Golden Fishery

1289. The Town and the Carriage (4/5)

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Quarter horses are good at short-distance sprints, but not so good at long-distance trekking. When riding this kind of horse, you need to give them enough rest.

Of course, if you just want to enjoy the thrill of sprinting across the horse, the Quarter Horse is a very suitable choice.

From early morning riding to nine o'clock, the sun began to blaze, Polly wiped his sweat and said, "Okay, guys, we'd better stay here temporarily, the horses are a little tired, let them go to rest."

From six o'clock to now, excluding the half-time break, the Quarters ran for two and a half hours, and their bodies became drenched with sweat. When they wiped their hands casually, their palms were full of sweat.

Qin Shiou jumped off the horse, reached out and patted Frederick's buttocks, making him trot to relax.

Mao Weilong also let go of his red-haired steed, walked over and asked, "How is it, do you enjoy riding a horse?"

Qin Shiou shrugged and said, "It's okay, but my butt hurts after riding too much."

Mao Weilong looked at his legs with strange eyes, and said with a half-smile on his face: "It's okay, your butt won't hurt anymore tomorrow."

Qin Shiou didn't understand what he said, and said proudly: "Of course, my buddy's recovery ability is so strong, there is no need for tomorrow, and it will be fine tonight."

The two chatted, and several horses walked freely in the farm. When they reached a wheat field, they poked their heads into the green wheat seedlings and started eating.

Mao Weilong was impatient, and hurried over to drive the horses away. Qin Shiou said: "You just let them eat a few bites, why are you so stingy? How much wheat seedlings can these horses eat?"

"You know what, I just sprayed pesticides on the wheat field two days ago, they don't need to eat much wheat seedlings, they have to pull out their intestines today." Mao Weilong said angrily.

Polly helped bring some horses over, and then taught Qin how to wipe the horses, saying: "When your partner is sweating, you must remember to wipe it, otherwise they will catch a cold easily. , of course summer is better, but some good habits must be developed, right?"

Qin Shiou nodded in agreement. He took a towel to wipe Frederick's body, and soon the towel became wet. I didn't see that the horse was sweating so much.

Winnie smiled and said to Polly while scrubbing her horse: "I can see that you are a horse lover,

Black Pearl is well taken care of by you. I ride her and can feel her vitality. "

Polly smiled and said: "Yes, I like horses very much. In fact, my first job as an adult was a horse trainer, and then I opened a horse farm for a while. Unfortunately, the financial pressure was too great, and it was eventually closed down."

Mao Weilong added: "Polly's ranch has the most horses in the town. He is an expert in raising horses. The four horses I bought were selected for me by him. They are all good horses, aren't they?"

Hearing this, Polly became a little depressed, and said, "I'm afraid I have to learn from old Weber. There are a lot of horses in the ranch, and it's best to sell a few horses. Otherwise, my credit card will not be able to bear it."

In Canada, raising a horse seriously is more troublesome than raising a car. Horses need care and can easily get sick if not cared for properly, and hiring a veterinarian to treat a horse can be quite expensive.

In addition, horses have to eat pasture every day, and they have to feed soybeans, carrots and other vegetables at intervals to supplement their nutrition, which is also quite costly.

Especially the pasture price in Canada has risen this year, because the snowstorm last winter caused a lot of pasture to freeze to death and frostbite. The growth of underground grass seeds is even worse, and grass failures have occurred in many places since spring.

Qin Shiou wanted to comfort Polly, but there was nothing suitable to say. Polly's economic situation was obviously not very good. Otherwise, he wouldn't have to slaughter cattle and sheep by himself and risk being punished by the IRS and the Health Bureau to make small money.

Winnie showed an interested expression and asked, "Polly, do you want to sell the horse? How many horses do you want to sell?"

Polly sighed: "I'm raising twenty-two horses now, and the ranch's economic capacity is at most fourteen or fifteen. I have to sell seven or eight horses."

Mao Weilong quietly asked Qin Shiou: "Do you want to play horses? Let's raise a few horses. Now is a good time to buy horses. This year's pasture harvest is poor and the economic situation is poor. The price of ordinary horses has dropped to the lowest point in the past five years."

Qin Shiou doesn't care about the price, but he doesn't like riding a horse very much. Maybe because he has been in contact with the ocean for too long, he prefers to drive a boat to deal with the ocean. He has a car on land, so riding a horse can only be regarded as a little pastime.

Buying two horses for an indifferent pastime? Qin Shiou thinks it's better to forget it. He can buy a car, but he doesn't want to buy a horse. Horses are living creatures that need to be taken care of all the time, so he doesn't have so much free time.

Moreover, he rode the horse for a while just now, and he was looking forward to it before riding the horse, but after the novelty, he felt nothing.

So he shook his head, indicating that Mao Weilong was not interested.

But Winnie seemed very interested. She asked Polly, "Seven or eight horses? How old are they? What breed? How much do you want to sell?"

Hearing what Winnie said, Polly understood what she meant, and said overjoyedly: "Are you interested, Mrs. Qin? They are all Quarter horses, aged between four and twelve years old. Although there is no blood certificate, they can Mao knows that my horses are all good horses, and the price is easy to negotiate."

The current horse market is similar to Canada's overall economic situation, quite sluggish, and may continue to be sluggish, so it is best to deal with horses as soon as possible.

Mao Weilong looked at Qin Shiou, who had no choice but to shrug his shoulders and said, "It's as long as Wei Ni is happy, she can buy it if she wants."

Winnie smiled after hearing what he said, and said, "No, I didn't buy it, it's because the town needs it. Didn't you say that our travel has encountered a bottleneck? We had a meeting last week and wanted to broaden the travel route , it should be good to add an ancient medieval carriage project.”

Qin Shiou suddenly realized that the farewell town can indeed add a horse-drawn carriage sightseeing project, the town is relatively large, and the horse-drawn carriage can run away. The current selling point of the town is its simplicity. It retains many buildings in the style of the 18th and 19th centuries. It is really unique to match the old-fashioned carriages.

Horse-drawn carriage sightseeing is a traditional item of Canadian tourism, but St. Johns has not been carried out. This is a port city with uneven terrain and average traffic conditions. If there are horse-drawn carriages entering the traffic, it will be even worse.

But other cities have related projects. For example, in the tourist hotspot "Old Town" in Montreal, horse-drawn carriage sightseeing is a classic project that has lasted for many years. It is very popular to stroll around for tens of minutes and listen to the coachman explaining the history. (To be continued.)

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