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Chapter 129 Have you learned horse taming? You mastered it just by watching a few short videos!

Chapter 129: Chapter 129 Have you learned horse taming? You mastered it just by watching a few short videos!

The horse taming process lasted for about half an hour; it seemed simple, but actually, every step was a test.

Xu Yang understood the temperaments of animals all too well.

Just by looking into their eyes, he knew what was on their minds.

The black horse was initially fearful and resistant, not liking to be led or approached by people.

Xu Yang felt that it must have been ostracized within the herd.

Such situations were quite common.

In a wild horse herd, if the horse king was not yet old and a new young horse displayed great strength, that young horse would be ostracized, or even driven out of the herd.

The ranch had many horses, and the dynamics were the same as those of wild herds.

Being ostracized for a long time, the black horse had some emotional instability.

That’s why it also didn’t like returning to the horse pen.

It probably felt too oppressed inside the pen.

Xu Yang rode the black horse, trotting around the grassy field.

By this time, the black horse had completely submitted.

Xu Yang didn’t make it run at full speed; they were just trotting leisurely.

When a horse runs, the wind is quite strong, whooshing against one’s face.

No wonder the herdsmen are always fully geared up.

The grasslands also felt good, open and stunning.

Endless grass as far as the eye could see made one feel very comfortable.

Xu Yang looked out over the vast grassland for a while.

This was just a small grassland; he wondered how large places like Hulun Bei’er must be. He had heard that driving around the grassland highway for half a day would still leave you surrounded by grassland.

The feeling was very nice.

A drone was capturing footage of Xu Yang from above.

The online viewers in the live stream had exploded with excitement.

[Old Xu is so cool! Even as a guy, I think he’s handsome!]

[Definitely handsome, no way to deny it!]

[I remember there was a post in the forum about rating the streamers, and Old Xu scored 9.9, currently the highest-rated!]

[Which other streamers could pull off this kind of scene! Perfect fit!]

[Hahaha, mainly because Inner Mongolian hosts tend to be big and burly, so they don’t look as handsome!]

Everyone chatted leisurely among themselves.

In the live broadcast, one person rode the black horse, stopping in the vast grasslands.

The wind fluttered the horse’s tail and mane.

It felt like watching a movie unfold.

So, no matter what you do, good looks and charm always add points.

Xu Yang took a leisurely loop and then rode Black Horse Jingzhe slowly back toward the direction of the ranch.

"Alright, I’ll take this one," Xu Yang said as he dismounted and led the black horse by its bridle to the ranch owner.

"No problem, I was originally worried it was too wild, that you’d buy it and it wouldn’t let people approach, but since you were able to tame it, I’ll sell," replied the ranch owner, nodding his head.

The price of the sale was very fair; the ranch owner didn’t ask for more. The business here was still conducted with sincerity, mainly because Mongolians generally handle their business quite generously.

This ranch owner only had fewer horses, but not so with cows and sheep. Just now, Xu Yang had seen a huge flock of white sheep, probably a few thousand in number.

The herdsmen might look like they were dressed in old and tattered clothes, but their financial conditions were far from poor, especially those who owned big ranches; each was a hidden tycoon in their own right.

There is a saying, "I’ve never seen Inner Mongolians go out to work," and although it’s not entirely true, it does illustrate that the local economy and production are quite good.

"Stay at my place tonight. There’s a guest room, and you can sleep over," the ranch owner invited again.

"I’ll roast a leg of lamb tonight and we can have a drink," the ranch owner added.

Xu Yang was slightly taken aback.

When it comes to drinking, people here were quite formidable.

Sometimes they even drink in the morning.

There’s not much to do on a ranch, so having a drink to enjoy oneself makes time pass quickly.

Half-drunk, half-sober, day after day, and before you know it, time has flown by.

Xu Yang dared not accept the offer and hastily said, "I really can’t drink, I hardly ever do."

"No problem, you’ll get used to it, just drink a little," the ranch owner insisted.

Xu Yang could only agree.

It was now a little after three in the afternoon. It would take over two hours to roast the mutton and have dinner.

Xu Yang took a brief tour of the ranch.

The ranch might have looked plain and ordinary, but it was rich in every detail.

For instance, parked in the warehouse was a huge tractor worth over a million, much better than his own small tractor that cost seventy or eighty thousand.

After all, the grass fields here are large, and using a large tractor to mow the grass is more efficient; a small tractor would take half a month to finish mowing.

Xu Yang quietly lamented that he was still too poor.

He was just beginning, with savings of only a little over two hundred thousand.

He couldn’t compare with the local tycoons.

"I’m going to take another look in the grass fields. Your fields are really nice," Xu Yang told the ranch owner.

"The viewers in the live stream love it too. They’re all asking me to stream more of the cattle and sheep."

"Everyone really likes it here," Xu Yang said.

Hearing that the viewers enjoyed it, the ranch owner was also very happy.

He responded cheerfully, "Feel free to look around. The grass has started to grow this season, and it’s the best time to enjoy it."

"Also, the weather is nice. At this time, the cattle and sheep are all out grazing on the grasslands!"

"My grassland isn’t that big, just over 7,000 mu, but it’s still good for a run," the ranch owner said.

So, Xu Yang once again rode Black Horse Jingzhe out to the grass fields to enjoy the scenery.

Meanwhile, the ranch owner had already asked the herdsmen to roast two big lamb legs and prepare the drinks for a heavy session that evening.

Life on the grassland is relatively boring, so they were happy to have a guest, especially after seeing Xu Yang taming horses; they felt a good connection with him.

Some people who drive through and intentionally damage the grassland are despised and disliked by them.

Xu Yang entered the grassland again.

The temperature in the live stream was soaring higher and higher.

He quickly arrived at the edge of the sheep flock, watching the thousands of sheep grazing leisurely on the hillside, a rather pleasing sight.

The sky vast and the plains endless, with the wind blowing the grass low, revealing the cattle and sheep.

This kind of vast and stunning sensation can truly only be found on the grasslands.

"So many sheep, their breeding scale here is really enviable," Xu Yang profoundly remarked.

Upon hearing this, the viewers laughed:

[Old Xu, you could run a livestock farm like this too!]

[Isn’t it just a thousand sheep? You can afford to raise them!]

[Why don’t you rent some grassland on the prairie and start your own livestock farming!]

Xu Yang saw the barrage of comments and shook his head.

"The prairie is indeed stunning and beautiful, but it’s a bit monotonous, good to see once, or to visit for a few days."

"But if it’s every day, it would become a bit dull."

"Unlike the mountains, Changbai Mountain is so vast, with so many species, I could go to different areas every day and it would take years to see it all."

"And there’s always something changing, so many animals abounding."

"I’m still more suited to life near the mountains."

Xu Yang said, riding on horseback.

Different places have their own advantages, depending on what suits you best.

Xu Yang preferred the forested mountains.

After all, there were more wild animals.

And by now he had gotten to know quite a few animals in the back mountains.

Leopards, foxes, Sika Deer, two Black Bears, two little fat birds...

It felt really good.

"But it’s rare to come to the prairie, and it really feels great."

"The scenery is really beautiful."

"Especially when you see it live, it instantly feels like your breath is freed up."

Xu Yang said again, mounted on the horse.

The Black Horse was calm and gentle, showing no signs of the resistance it had earlier.

Perhaps this was its true nature.

It was a spirited horse, not a fierce one, and that was good.

Xu Yang watched for quite a while.

Two little lambs ran over, curiously looking in Xu Yang’s direction, seemingly intrigued by the new face.

Seeing this, two ewes immediately followed, herding them back into the flock.

They wouldn’t let them interact with Xu Yang.

Perhaps they were afraid of being roasted.

Xu Yang just laughed.

In this season, it gets dark late on the grassland; the signs of the sun setting didn’t come until past six.

The roast leg of lamb was almost ready, and Xu Yang rode back from the grassland.

He chatted with the netizens for a bit, greeted them, and then turned off the live stream.

Both the ranch owner and the herdsmen were very welcoming of him.

Mainly because they saw he could tame and ride horses, they felt he was one of their own and became close.

Next, it was time to eat big pieces of meat and drink big gulps of alcohol.

Xu Yang really liked eating meat, and the roasted leg of lamb here was truly delicious; the herdsmen knew how to roast it to perfection.

But as for drinking, he could only try his best.

...

Online.

#Old Xu’s Latest Horse Taming Video#

Since Xu Yang’s traffic had picked up, any big news about him was sure to make the rounds online.

Many people did not catch the live stream.

But they saw Xu Yang’s horse-taming video through clips shared by content aggregators.

"A horse-taming video?"

Some were bewildered by the video title.

What was this now?

When they clicked in, they saw Xu Yang pulling a robust black horse across the grasslands.

The black horse was taller than a person.

In fact, the presence of an adult horse can also be imposing, but because everyone knows they are herbivores, they are not as scary.

Xu Yang’s horse-taming video exuded professionalism.

His actions, demeanor, and words.

When people saw the black horse leap high, purposely trying to throw him off, they were completely baffled.

The scene was too shocking.

Little did they know, Xu Yang got up with ease, mounted the horse again immediately, and showed not a shred of nervousness on his face.

The more one watched the video, the more incredible it seemed.

"How did he do that? So fierce!"

"I feel like he isn’t scared at all, completely at ease!"

"Right, Old Xu is truly confident, just like when he faced a tiger before!"

"Deservingly my Brother Yang, seeing his calm countenance I knew it was a sure thing."

People liked and commented on the video, the stats were pretty impressive.

Xu Yang was on fire.

Inside the Mongolian Tent.

Xu Yang was eating the roasted leg of lamb, dipped merely in cumin, and could be eaten straight away.

The leg of lamb was sizzling with fat, roasted to perfection, utterly delicious.

"Have you studied horse taming before? Your method is too good, very professional, almost indistinguishable from the professional horse tamers I’ve seen."

"Impressive!"

The ranch owner looked at Xu Yang, unable to resist asking.

After all, for someone not from the prairie to have such high-level horse taming skills was indeed astonishing.

At this, Xu Yang smiled slightly and sincerely replied,

"I haven’t studied it, but I watched a few horse-taming videos on a short video platform this afternoon, just following that process."

His words made everyone around briefly pause.

Watched a few horse-taming videos?

And just picked it up?

His response left the herdsmen speechless.

Taming horses is all about mentality. Spirited horses can sense people’s emotions too. If they struggle and people become frightened, instinctively recoiling, the horses struggle even harder.

Xu Yang was fearless, not giving the spirited horses any chance to struggle.

Either he held the reins tight, preventing the horse from struggling at all,

or he just watched it struggle, as if to say, "See if you can throw me off again."

He managed to tame them thoroughly and obediently.

So it turned out you can indeed learn real stuff on the internet.