Chapter 13: Hunting in the Countryside

Early the next morning, as soon as Li Shan put down the dishes and chopsticks, he saw Sun Helian breaking into the door in a hurry, Li Shan said: "What are you doing in such a hurry, you don't have to rush to hunt, and you are afraid that others will not be able to rob you?" Sun Helian smiled and said, "Brother Li is smart for a lifetime, and he will be confused for a while." How can this hunting be done on foot? Of course you have to ride a horse. But Brother Li must not have a suitable mount yet, so let's buy a horse, don't be late. ”

Li Shan patted his head, how to hunt without horses, he forgot about this stubble, why did he not adapt to the life of the Tang Dynasty after such a long time, Li Shan shook his head helplessly and said: "Then let's go without further ado." I have to hurry up and ask the fairy pavilion to make some money, this restaurant has got all my belongings in, and I can only earn and spend it now. The two ran to the Invitation Pavilion, it was just after breakfast, when lunch was not reached, there were no guests, a few juniors leisurely cleaned up the leftovers, and the two did not say much and went in directly from the side door to find Yan Zhao to take the silver.

Yan Zhao is now in charge of all the affairs of the restaurant, although Li's mother is nominally the proprietress of the house, she actually doesn't care about things, but just comes forward to take care of the difficult things that can't be handled. Li Shan looked at Yan Zhao, who was busy in the back room, and smiled, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder: "Good boy, you really did a good job, I really didn't expect you to be a natural CEO!" For a few unknown new words that occasionally popped out of Li Shan's mouth, these people were not surprised, Yan Zhao said: "Brother Good is called capable, this big restaurant is just open, and it is so prosperous, I just arrange for them to do things, it's nothing." ”

As he spoke, he heard a noise at the back door. When Li Shan and the three of them heard the voice, it was a little second who was scolding two little beggars, these two beggars were thirteen or fourteen years old, with yellow faces and thin muscles, and one of them was older and protected the smaller one behind him and said to Xiao Er: "Anyway, you don't want this leftover, you might as well give it to us." You can keep it for yourself, and it will kill you. When the little second heard this, he also lost his temper, and said while rolling up his sleeves: "Hey, boy." Look for a fight, right? ”

Just as he was about to step forward to make a move, Yan Zhao had already arrived: "Ade, what's the matter?" Ade turned around and saw that it was the shopkeeper, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "The shopkeeper, these two little Hanako dare to steal food, let me catch it and play tricks." The little beggar whispered in the back, "We didn't steal it, the leftovers were meant to be thrown away." Li Shan also understood what was going on, and stepped forward to Yan Zhao and said, "Brother Yan Zhao, it's a pity to throw away these leftovers, and it's pitiful to see them, let them take the leftovers." ”

Because Li Shan's opening of the restaurant has to be kept secret, so nominally Li Shan and Yan Zhao are friends, Yan Zhao is the shopkeeper of the restaurant, Li Shan, Sun Helian and Liu Ruyan are the owners behind the scenes, and the guys don't know about it, the boss of the restaurant before was not a local, and he had left Jingzhou after selling Ju Banxian, so this matter is still very secret.

Yan Zhao naturally understood Li Shan's intentions, turned to Ade, and said, "The two children are also quite pitiful, go to the back kitchen and get two hot steamed buns for them, don't embarrass them anymore." Go ahead. Ade listened respectfully and said, "Okay, I'll go now." You two come with me. ”

Seeing Ade walking away, Li Shan said to Yan Zhao: "Yan Zhao, although we are doing business, we must also talk about human feelings." In the future, you tell the men to save as much food as possible, and if there are beggars who come, give them to them. I can help with it. Yan Zhao nodded and said, "Well, Brother Shan, I understand." I'll do it, don't worry. ”

Li Shan took the money and went straight to the horse market.

When I arrived at the horse market, I saw more than a dozen tall horses in the stable in front of a shop. The boss greeted Li Shan and the others very warmly: "Two sons, you see that this is a batch of good horses that Xiaodian has just transported from the Western Regions. Li Shan naturally didn't know anything about it, but fortunately, Sun Helian was an expert, and said impatiently: "Boss, we are also people who know the goods, don't fool us with these things that are not on the table, come up with some real materials, it's really a good horse, and the silver is indispensable to you." The boss was not embarrassed to be poked in front of him, and said with a smile: "Little Lao'er is clumsy, since he is an expert, then Xiao Lao'er can't hide his secrets." Come, both of you, come with me. ”

When I came to the backyard, I saw a few jobs busy feeding the horses forage. Seeing that there was only one horse in each stable, Li Shan was a little puzzled and said to Sun Helian: "Why is there only one horse in such a big stable?" Sun Helian finally waited for Li Shan to ask him a question, he was very happy, and quickly explained: "Hehe, Brother Li, you don't know anything." Such a horse is a good horse, and the so-called good horse is not the same as the groove. Really good horses have tempers, and two fierce horses are going to fight together. So those horses outside, you don't need to look at them to know that they are useless. You can take a look at the horses in here. ”

The boss led the two to a stable and said, "This is a purebred Dawan horse, looking at the color of the coat, this physique." A really good horse that travels thousands of miles every day. Sun Helian looked at it and nodded to Li Shan, "Brother Li, do you want to try riding?" To be honest, this is the first time Li Shan has ridden a horse, whether it is in his previous life or in this life, he is still a little apprehensive in his heart, but he is also a little excited. Seeing Li Shan smiling and nodding, the boss immediately called the job to bring out the big horse.

Li Shan spat at his hands and rubbed his hands, grabbed the reins with one hand, supported the horse's back with the other, and turned over and sat down as soon as he stepped on the stirrup. This trained horse is naturally more tame and will not have the problem of throwing people down. Li Shan drove the horse around the backyard twice according to Sun Helianjiao's slight reins, and felt really good: "How to sell this horse, I bought it." ”

The boss smiled and said: "You are really knowledgeable, such a good horse and a little old man dare to say that you can't find another home in Jingzhou City." So let's go, I've got all this ready-made harness for you, a total of twelve taels and seven pieces of silver. Li Shan glanced at Sun Helian, Sun Helian nodded and said yes, Li Shan didn't say much and paid the bill directly.

As soon as the two of them came out of the horse market, they watched Fang Zicheng and the other two people come on horseback. Sun Helian greeted him and said: "You guys are really accurate at this time, let me introduce, this is Li Shan, Fang Zicheng, you know." This is Shen Shixing, and this is Lu Boyan, both of whom are captains in the Jingzhou Military Department. Li Shan and the two of them saluted, Lu Boyan said heartily: "Let's go to the suburbs to hunt some game first, I heard that the newly opened barbecue of the Xiange is a must, today I have a treat, and we will not get drunk or return by then." ”

Hearing this, Li Shan and Sun Helian looked at each other and smiled, and Sun Helian said: "This barbecue from the Immortal Pavilion is really delicious, but do you know who invented this method of barbecue?" It's this Brother Li Shanli. Li Shan said: "I brought a few pots of good wine, and when we catch the game, we will directly take the local materials, have a wild barbecue, and enjoy it?" Several people laughed, and Lu Boyan said: "I didn't expect Brother Li to be a man of temperament, let's go, let's go horse racing." So saying, he struck the horse's ass with a whip and galloped away.

Li Shan and the others also followed quickly, and the others were all good at horseback riding, so naturally it was not a problem. Li Shan, a half-hanger who has just got on the horse, is miserable, although the road is smooth and smooth, and the horse runs very steadily. But anyone who has ever ridden a horse should know that the horse is very bumpy when running, which will make the horse ride with the rhythm of the horse, and make themselves more comfortable, which will not be miserable if you can't ride a horse. Running all the way to the outside of the city, Li Shan felt that his internal organs were about to be displaced. Fang Zicheng saw that Li Shan's face was pale, and said: "Presumably Brother Li is riding a horse for the first time, if you are not familiar with horse nature, it will inevitably be uncomfortable, just get used to it." ”

After this Qingming, in April and May, the animal lactation period has passed. It is a good time for spring hunting, and many sons and grandsons come out to hunt. Shen Shixing didn't talk much since he met, but his archery skills were indeed the best among several people, and he almost hit every shot. Li Shan also picked up a strong bow, put on an arrow, and pulled it away with the strength of milk, aiming at a rabbit that was grazing, and released the arrow! Sun Helian looked at the arrow that landed a few meters away from the rabbit and said, "It's good to be on time." Fang Zicheng also said: "Brother Li is still very talented. Lu Boyan said: "Forget it, the rabbits are scared away by you." Shen Shixing said: "The head is also off." Li Shan swore that after going back, he must practice his arm strength hard, fifty push-ups a day, and he made such a happy decision.

While he was playing, he saw a group of people riding horses in the distance. Li Shan looked at it, it was really a narrow road, and it turned out to be Li Chengwei's kid. It was still followed by the "stomach ache". Li Chengwei still looked domineering, and said, "What a coincidence, a few of you are also here." The prey that Tsumoto-sama has taken a fancy to is scared away by you, so let's do it. "This time, Li Chengwei came out to hunt and bring people who are all good at martial arts, and there are many people, so it is clear that he wants to bully Li Shan and avenge the humiliation of the restaurant.

Li Shan knew that this guy was not good, and it seemed that he would suffer a loss if he really fought. Unlike before in the city, players who have played online games know that brawls are prohibited in the city, but the wild is free PK. Li Shan signaled Sun Helian to withdraw quickly and not to entangle. Li Chengwei saw that these people were leaving, how could he be resigned, and with an order, a few entourages around him beat their horses and chased after them, raising their horse whips to whip Li Shan. Shen Shixing was agile, jumped off the horse, and kicked the entourage directly to the ground. It was Li Shan, who was not good at equestrianism, but this time he startled the horse, couldn't stabilize it, and fell directly from the horse.

Li Chengwei saw Li Shan fall off the horse, and he was in a happy mood, and he was going to humiliate Li Shan when he came on the horse. Li Shan was also angry, the mud bodhisattva still had three points of rusticism, and if he didn't fight back, it wouldn't be Li Shan. picked up a stone next to him and smashed it directly towards Li Chengwei's front door, but Li Shan's head was okay, but his strength was not enough, so he didn't hit Li Chengwei, and he hit Li Chengwei's horse head by mistake. This Li Chengwei didn't expect Li Shan to dare to smash him like this, he didn't have time to react, the horse's head was smashed, he was immediately frightened, his front hooves jumped high, and then he turned his head and galloped out in the opposite direction, that is, Li Chengwei is skilled in equestrianism, and people like Li Shan can only be thrown off by the horse. It's just that the frightened horse galloped wildly, and I was afraid that it was not comfortable.

Sun Helian thought that he was going to fight here today, but Li Chengwei was forced to run away by his own horse, and Du Ziteng and other Li Chengwei's subordinates also looked at each other, and finally had to beat the horse and chase Li Chengwei. Lu Boyan said: "Brother Li's archery skills are not very good, but the technique of throwing stones is very exquisite, I thought I was going to fight today, but I was actually dissolved by Brother Li with a stone." Li Shan gritted his teeth and said, "I aimed at Li Chengwei's head, but I missed it." ”

Lu Boyan and the others were full of black lines, and said in their hearts that this Li Shan is really a master who is not afraid of death, and he really dares to smash it. However, these people are also not used to Li Chengwei's style, and the kings and grandsons from the capital originally looked down on their place, and they usually have many suspicions. Li Shan's move was also praised by several people.

Li Shan rubbed his buttocks and said: "If Lao Tzu is really muddy, I will be in a hurry, and I will also beat Lao Tzu, the king of heaven." Lu Boyan said: "Brother Li is so courageous, don't worry, if Li Chengwei is looking for trouble with you, we have us." However, it is estimated that he will not have this skill for a while. Several people laughed, and Li Shan couldn't help but laugh when he thought of Li Chengwei's embarrassed appearance of being led away by a horse.

Fang Zicheng said: "You see that this prey is almost done." Why don't we go to the hill next to the river embankment to barbecue and drink, and save Li Chengwei to make trouble again and lose his interest. Several people also agreed, and went straight to the embankment.