Chapter 15 The Immortal
Horses, how to say, I should be more familiar than the average person, at that time we lived in the compound neighbors had a horse to sell vegetables, every day out of the street with a car, as soon as the summer will scratch and bake, the generation of the 80s should have seen a lot of horse-drawn vegetable carts on the street.
The closest encounter with horses was when I was 9 years old riding in the park and taking a photo, pouting as if I was going to cry because I was a little scared, and I had a natural fear of this tall animal with hard toes, because even if the ferocious cat was hiding and not showing it, at least it looked fluffy and cute.
I'm no stranger to the park's racetrack – I used to take pictures when I was a kid, but the difference is that when I was a kid I could only take pictures, and now I can ride a horse in a circle, even if it's less than 30 meters.
There were only two horses in the open space, and there was a camera stand next to them, and the old man watching the scene was vaguely the uncle who took pictures of me when I was a child, and what was even more surprising was that those two horses seemed to be the two I rode when I was 9 years old......
I walked over and said, "Uncle, can you ride a horse?" ”
When the old man saw the guests, he immediately became excited: "I can ride and ride, of course I can ride, I am an authentic Mongolian horse, and it runs like the wind." ”
I doubt that what he said is true, because I have heard that Mongolian horses are thin but have long strength, and then look at those two horses, they are as thin as dogs, and they put some hair on their bodies and pull them out to say that they are Tibetan mastiffs.
I said, "Then do you rent this horse?" ”
The old man looked at me and said, "How much do you give?" ”
I said, "Two horses, a thousand a day." ”
The old man smiled: "Rent!" ”
Xiang Yu looked at the two horses with his arms in his arms, and hesitated: "I have seen enough hanging, can I really ride it?" ”
The old man pushed him on the back: "Don't you know if you ride a lap?" Then he said to me, "Ride a lap for 20—"
Xiang Yu walked to one of them, and got on the horse's back as soon as he took a step on his legs, pressing the horse for a flicker, this is nothing, the funny thing is that Xiang Yu rode on the horse without stepping on the stirrup and his feet were between the ground and the ground, it was really like riding a big dog, Xiang Yu smiled at me bitterly: "Can this be done?" ”
In order to make money, the old man walked quickly to the back of the horse and shouted to Xiang Yu: "Sit down." Then on the horse's buttocks, the horse began to wander around the field, not to mention running, walking reluctantly, several times almost lying on the stack, if not Xiang Yu with his feet to help it support, it is estimated that the waist is broken.
I hurriedly shouted at Xiang Yu: "Brother Yu, come down!" That horse is older than you, respect the old. ”
I recognized it: I had ridden it.
Xiang Yu jumped off the horse, led him back, touched the horse's head with pity and said, "This horse should have been retired a long time ago." ”
The old man said: "What should I do if it supports my old age?" I still rely on it for my retirement. ”
Xiang Yu stuffed 200 yuan into the old man's hand and said, "After the yard is demolished, take pictures, your horse must die if you run again." ”
I said, "You don't have to try it, do you?" ”
Xiang Yu glanced at the other horse, shook his head and said, "That one doesn't look much smaller than this one." ”
The old man said, "This horse is the one that was born." ”……
Back in the car, Xiang Yu and I were both depressed, and I said, "Let's not go to other parks to see, maybe there are soft-spoken horses." ”
Xiang Yu lowered his head and said, "No need, no matter how light-tongued such a horse is, it can't fight." ”
I said, "What then?" It seems that it can only be bought from abroad, a good car costs 1 million, and a good horse can't be bought without four or five million. "I say this because the distillery helped me sell my five-star gin, and so far I've made millions of dollars.
Xiang Yu said: "The bloodline of the horse is good, and it must be trained, otherwise it cannot be called a war horse." ”
I also thought of this, a good horse, it has to have a good bloodline, undergo rigorous training, horses and horses are also like cars and cars, in some cases are completely incomparable, you want to buy a car, 20,000 and 20 million can be bought, and they look the same, they are all a steering wheel with four wheels, but only you know the taste.
Horse is the most spiritual animal, is one of the earliest domestic animals raised by human beings, from ancient times to the present day has played an extremely important role in the history of human development, a good horse, on the battlefield can save your surname, in ordinary life can bring you countless fun, it is sometimes even as important as your family and friends, and then, you have to pay a high price to get this fun, it is almost unthinkable to raise a horse in a modern city, the specific example is: a multimillionaire, He can buy a car for 1 million, but a man with only 10 million fortunes will never dare to buy a horse easily. So, don't even think about owning a horse of your own if you're not super-rich – my neighbor who sells vegetables is an exception.
So now on the issue of buying a horse, He Tiandou has already created a big problem for me, whether at home or abroad, as long as a horse is good at running, it must be expensive, four or five million is not necessarily enough, because as long as they participate in a race and win, it is far more than that.
Wait, mega-rich, game...... I suddenly remembered the horse that brought me good luck: the lame rabbit, also known as the repeated defeats or repeated defeats, hasn't it been bought back by Jin Shaoyan and is in the Jin family's villa?
I was so excited that I patted Xiang Yu on the shoulder: "Brother Yu, I found you a good horse, lame rabbit!" ”
Xiang Yu hid my bear paw and wondered, "Rabbit? Can you ride, bunny spirit? ”
I ignored him, and directly dialed Jin Shaoyan's phone for a long distance, and after picking it up, it was chaotic, it seemed that he was on the set, Jin Shaoyan's voice: "Brother Qiang?" ”
I shouted, "Rounds! Immediately show up the evidence that you and the teacher are not in the same bed! ”
Jin Shaoyan smiled: "Don't make trouble, Brother Qiang, listen to this movement!" ”
I also laughed: "You kid really didn't succeed?" ”
Jin Shaoyan said bitterly: "I really didn't expect the master to work so hard, sleeping less than 4 hours a day in order to catch up with the show, do you think I have other thoughts?" ”
I smiled: "Hey, let's get down to business, you really bought that horse called what you have been calling it so many times?" ”
"Repeated defeats, you say? yes, it's right here at my house, what are you asking for? ”
"I am by messenger."
“…… Envoy? My very unprofessional language aroused Jin Shaoyan's vigilance: "You don't want it to grind, do you?" Who ran away from you again, Shennong? ”
I told him a rough story about the recent events, and finally said, "It's Brother Yu, he needs a horse that can run now." To lend or not to give? ”
Jin Shaoyan smiled: "Why are you asking me what to do, can you just take it away?" The old lady is at home, and you don't know each other, the old man talks about you more than me, and I don't know who his own grandson is. ”
I said, "Okay, you can continue to be busy-Song Huizong hasn't shown his face yet?" ”
"The teacher won't let Lu, it's too abstract for her to shoot like this, I'm really worried about ......"
I hung up the phone without waiting for him to finish, started the car, hung up, and Xiang Yu asked, "Where are you going?" ”
"Find the bunny spirit!"
I galloped all the way to the Jin family's villa, and Xiang Yu said, "It seems that you have found me a horse, how about it?" ”
I said, "It's cold on the racetrack, so it's absolutely fast to run up!" ”
Xiang Yu said indifferently: "You are a layman, what you can run is not necessarily a good horse, if a horse can only run forward, it is far from the standard of war horses." ”
I said, "Who said you can only run forward and jump!" I lit a cigarette, reminisced about the past, and said, "It's strange to say, this horse can run so fast, but I don't know why he only won that race, and he was almost sold to the circus." ”
"It must be that the jockey is not strong, people and horses need to communicate, if you can't even do this, then the potential of the horse can't be explored at all, but unfortunately people will only evaluate whether a horse is fast or slow, but rarely pay attention to whether the jockey is successful." Speaking of this feather, he said a little gloomily: "There are many people in the world who use horses like Sun Bin, but there are few people who know horses like Bole, and I don't know whether it is the sorrow of people or the sorrow of horses." ”
I found that Xiang Yu is better to horses than people, including the regret of the two old horses in the park just now, if an old man is ridden by someone, he will definitely not care, there is an old man next to our pawnshop who has been ridden by his grandson all the year round, and he has never cared.
I said, "So you mean horse racing isn't working?" ”
Xiang Yu said: "Let's take a look, there is not much hope, if there is anything else, but this horse can only use three points if it is not very capable." ”
When he said this, my heart sank, that lame rabbit is an authentic racehorse, I should have never learned the tactics of turning and staggering, and I don't know if I learned to drill the fire ring after a few days in the circus, but is this useful? Lin Chong and the others used to perform on a filming horse, and they also made do with it, but this time Xiang Yu's opponent was Lu Bu.
Finally, I said: "Actually...... Isn't riding a motorcycle the same as fighting a war? ”
Xiang Yu: "......"
About half an hour, we came to the door of the Jin family villa, as soon as I honked the horn, the monitor on the door squeaked, I hurriedly poked my head out to give it, the door immediately slowly moved open, it seems that the doorman still knows me, don't know me at least know my padlock car......
I drove the car directly to the front of the building, and Mrs. Jin had already received the news, shook her pu fan to greet her, and shouted: "Xiaoqiang, you are a king and eight boys, you have only come to see me for so long." ”
I got out of the car with a smile, lit a cigarette for the old lady, and said, "I'm afraid you'll let the dog bite me." ”
The old lady winked at me and whispered in my ear, "It's still a little gold that has passed by." It seems that she also knows about Jin Shaoyan's return.
I pointed to Xiang Yu and introduced her, "This is my friend." Then he whispered, "Don't hide anything from him, your own people." ”
The old lady was also amused by my code, glanced at Xiang Yu and sighed: "Hey, this big man is not inferior to Yao Ming, right?" Xiang Yu also smiled.
The old lady said loudly: "Don't leave today, it just so happens that my persimmons are off the shelves, let you taste the vegetables poured out of the dung." ”
Me and Xiang Yu: "......"
I let Mrs. Jin in the small pergola and said, "Old lady, I have come today because I have something to ask you to come." ”
Mrs. Jin glared at me and said, "I knew you wouldn't come if you were fine, you bastard!" Who wants to make a movie, just this big man? Who do you want to play? ”
"We don't film, Xiaojin said some time ago that he bought a horse back and came to you, right?"
When the old lady heard this, she immediately became cautious: "Do you want to borrow it?" ”
"yes."
"Do you want to ride?"
"Aren't you riding, what's wrong old lady, can't you bear it?"
Mrs. Jin smacked her lips and said, "Don't say it's really reluctant, I usually don't have anyone to accompany me, just I'll talk to Xiao Hei, and take it as if I was my own grandson - who of you two rides, big man?" Don't crush me to crush the little black! "The lame rabbit has a new name.
Xiang Yu said with a smile: "I'm just going to see, most of it doesn't go well, but even if I don't ride, I can help you get along with the horse and help you change your problems or something." ”
When Mrs. Jin heard him say this, she hesitantly ordered the servant: "Go, take my little black out and show them." ”
After the servant left, the three of us sat under the pergola and chatted without saying a word, Mrs. Jin looked at Xiang Yu and asked, "What's your name, big man?"
I hurriedly said, "Just call him Xiao Yu." ”
"Oh, you can ride a horse?"
Xiang Yu smiled slightly: "I can ride a horse when I am 4 years old." ”
As he spoke, the servant had brought the lame rabbit, and the horse was now blessed, and there was no saddle on it, and the halter was not worn, and the servant was carefully wrapped around its neck with a long towel to pull it out, and I found that the lame rabbit was unusually tall and tall, with a pure black fur slippery and slippery, and the horsehair was also trimmed in a majestic and neat manner. It feels like it will soar into the air as long as it stomps its hooves slightly, but when it gets closer, you will find that the horse is probably used to doing nothing, and its pace seems a little lazy, and its eyes are a little cynical, like a spoiled young master.
We were watching, suddenly we heard a rumbling sound around us, Xiang Yu pulled up violently, knocked over the table in the pergola, teapot or something, I looked up and wanted to ask him, but saw his eyes staring straight at the lame rabbit, his hands and feet trembled slightly, my heart said bad, Xiang Yu should not be at this time by the big fat horse to arouse the worm, I heard my dad said, my grandfather in the difficult period of 3 years did not eat meat, and then in the countryside fiercely saw the pig is like this.
At the same time, the lame rabbit also stood in shock, the horse's vigilance was very high, it probably had noticed something, and then it turned its head slightly and saw Xiang Yu......
I was amazed to find that the beast's eyes could change! It first blinked innocently, then lowered its head slightly, as if a little surprised and a little aggrieved, and with a little awe, it faded back slightly, and moved a few small steps forward, as if it wanted to move forward but didn't dare to move forward.
Xiang Yu suddenly shouted: "Huh! ”
I was startled: "Who are you chasing?" ”
When the lame rabbit heard him shout like this, he suddenly stomped with joy and ran towards us, and he didn't care about it, but he hit his head into the shed, resting his horse's head on Xiang Yu's shoulder, and grinding with his ears and temples with great affection.
Mrs. Jin was a little stupid at this time, and I was even more dumbfounded, so I asked for a long time: "...... You two know each other, huh? ”
Xiang Yu patted the lame rabbit's neck affectionately, and did not talk to us, suddenly turned over and got on the horse, pointed to the vast grass in front of him, and shouted urgently: "Tsk! "The lame rabbit lifts its two front hooves and flicks its hind legs, and it shoots out three or four meters in the blink of an eye. Mrs. Jin shouted anxiously from behind: "Hey, big man, the saddle hasn't been installed yet!" ”
Xiang Yu jumped out on the back of the bare horse, he held on the horse's ribs with one hand, and supported the horse's back with the other hand, on the seemingly bumpy horse was actually smooth as usual, like growing on the horse's back, the lame rabbit saw the owner at first glance, and began to run a little undulating under the joy, but after turning half a circle, it became more and more stable, the two front legs stomped, the back legs kicked, and jumped straight away for several meters, and finally the frequency became faster and faster, and the hooves sounded on the grass, galloping like an arrow, and every time it passed in front of our eyes, it was like a black lightning bolt. Gorgeous and majestic, Xiang Yu on the horse has also been hidden in a gust of wind......
It took Mrs. Jin a long time to recover from her surprise, and she looked at it for a while before she picked up a cup of tea and put it to her mouth, and said slowly: "I have never seen Xiao Hei run so fast." ”
I forced a smile and said, "yes, hehe." "To be honest, I haven't seen it before, the time it won a match was a drop in the bucket compared to this one.
Mrs. Jin said lightly: "It seems that my little black can't be saved." ”
"Hey...... I'll just ride it for a few days, and I'll send it back to you when I'm done. ”
Mrs. Jin drank tea and said slowly: "Don't think that I don't understand horses, a good horse is just like a good woman, and you won't choose anyone else." ”
Xiang Yu rode more than ten laps, came to us near the front of the legs clamped, the lame rabbit screamed, like a rainbow, its eyes, has been flying out of endless joy and brilliance, Xiang Yu jumped off the horse, holding the neck of the lame rabbit to the sky and roaring, the beast's eyes were actually full of tears.
After a long moment of affection, I said, "All right, the old lady is already going to give you the rabbit essence." ”
Xiang Yu hurriedly stood upright, and bowed deeply to Mrs. Jin: "Thank you old man, Xiang is deeply virtuous." I whispered in his ear, "Is it the black horse?" Xiang Yu nodded firmly.
The lame rabbit naughtily poked his head out of Xiang Yu's shoulder and looked at us, Mrs. Jin saw this situation, and smiled slightly: "I'm afraid that this is just a thing returning to its original owner - big man, did you know Xiao Hei before?" ”
Xiang Yu had no choice but to nod and say, "Its name is Qi." ”
Mrs. Jin sighed: "I also found someone to make a set of finely carved saddles for it, but it has never been useful, so I will give it to you, by the way, do you have a place to raise horses?" ”
I looked at Xiang Yu and said, "It's okay to educate talents, you want a place to have a place, and you want a grassland to have a grassland." ”
"And how do you get there?" Mrs. Jin asked worriedly.
Xiang Yu put the brand-new saddle on the horse's back, tightened the horse's belly belt, and said, "I'll ride it." ”
I said frantically: "Do you have a driving license, do you have a driver's license, what should I do if I am stopped by the traffic police?" ”
Mrs. Jin said: "Just say it's for filming, if you can't call me again." So saying, the old lady came to the lame rabbit and touched its cheek lovingly.
Xiang Yu patted the lame rabbit's horse: "Xiao, thank you grandma." The lame rabbit was full of spiritual surnames, and seemed to realize that the separation was imminent, and licked Mrs. Jin's hand nostalgically, reluctantly.
I said to Xiang Yu, "Can you change your name?" One word is too Hong Kong and Taiwan! "Anyway, I get goosebumps when I hear someone on TV affectionately shouting single names like Feng, Ling, and Hui. Besides, it's not convenient for you to make up the number of words in a one-word name. Do you see that people are blowing snow at the west gate, what are these words? What are the words you look at Maria Ozawa? Look at the words left left by Kojiro on the left......
I touched the nose of the black horse and said, "In the past, you called you repeated defeats and battles, after all, it was unlucky, I named you lame rabbit, and now that your legs are not lame, how about calling you rabbit?" ”
The lame rabbit gave me a disdainful look and turned his head away, and I hurriedly consulted with him: "Is that a little lame?" Calf legs? Little Bunny? The lame rabbit snorted and lowered its head to graze.
Xiang Yu looked at Mrs. Jin gratefully and said, "Let's call it Xiao Hei in the future." The lame rabbit actually nodded elegantly, this beast is really fine!
(To be continued)