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Chapter 751 Royal Ascot Jockey Club
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"How about it, Liu? Are you willing to take over my farm?" Old Hart looked back and asked with a smile.∽↗,
"Of course I do. As long as you are willing to sell it, I am willing to buy it!" Liu Dong affirmed.
"Haha, then that's what we've decided!" Old Hart said.
"No problem, if you are willing, we can sign the contract now!"
"Don't rush to sign the contract. I'd better go back with you first. It just so happens that I haven't seen old Jack for a long time!"
Liu Dong nodded. When he came, he only cared about taming the big black horse and didn't look at the road at all. So with Old Hart, an old horse who knew the way, he wouldn't be able to find the way back.
What Liu Dong didn't expect was that on the way back, he ran into Yan Chun who was riding over.
When the other party saw Liu Dong, he looked a little surprised. It was obvious that he felt a little incredible that Liu Dong could tame the big dark horse.
What also surprised Liu Dong was that Yan Chun actually knew Old Hart and was quite familiar with him.
By the time the three of them returned to Uncle Long's farm on horseback for more than an hour, the sun was almost setting.
In addition to Uncle Long, who had received the news in advance and was waiting outside the farm, there was also a tall, old white man standing next to him who was younger than Uncle Long.
The old man was also dressed in a denim shirt and waistcoat, with a serious expression on his white beard and hair. But when he saw Liu Dong coming back calmly on a big black horse, his expression suddenly became shocked.
"Uncle Long. I'm back!"
As he spoke, Liu Dong gently pressed his left hand on the horse's back, and he jumped off the horse's back with one leg.
"Xiaodong, have you really tamed 'Little Charlie'?" Uncle Long said in surprise.
"certainly!"
As he spoke, Liu Dong touched his hand affectionately on the huge horse's head.
After the big black horse snorted a few times, he lowered his head and knelt in Liu Dong's arms. There was a look of intimacy in the huge horse's eyes.
Seeing this, Uncle Long took a few steps forward curiously and stretched out his hand to touch the big black horse, but before he could get closer, the big black horse seemed to realize something and suddenly raised its huge head and said, "Xi Yuyu"
'With a long hiss, the horse's hooves as big as a bowl beat against the hard concrete pavement, looking a little uneasy.
It was only after Liu Dong personally took action that the big dark horse was calmed down.
But despite this, the big dark horse still looked at Uncle Long with evil eyes.
"It seems that this big guy is only close to you!" After shaking his head with a wry smile, Uncle Long pulled Liu Dong and walked to the tall old man next to him. He introduced, "Xiaodong, this is Xiaodong.
Charlie's master, old Jack!"
"Hello, Mr. Jack!" Liu Dong stretched out his right hand towards the other party.
And his attitude was respectful and friendly enough, because Liu Dong was still thinking about buying the big dark horse from the other party!
"How did you tame it?" Old Jack looked at Liu Dong for a while before holding his outstretched right hand.
"Actually, there is no secret. I spent more than an hour on its back, but it never threw me off, so in the end it had no choice but to surrender to me!" Liu Dong said.
"What? You persisted on its back for more than an hour?" Old Jack was shocked. None of the trainers he hired had lasted more than ten minutes on the big black horse.
"Your riding skills are truly admirable!"
Seeing the respect on Old Jack's face, Liu Dong felt a little ridiculous in his heart, because he didn't know any riding skills at all, but relied on his advanced martial arts and strong physical fitness to tame the big black horse with brute strength.
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However, Liu Dong didn't explain much. Just let it be misunderstood. Anyway, such misunderstanding is not a bad thing for him.
Uncle Long, who knew Liu Dong's background, just smiled and said nothing.
"Mr. Jack, I want to buy 'Charlie', please agree! Of course, you don't need to worry about money, I will pay you a penny according to the market price!" Liu Dong said.
Old Jack was actually not surprised by his request. He had already been prepared for this when he saw Liu Dong riding back on Little Charlie.
However, Little Charlie can be said to be the best Andalusian horse in his horse farm. Although it has always been wild and untamed, this does not affect its value.
"You want to buy little Charlie?"
"That's right!" Liu Dong nodded affirmatively.
Ever since he tried horse riding, he has fallen in love with this sport, especially the big black horse, which is his favorite.
"Then do you know how much it's worth?" Old Jack asked with a smile.
"Ten million should be enough!" Liu Dongxin said.
"Liu, although you are a friend of Long, I have to tell you that I am not talking about Chinese coins!"
"Of course! And I'm talking about dollars!"
Seeing the surprised look on Old Jack's face, Old Hart, who had just walked over with the horse, smiled and said: "Old friend, people are going to buy my ranch. They can't even afford your horse."
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"What? Xiaodong, you want to buy a ranch?" This time it was Uncle Long's turn to be surprised!
"Yes, after following you around for a while, Uncle Long, I found that I quite like this kind of quiet pasture life, so I plan to buy one here and come over for a vacation when I have nothing to do to accompany you, Uncle Long!...
…Moreover, when I was riding my horse just now, I happened to run into Mr. Hart’s ranch. It looked pretty good there, and Mr. Hart also wanted to buy the ranch, so we reached a verbal agreement!”
Liu Dong's words instantly diverted everyone's attention.
"Old Hart, are you really going to sell the ranch, which is your lifeblood?" Old Jack said in surprise.
Compared to Uncle Long, he has a deeper relationship with Old Hart. Although they are far apart, they are still old friends who have known each other for decades!
"Haha, yes! I really want to sell the ranch! Old Jack, I don't want you to have a son who can inherit your horse farm. I can't. My sons are all in the city and don't want to live this kind of farm life.
Moreover, Sally and I are getting older, and our energy no longer allows us to live such a hard life, so we are planning to sell the farm and get enough money to travel around the world!"
Although the old man had a smile on his face, everyone around him could see the melancholy in his eyes.
"Old Hart, if you think you can't do it anymore, you can just be like a dragon and hire a worker yourself, and it won't cost much!" Old Jack said quickly.
After smiling and waving his hands, Old Jack continued: "I have thought about it too, but I am different from Long. He came to live a leisurely life on this kind of farm, but I have been busy on the farm all my life. The life on the farm is very important to me."
It’s just a job, and this feeling is different. Besides, even if I hire someone else to manage the farm for me, when Sally and I hear God’s call, this uninherited farm will still have to be sold.
, now that I sell it, I can still walk around while I am still healthy. Otherwise, I will be trapped on the farm for the rest of my life, and that would be the real tragedy!"
"Well, it seems you have really made up your mind!" Old Jack said.
"Well!" After nodding, Old Hart continued, "Old Jack, you are about the same age as me. You have been busy at the racecourse all your life. Now it is time to pass everything on to little Jack. When the time comes, the two of us will
How nice it would be if the family goes on a trip together and can take care of each other!"
After listening, there was some emotion on Old Jack's face, but after thinking about it for a while, he still shook his head with regret, "I can't leave the racecourse now. Let's wait a few more years for the foundation of the racecourse to be established."
When I play better, I will drop everything and travel around the world with you, an old guy."
"Haha, I knew you would say that. Well, Liu is still waiting. How much do you plan to sell your little Charlie for?"
Hearing this, Old Jack turned to look at Liu Dong who was waiting on the side, and after a brief pause he said: "Since you know Long and will inherit Old Hart's farm, I won't ask you for more, 5 million."
Canadian dollars, as long as you can come up with it, 'Little Charlie' will be yours!"
"$5 million!"
Liu Dong didn't know anything about the market price of horses, so he could only look at Uncle Long and wanted to ask him to see what the price was.
Of course, Liu Dong is not afraid that the price is too high. He doesn't care about the millions of Canadian dollars. The key is that it will be bad if it is lower than the market price. This will invisibly lose a favor, and he will pay it back when the time comes.
But it’s very troublesome.
Now, Liu Dong would rather spend more money than accept favors from others. Didn’t you hear that debts from favors are the hardest to repay!
"Xiaodong, Little Charlie is a purebred Andalusian thoroughbred horse. Five million Canadian dollars is not expensive!"
With Uncle Long's words, Liu Dong was undoubtedly relieved.
What Uncle Long means by this is that the market price of this big dark horse is around 5 million!
"Mr. Jack, just as you want, 5 million Canadian dollars! But I have just arrived in Canada not long ago and I don't have a check with me. Do you think this will work? Let's go to the bank tomorrow and I will transfer the money to
You!" Liu Dong said.
"Okay! In addition, I have another condition!" Old Jack said.
"Please say?"
"It's actually very simple. I hope that next year, Mr. Liu can take little Charlie to represent our racecourse at the Royal Ascot Jockey Club in Berkshire next June!" Old Jack said.
For the past 300 years, the Royal Ascot Jockey Club has been the most luxurious and extravagant horse racing club in the world, and traditional British people are very proud of it.
Every June, British men in crisp suits and women wearing various top hats gather in Berkshire, not far from Windsor Castle, to participate in the UK's top horse racing event, the Royal Ascot Jockey Club! This event is even more popular in the UK.
Major events in the upper class social circle. (To be continued...)