After sitting on the small hill for nearly an hour, Ling Zikai and Du Juan got up and walked back.

When they came to the yurt, they saw that Ge Yan was already equipping the three healthy horses that Ling Zikai and the others had selected from the horse farm. From a distance, I heard him humming a grassland song in his mouth while he was busy, and his whole mental outlook was refreshed.

Seeing Ling Zikai and them coming, Ge Yan greeted him from afar: "Brother Ling, you are back, come and see how these harnesses are, are you still satisfied?" If you are not satisfied, I will go to Luoshan County to buy a few sets and come back!"

Listening to Ge Yan's loud and straightforward voice, Ling Zikai sighed secretly: "This is the character that a grassland man should have!"

When he arrived, Ling Zikai glanced at the things on the ground, all of which were brand new.

The three sets of harnesses are brown and red, orange yellow, and blue and purple, which should be arranged in the horse farm by Geyan for the convenience of some customers who buy horses.

Geyan introduced the harness while fitting the horses:

The so-called harness is mainly composed of bridles, saddles, pedals and pedal belts, belly belts, etc.

The bridle is the main tool for the rider to control the horse, which is divided into three parts: the cage cover, the mouth title and the bridle. The horse's movement is controlled by the rider's commands through the bridle, like the steering wheel and speed shift of a car. A good set of bridle is very important for the rider, usually made of high-quality cowhide, the mouth is made of metal, and the style and decoration and color match the saddle.

A saddle is a seat made of a leather-clad wooden frame, stuffed with soft stuff, shaped to fit the rider's hips, and raised front and rear. The ends are high and warped, limiting the rider's body's tendency to slide back and forth, providing longitudinal stability. It plays the role of a fixed position, effectively preventing the danger of falling from the horse's back, and at the same time can reduce the fatigue caused by long-term riding.

The semi-circular metal hanging on both sides of the saddle is the pedal, which is the place where the rider's feet are allowed to step on when riding. There is no numbness after long horse riding. It also comes in different designs and sizes, but it doesn't matter if you choose a different design and size than other equipment. The leather that hangs the pedals on the saddle is called a pedal strap. It can be adjusted to the length of the rider's leg at any time.

A sweat pad is a cloth pad that is placed under the saddle and is in direct contact with the fur on the horse's back. Its main purpose is to absorb the sweat of the horse during exercise and to prevent the saddle from slipping on the horse's back due to sweat.

Saddle pads are because when the rider is riding on the horse, his weight plus the weight of the saddle will cause a considerable impact on the horse's back. The saddle pad is placed between the saddle and the sweat pad, which can be used to evenly distribute this weight to the entire horse's back, cushion the impact on the horse's back when riding, and avoid injury to the horse's back.

The function of the belly strap is to tie the buckles at both ends to the saddle, and tighten it after bypassing the horse's belly, which can fix the saddle on the horse's back. Although it may seem inconspicuous, it is crucial for safety, and if the belly strap is loosened during riding, the saddle will slide and tilt, and the horse will fall.

The price of a pair of harness on the market now varies greatly, from more than 1,000 for ordinary harnesses to 5,000 to 10,000 for hand-crafted ones. There are also some horse racing clubs that import saddles from abroad as high as hundreds of thousands, which are more expensive than a car!

Subsequently, Geyan said a little embarrassed: "These sets of harness are for the convenience of customers to be able to ride directly on the horse when they buy horses, in order to reduce costs, so they are the most common harnesses, the price is relatively cheap, if you think it is too low-grade, you can go back and replace it with a better quality!"

Seeing Ge Yan talk about the price, Ling Zikai asked, "By the way, I haven't asked you how much these three horses cost in total with the harness!"

Ge Yanhan smiled and said: "You go and ask Glena about this, in the horse farm, I only care about raising horses and training horses, and she is in charge of other things." ”

As she was talking, Glina came out of a yurt, saw the cuckoo and them, hurriedly walked over, and said, "You guys are back, the lunch is ready, and I was about to ask Geyan to call you!"

As if the long-drought grass and trees were moistened by nectar, Grena's face at this time looked radiant, and she seemed to be several years younger than before.

The cuckoo walked up to her and whispered a few words in her ear, probably a little ambiguous, and Grena's face suddenly turned red, and she gently beat the cuckoo with her hand, but the eyes that looked at Geyan were full of tenderness and sweetness.

Chinese rice is made with the most characteristic milk and meat of the Mongolian people. There is fresh milk and milk wine for drinking, milk skins, cheese and soufflés, and meat dishes include roast lamb heart, fried lamb tripe, lamb brain stew, and a large plate of finger lamb.

Glena said apologetically, because there was no time, she could only make a few small dishes in a hurry, and she was a little lazy!

Seeing Ling Zikai's puzzled appearance, Du Juan explained beside him: "The Banquet of Wucha" is the most typical food of the Mongolian people, and it is also a very grand etiquette used to entertain guests. To put it simply, it is a sumptuous whole sheep feast.

After sitting cross-legged at a rectangular low wooden table on sheepskin felt, Geyan personally poured a bowl of fresh milk into the wine bowl of Du Juan and Ling Zikai, and then raised the wine bowl and offered it to them, indicating that the guests were welcomed with the holiest and most auspicious food on the grassland, the highest Mongolian etiquette.

After taking the bowl, the cuckoo dips the ring finger of his right hand in a little*, solemnly flicks it to the sky, once to the ground, and finally tastes it himself, as a sign of respect for the heavens, the earth, the gods and the master.

Seeing this, Ling Zikai drew a gourd in the same way, and did the same action as the cuckoo.

After drinking the first bowl of fresh milk, she saw Gelina get up and take out a bottle wrapped in yellow satin from a cabinet, put it in front of Ge Yan, and said, "You and Brother Ling will drink this today!"

Geyan's eyes lit up when he saw the wine bottle, and he shouted loudly: "Oh, my good wife, didn't you say that you want to use this wine to entertain the most distinguished guests, how can you be willing to take it out in a few days!"

Glina glanced at her husband dissatisfiedly and said, "What are you talking about, isn't Brother Ling the most honored guest!"

Ge Yan immediately came to his senses, nodded again and again, and said, "Look at what I said, Brother Ling, let's have a drunk party today!"

Ling Zikai could see from the color of the silk that this wine should have been many years old, and without waiting for Ge Yan to open the outer packaging of the bottle, he stopped: "Brother Ge Yan, I am not good at drinking, so I see that your wine should come from an extraordinary background!

Ge Yan unwrapped the outside of the wine bottle with his hand and said, "Brother Ling has good eyesight, this wine is called Zhaojun Wine, and it is the most precious wine on the grassland. The older the vintage, the more precious it becomes. Everyone uses it to entertain the most distinguished guests. To tell you the truth, this wine has been around for thirty years, and Glena has always looked at it as if it were a treasure, and even if my old man came, he was reluctant to take it out. I'm thanking you for today. ”

The cuckoo looked at the bottle made of red clay porcelain and said, "I've heard that this kind of wine that is more than 20 years old is worth thousands of bottles, I see—"

Without waiting for Cuckoo to finish, Glena interrupted her and said, "Cuckoo, you're too boring. There are some things in this world that you can't buy with any amount of money! Geyan, don't listen to them, turn the wine on!"

"Okay!"

Ge Yan said and uncorked the bottle, and suddenly, a sweet fragrance overflowed in the yurt, refreshing people's hearts.