Chapter 236 A horse goes out to the river
On the Laba Festival, everyone celebrates, and a horse goes out to the river alone.
It was the first time that the dark horse of Sha Matt went on a long journey. In the cold wind, he ran wildly with his hooves in a unique spirit. The black hair on his forehead that covered his eyes was swaying in the wind.
The long country road stretches forward little by little under the hooves of the horses
"Hey, Zhu Pingan, why are you walking so secretly? Geez, you look like a bereaved dog."
At the fork in the road not far from the village, Li Shu, dressed in a red cloak, appeared quietly on horseback. Her clothes were fluttering, her delicate and pretty face was slightly raised, and her big watery eyes looked at Zhu Ping'an teasingly, with an eerie look on her face. .
Following behind him was Baozi's little maid Hua'er, holding her skirt and panting as she chased after her young lady.
"Why are you sneaking around in broad daylight? You, you are not here to see me off?" Zhu Pingan stopped killing the dark horse, looked at the sinister girl Li Shu, and raised his lips in slight surprise. asked.
"What a beautiful thought, who gave it to you? I was here to walk my horse. I saw a toad lying on the horse's back from a distance, bouncing around. I thought it looked familiar, so I took a look. I saw it."
The sinister girl Li Shu rolled her eyes disdainfully, denied it, and said.
"Toad? Haha, are you wishing me victory in the Toad Palace?" Zhu Pingan shook his head slightly and smiled.
"You are so shameless. You have won the title of Toad Palace. I see you sneaking away in a dejected manner. You are obviously afraid that you will fail and be laughed at by the villagers. The capital is a gathering of talents from all over the world, and you, a toad, want to follow Everyone in the world Talents are competing for each other. I think you will have to sneak away in despair when you leave the capital."
The sinister girl Li Shu's big black eyes stared at Zhu Ping'an with her red lips. Also with a hint of sneer.
"Then just wait and see."
Zhu Pingan killed Matt's dark horse with one shot. Set out again to take the exam.
At the fork in the road, the sinister girl Li Shu kept watching Zhu Pingan's figure disappear into the distance. Then he turned around and led Baozi's little maid back to Shanghe Village.
Kaoshan Town
When you hear this name, you know that the town is close to the mountain. It is a small town at the foot of the mountain. Because it is close to the foot of the mountain, the transportation is not very convenient. The villages near the foot of the mountain are The mountain road is winding and bumpy, and there are many gravel gullies on the road. In some places, the mountain road is still in a primitive state, making it difficult for two people to walk side by side.
Shamat Dark Horse had just left home and was full of energy. At noon, he had already passed through the mountain town of Kaoshan. After passing five or six villages, we rested at the foot of a mountain with a stream.
Zhu Ping'an temporarily removed the things from Sha Ma Ma's back, tied the horse to a tree trunk, and let Sha Ma Black Horse rest and eat hay. Zhu Ping'an himself also found a sheltered place from the wind, leaned against a stone, took out the pancakes baked by his mother Chen from the bag, and ate them with pickled vegetables.
The sunshine is not very good, and dark clouds are approaching. The river here is covered with hay, and in the distance there is a shepherd boy leading a big yellow dog, driving the sheep home for lunch. The big yellow dog barked happily behind the sheep. Those sheep that had eaten enough withered grass shook their bellies and followed their little masters home contentedly on this cold winter land.
Eat two pancakes. Zhu Ping'an waited for the black horse to eat some hay, then put the things on the horse again and set off for the exam again.
Winter time. The small stones on the road were frozen to a crisp, and the black horse stepped on them with its horseshoe hooves. The small stone shattered with a crisp sound. Then. As if he had discovered something interesting, the dark horse Sha Matt walked specifically to places with gravels just to hear the noise. Zhu Ping'an on the horse was knocked over by the brainless dark horse Kill Matt. .
As a result, Zhu Ping'an pulled the reins several times to change the bad habits of Sha Matt, a brain-dead horse.
The first time he truly went out alone, he arranged the itinerary entirely by himself. With little experience and no understanding of the road conditions and the road ahead, Zhu Ping'an missed a mountain village in the evening and then rode for seven days. There is no human habitation for eight miles, and not a single village can be seen.
Before I knew it, the setting sun had set into the Western Mountains, burning the mountain ridges as red as fire, and the dark clouds also changed color.
Looking around, there are many mountains, and there is no trace of life. There is only a mountain road spreading forward and disappearing into the distance.
Shamat Dark Horse was also tired, he had no strength to rush, and his speed also slowed down a lot, which made Zhu Pingan give up his plan to return to the village behind Bali.
Zhu Pingan was riding on the horse and looked around. There were many mountains. Just when Zhu Pingan was disappointed, he saw what seemed to be a small house at the foot of the mountain about fifty meters away on the left side of the mountain road, so he got off the horse. , leading the black horse down the mountain road and heading towards the small house along an almost invisible path.
As we get closer, we can see that this house seems to be a simple house for hunters in the mountains to rest temporarily. It is made of wood and thatch as the main materials. It seems to be somewhat similar to the shanty that Tong Sheng was hijacked by the demon Ruonan on the way to the test. But this one seems better.
"Excuse me, is anyone here?"
Zhu Ping'an was outside the door and asked loudly with his hands in hand.
No one answered. Zhu Pingan asked loudly three times more, but still no one answered. It is estimated that no one has lived in this shanty for a while, and it is estimated that Orion hunters don't come here often.
Zhu Ping'an led the black horse to the door, opened the latch and pushed the door open. It was still clean inside, but it seemed that no one had lived there for a while.
Zhu Pingan led the black horse into the shed, tied it to a pillar, then removed the things from the horse and placed them on the bed made of straw in the shed. Then Zhu Ping'an found a sickle in the shack, took it out of the shack, cut some hay around with the sickle, and carried it to the shack to serve as fodder for killing Matt's black horse. He hugged it three times.
The living utensils in the shack were quite complete, including an iron pot with a hanging ring and firewood, rice, oil and salt. Zhu Pingan borrowed it temporarily, picked up some firewood and hay from outside, and took the iron pot to the creek not far behind the house. He broke open the ice with a stone, washed the iron pot with stream water, and then filled an iron pot with cold stream water and carried it into the shanty.
Put the rice in, light the fire, cook, and make pancakes.
The fragrant millet porridge and the cucumber side dishes pickled by mother Chen are a complete enjoyment after a day of running around. After eating and drinking enough, he poured the remaining millet porridge into a basin, and then brought it to Shamate Black Horse, asking him to drink some hot water.
After that, Zhu Pingan tidied the bed again, covered it with thick straw, then spread the bedding he brought on the straw, and then closed the shanty door from the inside.
It has been a day of running around, and even though I am riding a horse, I am still very tired. Fortunately, my mother, Mrs. Chen, made rabbit fur padding for the saddle, so that my legs will not be worn out.
However, he was exhausted, and Zhu Pingan did not rest immediately. Instead, as usual, he prepared to read for a while before going to bed.
A fire was lit in the shack, and thick and thin wood was mixed in. The flames burned brightly, providing both lighting and warmth.
Zhu Pingan sat in front of the fire, holding a volume in his hand, and read with interest by the light of the fire. The firewood made a crackling sound, and the warm temperature hit him. Zhu Pingan snorted in comfort, changed into a comfortable posture, and continued reading.
After adding firewood twice, Zhu Pingan collected the scrolls and prepared to rest. He moved the straw near the fire far away, and the firewood was also moved far away to eliminate safety hazards before going up. bed.
Lying on the bed, facing the window, you can have an unobstructed view of the window.
The crescent moon highlights the faint floating clouds, which easily reminds people of their parents and brothers in their hometown. They were speechless all night and gradually fell asleep. (End of this chapter)