother outside had been taught by the boss himself. Xia started to lead Xueqiu for a slow walk, and he wanted Xia Jin to lead Red Rabbit out of the stable.

Unexpectedly, this little guy was quite disrespectful, and when the reins were handed over to Xia Jin, he immediately became dishonest, raised his head vigorously, kicked his legs back, and tried to regain control of the reins.

The little guy is tall and mighty, and he might hurt Xia Jin anytime he loses his temper.

"Red Rabbit, be quiet, Red Rabbit!" Seeing that it was out of control, Su Mu hurriedly took the rein and stroked the mane to comfort the Red Rabbit.

After a while, it finally calmed down, and obediently put the big horse's face into the arms of its owner for him to stroke. Xia Jin was jealous when she saw it, but because the little red horse had no feelings for her, she could only watch helplessly.

Feeling that the comfort was almost enough, Su Mu tried to get Xia Jin to lure her with a carrot again, and then handed the rein to her.

Red Rabbit still didn't appreciate it, and the carrot handed over was good enough to eat, but as long as Xia Jin took the rein, he would make a fuss, and he wouldn't let her touch him!

"Muzi, you don't want to try it. No one is allowed to ride the red rabbit except you!" The owner of the car let Xia Jin's mother take the snowball for a walk on the grass. Seeing that their progress was not going well, he came in to explain He said: "Don't look at the red rabbit's height, but after all, he is only two years old and has a lively temper. We usually struggle to hold and hold it. If it weren't for the fact that we are familiar with it after washing it, I'm afraid I can't do it." Pull it out.

It's incredible that you can tame and ride a red rabbit, but Xiao Nier can't be like you, so you should change to a horse quickly. "

The boy over there was already ready, so Su Mu had no choice but to lead the red rabbit out and tie it to the pillar, and then taught Xia Jin how to get close to the boy with the best temper.

With previous experience, this time Xia Jin led Xiaoguai for a walk in the grass in less than 10 minutes.

The three of them led the horse around twice in the grass, and felt that they were getting along with their horses, so Kaizi and Liangliang guided them, and Xia Jin and her daughter put on saddles for their horses.

With the help of a "professional coach" by their side, both of them first learned the precautions for getting on and off the horse, and then tried to get on the horse.

Xia Jin's mother also tried to ride a horse twice when she went on a trip before. Generally speaking, she still has a little experience, so she mastered the dismounting and riding postures proficiently in a short time.

Relatively speaking, Xia Jin's learning speed is much slower.Just getting on and off the horse took several times to master, and because she was a little short, it was difficult to get on the horse, so Su Mu had no choice but to entrust her to the horse's back, and then personally guide her on the sitting posture.

It was Xia Jin's first time riding a horse, and her face was full of excitement, but because she was a little scared, her whole body was stiff and she didn't even dare to move.

"Don't be nervous, hold the rein with your hand." Seeing that she didn't dare to move, Su Mu thought it was very funny, so he smiled and said, "If you ride a horse with a stiff body like you, you probably won't even be able to get out of bed tomorrow morning." .Relax, just like riding a boat, with your body centered on your sitting bones; your legs are relaxed and naturally attached to both sides of the saddle, and your feet must be in the stirrups. Don’t be afraid, I’ll walk with you for a couple of laps first.”

"Then don't let go, this horse is so tall, I'm worried that I might fall!" Xia Jin held the rein with one hand, but she always wanted to support Su Mu with the other hand, for fear that the sorrel horse would suddenly fall. start running.

(End of this chapter)