When it comes to playing polo, ordinary people will unconsciously think of pictures of European aristocrats riding horses and swinging clubs, especially many members of the royal family are also obsessed with equestrian polo, and they even respect their "kingofsport" status to the extreme.

It is said that many British princes and princesses, princes of sultans and many political dignitaries are polo masters, no wonder it will be hailed as "a jewel in the crown", and this ancient sport, which appeared in the Central Plains as early as the Han Dynasty and flourished in the Tang Dynasty, has lagged far behind Europe in modern China, which has to be regretted.

While waiting for the men to change their jerseys and equipment, Ye Ying Ning took the opportunity to admire the art reproductions in the small exhibition hall in the clubhouse, including "Tang Xuanzong Hitting Ball", "Song People Hitting Ball", painted polo terracotta figurines, polo portrait rhombic glasses and so on. Although they are only imitations, these lifelike images and vivid shapes are enough to shock people.

The wait was a little long, but fortunately, the waiter at the clubhouse brought coffee and dessert to the female companions accompanying Ye Ying Ning and the other men.

After a while, there was a sound of footsteps behind her, and she looked back at the sound, and Zhou Yang, who had finished changing clothes, had already walked over with a helmet in one hand and several other men.

A word suddenly popped into Ye Ying Ning's mind, knight, like a hero who came out of the thick history of the Middle Ages!

Because of curiosity and surprise, she almost held her breath and looked at the man standing not far from her - Zhou Yang was wearing an orange-red polo uniform, white breeches, and extremely eye-catching equipment, gloves, breeches, and leg guards were all in the same color tone, and the black and brown riding boots made his already slender and powerful legs even longer.

The brown leather belt is embellished with a unique twill horse pattern, and the color combination is bold and vibrant. In a less conspicuous place, Ye Yingning saw the logo of a famous luxury brand, as well as his initials, two capital letters ZY.

She had never seen him like this, so she couldn't help but smile, stood up, and made a court salute on her knees.

"Should I get down on my knees and kiss the back of your hand?"

Zhou Yang blinked, and as he spoke, he made a gesture to kneel down on one leg, but Ye Ying Ning was afraid that he would really do this, so he hurriedly held his hand and said with a smile Don't.

The intimate actions of the two caused a burst of laughter around them, and they all joked that the couple was really very affectionate.

Night Infant Ning's cheeks were a little hot, he let go of his hand, recalled the verses he had just seen, and blurted out and repeated: "Take off the crimson purple, wear brocade clothes, silver stirrups and golden saddles shine brightly, the dust in the field is flying behind, and the air ball momentum staff flies forward." The ball is like a star, the staff is like the moon, and the horse rushes straight to the hole with the wind. ”

As he was talking, on the other side, Qiao Yanne and the team members in the same group also changed their clothes and were properly equipped.

"My sister-in-law is really a great poet!"

The old man of the Qiao family specially named this little grandson "Yanne", but the sky did not fulfill people's wishes, and he talked the most. On the contrary, his elder brother Qiao Sijie is much more steady, has always been silent, and rarely messes with this group of gentlemen.

"Qiao Ershao praised, the poems engraved on the wall, my class got an axe. ”

Night Baby Ning smiled lightly and replied casually to Qiao Yanne. Although she didn't know the rules of polo, she also knew that any sport was dangerous, so she couldn't help but look at Zhou Yang's legs and whispered: "Pay attention to your legs, don't be reckless, it's just playing." ”

He was just about to reassure her, but before he could speak, four or five people came not far away, all dressed in professional clothes, led by a black dress and white pants, and holding a cowhide horsewhip that also matched black and white.

"It's really a rare day, and the few nobles you can't meet on weekdays are all gathered today!"

The man didn't deliberately raise the volume of his speech, but he opened his mouth, and the whole audience was silent.

Qiao Yanne was the first to react, stepped forward quickly, and greeted politely with a smile: "It turns out that there are few pets, rare, rare." It's too cold, and everyone is not here to move their muscles. ”

He smiled on his face, but secretly regretted it in his heart, he knew that he was there, and he said that he would not bring anyone over to grab the scene.

Although there are more than a dozen polo fields in the clubhouse, only one is the most suitable for professional games, which is equivalent to the size of 7-8 ordinary football fields. Obviously, the first step of the pet Tiango has already been explained, the polo club is ready for the opening ceremony, and the bagpipers and drummers on the sidelines are already on standby.

"yes, activity. Since we're here, let's get together four of us, how about we fight?"

Pet Tiange raised his eyebrows, and tried to put on the helmet in his arms more properly as he spoke, but he was holding the horsewhip in his hand, his fingers were not flexible enough, and he was a little loose after tying it a few times, so he turned his head to look at the night baby Ning on the side, and said respectfully: "Mrs. Zhou, I want to trouble you to come and help me." ”

With that, he pointed to his chin.

Night Infant Ning was stunned, and it wasn't until several lines of sight all fell on her face that she came back to her senses and realized that she was asking herself to help him tie the strap of his helmet.

It's really embarrassing, but I can't help but go, if I don't go, it's easier to look empty-hearted.

She hesitated for a few seconds, subconsciously looking at Zhou Yang, he raised his chin slightly, and didn't seem to intend to stop her.

"Oh, good. ”

Ye Ying Ning nodded and walked over, she had flat shoes on her feet, which was shorter than Pet Tiange, he was obviously asking for help, but he didn't move. She gritted her teeth, so she had to stand on her tiptoes and reach out to tie him up.

The strap of the polo helmet was a strap from the top of the hat to the chin, and her somewhat cold fingers inevitably touched the chin of the pet Tiange, and he seemed to frown slightly.

The posture of tiptoeing made Ye Yingning's center of gravity unstable, and she just opened her mouth to say "Tie it up", her feet were crooked, and she almost fell.

Pet Tiange stretched out his hand, stroked her waist, and whispered, "Be careful." ”

The temperature of his palms was very hot, and he could feel it through his gloves, and Ye Ying Ning pushed him away in panic and stood firm.

Pet Tiange smiled slightly, and didn't look at her again, but this time he looked at Zhou Yang and Qiao Yanne, pointed to his friends behind him, and proposed: "The four of us here are ready, what about you, two more." The two teams play three quarters first, adding up to more than 20 minutes, which is considered a warm-up, how about it?"

There was no objection from both sides, and soon, the eight players of the two teams were selected and ready to start.

Dressed in traditional English costumes, bagpiers lead the drummers to the polo field to the opening song.

Here, the trainer has brought each of the participating polo horses one by one, Zhou Yang's horse is an Arabian horse, which is very beautiful, and the horse of the pet Tiange is a high-quality thoroughbred, which is extremely noble.

"Mrs. Zhou, please help Mr. Zhou wrap a bandage and ask for a good fortune. ”

The trainer smiled and handed the bandage to him, explaining, "The horse's leg is easy to hit here, so it should be tightened. The knights wanted a beautiful girl to take care of these details for them. ”

With that, the men's female companions were all eager to try and took the bandages from their respective horse boys.

Night Infant Ning walked to Zhou Yang's horse, half-knelt down and wrapped it tightly, and according to the trainer's explanation, the horse's tail was braided and tied tightly.

Zhou Yang took the horse rope and did not avoid suspicion, and dropped a gentle kiss on her forehead in front of everyone, "Thank you, madam." ”

It was inconvenient for her to dodge, so she had to chuckle: "Waiting for your excellent performance." ”

Not far away, Pet Tiange waited for the horse boy to help him prepare properly, and when he turned over, he got on the horse cleanly, instigated the horses, and paced on the field in small steps, waiting for the race to start.