Chapter 23 Chapter Twenty-Three

Since it was Simon who was going to show Tipper at the Bournon show, Bollie left all the work of training the horse to him while he tended the others.But there were times when Simon went somewhere, and Bore took Tippo out for a walk.Bolai secretly longed for such a moment.In fact, he likes most of Rechter's horses, especially the lively Cherron, the kind Scarlett, and Eileen's horse, Buster, who is already old and blind.However, Tipper is a very special horse after all. It represents a challenge, an excitement, a satisfaction, and an honor. He planned to break Tippo's habit of throwing people off his back, but he knew it wasn't yet.If he is going to show his jumping ability at the Burnong Show, he must not receive other training now, so as not to setback his confidence.One day he'd be sure to run it well, but for the time being it was best to let Simon take charge of it and keep it in its own hands.So when Bolai took it out for exercise, he just let it walk gently. At the same time, he himself observed and considered where it would be more appropriate to train the horse in the future.

The beech trees in the Tanbi area don't have low enough branches, and there isn't enough open space on the top of the hill to allow it to run wild. He hoped to find a spacious place with trees of the right height, alone or together, to entice Tippo to play this trick.Maybe we can use the grassland of Carlisle to train it. "Do you think the folks at Carlyle House would mind if we rode through the meadows?" he asked Eileen one day, seven days before the Burnong Fair. Eileen told him no, and that the people at Carlisle House didn't even use the playground.They keep the playground, just for the view's sake.

So Bolai took Tippo to the other end of the valley, walking slowly on the pasture of Carlisle, avoiding trees as much as possible.Then he took it to various clumps, and measured how far the lowest branches were from the ground.Tippo was very puzzled by what Bo Lai did, but he followed him with great interest.It is particularly interested in tall trees, but it doesn't know what Bolai thinks. They walked through several groves until they came to a five-hundred-year-old grove that was the pride of Carlisle.As they approached the shade, Tippo's front feet jumped up with a terrified sound.Bolai felt very strange.What did the oak remind him of? He looked at Tipper's prickly ears.Maybe it wasn't a memory, maybe it was something hiding in the grass.

"Do you always sneak up on girls under the tree like this?" A voice came from the shadow of the tree.I saw Miss Basler straighten up from the grass like a sea dog.She leaned on her elbows and looked at Boley and Tipper with interest.Bolai was a little surprised to see her alone. "You don't ride any other horses but this black horse?" Beau replied that he often rode other horses. "I guess I shouldn't expect you to come here looking for me?" Bolai told her that he was looking for a place where he could train Tippo. "Is there something wrong with it?"

"It has a habit of always wanting to run under a tree, and let the branches brush off the person riding on its back." Miss Basler lifted her body a little higher and looked at Tipper again with interest. "Really? I can't believe a horse can be so mischievous! So how do you train it?" "I want him to feel a lot of pain every time he runs under a tree." "You mean you hit him every time he tries to play a trick like this?" "Not really. That wouldn't do any good." "Or after it plays a prank, you hit it?" "No. Then it won't associate being beaten with a tree at all."

He rubbed the riding whip against Tibo's dark body, and Tibo bowed his head. "You'd be surprised what it would conjure up." "Anything to do with training horses is beyond me. So what on earth are you going to do?" "I'll make him run towards a tree that tempts him, and when he gets there, I'll stab him in the stomach so he'll never forget." "Oh, this is too cruel." "Of course it would be too bad if I didn't calculate the time correctly." Bolai said without expression. "It will hate you forever." Bo came to laugh. "I'd be surprised if it associated its suffering with me. A horse doesn't think like a man."

"Then what does it think it hurts?" "It probably thought it was the tree that stung it." "I always thought horses were stupid animals." It occurred to Bolai that Miss Basler hadn't been at the recent horse-riding meeting held by Eileen.He hadn't seen her near the stable for a long time either.So he asked her how she had been riding lately. "Not riding anymore." "Completely stopped?" "yes." "But you rode well at that time. Eileen said that you can already ride a good distance." "It was a torture. Not only did the horse suffer, but I also died of pain."

As she spoke, she pulled up a grass stalk, bit it in her mouth, and looked at him with teasing eyes. "Now I don't have to go to the stables when I want to see Simon. I know where I can see him." "Where is it?" Bolai asked involuntarily. “Upstairs in Angel Restaurant!” "Is it the Angel Restaurant in Xishi Town? But can you go there whenever you want?" "I told them I went to see the dentist in Xishi Town!" She giggled: "Anyway, the first time the school made an appointment for me, and they didn't care if I came again. I have thirty teeth, enough for me Make up excuses until the end of the semester."

She opened her mouth, which was painted with vermilion lipstick, revealing a mouthful of beautiful and neat teeth. "Now I'm just killing time here, waiting for the bus to Xishi Town. I could have taken the previous bus, but the driver of this one is very handsome. He also invited me to go to see it with him next week. Movies. If Simon keeps ignoring me like he used to, then I'm going to get along with that driver. But, it seems that Simon won't be ignoring me like that recently." She chewed the grass stalks again: "He's been more easy-going recently." "yes? "

"Did you lure the Gates girl away, as I suggested?" "No." "That's weird. He doesn't talk to that girl now. And he doesn't seem to like you very much. So I thought you took his girlfriend away. However, I think the main reason is that you put The Reichett estate has been taken." "You're about to miss the car!" "Hmph, sometimes you push people like Simon, but the way you push is different." "I just want to tell you that the car has come from there." "What!" she screamed, jumping to her feet and sprinting forward, startling Tippere with such recklessness. "My God! Wait for me! Wait for me!"

She ran down the avenue all the way to the gate, screaming all the time. It seems that she can catch this bus, and the day will not be wasted.She'll find Simon upstairs in the Angel Diner. It was puzzling enough that Simon should spend an afternoon at the Angel's Restaurant in Westside, but the real surprise was that he could be so easygoing with Miss Basler.He had always thought that she was simply worthless, and every time someone mentioned her name, Simon would either scoff at her or treat her as if she didn't exist.Now not only can she bear being with her, but she is also quite "easy-going" with her? It seems that this girl can't lie.If Simon wanted to avoid her, he could change to another place to drink. Anyway, there are many taverns in Xishi Town. And mostly more to his masculine tastes than Angel's. Beau tried to imagine what it must have been like for Simon and Miss Basler to be together, but he could not put it together. What is it that makes this picky Simon suddenly be able to bear this girl? Can he still spend hours with her? Is it a kind of revenge on the family? ? If so, it reflects Simon's immature side.But there may also be practical reasons for it.Bolai heard that the Basler family was quite rich, and that was what Simon needed.But it was still hard for Bolai to believe that Simon would wrong himself for money.As he led Tipper back home, he thought about some of Simon's strange characters, but he still couldn't figure out why. He handed Tippo to Arthur, and went to see Ruiqin's newborn pony with Elaine. "She can do it, can't she?" Eileen looked at Raeqin's pony, struggling to stand up on its disproportionate four legs. "Another fine horse. No wonder she's so proud of herself. She's had a lot of people come and see her colts all her life. I think she's just bred for the splendor. She doesn't give a damn about her pony." Horse's." "This pony is no better than Honey's," said Beau, not very excitedly, after taking a look at the pony. "You just like honey." "Just wait and see, Honey's next baby will definitely give birth to a better, unprecedented horse." "You like honey too much." "Did you listen to what Beatrice said?" "how do you know? " "I heard her say that too." They laughed together.Then Eileen said, "Beau, it's good to have you here." He noticed that she said "here" instead of "come back here," but Eileen herself didn't realize that there was something wrong with her saying that. "Is the doctor going to the Bournon exhibition too?" "I don't think so. He's too busy. How could you think that?" Bolai didn't know either. They walked laps and laps on the racecourse, and when they got home, it was past the time for family tea. So it was just the two of them drinking tea together.Jenny, who was playing Chopin's piano piece sternly, seemed relieved to see them come in. "Eileen, can twenty-five minutes count as half an hour? Now I have played twenty-five and a half minutes." "You can do what you like, as long as we don't hear you playing while we have tea." Jenny slipped off the piano, took off her thick glasses, put them back in her trouser pockets, and went out thankfully. "Ruth pays attention to the expression when she plays, and doesn't care whether she plays the wrong note at all; Jenny pays attention to playing the note correctly, and has no expression at all. I don't know which one Chopin hates." Eileen said side by side, Spread jam on one side of the thick bread. Bolai watched her pour the tea neatly, and thought in a daze: one day his cheating feet will be exposed, and Simon's calculation will succeed. At that time, everything about him here will disappear, and Ailian will not And now Eileen. They ate quietly, chatting occasionally.Ailian suddenly asked: "Have you asked Beicui about our family's flag at the horse race next week?" Bo said he forgot. "Come on, let's go find them. I think they're in the stable locker." So they both went to the stable again.The stable was empty, and Gray went back to dinner, but Eileen knew where the key to the chest was. "These flags are so old," she said, spreading them out on the table, "actually, they were originally made for Papa, and Simon has used them a few times since then. These flags are too old to say Maybe this year we can—" She paused. "Yeah, we can make new ones." "I think violet and yellowish would go well together, don't you think? But it can also easily fade into an ugly color. Simon has a blue face when it's cold in winter, and he said it matched his complexion just fine." ’” They rummaged through the cabinets, inspecting several memorabilia, as well as several medals from horse races, with dates and types of races written on them. Finally Elaine closed the cupboard and said, "It's time to go back to dinner." She locked the cupboard and put the key back. "Let's use these flags. I think they'll suit you just fine. They just need to be ironed." She tucked the flags under her arm, and they walked out of the saddle-room, right in front of Simon. "You're back, Simon," Eileen said a little surprised seeing Simon's face. "Who took Tipper out?" he asked angrily. "It's me." Bolai replied. "You don't need to worry about Tibo's affairs. When I'm not around, you have no right to touch it." "But someone needs to take it out for exercise today." Bolai said calmly. "No one can take it out for exercise but me! No!" "But you shouldn't—" Eileen tried to persuade. "Shut up!" Simon yelled through his teeth. "I won't shut up, the horse is from Bo, if—" "Say it again, shut up, I don't want outsiders to spoil my Tibo." "Simon, really, listen to me!" "I don't know where the bastard came from, just wanting to take over our horse farm like this, as if he really lived here all his life!" "Simon! You must be drunk! How can you talk to your brother like that!" "Brother? Haha! Poor Eileen, you're still so stubborn! He's not even a relative of our Asybe family! Who knows where he came from. He's only fit to sweep the stables! He's not qualified to ride my horse ! If my horse wants to exercise, I don't want him to worry about it! We're full of grooms!" His chin was raised high, and Bolai really wanted to punch him.But he knew that now was not the time. "Did you hear that?" Seeing that he didn't make a sound, Simon added fuel to the fire and shouted loudly. "I heard." Bolai replied calmly. "Hmph, remember it. Tippo has nothing to do with you, don't you want to touch a single hair of it!" He turned and walked away. Eileen turned pale with fright. "Oh, Bolai, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, he must be crazy. Before he saw you for the first time, he once said that you were not Bert, but after he saw you, he didn't doubt it at all. Unexpectedly, he repeated it again today, he must be drunk. Every time he is drunk, he says something that is not sincere, so you should not take it to heart. " Bolai's experience is just the opposite. What a person says when he is drunk is often more sincere. "You know he often drinks," Eileen continued to explain: "Although he doesn't look like it today, I can tell from his eyes that he is really drunk. When he is not drunk, he is not drunk. It's going to be like this. I'm so sorry he treated you like this today." Bo came to comfort Ailian and said that when a person is drunk, he will always do some stupid things, and he doesn't take it to heart at all. They followed Simon back to the house, and the joy of spending the afternoon together was swept away by this sudden incident.He wondered if Simon would behave as usual tonight. But Simon didn't show up at the dinner table at all. When Eileen asked where Simon had gone, Beatrice said that he went to the hotel to see a friend, and he called back just before dinner to say that he would not be coming back for dinner. Beatrice looked normal, so Bolai believed that Simon had behaved normally in front of Beatrice in the afternoon and was not drunk at all, so she accepted his excuse without question. When Simon came down to breakfast the next morning, it was the same as usual. "I think I was too nervous yesterday, I'm sorry." He casually greeted Bolai and Ailian present: "I shouldn't be so drunk, it makes me lose my judgment." "You were terrible yesterday," said Eileen coldly. But the atmosphere suddenly relaxed.The day passed as usual.Beatrice came in from another room for a second cup of coffee, Jenny came in from the kitchen with a bowl of porridge, Ruth came in late, wearing her "diamond" hair ornament.As soon as Beicui saw it, she immediately told her to go back to her room and take off the hair accessories.Ruth, protesting that she was going to be late for school, went reluctantly back to her room.After she left, Bitui asked puzzledly: " Where did she get such ugly hair accessories?" "The last time we went to Xishi Town together, she bought it at Wooworths Department Store." Jenny helped to answer: "It's not a real diamond, it's just one piece and sixty one, and it's quite a bargain." "Then why don't you buy one to wear too?" Beati looked at the old and ugly hairpin on Jenny's head, and thought that it was the niece who should buy the fake diamond hairpin. "Oh, you know I'm not the type to wear diamonds!" As a result, the Asyubie family returned to its former peace.They begin to prepare for the Burr Farm Show - and how will this Farm Show change their family?