Chapter 116 Life Forbidden Zone 15
After returning to the village and leaning on the warm kang, Jiang Ran realized that he was almost frozen.
After being in the interstellar age for a long time, she gradually forgot that this was not her original body and she was not yet familiar with the cold and freezing plateau environment.
No one knew when Xu Yang disappeared, but he was an adult after all, and it was impossible for him to disappear in the village, so Jiang Ran didn't care about him.
As he gradually warmed up, Murati suddenly ran into the room and said, "Ma Ang is going to race! Do you want to go watch it together?"
Jiang Ran sat on the kang: "Go ahead, I want to..."
"Let's go!" Murati tugged at her sleeve and pulled her down, not giving her a chance to refuse. "Ma Ang is a top-notch equestrian! Come with me to take a look! You won't suffer any loss!"
Jiang Ran really didn't want to argue with the kid, so he let him pull him over reluctantly. Only when he got there did he realize something was wrong.
The previous game had just ended. There was only one agile man on the field, surrounded by many cheering onlookers. It was obvious that his next opponent had not arrived yet.
As soon as Jiang Ran showed up, the crowd looked at her excitedly. Some of them cheered and whistled at her, while others clapped and waved at her, showing their enthusiasm.
The truth is obvious.
At horse racing, people are only so enthusiastic about the participants.
She is the next one to play.
Jiang Ran gave Murati a death stare: "Did you do this?"
Muangti's eyes wandered around guiltily, but after a moment he seemed to convince himself and said with his head tilted back, "Who told you to threaten me before? You know how scared I am! If Mom knew I wasn't herding the sheep properly, I wouldn't have any Ajezik to eat for days!"
Jiang Ran stared at him motionlessly.
Murati's voice quickly faded. "You, just go compete with Ma Ang. He's the best at horsemanship anyway, so losing to him wouldn't be shameful."
"Heh," Jiang Ran sneered, "Why don't you compete with him yourself?"
"I want to, too!" Murati's tan face flushed slightly. "When I grow up a little bit, I'm going to have a real competition with Maang! I'm going to become the best equestrian in the Tajik community!"
Jiang Ran: “…”
Jiang Ran did not immediately follow him to race horses, but stood there without moving.
The cheering onlookers gradually became confused, the booing died down, and they began to ask questions and cheer.
"Come on! Why aren't you coming to the game yet?"
"That's right, Maang, you guys have been here for a long time!"
"Don't worry, there's no shame in losing to Maang!"
"Mulati said your horsemanship is amazing, even better than Ma Ang's. Let's see it!"
“…”
The onlookers started to make a lot of noise, and some even started to whip their horses.
Seeing that Jiang Ran still didn't move and didn't seem to be willing to step forward to participate in the competition, Murati began to get anxious.
"Everyone, everyone is urging you to participate in the competition!" Murati said excitedly.
"I heard it." Jiang Ran acted as if nothing had happened.
"Then why haven't you gone yet?" Murati asked in a panic, "You don't know how to ride a horse at all?"
"Do you think I can ride it?"
“You, you…”
Mulati was completely panicked. He had never considered the possibility that Jiang Ran was playing tricks on him.
In his opinion, anyone who can ride a horse should roll up their sleeves and join the race. After all, being able to race with Ma Ang, even if you lose, is a great honor!
However, Jiang Ran has been refusing to go on stage and has been avoiding the issue. This could only be because she simply doesn't know how to ride a horse!
The adults around were still making a fuss, and Murati's eyes suddenly turned red, and his eye sockets were filled with tears that seemed about to roll down.
Woo woo woo.
If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have made up lies to brag to Jiang Ran. Not only did I fail to fool others, but I ended up fooling myself.
What should I do? How can I cover up my lies?
After a while, everyone realized that Jiang Ran couldn't ride a horse, and they knew that he was just bragging. Wouldn't he be scolded by his mom and dad then?
"Do you know you were wrong now?" Jiang Ran asked.
"Even if I know, what can I do?"
"If you admit your mistakes and correct them, you're still a good child," Jiang Ran stroked his hair, "Only if you're a good child will adults be willing to help you."
Muraqi seemed to understand but not quite, and looked up at Jiang Ran in a daze.
Before Mulati's tears fell, Jiang Ran turned and walked towards the horse racing area.
"Wait, you don't know how to ride a horse?"
Although Murati used some tricks, he didn't really want to kill Jiang Ran. He waved his short arms and ran forward a few steps: "It's okay if you don't know how to ride a horse, but if you insist on riding it, you will fall to your death!"
He was afraid that Jiang Ran, who knew nothing, would yell at the newcomer and something would go wrong as soon as he got on the job. For a moment, he didn't even care about the embarrassment of having his lies exposed.
"Who said I can't ride a horse?"
Jiang Ran waved casually without even turning his head.
"The last time I raced horses, your grandfather's grandfather wasn't even born yet."
Seeing Jiang Ran coming on stage, the cheers that had just gradually faded away suddenly broke out again.
"You're very brave to take the initiative to compete with me in a horse race," Ma Ang looked at Jiang Ran admiringly. "I won't take advantage of you. The horses are here, you choose first."
Jiang Ran didn't bother to be polite with him. He stretched out his hand and pointed at a bay horse: "I want this one."
As soon as the words fell, exclamations were heard all around.
Ma Ang was also surprised: "Are you sure?"
This chestnut horse was famous for its fiery temper and always refused to let anyone ride it. Even Ma Ang only dared to ride it experimentally on flat ground, and it was impossible to use it in competition.
Anyone who dares to use this chestnut horse in the competition must either be extremely skilled and a top-notch horse trainer who is no longer afraid of the horse's fierceness, or his skills are so poor that he cannot even judge the horse's temperament and degree of training.
Ma Ang didn't have such high expectations for Jiang Ran. He gently reminded him, "Why don't you change horses?"
Jiang Ran didn't try to refute anything. She stepped on the stirrup and jumped onto the horse neatly. "Do you want to compete or not?"
"Compare! Of course!"
The simple and neat posture of mounting the horse showed that Jiang Ran was no novice, and Ma Ang's fighting spirit was instantly aroused.
Jiang Ran asked: "What are the rules of the game?"
Ma Ang held the reins with one hand and pointed her in the general direction with the other: "Run around this circle three times. Whoever returns to the starting point first wins."
Jiang Ran made a gesture that it was okay.
The referee was ready and started counting down loudly.
"three--"
"two--"
Murati's childish and sharp cheering voice suddenly came from behind.
Jiang Ran tightened the reins and stared at the track ahead.
"one!"
In an instant, Jiang Ran and Ma Ang rushed out like arrows, almost leaving two afterimages.
"It's so fast! I can't even see clearly!"
"Hey! Stop pushing me!"
"Help up those up front to see who's ahead!"
"Maang! Maang is in front!"
“…”
During the first lap of the race, the chestnut horse was still very unruly and would cause trouble for Jiang Ran from time to time, causing Jiang Ran to fall more than ten lengths behind Ma Ang.
By the second lap, Jiang Ran had completely mastered the temperament of the chestnut horse. He would always pull the reins hard before the horse could do anything naughty, curbing its restless heart in advance and gradually catching up by several lengths.
Entering the third lap, the two's speed and progress were almost the same. The audience watched intently, not even daring to blink.
"Who's in front! Who's in front?"
"Don't ask! I can't see clearly!"
"They're so close! I can't see clearly! It's so exciting!"
"Will Maang be overtaken?"
"That's not possible! He's Maang! The best equestrian in the world!"
“…”
The most nervous person was the referee. He stared at the direction of the two horses, afraid that he would not be able to see who the winner was if he was not careful.
Unfortunately, his efforts were in vain because the distance between Ma Ang and Jiang Ran was too close. In the eyes of the referee, they both returned to the starting point almost at the same time.
Ma Ang and Jiang Ran had already dismounted swiftly and were waiting for him to announce the results of the competition.
The referee looked hesitantly at them, then at the audience, and after a long moment, he unconfidently said, "This match is a draw..."
“It’s not a draw.”
Ma Ang interrupted him: "I'll slow down a bit."
"Huh?" the referee asked in disbelief, "You lost?"
The onlookers were also in an uproar. In their minds, Ma Ang was the absolute king of equestrianism, so how could he lose?
"Yes, I lost." Ma Ang himself was very calm.
He looked at Jiang Ran and said in admiration: "You are really amazing."
Jiang Ran never liked to flatter others, so she naturally accepted all the compliments, but she still affirmed her opponent: "You are also very strong."
Ma Ang laughed heartily, he knew that Jiang Ran was saving face for him.
Jiang Ran was riding an unfamiliar wild horse in today's competition. If he had ridden a group of docile horses or wild horses that he was used to riding, the difference in the results of the competition would have been even greater.
However, Ma Ang was more open-minded. He did not care too much about the result of his loss. Instead, he was deeply surprised that he had a worthy opponent.
Maang: "Are you free tomorrow morning?"
Jiang Ran: "What's wrong?"
Ma Ang rubbed the back of his head and said, "I want to ask you about horsemanship."
Jiang Ran quickly agreed.
She doesn't dislike young people who are talented, skilled, willing to admit defeat, and eager to improve.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, the onlookers who were still in shock suddenly started to make a fuss again.
"Wow! This kid Ma Ang is really quick!"
"When he swore that oath, I thought I would never see this scene again in my lifetime!"
"I never thought Maang would be so smart!"
“…”
Jiang Ran was a little confused. He looked at Ma Ang, the person who was talking about the topic, and found that his face had already turned red and was full of embarrassment.
Such a shy look on Ma Ang's handsome and rough face created a lovely contrast for a moment.
Jiang Ran asked: "What's going on?"
Ma Ang wanted to crawl into the ground right then and there. After a long while, he stammered, "Someone always wanted to matchmake for me before, but I got tired of it, so I said I only wanted girls who could ride better than me, so..."
He was obviously very embarrassed, and his voice became lower and lower as he spoke.
Jiang Ran understood that it was not a big deal. She didn't mind and didn't take it to heart.
After confirming the time and place of the meeting tomorrow morning with Ma Ang again, he walked back holding Mulati's collar.
When I left, I could still hear everyone's discussion behind me.
"Oh, it's still hard to believe that Maang actually lost the equestrian event!"
“There are always people who are better than you and there are always things better than you!”
"I didn't expect this kid Murati could be so reliable for once. When I saw him boasting so much before, I thought he was just talking nonsense again!"
“…”
Jiang Ran: "Hey, did you hear that? I'm praising you."
Mulati's ears turned red with shame, and he kept his lips tightly closed without saying a word for a long time.
When I returned to the house, Xu Yang was sitting upright in the main hall, as if waiting for someone.
As soon as Jiang Ran and Murati appeared, he immediately came forward to greet them. Jiang Ran thought he had something special to say, but after chatting for a while, they just talked about daily topics.
"today……"
Murati suddenly interrupted them: "Thank you...thank you for what happened today!"
Jiang Ran had taught him a lesson before, so he wasn't angry at all now: "Remember not to do this again in the future."
"No!" Murati said loudly, "I will treat you to my favorite Ajezik tomorrow!"
"Oh, you've learned to repay your kindness?" Jiang Ran stroked his hair. "Okay, I'll wait for your Ajezik."
Murati's tan skin was still slightly flushed. He glanced at Jiang Ran secretly and said, "And..."
"Anything else?" Jiang Ran asked kindly.
"And...you and Brother Ma Ang are really a perfect match!" Murati shouted loudly, and immediately ran away without looking back.
"Little bastard." Jiang Ran snorted.
However, when she turned around, she suddenly found that Xu Yang's face became very ugly.
"Who is Maang?"
Xu Yang's face turned ashen.
Jiang Ran looked at him in surprise: "How do you understand the local dialect?"
Xu Yang acted as if he hadn't heard: "Who is Ma Ang?"
Jiang Ran also repeated his question again: "How do you understand what Murati said?"
“…”
The two of them talked at cross purposes for a while, neither of them willing to give up their problem, and finally Xu Yang gave in first.
"Are you free tomorrow morning?" Xu Yang paused and said seriously, "Then I'll tell you everything from beginning to end."
Jiang Ran: "I'm busy. I already have an appointment."
Xu Yang was startled: "Who do you have a date with?"
"Maang."
"Who the hell is Maang!?"
“…”
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