49. Learn to ride a horse
Weekends are beautiful and short, and a busy work week is about to begin.
Early Monday morning, a truck pulled into the ranch, and the grass that Frank had bought arrived.
His own forage is still in the growing period, and Emperor Wu plans to buy finished forage grass to deal with it for half a month.
Uncle Frank was in charge of these things, and he only needed to say hello to Emperor Wu.
Everyone helped unload the grass into the hay room, and the trucks were followed by muscular hunks, plus a piece of Tex, which didn't waste much time.
"BOSS, THANK YOU FOR SACRIFICING YOUR WEEKEND TIME WITH LILY. When he was done, Turks said.
"It's not about sacrifice, and thank you Lily for giving me a great weekend. ”
Frank rode his horse and drove the cattle to a small hillside outside the ranch, where there was enough natural grass for them to nibble on for a while.
The grass bought back was all in large bundles, and it was necessary to cut it into small pieces to feed the cattle and sheep.
Rachel is a good livestock keeper, breaking up the grass she buys with a small cutter in the hay room, and retying it back into small sizes with straw ropes.
"When it got up, we bought a forage cutter, which I saw on TV, and it looked a lot like Optimus Prime, and the grass was collected in its belly all the way through. ”
Emperor Wu said while baling the pasture.
Rachel freed up her right hand to hold her reading glasses, "That's a lot of money, and now it seems that it is more cost-effective to rent a harvester from an agricultural factory." ”
Emperor Wu smiled and nodded, "At present, it is more cost-effective to rent, and when we have a car, we can also rent it out, and we can still make a profit." ”
Frank drove the oxen up the hillside and came back to teach Emperor Wu to ride a horse, and Emperor Wu couldn't wait to become a real cowboy.
Uncle Frank harnessed a horse as easily as he drove a car, to the point where he could do as he pleased.
"Hey, boss, horseback riding isn't easy. "Fran smoked a cigarette and rode on horseback, and it smelled like an old cowboy.
Emperor Wu beckoned to him, "I believe this is nothing to me, I can always turn big things into small things, and small things into small things." ”
Uncle Frank is a raunchy old man with cigarettes, but once he gets back on horseback, he transforms into a wise Aussie cowboy.
Brown jeans, dark brown denim felt hat, and a white loose shirt, this is the outfit of Emperor Wu on horseback.
If you pair it with a revolver, it's a well-colored western cowboy, but it's not bad to carry a police crossbow.
"It's a good fit for you, and it looks like you're going to be a good denim. ”
Frank carries his big smoking gun with him everywhere he goes, and where there is smoke in the South Australian ranch, he must be him.
Mrs. Rachel added grass to the stable, and the happiest thing she did was to watch the horses she fed grow stronger and stronger.
As a result, Rachel fed her eldest son to be Big Fat, a chubby engineer.
When 7K saw Emperor Wu coming in, he seemed very excited, constantly neighing, walking back and forth in the small circle, and the other horses didn't know what was going on, and they also neighed, like a symphony orchestra.
"It seems that you have the charm to attract the attention of animals. Mrs. Rachel said with a smile.
"He attracts not only horses, but also bears, right in that wood. Turks appeared at the door of the stable, slicing bread in his mouth.
"Bears, bears here?" asked Frank and Rachel at the same time.
"Well, it's a topic that can't be said in words, I'll tell you slowly at lunch, anyway, we're safe. Thinking of that bear, Emperor Wu had a headache.
"Well, it's time for the horses to go out and meet the ranch. ”
Emperor Wu led the 7K, Frank chose a jujube red horse, and Tex originally wanted to choose a mini horse, but after seeing everyone's disdainful eyes, he shrugged his shoulders and silently opened the wooden fence door of a flower horse called Baihua.
The stables were newly built by Jenner's construction company, and there was still some smell of paint inside, and Emperor Wu opened all the doors and windows to disperse the smell.
Walking out of the stable, the three horses were very excited to see a patch of living pasture.
They have been fitted with saddle pedals and are cleanly washed.
The three of them came to the open space outside the courtyard.
"First of all, the first time you ride a horse, you have to overcome your fears, find the feeling more important than all the preparations, and become friends with the horse. Frank was like an old professor, and Emperor Wu and Turks stood straight to the side and listened attentively.
Turks learned to ride at Berkeley Racecourse, but not very formally.
"I do have to overcome my fear of horses, and for Tex, horses have to overcome my fear of him. Emperor Wu said with a smile.
Tex looked helpless, he stood with the horse, and the horse looked petite.
Frank laughed, "Indeed, I guess no horse wants Qiang to be its owner. ”
According to Frank's guidance, Emperor Wu grabbed the reins and horsehair with his left hand, grabbed the stirrup with his right hand, supported the ground with his left foot, and jumped onto the horse's back with his right foot.
"Okay, boss, you have to sit down gently, don't press your ass on the horse's waist, or 7K will know you're a rookie and throw you off. Frank clutched the reins to prevent 7K from going berserk.
In fact, the ten horses bought from Berkeley Horse Farm have already been tuned, and basically nothing will happen.
Emperor Wu said, "Don't worry, Frank, I have ridden a large ocean horse no less than a hundred times in my dreams." ”
"Yanma?" Bane didn't understand the subtleties of language.
"I'll explain it to you when I have time. ”
Frank was very satisfied with Emperor Wu's student, and the smoothness was beyond his imagination, "You can try to make it walk." ”
Emperor Wu sat on horseback, his waist straight, "Okay, 7K, I'm your new master from now on, drive!"
When the word "driving" came out of his mouth, the atmosphere was awkward for a while.
"What?" Frank looked puzzled, and Turks was equally dazed.
"Uh, should I shout go or run?" asked Emperor Wu.
The two laughed, and Tex said with a wicked smile, "Boss, although I haven't ridden a horse, I know that I can't run away just by shouting, and I'm going to kick it in the stomach." ”
Frank nodded, "To be exact, it's a pinch of the horse's belly, kicking is not a friendly action, of course it is okay to give a command, but that is only a supporting role." ”
Emperor Wu made an OK gesture, clamped his legs slightly, and 7K began to walk.
"Very good, 7K, our goal is to give you a look you can go!" Emperor Wu said excitedly.
"Boss, then you'll need to put a mirror under its head so it can see your eyes. "Frank took it seriously.
This is the first time Emperor Wu has ridden a horse in the real sense, it feels very good, it is better than driving, although the car is faster, but after all, it is a cold machine, through the parts of the body contact, Emperor Wu can feel the heart beat of 7K and regular breathing.
"Dude, I'm going to take the 7K over there, it's up to you. Emperor Wu said to Tex.
With Tex's size, Tsushima is a test, but fortunately, Shiroka is strong enough, although not taller than 7K, but physically stronger, like a small tank.
Tex looked at Emperor Wu who was riding away with a wry smile.
Under the control of Emperor Wu, 7K changed from small pacing to jogging, gradually accelerating, he sat firmly on horseback, holding the reins, surrounded by sheep bathed in warm sunlight, and in the distance were black and white Holstein cows, Rachel was guiding them to rest.
Looking at all this joyful everything, Emperor Wu always felt that there was something missing, and slapped his head, "Oh, how can there be fewer sheepdogs in the pasture!"
7K heard the sound and thought it was an order for it, and accelerated to run, Emperor Wu stumbled and almost fell, but fortunately he reacted quickly and regained his balance.
He started to run on the 7K, and did not stop until the hillside, which was the highest point of the ranch, and Emperor Wu looked down on his land on horseback like a kingdom, which was a great feeling and a sense of accomplishment.
At this time, 7K raised his front legs at the right time and raised his head for a long time.
"God, this picture is absolutely amazing. ”
Next to the herd, Rachel happened to capture the scene with her mobile phone.