(208) People talk dogs

At dusk, He Yutang arrived with his brothers and a large number of strong men. When we met, we first made a stand, "Mrs. Zhao, thanks to your kindness, we will divide the horse caught tonight." It's up to you to pick first, and we'll take care of the rest. What do you think? ”

Zhang Qingting smiled, "Uncle He is too polite, how many people can I have here, how many horses can I catch?" It's all up to you tonight! Horizontal and vertical is an unexpected joy, don't be polite to me! If you think it's better to make it clear in advance, then it's better to be like this, you pick one, I pick one, everyone don't be modest. How will this wild horse be served, I will have to ask you a lot! ”

He Yutang listened to her generosity and sincerity, and if he resigned again, he would seem to be petty, so he readily agreed. Without further ado, I went to see the three newly captured wild horses, for they did not put their stables in order to attract them, but were tied in the stables outside. The black tiger next to him dutifully guarded.

The people who came were all connoisseurs, and when they saw the color of these horses, they had a bottom in their hearts, and the joy in their eyes became more obvious.

He Yutang exclaimed, "Mrs. Zhao is really lucky!" There is a horse here that is still pregnant with a foal, and if he thinks that his companion will come to his rescue. ”

He Yufeng regretted, "If we had met earlier at the time of breeding, our foal next year would be even better!" ”

"Lack of greed!" He Yutang said angrily, "If both of us can leave three or five horses, it will already be very wishful!" ”

After looking at the horse, everyone talked about the bravery of the black tiger again, and I heard that it had just been given a breed, and it was going to give birth to cubs in more than a month, He Yufeng said, "This must give us two!" Wait until next year to send our good shepherd dog to another litter, and you will be returned! ”

Everyone laughed, and suddenly saw that Jixiang came back with the car, and brought a set of clothes from Xiaoyu Xiaoqing and Zhang Qingting, and also took some medicine and food.

It turned out that Zhang Facai and Fang Dehai heard about today's incident, and knew that the racecourse was working hard tonight, so they discussed and prepared, and asked the two little girls to come over to help make tea and cook.

He Yutang and the others were excited, and began to arrange serious things, "It's a big battle at night, and I can't be careless at all." Don't toss around this time, go to sleep all, and work hard at night when you have enough energy! ”

Zhang Qingting said busily. "Then it's all up to Uncle He, these guys in our family can be arranged how you see it, and it's important to work together to get things done first!"

He Yutang was also not polite, and assigned them one by one, "The most important thing is to catch the head horse of this group of horses, so that the whole group of horses will temporarily stay and give us time to domesticate." ”

"I'll go for this!" He Yufeng was young and vigorous, and Mao recommended himself.

"You don't have the ability to do this yet," He Yutang shook his head with a smile and looked at Yan Bowen, "Let Ah Li take you with you then!" ”

Yan Bowen smiled indifferently, and he had a certain number in his heart.

Except for the people who went to spy on the sentry, everyone else rested on the Chase bunk that had just been cleaned up. The ladies and relatives simply cleaned up the storeroom, built a bunk with a few pairs of wooden planks that put grain and moisture proof, and laid out a mattress to lie down for a while. Luckily, it's summer, so it's easy.

Zhang Qingting thought about it and explained to Fang Mingzhu again, now they are too busy with the health stewards, and when they have time to renovate the house for the Zhao Wang family, they remember to set aside the silver and renovate their own horse farm according to the style of the He family's horse farm.

Fang Mingzhu smiled and pointed at his ears. "It's almost time to grind the cocoons!"

Zhang Qingting smiled, excited and excited, he couldn't sleep, so he simply came out for a walk.

The summer night of the grassland is full of stars, the refreshing evening breeze mixed with the fragrance of grass and wild flowers gently hits, and the small insects hide in the unknown dark place and grunt, occasionally mixed with the neighing of horses, warm and quiet.

"Who?" A man asked in a low voice from the ground.

Zhang Qingting was taken aback a little, and looked at it carefully, "Uncle He, it's me!" ”

"Mrs. Zhao," He Yutang also smiled, "What?" You can't sleep either? ”

Zhang Qingting nodded, a little embarrassed, "I haven't gone through such a big formation, I don't know what the situation is, don't laugh!" ”

He Yutang smiled, and let out a clean open space for her to sit down, "Don't talk about you, I haven't passed through it twice." The last time was when I was a child, you should also remember, it was seven or eight years ago, when we were in the great drought in Zaranburg, a group of hungry wild horses rushed into our horse farm, which was really scary! ”

Speaking of the natural disaster that year, Zhang Qingting just had something to ask, "At that time, no one had anything to eat, how did your family survive?" ”

"It's hard to look back on!" He Yutang shook his head, "You know what? At that time, it was the first time that our family killed horses because they couldn't feed them. To stay alive. The guys exchanged and ate other people's horse meat, crying while eating, that scene ...... I'll never forget it! ”

Zhang Qingting's heart sank when he heard this, and he sighed faintly, "I don't know if there will be a drought on this day this year!" ”

He Yutang was also very worried about this matter, "Your pasture is in good condition, and it is close to the river, so you may not be able to feel it." Like the wells at our horse farm, the water level can drop dramatically! If it doesn't rain anymore, life will be really difficult! To put it mildly, even if you give us all these wild horses, we can't afford to raise them! ”

Zhang Qingting was really worried when he heard it, but he thought about it, "We can only go which step to say which step now, like there are horses now, of course, we have to think of leaving the good horses, and wait until one day if it is really bad, and then make bad plans." ”

He Yutang smiled slightly, "It's rare that you can have this open-mindedness, who says it's not?" Therefore, although we have to obey the will of God, we still have to do our best, otherwise people live in this world and do it carefully. Afraid of wolves and tigers, and interesting? ”

"Exactly!" Zhang Qingting said that his mood also became cheerful, "This is like sailing against the current, taking chestnuts from the fire, facing difficulties, and showing the true character of a hero!" ”

He Yutang suddenly felt a trace of envy, "Zhao Xiucai is really blessed to be able to marry you as a lady." ”

Zhang Qingting was a little shy when he heard him praise this, "You are too awarded!" ”

He Yutang said sincerely, "Mrs. Zhao." Forgive me for taking the plunge, before ...... It's me who is too selfish! To miss it is my own loss. A woman as good as you is worthy of being treated with affection and loyalty. I just hope that I can be friends with you and my wife in the future, okay? ”

"Of course!" Zhang Qingting smiled playfully, "We are friends now!" ”

At this point, everyone's hearts are gone, and getting along again is much more relaxed and relaxed.

But Zhang Qingting thought again, if he really married He Yutang at the beginning, would he still be his current self? Once you live a stable and prosperous life, where will you have the opportunity to recognize the Fang family, build an alley and open a horse farm, and do these things that you couldn't think of before?

The circumstances of life are really wonderful, although marrying Zhao Chengcai made her live a life of hard work, but it also forced her to spread her wings and learn to fly. Even though it's hard, this income is all your own, and it's more down-to-earth and satisfying than that kind of attachment to stretch out your hands and open your mouth for food. Thinking of the Xiucai in a different place for a while, Zhang Qingting couldn't help but put a sweet smile on the corner of his mouth, and fell asleep safely.

In the end, he didn't sleep very well, and when he waited until the end of the fourth watch and the beginning of the fifth watch, he only heard a faint dull thunder rolling on the ground, as well as the restless restlessness of the horses, and the sound of hoofs neighing, Zhang Qingting woke up suddenly.

A few little girls beside him were still asleep, it was dark outside, and there was no sound quietly.

As soon as Zhang Qingting shook the fire fold, he heard someone outside the door lower his voice and shouted, "Extinguish it!" ”

She hurriedly put out the fire and came out to take a look at the faint starlight. All the men are ready to take their places. In the darkness, only a pair of eyes were flashing with irrepressible excitement.

Zhang Qingting asked quietly, "Is it a horse?" ”

The little maid Fuqing heard her voice and pulled her aside and whispered, "Yes, boss lady." Uncle He took their good hands and led the horses out to ambush, and we stayed here to take care of it. ”

"What do you want us to do?"

"No need! After a while, I'll catch the horses and cook some breakfast for everyone. ”

Zhang Qingting asked him to go back to his place, went into the back room and woke up a few girls, and whispered to everyone to hide in the house and watch, and if there was anyone who wanted help, they would come out.

After a while, I heard the sound of horses' hooves, and it was getting closer and closer like a dark cloud.

Although Zhang Qingting didn't know how many horses there were, listening to this movement, it was much faster than his own horses when they ran every morning.

Suddenly, a firework exploded in the sky, instantly lighting up the darkest sky before dawn! The light of this moment was enough to make everyone stunned.

The black crow's horse herd was overwhelming, and Zhang Qingting took a cursory look, this was definitely two to three times the number of his own horse farm! Hundreds of wild horses galloped along with the wind, and the scene was not a surprise, but a fear! Fear of a huge population of wild, fierce, fearless, fiery and swift as the wind! And at this moment, the strength of any individual seems so small in front of them, and they seem to be the real kings of the grassland with a devastating momentum!

Fang Mingzhu's eyes widened, and he couldn't close his mouth in shock, "Didn't you say that there would be fewer horses in the summer, at most ten or twenty horses?" How did it come so much? ”

This is from the book, Zhang Xiaodie also asked He Yufeng before, "That's right, only the winter herd will have so many horses!" ”

Whatever it came to be! Zhang Qingting glared at the two of them, "The top priority now is that so many horses have come, will our horse farm be flattened!" ”

Is this possible? It's possible!

Zhang Qingting rushed out desperately, helping the guys to raise the firewood piles around the stables a little higher, lighting a safe line of fire to prevent the wild horses from approaching. A few girls also hurried out to help, and then the warehouse and workshop.

Seeing that the horses were approaching, the men drove them into the house, "Don't come out!" "At this time, as long as it is a man, he has an instinctive willingness to protect a woman.

Zhang Qingting knew that now was not the time to be strong, but she was also unwilling to sit and wait for someone to take care of her, so she quickly assigned the task, "Xiaoyu and I are here to take care of the fire in the stable, and Mingzhu Xiaodie and Xiaoqing will take care of the workshop!" Fuqing, you go and help them, each of you takes a torch, and you would rather not catch a horse, and be careful not to hurt yourself! ”

The guys felt warm in their hearts when they heard this, and when they saw that they were just adding firewood here, there was no big difficulty, so they each added their own caution to help.

He Yutang and the others rode horses, chasing the horses on both sides. Suddenly so many horses came, and they were also caught off guard.

He Yufeng couldn't recognize it for a long time, so he shouted anxiously, "Which is this head horse?" ”

Yan Bowen was still calm, "There are several ethnic groups in this area, we have to disperse them first, and then we can know which one to catch!" Come on two good riders, rush in with me! ”

"Come along!" He Yutang responded calmly, "Don't panic, everyone, just run along with them, just follow the whip in the middle!" ”

He and Yan Bowen rushed into the wild horses one on the left and one on the right, and the whip was thrown in the air, and the horses were frightened, so they naturally distinguished themselves. With the two of them as a demonstration, the others also hurriedly followed, all of them were veterans of horse taming, and needless to say, they all knew what to do.

There are so many horses, their own horse pen will definitely not be able to fit, Yan Bowen pointed in a direction, "Take it up to the northeast corner, there is a water source, it is dark, they dare not go down the river, they must stop!" ”

It was a good idea, and the men drove the horses in his direction.

In fact, there was no need to drive them, these long-thirsty horses had already smelled the water vapor and ran to the water source with joy. When they arrived at the edge of the water source, He Yutang ordered that they no longer approach, and everyone only formed a circle from a distance. Seeing that no one was disturbing, the horse drank water with peace of mind.

The sky was gradually dawning, and the groups could see clearly.

He Yutang decisively ordered, "Ah Li, let go of the three horses that were caught first!" ”

Lao Gao immediately shouted, "There are horses here that I have worked so hard to catch!" ”

Yan Bowen had already put the rope, "The boss lady has an order, everything is under Uncle He's orders!" Besides, can you catch this horse on your own? "No mistakes, no skipping words.

He Yutang explained, "We have to settle their hearts first, and then see which population is good, so that we can know which horses to keep and which ones not to keep." If you don't have too strong personality, no one can control it, and it's useless to keep it. ”

Lao Gao curled his mouth and reluctantly responded.

The three horses were free, and they returned to the community with great joy. He Yutang and Yan Bowen both paid close attention to the best black horse, and saw that it had entered a small group, and the leading stallion greeted it very affectionately, but pushed it out.

He Yufeng understood, "This should be the son of that family, now that he is older, it is time for him to be independent." ”

He Yutang nodded, "Look at it, it's in that stallion herd." It's all young ponies, and they can't compete with those old ponies for the lead yet, so they'll have to wait a year or two! ”

"According to me, it's better to put on a few sets of foals, or pregnant mares!" Someone suggested it with great interest.

He Yutang shook his head, "Then the stallion will fight with you!" Don't be in a hurry, wait and see, and keep an eye out for young stallions and mares about two or three years old, when they have all left home, the tribe has squeezed them, and there is nowhere to shelter them outside, but it is the easiest to stay. ”

He ordered the horses to be kept away from the fire by a fence and to prevent them from leaving.

The water and grass here are abundant, and the horses see that they have no intention of harming, so they do not leave, and rest here for the time being.

He Yutang didn't rush to make a move, but asked people to go back and bring all the best stallions and mares in his own horse farm, and teased himself, "We can be regarded as a beauty trick!" ”

It made everyone laugh.

The horses passed through their station safely, and the alarm on Zhang Qingting's side was temporarily lifted. But they still fenced it off, for fear that the wild horses would suddenly come and make trouble, and the wild horses did not catch them, but turned their horses out.

After making breakfast and sending it over, He Yutang didn't dare to blink here, they took turns to dismount and eat, and they had to keep an eye on these horses, "Mrs. Zhao, we may work for a morning, or it may be three or five days, you don't need to spend it here, you can go back and rest and come back." ”

On this hot day, Zhang Qingting didn't take a bath for a day and really felt uncomfortable, so he said to go back and change his clothes and come back. She hadn't left the racecourse yet, but she saw two officials from the yamen, and when they met, she smiled bitterly, "Xiucai lady, do you know what to do?" ”

Of course Zhang Qingting knew that Xue Zi'an must have sued her! She has thought about the crime herself, which is nothing more than that she committed arson to the dog, injured his family's people and horses, and missed the errand of delivering water, first, to damage her reputation, and second, to make her pay money.

"I'm about to report to the county magistrate! I didn't go back yesterday, but it just so happened that you came today, just all the way back! Fuxing, you take the black tiger and witness it with me! As well as the horses that were injured by us, please also ask the two officials to check the injuries and make a record, so that you don't have to run twice! ”

She went back confidently, the official was also familiar with her, accommodating, and allowed her to go back to bathe and change clothes first, and pack up properly, Zhang Qingting came over to fight the lawsuit refreshed.

Zhang Facai and they wanted to accompany her over, Li Hongwen was close, and when he heard about it, he also came to inquire, Zhang Qingting didn't let anyone follow, "You are all resting, you are busy everywhere, how can you have the leisure to delay those bad things?" Just have Fuxing and auspiciousness to accompany me. ”

She generously took the little maid and led the dog to the court.

When I arrived at the gate of the yamen, I saw that the shopkeeper was not injured, and he took more than a dozen wounded wounded horses to line up outside and scream in pain. Seeing pedestrians passing by, he pointed to his wounds, "This is all bitten by Zhao Xiucai's dog!" Even the people and horses who deliver water for disaster relief bite it! ”

The pedestrians next to him wanted to look but didn't dare to look, wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask, I don't know what was going on.

Zhang Qingting sneered, this is also a good learner, and he will strive for sympathy! "Yu shopkeeper, don't come unharmed! Black Tiger, say hello to everyone! ”

The Black Tiger was very vindictive, roaring from the depths of his throat, staring at the group with a cold gaze.

When they saw the shopkeeper, they trembled, and they all stepped back, not daring to say anything.

Zhang Qingting entered the yamen without panicking, and turned to everyone, "Fathers and fellow villagers, they were indeed bitten by my dogs." Our dog not only bit the people of the Xue family, injured the horses of the Xue family, but also knocked over the bucket on the back of his horse, as for this anecdote, I will now go to the court to make it clear, if you are free, you may as well come to listen to it, and also comment on this reason! ”

Everyone was curious about this, and they looked into the yamen one after another.

The official sent in to spread the word, and after a short time, he came out and opened the Zhu door, "Lord Meng has an order, if you want to hear it, just go into the courtyard to listen, but when you are questioned in the court, you are not allowed to interject, not many words, you know?" ”

"Yes!" The people answered, and a swarm of people poured in, just outside the public hall where the mirror hung wide-eyed.

On the left, stood the bitter lord Xue Zi'an, dressed in green clothes, looking very sad. On the right, there is the murderer Black Tiger, as well as the owner Zhang Qingting.

Meng Zizhan "snapped" and slapped the shocked wood, looking very majestic, "Zhao Zhang, what you just said outside the door, the official already knows, now come and listen to your reason!" If you can't tell one, two, three, you will be punished for disrupting official business and arsoning with dogs! ”

Zhang Qingting was not afraid, and saluted and explained, "Back to the lord, the little woman was called by the government to send water to the people of Dujuanping yesterday, and on the way back, she met with the Xue family to deliver water on a narrow road. But when the shopkeeper passed by me, he suddenly threw out a fire fold, and me, my little servant Fuxing and the horse fell down the hill together. This is physical evidence. ”

She took out the fire fold from her bosom and presented it, "In the chaos, I don't know whether they were intentional or unintentional, in short, a total of five horses in my family were squeezed down the hillside. This morning, the official sent the eldest brother to inspect the injuries, and asked them to come to this place. ”

The official sent the injury report to him, "Five horses have been newly injured, three have broken their feet, and two mares have miscarriages. The rest were frightened and bruised, varying in severity. ”

Xue Zi'an immediately argued, "My lord, none of the thirty-two horses and people in my family were spared, and they were all injured!" It's a lot worse than their family! ”

Others sneered, Xue Zi'an was excited, and described the person as a horse.

A smile flashed in Meng Zizhan's eyes, but his face was very serious and continued to ask, "Zhao Zhang, is that why you connived at your dog's murder?" ”

Zhang Qingting shook his head, "My dog is in a hurry, and he had already crossed that section of the road alone, but when he saw us falling down the hillside, the team rushed out to separate the horses. Although the black tiger is brave, it never hurts people easily, and if it hurts, unless someone else hurts it first. When I was rescued from the bottom of the hill by the family, I saw the black tiger fighting alone with the Xue family, when the shopkeeper asked me for help, let me drink the black tiger, I also shouted, but this dog sometimes does not obey people, I have a way? ”

She spread her hands out, looking very innocent, so angry that Xue Zi'an's face turned white, "Don't your own dogs listen to you?" ”

"Of course!" Zhang Qingting sneered, "I speak human words, and it listens to dog words." Will you be able to talk to your dog? ”

The people laughed loudly, and the dogs, of course, could not understand human speech. However, this black dog doesn't look eye-catching, and he actually defeated a group of centaurs, and he was really tough!

***

Recommended: "The Spring of the Ancient Leftover Girl" Author: Short-eared cat

Introduction: What's wrong with leftover women? We can also find our own spring, we would rather be a stepmother than a concubine!