Su Lixia reached out and touched the horse, which gave a danger signal by burying its hind hooves in the soil, as if rejecting her.
"Hey, that's really strange. It doesn't seem to like you very much either."
Su Lixia smiled awkwardly: "I guess it just happened that it didn't like girls before, otherwise it wouldn't be like this with me."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Lian behind him smiled.
Seeing this, the man was somewhat embarrassed and scratched the back of his head, saying, "I guess that's how it is. It seems we need to find out more about its personality."
"Well then, there are only a few horses, so you can take a look yourself. I'll go find someone to lead them out for you now."
Su Lixia nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble you to go ahead."
"Oh, it's no trouble at all. You're always so polite. I'm leaving now!" the person said as they backed away.
After he left, Xiaolian asked, "Princess, you almost gave yourself away just now. I don't know why you suddenly did all that. Don't you know how to ride a horse?"
"Ah, well... the main thing is, you see, we don't usually have much to do, so why don't we go horseback riding here? What do you think?"
Xiaolian thought about it and agreed.
"By the way, Xiaolian, don't you know how to do this?"
Xiaolian shook her head.
"That's great." Su Lixia snapped her fingers, then added, "You'll learn with me these next few days, so we can ride horses together next time we go out."
Xiao Lian hesitated for a moment and asked, "But if that's the case, won't Xiao Lian be unable to serve the princess?"
“We’re right here, what are you going to do to serve me? Besides, if I’m the only one learning, you might disturb me, so you definitely can’t stay in the riding arena. You might as well practice with me.”
Hearing this, Xiaolian felt that there was some truth to it, so she could only nod in agreement.
“Princess, you are treating Xiaolian better and better. If I were someone else’s maid, I would never receive such treatment.”
Su Lixia pouted, shook her head, and said, "That's not necessarily true. After all, we've been together for so many years. Like I said, don't treat yourself like my servant here."
Looking at the horses, Su Lixia said, "I guess you'll have to choose one from these for now."
"Princess, I'm a little scared."
"It's okay, they will take good care of themselves."
After speaking to Su Lixia, he picked up his horse again.
Su Lixia walked directly to the white horse from before and reached out to touch it.
Then the horse nuzzled her hand with its head. Su Lixia's face lit up with joy. She covered her mouth with her hand and exclaimed in surprise, "See, I was right! This horse seems to really like me!"
Xiaolian nodded and said, "Really? This horse looks so docile."
Su Lixia patted it with satisfaction and said, "Okay, you're the one."
After saying that, Su Lixia untied Jiang Xiong and led him out.
Xiaolian also picked a group of very well-behaved horses, but they didn't look as well-behaved as Su Lixia's, though Xiaolian liked them very much nonetheless.
The two men waited outside with their horses. After a short while, the man came back with another person.
"Are you getting impatient?" the man asked with a grin.
Su Lixia shook her head and said, "No, we just came out here."
"This will be your coach from now on. He will come and teach you how to ride a horse whenever he has time."
Su Lixia nodded to the person in the direction he was pointing.
"And who is this young lady?" He looked at Xiao Lian, who had also led out a horse, and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.
Su Lixia let out a cry and explained, "It's like this, my maid just watched your competition and really admires those women galloping on the horse track, so she also wants to learn to ride a horse. I was thinking of paying someone from you to teach her, is that alright?"
Hearing this, the man was very happy and said, "That's great! As women from the Central Plains, there must be very few girls who can learn to ride horses. If you sincerely want to learn, then you can learn with us. We won't charge you any money."
Xiao Lian smiled happily, bowing as she thanked him, "Then thank you, young master. It's truly a rare opportunity."
"By the way, haven't we exchanged names yet?" Su Lixia asked.
The man clapped his hands and said, "That's right. We've been chatting for so long and we still don't know each other's names. My name is Tie Niu and his name is Ta Sang."
Upon hearing this, Su Lixia asked in confusion, "Iron Bull is your nickname?"
Tie Niu waved his hand and said, "This is my given name. My mother gave birth on the border. She was born prematurely and met a kind man from the Central Plains. After I was born, my mother asked him to name me. She said that in these war-torn years, a sword-like name would be auspicious for childbirth and that she hoped I would be as strong as an ox and as indestructible as a rock."
Su Lixia laughed and said, "That really does fit our local style. Now I understand. But where we're from, if there are such rumors, there's usually some basis for them. Look at you, aren't you quite good-looking?"
Tie Niu stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "That's true. Come on, get on the horse. Today, I'll lead you around the riding field for a bit, and then you can get to know your friends. We'll give you a formal lesson when we get back."
"Because it takes time to get to know a horse. Only when you are familiar with each other can you continue learning. Besides, it's getting late today. After you've finished your two laps, hurry back. After all, it's quite far from the city."
Su Lixia looked up at the sky and said, "It's probably not even dinner time yet, but it's already getting dark. It seems like winter is really coming. Alright, let's set off then." After saying that, Su Lixia followed their example and struggled to mount her horse.
Tie Niu and his companion laughed heartily, saying, "Judging from your posture, we can tell you really can't do it. You're having such a hard time even mounting a horse."
Su Lixia laughed awkwardly twice and teased, "You better stop making fun of us, or I'll go back and practice hard, and when I come back, my horsemanship will surpass yours."
Tie Niu pulled Xiao Lian along behind him, saying, "Okay, then I'll wait for you, Tie Niu. We'll have a competition then."
The groom who brought Su Lixia and the others had already arrived outside the horse farm before it got dark.
After waiting for a while and still not seeing anyone come out, he muttered a couple of curses under his breath.
Unexpectedly, the servants at the gate of the horse farm overheard him and went up to question him.
"What did I do? I just made a comment, I didn't say anything about you. Besides, I didn't mean it. And it's getting dark, I need to get back before it gets too dark, so is it wrong for me to make a few comments?"
"Anyway, it's wrong to just swear at people." The two of them started arguing back and forth at the door.
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