44. Berkeley at Berkeley Stud Farm
"Boss, Hector is still traveling in the woods. Turks asked.
The two were on their way to Berkeley Racecourse when the Ford Raptor sped down an empty Australian road.
The Berkeley Horse Rancher was an old friend of Turks, an old man in his sixties, and Turks would come to relieve his boredom when he was bored, and there was pure English whiskey.
"Dude, I went to see it in the morning, and it was a big brown bear, standing up three meters tall, catching fish by the lake. ”
Emperor Wu thought that the big creature would not run out of the woods, that the brown bear liked to live in the jungle and did not like to expose itself to the open area, and that there was enough food in the forest for it to enjoy.
"I bet this guy has seen Juliana's show, and she said that pork and fish are the healthiest when eaten together. Turks laughed.
Juliana is a well-known food show host in Australia, and her style of cooking and eating on the show is very appetizing.
"I don't care if Hector has watched the food show or not, don't run to the ranch and tear down the house, thank God. ”
"Didn't you erect a wooden sign, it says that bears are not allowed to enter!"
"I wrote, and I added: Dear little Mr. Johntekes stays. Maybe it'll come to your house tonight. ”
The two chatted all the way, and also talked a lot about the military camp, and Turks planned to be Emperor Wu's combat coach, and Emperor Wu taught him Chinese.
On the radio is "Little Bit of Everything" by Keith Urban, the king of Australian country music, with a beautiful warm male voice, a catchy prelude, and a strong local atmosphere, which is easily reminiscent of patches of cattle and sheep and vast savannahs.
The cigar tastes nice and long, haha.
You don't need a lot of land,
A little bit of dirt the size of the palm,
Big old couch big old house,
Still feeling lonely,
But you say it's too,
I don't need a lot of things,
I just want to sing a little song,
Such a stylish song makes me very comfortable.
Berkeley Racecourse is located at the foot of the Blue Mountains, which was once hailed by Queen Elizabeth II as "the most beautiful place in the world" due to the refraction of light.
During the First Industrial Revolution, European settlers initially thought that crossing the Blue Mountains was fertile land, because many prisoners who went to Australia to serve their sentences thought that crossing the mountains was China, and it was said that China was very rich.
However, it made no difference to them at the time, because the Blue Mountains were almost impossible to climb.
When they arrived at Berkeley Racecourse, Emperor Wu and his wife were warmly entertained, and they took out their home-brewed wine for them to taste.
Berkeley was smoking in the yard and basking in the sun, his two sons were busy adding grass to the stables with haypots, and women were trimming their branches in the flower beds in their fat denim suits.
"Hello, Mr. Berkeley, your life is the envy of me, King of the Blue Mountains. ”
Emperor Wu jumped out of the car and stepped forward to shake Berkeley's hand.
Berkeley immediately got up and greeted him, "Wu, I didn't expect you to be so young, Tex told me that I still don't believe it, I was still hanging out in bars when I was your age." Berkeley laughed, his beard curled up.
"I heard you have some of the best whiskey here, and I don't want to be fooled by the wine. Emperor Wu quipped.
Berkeley clasped his hands on his chest and laughed, "Yes, there is indeed whiskey flown in from Liverpool, and it looks like I'm going to put the wine away." ”
"Oh, old friend, I haven't been here for half a month, the air here is still so good, the queen is right, the Blue Mountains are a good place. Turks took a deep breath.
"You are always welcome here, my youngest son once wanted to challenge you in the fighting ring, haha, fortunately I stopped him, I know how terrifying your power is!"
Berkeley Ranch is a small ranch of less than 600 acres and is a family-run horse farm that sells horses for a living.
After a glass of whiskey, Berkeley took the two to the stable, where the whiskey was strong enough, with its typical spicy smoke, strong peat, and distinctive seawater flavor.
Emperor Wu wants to buy a horse for ordinary riding, and the selection conditions are not as harsh as that of racing horses, as long as the physical strength is good and the body is healthy.
His stables were simple, with a row of brown brick houses housed a dozen horses, and there were five such stables at Berkeley Racecourse.
Emperor Wu belonged to horses, so he had a different kind of emotion for this animal.
The words "tenacity, loyalty, kindness" are simple to say, embodied in the horse, and passed on to humans, not a simple process can be understood, among them, the most important thing is to have close contact with the horse, experience it, treat it well, and even pour out the effort, in order to feel the special friendship of the horse to people. Berkeley said lovingly touching a little yellow pony.
"Dude Berkeley, my boss is a young man who loves animals, and I can vouch for that. Turks said.
It can be seen that Berkeley treats these horses as his own children, for fear that the buyer will treat them badly.
"That's right, I'm going to let all the animals on the ranch live freely, except for the final slaughter. ”
Standing in the stable, Emperor Wu remembered the sonic cat, and he would often review the scene of the final sprint of the Melbourne Cup, which became a classic in the minds of many horse fans. I've been so busy these days that I haven't had time to contact Pathya, and I don't know how Sonic is doing, it's a spiritual horse.
Every horse here is beautiful, and the hair is washed clean. Emperor Wu was attracted by a small white horse, and his whole height was only to the root of Emperor Wu's thighs, but he was strong and strong, and his limbs were fierce and stocky, like a short and fat man, and a small steel cannon.
"This is a miniature horse, also called a pocket horse, which is an adult and the father of three young horses, and is an Australian specialty. Berkeley explained.
This kind of pony, Emperor Wu likes it in his heart, although he can't ride it, he can play with the children in the ranch.
Just as Emperor Wu was looking left and right in the stable, the back of his head was suddenly lightly pushed, and when he looked back, he saw a black horse face with a white stripe from his forehead to his mouth.
Emperor Wu stretched out his hand and stroked the necks of these dark horses, and an incomparably supple feeling came from the palm of his hand, like brushing the long hair of a girl.
The dark horse also enjoys being petted and tilts his head.
"It's an American Quarter horse, and its size of 170 centimeters makes it the star of the whole racecourse. "Berkeley walked over and the dark horse seemed excited.
Emperor Wu had heard of the great achievements of the Quart horse in the arena, but this had nothing to do with Emperor Wu's life, this time he did not want to participate in equestrian competitions or raise racing horses, he just wanted to have a few horses that he rode and walked on weekdays.
He carefully observed the black horse, the whole body was dark, the coat was shiny, the muscles were strong and exposed, it was very beautiful, and the white stripes on the forehead looked very domineering.
"BOSS, THIS ONE LOOKS GOOD. Turks said.
The feedback from Shennong's knowledge is really good.
Berkeley said: "Wu, if you want, you can take it away for 7,000 Australian dollars, you must know that I didn't sell it for 10,000 yuan, this is a good horse, but give me five free tickets to visit the South Australian ranch, next year I want to take the whole family to you to play." ”
Emperor Wu smiled, "I'm going to give you a lifetime free coupon, be sincere enough." ”
The trio turned around a few times and finally chose five large horses and two miniature horses, with white, black, brown and chestnut colors. Seven horses were put together, and the black quart horse undoubtedly looked like the boss.
"I'll call you 7K, Mr. $7,000. Emperor Wu said to the black horse.
The horse raised his head and barked twice, as if in approval of the new name.
"BOSS, you have a lot of research on names, for example, that koala is called Ergo, can you tell me, what does Ercargo mean in Chinese?"
Emperor Wu made a convulsive and foaming at the mouth, and asked, "What do you call this?"
"Idiot. Turks replied.
"Yes, that's what it means. ”
Tex nodded as if he didn't understand.
Berkeley came out of the house and said, "Horses are also very particular, let the very hungry horses eat ordinary horse grass first, and then feed the horses after they are half eaten and half full, so as to prevent them from slapping the grain and breaking their stomachs." ”
"Rest assured, Brother Berkeley, we will take good care of them. Emperor Wu took his hand and said.
The seven horses cost a total of $23,000, which is quite cheaper than other horse farms, and the horses bought are all first-class horses.
The cattle and sheep the day before yesterday and yesterday's horse club will be delivered to the pasture in three days, when the Frank Hannah couple will come to take care of them and register them with the association.