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The place where the water is distributed to the Divine Horse Farm is called Azalea Ping. As the name suggests, the mountains are full of rhododendrons, and the scenery is pleasant when the spring flowers are blooming. But now, there is nothing poetic about it. The sunny part of the highlands is dry and barren, and only the shade of the depression still grows green crops.

When each water horse team arrived, there was a group of people with a long queue to fetch water. For fear of fighting over water, the government organized officers to maintain order at various water supply points.

Yan Bo took the buckets issued by the government, went up to the official to check and seal them, approved the quantity, and then distributed the buckets to the surnames in order, and still handed over the empty buckets to them to bring back.

Meng Zhan thought very thoughtfully about this, all the people who came to help deliver water, in addition to a certain number of bronze medals, even if there were only one or two buckets, they could also use this record to appropriately reduce some taxes. Therefore, many surnames, whether they are sincere or not, as long as the family has spare energy, are willing to go on this trip. This load of two barrels seems to be less, but gathering sand into a tower still effectively alleviates the urgent need.

After the water was distributed, families were reluctant to drink it. Instead, it was sent to the field and carefully filled with a bowl, and the seedlings that carried hope under the irrigation of each plant were willing to lick the bowl with moisture and moisten the cracked mouthpiece.

Zhang Qingting looked at his heart heavy, "With so many surnames, let's just send such a little water, where is there enough to divide it?" Can I make two more trips? ”

Yan Bo shook his head, "On such a hot day, it takes half a day's work for the horses to come and go, and the physical exertion is really not small!" And then there are those pregnant mares, and they can't afford to toss it once. ”

Zhang Qingting couldn't bear to look at it anymore, turned his horse's head and left.

There is no need to carry a weight when you go back, and the horses are much lighter, but the mood of the people is not relaxed. Looking up at the cloudless blue sky, Zhang Qingting felt that the sun was too dazzling for the first time.

I feel resentful in my heart, why is this God so blind? Can't you go down in time for the rain to alleviate the disaster?

On the way back, I met a small team, all of which were local villagers, solemnly holding livestock fruits, carrying a colorful sedan chair, in which a mage sat and went to the top of the mountain to pray for rain. The people on the upper line avoided one after another, very respectful, Zhang Qingting also dismounted, and stood silently, regardless of whether he was real or deceived the world and stole his name. I sincerely hope that he can succeed.

After getting on the horse again and moving forward, Yan Bo reminded everyone, "The front is narrow and difficult to walk, everyone can pay attention to it!" ”

In addition to Zhang Qingting, everyone has walked through, it is rugged, and because of the drought, the gravel and sand are loose, they are uphill when they come, but fortunately, now it is downhill, and the horse's hooves are easy to slip. Although the valley on both sides is not deep, it is very steep and can be easily damaged if the horse falls.

The leader of the old Wu shouted at the guys to get off the horse and lead the horse on foot. Seeing this, Zhang Qingting was about to dismount, but Yan Bo stopped her and said, "It's very awkward here, you are not used to it, and you can't deal with it." Just sit on it and follow the group slowly. You should be fine! Fuqing, you come over to lead the horse for the proprietress, and I will greet you at the back! ”

The little servant Fuqing was busy, and rushed to hold the reins of Zhang Qingting's horse and lead him away, and Yan Bo went to the back of the formation.

Zhang Qingting looked at the thin-soled embroidered shoes on his feet, and then looked at them, he really couldn't walk, and paid attention to everyone's shoes, but most of them were thin-soled, and many of them were worn out decently, and it must be uncomfortable to walk. She blamed herself a little, "It's our negligence, I'll change your thick-soled shoes when we go back!" ”

Fuqing listened and smiled, "Even if the thick bottom is placed on this, it will not be polished!" It's a waste of shoes, even if it's hairy, we are reluctant to wear it! ”

Zhang Qingting was disgusted, "But this foot is grinding, isn't it more uncomfortable?" Are shoes worth more than feet? ”

"We're all used to it, it's okay! My feet are calloused, and I won't blister anymore! Fuqing waved his hand nonchalantly.

The elder Han in front of him interjected, "Boss, it's okay if you send us a pair of shoes!" Prepare two pairs of straw sandals, the one is breathable and cool, and it is not distressing if it is worn out, so I wear it out and walk this mountain, and the good shoes are kept for us to wear in the racecourse. In time for the new year, it would be even more beautiful if you could get us a pair of riding boots! Everybody said, isn't it? ”

He coaxed it together. Everyone laughed, like those little servants bought at home, all silent, only the older workers responded in a mess.

Zhang Qingting secretly thought in his heart, this is the difference between the family and the hired one. The little servants in the family are young, and in the future, they will all rely on the owner of the family to marry their wives and buy real estate, as long as they are treated well, they are willing to take the horse farm as their home. But it's different for those who are hired, and I don't know where I will be next year after doing it this year, of course, I want to try to get more benefits for myself.

She was tempted for a moment, thinking that when this racecourse gradually grew bigger in the future, these long-term and short-term workers would have to be treated differently.

There are also two girls and little girls at home, although they did not directly come to the racecourse to contribute, but they took on the family and indirectly shared the affairs of the racecourse.

This is also a question, so that everyone can work with peace of mind and work hard, this arrangement is very important.

Zhang Qingting thought for a while and said with a smile, "Since that's the case, then when I go back, I will buy a few pairs of straw sandals first, it's a hot day." Everyone is easy to wear, as for the cloth shoes and riding boots, it is not a big deal, as long as everyone works hard, where are you afraid that you will not be able to earn it? ”

There is a living mouth in her words, which is neither a complete promise nor a lack of promise. As for whether it will be sent or not, and when it will be sent, it depends on the performance of everyone.

It's better to have something than nothing, and everyone is very happy to get her words. flattered her with a few words of generosity and kindness, and walked forward with a smile. Unexpectedly, a team delivering water also came in front of me.

As soon as he saw it, Zhang Qingting immediately gritted his teeth, it was really a narrow family, and it was Yu who took the lead.

The Xue family was originally an iron rooster and never disdained to do these good deeds. But after the confrontation with Meng Zhan last time, he was also a little worried, after all, he was a parent official, so he was afraid that he would retaliate or something, so he wanted to find an opportunity to ease up with Meng Zhan.

But Meng Zhan's oil and salt did not enter, and the wine and delicacies, gold and silk beauties were all returned, Xue Anzheng was suffering from no way to please, so he heard about the government's levy of water, and there were taxes that could be reduced or reduced, anyway, there were dozens of fast horses in his stable just for the thugs to protect the yard, and he was idle, so he also came out to the yamen to get a share of the money and do this errand.

Meng Zhan also went to his house to award a bronze mirror in person, and Xue An wanted to set it off, but Meng Zhan only stood at the gate and said a few words, and then said goodbye and went to another house.

Isn't there always a lot of affection when you meet? Although Xue An touched the ashes, he still thought about it and let people do this errand well, and the relationship between the two would always be better.

When the shopkeeper saw Zhang Qingting, he was also smiling, "Mrs. Zhao, don't come to harm!" ”

"Thank you, all is well!" Zhang Qingting responded lightly, and continued to walk your Yangguan Road, and I will cross my single-plank bridge.

However, there is only one narrow one, and if it is two horses, it must be carefully avoided. If they go back, it is even more impossible for the Xue family to give them a go. Zhang Qingting knew that this family was not a good person, and he didn't want to cause more trouble, and besides, they were also going to deliver water, no matter what the motive was, it was always in favor of one party's surname. He commanded in a loud voice, "Rest in place, let the water delivery team go up first!" ”

"Take, take!" The shopkeeper clenched his fists, but there was a poisonous plan in his heart. If it can be done, then you will have to take a big credit in front of Xue An when you go back.

With a look at the person behind him, he drove the horse forward, at first it was good, but when the two teams staggered, and was about to pass by Zhang Qingting, he pretended to sneeze, and when he took out the handkerchief from his sleeve, he brought the fire fold out, shook it away and threw it at Zhang Qingting's horse's head. It is the nature of livestock to be afraid of fire, and the horse was frightened at once, and with a long neigh, he retreated to the side, stepped on the air with a hoof, and immediately took Zhang Qingting and slid down the hillside.

The little guy Fuqing was so frightened that his face turned white, how could he, a teenager, be able to pull a horse? The people froze there and forgot to let go, and then they were dragged down together.

"Be careful!" Yan Bo looked behind him and saw that the situation was not good, and he jumped up from his horse and rushed down to save people first.

And the shopkeeper also pretended to be frightened, oops, exaggerated and shouted, leaned back, covered the family behind him, and spilled the bucket behind the horse.

At this moment, the teams at both ends were chaotic and even more crowded. One wants to go up, the other wants to go down, scrambling to be the first, and can't live in peace. Under the guidance of the shopkeeper, the Xue family consciously aggravated the chaotic situation, and used his own horses to squeeze the horses of the Zhang family. After all, the horse farm guys are honest, and they can't compare to these evil slaves who do evil all day long, and they only want to restrain their own horses, and they don't know how to fight back, so they are even more disadvantaged, and soon a few more horses are squeezed down.

The shopkeeper was very proud in his heart, he had already calculated in his heart, this time, he could not only make the Zhang family's horses lose a lot, but also rely on the Zhang family's head for the sin of being frightened and losing water, so he had nothing to lose, and he stopped there more and more, and viciously wanted to squeeze all the horses in the Zhang family's horse farm.

"Wow!" Suddenly, two dogs barked like a lion's roar, and the black tiger rushed back from front like lightning!

This section of the road was narrow, and the black tiger walked impatiently, so he ran to a high place in front of him and watched, intending to wait for the team to pass before he left.

Unexpectedly, the black tiger saw that his horses were being bullied, and he was immediately furious, rushed down from above, and pushed away the Xue family's horses with two claws, and drove down several horses on the opposite hillside to leave a way for his own horses.

It turned its head and barked twice, driving its own frightened head horse through quickly. This immediately woke up the leading Lao Wu, and hurriedly commanded the horse to leave first. Someone took the lead, and the horses behind them were much more stable, and they all knew that they had to follow the head horse and leave quickly.

Yu shopkeeper didn't do it, where did this dog come from, he was so smart, he gave an order under the pretense that his horse was damaged, and pointed to the black tiger and ordered the house slaves, "Are you dead?" Kill this mad dog for me! ”

Last time, Meng Zhan accepted the sticks of the Xue family, and when these families came out, they didn't dare to bring the murder weapon again, but the dagger knife in his arms and the leather boot rope on the horseback were still there.

The black tiger was undaunted, baring its sharp scissor teeth, and the black mane around its neck stood up, like an angry lion, rushing forward to fight.

Mastiffs are warlike by nature, and the average five wild wolves are no match for it, let alone a herd of domestic horses. It relied on its small and nimble body to weave its way under the belly of the horse, and in a few turns, it squeezed all the horses that besieged it first.

The wicked slave whipped him with his whip, and he swooped down, and tore the man so hard that he rolled down the hill. But he flew back, protected his horses, and continued to fight. Even if it is occasionally whipped by people, its coarse fur is not afraid at all. On the contrary, the more it saw blood, the more it hurt it, the more excited it became, and its eyes began to be dyed with a layer of blood red, and it was chilling to look at people.

The remaining horses of the Zhang family had all passed safely, and Lao Wu ordered people to watch and bring people back to rescue the people and horses who had fallen. They heard Yan Bo say that the angry mastiff would not even listen to the master's words, and would not stop fighting until the fight was over. Therefore, they didn't dare to come forward to drink orders, and only cared about saving people and pulling horses.

Yan Bo had already rescued Zhang Qingting and Fuqing, because of the drought, the floating soil on the hillside was very thick, and it was no big problem for them to roll down, but they were disgraced, their knees and elbows were worn out, and they suffered some skin injuries and damaged clothes.

Lao Wu put down the rope, and everyone pulled them up first.

Zhang Qingting was originally furious, but when he saw the embarrassment of the black tiger beating the Xue family to pieces, he sneered.

"Phew!" She spat out a mouthful of ash, "These brutes are also worthy of my brutes to clean up!" ”

But when she turned her head to count her horses, she couldn't laugh, this time, five horses were injured, and four were pregnant mares.

The Xue family is rich and doesn't care about this toss, but she cares! How precious is every horse in his own house, why is this scumbag so bad to get along with himself?

She couldn't help but be vicious, wishing that the black tiger would drive all the horses of the Xue family downhill! In fact, there is no need for her to order, the black tiger has already been able to fight, no matter whether he is a man or a horse, he will all be bitten and driven away!

Yu shopkeeper was defeated and retreated, and he was really scared in his heart, this time he really stole chickens and rice, and he didn't harm the Zhang family, but he lost so many people in his own family. If you go back, let alone receive the reward, with the stinginess of Xue He and his wife, they will not be able to peel their skin and bones! But who knows, this pig-killing girl is fierce, and the dog she raises doesn't know what kind of alien breed it is, and it is so fierce?

Seeing that the black tiger was approaching step by step, he had no choice but to beg for mercy in a loud voice, "Mrs. Zhao! Hold on to your dog! ”

Don't say I can't pull it, even if I can hold it, I can't pull it! Who wants you to be so bad-hearted and poison first?

Zhang Qingting slandered in his heart, but he was calm, at this time, any radical words and deeds would give people a handle, Xiucai was so angry that day that day that she didn't say a bad word to Xue An, of course she could do it, anyway, it was just a favor, so she called twice in a fake way, "Black Tiger, come back!" Come back! ”

Of course the black tiger didn't listen, although it was a beast, it knew what was good or bad, and recognized that the shopkeeper was instructing people to beat its leader, and he would not give up if he was not defeated!

Seeing that the big black dog just refused to let him go, the shopkeeper Yu was so frightened that his face was like earth, and he was about to cry, "Mrs. Zhao, please, stop your dog!" ”

Zhang Qingting couldn't help, but Yan Bo couldn't stand it, so he reminded, "If you don't want to die, roll down the hill by yourself!" ”

When the shopkeeper heard him say this, he thought that there was only this one to go. With a bite of his teeth and a cross of his heart, he jumped off his horse and rolled down the hill.

The black tiger still didn't follow, chased it down again, and grabbed a few more scars from the shopkeeper with his own hands before he gave up.

Yan Bo turned his head and explained, "Boss, it's not that I'm soft-hearted, if the black tiger recognizes the leader, it will be until death, and we don't need to kill people." ”

Zhang Qingting nodded, "It's just a pity for our family's horses!" What an annoyance! ”

Before she could finish speaking, she heard a neighing of horses beside her, and several more horses flashed over. Different from ordinary family horses, these horses have no saddle and no bridles, their manes are fluttering, their bodies are flexible, and their big eyes look at the remaining clear water in the buckets left by the Xue family's horses, cheer, and rush down to drink. I think it's a drought, and I don't know where a few wild horses ran down.

Yan Bo's eyes lit up immediately, and he immediately made a silent gesture, only whispered to the left and right, and pointed to the black horse in the middle.

Zhang Qingting saw that the old Wu and Lao Han next to him were also gearing up, making a rope set, pointing at each other, and looking very excited.

Whoever catches the mustang belongs to whom? Even if she had any doubts in her heart, she didn't dare to ask, so she stood quietly and waited.

saw Yan Bo suddenly throw out a strong trap, which happened to be around the neck of a black horse, and several other people also threw the rope one after another, pulling the horse in their minds.

Of course, the wild horse did not follow, turned his head and ran, Yan Bo quickly chased after it, jumped on the horse's back, and tightly strangled its neck, no matter how the horse kicked upright, it refused to come down. The horse fell asleep and immediately lay down, trying to roll and shake off the man on his back. Yan Bo kicked it in the lower abdomen to prevent it from having a chance to roll.

Over there, Lao Han and Lao Gao didn't have his work, they were very embarrassed, and they were dragged by the horses and rolled on the ground, but they resolutely refused to let go.

There were two small guys over there who also worked together to get a horse, but they couldn't pull it because they were small, Fuqing was looking at the horse, looking anxious, "Boss, you look at the horse, I'll help them!" ”

He also rushed up to help the two little guys pull the horses.

The black tiger below suddenly heard a movement from above, and rushed up again, and when he saw the wild horse, he was excited again. First go and force back the two horses that dragged Lao Gao and Lao Han to run, but Lao Han was unlucky, the black tiger just came, the rope was worn out, and the horse ran away without a trace, and Lao Gao's horse rushed back. The black tiger helped the little guy and Yan Bo to stop the horse, and said that it was strange, the horse was originally arrogant and untamable, and it was seen that the black tiger was all honest, although he was still not convinced, but he was a little afraid, and he didn't dare to fight too much.

The horse was awkwardly pulled back, and Yan Bocai was overjoyed, "Congratulations to the boss!" Our horse farm is thriving! ”

"Whoever catches this horse is anyone?" Zhang Qingting was really a little incredulous.

Old Han next to him nodded, "That's it!" But these wild horses are really difficult to tame, if it weren't for the black tiger today, I'm afraid it would be difficult! He himself lost his horse, and some of his eyes were red at the height of the horse, so he led the conversation here.

Lao Gao hurriedly said, "Is that also a good thing for me to trap?" ”

Seeing that the two of them were about to argue, Zhang Qingting didn't understand the trick, but Yan Bo knew, and said with a sinking face, "Whether these horses can be kept or not, I don't know how many of them have been recruited!" Hurry up and bring it back first. If there is any benefit to the horse farm, it will naturally be indispensable to everyone. Don't wait and run again, then it's all a bamboo basket to draw water! What are you doing here? ”

And the people, thinking that they were reasonable, fell silent, and drove the horses back. Shang Yan Bo quietly explained to Zhang Qingting.

"Wild horses mostly live in groups, let's take this one, I'm afraid there will be a large team to come to the rescue tonight. The fence outside the racecourse can be opened, and besides, the weather is dry, and we have abundant water and grass there, if we can leave a few good horses, it will be beneficial to the breeding of our racecourse in the future! It's just that there is a shortage of manpower, and it would be a pity if this good opportunity was missed. ”

Zhang Qingting thought for a moment, "After you go back, you immediately go to the Hejia Racecourse and ask Uncle He to come over with people!" ”

"But......" Yan Bo hesitated, they were strong and strong, and they picked the good ones away?

Zhang Qingting smiled slightly, "In our place, even if there is a good one, they may not be embarrassed to catch it all, anyway, we don't have anyone to catch it, why not make it convenient with others and make it convenient for yourself?" ”

This is also the lesson of Juewei Zhai, don't always think about getting rich yourself, let your friends make a fortune together, this friend may be more reliable.

Yan Bo nodded in appreciation, "It's still the boss lady who thinks about it!" ”

Everyone turned their heads to go back, Zhang Qingting thought about it, and picked up the fire fold that caused trouble and took it away.

When they returned to the racecourse and saw the new horses, everyone was happy. When he heard about the Xue family, he was angry again.

"However, this can be regarded as a loss of the horse, and I don't know if it's a blessing!" Fang Mingzhu was very relieved, "That surnamed Xue Jing wanted to go against us, but this time he happened to do us a favor." If it weren't for the trouble in his family and deliberately splashed water, how would he attract wild horses? But in the end, it was my brother-in-law's kindness that proposed to deliver water, and we only met it. ”

Zhang Xiaodie grinned and then praised, "I just said that my brother-in-law is the best!" Look at him when he's not at home, he can get such a good thing for us. ”

Zhang Qingting glanced at her, "Are we not happy?" Don't blow him up, if he's not a living immortal, where is the prophet unknown? But I was secretly happy in my heart, Zhao Chengcai's idea was really good!

Yan Bo immediately went to He's house to invite someone, Zhang Qingting didn't even go home, only asked Jixiang to go back to report a message, all the people were on standby, no matter how inconvenient it was, they had to survive tonight.

(P.S. Yesterday it was Laba?) Forgot to drink porridge! Are you pinched with the support of tips? Hey! ）