There is a large horse farm in the southwest of Zhangye. It mainly raises ponies. The endless grassland is covered with autumn wild flowers. A clear river flows through the grassland and flows into the Zhangye River. The scenery here is beautiful and you can rent it.
It is also safe to buy wood in tents. People in Zhangye often take their children here for outings. They can ride horses, barbecue, and camp, and return home after two or three days with great fun.
Early the next morning, under the protection of hundreds of soldiers, Guo Song took his entire family and a dozen maids and servants to the racecourse in ten carriages.
As soon as the carriage stopped, Zhang Hutou jumped out of the carriage impatiently, cheered, and ran towards some ponies in the distance. Guo Weiwei followed closely behind him, shouting
Said: "That red pony is mine!"
Xue Tao shouted anxiously: "Xiaowei, watch your step!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Guo Weiwei tripped and threw herself into the grass. Everyone screamed in fright. Unexpectedly, Guo Weiwei got up and ran towards the pony like a gust of wind.
Xue Tao complained to her husband: "Look at this crazy girl in your family, she doesn't look like a young lady at all."
Guo Song laughed loudly, and he was also a little surprised. His other daughter Guo Weiwei was also a crazy girl since she was a child. She was really magical.
Zhang Hutou and Guo Weiwei finally failed to catch up with the frightened pony and returned with frustrated faces. At this time, the horse farm supervisor sent a large amount of tents, wood and freshly slaughtered mutton.
Dozens of ponies were also brought over. When Guo Weiwei saw the little red horse just now, she jumped with joy.
She took her father's hand, came to the little red horse, and said coquettishly: "Daddy taught me how to ride a horse!"
After arguing for a long time, she still couldn't ride a horse. Guo Song smiled and picked up his daughter, put her on the saddle, put her two feet in the stirrups, and said to her: "You hold on to the saddle bridge, and daddy leads the horse slowly."
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"Dad, I'm a little scared!"
As soon as the pony started, Guo Weiwei screamed in fright.
At this time, Zhang Hutou galloped past her on a little black horse.
Guo Song smiled and said: "Look at the tiger's head, he rides it pretty well."
Guo Weiwei snorted, raised her head, and plucked up her courage. Although she was trembling with fear, she refused to admit defeat, "I can ride too, but I'll ride a little slower."
However, the pony's docility really allowed her to slowly find the feeling. Guo Song held the reins and walked slowly. Her daughter Guo Weiwei was so excited that she shouted, "Daddy, I can ride a horse."
"Since you can ride a horse, daddy let go of the reins!"
"No!" Guo Weiwei suddenly screamed in fright and begged: "Daddy, please don't let me go."
Guo Song raised his head and laughed, the little guy is really interesting.
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The child had a great day, and Guo Weiwei was able to ride the pony slowly by herself. She no longer needed her father to help her lead the horse, but there was still a soldier following her to prevent the pony from getting frightened and running wild.
As night fell, dozens of large tents had been pitched, and three bonfires were lit in front of the tents. Everyone was busy roasting mutton. A group of children gathered around Guo Song, watching him skillfully make milk tea for everyone. With cane sugar
Finally, the flavor of milk tea becomes more intense.
"The first cup is done, who gets the first draw?" Guo Song asked with a smile.
"It's me!" Guo Weiwei raised her hand high.
Guo Song smiled curiously and asked, "I remember, didn't you get the fourth lottery?"
His son Guo Jincheng said gloomily: "I got the first draw and gave it to my sister."
"Where did you give it to me? Can I exchange it with you? I lent you the copybook that Grandpa Yan gave me for a month, and you agreed to exchange it."
"Yeah! This condition is not a disadvantage."
Guo Song touched his son's head and smiled: "Grandpa Yan's copybook is a priceless treasure. You must practice your calligraphy well."
"Daddy, I can."
Guo Song poured the first cup of milk tea into Guo Weiwei's cup, leaving only half of it, and poured it into Zhang Hutou, who had drawn the second lottery. The two cheered and ran to their mother with the cups in hand.
He filled the cup with water and prepared to boil the second pot of milk tea.
"Dad, will you go on an expedition next spring?" Guo Jincheng suddenly asked.
"How do you know?"
"I heard what Uncle Pan said. He said that next spring, the Uighur Army will march south to Yunzhou in a large scale, and you will definitely go to support it."
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "Not sure yet, we'll see what happens then!"
"I know that soldiers are important matters of the country, the place of life and death, and the path to survival. We must pay attention to them."
"Who taught you this?" Guo Song asked curiously.
"I saw it in my father's study. This sentence was written on the small white jade screen on the table."
Guo Song remembered that there was indeed this sentence in his study room, engraved on the white jade screen.
Guo Song's heart moved. His son was only five years old, but he was much more mature than other children of the same age. He could not be measured by the standards of ordinary children. He should hire a famous teacher to teach him.
"Uncle Fourth, the water is boiling!" Zhang Jiaoniang, who had drawn the third lot, saw that the water had been rolling for a long time, but her uncle made no movement, so she couldn't help but remind him.
Guo Song came back from his thoughts and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, the water needs to be boiled for a while, so the milk tea will be more fragrant!"
He put the tea cakes and cheese into the water and stirred them slowly.
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At night, Guo Song was lying in the tent unable to fall asleep. His wife Xue Tao cuddled next to him. She stroked the short beard of her husband's chin and asked with a smile: "I have tortured my wife twice in one night, aren't you tired?"
Guo Song hugged his wife tighter and said softly: "I'm thinking about Acheng."
Xue Tao rolled his eyes at him and said angrily: "I thought you only had Xiaowei in your heart! You finally think about your son."
Guo Song reached out and patted his wife gently, "Nonsense! He is the crown prince, how could I not miss him."
Xue Tao became emotional, twisted his body and said coquettishly: "Don't worry about your son for now, take care of your wife first!"
"Follow the order!"
Guo Song got up and fell in love with his wife again.
After a while, Guo Song lay down exhausted. Xue Tao was satisfied. He rested his head on her husband's shoulder and smiled: "Now you can talk about your son. I will listen carefully."
Guo Song yawned and said vaguely: "I'm thinking about hiring a famous teacher for my son to teach him..."
"Husband, Acheng is only five years old. Isn't it too early?"
Xue Tao found that her husband was unresponsive, and then realized that he had fallen asleep.
Xue Tao smiled, covered her with the quilt, hugged her husband tightly, and slowly fell asleep.
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Early the next morning, all the children were screaming in pain. They were sore all over and could not move. Guo Song walked into the children's tent and found his son sitting at the small table, practicing calligraphy seriously.
"Acheng, aren't your legs sore?"
Guo Jincheng shook his head, "Dad, I'm fine!"
Guo Song asked strangely: "Why?"
"Dad, I only rode for an hour. Unlike my sister and the others, who rode in the morning and afternoon without restraint, of course they were in pain."
Next to her, Guo Weiwei snorted: "Little devil, you are not allowed to sue me!"
Guo Song walked to his daughter, sat down, and touched her leg lightly. Guo Weiwei immediately screamed in pain.
"Xiaowei, you are exaggerating!"
"Dad, I feel pain everywhere from head to toe, even my hair hurts. Let's go home!"
"Want to go home?" Guo Songxiao asked.
"think!"
"Dad has prepared a herbal medicine for you to take a hot bath. Then your whole body will no longer hurt. Maybe you can ride a horse again in the afternoon."
Guo Weiwei's eyes lit up, "Then when will you take a bath?"
"My aunt is preparing hot water! Daddy will carry you over."
"Um!"
Guo Song picked up his daughter, wrapped her in a blanket, and said to his son: "Acheng, you will also take a bath later and ride horses in the afternoon. We will go back early tomorrow morning."
"Dad, I understand."
Guo Song came to the big tent and handed the children to Aqiu, who took a bath for the two children. In the Zhang Lei family's big tent, Li Wenyu and his concubine also took a bath for the children.
"I'm taking off my child's clothes. Husband, please get out quickly!"
"Get out, get out quickly!" Guo Weiwei also chased her father out.
Guo Song chuckled and walked out of the tent. The two maids lowered the curtain.
At this time, Xue Tao stepped forward and said: "Husband, I wanted to tell you something last night, but you were asleep."
"What's up?"
"It's about Acheng's apprenticeship. A few days ago, a great scholar liked Acheng very much and said he would accept him as his disciple."
"Who is it?"
"Prime Minister Li Mi."
It was actually Li Mi. Guo was stunned, "He is in Zhangye?"
"Yan Gong died of illness, and he also came to pay homage. Acheng met him when he went to pay homage to Yan Gong. They chatted for a long time. Li Xiangguo said that Acheng is a jade that is unparalleled in the world, and he is willing to carve jade for it.
"Zhijiang, because I thought Acheng was still young, I didn't take this matter to heart. It was only after my husband mentioned it last night that I remembered it."
Guo Song was immediately interested. Did Li Mi finally join the world again?