Before the caravan left, the worship of the tea tree god was as mentioned before, and the two families who had reconciled took turns to sit in the village.

And the two families who were grateful to the caravan and us also faithfully filled the horse team with dozens of loads of good tea, but correspondingly only symbolically charged a small amount of silver.

In this regard, Uncle Gesang was so happy that he even shook the bell before setting off, and he felt a lot lighter.

Along the way, as my status in the caravan grew, the horsemen became more and more polite to me. For example, when I saw that I didn't have horses to carry the goods when I was given a basket full of good tea, everyone spontaneously took turns to carry the goods for me, which made me suddenly a little moved.

Immediately, I couldn't help but think of my own horse that had died in a poisonous miasma. After all, it's a partner who has walked through thousands of mountains and thousands of rivers together, and it's really sad to go like this.

Of course, the more important reason is that there is still a lack of a capable helper. Although with my current cultivation, there is nothing to walk with weight, and there is not even a need to accumulate qi and mobilize spiritual energy. But the question is - what is the salary of a high-ranking person in the world?

I lost my identity and didn't say it, and I was seen by people who didn't know, and I thought we were just a little minions!

So, I desperately felt that I needed a new horse.

However, the way of heaven is knowledgeable, and things are as people wish. Opportunity, as expected, immediately appeared.

Here's how it happened: It stands to reason that after going through a lot of hardships, breaking through difficulties and dangers to reach the tea producing area, and purchasing dozens of loads of tea, the caravan should return the same way. But in advance, the four major tantric sects also sent another team, taking the Sichuan-Shu route, and Uncle Gesang was also told by the sect before setting off, asking him to take a detour and join the team before returning to Lhasa together.

Therefore, after leaving Menghai, our team borrowed it to Kunming and prepared to return from the Sichuan-Tibet Tea Horse Ancient Road, instead of returning along the Yunnan-Tibet Line that had been taken all the way before.

All the way north, all the way to the official road. Except for the fact that the pot head paid some money according to the customs of the time, nothing happened to the horse team. After a few stops along the way, the team has successfully reached the vicinity of Kunming.

The place where the horse gang rested was called Caohai at that time, as the name suggests, it was an empty meadow, which was not only a social place for the major horse teams to take the lead in the face, but also brought together almost all the famous Yunnan horse trading markets at that time.

Speaking of horses, in fact, all experienced horses know that the quality of horses in the Central Plains is far less than that of horses growing on the plateau.

Among them, the Sichuan horse from Sichuan and Shu and the Yunnan horse from Yunnan are extremely popular representative breeds.

Chuanma's hometown is mountainous, so climbing and walking is as high as walking on flat ground. The Dian horse bloodline comes from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, and the breeding place is close to the Tibetan area, and it is a natural endurance champion. Therefore, for the horse drivers, compared with the Sichuan horse, the Dian horse with outstanding physical strength and large weight is more popular with the horse's feet. In the horse market, the price of a purebred Yunnan horse is even equivalent to the same weight of tea.

After learning that I was interested in buying a horse for foot strength, Uncle Gesang was also very much in favor of it.

Even, because of the importance he attached to me, he offered to advance part of my honorarium for me to buy horses in Caohaima Market. At the same time, he was enthusiastic and deliberately gave me a half-day off while the horse gang was resting, and approved an old horse who was good at Soma to accompany Sharon and me to the horse market half a mile away from the post station to pick horses.

The old horseman's surname is Duan, and his ancestral home is a small village in the north of Nanzhao, and he is still Luo Quan's hometown.

Since he was the seventh in the family, Sharon and I followed the local customs, affectionately calling him "Duan Qigong" like everyone else.

There is really a set of seven princes and horses. I saw him come to the horse market, facing all kinds of dazzling famous horses, not at all like us who have been attracted by all kinds of yellow fat horses, jujube red horses, black horses to attract the attention of the novice first brother, but adhering to the ancestral horse experience of "one look, two looks, three questions and four touches", and shuttled freely among countless famous horses, but the footsteps did not stop easily.

What is "one look, two looks, three questions and four touches"?

One look is the overall temperament of the horse from a distance.

Whether it is Lu and Chitu in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", or Xu Beihong's Maxima, although they are both four hooves and one tail, they are different from ordinary horses, of course, it is the strange posture of the bones during the march and the majestic aura when running.

The second look, but I got closer to see the horse's teeth and hooves.

The age and health of a horse can be objectively seen from its teeth. After all, horses are guys running on the ground, from the widening of hooves to the length of legs and feet, it is natural to have an intuitive understanding of the horse's talent at a glance. Just like a basketball player, with slender limbs, with the same skill and effort, the upper limit must be incomparable to a player with a short body.

Three questions, naturally ask about the horse's daily life, appetite and even the situation of the three generations of direct blood relatives.

Poisonous Chicken Soup often says: A person who is extremely self-disciplined must have the same life as hanging. The same applies to horses.

Horses with regular schedules, adequate sleep, and a good enough appetite naturally have more explosive potential than horses that are scared all day long, or who live lazy lives. If it weren't for the accumulation on weekdays, Lu Ma, who was not good-looking, would not have been able to have a flash of inspiration when Liu Bei was in danger and perform Ma Yuetanxi's genius.

As for the detailed inquiry of the details of the three generations of blood relatives, it naturally coincides with the genetics that we modern people are discussing. From a genetic point of view, if there are thousands of horses in the parents and grandparents, the probability of offspring being thousands of horses is correspondingly greater. But there has never been a Maxima in the generations, and the possibility that the descendants are Maxima is not said to be absolutely none, but it is only a very low probability.

Finally, for those horses that have gone through the first few screenings, Duan Qigong will also carefully explore several key parts such as the neck, hips, joints, and soles of the feet. There are a lot of doorways in this, which are quite similar to the palpation of traditional Chinese medicine, looking for the muscles and bones that are full of strength, if these places are congenitally weak, then no matter how much training is done in the future, the achievement is extremely limited.

As he scouted for the horses, Sharon and I had to look around. When I'm bored, I can still use my mind to see the horse's movement and summarize some of my own way, while Sharon has to aimlessly observe the bustling pedestrians around her.

Unexpectedly, this look really made her see an acquaintance.

"Why are you all here? What about Gesang? ”

When I heard the sound, I was a little surprised. It turned out that this person was none other than Ah Jiumei, who led the team to rescue us when she was on the zip bridge before. Behind her, the two young men who were in love with the water baby and the fire baby were grinning and smirking at the hot Sharon next to me.

"The pot head took people to replenish the horse material at the post station. Jiuguotou, are you also here to pick horses? Looking at the bear-like bear who coveted Sharon's fire doll Nahara dragged down three feet, I quickly coughed dryly, and at the same time expressed my intention, I also asked about the purpose of Ah Jiumei and her party.

"That's right. The two men were also old, and they wanted to find a good horse for them, and they came to touch it when the racecourse opened. ”

The arrogant Ah Jiu Mei didn't hide anything, and naturally she didn't mean to restrain her two sons from coveting Sharon. The rules on the road to the horse gang are very clear, whether it is wealth, horses, status or women, as long as they have the ability, they can fight for it, and it has nothing to do with age and the three virtues of the world.

It is precisely because of this that the ancient tea horse road is open-minded and inclusive, so that it is revered by later enthusiastic fans as "another Silk Road" through the east-west trade of China.

Just when I wanted to leave with Sharon with haha, Duan Qicheng, who had eliminated more than ninety good horses and finally fell in love with a good horse, rushed over and happily beckoned me to see the horse that had finally entered his eyes.

"Huh? Nine pot heads! After seeing the majestic heroine Ah Jiumei and the tall and powerful water and fire two babies behind him, Duan Qigong hurriedly stood up and gave her a formal salute.

"The Seventh Duke came just in time. I want to see what kind of horse you have in mind. As she spoke, Ah Jiu Mei waved her hand and didn't talk nonsense, so she took her two sons and walked in the direction where Duan Qigong came.

went back and forth, but it put Duan Qigong, who was anxious to perform in front of me, the new deputy pot, in a dilemma. Originally, he was full of energy to give me courtesy, but he finally picked a good horse, but he met Ah Jiumei, who loved horses like his life.

Looking at his face, I also have a hunch that this good horse is probably going to be asked for Ah Jiumei, who is bent on finding a good horse for her sons.

"It's a good horse!" Seeing Ah Jiu Mei's face full of joy, Duan Jiugong's face became more and more ugly.

It's not that there are no other good horses in the field, it's just that this one, but after reading countless horses, he finally used his almost strict iron law of Soma to screen it out layer by layer. If he is asked to find another horse, not to mention how much time it will take, whether he will touch it or not, it will be another matter.

Since ancient times, BMW horses, like heroes and beauties, have always been hard to find.

Thinking of this, the slick old man finally mustered up the courage, leaned forward to Ah Jiumei, and said boldly: "What, Jiuguotou, this horse, but the old man picked the ...... for the deputy pot head first."

The implication is that what Duan Qigong wants to say is: The horse is ours, if your eldest son wants a horse, do you want to choose another one?

Saying that, seeing that there was no compromise on Ah Jiumei's face, Duan Qigong's voice couldn't help but be a little shorter, and after speaking, the voice of the words was not as good as a mosquito bite.

"Out of the way! BMW is a hero, if they want it, they have to let them fight for it by themselves! You say yes, little brother of the Li family? No, it's the deputy pot head now. ”

Ah Jiu Mei said, deliberately looked at her two sons, and then turned her head to look at me, but there was no room for discussion in her eyes.

"What do you mean?" I am also a person who has seen the world, so naturally I will not fail to understand the situation at this time.

"Of course, it's a competition, and equestrian to decide the winner! I'll pay for it, and the winner will take the horses. After speaking, Ah Jiumei added: "If you are afraid that I will protect the two sons, you can also ask Gesang to notarize together." ”

Hearing him say this, the second baby of water and fire didn't wait for me to respond, and already cheered:

"My mother's idea is awesome!"

"Nonsense, that's my mother! Can the idea be bad? ”

"Uh, isn't my mother your mother?"

"That's right."

"The question is, how do we divide the two of a horse?"

"Why don't you let the brother of the Li family take out the big girl as a bet? In that way, if we win, we will be able to win a horse and a girl. ”

"Great idea! I've got a girl, you've got a horse! ”

"Don't, I want a girl!"

Ya's melon baby, this kind of thing, can you wait until you win! Also, can you not say anything in front of others that separates people and women! I don't know, I think you're bandits!

"How? With such a decision, what does Brother Li think? Seeing that the two sons were gearing up, Ah Jiumei also automatically ignored the content of their discussion and asked my opinion directly.

The bear children have been bullied to Lao Tzu's head, can you bear this breath?

At this time, even if Uncle Gesang came forward, relied on the face of the pot to stop the gambling contract, and helped me get off the horse, I probably won't be able to raise my head in front of Sharon in the future.

A man who can't even keep his own woman.

"Come on! Compare to compare! ”

The hard words came out loudly, and I naturally felt the full adoration that emanated from Sharon's calm blue eyes. It's just that, after the fluttering satisfaction, I suddenly remembered something-

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