Chapter 46 Soma
The gatekeeper's warning, perhaps with good intentions, is that the Kansai people are just going to take advantage of all kinds of advantages.
But Li Poquan was the wind in his ears, and he didn't plan to go through this side door in the future.
After walking through two small woods and bypassing a school field, I arrived at the place.
In front of me were rows of houses, and as we got closer, the smell of fish in the air gradually became stronger, and you didn't have to think about it to know that this was the stable of the county government.
The impression given to Li Po here is quite deserted, and there are not a few people in sight.
In the distance, I saw two people surrounding a horse, this touch, that look, no matter how you look at it, it is a bit obscene.
However, Li Po knew at a glance that this was in Xiangma, the third uncle in the village, who was a good hand at serving horses, teaching Li Po for several years, plus Li Po had not ridden a horse before, and knew some knowledge of domesticating horses, so that, not to mention, Li Po's groom was really genuine.
Soma, not so profound, one is to see, the other is to touch, and this year's doctor diagnosis is almost the same, inheritance and own experience account for half, there is no other shortcut to follow.
After seeing these two people clearly, the porter's footsteps paused obviously, and then he reluctantly took Li Po and Li Chun over.
Li Po and Li Chun will also see clearly, the two of them are walking around the horse, one is quite old, with gray hair, although there are deep furrows on his face, but he can still see that this one is not ugly, when he is young, he may not be handsome......
The youngest, only in his teens, looks about the same age as Li Po, and he is the one who is walking around the horse.
I don't know what he said, coldly, the old man raised his slap and gave him a slap, and from afar, Li Podu seemed to feel the old man's anger.
The old man was full of anger, "Little cub, after two years of teaching, even a stone should bloom, damn it, you say it again, how old is it?" I didn't hear clearly, I said it, I said it......"
As he spoke, he seemed to be getting more and more annoyed, and gave the young man another slap in the face.
This time the strength was even greater, and the teenager who smoked sat down on the ground, couldn't hold back any longer, and cried with a wow.
This time, the old man was even more violent, and he went up with two feet, "Damn, cry again...... Our surname is Yuan, we have never shed blood or tears, why did you come out of such a bad seed, it is better to reincarnate once and become a mother......"
The pure Kansai accent, roaring, is indeed a little scary.
The porter's face twitched, probably sighing unlucky, and Li Chun also grabbed Li Po's cuffs.
The porter hesitated for a moment, but he still instantly piled up a smile, went up hard, and arched his hand, "Elder, veteran, you are angry, there are newcomers to fill the vacancy, and the Duke of Li Yuan asked me to send it to you." ”
He pulled Li Po by the hand and introduced the old man like a hawker, "His name is Li Po, he is from Kansai, and I have sent someone to you." ”
The old man glared at the porter with a snort, waved his hand, and drove the porter away like a fly.
Then the old man rolled his eyes and looked at Li Po twice, kicked the young man on the ground again, and scolded, "Waste, it's all waste, hurry up, aren't you afraid of being embarrassed?" ”
The young man wiped his tears and got up, this kid should be used to being beaten, and there were still tears on his face, so he turned his eyes and looked at Li Po and Li Chun, full of curiosity and some pity in them.
The old man drooped the corners of his mouth, as if others owed him much money, and pointed to the restless war horse next to him who was disturbed by the sound, "Xiangxiang, it's better to say something, otherwise don't want to eat this mouthful, how old is the cub, just want to eat this mouthful of food?" Is the fetal hair completely long? ”
This person's temperament is really not small, and as he spoke, a fierce light appeared in his eyes.
Li Po said secretly, unlucky, if you meet a stubborn old man, you won't be too peaceful in the future.
But he was not frightened, he looked around, went to the distant stack, and grabbed a handful of alfalfa, which is a favorite of horses, and has been crushed and dried, and is now almost indispensable for raising horses in winter.
The old man watched him go back and forth, and snorted twice, but was silent.
So Li Po was so relieved that he said to Li Chun as he walked: "When approaching the horse, don't come from the side, but from the front, it's best to make some movement to let it know that you are coming." ”
"Because the horse's eyes are not very good, generally can't see people clearly, but the ears are smart, as soon as you speak, it knows, someone is coming, you see, it is looking at us, in fact, it can't see clearly, just hear the sound of our talking."
"At this time, don't be afraid, the wild horse, this time it ran early, it didn't move, and it didn't snort, which means that it has been domesticated, we are born, so feed it something to eat first, as the old saying goes, if you want to take it, you must give it first, that's the truth."
As he spoke, he put his hand to the horse's mouth.
When the horse smelled the fragrance, he immediately leaned over, sniffed it, opened his mouth and began to eat.
"You see, if it eats our things, it has a short mouth, and at this time, we can touch it."
Li Chun snorted and laughed, but immediately covered his mouth and glanced at the old man next to him.
The old man was already wide-eyed, he had been raising horses for decades, and this common sense naturally did not surprise him, but the half-grown man in front of him actually brought a junior apprentice over, and staged a strict apprenticeship in front of him, which made him feel a little illusory.
Looking at his expression, he wanted to ask, what is wrong with this world?
Li Po continued, "The horse is smart and has a smart nose, so touch the horse's nose first, let him smell your scent, its ears are also smart, talk in its ear, and let it remember your voice." ”
After speaking, he leaned over to the horse's ears and whispered a few words while caressing the horse's neck.
"You see, it's much more docile now, and it's willing to be close to you, look at it like this, now it's ...... to ride it up and run a few steps."
"Come, let's take a look at his teeth first."
Breaking the horse's mouth and taking a look, Li Po frowned slightly, "A good horse breeder, just by looking at the teeth, you can know how old it is, this depends on the accumulation of many years, don't rush to learn, well, your eldest brother is not very good at home, so ah, I can only see that this horse should be about three years old." ”
"The horse, look at its skeleton, the length of the horse, very suitable for riding, the estimate of running is also very fast, this size, is not short, and then look at this coat color, it must be a Hexi horse, but ...... As a war horse, it can only be said that it is improvised. ”
"It's too thin, it's not good, you see the corners of the mouth are bald, the traces of the horse belt are also very heavy, the one who rode the horse before is definitely not a good rider, you look at the hooves of this horse, they are a little split, this horse is too sensitive to sound, on the battle formation, the person who rides it is looking for death......"