After everyone finished eating, they came to the door and randomly found a place to sit down and chat. The women sat on the terrace, while the men were much more casual and sat down directly on the small steps in the door of the house.
Zhang Chi looked up and saw his father and grandfather coming back on horseback, so he said to his brother-in-law: "Brother-in-law, prepare to take pictures quickly, dad and grandpa are back."
When Zhang Youliang saw this scene, he immediately rushed forward and shouted: "Uncle!"
"Youliang is here," Zhang Jiaren responded with a smile while riding on his horse.
Zhang Youliang smiled and flattered Zhang Jiaren and praised Zhang Jiaren's riding skills: "Uncle, you are in really good shape. You can still sit firmly on a horse at such an old age. Generally, people of this age in the United States seldom ride horses.
After all, he is almost eighty years old...".
This flattery made Zhang Jiaren beam with laughter.
"In the past two years, my energy has been much better than before, and I feel that my mental strength is stronger than before. I used to work for half a day and my waist would be unbearable. Now I work for half a day and rest for an hour or two, and my energy is so strong
It’s back again…”.
As he spoke, Zhang Jiaren got off the horse, gently shook the reins in his hands, threw the reins from the horse's neck to under the horse's neck, and held it tightly in his hands.
Zhang Youliang was about to take the reins from his uncle, but he was blocked by Zhang Jiaren.
"This horse has a bad temper, so I should hold it myself."
Zhang Jiaren didn't like people touching his horse.
Zhang Youliang didn't say much, let alone expose his uncle's words.
The horses in Zhang Chi's family are all trained. Generally speaking, apart from mares, they are geldings. For example, the horse Zhang Jiaren is riding is a gelding. A so-called gelding, once you cut it off, your worries will disappear and your personality will change.
They have become gentler, and some geldings will even behave like little white rabbits.
Zhang Youliang didn't know what Uncle Zu's horse was like, but it was obvious that Violent and it were incompatible.
It is even more impossible to have a bad temper.
"Well, this horse looks energetic" casually and it's just a little flattery.
Hearing his nephew praising his horse, Zhang Jiaren was a little proud. He reached out and stroked the horse's ears and said: "I saw it the first time I entered the stable. It also saw me at that time. With just one glance, I felt like this
Horses and I have a good temperament...".
Zhang Youliang nodded repeatedly while listening.
Zhang Youpeng next to him wanted to laugh, but he held it back. He didn't believe that his father and this horse had anything to do with each other. The fact was that Cannon directly picked out this horse for Zhang Jiaren and gave it to Zhang Jiaren.
There is no such thing as a stable.
However, he would not expose his father's bragging. The old man is already so old, so bragging is not illegal.
Zhang Youliang asked: "Does the horse have a name?"
Zhang Youliang looked at the chestnut gelding in front of him. No matter how he looked at it, he couldn't see any resemblance to Lu. He suddenly thought to himself: Uncle, the Three Kingdoms looked at it carelessly. It was obviously a chestnut horse, but it was Lu who was given to it.
name.
"Is that Jiapeng's mount called Red Rabbit?" Zhang Youliang asked with a smile.
Zhang Jiapeng immediately waved his hand and said: "If you don't call it Red Rabbit, call it Zhui Feng."
"The name is not bad either."
Zhang Jialiang thinks that the clan brother’s name is quite right.
Zhang Jiapeng's horse is a liusha horse, that is, it has a lilac color with a small amount of white hair on it. It looks a bit dirty, but it also looks like a light mist, so it can barely be called Zhui Feng.
"Picked it yourself?"
Zhang Jiapeng said with a smile: "I didn't pick it, Cannon helped me pick it. I don't know what kind of horse to pick. They picked me a good-tempered horse. They were afraid that I would fall and lose control. They taught me how to refute the horse for most of the day."
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The three of them just stood next to the two horses and started chatting.
Zhang Chi looked at his brother-in-law and continued to urge: "Hurry up and take pictures. Is there anything else after taking pictures?"
"What's the matter with you?" Sun Yanping looked at his brother-in-law and asked curiously.
Zhang Chi casually found an excuse: "I have to inspect the fence later, and I have to guard against wild boars at this time."
"Then I guess you'll have to find someone else for this job today," Sun Yanping said with a smile.
Zhang Chi was a little confused. How long did he think it would take to take a family photo? One, two, three, eggplant! Then the group would break up and everyone would do their own thing.
Sun Yanping said: "Don't take pictures alone? My uncle and his mother-in-law drove here for almost an hour and left in just a few seconds? Are they not allowed to take pictures with grandpa, grandma, my father-in-law and mother-in-law? Also, your sister also
I want to take some pictures, so I asked you guys, Xiaomei, to take some too..."
Zhang Chi was a little confused after hearing this.
"Well, let's take the group photo first, and I won't get involved in the rest."
Upon hearing that such a shooting method was required, Zhang Chi felt that it was better to resign first. This would not save much energy compared to going shopping with his wife.
"Come, come, come, everyone is here. Let's put on our clothes first. Dachi, Sun Yanping, you go into the house and take out the clothes that my mother-in-law brought." Zhang Juan started to greet her.
After hearing this, Zhang Chi stretched out his hand to support the steps under his buttocks and stood up.
Seeing that my brother-in-law was about to stand up, he stretched out his hand and pressed his hand: "There are so many people with just a few clothes? Just rest."
"Why don't you rest? It looks like you are ready to work in this posture." Sun Yanping also stood up.
Zhang Chi went back to the house to get his clothes, while Sun Yanping took out his camera.
"Whose number is this?"
When Zhang Juan saw her brother bringing the clothes, she asked her aunt.
Gu Ying smiled and said: "Except for Xiaoxiao's and Yanping's, everyone else is the same size."
Zhang Juan took a look at the clothes and found that there were indeed two different ones. She threw the smaller one to her son and the older one to her husband, and then distributed the rest to everyone one by one.
Zhang Jiaren took the T-shirt, unfolded it and looked at it. He felt very satisfied, especially the picture of a loving family printed on it, and he nodded frequently.
"Do you want to put it on directly, or do you want to take off your shirt?" Zhang Youpeng took his own piece and fiddled with it and asked loudly.
Gu Yingdao: "Just put it on outside. If you take it off, just wear it and it won't get cold."
Although it is midsummer in Folsom now, if you only wear a T-shirt, you will definitely feel cold. The most suitable thing at this time is a long-sleeved thin shirt.
Of course, it's not unbearable to put a T-shirt on top.
After hearing what Gu Ying said, Zhang Jiapeng put his clothes on.
Seeing Zhang Jiapeng put it on, Zhang Jialiang helped his cousin tidy it up, pulled the corners and other things, and then put his own T-shirt on.
When Zhang Chi got the T-shirt, he had already put it on three times and five times five times two. Now he just wanted to finish the photo quickly so that he could ride his horse and ride away as soon as possible.
After a while, everyone was put on at the door of the house. Not to mention, the clothes were a little ugly, but after everyone put them on, they immediately looked much neater.
Nowadays, everyone usually wears plaid shirts. Men wear gray plaid or red plaid, and women usually wear light pink plaid or light yellow plaid.
As for everything else, they are almost the same. The lower body is made of jeans, otherwise it will not be suitable for you to wear anything else on horseback. It will rub back and forth, while ordinary pants will not wear at all.
On the feet are riding boots, which come in many varieties, but most people don’t pay much attention to them when worn on the feet.
As for cowboy hats, some people like rolled-edged hats, such as Zhang Jiaren, Zhang Youpeng, and Sun Yanping, and the rest like straight-edged hats.
In fact, the difference is not big. The biggest difference is the shirts on the body. Plaid shirts of various colors are the most distinctive things.
"Take a group photo?" Zhang Chi shouted to his brother-in-law again.
"The sunshine is not good right now, so the group photo won't show up. Should we wait a moment and see who takes the single photo first?"
Sun Yanping obviously didn't want to talk to his brother-in-law. After saying this, he immediately called to Li Xiumei and walked towards a small oak tree nearby.
"That, that, Zhang Chi, go get grandpa's horse and put it in mom's hands...".
Zhang Chi had no choice but to come to his grandfather's side and lead the horse to his mother. It was obvious that Lu, whom his grandfather loved, became the backdrop.
Li Xiumei was very happy. She held the horse with one hand and made a V sign with the other hand. She was smiling so hard that she could hardly see her eyes.
Sun Yanping was also very attentive in flattering his mother-in-law, taking pictures one after another.
"Brother-in-law, how about I bring Chi Yanshan over? My horse is brightly colored and the photos may be better." Zhang Chi decided to lick some chaos for his brother-in-law as well.
After hearing this, Sun Yanping thought for a moment and then said: "Go and bring the black and white horse over. Your horse is not good. The color on your horse is too bright, especially the red one, which steals the spotlight!"
Zhang Chi didn't expect to let him go. He had already caught up with his words, and he had no choice but to go to the stables and bring out another calico horse at home, a black and white calico horse, so that he could use it as a backdrop for his wife.
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This black-and-white horse belongs to Nell's family. It has an average build, with a shoulder height of 1.5 meters. Its back is a bit heavy, that is, it bends downward, and its belly is too big. This is not because of food, but because of its original body shape.
What can I say about this horse? It's not too good or too bad. It's fine for cowboys to use it for daily use, but it's only for daily use. If you want to sell it, you're really overthinking it. If you give it away, everyone will think it's a waste of feed.
Having said that, the horses in the stables of Zhang Chi's ranch, including Zhang Chi's own Chiyanshan, are not good horses. The two really good horses are still making money for Zhang Chi on the track.
The horse is not very good, but the coat color is really good, especially when Sun Yanping is photographed, the coat color all over the body looks particularly bright, which makes the person look more energetic.
Sun Yanping is called a shot.
Zhang Chi tried to butt in twice but didn't.
"George!"
At this moment, a sound of horse neighing reached Zhang Chi's ears.
I looked up and saw Miller galloping towards me on horseback.
"Is something wrong?" Zhang Chi came forward.
"I want to ask you if you have time the day after tomorrow?" Miller said.
Zhang Chi said: "I should have time, what do you want?"
"I want to hitch a few horses, but none of them are available, so I wanted to ask you for a favor," Miller said.
Zhang Chi said: "That's okay, just let me know when the time comes."
Zhang Chi heard that this matter was not a big deal, so he agreed.