Princess of Nongmen

Chapter 414 Liu Dacheng's Gratitude
One of Xiao Shu'er's strengths is that she is modest and steady, unlike children of the same age who are impetuous and reckless, and can listen carefully to Liu Ya's teachings.So when Liu Ya said it again, he nodded seriously, expressing that he would not be impatient.

Liu Ya said hello to Liu Dacheng, waved her hands, and led the horse and Xiao Shu'er forward.While walking, he also told Xiao Shuer the essentials and precautions of riding a horse.When to draw in the reins, when to let go, how to pull the horse's head when turning, and how to lighten up to match the horse's movements, all of them were carefully explained to Xiao Shu'er.

Xiao Shu'er listened attentively, and could draw some questions from Liu Ya's explanation.It can be seen that when he was listening, he was also thinking about various movements with his heart, which is also very rare.

The siblings led the horse for a hundred or so steps. Liu Ya threw the rein in her hand to Xiao Shu'er, and said to him, "Hold the rein yourself, try to get off the horse, and then go up again. According to what I just said, Let me tell you the steps to see your own ability to control the horse."

Xiao Shu'er reached out to take the rein, and took a deep breath, with a serious expression on his face.And he didn't do it right away, but continued to think about the essentials that Liu Ya told him just now, and copied it in his mind a few times before he was ready to get off the horse.

Getting off a horse is completely different from getting on a horse. As long as you are not a master and jump off the horse directly, you have to step down facing the horse's back.At this time, there is only the saddle in front of you, and you can't look down at your feet, so it's impossible to know how high your feet are before you can step on the ground, so the requirements for your heart are still relatively high.

It was the first time for Xiao Shuer to dismount by himself, and he was obviously a little nervous holding the rein in his hand, and he was afraid that if he moved too much, the horse would be unstable, and a slight movement of the horse might affect his dismounting movement.

At this time, Liu Ya reminded: "You must be steady and fast when you dismount, and you must not procrastinate. Don't let the horse feel that you are cautious or afraid. Horses also have thoughts, and they may bully students. If you are bullied by it once , it will be difficult to control in the future.”

After listening to Xiao Shu'er, his movements were a little more agile, but he seemed a little eager.So when he got down, he was a little bit embarrassed, he couldn't stand firmly and took two steps back, and was supported by Liu Ya.

Liu Ya patted Xiao Shu'er on the shoulder and said, "It's pretty good to be able to do this for the first time riding a horse. The second sister has great confidence in you." After speaking, she brought the rein over and handed it to him, saying : "This time you lead the horse, mount the horse, slowly control the horse to turn around, walk home, and then dismount. After all these are done, today's homework will be considered as a successful completion."

Little Shu'er's eyes sparkled, excitedly took the reins, and took a deep breath.Then tighten the reins, step on the stirrups, straddle the horse's back, and jump onto the horse in one go.If it wasn't because Liu Ya was a master of horseback riding, it wouldn't even be obvious that Xiao Shu'er had just started learning how to ride a horse.

When Xiao Shu'er got on the horse, he had to pull the horse and turn his head according to the essentials that Liu Ya had just explained to him.However, although it was a bit clumsy and the horse was not particularly obedient, for Xiao Shuer, a child who was only nine years old, and it was the first time he tried to control the horse by himself, it was really very good.

When walking back, Xiao Shu'er became more familiar with the skill of controlling the horse.Liu Ya walked beside him, keeping a distance of two steps from the horse, so as to ensure that in case there was something out of Xiaoshu'er's control, or in an emergency, she could control the horse's head at once, ensuring that Little tree's safety.

However, it turns out that Liu Ya was worrying too much, and Xiao Shu'er's learning ability is stronger than she imagined.Although there were occasional situations of poor control along the way, there was no dangerous situation, so I walked home safely.

Back at the gate of the courtyard, Xiao Shu'er tightened the rein as usual, turned over and got off the horse, this time it was much cleaner than last time, and stood firmly on the ground.

When she stood upright, Xiao Shu'er's face was full of joy and surprise, she was stunned for a while before she raised her head and asked Liu Ya, "Second Sister, can I know how to ride a horse now? Have I learned how to ride a horse?"

"Yes, I have learned it. Xiao Shu'er, you learn really fast. As long as you practice more in the future, you will ride faster and more steadily." Liu Ya immediately encouraged Xiao Shu'er, but said: " However, at the beginning, every time you ride a horse, you have to follow your second sister, you know? Don’t be proud, don’t really think that you know it, just ride out casually, if you fall off, it’s not a joke .”

Xiao Shuer nodded vigorously, agreeing.Then when he looked up, he saw Liu Dacheng was still looking out by the window, probably because he had been worried since the two of them went out.Xiao Shu'er shouted excitedly: "Father, did you see? I came back on my own, and I can ride a horse."

"Yes, Dad saw it. Dad is happy for Xiao Shu'er." Liu Dacheng said, and quietly touched the corners of his eyes with his sleeve.He really didn't expect that there would be such a day in the Liu family.

The Liu family in the past was not only the poorest family in Pingshan Village, but also had a silly girl who was ridiculed countless times.The eldest daughter can only earn some copper coins by helping others wash clothes every day, and exchange some brown rice and oil, and save salt.The youngest son is only seven or eight years old, and he has to go to the mountains to cut firewood, and he has to pick some mountain treasures on the way back, also in exchange for money to supplement the family.Think about the silly girl Ya'er who has been ridiculed by the villagers all the time. She also knows to hunt pigweed for copper coins, and then quietly stuffs it under her kang mat when she comes back.

Life at that time was heart-wrenching, but Liu Dacheng persisted through gritted his teeth, hoping to see the children grow up and the family to be better, so that he could close his eyes even if he died.

But now, it's really an earth-shaking change.A new house is going to be built, and there are chickens, kid goats, and a big black horse in the yard.The son is going to school too, and the two daughters are becoming more and more juicy like Hua'er.And all of this is because of Ya'er.

Liu Ya watched Xiao Shu'er happily run into the house to show off to Liu Xu'er, while she led the horse into the yard.The horses were tied up, and some fodder was added.Then he walked out of Liu Dacheng's window, lay on the window sill and looked at Liu Dacheng's excited face through the window, and said with a smile: "Father, isn't such a good day very comfortable? I see you, you are so moved." I'm about to cry."

"Yes, dad is happy." Liu Dacheng was embarrassed by Liu Ya's words, and with a smile on his face, he stretched out his hand lovingly to touch Liu Ya's head, and said, "I am moved, and I am even more grateful to you. Ya'er, Dad Knowing that you brought all of this, Dad is grateful to you from the bottom of his heart."

(End of this chapter)