266. An old friend
After brushing the horse, Old John asked Emperor Wu to ride on Shaqing, and he wanted to take Emperor Wu around the farm, saying that no one was willing to ride a horse with him for a long time.
At this time, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and Emperor Wu wanted to raise an objection to riding a horse on a rainy day, but he thought that he would definitely say, young man, will the tenacious rancher be defeated by this little rain?
John rode a brown horse, and thoroughbreds have muscular legs.
The back of the sand green horse was full of water, it had just finished brushing, and it was still raining, and a few muffled thunders could occasionally be heard in the distance. Even if you put it in the saddle, you will definitely be covered in water when you sit on it.
Old John was wearing a pair of dark green loose pants, which looked like they were made of rainproof silk, and this guy said that he didn't care, but in fact, he was very careful in his heart!
Emperor Wu became interested in this old man, and presumably his origins must have been extraordinary, and the people who could make the proud Basque uncle Berkeley awe-inspiring were either Basques or truly capable people.
"Mr. John, are you Basque?"
Stepping on Sha Qing's horseback, Emperor Wu felt a chill on his buttocks, something under his crotch was cold, and it was even more uncomfortable to be blown by the wind, there was no way, he had to pretend that he didn't care.
"No, I'm technically Austrian. John tilted his head as he spoke.
This was the first time that Emperor Wu had seen his side face since he came to the farm, and the old John had always looked at each other when he spoke, but this time he turned his face sideways because of his horseback riding.
Emperor Wu was taken aback, not because of his words, but because of his chin!
Old John's chin and lips were visibly protruding, which was very different from ordinary people.
Because the lower jaw protrudes forward, the upper and lower teeth do not bite properly, making chewing difficult. No wonder Emperor Wu found that Old John always opened his mouth slightly, originally thought it was a habit, but now he found that it could not be closed.
In this case, Emperor Wu is not easy to ask, thinking back, several of his sons seem to have more or less problems with their jaws, especially the eldest son.
Emperor Wu has been looking for topics to chat with him, wanting to cultivate a good feeling and increase the possibility that he will take a good thoroughbred horse with him.
Not long they walked through a meadow, where the grass was more lush than in other places, and at first glance it was a good pasture that had been patiently cultivated.
Emperor Wu took a look through Shennong's knowledge, this land is very fertile, natural high-quality grassland, comparable to that of South Australia, and most importantly, this comes from the hands of an ordinary person.
John Sr. must be a master of horse breeding, there is no doubt about that. The grass he cultivated was almost the same as the grass that Emperor Wu had cultivated with a modified solution.
Now it seems that he is too low-key, perhaps with little desire for money. Otherwise, with John's ability, he can do it all over his pocket.
And now, as far as the eye can see, it is an old farm, and the house is very ordinary, and there is not even a balcony.
The stables and cowsheds were popular in the last century, but now in the 21st century, they have long since become antiques.
Such a stubborn old man founded a lonely country because he rejected the Internet and refused to change his life with technology.
Here he is the king, the ruler, who can ride on horseback and proudly raise his head and look straight into the sun. He could sit in the shade with his brandy in his hand and wonder if it was time to expand his territory.
Televisions, fans, old water towers, spinning windmills, those old bottles, pensions, brand new riding boots, clogged toilets, electric corkscrews, going to Australia to buy a burger set, a turning record player.
This is his life, although the grave soil has been buried to the neck.
"You want to breed a sonic cat, right, young man. ”
It was all nonsense before, and Old John suddenly said seriously.
Emperor Wu nodded, this was his most concerned question.
"I want the Sonic to race and leave an offspring, and South Australia needs to have a racing team that runs forever. Emperor Wu's expression was sincere.
Old John thought for a full minute, but the two did not speak or move, and the sound of insects could be heard in the silence around them.
After that, he turned around, and the protruding chin was particularly obvious, "The genes in the sonic cat are extremely unstable, and the probability of passing on excellent genes to the next generation is less than 10%. ”
"Mr. John, if you really have a good horse, I want you to sell me one, and I am willing to buy it for twice the market price. As for whether the offspring will be able to race the track like its father, leave it to fate. ”
After listening to Emperor Wu's words, John said: "I want you to bring the sonic cat here, and I want to see it myself, otherwise you don't want to take a single horsehair, and my horse is worth a lot." ”
"To be honest, I don't think Asians have a talent for horse racing, it's hard for you to domesticate good horses. ”
His words were commanding and prejudiced against Asians, which made people very uncomfortable to hear.
"John, we're all the same people, just different skin colors, I'm sorry for you being a racist!"
"Horse racing is not originally Asian, you have to accept that, young man, there's nothing wrong with what I'm saying. Old John kept repeating what he was saying.
It was a very simple thing, if someone wants to buy your horse, if he wants to sell it, he will talk about the price, and if he doesn't want to sell it, he will pull it down, but he actually got involved in the issue of race.
Originally, in the rain, Emperor Wu was soaking wet, sitting on the saddle full of rain, and his head was still washed by the rain.
He came here as a guest and was treated so unreasonably, who did he think he was, did he really regard himself as the head of state!
"John, if you don't want to sell the horse but want to play tricks on me, then I'll leave here now, I'm soaking wet, and as President of the Principality of Millsa, I think your hospitality needs to be improved. ”
John's brow furrowed, clearly angry, it was unthinkable that someone would challenge his authority in normal times.
"Young man, you'd better do what I say, or the sonic cat will just be reduced to mediocrity. ”
"Who do you think you are? You're just an old man who knows a little bit about horse racing and likes to point fingers at people!"
After a period of catharsis, both of them were very emotional, and Old John's voice became very hard.
Emperor Wu wanted to go back to the house to get his things and leave, and he felt that Old John was simply unreasonable.
In the room, his family was there, but they didn't overreact.
One lady even apologized to Emperor Wu, saying that her father had always been such a person and hoped that Emperor Wu would not take it to heart.
Back in the house, Old John's mood eased a lot, and he stared at Emperor Wu who was about to walk out of the house with sharp eyes.
Emperor Wu felt a little bored, and he couldn't imagine that Old John was actually a racist.
The door opened, the rain from outside washed in, and Old John suddenly stopped Emperor Wu.
"During the great interregnum of the Holy Roman Empire, in order to free himself from the control of King Otuka II of Bohemia, the monarchs of Europe found the cowardly Count Rudolf to take over as Roman king. After the coronation, Rudolph told everyone that he was no longer the Rudolph he had always been!" John said with a serious expression as he stood up from his chair.
Rudolph then conquered more than 70 cities in a year's time, founding the House of Haasburgh. ”
Emperor Wu looked back at him, feeling that he said these words to mean that he had a relationship with the Hasburgh family.
The Haasburgs were one of the oldest families in Europe, alongside the Capetes, Bourbons, Medici and Rothschilds.
The House of Hasburgh was the longest ruling royal family in Europe, lasting 800 years, on a par with the Zhou dynasty.
"Well, you should be more than just John. ”
Emperor Wu suddenly saw an inconspicuous double-headed eagle in the house, which was the symbol of the Hasburgh family.
"Otto Heinrich Maria Pius Johann von King Carney Hasburg. ”
After saying this long list of names, Old John lowered his head and laughed, "I prefer people to call me von Carney." ”
Emperor Wu suddenly felt a coolness all over his body, "You are King Kani?"