Chapter Eighty-Five: The Competition
There were Zhuang Xue and Ruan Minyu's maids in the house to help serve them, but Wang Jin did not have the habit of being served like this, and said that he would come. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Sitting on the couch, she lifted the hem of her skirt and carefully lifted the trouser tubes, and found that both knees were a little bruised, and some skin had been scratched, but there was no blood. She put on the knee pads and elbow pads that Li's mother had prepared, stood up and walked. Although it looks inconspicuous, it is very obedient and has no sense of burden.
Everyone finished tidying up and went out of the hood. At the entrance of the racecourse, Li Mingqian and Suixing were waiting by the stable.
Ruan Minyu cheered, ran forward excitedly, looked at all the horses, and finally pointed to a jujube red horse and said, "Cousin Li, I want to ride this one!" ”
These short, docile mares were all specially selected by Sui Xing according to Li Mingqian's requirements, regardless of which one they wanted to ride.
Cher hesitated, thinking that the horses seemed to be very well-behaved.
"I'll pick this one, it seems to be smiling at me just now." Zhuang Xue cautiously stretched out her hand and touched the chestnut foal in front of her, and saw that it was extremely obedient and liked it more and more.
Wang Jin, who was next to him, hesitated for a moment and walked up to a black horse.
With big moist eyes, long eyelashes, innocent eyes, and small ears that twitch from time to time, how can people do it with such a gentle and lovely creature?
As if noticing the person in front of him, the horse poked his head out slightly, his nose fluttered, sniffed at Wang Hibiscus in a few places, and snorted slightly.
Wang Hibiscus laughed, reaching out and gently stroking its head.
"Selected?" Li Mingqian stood beside her.
"Well, that's it." Wang Jin's eyes showed a trace of unbearability, and he asked softly, "Can I just take it for a walk without riding?" ”
"Are you scared?" Li Mingqian chuckled, "I won't fall down." ”
Wang Jian shook his head and smiled again: "I belong to horses, and I think the horses are very kind and cute, and I can't bear it." In the past, Sister Mingzhu and I-" Her voice stopped abruptly, the smile on her face was sluggish, and she paused and continued: "But this reason seems to be a bit hypocritical, and even if I don't ride, someone else will ride." ”
After thinking about it, she leaned close to the horse's ear and whispered: "Good horse, I will wronged you to run with me today!" ”
As if in response to her, the dark horse snorted again and shook his head.
After the harness and saddle were put on, the three of them got on their horses. Zhuang Xue and Ruan Minyu's horses were slowly led by Li Mingqian and Suixing, while Wang Jin ordered a man in his forties who looked very energetic to take charge of the rope in the horse groom on the side. Gradually getting used to the feeling of the swaying of the horse's back, the three of them tried to trot, but they also looked good.
Li Mingqian and Suixing also got on the horse and followed them unhurriedly. Once they are fast and the direction is crooked, they will shoot as soon as possible, and they will be very conscientious. When they rode steadily, they relaxed their care a little.
The racecourse is huge, with chest-high railings stretching along the edges as if you couldn't see the edge. In autumn, the grass is already yellow, and the horse's hooves fall on it, bringing a little bit of dirt with it, and it is wanton and happy.
Not satisfied with running casually, taking advantage of Li Mingqian's inattention, Ruan Minyu drove over and softly encouraged Zhuang Xue to say: "Xue'er, you see that we are all riding so steadily, why don't we come to the race?" ”
Zhuang Xue was a little moved, but looked at Li Mingqian in front of her and had a difficult face: "I'm afraid that my cousin won't agree." ”
Ruan Minyu pouted, and caught a glimpse of Wang Jin, who was driving a horse for a walk not far away, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she whispered to Zhuang Xue: "Let's go, let's go find Sister Jin'er, she must have a way!" ”
"You want to compete?" Wang Jian was surprised. Just learn to walk and want to run?
"It's boring to just ride a horse," Ruan Minyu grinned, "It's more fun to compete!" ”
Wang Jin smiled helplessly: "I think it's too dangerous, and can Li Gongzi agree?" ”
"This is going to be Sister Jin'er!" Zhuang Xue also came up and said, "Sister is so smart, there must be a way to get my cousin to agree!" ”
Wang Jian couldn't help but hold his forehead. Want her to deal with the big bad wolf? I think too highly of her!
Two pairs of big black eyes were looking at him, and his eyes were looking forward to trust, so Wang Jin's old mistake was committed again.
"Okay, then I'll give it a try, but there's no guarantee of success!" She was once again defeated by the two of them.
"Sister Jin'er is out of the horse, and she will definitely succeed!" Ruan Minyu said happily.
Wang Jin drove his horse towards Li Mingqian, thinking about how to persuade Li Mingqian, but he had no clue.
She couldn't help but reflect on herself: Could it be that she was a sycophant who was photographed too much, so she took it seriously? actually took this errand, no matter how you think about it, Li Mingqian will not agree.
"Miss Wang, you are... Where are you going? Li Mingqian's voice sounded behind him, with an inexplicable smile.
Wang Jin realized that he had driven his horse to the guardrail, and that he should have crashed into it in a step or two.
She smiled, pulled the reins, and drove the horse to the position where she was facing Li Mingqian.
"Li Gongzi, that... I'd like to discuss something with you. Wang Jin smiled flatteringly.
Li Mingqian raised his eyebrows and said with interest: "Girl, please speak." ”
"Xue'er and Minyu want to compete, you see...?" Wang Hibiscus is very weak-hearted.
Li Mingqian glanced back at Zhuang Xue, who was looking at the sky, and Ruan Minyu, who was looking into the distance, and looked at Wang Jin, a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes.
"Even if I ask you to be a lobbyist, I can't." His tone was gentle and resolute, "Once the speed is too fast, it will be difficult for me and Suixing to ensure your safety, it will be too dangerous." ”
And so it was. Wang Jian didn't say anything more, and was about to ride away when a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
"If it's not speed, isn't it?" She smiled like a blooming hibiscus flower.
With such a delicate smile, Li Mingqian was stunned for a moment.
"If you don't compare speed, with me and Suixing by your side, it's no big deal." Li Mingqian said with a smile, "If the girl has any ideas, you might as well tell me and listen to it." ”
"We can compare technology." Wang thought of the obstacle course, and although the entry-level riders obviously couldn't master the more difficult riding skills, the simplified version of the race should be fine.
"Like going around an object, turning and turning around while traveling, jumping over simple obstacles, and so on." She looked at Li Mingqian with bright eyes, "What do you think?" ”
"Yes, that's possible." Li Mingqian bowed his head and said with a smile: "Xue'er has found the right person to help." ”
Wang Jin couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when she heard this, why is she always praised today?
Li Mingqian summoned Sui Xing, Wang Jin explained to him the props to be prepared, and then summoned Ruan Minyu and the others, first told them the good news that they could compete, which caused the two to cheer again and again, and then explained the new rules and judging criteria of the game.
“… Each item is scored out of 10 points, and the ranking is determined by the total score of all items. Wang said.
"This method is good, so who will score it?" Ruan Minyu asked positively.
Wang Jin's inquiring eyes swept over Li Mingqian.
"Let Suixing be the referee." Li Mingqian opened his mouth and said, "If I come to score, I'm afraid it will be difficult to be fair." ”
Ruan Minyu glanced at Zhuang Xue beside her, and immediately nodded knowingly: "Cousin Li is right, then arrange it like this!" ”
Li Mingqian's eyes were inexplicable, and he smiled silently.
"What about the color head?" Zhuang Xue asked. She lost fishing before, but now she naturally wants to get back into the game.
"Since I invited you to come and ride the horse, I should naturally come up with the lottery." Li Mingqian thought for a moment, took off a piece of black jade from his waist and said, "Whoever wins, this piece of jade will belong to whoever wins." ”
Wang Jin looked at it, isn't this the piece he gave him before!
Suixing, who came back with the props, was surprised to hear this. As a personal guard, he naturally knew how much Li Mingqian liked this piece of ink jade, and he never left him on weekdays. Needless to say, its own value is not to mention, but there are other reasons for it.
Actually use this as a lottery head? What are Childe's plans?
After the props were placed, in order to show the rules of the game to the contestants more vividly and intuitively, Wang Jin asked Li Mingqian to demonstrate.
The first is to go around the wooden pier, and the smaller the circle, the higher the score.
Li Mingqian walked around the wooden pier.
Then there are corners, and the less time it takes and the less time you don't cross, the higher your score.
As soon as Wang Jian finished speaking, Li Mingqian had already completed three corners steadily.
Then there is an emergency stop, run to the designated position and then stop the horse, the closer the position of the horse's hooves is to the marking, the higher the score.
Li Mingqian stepped on the line and stopped.
Finally, there is the obstacle crossing. For the sake of safety, the wooden fence that Wang Jian asked people to prepare was only a foot high, and it should not be impossible to cross.
This time, Li Mingqian did not use the tall and mighty sweaty horse, but replaced it with a shorter mare, slowed down, and stepped over gently and skillfully.
His demonstration was perfect, Wang Jin couldn't help but nod and asked Zhuang Xue and Ruan Minyu, "Do you all understand?" Want to watch it again? ”
Ruan Minyu couldn't wait, and hurriedly said: "I understand, I understand!" Let's race! ”
Zhuang Xue was also eager to try.
So a unique horse race began.