Grandpa Cao had undoubtedly built a play area for his great-grandson according to the best standards. The glass windows of the swimming pool were large enough and numerous enough, allowing sunlight to shine in through the windows, making the entire swimming pool brightly lit.
The horses were all transported from Inner Mongolia. Some are big, some are small, and two are foreign dwarf horse breeds, which are especially suitable for children to play with.
Swimming is allowed at any time, especially for the boys of the Qin family and Chen Erbao. When they have no classes in the summer, their favorite place to go is the swimming pool. There is nothing else to do but to cool down. Before Grandma Cao mentioned the horses, the children were very interested in the swimming pool. After hearing about the horses, they didn't care about anything else and ran hurriedly to the stable.
Cao Jingheng followed slowly behind, thinking, "Are you kidding? Don't you need someone to teach you how to ride a horse?"
Peanut watched his older brother and sister run away, and followed behind. He wanted to run fast but couldn't, so he got angry and sat on the ground and hit his own little feet twice. Of course, the result was that he hit his shoes. His hands hurt a lot, and he cried out with tears in his eyes, "Tai, Tai, hold the baby."
Grandpa Cao couldn't bear to see his great-grandson on the verge of tears, so he held the little guy in his arms and said, "Don't worry, Peanut, there are all of them. Everyone can ride them. Let's not rush. Just walk slowly."
A circle of people surrounded the stable. The only ones who could really ride were Grandpa Shen, Grandpa Cao, Cao Jingheng, Shen Anning, and Qin's cousin Qin Wan. Although the children were excited, they didn't dare to get on the one-meter-tall ponies, let alone the authentic northern horses.
Shen Zixi and Qin Shutong immediately hugged Qin Wan's thighs. They were the only two girls here, and they were also the two oldest sisters. "Aunt, let's ride the big one. Xixi and I both want to ride that big horse."
"Yes, Aunt Qin, Tongtong and I want to ride big horses. Small horses are boring. We are both teenagers and middle school students. Riding big horses is more in line with our status."
Qin Wan was amused by what the two little girls said. Riding a big horse was more suitable for a middle school student. This excuse was obviously because they didn't want to be outdone by a few little boys.
Cao Jingheng walked around the stables, feeding each horse a carrot, then led out a chestnut horse. "Xixi, Tongtong, you two are just starting out, so you can't ride something this big. This horse has a steady temperament and isn't that tall. It's not too late to learn first and then move on to the bigger ones."
"Yes, little girl is not as thick-skinned as boy. She doesn't mind the pain when she falls. Grandma has prepared protective gear for you. It's in the small room over there. Little girl, go change into it first."
It's called protective gear, but it's not particularly professional. It's just a helmet, two knee pads and a pair of gloves.
In Qin Wan's opinion, the first thing to learn horse riding is courage. If you don't even have the courage to get on a horse, then there's no point in learning it at all. It's absolutely unacceptable to be afraid of falling off before you even get on.
With her, the tiger aunt, leading the way, and the two little girls being brave, they helped each other and were able to sit firmly on the horse's back in no time.
Looking at his sisters sitting on the big horses, little Cao Siheng was even more excited than if he were on the horse himself. He opened his hands and cried loudly in his great-grandfather's arms. His shrill voice was so loud that it almost made the tops of the ears of those who listened to it rip.
"Tai, Tai, Baoshang, knot! Knot!"
Seeing that the old man was over 70 years old and still wanted to ride a horse with his great-grandson, Cao Jingheng's temples throbbed several times. He really didn't take his age seriously! Besides, he wanted to show off in front of his son. There was no way he would let his grandfather, such an old man, get on a horse and ride.
"Oh, Grandpa, my dear Grandpa, please just stand there and give us some instructions. You are old, and if you get on the horse and get shaken a few times, it will be difficult for your bones to maintain health!"
The two old men who had wanted to ride the horses for a few laps looked at each other. It was true that their bones were brittle when they were old. If they were broken by the bump, it would be difficult to take care of them later. Grandpa Shen thought it through and stopped worrying about it. He concentrated on guiding the three little boys to ride the ponies until they were proficient in it.
Cao Jingheng was tall and strong. The tallest and strongest horse in the stable was a black horse with only two tufts of white hair on its head, which was shiny and looked like a majestic general. He stepped on a stirrup, held the reins in one hand and the saddle in the other. In front of everyone, Cao Jingheng performed a very standard horse-mounting posture.
"Daddy, great, hug me, little one... ahhh, hug me!"
Now the little guy doesn’t care about the little frictions between him and his father. His eyes are full of stars when he looks at his father.
The child's skin was delicate. Although he was wearing many clothes in early spring, Cao Jingheng was afraid that the little guy's skin would be rubbed by the saddle, so he asked his wife to find a cotton mattress to lay in front of him, and then he held his son and sat down carefully.
Even though Peanut was a short child, when he sat on the back of an adult horse, his eyes were about 1.5 meters from the ground.
Feeling his son sitting on the horse, the flesh on his legs was tense. Cao Jingheng put his arms around the little guy and said, "Cao Siheng, are you afraid?"
"Afraid, Daddy, baby, afraid."
Cao Jingheng couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth. It turned out that this kid was not tough at all sometimes!
"Then hold on to Daddy's hand, and let's take a couple of slow laps, okay?"
"Yeah, slowly, bear it slowly, daddy, baby, I'm scared." Peanut was usually teased by his father, and it happened so many times that he was afraid that his father might deliberately go against him, so he emphasized it twice.
"I know. Dad will protect you."
Perhaps it was because Cao Jingheng's tone was particularly serious yet tender, little Cao Siheng suddenly said, "Daddy, I love you."
I often hear my wife and son say the word "love". Cao Jingheng and Peanut just quarrel with each other, get angry with each other, and then make up. In Cao Jingheng's impression, from the time his son could speak to today, he has only heard no more than five sentences of "Dad loves you".
The hand holding his son tightened a little.
"Why don't we run faster and catch up with our two sisters?"
The place where Shen Zixi and Qin Shutong rode horses was not far from the father and son. The bay horse was naturally docile, and Qin Wan taught it well. The two girls were also smart. They couldn't run horses, but at least they could hold the reins and stroll slowly.
When the horse first started running, Peanut was a little uncomfortable, but with his tall and strong father leaning on him, and his father's big hands blocking half of his face from the wind, Cao Siheng immediately stopped being nervous.
When Da Ma passed by the chestnut horses ridden by his two sisters, he roared twice, which made Cao Jingheng behind him very happy. He thought that his son had the talent to be a "thug".
"Dad, run, run."
The grassy area was large enough, so Cao Jingheng took the little guy for a long circle around the fence. When they returned to the stable, the little guy's expression told everyone that he liked the feeling of being on a horse.
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