Sixty-six, one day
Gao Mian's words made Yao Xitong breathe a sigh of relief, this person would rather offend Gao Wenyu than save Xiao Baoer's face. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info is not bad, and he knows that the whole thing started because of him.
Now it's up to Xiao Baoer to express her position, I hope she can take the opportunity to step down. This is the Great Xia military camp, and she, a princess of Northern Liao, said wildly that she could train a horse in a day, isn't it a demonstration?
Xiao Baoer has never been a person who plays cards according to common sense, but I only heard her say, "I didn't eat lunch, the time is not too late, and the horse is enough." Do you have soybeans in the camp? Black beans are fine, as long as they are beans, you don't care what beans are. β
Gao Mian pursed his lips and didn't know how to answer at all.
Gao Wenyu said coldly, "Why don't you go and prepare beans for the girl." β
The two lieutenants in the camp left, and Xiao Baoer didn't forget to shout: "I want a lot of beans, and by the way, empty the stable." β
"What else do you need? Even if you open your mouth, there are some in the Northern Liao camp, and there are only a lot more in Great Xia. β
Gao Wenyu's tone was already very unkind, Xiao Bao'er didn't seem to hear it, and only said, "Second son, can you lend me your clothes to wear?"
Undress! Gao Mian looked at Xiao Bao'er a little helplessly, not understanding which one this was at all.
He asked tentatively, "This one?"
"This one is the best, it smells like you, and the horse's nose is good. β
Gao Mian was still hesitating where to take off his clothes, but Xiao Bao'er began to untie his coat, urging in his mouth: "Hurry up, the one inside is also taken off." β
Gao Wenyu walked away with his hands behind his back, and he really couldn't stand it.
Yao Xitong stubbornly pulled Xiao Bao'er behind the screen, "I'm responsible for handing you the clothes of the second son, and the horse is for him to tame, so you have to wear his clothes to make the horse familiar with his smell......"
After listening to Yao Xitong's explanation, Gao Mian finally knew why he wanted to take off his clothes, and secretly hated Xiao Bao'er for speaking too simply and rudely. A face is red and black, black and red, I guess I thought it was crooked before!
Xiao Bao'er walked out from behind the screen wearing Gao Mian's clothes, and saw that Gao Mian was only wearing single clothes, and his sturdy figure was clear at a glance, and couldn't help but say: "Good ......" The words behind were glared back by Yao Xitong with a murderous gaze.
The three of them walked out of the camp together, and the topic of Xiao Bao'er's one-day horse training had spread throughout the barracks.
The most embarrassing person became Yao Xitong, and everyone looked at him with condemnation, as if to say: You are a son of the Central Plains, just marry a foreign race, why do you still follow the foreign race to the camp to mess around, which side are you on?
Yao Xitong couldn't argue, so he wanted to dig a pit by himself and jump down to bury himself, saving him a moment of embarrassment. If he had known that Xiao Baoer would come to make such a scene, he would definitely pretend to be sick and lie in the house and be beaten to death and not go out, but now it is good that he is regarded as a traitor by others.
The stables have long since been emptied, and dozens of bags of soybeans are piled up in the stables.
The beautiful wild horse was snorting restlessly, and when someone approached, he picked up his hooves and wanted to kick, and the stableman pulled the rope hard to lead it to Xiao Bao'er, who took the rope unequivocally, and did not forget to say, "I don't like people to watch when I train the horse, just stand at the door of the stable." β
Needless to say, no one reads this, for the simple reason that no one believes that she can tame a wild horse in half a day.
Most of the onlookers at the scene were in the mood to watch the jokes and add a little talk to the next few days. Not everyone can see the horse taming of the Northern Liao woman with their own eyes, let alone a doomed horse taming scene.
Xiao Bao'er led the horse to the stable alone, and her tall and wide clothes made her look a little funny.
Yao Xitong couldn't bear to look at it anymore, husband and wife were one, in this case, Xiao Baoer was embarrassed, and he was no better.
Two soldiers slowly closed the stable door and stood guard at the door, and a military doctor stood not far away.
Looking at the formation, Gao Wenyu was quite jealous of Beiliao, on the one hand, he wanted to embarrass Xiao Bao'er, and on the other hand, he was worried that something would happen to her.
Ay...... In addition to sighing, Yao Xitong secretly prayed to God to bless him, hoping that Xiao Bao'er could really tame the wild horse, even if he thought it was impossible.
An hour has passed, and there are fewer and fewer onlookers, so who wants to witness an impossible thing in the cold wind on such a cold day?
After a while, the horn sounded in the camp, and when the lunch hour came, Gao Mian looked sideways at Yao Xitong, "Brother Yao, look ......"
Yao Xitong knew that Gao Mian called him to eat. He also wanted to leave, the barracks were open and there was no shelter from the wind, and it was so cold that standing and waiting was a sin.
"Second son, I think it's time for dinner, you can go! The princess and I are married, and although there is some nonsense, we have to wait for her. β
When he spoke, he looked affectionate, and he couldn't see that he had cursed Xiao Bao'er ten thousand times in his heart.
Gao Mian left, and seeing his hurried steps, he was obviously choked by the cold.
At the end of lunch, the training began, and until the end of the training, the soldiers gathered around the stables again.
During this period, Yao Xitong tried to listen to the sound in the stable, except for the sound of soybeans falling to the ground, only the impatient snort of wild horses and the sound of moving heavy objects.
In winter, it was dark early, and the sky was getting darker and darker, and the soldiers guarding the door finally heard a knock from the inside out.
The door of the stable was opened again, and the soldiers who came out of nowhere formed a circle around the three layers in the center of the stable. They were all waiting to see the jokes of the Northern Liao women, and some even speculated that Xiao Bao'er would kill the wild horses to prove that she could train horses in this way.
Yao Xitong didn't think about anything with his empty head, and the experience of ghost towns and deserts made him understand that Xiao Bao'er was the kind of person who could make the impossible possible.
The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and Xiao Baoer led the horse out of the stable slowly. The eyes of the wild horse were covered with strips of cloth, and the saddle, halter, armature, bow leather, and reins were attached to the saddle.
Except for the sound of the wind, the entire barracks seemed to be still, and the slightest loud breathing could not be heard.
The fact that a wild horse can equip a person with a saddle means that it has been tamed, which means that Xiao Bao'er can do what it takes the camp trainer to do in a few weeks in just half a day.
The soldiers were shocked, they all knew about this wild horse, many of them had participated in the capture of wild horses, and some had tried to tame this horse. Because of this, they all kept quiet, because they witnessed the impossible happen.
Xiao Bao'er silently led the horse to Gao Mian and motioned for him to pet the horse.
Gao Mian loves horses, and naturally knows that touching horses requires skill.
To start, you'll need to move slowly. Horses hate fast movements (it's in the nature of prey animals) and they get agitated if you move too fast.
When petting the cheeks, if the horse is nervous and anxious, and has a restless situation, stop your movements and hold still until they have relaxed. At this time, it must not take its hand away, as it will make it feel that the hand is dangerous, fearful, and it will become more and more agitated. When the anxiety subsides, give it the appropriate reward, and it will know that you are not an enemy, but a friend to be close to.
Gao Mian stroked very slowly, and when the wild horse was willing to eat the pine nut candy in his hand, Xiao Bao'er suddenly pulled open the strip of cloth covering the horse's eyes, "Second son, go up and run two laps?"
Saddle up, stroke, are just the beginning of taming, real taming is the beginning of riding.
The wild horses galloped through the barracks, and if it had been before, the soldiers of the whole army would burst into warm congratulations. Today is different, there is an eerie silence in the barracks, and everyone is still immersed in Xiao Bao'er's mysterious horse taming.
Gao Mian sat on horseback, with an illusory feeling of being in the clouds.
Xiao Bao'er said yesterday that it was three days, he believed that it was the secret method of Northern Liao, and it would take half a day today, what is this?
After so many years of armistice between the two countries, Gao Wenyu was committed to building an army that could compete with the cavalry of the Northern Liao, and now it seems that this is almost a dream, and a cavalry without good horses is a cavalry.
The cold wind calmed Gao Mian down a little, and after two laps, he returned to Xiao Bao'er's side, pretending to be excited and wanting to say something of thanks.
Xiao Bao'er made a preemptive move, "Second son, the wild horse is tame, right?"
"Yes, thanks to the ......" The brewing words were ruthlessly interrupted by Xiao Bao'er, "Then I'll go, don't say that I don't keep my word in the future, the people of Northern Liao are the most trustworthy!"
Xiao Bao'er left, and the clothes borrowed to confuse the wild horses had already been handed over to the guards.
Yao Xitong followed her and left, and the soldiers of the whole battalion watched the two leave. It's just that Yao Xitong's gaze has changed significantly, as if to say: Tanhualang, since you married the princess, can you find out the secret method of how to tame wild horses from her, this is a good opportunity to prove your loyalty and patriotism!
"Xiaoxiao ......"
Xiao Bao'er knew what Yao Xitong was going to ask, and replied directly, "Secret." β
According to the agreement between him and Xiao Bao'er, to know one secret, one must exchange another secret.
He knew a lot of secrets, but Xiao Bao'er would not be interested in much, for the sake of horse taming secrets, he asked tentatively: "Whose secrets do you want to know?"
"Yours. β
"Xiaoxiao, I am a righteous gentleman, standing up to the sky and the earth, above board, how can I hide any secrets from you. β
"Xuanze's. β
Yao Xitong was speechless, before entering the palace, he didn't know that Qingshan Jun Xuanze was a ruthless character. Even now, he doesn't know as much about Xuan Ze as Xiao Bao'er, and he feels that this person appeared very suddenly, just like the coup d'Γ©tat in the palace.
"Xiaoxiao, I know some secrets that are as interesting as the secrets of the Lord of Fanghua. β
"Not interested. β
"Not negotiable?"
"Yes. β
The wind howled, the snowflakes flew, and Yao Xitong sat by the charcoal fire without a little sleepiness.
In this life, he has nothing to say about what he wants, how to pry out the secret of fast horse training from Xiao Baoer's mouth?
In the early morning of the next day, Xiao Baoer woke up and didn't see Yao Xitong, and only after changing her clothes did she see him come back with a piece of pork.
"Buying meat?"
"Freshly slaughtered black pigs. Look, it's still steaming!"
"What?"
"Cook, if the food is delicious, you tell me the secret art of horse training. β
"Good. β
Xiao Baoer doesn't like to eat pork, and the people of Northern Liao don't raise pigs, and their meat is mainly cattle and sheep. In her heart, pork is stinky, and no matter how you cook it, there is a stench that can't be removed.
In Daxia, pigs, chickens, cattle, sheep and fish are eaten in the palace, and all kinds of meat are eaten, and the pork made in the imperial dining room does not have that smell.
Xuan Ze told her that she was particular about eating pork. Female pork is not eaten, it is not nutritious, it has no fragrance, and it is not cooked, and male pork only eats castrated boars, and boars that are not castrated have a strong body odor and are very difficult to swallow.
Having said that, she still doesn't like to eat pork, and she agreed to the deal proposed by Yao Xitong without hesitation.
She began to punch and caught a glimpse of Yao Xitong pounding the skin of the pork with a small wooden hammer full of nails, which was soon covered with nail holes.
After a set of punches, Yao Xitong was frying the meat, and the yellow-orange-orange boiling oil wrapped the pork. Seeing the small holes that had been pounded out of the water, she suddenly thought that cooking should be fun.
There was a basin of snow water next to the oil pot, Yao Xitong threw the fried pork into the snow water, and the originally flat pork skin instantly shrank, becoming like the markings on the tiger's body.
At lunch, Xiao Baoer was holding chopsticks and excitedly waiting for the good dishes to come out of the pot, but Yao Xitong didn't have the consciousness to serve the dishes at all, she asked, "What about the good dishes?"
"I almost forgot if you didn't mention it, and I'm still soaking in the snow. β
"Why soak fried pork in cold water?"
"The shrinkage of the skin locks in the gravy and makes it more elastic on the outside, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. β
Yao Xitong ran to cut the meat as he spoke, Xiao Bao'er waited for a long time, and found that he just cut the meat and marinated it, and had no intention of serving it at all.
"You've been cooking all morning, and the food is still not good?"
"Just at the beginning!"
Xiao Bao'er shook her head and left, in Beiliao, barbecue is already a very complicated dish.
Herdsmen basically eat meat by boiling, boiling it to death, and eating it when it is boiled until it is rotten and fished out, and it is really impossible to get these fancy ways of eating for the Central Plains people.
Yao Xitong had just put the meat on the steamer, and Gao Han's subordinates came down, saying that the prince had time to deal with the handover of the county order in Zhongling County today, and asked him to move to the prince's mansion. It seems that the matter of taming the horse has reached Gao Han's ears, and this person wishes that they should go quickly, so that Gao Mian can move frequently behind his back.
For dinner, Xiao Bao'er moved all the dishes sent by the Chen Mansion aside, and waited to eat the good dishes made by Yao Xitong, and waited for a long time before seeing him come over with a black thing wrapped in a cloth.
"What is it?" Xiao Bao'er hadn't seen anything wrapped in Yao Xitong's cloth, and only after hearing the name did she know that she had eaten it, "Wild taro! β
The taro was placed on the table roundly, Yao Xitong lifted it with his hand, and a third of it was used as a top cover, and he couldn't eat it at all when he threw it aside on his stomach, and the rest of it showed a purple and round ball, which looked delicious.
Xiao Baoer took the chopsticks and went to the food clip, and when she touched the slippery touch, she knew that it was not food.
Yao Xitong laughed "haha", "Look at your urgency, don't let go of the porcelain jar"
Xiao Bao'er stared at Yao Xitong and said in her heart: This guy must be deliberate, who will bury the porcelain jar in the taro shell when cooking?
Just thinking about it, Yao Xitong opened the porcelain jar, and the delicious food that he had been waiting for for a day was finally presented in front of the two of them.
The pork belly and the white taro are entangled, and it is impossible to tell which piece is meat and which piece is taro.
The powdery taro and fatty meat are mixed together to wrap around the lips and teeth, and the food has to be ground in the mouth before it can be swallowed, or the food is wrapped around the tip of the tongue.