Yunding Ranch

Chapter 44 Pretend to be rich
After the brief gag just now, Cole couldn't help but relieve a lot of emotions, and sorted out his thoughts, "We are going to buy some riding horses, and then some racing horses."

Russell nodded and thought for a while, "Is the riding horse going to be ridden now? Or is it a gift?"

Cole glanced at Lu Li uncertainly - the current tourism plan of the ranch is only just planned, and there is no certainty about when it will be implemented and what the scale will be.However, Lu Li acted as if he was throwing his hands away, and had no intention of interjecting at all. Cole could only make an estimate based on his own thoughts, "Riding now, it's better to be younger and more docile."

Russell didn't get to the point immediately, but continued to ask, "Where are the racing horses? Are you using them yourself?"

Cole shook his head, "I'm preparing for the competition in May now, how can I have time." His tone couldn't help but be a little lighter, "We cultivate ourselves and prepare for the competition next year. horse."

"Ha, so, you want to steal my business." Russell joked boldly, but turned around indifferently, waved his hand, motioned for the two to follow, and then walked towards the stable Stepping forward, "For riding a horse, I have a very good quality Quarter here. I suggest you buy a horse around four years old. It is easy to train. I heard that Jessica is going to your ranch Is it? She is the best, a horse is handed over to her, and it will be very docile within a few hours."

While speaking, Lu Li saw the snow-white horse in front of him, with soft hair, bright eyes, and strong muscles, as if it had stepped out of a fairy tale. This made Lu Li stop involuntarily, and poked forward curiously. Tan, unexpectedly, this action immediately triggered a chain reaction, the horse sneezed heavily at Lu Li, stepped on its front hooves uneasily, and circled around in the narrow space.

Lu Li was taken aback, and reflexively took a big step back. The feeling of rejection of animals in his heart resurfaced again. Unexpectedly, there was another burst of warmth behind him, accompanied by a snort.Lu Li immediately jumped up. Looking back, behind him was a tall beige horse with streamlined shoulders and back muscles that looked toned and elegant.

There was an attack on the left, and danger on the right. Lu Li's eyes widened involuntarily, and he stood in the middle with stiff muscles, at a loss for what to do.

"Haha, is this a rookie who hasn't touched horses before?" Russell still had time to gloat and tease, which really made Lu Li very helpless, "Don't worry, you just don't want to get close to it so easily, it seems that they are not very friendly. like you."

When he came into contact with Lizi before, he succeeded once, so much so that Lu Li forgot Cole's words: Horses choose people.Now it seems that there is indeed a connection between people and horses. If the connection is not successful, the incident just now will happen.

Cole beckoned to Lu Li, "Don't try to touch them with your hands, then it's fine." This reassured Lu Li a little, and he looked around, and sure enough the two horses didn't move any further. Then he quickly walked forward and sighed to Cole, "Sure enough, I'm not the kind of person treated by animals." This made Cole laugh again.

"I heard that you bought a large batch of Angus cattle?" These words were addressed to Lu Li, and after Russell received a nod in the affirmative, he continued, "Choosing Quarter is perfect Still, they're the best cattle herding ponies, with an uncanny talent for herding cattle."

Lu Li couldn't help looking at Cole curiously, "Is the Dutchman a Quarter?" Cole nodded in affirmation, which immediately opened Lu Li's eyes, "So are chestnuts?" Cole gave an affirmative answer again.

Unknowingly, Russell managed to divert Lu Li's attention, and the shock just now gradually calmed down.After Lu Li realized this, his impression of Russell changed again. This seemingly outspoken cowboy was still a kind and simple town resident.

While talking, Russell brought two people to another area, "For racing horses, I now have a good-quality Sierra-French horse here, which was bred by a pure French breed/horse; however, I am more I recommend Hannover horses. This group is all from Germany, including Akhal-Teke horse bloodlines, which makes their limbs more slender and more durable. They are suitable for jumping, running and obstacles. They are definitely competitive. best choice."

Cole noticed Lu Li's suspicious gaze, and immediately explained, "It's the Ahal Teke horse, which is native to West Asia."

Lu Li's eyes lit up immediately. He knew this kind of horse, commonly known as "sweaty horse". intimacy and longing.

Following Russell's gestures, Lu Li saw the Hanoverian horse standing beside him. His dark hair was giving off a faint halo even without the light, and his slender and muscular limbs could clearly see well-developed muscles. The beautiful muscle lines make people unrecognizable and want to reach out and touch them.

However, after the lesson just now, Lu Li became more cautious, and took a step forward cautiously. After making sure that the horse did not resist, he took another step. The scorching breath was both familiar and strange. Lu Li looked at the horse in front of him curiously. , inadvertently, he met the eyes of the horse in front of him.

The steed glanced at Lu Li, and then turned his head away. There was no resistance, but no intimacy either. Lu Li couldn't help but feel his blood boil with the unruly look in his eyes.Although he knew that this was a Hanoverian horse and only inherited part of the pedigree of the bloody BMW, he couldn't help but imagine in his mind, what would it be like if he rode on it?
"Why, do you want to buy one?" Russell asked with a smile in his ear.

Lu Li shook his head, "No, I just want to ride and see, I don't know what it feels like." He and Lizi are now familiar, and he has also adapted to Lizi's rhythm. There will be a running-in period again. He feels that he should cultivate a tacit understanding with Lizi first, and then consider riding other horses when he can ride Lizi in the ranch.

"If you're curious, you can give it a try." Russell actively suggested, but Lu Li waved his hands repeatedly. He had already suffered enough from riding Chestnut, and the horse in front of him looked even more difficult to serve. Lu Li felt that he It should not be this piece of material, this action made Russell laugh, "Don't worry, this is a mixed-breed horse, relatively speaking, it is relatively docile. It doesn't seem to be very repulsive to you, you need to spend a little time to establish it Get in touch and you'll be fine."

"Half-breed horses are more docile?" Lu Li learned something new.

"Yes." Russell replied in the affirmative, "Generally people seem to prefer thoroughbred horses, but they are difficult to tame and control. Unless you are a professional jockey, don't try it, the ending will definitely not be too good There are actually not many thoroughbred horses now, and there are not many of them on the British racecourse. Unless some nobleman raises them in his own home, and then hires a senior professional jockey to train and then compete, otherwise even on the racecourse, mixed blood The horse is also a main character."

Although Lu Li had no connection with animals, he couldn't help wondering what a thoroughbred horse looked like and what it felt like to ride on it.It must be admitted that horse riding is indeed a very special sport, and the feeling of soaring can be addictive, and Lu Li is no exception.

"So, your choice?" Russell brought the topic back again.

Cole looked at Lu Li uncertainly, because he didn't know how much Lu Li's budget was. Faced with Lu Li's question, the two walked to the side. Cole explained, "Serra-Francima's words are warm-blooded French." The horses, they're good at jumping, they're good for a racehorse; the Hannover horses are better, but they're more expensive."

Lu Li nodded to show his understanding, "Let's go for the Hannover horses. Since we are going to build a racecourse, we can't save the initial investment, can't we? The quality and background are determined at the beginning. What about the breed/horse?"

"It's best to buy thoroughbred horses, and then we breed them ourselves. There are no excellent stallions here in Russell." Cole explained, pausing, "Excellent stallions are also very expensive, especially Those of noble blood."

"Let's buy Quarter and Hannover first today. We'll talk about breeds/horses next time." Lu Li made the final decision, and then Cole and Russell went to choose horses. This is different from cattle and sheep. The horses were selected slowly, each one was not to be sloppy, and it was a test of eyesight, which was why Cole was nervous. The whole process was very long, and it took nearly two hours before the selection was completed.

In the end, Cole chose fifteen quarter horses and thirty Hanoverian horses to complete the last shopping task of the day.

When Lu Li saw the purchase contract, he couldn't help but thump in his heart. The price of each horse is different. The cheapest quarter horse costs 850 US dollars, while the most expensive Hanoverian horse costs 35 US dollars. . After buying 17 horses, the total price was as high as [-]. Lu Li's fingers couldn't help but tremble.

Sure enough, he still hadn't adapted to the life of a rich man, and couldn't treat the string of zeros as a meaningless number.Buying cattle, sheep, and horses today, and then we need to update the supporting facilities, plus buy grain feed, etc... This is just the animal part.Lu Li suddenly felt that a painting of Degas seemed to be unable to withstand too much trouble.

He thought so in his heart, but on the surface Lu Li remained calm and signed his name with a swipe of a pen, and then signed a check to complete the transaction.That understatement, nonchalant attitude, looks like a billionaire through and through.

Lu Li couldn't help comforting himself. Although his heart was bleeding, he finally acted like a rich man, didn't he?
(End of this chapter)