The next day, the soft winter sunlight faintly penetrated through the gaps in the thick gauze curtains.
Zhao Mei and Qiu Jiahe woke up one after another. After washing up in the bathroom, they heard a gentle knock on the door.
When I opened the door, it was Joseph, the manor steward whom I met yesterday.
"Excuse me, miss, would you like to dine in your room or in the restaurant?"
After listening to this, Zhao Mei turned around and asked Qiu Jiahe, and only replied to Joseph after reaching a consensus with Qiu Jiahe.
"Let's just go to the restaurant."
The two people who grew up in China were not allowed to eat in bed carelessly due to their education.
After getting the answer, Joseph led the two directly to the restaurant.
The restaurant is located on the first floor of the manor castle, just to the right of the lobby they saw yesterday.
As expected, the most eye-catching thing in the spacious dining space is the huge long table that Zhao Mei can be seen in various film and television works.
The long table, made of some unknown wood, looked very heavy, and was divided into two halves by a long strip of flowers.
On both sides of the flowers were sixteen sets of tableware arranged very neatly, but at this moment only two of the sets contained food.
Zhao Mei and Qiu Jiahe were taken to sit, one at the top of the long table and the other at the first chair on the side.
On the plate in front of me is a classic five-piece Western breakfast set: milk bread, bacon, fried eggs and lentils.
Although the taste was quite good, the two people drinking milk still tacitly missed the hot pancakes.
After breakfast, Zhao Mei couldn't wait to take Qiu Jiahe to visit this huge manor.
The first stop was of course the winery located a little behind the castle.
Although it is called a factory, the area above ground is actually not very large. In order to minimize the impact of temperature, most of the wine barrels are stored in the cellar.
There were staff members working on a meeting on the third floor of the winery. Zhao Mei and Qiu Jiahe did not bother them. Instead, they followed Joseph to the cellar to take a look and tasted the newly produced wine in the already open display area.
Qiu Jiahe imitated Zhao Mei's method and took two or three sips, but couldn't taste any difference, so he could only ask Zhao Mei quietly.
"Beautiful, I really can't tell the difference between this wine. It feels like all red wines in the world taste the same..."
Zhao Mei shook the glass in her hand: "It's okay, just drink it for fun, you'll feel better after drinking the sweet red wine later."
Wine tasting is a very important part of social etiquette, so Zhao Mei also learned it. With the help of the system, she can even drink out-of-print wines.
Zhao Mei, who has tasted all kinds of fine red wines, thinks that this wine is at least up to standard.
And if it weren't for the sake of wine tasting, to be honest, she would still prefer sweet wine.
After tasting the new vintage's wine, Zhao Mei offered some suggestions, and the two of them finally got to taste the low-alcohol, sweet wine they had wished for.
Qiu Jiahe drank half a bottle in one breath, and burped slightly with satisfaction after finishing it.
"The drink has to be delicious. No matter what kind of wine it is, grape juice is the eternal god."
Zhao Mei also drank the remaining half bottle while chatting and laughing: "Come on, you should drink less, after all, it has a certain alcohol content. Don't you want to ride horses later?"
When Qiu Jiahe heard about riding a horse, his eyes lit up and he immediately put down his wine bottle.
"No more drinking, let's go! I love riding horses the most!"
Under Qiu Jiahe's anxiety, the two of them quickly left the winery and headed towards the rear of the manor.
Following the butler Joseph through a small garden, you will see a traditional stable. To the right of the stable is a green meadow surrounded by a fence.
When they entered the stable, there was surprisingly no strong smell. Under the guidance of the groom, Zhao Mei and Qiu Jiahe each chose a horse.
The two selected horses were led out of the stable. As Qiu Jiahe, who had ridden a horse before, and Zhao Mei, who had already learned to use horses as a means of transportation in the system, both decisively rejected the groom's invitation to teach.
Taking the reins from the groom, the two men skillfully climbed onto the horses, gave the horses' bellies a slight push, and began to ride around the pasture.
Qiu Jiahe touched the horse's mane while riding, then turned his head and complained to Zhao Mei who was standing side by side with him.
"Riding a horse is so cool and comfortable, but my dad won't let me keep one. It's not like we can't afford it. He's bought my brother a lot of sports cars. I just want a horse."
Zhao Mei glanced sideways at Qiu Jiahe, who couldn't let go of the horse. "Come on, it's not that we can't afford one, but it's just not worth it. If we had a lot of horses, it would be fine, but with just one, you have to provide a stable, a groom, and pasture. That's just too much of a loss."
"If you're considering fostering a horse, the few reliable farms in China are quite far away. Plus, you only ride a few times a year. It's a bigger loss than your brother's sports car. He still drives it to parties from time to time. Do you really need to fly back and forth just to ride a horse?"
It was obvious that Qiu Jiahe also knew the trick, but he just complained lightly to Zhao Mei, "I understand. That's why every time I see a horse, I want to go and have a good ride. I also know my personality. If I really kept one at home and rode it every day, I'm afraid I wouldn't want to keep it after a month."
Zhao Mei turned her gaze away. "That's all you need to know. You can ride as you please this time. Ride as much as you want. Why don't we ask the housekeeper to open the gate to the pasture so we can ride directly to the beach? The whole estate is fenced off anyway."
With Qiu Jiahe's approval, Zhao Mei rode back to find Joseph. After a brief explanation, Joseph pointed Zhao Mei in a direction. The two of them went out from the small door over there and followed the path along the garden wall to reach the beach.
Zhao Mei, who knew the route, rode her horse back to Qiu Jiahe and told him the route. The two of them no longer wanted to move slowly like this.
They looked at each other in tacit understanding, then swung the reins together, and the strong and healthy horse that had been well taken care of rushed out in an instant.
The extremely fast speed made Zhao Mei subconsciously lower her center of gravity, feeling the air with a hint of sea breeze whistling past her side. The scenery along the way also began to blur as the speed increased.
Qiu Jiahe and Zhao Mei were running side by side. Both of them had a slight lead at times, but were quickly caught up. The scene was extremely tense.
As the fishy and salty smell becomes increasingly stronger, you can tell that the beach is nearby without even looking up to confirm.
The estate built a waist-high wrought iron railing to create a transition between the private beach and the back garden.
When the two men on horseback were about to arrive, they pulled the reins hard and stopped just in front of the railing. They sat up straight on their horses and had a clear view of the beautiful beach in front of them.
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