Oli warmly invited Xiaoqi to have lunch.
Lunch was provided by this ancient courtyard house, which was traditional Beijing dim sum.
During the meal, I watched the coach and Oli's current husband compete with each other like fighting cocks.
They even have a competition when eating soy milk... Watching the two of them finish a big bowl of soy milk without being used to it, Xiao Qi wiped his sweat silently on the side.
Oli was enjoying the fun and didn't care at all. It was obvious that she was a very casual woman with a lively personality, and she was not without feelings for Steven.
After the meal, when they said goodbye, Xiaoqi was hugged and kissed several times by Oli, while coach Steven had a big box in his hand, which contained the two sets of clothes.
In the afternoon, Xiaoqi followed the president to the horse farm where Jigudai was staying.
It feels like I haven't seen Ji Gu for many days. When I was in school, Xiao Qi would go to see Ji Gu almost every day, or at most one day off. But this time because of the competition, Ji Gu had to leave for Beijing first to adjust his condition, so I haven't seen him for several days.
Normally other contestants would come early to acclimate themselves to the environment and cooperate with their horses, but Xiaoqi is still a freshman. In her opinion, horse racing is just an amateur activity and her main task is to study. She cannot put priorities in the wrong order. She decided to come to this horse racing competition because her coach said it was on the weekend and she didn't have much time to take leave.
So basically I only have one afternoon to train with the drums.
When Xiaoqi arrived at the horse farm in Beijing, he found that regular horse farms were really huge. No wonder the coach was so disgusted with them. He always mentioned that he had arrived in the countryside. Compared with the horse farm in front of him, the horse farm of Enhua School was really more than just the countryside. It was like a bowl of porridge and a grain of rice.
The room where Jigu stayed was much better than Enhua's, like the contrast between a luxuriously decorated mansion and a simple rental house. When Xiaoqi saw Enhua's horse farm for the first time, he thought it was extremely large and luxurious, but the scene in front of him was another new world. The walls of the stable here were soft and high-end, like a KTV box.
It took Xiaoqi and his group quite a while to enter the racecourse. It was really big.
The president was quite familiar with the person in charge here, and they were chatting and laughing along the way. Coach Steven was relatively silent in the afternoon, or maybe he was hit hard in the morning, and Xiao Qi was observing the surrounding environment intently and did not speak.
The person in charge of the stable thought that the equestrian was Steven and that the little girl might just be there for fun, so he didn't pay much attention to Xiaoqi.
Before Xiao Qi saw Ji Gu, he heard its call from a distance. Without anyone leading the way, Xiao Qi walked ahead and accurately found the stable where Ji Gu lived.
The person in charge was surprised for a moment, thinking that they had told the stable number in advance.
When Xiaoqi saw Jigu, he was walking back and forth in the stable, very excited.
Looks quite lively.
The person in charge also wiped a sweat. The racehorses specially sent from other places to participate in the competition are all very expensive. If they are not taken care of properly or if any problems arise, it will be very troublesome.
Seeing that it was this horse, some staff members had said before that the horse in stable No. 27 was not in good condition and might not be able to participate in the competition. They had done various inspections and did not find any problems, but the condition was just not right, it could not run and looked listless. Now that the little girl was seen passing by, the horse seemed very excited and there was nothing wrong with it. The person in charge breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the handover was done, the subsequent problems would not be their problem.
Xiao Qi entered the stable and smelled the right thing, nothing strange. However, the beating of the drum did not look good, unlike at Enhua's stable, and he felt anxious.
Steven took a look and found some problems. After all, he had been dealing with horses for most of his life and could still clearly feel the difference. He didn't care about being depressed about his ex-wife remarrying. He concentrated on checking Ji Gu's whole body with Xiao Qi, but they couldn't find any problems.
Maybe it's just the climate and environment that it's not used to. However, if a racehorse cannot overcome this problem, it cannot be called an excellent racehorse. After all, it is impossible for it to race in only one place.
The competition was about to begin. Steven suppressed his anxiety and carefully taught Xiao Qi how to change the horseshoes for the drummer. There were special horseshoes for the competition, which was different from usual times. These things were done by professionals, and it would be even better if the equestrian could do it himself, as this would calm the horse's anxiety to a great extent.
Shoeing a horse is not an easy task. The horse's hoof needs to be lifted and fixed, and a person needs to sit under the horse. It looks quite dangerous, and sometimes the horse will become restless.
Xiaoqi is very strong and has a great affinity with horses. She was a little reluctant to shoe the horses at first, but seeing the coach doing it felt even more uncomfortable, she decided it would be better for her to do it quickly and efficiently, so she got the hang of it quickly.
Before the drums got restless, she had already packed the horseshoes.
Xiaoqi felt that Jigu was not in good condition, but it was not a big problem. She felt that Jigu seemed to have eaten too much and was full. It was probably because the food in the Beijing Horse Farm was too good, and he had some indigestion these days.
While the person in charge was still chatting with Xiao Shengzhou, Xiao Qi had already packed up the four horseshoes for beating the drum, ready to take it out for some fresh air and get accustomed to the horse farm in the capital.
When the person in charge here saw that the little girl was actually an equestrian, he was surprised.
After all, the girl looked very thin and very young. She seemed too thin for an equestrian and did not look like she could control the horse. This horse was very tall and strong. Equestrian competitions were rare competitions that did not distinguish between men and women. Even female riders were actually mostly strong with very solid muscles. However, the girl in front of him was wearing a light blue long-sleeved T-shirt, loose jeans, and was over 1.6 meters tall. She did not look like a muscular female rider at all.
Xiao Qi didn't care about other people's eyes, and Steven cared even less. He was used to being repeatedly hit by Xiao Qi, and he could always watch his student's amazing performances calmly.
When he arrived at the racecourse, he gradually returned to normal. Unlike the suit he wore in the morning, he was much freer and more casual. He chatted with Xiaoqi about various details of the race. He spoke English, occasionally mixing in one or two Chinese words. Xiaoqi's English is very good now, and he can communicate very fluently. Language is something that becomes simpler the more you speak.
Ji Gu was very excited to see Xiao Qi. The food had been really good these days and he accidentally ate too much. But no one was taking him for a walk, so the next meal was still delicious and he couldn't help eating too much again. This cycle kept repeating over and over again, and he felt like he had gained weight. After the horseshoes were nailed on, he couldn't wait to go running around.
Xiaoqi rode the drummer around the racecourse several times. The racecourse was very large and the track was more professional. The drummer was very excited to run. After a few laps, he consumed all the food he had accumulated and felt more energetic.
At the end of the day, Xiaoqi felt tired but also fulfilled. He went to the hotel, had a meal, and then rested to prepare for the next day's competition.
Before the game, Xiaoqi was a little nervous because the coach became very excited and nervous, and this emotion affected Xiaoqi.
She went back to her room and wrote ten pieces of calligraphy before she calmed down.
I went to bed early at night, around ten o'clock, and had a sweet sleep all night.
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