"This mountain is called Dacang Mountain, and it is a horse farm over the mountain!" Jiang Yan waved his horsewhip and said.

Li Tao looked around, only to see that the primeval forest in the mountains was tall and tall, the green cypress was shining, and the mountains were full of wild flowers and grasses, and the shrubs were overgrown.

After crossing the mountain, a savannah with lush green trees was created. The fertile soil, abundant water and grass, blue sky and blue clouds, and the neighing of horses make it look like a brilliant emerald embedded in the ancient Silk Road.

Li Tao turned to Kang Ba and asked, "How is it here?" ”

Kang Ba nodded and exclaimed: "Master, the terrain here is flat, the water and grass are abundant, and it is indeed a good place for horses to breed and grow!" ”

Bao Dalai is a horse wrangler at the Big Grass Beach Horse Farm and a manu attached to the horse farm. He was in his fifties, with a round black and red face and a stocky figure, with a shy expression and a simple smile on his face. It was only when he stepped on his jet-black steed, waved his whip, and roared and ran through the dust that he showed his unique heroic spirit.

Bao Dalai has a family of five, in addition to his wife, he also has three sons, all of whom herd horses for their masters. Bao Dalai has been in the big grass beach horse farm since he was born, how many generations of horses have been herding, he himself can't tell, he can clearly remember that Ah Weng is a horse wrangler. At its peak, Bao Dalai's Aung grazes more than 1,000 horses, and the horses gallop freely on the grassland, which can be called a real "wild imagination".

Li Tao saw that there were no buildings in the racecourse except for a few yurts where Baodalai's family lived, and couldn't help but ask strangely: "Isn't there a stable in the racecourse?" ”

"A horse needs freedom, and the more free it is raised, the longer it will live, the better its physique will be, and the more it is encircled, the more it will not work." Baoda said.

Kang Ba nodded secretly, he could see that Bao Dalai was an expert in horse breeding.

His father grew up on horseback, started herding horses at the age of 16 and never left the horse for the rest of his life.

Bao Dalai still remembers a story told by his father: when he was 13 years old, he was once grazing his horse when a bandit robbed him of one of his horses. The father ran home crying and told Grandma what had happened to her, and Grandma hurriedly searched everywhere. A few days later, the horse was finally found hundreds of kilometers from home. It's just that it's dying.

Speaking of this past that he learned from his father, Bao Dalai suddenly sobbed, "The bandits rode it until they could no longer walk, and then threw it on the road. ”

Bao Da talked about a horse he had never seen before, and he was so emotional.

Grandma is not only looking for a horse to give an explanation to the owner, but also because the horse can bring good luck to a man, she feels that this is a very important thing, no matter what, she must find the horse back, otherwise her father may not be able to hold his head up for the rest of his life.

"Why are there so few horses now?" Li Tao asked puzzled.

As a manu, of course Bao Dalai would not say that the master was not, but Li Tao still heard some clues from his words. The horse farm has been resold several times in recent years. Due to the frequent change of owners of the horse farm, the investment in the horse farm is not large. Not only that, but there were originally five Manu households in the racecourse, but now four have been sold elsewhere, leaving only one Baodalai. The survival rate of horses is very low, ten mares get two or three foals in the second year, and there are many wolves near the big grass beach, because there are not enough people to take care of them, some of them are eaten by wolves, and some of them are frozen to death by ice and snow.

"I will soon become the new owner of the horse farm, you can rest assured that the prosperity of the horse farm during your father and Ah Weng will be restored in your hands!" Li Tao left a word for Bao Dalai and left the racecourse.

On the way back, Li Tao suddenly reined in his horse. Pei Yue and the others also stopped for some reason.

Li Tao stared at Kang Ba for a long time, and Kang Ba was stared at a little unnaturally.

"Khamba!" Li Tao finally spoke.

"Master!" Kangba replied respectfully.

"The Big Grass Beach Racecourse is very important to me, and I'll give him to you!"

"Huh?" Kham didn't react for a moment.

"How much money you need, I'll give it to you! How many people you need, I'll give it to you! In three years, you have to get a thousand horses on the farm! ”

Kang Ba didn't expect that he was just a newly bought slave, and his master trusted him so much, handed over such a big deal to himself, and gave himself such a big responsibility, which had never been done before.

Khamba's lips trembled, and he couldn't say a word.

Li Tao turned to Jiang Jiao again, pointed at Kang Ba and asked, "Shopkeeper Jiang, is there a way to let him enter the household and get out of the lowly nationality?" ”

Li Tao's words made Kang Ba's whole body stir like chaff. There are two kinds of household registration in Datang: the household is a good citizen and the non-household is a pariah. Untouchables are not eligible for household registration and can only be attached to the main family. They are private property and can be traded like goods and livestock. Li Tao let Kangba enter the household, which means that he can get out of the status of a pariah, which is something he will never dare to think of in his life.

"I can figure it out!" Jiang Yan nodded.

"No matter how much it costs, make sure you do it!"

Kang Ba jumped off the horse and knelt down in front of Li Tao: "Master, I, Kang Ba, swear to serve you to the death in the future!" If I don't have a thousand good horses in three years, I'll cut off my own head! ”

"I believe in you!" Li Tao threw down three words and galloped away on horseback.

Kham stood up, jumped on his horse, and followed Li Tao closely.

……

"Little master, I have good news for you!" Li Wenjiao served Li Tao a cup of tea and said with a smile.

"Didn't you catch the bait?" Li Tao's heart moved.

"Exactly!"

"He finally couldn't help it? Tell me, what's the situation? Li Tao smiled slightly and took a sip of tea.

"Yesterday, Tanaka came to the tea house......

Tanaka was wearing an official uniform when he came, and when he saw Li Wenjiao, he couldn't help but say to himself: "It looks familiar, like where have you seen it?" ”

Li Wenjiao smiled: "I'm just an ordinary person, there are too many people under Tian Senjun's rule, so I feel that the villain is familiar." ”

Tanaka shook his head and smiled: "I can't remember, as long as there is good tea." ”

Tanaka caught his eye on the blue and red slate at a glance, and said that it was a good thing.

……

Leaving from the tea house, Li Tao went directly to Fengqiu's home.

Since Feng Qiu broke his right hand, he was disheartened and handed over a large family to his son, and he no longer asked about anything.

"Feng everyone, I have something to ask for!"

Feng Qiu closed his eyes and recuperated without saying a word.

"I want to ask you to go out of the mountain and help me teach some apprentices!"

Feng Qiu still didn't say a word.

"Of course, I won't let you do it for nothing! I'll help you fulfill your wishes! ”

Feng Qiu's eyebrows moved, but he still didn't speak.

"Gui An, Tanaka, Shi Jingzhi, Liang Dequan, none of them can run!"

Feng Qiu opened his eyes and stared at Li Tao.