On New Year's Eve in 1938, Time magazine named the top 10 newsmakers of the year, but there were only nine people on the list, including Franklin D. Roosevelt, Neville Chamberlain, and Adolf Hitler.

The other one, not a man, but a horse, whose name was Sea Biscuit.

Born in 1933, this horse was short and flawed - with protruding and asymmetrical knees, and not straight enough, it was completely typical of the defective build, and this kind of racehorse should be abandoned at birth, this is the consensus of all.

In this way, from birth to the age of three, the sea biscuit has been living a hard life, and it was treated as an inferior horse from a horse racing family, pulling goods, grinding, and doing a lot of hard work.

In 1936, a poor trainer named Tom Smith bought it, and after a year of training, in 1937, Sea Biscuit began competing in the National Horse Race. Then, from the first time he stepped on the track, he began to sweep the horses of the United States, and was unrivaled in the national horse racing world, winning 10 major jackpot races and earning a record $144,000 a year at the time!

Especially on November 1, 1938, the race between Sea Biscuit and another bonus horse "Admiral" was even more legendary, King vs. King, Bad Horse Tsushima King, this race Sea Biscuit was vertical and horizontal, and won with an incredible advantage of four positions in the case of starting behind!

The saga did not end, and on February 14, 1939, an accident led to a rupture of the suspensory ligament in the left front leg of the biscuit, so that it would most likely not be able to compete again.

Then on March 2, 1940, the seven-year-old Sea Biscuit suddenly made a comeback and challenged for the last time in an event it had been unable to conquer: the Santa Anita 100,000 Prize Race.

Everyone thought that the old horse was just going to race in friendship. It was a great end to his career, but the result shocked the whole United States: the sea biscuit ran the best time in the history of the Santa Anita Race, the second best time in the history of American horse racing, and broke the world record.

After watching the game, the famous writer Julie Roger immediately wrote in his column: "How lucky I am. I was alive to see this day. ”

Since then, the name Sea Cookie has been synonymous with indomitable spirit, tenacity and unyielding faith in North America.

Qin Shiou was shocked when he first heard about it, this is not chicken soup for the soul, this is a real legend. And naming his car after such a legend also represents Powell's expectations for himself.

He's going to be a legend in the world of racing!

Qin Shiou patted Powell's shoulder and said, "It's a good name, come on, buddy, don't let the sea biscuits be ashamed!" ”

He then taught Powell how to control the ATV. Let him try to start, accelerate and turn on his own, and get a first grasp of the art of driving this car.

Auerbach stood on the beach, watching Qin Shiou patiently teach Powell to drive, with a smile on his face.

The next morning, Powell got up to wipe the sea biscuits clean, and according to Qin Shiou's instructions last night, he checked the brake line, automatic hand brake, fuel tank, wheels, axles, etc., and only went to breakfast after there was no problem.

Had breakfast. The four children also had to go to the town to sell dumplings, and Qin Shiou took Mao Weilong to the sea for a cruise.

After the cruise, Qin Shiou prepared to take Mao Weilong to shoot fish in the afternoon. The two packed their things, and Shaq directly took Iverson to prepare first, which was not only to shoot fish, but also to have a barbecue party by the lake at night after shooting fish.

Qin Shiou made lunch, but the four children did not come back to eat, and Hickson's father called. Said that the children would not go back and eat at his place.

Meimei took a nap. Qin Shiou and Mao Weilong drove a pickup truck to Shenbao Lake, and on the way to Hickson's father's restaurant.

Two o'clock in the afternoon. It was the hottest time of the day, and many people hid in air-conditioned rooms to cool off, while next to Papa Hickson's restaurant, four children with two puppies stood in the shade of a tree watching the passers-by.

Next to the restaurant are two tables, one with an induction cooker for cooking, the other with condiments, packing boxes and the like, and a propped up paper shell with a line written in Chinese and English: Chinese authentic dumplings, delicious and inexpensive.

Qin Shiou stopped the car across the street and looked at a few children from afar.

There were no pedestrians on the road, let alone customers eating, and after a while, Father Hickson pushed open the door and said to the four children: "Come in, good boy, there are no guests out to eat now, will you continue to sell in the evening?" ”

Boris said to the other three: "Go in, and if there are guests, I will call you." ”

Gordon nodded to leave, Shirley, who was holding the small cash box, looked at him angrily and said, "Gordon, you traitor!" Can't you even stand this little bit of suffering? ”

Michelle also yelled at him: "You can't even compare to the little tiger and the little leopard!" Gordon, I look down on you. ”

Hearing this, Gordon blushed, stood at the back of the face, and wiped the sweat from his face with his clothes. The tiger and the leopard stuck out their tongues and panted vigorously, tilting their heads to look at Gordon, as if they were also disdainful.

Shirley walked over and said sweetly to Daddy Hickson: "Daddy, thank you for the invitation, we are not tired or hot, just wait outside, maybe someone is only eating now?" You know, it's hot, and some people don't have an appetite at noon. ”

Qin Shiou watched this scene quietly, and Father Hickson persuaded him for a while, but it was useless, so he had to shake his head and go back to the restaurant, four stubborn children stayed outside, and of course, there were two equally stubborn Labradors.

"These four children have a kind." Mao Weilong said, "There are more seeds than my eldest nephew in the family!" ”

Qin Shiou patted him on the shoulder and asked, "Do you have one?" ”

Mao Weilong said proudly: "What do you say? Gentlemen in the capital, not only is there a species, but the species is also very hard......"

"Good." Qin Shiou smiled with satisfaction, he took Mao Weilong out of the car and walked out, and said to Shirley, "Prepare four dumplings for me, two are filled with bighead carp meat, and two are stuffed with vegetables and shrimp." ”

Seeing Qin Shiou, the tiger and the leopard shook their ears and jumped happily together, but after running over, their tongues spit out longer and their wheezing became more powerful.

The four of Shirley also cheered, and Powell asked, "Qin, haven't you eaten?" Are you still hungry? ”

Before Qin Shiou and Mao Weilong went fishing, they were worried about dehydration from exercise, so they drank a stomach full of juice and ice water at home.

In this way, Qin Shiou touched his bulging belly and said, "Yes, the things in St. John's are not delicious, we didn't come back from eating." Isn't it, a very kind Uncle Mao? ”

In the last few words, his tone was extraordinarily heavy.

Mao Weilong knew that he had been calculated, he showed a smile that was more ugly than crying, nodded and said, "Yes, I'm so hungry, I want to eat two!" ”

"You can eat three servings when you're hungry." Qin Shiou pretended to look at him in surprise, "Uncle Mao, is it that the dumplings they make are not to your taste, so you only eat two servings?" ”

Shirley looked at him nervously with big watery eyes, Mao Weilong swallowed his saliva with difficulty, and said: "Of course not, hehe, I'll just warm up two servings first, so that the dumplings made by Shirley, Gordon and Michelle must be delicious!" ”

With that, Powell happily ran into the restaurant, and their dumplings were in Daddy Hickson's refrigerator.

Five dumplings came out of the pot quickly, Mao Weilong and Qin Shiou sat in the restaurant, looking at the plates of dumplings in a daze.

The hot day, the hot dumplings, and the hot belly can kill people.

Shirley and the four of them looked at Qin Shiou and Mao Weilong expectantly, and asked in a low voice, "Why don't you eat?" ”

"It's too hot." Qin Shiou smiled, and Shirley took one with a fork and blew it and sent it to Qin Shiou's mouth.

Qin Shiou swallowed it in one gulp, stroked Shirley's hair and said vaguely while chewing: "What a good boy, Shirley, well, delicious, it tastes great." ”

Father Hickson swallowed his saliva as he watched from the sidelines, and finally turned to the kitchen and muttered, "Fortunately, I haven't been married or had children in my life, it's terrible." ”

Qin Shiou really couldn't eat, and he had no appetite on a hot day, not to mention that they poured a stomach of drinks in St. John's.

He couldn't eat it himself, Qin Shiou began to have a bad idea, he looked at Mao Weilong, well, this grandson is worse than himself now, what about the three dumplings in front of him, it's not bad if he doesn't die. Then he looked at the tiger and the leopard.

The Labrador who has always been well-behaved and obedient also declined, and the two little guys found the air conditioner and lay on the ground, seeing Qin Shiou turning his head, his heart was like a rhino, and he turned over together, revealing his bulging little belly.

"It's all the goods that drop the chain at a critical time." Qin Shiou muttered, he thought about it, well, he has an idea.

"Boris, pack our dumplings, we have to go to the lake to shoot fish, let's shoot fish while shooting later, now is the best time to shoot fish at noon." Qin Shiou said, "Shirley, come, settle the bill, five dumplings, how much?" ”

Gordon was stunned and said, "It's too hot now, Qin, how do you shoot fish?" I'm going to get heat stroke. ”

Qin Shiou was speechless for a while, indeed, how could he shoot fish in the sun at noon?

Mao Weilong smiled kindly: "Uncle Mao wants to lose weight, so he has to shoot fish at noon, so he sweats a lot." ”

The children nodded in realization, and Qin Shiou quietly gave him a thumbs up and said, "Why are you so clever?" Kudos to your cleverness. ”

Shirley didn't settle the bill, Qin Shiou smiled and said: "We eat your dumplings, of course we have to give you money, because this is business - family affection is family affection, and business is business." ”

Father Hickson also nodded and said, "Yes, children, remember this sentence, business is business, and it has nothing to do with anything else." ”

Qin Shiou gave Shirley ten yuan and two yuan a dumpling, which was very cheap. (To be continued)