Chapter 35: Black Yao
Early the next morning, Yang Yaozong got up later than usual. The rainstorm of www.biquge.info the night has now stopped. But the sky was still overcast, and there was no trace of the sun in sight.
Yang Yaozong still felt dizzy when he got up. If he hadn't noticed that the window of the room was broken and there was a faint blood mark on his neck, he would have assumed that what happened last night was a dream.
Yang Yaozong took out the drawings he had drawn yesterday and checked them again. Collapse after confirming that there are no errors. I remembered that I seemed to have written two poems on the table last night, but there was nothing on the table at this time. Was it burned by itself? Yang Yaozong frowned, feeling that his head hurt a little. I didn't think much about it. Lay out another piece of paper and lift the brush. On it it wrote:
"Red Bean"
Red beans are born in the south, and a few branches are sent in spring. May you pick more, this thing is the most lovely.
He nodded and looked at the neat handwriting. When the ink is dry, gently fold the paper and place it in your arms.
When he opened the door, Xiaohua was already waiting outside the door at this time, and saw Yang Yaozong, who was a little listless, and said, "Uncle didn't rest last night, okay?" ”
Yang Yaozong nodded and said, "Hmm." Last night, the rain and thunder were too loud, and I didn't sleep well because of the noise. ”
The painting saw a brazier in the house, and there were some ashes in it. Entering the house, he picked up the brazier and walked out, saying, "Uncle practiced calligraphy last night." It's definitely not good-looking. Xiaohua knew that Yang Yaozong's handwriting was not good, and after daily practice, he wrote better now. At the beginning, she laughed at Yang Yaozong's handwriting like a dragon dance, and there were no rules at all. And there are very few people who can't write with a brush. Yang Yaozong only replied that his family was too poor and had no money to buy pens and paper to practice writing. After hearing this, Xiaohua sympathized with Yang Yaozong and apologized, and even felt that his uncle was very pitiful before he came to Nangong Mansion.
Yang Yaozong stretched his muscles outside the door, and said to the small painting that came out to clean up the brazier: "Hmm." The window on the other side of the table is broken. Can't drive. I'll find someone to fix it later. ”
Xiao Hua said: "Okay uncle." I'll go find someone to fix it after I'm done cleaning it up. After thinking about it, he said, "Is my uncle still going out today?" You're going to go to the stable and pick a horse later, right? ”
Yang Yaozong said while pressing his legs: "En, after eating in a while, you accompany me to the stable." Help my aunt choose a good horse. ”
Yang Yaozong had breakfast in the room, and he felt that it was almost time. Glancing at the clock sent by Bruno, it was also going to be nine o'clock. smiled knowingly. It's still convenient to have a clock. So I went to the kitchen and asked the little maid inside for six red beans, and asked for a small cloth bag, folded a heart with the paper used to write poems, and wrapped the red beans in it. Place in a small cloth bag.
When he was ready, he went out the door.
When I went out and walked to the street, I saw Ruyi coming from the direction of Qinhuai Street. Ruyi also saw Yang Yaozong. trotted a few steps to Yang Yaozong's side and said, "Yang Gongzi is good." ”
Yang Yaozong smiled and said, "Good wishes." Well... Please give this little cloth bag to your young lady. ”
Ruyi took the small cloth bag handed over by Yang Yaozong and said, "Does Yang Gongzi have something to bring to my young lady?" ”
Yang Yaozong said: "Hmm. I may be staying in the palace by the imperial grandson in the recent period to teach the imperial grandson's homework. If I have time to go home, I will go to see your young lady, and you don't need to come here in the near future. It's not good for you to run around every day. I'll talk about when I return to live in the house. ”
Ruyi nodded with a slight red face, handed a folded note in his hand to Yang Yaozong and said, "It's just that my young lady wants to hand it over to Yang Gongzi." Yang Gongzi's words, I will also bring them to my young lady. Ruyi doesn't feel troublesome, as long as my young lady is happy. ”
Yang Yaozong took the note and nodded, "Then I'll go back first." See you soon! ”
Ruyi blushed and smiled: "Goodbye Young Master Yang!" ”
Yang Yaozong returned to his room and opened the note brought by Ruyi, which only had four words on it. "Xin'er misses you" font is beautiful. Yang Yaozong looked at the four words on the paper, smelling the ink fragrance on the paper and the faint body fragrance like a scent. My heart is warm.
After watching it for a while, Yang Yaozong folded the note again, walked around the house, and felt that there was no place to put it, so he put it in the pocket of the newly changed kaftan in the morning, and decided to buy a purse to hide the note and carry it with him.
Not long after, Xiao Hua also packed up everything after breakfast and came to Yang Yaozong. The two of them went to the stables together.
The stables of Nangong Mansion are in the right courtyard of Nangong Mansion, not with small paintings, and Yang Yaozong has really never been here. This side yard is about the size of the back garden and has three spacious stables side by side. In front of the stables is a spacious horse training ground. At this time, several groups of horses were eating fodder in the manger of the stables.
Yang Yaozong walked to the first stable, looked at the brown horse grazing, this horse has a strong physique, a broad neck, a straight torso, prominent muscle curves, and a shiny coat on his body: "What kind of horse is this horse?"
The small painting said: "This is the master's horse, and it is the tribute horse that the emperor rewarded the master." It belongs to the river meander. The lord named it Thunder. This horsepower is great, but the temper is greater. Stubborn and ruthless. It's very hard to tame. No one is allowed to ride except the master. Even the young lady tried to ride, but the horse was stumbling. When this horse first came to the palace, no one could surrender, only the lord tamed it. The emperor gave the horse to the master, and said that the horse was very similar to the lord's temper. The lord also likes it very much. He named the horse Thunder. ”
Yang Yaozong nodded. When I walked to the second stable, I saw two people in the stable grooming a white and blue-spotted horse. This horse has a stout body, solid limbs, a large head and a wide forehead, a deep and long chest, and is a little shorter than the three hippos next door, and the legs are relatively short.
Xiaohua said to the two people who were taking care of the horses: "Uncle Zhong, Brother Zhong, my uncle has come to see the horse." ”
Hearing the sound of the small painting, the two raised their heads and hurriedly walked out of the stable to Yang Yaozong, and the older one who was called Uncle Zhong by the small painting said: "The old servant didn't know that my uncle had arrived, and I asked my uncle to forgive me." “
Yang Yaozong smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm just here to choose a horse for daily transportation." Uncle Zhong has been in charge of taking care of this stable, right? “
Uncle Zhong said respectfully: "Yes, uncle, the old servant has been in charge of taking care of the stables in the house for more than 20 years. Now the eldest son of the old servant also takes care of the stables with the old servant. “
Yang Yaozong nodded and looked at the man behind Zhong Bo, who looked like he was in his thirties, Zhang was strong, and he looked loyal and honest.
Yang Yaozong said: "What kind of horses are the horses that Uncle Zhong and Brother Zhong took care of together just now? “
Uncle Zhong's eldest son heard Yang Yaozong call him Brother Zhong, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Don't dare to let my uncle call me eldest brother, the villain's name is Zhong Liang." The horse that the villain and his father took care of just now was a Mongolian war horse. Although he is small in stature, he has excellent stamina and a docile personality. A normal Mongolian horse can travel about 60 kilometers in four hours, and this horse can travel more than 70 kilometers. This horse is one of Miss's mounts. Named Madara by Miss. “
Yang Yaozong nodded and looked at the other horses, and found that a swarthy horse in the third stable was standing at the fence of the stable and turned his head as if looking at Yang Yaozong.
Yang Yaozong's eyes lit up, and he walked in front of the horse with curiosity. The horse also turned its head to face Yang Yaozong. It is tall, with black and shiny hair, a strong and compact form, a handsome appearance, a deep and long chest, a muscular body, a strong physique, a straight back and waist, strong limbs, and obvious joints. Yang Yaozong involuntarily stretched out his left hand to touch the hair on its neck, and raised his right hand to place it in front of its forehead. The horse also seemed to be very comfortable, and put its head close to Yang Yaozong's side, and its head gently rubbed Yang Yaozong's right hand on its forehead.
At this time, the small painting and Zhong Bo who were standing behind Yang Yaozong, Zhong Liang were all stunned. After a while, Xiaohua said in surprise: "Aunt... Uncle. ”
Yang Yaozong was appreciating and caressing the dark horse in front of him, and this horse seemed to respond to Yang Yaozong gently. Hearing the sound of the small painting, Yang Yaozong's hand movements still didn't stop, and he didn't look back, "Huh? "Yes.
"Uncle, this horse is a breed from the north, and it is a horse breed that the Tunguska tribe paid tribute to the imperial court a few years ago, and the emperor rewarded this horse to the master. This horse has a violent personality, even more violent than the thunder of the old man. The old man almost fell and injured himself when he trained him. The horse was docile to the young lady, but she was not allowed to ride it. In order to tame the horse, the old lady tried her best to no avail, until the old lady went out again, and the horse was not tamed. It should be said that this horse has also suffered a lot of crimes, and the whip is not less, but the temper is not weakened at all. It's just that... It's just that this horse seems to be quite obedient to your uncle. I don't know how my uncle rides, and if he is willing to try to ride this horse. Zhong Bo explained the horse's temperament to Yang Yaozong in detail, and he also tested Yang Yaozong with some apprehension.
Yang Yaozong nodded and said, "Hmm." Good. But I'm not good at riding. I also had to trouble Uncle Zhong to put the horse in the saddle, stirrups and reins first. Then I'll try again. “
After a while, Zhong Bo installed all the horse's equipment and led him to Yang Yaozong's side. Yang Yaozong gently touched the mane on the horse's head, and the horse raised its right horse's hooves and stepped on the spot a few times. Then raise the horse's head back and forth.
Yang Yaozong smiled: "Are you letting me ride it?" All right! “
After that, Yang Yaozong held the reins, stepped on the stirrup with his foot, and as soon as his arm was forced, his body rode onto the horse. The horse waited for Yang Yaozong to get on the horse's back and moved a few steps on the spot. Then he swooped out. The speed was so fast that Yang Yaozong, who was riding on it, was dumbfounded. If Yang Yaozong hadn't grasped the reins tightly, he would probably have been thrown out.
The horse quickly ran to the side yard wall, then made a sharp turn and began to run along the horse training yard in front of the stable.
When the horse galloped, the mane was flowing, Yang Yaozong rode on this horse, and the wind whistled in his ears, although he felt bumpy, but it was very exciting. It's like driving a sports car in a previous life. And this horse seems to take care of Yang Yaozong on his back when he runs, and always keeps the saddle close to Yang Yaozong's buttocks. lest they fly him upside down.
After running a few laps, Yang Yaozong slowly loosened the reins, and the horse slowly slowed down. Finally standing in front of the small paintings, while standing, the horse suddenly neighed, the sound was loud, and suddenly lifted the two front legs, retreated to the ground, and pulled out the body in a straight line. Yang Yaozong was also taken aback. The legs clamped tightly around the horse's body, and the feet stepped on the stirrups vigorously. Grip the reins firmly with both hands. Ride sideways on a horse.
This action frightened a few people next to the horse. Fortunately, the horse only made this one movement, and stood quietly. Didn't get grumpy.
Yang Yaozong laughed a few times, gently stroked the hair on the horse's neck a few times, and jumped off the horse.
Xiaohua's face wrinkled, and his frightened eyes were red and ran to Yang Yaozong's side, and said hurriedly: "Uncle, uncle." This horse has a fierce temperament, you better change to another horse. “
Yang Yaozong laughed and said, "This is a good horse that has not been encountered in a hundred years." It's psychic. Know me. I like his unruly nature. “
Yang Yaozong looked at Zhong Bo and said, "Uncle Zhong, I will choose this horse." This horse, um. . . Yang Yaozong walked up to the horse, gently stroked the mane on its head and said, "I'll name you Hei Yao." Black is your hair, and shine is as dazzling as the sun's rays. Did you like it? Yang Yaozong spoke to it as if he were talking to a person.
The horse seemed to understand what Yang Yaozong meant, nodded, kicked the ground with the horse's hooves, and then swished out again, running around the racecourse twice, the same posture as he stopped just now, but the range of movement was greater than just now, neighing, raising his head high, and pulling up his front legs, as if he was about to take off into the air. Then he settled down and rubbed his head against Yang Yaozong's arm.
Yang Yaozong was in a very good mood now, staring at the black horse beside him, caressing its mane and saying, "Hei Yao, Hei Yao, you will be my Hei Yao from now on!" ”