Chapter 61: Hulei Leopard
"Just what?"
Chen Tang asked.
The boss of the horse market said: "It's just that this horse is not very good-looking, but don't worry, the character is absolutely good!" ”
"We'll see."
Chen Tang said.
The owner of the horse market asked the men around him to look at the stable, and then took Chen Tang for a while, and then came to a house.
As soon as he stepped into the yard, Chen Tang saw the horse at a glance.
It's really ugly.
The color of the horse is not pure, the fur is yellow-brown and mixed like a tabby leopard pattern, and there is no regularity, at a glance, the body is a mess, like overgrown weeds.
The most conspicuous thing is not the appearance of the horse.
The main thing is that the horse is covered in wine, lying on his side in the yard, sleeping soundly, and there is an empty wine jar poured beside him.
Chen Tang used to think that horses slept standing up, but today he broke his cognition.
"You brute is drinking again!"
When the owner of the horse market saw this scene, he was angry, ran up with a red face, kicked the horse in the belly hard, and kicked the horse to wake up.
His family has been raising horses for generations.
This horse was brought back by his father from Longxi, Liangzhou a year ago, and said that this horse is ugly, but it is a rare horse in the world.
But after this horse entered his house, except for his penchant for drinking wine and eating meat, he did not have any miraculous performance, which can be called a wine bag and rice bag.
Except for his father, his family disliked the horse very much.
After his father's death not long ago, his family has been urging him to dispose of the horse as soon as possible.
He also took it to the horse market and sold it, but the condition was so poor that no one wanted it at all.
He even drove the horse out of the city, but the next day the gates opened, and the horse came home on its own.
The family has quarreled several times because of this.
This horse is really useless, it eats like a man, it eats more than a man, and it always steals food and wine, who can afford it to be so hocky.
Now, I finally brought a big man, but as soon as I entered the door, I saw this horse drunk and asleep, with all sides on his back, which was really embarrassing and unlucky!
The ugly horse was in pain, woke up, and was not angry, stood up and shook his fur, looked at the horse market boss in front of him, and then looked at Chen Tang.
The horse's eyes fluttered, very smart, as if it inadvertently landed on the wine gourd on Chen Tang's waist, and then put it aside.
It's a lot of fun.
Although Chen Tang doesn't understand horses, this horse looks quite humane and looks very clever.
The boss of the horse market seemed to realize that he was in a hurry, and he said that he had leaked his mouth, turned around and smiled, and said: "This horse is not very good, a little bad hobby, and usually likes to drink a little wine......
"Haha!"
Chen Tang laughed, disappreciated, and said, "It's okay, I also like to drink a little wine." ”
The boss of the horse market brightened up and said: "That dare is good, I have long seen that the young man is extraordinary, and it is a perfect match for the temperament of this divine horse!" ”
"How's this horse's temperament?"
Chen Tang walked towards the horse and said, "Don't be like other horses, you are frightened at every turn. ”
"This young man can rest assured!"
The owner of the horse market patted his chest and swore an oath.
In fact, he doesn't have a bottom in his heart, but if he sells things, he has to be shameless and boast.
Chen Tang slowly approached the ugly horse, and the surprise in his eyes became heavier and heavier.
The horse's nostrils twitched, and he sniffed carefully, and it was obvious that he had already smelled a distinctive scent from him.
The ugly horse stared at Chen Tang, his eyes revealing a trace of vigilance, but he had no fear or panic.
"It's kind of interesting."
Chen Tang said secretly.
He had wandered around the Three Thousand Snow Ridge to hunt, and he was the most ferocious beast in the Snow Ridge, and when he smelled his breath, he would avoid it from afar.
This ugly horse has such guts!
Chen Tang stretched out his hand and patted the horse's back gently, slowly calming the ugly horse's emotions.
The ugly horse seemed to feel that Chen Tang had no malicious intent, and the vigilance and vigilance in his eyes gradually retreated.
This ugly horse doesn't look tall, just arrived at Chen Tang's chest, and it doesn't have much meat on its body to the touch, and it is quite thin.
"Huh?"
When he got closer, Chen Tang saw clearly that there was still a sarcoma-like thing on the top of the ugly horse's head.
Chen Tang touched it lightly, and the ugly horse seemed to be extremely unaccustomed, shook the horse's head, and neighed softly.
The ugly horse's bark was also a strange one, different from the usual neighing, as if mixed with a hint of thunder.
A flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in Chen Tang's mind.
He suddenly remembered that he seemed to have seen a record of this horse in the book of his previous life!
It is said that in the Sui and Tang dynasties, there was a general's mount named Hulei Leopard, one zhang long, eight feet high, also known as the dragon horse.
This horse usually does not bark, there is a sarcoma under the jaw, there are three hairs on the sarcoma, a sarcoma horse barks softly, a pull the hair on the sarcoma, the horse will look up and neigh, the cry is like thunder!
What's worse is that if the other horses hear this cry, they will immediately collapse on the ground in fright, and they will be unable to get up.
And this horse is very peculiar, often has to drink, strong and powerful, Chen Tang was very impressed when he saw this paragraph.
Later, this horse became Qin Qiong's mount, invincible on the battlefield.
After Qin Qiong's death, the horse neighed and died without eating.
The ugly horse in front of him is somewhat similar to the record of Hulei Leopard in his previous life.
Of course, there are some differences between the two.
For example, the sarcoma of an ugly horse does not grow under the jaw, but on the top of the head, and it does not grow hair.
The body doesn't look very tall, at most six feet.
This thin body is really not majestic.
Chen Tang asked, "How can this horse be sold?" ”
The boss of the horse market rolled his eyes and said, "One hundred taels!" ”
Chen Tang had a silver ticket of seven hundred and fifty taels on his body, and he could accept one hundred taels.
But he didn't reply immediately, and circled the ugly horse again.
The owner of the horse market thought that his asking price was too high, and hurriedly said: "Shaoxia, don't be too expensive, mainly because this horse was left to me by my father after his death, and I have different feelings for it." Alas, as soon as I saw it, I thought of my father. ”
After speaking, the owner of the horse market looked sad and sad.
Chen Tang saw his thoughts at a glance, sneered in his heart, and said, "Then this horse is really of great significance to you, and I am not good at winning people's love." ”
When the boss of the horse market heard it, he thought that he had acted, so he hurriedly made up for it, and said: "The meaning is there, but it is not ......."
"Old horse, you're fooling people there again!"
At this moment, a woman rushed out of the main house, pointed at the boss of the horse market and scolded her: "The old lady has been watching there for a long time, what one hundred taels, ten taels will be sold!" ”
To be honest, this horse can't be sent.
Ordinary people have a difficult life on their own and cannot afford to raise horses.
The rich and noble can afford to raise it, but who can raise such a waste horse who only knows how to drink wine and eat meat?
And this horse is so ugly that it doesn't even have a good-looking skin, it's just useless.
Now, finally this person is intentional, and the old man of her own family is still asking for a sky-high price, she really can't see it, so she rushes out.
The boss of the horse market acted in vain just now, and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, listen to you, it's ten taels." ”
In the horse market, even the most ordinary horses are a hundred or two.
If it's a slightly better war horse, it's even more thousand.
Ten taels of silver is indeed not expensive.
The boss of the horse market seemed to think of something, and hurriedly added: "We have to say it in advance, buy it and leave, you can't regret it!" Don't go wrong in the future, you run back and ask for a refund or something. ”
"Okay."
Chen Tang was also extremely happy and paid the money immediately.
Then Chen Tang asked: "Now let's talk about it, what else is wrong with this horse?" ”
When he heard the words of the boss of the horse market just now, he knew that the boss had hidden some other things that he hadn't said.
The boss of the horse market was seen through by Chen Tang, coughed lightly, and said with an embarrassed smile: "It's not a big problem, it's just that this horse has a strange temper, and he is not allowed to put a saddle on his back, if you want to ride, I'm afraid it's not very convenient......"
Chen Tang raised his eyebrows.
The boss of the horse market hurriedly said: "We can talk about it just now, you are not allowed to regret it!" Ten taels of silver is not expensive, so you should buy a mule and go home. ”
Chen Tang didn't care about this.
Ordinary people are not good at riding, and it is naturally extremely inconvenient and dangerous to not have a saddle.
After all, he has kung fu in his body, even if he doesn't have a saddle, he can control it if he is familiar with it.
The owner of the horse market handed the reins of the ugly horse to Chen Tang.
Chen Tang took the reins and was about to leave with the ugly horse.
But he tugged lightly, and the ugly horse didn't move.
Chen Tang exerted a little force, and the ugly horse also resisted, pulling with Chen Tang, still standing in place, as if he was unwilling to leave.
Chen Tang was surprised and delighted.
The strength he had just pulled was not small, not to mention a horse, even if it was a cow, it had to be dragged away by him!
This ugly horse looks thin, but it can resist his strength!
Chen Tang didn't say anything, the woman next to him was a little anxious, picked up the horsewhip and whipped it a few times, and said in his mouth: "Hurry up, don't stay at our house!" If you don't leave, sooner or later you will be slaughtered and eaten meat! ”
The boss of the horse market was full of helplessness, and said: "Ancestor, you can go, the previous master is dead, now that the master has changed, don't come back in the future, I beg you." You just let our family go, my family really can't afford to serve. ”
When the ugly horse heard that 'the master is dead', he lowered his head slightly, and his mood obviously changed somewhat.
Chen Tang let go of the reins and did not urge.
The ugly horse spun around the yard and looked up at a dilapidated house behind him.
The owner of the horse market also followed the ugly horse's gaze.
It was the house where his father lived during his lifetime, but after his death, no one lived in it, and now it is used as a warehouse.
The ugly horse looked at it for a while, and then turned around, silently followed behind Chen Tang, and left the house.