I was a god in the 18th century

Chapter 371 Feeding at the Farm

After a delicious breakfast, Caroline invited Xia Qingdai to take a walk in the castle to help digest the food.

Although Xia Qingdai didn't have much in common with Caroline, she still accepted her invitation.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the British gentry and aristocracy spent their time attending balls, visiting friends, playing cards, and chatting and taking walks.

Xia Qingdai had been around for a year and had stayed in London, which was full of aristocrats, for more than three months, so she was quite used to it.

Jane Austen's novels basically describe this kind of life.

As there was plenty of firewood and smokeless bamboo charcoal, even in the corridors without fireplaces in the castle, there were several pots of bamboo charcoal, and every place was kept warm.

Xia Qingdai and Caroline walked hand in hand inside and didn't feel uncomfortable at all.

During the process, Caroline tried to find some topics to talk about, but Xia Qingdai's responses were quite perfunctory. So after walking around, Caroline gave up the walk and sat on the small sofa in front of the fireplace, saying that her feet hurt.

Xia Qingdai had no intention of warming herself by the fire at this moment, so she asked her personal maid Mary to take her outer robe and put it on, and then went out to the farm to see the animals.

Xia Qingdai had cleaned the roads around the castle and the farm with snow-melting agent and a small shovel. The road surface was not frozen, so one would not slip no matter what shoes they wore.

Before leaving, the housekeeper Lim stuffed a copper hand warmer filled with hot water into Xia Qingdai's hand. Holding it and walking outside, Xia Qingdai didn't feel cold at all.

Not far behind her was Mary, who was carrying a basket of fruits and vegetables. These were prepared for Xia Qingdai to interact with the little animals. With such a basket of food in hand, she couldn't have bad luck with the animals here.

Owen didn't come along this time because he had a lot of things to deal with.

He had long realized that Xia Qingdai could move freely in the central area of ​​Fucui Villa and did not need him to accompany her.

Xia Qingdai had no intention of becoming conjoined twins with Owen, so going outside was out of the question. But on the original map, it was fine for everyone to be busy with their own things.

Because of the cold weather, colorful plastic building blocks were erected around the stables, cowsheds, and sheepfolds that were originally open on all sides. Needless to say, this was of course Xia Qingdai's masterpiece.

At first, the workers on the farm were not used to it. They always felt that this strange wall was not as comfortable as the one made of thatched grass. But over time, they actually felt there was some beauty in it.

It is not surprising that farmers and workers would accept it quickly, because they are illiterate and have no artistic accomplishment. But educated upper-class people like Owen, Jane, and Caroline would find it difficult to see.

They have all been exposed to art, and they have learned music and painting since childhood. It is difficult for them to appreciate modern colored building boards.

Xia Qingdai herself was approaching the farm from a distance, and was shocked by the colorful plastic building block wall. When she looked down from above, she didn't realize it was so abrupt.

She thought that when she returned to the modern era, she would replace all these colorful building blocks with uniform colors, otherwise they would be really ugly.

Fortunately, she came to the farm not to enjoy the scenery, but to interact with her dogs and BMWs.

Jane would often come to the farm to see the pony Xia Qingdai gave her, imagining how she would look when it grew up and she rode on it with dignity.

British ladies often regard horse riding as a form of physical exercise. Every daughter of a wealthy and prestigious family will know how to ride side-by-side.

Xia Qingdai had already passed the excitement stage of riding a horse. She had no interest in riding astride, let alone the difficult posture of riding sideways. This was because riding a horse was not comfortable and her inner thighs would hurt after a long time.

Therefore, when Xia Qingdai came to the farm this time, the first thing she looked at was not her BMW, but the sled dogs that took her running on the snow yesterday.

The three sled dogs were very strong and not afraid of the cold at all. Unlike other animals, they stayed in their own territory. The farm workers did not tie them up, and they were seen running around the field.

As soon as Xia Qingdai appeared, the dogs who smelled the scent rushed over one after another.

For a moment, Xia Qingdai's ears were filled with barking sounds.

She played with the dogs for a while with great interest and fed them some blanched pork from the basket that Mary was carrying.

More than a dozen dogs smelled the meat and started fighting over it in a completely undisciplined manner. The dogs' brains were about to pop out of their heads.

Seeing that they were full of energy, Xia Qingdai couldn't help but say, "It seems like we should take them out for a walk, otherwise they might destroy the house."

She spoke in Chinese. Mary, who was accompanying her, and the dog owner on the farm did not understand what she was saying. They looked at her in confusion, not knowing whether they should join in the conversation or not. They just felt powerless.

Xia Qingdai waited for the dogs to finish grabbing the meat, then turned to the dog breeder on the farm and said, "Go get the sled, and we'll go skiing on the snow in the ranch."

"Okay, as you order, cousin." The dog keeper on the farm bowed and hurried down to prepare.

Mary hesitated and said, "Cousin, should I get your hat and gloves for you?"

When walking from the castle to the farm, you can wear the hood of your outer robe and put your hands inside the robe to hold the heater.

But if you are riding a sled, the wind caused by the speed will make it impossible to wear the hood on the robe. As for your hands, you have to stretch out and hold the handle to stabilize it, otherwise you will easily fall out.

Xia Qingdai thought for a moment and said, "That's right. You need to be fully armed to play sledding. Go get it for me. I'll go to the ranch first. You can go there directly later. You don't have to come to the farm anymore."

"Okay." Mary knelt down, put down the basket and left.

Xia Qingdai looked at the basket of vegetables and fruits, picked it up and went to the stable to find her two horses and the foal that belonged to Jane, and fed them.

Now that we are here, we can’t give up halfway.

She could temporarily give up the experience of milking the cows, but it was still a simple and quick task to feed the cows with all the food in the basket.

"Done." After emptying the basket, Xia Qingdai called the two dog owners to go to the ski field on the other side of the ranch.

When they arrived, Mary came over against the wind, carrying her bag, panting.

"You ran here, there's no need to be so anxious." Xia Qingdai said with a smile, and then put on a hat, gloves and scarf with Mary's help, the only missing thing was a pair of goggles.

But she can't get stuck with any other materials except cloth. The sunglasses she wears in giant state are so huge that she can't wear them at all, so it's useless to take them.

Xia Qingdai tied a piece of brown silk cloth as thin as a cicada's wing behind her head to protect her eyes. If she didn't wear glasses in the ski resort, she would still feel a little dizzy after looking for a long time. She had to learn from this lesson.