Chapter 713: Horseback Riding

After leaving the house, Wang Yan and Xu Hongdou were not in a hurry to eat, but walked slowly on the stone road, looking here and there, talking and laughing while taking pictures, sometimes taking pictures of each other, sometimes taking pictures of each other, and laughing and joking, looking very close.

It's still the same reason. In an unfamiliar place, two people who are relatively more familiar with each other and in similar situations tend to get closer.

For example, in common experience, when multiple interns join a new company, in most cases, interns in the same department get closer, and the second is to get closer to those who have just been regular employees. Of course, the premise is that the brain of this regular employee is fine and he doesn't pretend to be arrogant.

Wandering like this, the two came to the restaurant they saw before. In fact, it is not far from the homestay courtyard, but the two of them dawdled and it still took them 20 minutes to get here.

This restaurant is called Gesanghua, and it is one of the only four or five restaurants that Wang Yan and his team have visited along the way. This is also normal. After all, there are few tourists here, and the village is not that big. It can only do business with outsiders, and few locals come to patronize. It is good enough for someone to think about running a restaurant.

After all, to open a business, you have to prepare ingredients in advance, bear the cost of spoilage, and go to apply for various certificates, and there are also various troubles. Many people are not courageous or lazy to do it. After all, they don’t make much money. People still prefer things that can only make money and not lose money, and prefer comfortable things.

And being able to accommodate so many restaurants is already the limit of this village. Even if someone else wants to do it, these four or five families are unwilling to do it. Few people are willing to cause that trouble.

This store is not big. There are four tables outside. At this moment, two tables are already occupied. They are all couples of one man and one woman. I think they just strolled here casually and just ate casually at lunch time.

Wang Yan and Xu Hongdou walked into the store one after the other. A woman in ethnic costume sitting on a stool quickly sat up and took a plastic-wrapped menu: "Sit inside or outside? Here is the menu. What do you want to eat?"

"It's still a little windy outside. How about sitting inside?" Xu Hongdou took the menu and said while looking at the two tables in the room.

"I'll listen to you and sit at the table by the window."

The two sat down at the table, and the proprietress stood beside them with a pen and paper. Xu Hongdou glanced at the menu, pushed it to Wang Yan and said, "Well, I don't know how much you eat, you order."

Wang Yan was not polite, took the menu and asked, "No taboos, right?"

"All is fine."

"So nothing is allowed?"

Xu Hongdou burst out laughing and shook her head and said, "Really all is fine, I'm not picky about food, I can eat everything, but I can't eat much of anything."

Wang Yan smiled and glanced at the menu, and asked the proprietress, "I heard that you have Bai ethnic group-style Tubawan here, can you make it?"

"Oh, that won't work. Our store is small, and we don't have so many customers on weekdays, so we can't prepare so many dishes. It's too late to buy vegetables and cook now. So, you order first Let's try a few dishes to see if they taste good. If they are, we'll go to the market tomorrow morning to buy vegetables, and you can come over at noon to eat fresh ones. There are eight dishes, and I'm afraid you two can't finish them..."

"It's okay, boss lady, I can eat a lot." Wang Yan returned the menu to the boss lady and said with a smile: "How about this, we don't know what other dishes you have, just order them as you see fit, four dishes and one soup, no taboos, the same goes for the staple food, just eat as you see fit. Oh, by the way, the soup should be watery yanghua soup, the name sounds interesting."

"Okay." The boss lady likes to order dishes like this. There are always some people who hesitate to order after holding the menu for a long time, and they are not straightforward.

"Boss lady." Xu Hongdou stopped the boss lady who was about to leave and asked, "Why is it called water lily soup?"

"This is a plant in Lugu Lake. It blooms on the water surface every summer and drifts with the waves, so it got this name. The soup made with it is fresh, sweet and fragrant. You will know it in a while."

After speaking, the boss lady went to the kitchen to arrange the dishes with a smile.

"You said that there are so few tourists here, and they can't make much money. Why do they look so happy?"

"The pace of life is slow. They are all locals who have lived here for generations with land and property. It is relative that they can't make much money. Compared with their living costs, even if they sell these three tables a day, it is enough to live, not to mention that they may have other livelihoods and can always make some money. As long as there is no incurable terminal illness to drag down, and restrain desires, life will certainly be very happy. Unlike you, the manager of a big hotel, although you earn more than 20,000 yuan a month, you have to rent a house for 5,000 or 6,000 yuan? A meal is casually 30 or 40 yuan, right? It may not taste good.

Dealing with all kinds of guests every day and seeing all kinds of weird people is enough to consume your energy. You have to work the night shift. Although you can have an empty room to rest, you can't rest for a while. Your hotel is also a place for young people. You are a lesbian, and there are also issues related to future marriage and childbearing. You are 32 years old, which is also embarrassing. When you think of the unattainable housing prices and the uncertain future, I don't know what others are like, but you are definitely unhappy.

But you can't just look at the surface. After all, who doesn't have some troubles? For example, the future of children, their marriage and having children, etc., are all worried. It just looks good, so why cry? "

Xu Hongdou couldn't help but sigh: "You're right. No matter how I think about it now, I feel like I was a walking corpse before. I never got enough sleep, my head was empty, and I worked every day. I finally got a day off, but I had to be on call at any time. I didn't know when the phone would call. Oh, this is really..."

"You've already resigned, so have fun and relax. Don't think about those messy things. Empty yourself."

"How can I really empty myself? Although I have some savings, it's far from time to quit my job. I always have to plan for the future."

Wang Yanxiao He shook his head and said, "If you think so, you won't have a good time in the next few months. But I guess you just came here and still have this idea. After staying here for a few days, you won't think so anymore."

"What would I think?"

"Fuck work!"

Xu Hongdou was stunned for a moment, then raised her eyebrows and smiled, "You're right, fuck work..."

This restaurant cooks very quickly. The couple worked together. Wang Yan and Xu Hongdou chatted and laughed for more than 20 minutes, and four dishes, a soup and two small bowls of cold chicken rice noodles were placed on the table.

Holding her hair close and taking a deep breath, Xu Hongdou nodded repeatedly, nodding to the proprietress who was standing aside and wiping her hands with an apron, "It smells so good, I know it must be delicious just by smelling it."

The proprietress smiled and said, "Of course, our restaurant has been open for many years, and everyone who has eaten it says it's good. This casserole fish and braised chicken are our specialties. Come on, eat them, and if you have any comments, please let us know, and we will absorb and improve them."

Xu Hongdou smiled politely and handed the camera to Wang Yan, "Take a picture for me."

"Just use mine, I'll do some post-processing when I get home tonight, and then I'll send you one when the time comes." As he spoke, Wang Yan leaned back on the stool with a smile, raised the camera in front of him and said, "Come on, give life a thumbs up."

Xu Hongdou laughed, bared her teeth and gestured...

After a series of photos, Xu Hongdou also took photos of Wang Yan with her camera. After two minutes, when the two of them stopped, the landlady asked, "Do you want me to take a group photo of you?"

"Of course." Wang Yan nodded with a smile, handed the camera to the landlady, and taught her how to use it. Then he and Xu Hongdou turned sideways, tilted their heads, and made thumbs up, with smiles on their faces.

The landlady smiled and pressed the shutter, and with a click, the picture at the moment was frozen...

After eating and booking eight bowls for lunch the next day, the two still did not go back, but continued to stroll outside. After all, it was a trip, and there was still plenty of time, so naturally they had to stroll more.

Outside Yunmiao Village is a large wheat field with a two-lane asphalt road. The green wheat fields on both sides and the endless road in the middle. Looking back, you can see the characteristic buildings of Yunmiao Village, which are stacked in layers. Looking up again, you can see Cangshan Mountain under the blue sky and white clouds. The snow that never melts all year round meets the drifting clouds, as if it is connected to the sky. Because the sun is facing west and the village is east of Cangshan Mountain, they are in the shadow of Cangshan Mountain, which makes Cangshan Mountain taller and more majestic.

The breeze blows, and the wheat fields are wavy, surging out beautiful arcs, and blowing the hair to dance in the wind, full of coolness. What you breathe in the tip of your nose is the smell of the wilderness brought by the breeze. The smell is fresh, natural, cleansing, and makes people linger.

Crossing the wheat field, walking along the foot of the mountain, and climbing a small slope, you can see a horse farm. Some people are holding the reins, some are riding on horses, and some horses are eating grass by themselves, and some horses are strolling by themselves out of boredom. It's not all horses, there are also a few old cows, a few chickens scattered on the ground, and even a khaki pastoral dog pawing happily.

This is of course the horse farm that Xie Zhiyao took over and couldn't continue to operate. The place is pretty good. The reason why the previous owner couldn't continue to operate was probably because this place was not the proper way to Cangshan Mountain, and it was also not directly visible to people around Erhai Lake. The publicity was not very good, and there were no new customers or old customers, so the stall went bankrupt. Xie Zhiyao is different. He is a young man with culture, knowledge, ideas, and publicity. After taking over, he managed it.

Or to put it another way, Xie Zhiyao is the male protagonist. He should have a horse farm that shows his inner courage and enthusiasm from the side...

"It's so beautiful." Standing on the hillside and looking for a long time, Xu Hongdou sighed.

Wang Yan was taking photos nearby. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "It's not that special. China has 9.6 million square kilometers of land, and there are many places with beautiful mountains, rivers, and forests. I guess you haven't really seen Beijing in these years. There are many good places around it. The reason why you think this place is different has a lot to do with the fact that you have traveled more than 2,000 kilometers. This is a psychological problem."

"It's annoying. This is too depressing."

Wang Yan laughed, "Let's go. We're here now. We must go over and take a look. It's open to the public. Let's go over and have some fun. Can you ride a horse?"

"No." Xu Hongdou shook her head, "Can you?"

"Can you? Galloping on a horse!"

Looking at Wang Yan's back, Xu Hongdou curled her lips, "Hey, wait for me..."

Looking at the mountain, the horse is dead. Standing on the hillside, it looks very close, but in fact, there is still a distance. It took a long time to walk on the meadow to get to the place.

After walking around the fence and reaching the entrance of the horse farm, a man in his forties wearing ethnic costume came up to us and said, "Hello, this is Cangshan Muyun Horse Farm. Do you want to go horseback riding?"

"Bring two horses. She doesn't know how to ride. Find her a docile one. I'll be casual. You don't need to watch me. Let's play for half an hour first. If it's too long, I guess you won't find it interesting. Just experience it."

Seeing him looking at her, Xu Hongdou nodded and said, "I'll listen to you." After all, she didn't know anything, so she just followed Wang Yan's arrangements.

The man in ethnic costume raised the sign hanging around his neck: "Two hundred, scan the code with WeChat. You have to sign a disclaimer later. After all, riding a horse has certain risks. Although the horses we ride here are relatively docile, there is no guarantee that accidents will happen. However, although the disclaimer has been signed, our horse farm will also fulfill its greatest safety guarantee obligations, so you can rest assured. And so far, there has not been an accident in our horse farm."

Without asking Xu Hongdou to pay, Wang Yan scanned the code to pay, followed the man to the big wooden house in the horse farm, and signed the disclaimer. Xie Zhiyao didn't give it for nothing, he was very professional. Because he didn't need a security guard to lead the horse, the disclaimer he signed was different. It was a voluntary waiver of a bunch of nonsense. Moreover, there were cameras installed in the room. The middle-aged man who led them in also patiently explained clearly that the legal risks could be avoided as much as possible to avoid the unfavorable situation that might be faced in case of an accident.

But before that, he said that there had been no accidents in the horse farm, so people ignored the risk of possible accidents and signed the disclaimer happily.

This is a normal routine, but it is also understandable. It's just that Xie Zhiyao's disclaimer is better. After all, what can you do without risks when you go out to play? There are risks in flying, driving yourself, and walking on the road. People just think that it is impossible for me to be unlucky, and they don't care.

After signing, Xu Hongdou put on a helmet, knee pads and other protective gear, and followed the middle-aged man to the stable.

There are seven or eight horses in the stable, all Mongolian and Kazakh horses. The horses here are for people to ride for money, and those seen before are not included. This horse is not that good, but it is easy to raise. Compared with the horses that once accompanied him in battle, it is a world of difference. The horses he had in the ancient world were all selected from the best Dayuan war horses, that is, the so-called sweat-blooded horses that can travel a thousand miles a day. If we really calculate by status, they are almost the same as the current luxury cars worth hundreds of millions, and they are more valuable than people...

None of them are good horses. There are only a few of them in total. Wang Yan did not pick and choose, and let someone lead one at random and go out.

With the help of the staff who accompanied the horse to lead and protect it, Xu Hongdou stepped on the horse stool with great effort. She straightened her helmet and looked down at Wang Yan who was taking pictures: "Great photographer, come on, show me, let me see how you gallop on a horse."

Wang Yan smiled and threw the camera hanging around his neck behind him: "Then you can watch it."

After that, Wang Yan easily climbed onto the horse, knocked the horse's belly slightly, and flicked the reins. With a sound of "ha", the horse rushed out like an arrow from a string.

Xu Hongdou watched as Wang Yan leaned forward and rode farther and farther on the horse, galloping.

"Wow, your boyfriend is really amazing."

Hearing the exclamation of the staff leading the horse, Xu Hongdou was stunned for a moment, but she did not explain, because it was unnecessary to explain unnecessary things to irrelevant people.

She turned to ask: "What is his level?"

"Very high, think about it, even the most docile horses have some tempers, how can they be ridden casually? Your boyfriend was able to make the horse so obedient in his first ride, and so fast, and with such a good posture, he is definitely a master. How to say it specifically... If he goes to participate in those equestrian competitions, or becomes a horse rider for betting on horses, under fair and just conditions, he has a hope of winning the championship."

Galloping Wang Yan didn't know what others thought, and even if he knew, he would just laugh it off. After all, he was an undefeated general who wore dozens of kilograms of armor covering his face, wielded a horse lance that was more than three meters long and weighed more than ten kilograms, and fought against the enemy on the battlefield.

At this moment, the long-lost horse riding made his blood surge, and evoked the memories of the past when he rode horses all over the world. He felt the flow of the wind, listened to the roar of the sky, and seemed to see people and horses falling in front of him again.

When he came to his senses, he had already made a big circle and rushed towards Xu Hongdou, who was holding a camera and capturing the moment of his galloping on horseback.

The distance of 100 meters was fleeting. When he came to not far from Xu Hongdou, Wang Yan pulled the reins and controlled the horse to slow down. Then, the horse raised its front hooves high and neighed, expressing its good mood.

Until it felt comfortable, the horse snorted and approached Xu Hongdou with a wheeze.

Seeing Wang Yan, who was not red in the face, not out of breath, and still had a smile on his face, Xu Hongdou gave him a thumbs up: "Great."

"I never brag."

"Where did you learn to ride a horse? Inner Mongolia?"

"I have come across many horse farms along the way, and I ride every time I see one. As a man, who doesn't have a dream of riding a horse and taking revenge?"

"Maybe you have realized it. After all, you have been to so many places and met so many people. You can be considered as a wanderer." Xu Hongdou smiled and said, "Hey, when I saw you riding a horse just now, I felt like watching a general galloping on the battlefield on TV. It felt so majestic."

"Oh, thank you so much. This is the first time someone has praised me like this. People used to say that I was good at riding, but yours is new."

At the foot of Cangshan Mountain, a man and a woman rode side by side on the green grass. If there were no staff holding the horses for protection, this would be a beautiful picture...

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