Chapter VIII County Studies

Zheng Xunrui is determined to learn to ride a horse, there are horses at home, and there are more than 20 miles from Guli Town to Jiangning County, which is much more convenient to ride a horse.

It's a pity that the horse in the family is a southwest horse.

The advantage of the southwest horse is that it has a docile personality, but the disadvantage is also very obvious, that is, the physique is very small, less than one meter two, and it is mainly used as a means of transportation, and the southwest horse is never seen on the battlefield.

The best war horses on the battlefield are the Arabian war horses, the king of horses, followed by the Uzhumuqin horse, the Nanfan horse, which is later the Hequ horse, and finally the Mongolian horse.

Horses are not cheap, the price of the southwest horse is about 30 taels of silver, the price of the Mongolian horse is about 50 taels of silver, the price of the southern horse is about 60 taels of silver, the price of the Uzhumuqin horse is about 70 taels of silver, and as for the Arabian horse, the price is generally more than 80 taels of silver.

Ordinary people can't imagine that farmers can save five taels of silver every year, so thank God.

Something is better than nothing, there are still a few days before the start of the county school, Zheng Xunrui made up his mind that he must learn to ride a horse, and the southwest horse has a docile personality and is very small, so it should not be much difficulty to learn.

Really began to learn to ride a horse, Zheng Xunrui found that it was not so simple, the size of the southwest horse is too small, after putting on the saddle, it looks quite pitiful, Zheng Xunrui's height is about one meter six, after getting on the horse, he always feels uncomfortable.

It doesn't matter when the southwest horse runs slowly, but once it accelerates and runs, Zheng Xunrui feels that it is difficult to maintain balance, he originally thought that riding a horse is similar to riding a bicycle, as long as he can maintain his body balance, in fact, there is a big difference, the bicycle is completely controlled by people, riding a horse is different, a horse is a living creature, if you can't control it well, then the horse will have to control itself.

On the first day of horseback riding, I don't know how many heels I fell, but fortunately, it was winter, and I wore very thick clothes, and I couldn't break it, and when I slept at night, Zheng Xunrui still felt pain all over my body.

After thinking about it all night, Zheng Xunrui finally understood a truth, why on the battlefield, the war horse is described as a warrior, and those cavalry love horses like their lives, it is because they have a spiritual communication with the war horse, and the man and horse are one, so that they can exert greater attack ability on the battlefield.

The next day on horseback, Zheng Xunrui became smarter, he always paid attention to the feelings of the southwest horse, when the southwest horse felt irritable, reached out to stroke the mane, or gently patted the horse's head, the southwest horse was much more docile, and slowly listened to the command.

By the third day, Zheng Xunrui was able to ride a horse skillfully, although not very quickly.

Zheng Jinhong was dumbfounded, he could barely ride a horse, but he didn't know how long he had been studying, and he had not been able to control it skillfully, when he saw the young master learning to ride a horse, he was very worried, but he never imagined that in just three days, the young master would be able to ride a horse proficiently.

The young master is the young master, after all, he is a scholar, and the future will be unusual.

Hearing the young master say that he didn't want to accompany him to the county school, Zheng Jinhong immediately became nervous, and he didn't agree to live or die.

Zheng Xunrui could only give in and take a carriage to the county school, anyway, riding a southwest horse that was too small, he himself felt that it was not a taste, it was better to take a carriage.

On November 15, the day of school arrived.

At three o'clock, Zheng Xunrui set off from home and got into the carriage driven by Zheng Jinhong.

The wheels of the carriage are hard, there are a little potholes on the road, and the people who take the carriage can feel it, the road is bumpy, and when he is about to arrive at the county seat, Zheng Xunrui is a little unbearable, no wonder men are willing to ride horses, and few are willing to take carriages.

The county school is only two miles away from the county government, in the center of Jiangning County, and the surroundings are very lively.

Comparatively, Shangyuan County is more lively and prosperous, after all, the imperial city is in Shangyuan County, and most of the officials live in Shangyuan County, including the officials of the six departments of Nanzhili, the town guards and garrison ministers, etc., Nanjing Jingying is also in Shangyuan County, and the military camps are basically there.

Most of those who stayed in Jiangning County were ordinary people and businessmen.

The county school attends classes at the time of the day, and the morning is generally taught by the instructor in person, and the main content is mostly Confucianism, and the afternoon is taught by the instructor, mainly to make some supplements, or to supervise the students to do their homework.

Jiangning and Shangyuan County School have three instructors, one more instructor than other places, studying in the county school, no matter what background you have, you don't dare to mess around in front of the teachings, if you are cleaned up by the teachings, it may affect the future.

Besides, those who can go to Shangyuan County and Jiangning County to teach are all some bullish characters, they are all identities of lifting people, and their knowledge is definitely not bad, and the relationship is even better.

The more official families, the more attention is paid to education, the county school was originally a place for students to take classes, ready to participate in the township examination, but Nanzhili and Zhejiang have a tradition, that is, to recruit some scholars or squires of children, to study in the county, may also be this fine tradition, so that Nanzhili and Zhejiang have a lot of talents.

Zheng Xunrui fully absorbed this information, even though the time traveled was short.

When I entered the county seat and arrived at the county school, it was already the second subject.

There have been a lot of students outside the county school, and they have been resting for about fifteen days, and everyone is talking and laughing.

After everyone saw Zheng Xunrui, the laughter quickly stopped, everyone seemed to be seeing something strange, no one spoke, and this atmosphere quickly formed a pressure.

Zheng Xunrui didn't care, and ordered Zheng Jinhong to wait in the old place and then walk towards the gate of the county school.

There are three subjects at the same time, and the door of the county school will open on time.

"Isn't this Qingyang, I heard that I was beaten in Qinhuai River, and my marriage contract was dissolved......

"Not necessarily, I'm afraid it's a rumor, looking at his appearance, there's nothing to hurt, it doesn't matter at all......"

"It's true, I heard so-and-so say it with my own ears, there will be no fake ......"

"Tsk, it's amazing, I've been dissolved, and I dare to come to the county to learn, so I'm not afraid to teach Mr. ......"

The whispered discussion reached Zheng Xunrui's ears, and he simply stood up and spoke to everyone.

"You don't have to talk about it, what you said is true, I was beaten in the Qinhuai River and almost lost my life, fortunately, God forbid, I survived, the problem of body bones is not very big, I can eat and drink, it's not a big deal, as for the dissolution of the marriage contract, it is true, I am not angry, I don't blame others, you don't have to mutter behind your back."

The surroundings are quiet again, once some words are said, there is nothing, the dissolution of the marriage contract, people themselves don't care, what is the use of outsiders talking about it, the so-called cheap people are invincible.

A young man with clear eyebrows stood up, the young man looked good, but unfortunately he had a bad temperament, and he always looked gloomy.

"Qingyang, the tone of your words is too big, if the marriage contract is dissolved, it is an insult to the Sven of the reader, is it still a glorious thing, what is it when everyone talks about it, don't you feel ashamed."

Zheng Xunrui looked at the young man and seemed to be smiling.

This young man is Liu Rong, the son of the county lord of Jiangning, who is a stone, and he is also the number one person in the county school, but he is not real, and he always gives people a sinister feeling.

"Brother Yishi, do you mean that you are going to cry to everyone, you have been dissolved from your marriage contract, you are rebellious, you have insulted Sven of the scholar, and you have to be like a woman, sad and sad all day long, and wash your face with tears......"

Before Zheng Xunrui finished speaking, laughter appeared around him, and even Liu Rong, who opened his mouth, laughed.

"Qingyang, that's not what I mean, since you have been dissolved, then keep a low profile, so as not to be discussed."

"Thank you for your concern, what to do is to know for yourself."

Zheng Xunrui did not directly have a conflict with Liu Rong, not that he was afraid, but that it was not necessary, if he had just crossed, he would make enemies everywhere like a hedgehog, and it would definitely not be good in the future, and he was born in troubled times, and there were too many opponents, which was the biggest trouble.

After laughing, several people stepped forward and started chatting with Zheng Xunrui, after all, they are all young people, and Zheng Xunrui's dissolution of the marriage contract has not affected them anything, and it doesn't matter if they talk.

There are three departments at the same time, and the door opens on time.

When Zheng Xunrui entered, he felt a little uncomfortable, he looked around, there seemed to be nothing abnormal, but he always felt that there was a pair of eyes staring at him.

Someone went to the backyard to tie the horse, and someone walked directly towards the school, Zheng Xunrui paused slightly, looked around again, and there was nothing abnormal.

Shaking his head, Zheng Xunrui slowly walked towards the school, the seats were fixed, he sat in the penultimate row, leaning against the window, this position was very ordinary, in fact, his status in the county school was also dispensable.

This cannot but be said to be a kind of sadness.