Chapter 266: Du Mei Learns to Ride a Horse
There's still a little way to go, do you want to squint for a while? Chu Lin held her hand from beginning to end and said lovingly.
"No, I'll sit with you for a while." Du Mei, who was dizzy, rubbed in Chu Lin's shoulder socket and found a comfortable position to lean on.
"Okay." Chu Lin was itchy by her kitten-like soft rubbing, turned his head and kissed her on the forehead.
Du Mei was embarrassed by his kiss, and buried her whole head deeper into Chu Lin's arms.
Seeing this, Chu Lin simply hugged Du Mei directly in his arms, but he didn't dare to tease her anymore, so he just let her lean on her steadily.
The warmth and dark fragrance on the man's body were the same as before, and Du Mei leaned against his chest, and there was a powerful heartbeat in her ears, which made her extremely reassured. With the cradle-like jolt, Du Mei gradually became drowsy, but she tried to hold on again, and her eyelids kept fighting.
"Well, let's sleep." Chu Lin lowered his head and kissed her trembling eyelashes, and coaxed in a low voice.
"Whew." Dume yawned, and finally couldn't help but fall asleep in his arms.
About an hour later, the bumpy carriage finally stopped, and Du Mei also woke up, but she was still in a daze, and Chu Lin hugged her directly.
Du Mei was blown by the cool breeze blowing on his face and sobered up a lot. Only then did I find that the prosperity of Gangneung City had disappeared here, and what caught my eye was a large area of artificially opened flat land, and there were houses and horse sheds not far away, and servants could be seen shuttling back and forth. In the distance, there is a dense mountain forest, with towering trees covering the sky and the sun, and a mountain road that can accommodate two carriages has no end in sight.
"Lao Feng, go and bring Mo Yun and Peach Blossom Horse." Chu Lin patted the old man's shoulder and said.
"Yes, lord." The old man who called Lao Feng saluted respectfully and drove the carriage away.
It was dark in the carriage, and he was anxious to take care of her discomfort. At this moment, Du Mei looked around curiously, while Chu Lin looked at her carefully.
I saw that the girl in front of me had no eyebrows, no lips and no points, a pair of autumn water cut pupils, and she was looking forward to it. The hair is dyed like ink, the skin is like clotted fat, and the bridge of the nose on the face of the pink peach cheeks is high and straight, like jade carving and powder.
She was wearing a pale pink embroidered rose satin dress, and the corners of the skirt fluttered in the mountain breeze, and the flowers on the skirt seemed to be alive, jumping and blooming, showing that she was slender and waist-tight.
The seaweed-like green silk was curled casually, flashing a little bit in the sun, the wind gently blew the broken hair on her sideburns, the hair brushed over her neck, fluttering on the eyebrows, holy and beautiful, Chu Lin was stunned for a while.
"Flowey!" The first time Du Mei came, she thought about riding a horse, and when she saw the peach blossom horse, she happily greeted her.
Hearing this, Chu Lin took a few steps, took the reins from the servant's hand, and led the two horses to Du Mei on the left and right. It was clear that Peach Blossom recognized Du Mei, and it stuck out its head and sniffed her in and out.
"It's me." Du Mei smiled and stretched out her hand, and Peach Blossom Horse unexpectedly stretched out her big tongue and licked her palm.
"It's really related to you, I've raised it for so long, and it hasn't licked me." Chu Lin smiled and said with a pretense of jealousy.
"You have Moyun." Mo Yun's whole body is like ink, and his body is very tall, Du Mei was thrown yesterday, and he was instinctively a little afraid of Da Ma and didn't dare to get very close.
"I'll teach you to ride now, pedaling." Chu Lin grabbed Huahua and instructed Du Mei how to get on the horse.
The saddle on the peach blossom horse was driven out by Chu Lin last night, and the pedals were made by the blacksmith who had just ordered the horse farm in the morning. Everything is tailor-made for Dume.
The peach blossom horse is small, and Du Mei quickly mastered the essentials according to what Chu Lin taught, stepped on the pedals, and was able to get on the horse by himself.
"Don't pull the reins so tightly, the first time you ride a horse, Huahua is also the first time to carry you, if you pull so tight, it will hurt, and it will be even more nervous." Chu Lin loosened the reins in Du Mei's hand.
"Horses are very spiritual, and when you turn a corner, you just need to take the reins a little and it will know the direction." Chu Lin personally led the horse and took Du Mei to practice on the field.
"If you encounter an uphill slope, lean forward to reduce the weight of the horse's hind legs." When she walked to a small slope, Chu Lin pushed Du Mei's body and let her feel what it was like to lean forward.
"When accelerating, just tap the horse's belly with your heel." After walking a few laps, Chu Lin saw that Du Mei was riding well, so he let Huahua trot.
Du Mei was so frightened that she instinctively wanted to grasp the reins, but when she thought of Chu Lin's words, she only retracted it slightly, and Huahua immediately slowed down with a small broken step.
The rouge peach horse is rewarded by the queen mother, this kind of bright-colored horse is rare in the Dashun Dynasty, its size and combat effectiveness can not be compared with the natural war horse like Mo Yun, but it is docile, very spiritual, and very picky about the owner, but once it is recognized, it will follow for a lifetime.
I think back then, the Queen Mother got it newly, and no one in the palace could ride it, it didn't fall on people, but it didn't move, only Chu Lin slowly rode it back, and the Queen Mother rewarded him directly.
Chu Lin likes to use ink clouds when he travels, and rarely rides peach blossom horses. Yuan Jinnian took Chu Lin's kiss at the beginning, and he rode a peach blossom horse, and at that time, he wrapped Chu Lin's big coat and deceived its sense of smell, otherwise, it would never take half a step.
"Rest for a while, I'll walk around by myself." Du Mei saw Chu Lin leading the horse and running, and said a little distressed.
"Are you okay?" Chu Lin raised his head and asked.
"Hmm." Du Mei nodded confidently.
Chu Lin let go of his hand as he said and stood in the center of the field, his eyes staring at Du Mei on horseback for a moment, for fear of missing a little. Du Mei was an old god, and rode his horse to the left and went up the slope for a circle, and then turned and trotted for a while.
"How am I riding?" Du Mei ran past Chu Lin and asked with a bright face.
"Good. Yes...... Beware of ......" Before the words of horror fell, Chu Lin had already flown on the horse, one hand around Du Mei, and the other hand was holding the reins hard.
"Shame on the dead, blame me for being too proud." Du Mei, who was held in Chu Lin's arms, frowned in annoyance.
She kicked the peach blossom horse in the abdomen just now, you must know that this kind of BMW is very sensitive, a little force, it will move at full speed, and Du Mei can't fully control it.
"Lord Wang, lunch is ready." Lao Feng saluted in a proper manner. Looks like he's the steward here.
"Okay, here we are." Chu Lin jumped off the horse and hugged Du Mei as well.
"Let's go, let's eat." Chu Lin naturally held Du Mei's hand.
And Du Mei was afraid that Lao Feng would see it, so he retracted vigorously, but it was useless. Fortunately, Lao Feng only bowed his head and led the way, not looking at their intertwined hands.
Walking into a courtyard, a servant had already prepared warm water in a room, and the two of them washed their faces and hands. The servants served the dishes, and because it was far from the bazaar, most of the dishes were produced in the mountains and the wastelands they had cultivated.
The table is full of meat, braised roe deer meat, roasted deer breast, steamed river fish, stewed pheasant with dried mushrooms, wild boar, bacon and bamboo soup, vegetables are probably very lacking, only water chestnut and pork slices, stir-fried tender lotus root, loofah scrambled eggs, and stewed lentils.
After the dishes were served, Lao Feng took all the servants away intimately, closed the door smoothly, and only let Chu Lin and Du Mei'an eat quietly.
"These are all mountain goods, and the cooks in the horse farm have good skills, you can try them." Chu Lin took a piece of roasted deer breast and gave it to Du Mei.
"It's really fragrant." Du Mei chewed carefully, this meat is charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and it is very delicious.
"I'm worried that you won't get used to the meat here." Chu Lin carried a piece of fish with the thorns removed into the Du Mei bowl.
"It's delicious, it doesn't taste much, you can eat it yourself, don't patronize me." Du Mei looked at his bowl, and it was almost filled by Chu Lin.
"Okay." Chu Lin took a piece of lotus root and tasted it, it was sweet and crisp, and it was fragrant.
"This is yours?" Du Mei was half-full, distracted by the furnishings in the house.
Probably because the location is too remote, and the bricks and rubble are difficult to bring in, so the whole house is made of wood, and you can still smell the smell of pine when you sit inside.
"Well, when I was very young, the first emperor saw that I was thin and weak, and he intended to make me fit and healthy, so he deliberately set aside this piece of land in Jiangling City as a horse farm, and there were no royal brothers next to me." Chu Lin said with a smile.
"It's so nice here, it's like a paradise." Du Mei looked happy.
"Well, I really have a natural peach orchard here, do you want to see the peach blossoms in a while?" Chu Lin smiled mysteriously, and stole incense on Du Mei's lips, soft and sweet.
"At this time, the peach blossoms have already been grateful." Du Mei couldn't avoid it, and his cheeks were red, but he didn't believe his words at all.
"If there is a peach blossom, you can grant me a wish." Chu Lin looked at Du Mei with burning eyes.
"Okay." Chu Lin's dark eyes were like deep pools, with attractive magic, and Du Mei nodded without thinking.
The two had an agreement, and soon had lunch, Lao Feng made a slushy camellia to relieve their tiredness, the two drank tea for a while, and Chu Lin accompanied her to look around, and she had the right to eat.
It is very large, not only has a special dining room for Chu Lin, but also a study and bedroom. Chu Lin will come alone to live for a period of time in spring and autumn every year. This year is especially busy, this is the first time to come in autumn, and I also brought a guest, and it is a beautiful girl, so Lao Feng took the cook and servant to show it.
Because the horse farm is secluded, there are no maids here, all of them are male servants, but they all know the rules very well, and when they saw Du Mei coming from afar, they all lowered their heads and avoided their bodies.
The two walked around and took a general look at the racecourse, and Chu Lin wanted to take Du Mei to see the peach blossoms, so he turned back to the house and took two cloaks.
"Let's go." Chu Lin draped a snow-white velvet cloak over Du Mei's shoulders and carefully helped her tie the belt.
"I want to ride the flowers." Du Mei stared at Chu Lin, for fear that he would not agree.
"Can you do it?" Chu Lin asked with some uncertainty, and as he spoke, he wrapped his ink-colored cloak around his shoulders.
"I'll be slow, no problem." Du Mei nodded affirmatively.
"Okay then." Chu Lin escorted Du Mei on the horse, and he also turned over the ink cloud.
The two rode side by side, slowly and leisurely towards the mountain road.
While walking, Chu Lin seemed to be even more nervous than Du Mei, and his eyes didn't dare to leave for almost a moment. He and Mo Yun have long been one, and their hearts are connected, and Mo Yun carries this dual-purpose master, trying to give up the smooth road to Peach Blossom Horse.
Du Mei said that it is not a lie to be afraid, this is not a horse farm after all, as far as the eye can see, you can prepare in advance, and this mountain road is full of unknowns, and most of it is covered by trees and rocks, the deeper you go, the more difficult it is to walk.
"Do you want to share a ride with me?" The mountain road became more and more rugged, and Chu Lin stretched out his arm to her.