1282. Harness Shop (5/8)

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Qin Shiou had never ridden a horse before, and riding a horse in China was an aristocratic activity. After he came to Canada, he stayed on Farewell Island, and there would be no such thing as a horse on the island.

Therefore, he was still very curious about Mao Weilong's racecourse. After arriving, he greeted the pregnant Liu Shuyan, chatted casually, and encouraged Mao Weilong to take him to see the horses.

Mao Weilong said with a smile: "Don't expect too much, it's just an ordinary quarter, not a thoroughbred, and I don't have much energy to clean them up, so they are not too clean."

Qin Shiou waved his hand and said, "My buddy just wants to enjoy something new. Don't worry, I won't hold out too much hope. I know I'm here to ride a horse, not a tiger."

The two talked and laughed and walked across half of the farm to the stables, where there were four horses. Qin Shiou approached and looked at them. He didn't know the breed of horses, so Mao Weilong introduced them to him, saying that they were Quarter Horses.

Of the four horses, two are adult horses and two are pony horses. One is black and one is brown for the adult horses, and one is white and the other is red for the pony.

The two adult horses were about the same size, with the same shoulder height as Qin Shiou's. They were very muscular, with compact muscles, and stood obediently in the stable with big eyes flashing. Qin Shiou snorted as soon as they approached.

Qin Shiou stretched out his hand to stroke the black horse's head, and the black horse backed away with some resistance. Mao Weilong taught him: "Don't touch the horse's head directly, you should touch its neck first, so that it can get used to your smell and accept you."

In this way, Qin Shiou carefully stretched out his hand to stroke its neck. At first, the black horse still resisted a little, but he gently combed the horse's neck hair, and the black horse felt comfortable, and gradually no longer resisted his stroking.

After a while, Qin Shiou reached out to stroke the black horse's head, and the black horse lowered its head obediently, looking docile.

Seeing this, Qin Shiou was very excited and asked, "Can I ride a horse now?"

Mao Weilong rolled his eyes and said: "Don't be so anxious, these are grazing horses, in the past ranch. Cowboys ride on them to manage cattle and sheep. They have been tamed and will not easily hurt people, but they will not be easily ridden by others .”

Qin Shiou also rolled his eyes and said, "Then I can't take care of it for a year or so, can I? Riding a horse is so strenuous?"

Mao Weilong smiled and said: "No need. Get acquainted with it first today. This horse is called Frederick. He is almost ten years old and he is a very sensible guy. In the evening and tomorrow morning,

You clean it up. Then it's ready to ride. "

Qin Shiou shook his head and muttered that it was really troublesome.

It turned out to be right for him, and it was really troublesome. To ride a horse, you need equipment. Mao Weilong didn't prepare riding boots and clothes for him and Wei Ni. They were all wearing summer casual clothes, which were not suitable for riding a horse.

Fortunately, there is a harness shop in the town. Mao Weilong drove the two of them there, and Qin Shiou paid attention to it on the way. I feel that the popularity of this small town is obviously worse than that of Farewell Island. There are not many cars and pedestrians on the street. Occasionally, I meet a car, and the dusty appearance looks like a passing traveler.

The unified style of rural houses in Canada is large, which is also related to the national conditions. Rural land is very cheap. From the outside, this saddlery store looks like a domestic medium-sized supermarket, but when I entered, I found that there were not many items.

The boss is a black man in his forties, wearing a cowboy hat and holding a beer lying on the counter to watch some game. When a customer came to the door, he didn't bother to say hello, and said casually: "Water rein to the left, clothes and boots Go right. Find me at checkout."

Mao Weilong asked Qin Shiou and Wei Ni to watch for themselves. He walked over and patted the table and said, "Hi, Khalil, it's me. What are you doing?"

The black man raised his head and looked at Mao Weilong, then laughed, stretched out his fist and bumped into him, and said, "Wow, Chinese brother? How about your four horses? Didn't you recognize them? You want to pick something this time." But I can't accompany you, you see, the Patriots and the Red Talons are fighting fiercely, I can't go away."

The black man spoke very fast. Like singing a rap song, Qin Shiou guessed that Mao Weilong didn't understand, because he only listened to the general idea...

Qin Shiou didn't need to buy water reins, Mao Weilong Farm had them. He could just choose a set of cowboy clothes, cowboy hat, riding boots and spurs.

The denim clothes sold here have a wide range of sizes and models, but the style is single, which is the most common kind of denim without decoration. Qin Shiou touched it, and felt that the material of the clothes was very hard and thick. Obviously, they were specially made for cowboys and farmers who did rough work.

The characteristic of this kind of denim is that it is cheap. Qin Shiou saw that the price was only a few tens of Canadian dollars, so he and Wei Ni each chose a set.

The styles of cowboy hats, belts and riding boots are much more complicated, and there are all kinds of belt buckles, ranging from ordinary U-shaped buckles to luxurious gold-plated butterfly buckles.

The same is true of the cowboy hat. Qin Shiou chose a small sky blue hat with white lace, put it on his daughter's head and looked at it, and felt that he wanted to change it.

In the end, Little Melon felt pretty good about herself, holding onto the hat with her little hands, humming and refusing to let go.

Winnie smiled and said, "Okay, then buy her this one, our daughter may become a heroic cowgirl in the future."

Qin Shiou chose a brown cowboy hat with a leather buckle and a pair of high-top leather riding boots imitating the German Army of World War II.

Winnie shook her head with a smile, put down the high-top leather boots for him, and replaced them with a pair of low-waist boots, explaining: "You use high-top riding boots in this weather? Then I bet, you only need to stay outside for a day, the whole Everyone stinks."

Qin Shiou had a soft spot for those riding boots, so he took them back and said, "Don't be like this, sweetheart, I have to take these shoes away, don't you think they are very handsome?"

Seeing the riding boots in his arms, the black boss leaned on the counter and said loudly: "Young man, you have a good eye. Those boots are my treasure. They are one of the last batch of boots made by Old White." , pure handmade goods, except in my shop, you will never see them anywhere else.”

Mao Weilong came over and said: "Old White is the best leather bootmaker in our town. He can make a hundred pairs of boots a year, but the town can sell two hundred pairs a year. Everyone says their boots are old. Made by White."

The black boss laughed out loud when he heard what he said, and said, "You're right man, there are indeed a lot of people talking nonsense, but I won't. Didn't you see that pair of boots were placed in the most conspicuous place by me? Apparently it It is the treasure of my town store! Everyone wants to buy it, but I only sell it to those who are destined!"

"Don't tell me that my buddy is the one you've been waiting for?" Mao Weilong asked back.

The black boss made a gesture of counting money, laughed and said: "That depends on how thick his pocket is." (To be continued.)