Chapter Seventy-Seven: A Glimpse
The so-called personal soldiers of the Overseer are one more job for Yan Liqiang to walk the horses and feed the horses.
Huangfu Qianqi originally had a groom, so every time Yan Liqiang went to the Overseer's Mansion, the groom's attitude towards Yan Liqiang who took care of the horses for the Overseer directly reminded Yan Liqiang of the scene when Sun Wukong was Bi Ma Wen.
However, Yan Liqiang is not a squeamish person, in line with the principle that there must be a teacher in a threesome, he is polite to the groom every time he goes, and he is not ashamed to ask, two months of personal soldiers came down at the moment, Yan Liqiang learned the skill of the groom to take care of the rhinosaurus horse, which is also a big gain.
The last time Yan Liqiang saw Huangfu Qianqi was last month, every year after autumn, it was the cavalry of the Black Corn tribe that harassed and plundered the border between Ganzhou and Fengzhou the most, the people of the Black Crime tribe called this Grass Valley, I heard that the harassment of the Black Corn tribe was increasing this year, so last month to see that the weather was getting colder, Huangfu Qianqi took a few other personal soldiers and a battalion of cavalry around him, to Baishi Pass west of Pingxi County to inspect.
Outside Baishi Pass, it is close to Qiyun Mountain, although the Black Capricorn tribe does not have a direct border with Pingxi County, and Pingxi County has always been harassed by the Black Corn tribe only a handful of times, but the responsibility is in his body, Huangfu Qianqi is still a little uneasy, so he can only go in person.
Because Yan Liqiang wanted to study in the National Art Museum, before going, Huangfu Qianqi saw Yan Liqiang's side, encouraged him, and finally let Yan Liqiang stay.
There are four rhinosaurus horses of Huangfu Qianqi, and this time he went to Huangfu Qianqi with two of them, and two of them remained in Pingxi City, so Yan Liqiang also came to the Overseer's Mansion every seven days as always to take care of Huangfu Qianqi's rhinosaurus horses.
"It snowed last night, so today's stable should add a little hay to keep the ground dry, the rhinosaurus horse is also more down-to-earth when sleeping, ordinary horses sleep standing sleep, and rhinosaurus horses sleep generally standing up to sleep, but when the weather is cold, it will be a bit like a rhinoceros, will curl down on all fours and sleep on its stomach, the windows of the stables or something should be closed as much as possible, if it is going to snow heavily at night, then when feeding the evening material, feed each rhinosaurus horse half a pound of small black beans soaked in white wine, so that in winter, the rhinosaurus horse will not lose weight, and can be energetic every day......”
In the stables of the Overseer's Mansion, Yan Liqiang and Uncle Mafu cleaned up the stables together, spread dried straw on the room of the Rhino Dragon Horse, added evening materials, and took care of the two Rhino Dragon Horses in a smooth and smooth manner.
Finally served the two rhinosaurus horses, Yan Liqiang clapped his hands, washed his hands in the pool next to him, and took off the smock he was wearing when he was doing dirty work, "Uncle Hu, that's all for today, I'll go back, I'll come back in a few days, I'll trouble you Uncle Hu these days!"
"No trouble, no trouble......" Uncle Mafu Hu smiled honestly, "I also want to thank Gongzi for bringing me wine and beef today, it's too expensive......"
"Hahaha, with Uncle Hu, you learn the ability to feed horses, how good every time you come empty-handed, next time I will bring Uncle Hu some delicious wine......"
"Childe, you will follow the Overseer in the future, and you will definitely have a bright future......"
"Haha, then thank you Uncle Hu for his ...... words."
Saying goodbye to Uncle Mafuhu, Yan Liqiang walked out of the Overseer's Mansion through the side door of the Overseer's Mansion, at this time, the sky was already a little dark, but the snow was still falling, the temperature seemed to be a little colder than during the day, and there were a lot fewer pedestrians on the street. In the shops on the side of the street, many of them have made samples, only a few restaurants, restaurants and inns and other places, and the lanterns outside the store are still hanging, which makes people feel a lot warmer in this cold night.
Snowflakes fell from the sky, just inside Yan Liqiang's collar, and that little bit of coldness made Yan Liqiang cheer up again.
Yan Liqiang pulled the dogskin hat on his head, wrapped the scarf around his neck twice, only half of his face was exposed, and looked at the streets on both sides.
Fortunately, it is in Pingxi City, no matter how much you walk, it is not far, at most more than an hour, which is enough to walk back home.
Yan Liqiang walked unhurriedly on the side of the street, walking in the direction of the small courtyard.
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Half an hour later, Yan Liqiang was far away from the Overseer's Mansion, and it was completely dark.
In order to return to the courtyard earlier, Yan Liqiang took the shortcuts that he rarely walked on weekdays, the small streets outside the streets and the alleys in the residential areas in Pingxi City.
Yan Liqiang had just walked through an alley in a commercial area when he heard the sound of a carriage behind him, and he took the initiative to give way to the side of the road.
The carriage passed by Yan Liqiang, did not stop, and still drove forward.
Yan Liqiang glanced at the carriage, the carriage was a little old, the carriage was slightly long, it was a wagon pulling goods, a coachman sat at the front and drove the car with a whip, the cloak was snowy, and he didn't notice Yan Liqiang who was walking on the side of the road.
On the side of the road in front, there happened to be a tavern, and a row of lanterns hung outside the tavern illuminated the road outside the tavern, and when the carriage drove through the road outside the tavern, Yan Liqiang, who was walking behind the carriage, seemed to have been stabbed, and his footsteps stopped suddenly, and his eyes looked at the back of the coachman who left.
At that moment, under the light of the lantern hanging outside the tavern, the back of the coachman appeared in the light, and it was at that moment that Yan Liqiang clearly saw the silhouette of a side behind the coachman's head.
The coachman also wore a dogskin hat and a thick cotton jacket, but between the coachman's hat and the collar of the jacket, some of his skin was exposed.
The right ear of the coachman, who had disappeared, was flat under the brim of his hat, and on the neck under the ear, on the few inches of skin that had not yet faded, a serpentine mark could be seen.
This lost ear, this mark on the neck...... Wasn't that carriage driver the same Shatu man who had his ears crushed by his own whip at the gate that day?
Although I didn't see the coachman's face, the scars on the man's ears and neck, and the back, could not be wrong.
The Shatu man was not wearing the clothes of the Shatu people at this moment, but was wearing the clothes of the Han people, wrapped himself tightly, and drove out of the carriage so late, far away from the city where the Shatu people were located, everything revealed a kind of weirdness.
Yan Liqiang's first thought was that this was not a trap for the Shatu people, but in the blink of an eye, he denied this idea, because he was taking a small path today, and many of the roads were decided temporarily, even if those Shatu people knew that he was going to come out of the Overseer's Mansion today, it was impossible to calculate which way he was going to go, and then set a trap on the road to wait for him.
The carriage in front of it had been less than fifty meters past the tavern, and the carriage turned to the left and turned onto another road.
After a few thoughts quickly flashed through his mind, Yan Liqiang quickened his pace and slowed down his steps, he took out the kung fu of "Nine Palace Wind Shadow Steps", and quickly and quietly chased after the place where the carriage turned......