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"Practicing Kung Fu, what kind of Kung Fu? It can't be evil Kung Fu, right?"

Zhou Chen walked around the village and found the rice noodle shop that the male and female protagonists in the drama often went to, and ordered some rice noodles.

The rice noodles here do taste good, but to be honest, for Zhou Chen, who is used to eating all kinds of delicacies from land and sea, it is just good.

After breakfast and a short walk, I found the cafe where Nana worked.

When I came in, I saw Nana busy at work and there was a young man sitting at the bar.

“What kind of coffee is this?”

Nana looked up and was very surprised to see it was Zhou Chen.

"How did you come?"

"Didn't you say there's a travel guide for the village? I'll come over for a cup of coffee and take a look at the guide, then decide where to go."

Nana smiled and said, "No problem, what do you want to drink? It's my treat, don't refuse, it's just a cup of coffee."

Zhou Chen smiled and replied: "Then I won't be polite, just give me a drink."

"Okay, then go in and sit down first, I'll take it to you soon."

The boy sitting at the bar saw Zhou Chen walk in and sit down, and asked curiously: "Who is he? Why haven't I seen him before?"

While Nana was busy, she replied, "The new tenant of the courtyard just arrived yesterday, so you naturally haven't seen him. Xia Xia, why haven't you gone to your master yet?"

The boy's name is Xie Xiaoxia, and he is Xie Xiaochun's younger brother. He is currently learning wood carving from his master in a wood carving workshop.

"Oh, the new tenant of the courtyard."

Xie Xiaoxia couldn't help but look at Zhou Chen twice, then stood up and said, "I'm leaving first."

"Okay, let's go."

Not long after Zhou Chen sat down, Nana came over with a tray, placed a cup of coffee and a stack of snacks in front of him, and then handed Zhou Chen a travel guide.

"This is a travel brochure made by Mr. Xie. It contains all the fun places in the village. Take a look at it first and then decide where to go."

"Okay, thank you."

"No need, we are all neighbors, no need to be so polite."

Zhou Chen picked up the travel brochure. It was called a brochure, but in fact it was just a few pages of paper, and he read it through in a short while.

Yunmiao Village is just a village after all. There are not many places to play in the village, and many of the places above are near the village.

After just a moment's glance, he decided where to go next.

Horse racing!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 1182: Riding, Playing, and Learning Woodcarving

After leaving the restaurant, Zhou Chen quickly found the horse farm east of the village according to the route map in the tourist brochure.

The horse farm requires a lot of space, so it is naturally impossible to build it inside the village, so it can only be built outside the village.

It is not the peak tourist season now, and there are no tourist attractions near Yunmiao Village, so there are very few tourists coming here. Anyway, he didn't see any tourists who looked like him along the way, basically they were all locals.

The horse farm is on a green meadow with a river next to it. It is a large natural grassland, as big as several football fields.

When you come here, you can smell a fresh and natural scent, mixed with a strange smell.

Zhou Chen could tell what the odor was; it was the smell of animal feces. Along the way, he saw many animals on the grass, including dogs, cats, domestic pigs, sheep, and so on.

Although it is a horse farm, it does not really only have horses, there are also other domestic animals.

The sound of birdsong fills your ears, and the strong natural atmosphere here will naturally attract more birds.

Seeing a fence and a wooden house in front of him, Zhou Chen walked slowly towards that direction.

Maybe because it was still morning, there were not many people here. When he walked over, he only saw one person busy in the fence. When he got closer, he saw a white horse with pure white hair, and there was a person next to the horse helping to wash it.

"Hello, is this the horse ranch?"

Xie Zhiyao, who was washing the horse, turned around when he heard the sound and shouted back, "Yes, this is the horse farm, wait a moment."

He put down the tools in his hand and walked towards Zhou Chen. When he saw that Zhou Chen was a stranger, he started asking.

"Hello, are you a tourist here?"

"I guess so. I came here yesterday and live in the Fengyuan Courtyard in your village. My name is Zhou Chen."

"Oh, you live in Youfeng Courtyard. Hello, my name is Xie Zhiyao, and my home is right next to Youfeng Courtyard. Did you come here specially?"

Xie Zhiyao saw the travel brochure in Zhou Chen's hand.

"Yes, I saw there was a horse farm here, so I wanted to come and take a look."

"Can you ride a horse?"

"meeting."

"Since you are a tenant of the courtyard, I can let you ride it for free today."

Xie Zhiyao was very enthusiastic. He also had shares in the courtyard. Since Zhou Chen would be staying in the courtyard for at least three months and would have places to spend money in the village in the future, a free horse ride was nothing.

Zhou Chen shook his head and said, "I do want to ride a horse, but forget about it if it's free. Just pay the price."

Seeing Zhou Chen's firm attitude, Xie Zhiyao hesitated for a moment, and then did not insist: "Well, we have four horses for people to ride here. I'll take you to see them and you can choose one."

"Can I ride that white horse?"

"Ah, you said this little cutie, he can be ridden, but he has a rather aggressive temper. Unless I hold him by the hand, he won't let anyone else ride him."

Xie Zhiyao didn't find it strange to see Zhou Chen took a liking to Little Cutie. Little Cutie was the only white horse in the stable and was indeed more beautiful than the other horses.

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Conquering a fierce horse is a man's pleasure, so I'll choose it."

"Uh, okay."

Xie Zhiyao smiled helplessly: "Then you have to wait for a while, I will wash it first."

"It's okay, go wash it."

Zhou Chen stood aside and watched Xie Zhiyao wash the little cutie, but his thoughts had already flown away. This was the male protagonist in the play and also his potential love rival. He must be nipped in the bud first.

It would have been fine if he hadn't met Xu Hongdou, but since he did, there was no way he would allow Xu Hongdou to be with someone else. Xu Hongdou could only be with him.

Half an hour later, Xie Zhiyao brought the little cutie to Zhou Chen.

"The little cutie has a hot temper. I'll calm him down first, and then..."

"Don't bother with that. Just leave it to me."

Zhou Chen said as he walked up to the little cutie, patted the little cutie's head gently, and stroked it a few times.

Something surprising happened to Xie Zhiyao. The little cutie did not resist under Zhou Chen's caress, but touched Zhou Chen with his head.

"how did you do that?"

“When you come into contact with more horses, you will automatically learn how to get along with them.”

After hearing this, Xie Zhiyao's expression became even weirder. He was the one who brought up the little cutie and he also opened the horse farm. If anyone was to talk about the one who had more contact with horses, he should be the one. But why did he seem like an amateur when it came to Zhou Chen's words?

But what Zhou Chen said was the truth. He had been to the battlefield in several ancient worlds and had spent much more time with horses than Xie Zhiyao.

The fierce temper that Xie Zhiyao mentioned was really nothing. After all, the little cutie was raised by humans, so his temper was limited. You have to know that the war horses he had come into contact with in the past were really fierce, and they were not comparable to the little cutie in front of him.

When he saw the little cutie, he knew that it was just an ordinary horse. In ancient times, it was not even a war horse and was only suitable for short-distance running.

Zhou Chen comforted the little cutie, then turned over and went up, causing Xie Zhiyao to stare.

He considered himself a professional rider, but his movements when mounting a horse were not as smooth and handsome as Zhou Chen's. However, what shocked him even more was yet to come.

Zhou Chen was seen pulling the reins and pulling hard.

"drive!"

The little cutie started running instantly, and with a sprint, he jumped over the fence and rushed out of the stable.

It was not until then that Xie Zhiyao reacted and hurriedly shouted: "Hey, hey, wait, don't run too far..."

But before he could finish his words, Zhou Chen had already ridden away on the little cutie.

"Where did this guy come from? He rides so well?"

There are very few people who can ride horses these days, let alone ride so well. They must have received professional training.

Zhou Chen rode the little cutie and galloped along the beach, experiencing the feeling of galloping on horseback again.

They met a lot of people on the road, but they were not too surprised to see Zhou Chen riding a white horse. Everyone here knew that there was a horse farm behind the village, but they were a little more curious when they saw how well Zhou Chen rode.

Just when he felt comfortable riding and was about to go back, he suddenly met a young man who stood in front of him.

"Who are you and why are you riding a little cutie?"

Zhou Chen looked down at the 16- or 17-year-old boy and asked, "Of course I rented it from the horse farm. Who are you?"

The boy said, "Oh, you are a tourist here, right? My name is Xie Zhiyuan, and the little cutie is my eldest brother's horse."

"You are Xie Zhiyao's younger brother, no wonder you look a bit similar."

Of course Zhou Chen knew Xie Zhiyuan. He was a young man with a strong sense of self-esteem. Because he shit his pants in school, he was too embarrassed to go back to school, so he hid in the countryside.

"How did you tame this little cutie? It usually only listens to my eldest brother and won't even let me ride it." Xie Zhiyuan asked curiously.

Zhou Chen patted Xiao Ke'er's neck and said, "If you want it to listen to you, either make friends with it or tame it with force."

"what?"

Xie Zhiyuan thought there was some trick, but he didn't expect it to be just this.

"Are you going back to the stables? Take me with you. I want to ride the little cutie, too."

Zhou Chen shook his head and said, "Although you are still a child, I don't want two men to ride on the same horse, so I will go to the stable to return the horse first."

After saying that, it shook the reins, and the little cutie started running immediately, with Xie Zhiyuan running after it anxiously.

Arriving at the horse farm, Zhou Chen handed the little cutie to Xie Zhiyao, then scanned the code to pay. An hour later, there were still no new customers coming to the horse farm. Only Xie Zhiyao and an employee were cleaning the stable.

Seeing that the little cutie was not injured, Xie Zhiyao asked Zhou Chen, "Is the little cutie okay?"

Zhou Chen replied: "It has a very docile temperament, but its endurance is a little lacking. But that's normal. After all, it's domesticated, unlike wild horses."

"Of a gentle disposition?"

Xie Zhiyao looked surprised, it was the first time he heard someone praise the little cutie for his gentle temperament, but Zhou Chen's next words made him even more curious.

"You've trained wild horses?"

"Trained. Training a wild horse is not an easy task."

Zhou Chen casually responded, looking around the lawn, and said, "This is a nice place, with mountains and water. In addition to horseback riding, it's also a good place for an outing."

Xie Zhiyao said: "We have many places suitable for outings here. If you need, I can recommend a few to you."

After chatting with Xie Zhiyao for a while, Zhou Chen left the horse farm. When he returned to the village, it was almost noon. He found a Gesanghua restaurant in the village and drank the local famous water lily soup.

The food in the restaurant tastes good. Although it is just ordinary home-cooked dishes, you can tell that the chef is quite skilled and the food is delicious.

After lunch, Zhou Chen did not return to Youfeng Courtyard, but came to the wood carving workshop in the village.

He is actually quite interested in wood carving. Having traveled through so many worlds, he has mastered many skills. As a traditional craft, wood carving is a very rare craft that has been passed down today, and he has only come into contact with it a few times before.

Anyway, he is in Yunmiao Village and Xu Hongdou hasn't come yet, so he doesn't have anything to do. It's not fun to travel alone, so it might be a good opportunity to learn a skill.

According to the TV series, Xie Heshun, the master of the wood carving workshop, is the inheritor of the wood carving craft and also the inheritor of the state-level intangible cultural heritage. His skills are impeccable and he is willing to teach apprentices. I just don't know if he is willing to teach tourists from other places.

He decided to give it a try. If it didn't work, he could use money to clear the way. He was familiar with this.

The location of the wood carving workshop was easy to find, and Zhou Chen arrived at the workshop quickly. The wood carving workshop was for sales to the outside world, and people were also allowed to come in for visits, so no one stopped Zhou Chen from coming in.

Looking around, I found that there was only one person in the huge wood carving workshop. A young man was sitting there, carving absent-mindedly in front of his mobile phone.

He recognized at a glance that this boy was the one he saw in the restaurant in the morning, so he also guessed that this boy should be Xie Xiaochun's younger brother Xie Xiaoxia.

Xie Xiaochun heard the footsteps and said reflexively: "You can look around. If you need anything, just tell me."

But when he looked up and saw that it was Zhou Chen, his expression suddenly changed. He also recognized Zhou Chen, so he put down the tools in his hands and stared at Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen walked around the wood carving workshop. The wood carvings here were of all kinds and types, including animals and birds, tables and chairs, furniture, Buddha statues, human figures, etc.

He is not very familiar with the wood carving industry, but based on his own observations, he can see that there are quite a few wood carvings here, and they are very good.