Chapter 672 Horse King
Zhang An did as he said, and after telling Master Qi, he turned around and returned home. He didn't even enter the house, but went directly to the pen to lead Dahei out.
Then I took a few nylon bags at the door, prepared the saddle and went to Zhang Qiye's house.
There were still a lot of pedestrians on the road, but in the afternoon and the sun was so strong, many people went to the lotus pond and into the mountains, so the village was not too crowded.
Zhang An was passing by the horse on the street, Dahei's proud horse king style was still the same.
Some villagers saw that there were so many people coming to the village, and many of them were going to the mountains, so they took their own horses out to carry the passengers.
At this moment, several villagers were leading their horses and carrying their customers to meet Zhang An.
Dahei was just harassed by a few desperate goshawks on his nose, and he sneezed unconsciously.
Although this movement did not sound very big to human ears, when the surrounding horses heard it, they trembled with fear and almost raised their hooves, almost scaring the guests on the horses. .
If it were a normal day and these horses wanted to ruffle their hooves, their owners would at most just stand far away and not bother them at all, waiting for them to finish their fun.
But that's not possible now. Their horses are carrying guests from outside, and they certainly can't let them go crazy like this.
So, they had no choice but to tighten the reins, firmly restrain their own horses, and at the same time, they continued to comfort them.
Fortunately, these horses are relatively docile. After all, who would dare to lead a stubborn horse to carry passengers? Let’s not talk about whether they will make money or not, but if something goes wrong, then you can Trouble.
They are all domestic horses that have been raised for several years, so they were quickly comforted by their owners.
"Zhang An, hurry up and take your Dahei away first."
After calming down their horses, several villagers acting as grooms turned around and turned to Zhang An. Roll your eyes.
They knew in their hearts that the reason why their horses were frightened was entirely because Zhang An's big dark horse was here.
So I could only hold my own horse and stand at the edge, asking Zhang An to quickly take the big black horse away.
Otherwise the big black horse would have been following behind, and these horses might not have dared to leave.
After all, the majesty of the Horse King is something that no ordinary pack horse would dare to offend.
"Okay, uncle, I'll leave now. If I had known you had brought the horse over, I would have waited for you to go farther away before coming out."
Zhang An smiled sheepishly and quickly led the horse. Black walked to the front.
He was still wondering why these horses were so frightened.
When I walked up, I took a few glances and found that these were all the blind dates that Dahei had kicked before. I guess they had left an indelible impression at that time. No wonder they were so scared.
“Don’t be afraid, my uncle and his horses are very docile. They were frightened just now. They were just frightened by this beast of mine. I am here to say something to you. I'm sorry."
When Zhang An led Dahei to the front, he turned back and apologized to the tourists on horseback.
The main reason was that he was worried that the tourists on horseback would be frightened, and he would misunderstand that the horses in the village were very irritable and would cause unnecessary trouble to his uncles later.
After all, this is all the trouble caused by his own horse, and he, the owner, must be responsible for wiping his butt.
"It's okay, but your black horse looks really fierce. No wonder it scares other horses."
The people riding on the horse are probably a family Son, when he heard Zhang An's apology, the man who looked like the head of the family also smiled back.
Although he didn't know much about horses, he didn't doubt Zhang An's words.
After all, the big black horse looks not only much taller and more powerful than the packhorse under them, but also has an easily felt aura of looking down on the world. It is not an ordinary horse. What you can have on your body, it looks like a good horse.
However, he was not happy about hunting, and had no intention of riding.
On the one hand, the dark horse doesn't seem like a good partner, and he doesn't want to cause trouble for himself.
Another aspect is that they have rented horses.
This time I just want to experience horse riding, so it doesn’t matter whether I ride a good horse or an average horse.
After apologizing and seeing that the people on the horse were quite understanding, Zhang An took Dahei to Qiye's house with peace of mind.
After Zhang An left, several pack horses, guided by their owners, walked slowly towards the back of the village.
One of the little boys, about six or seven years old, kept staring at Dahei with his eyes wide open.
Children usually like the most powerful things, whether they are people or animals.
Although he was almost frightened by the frightened horse just now, his eyes were also deeply attracted by Dahei.
“Dad, that horse is so tall, but it looks fierce.”
The little boy didn’t talk to Zhang An until he couldn’t see the big black horse’s butt. the man said.
"Yes, it is very fierce, that's why the horses we ride are so afraid of it. I never thought that there would be such a good horse in this mountain."
The man saw his own house The son had some unfinished thoughts and started talking with a smile.
“Haha, there are not only one, but three of them, all of them.”
The villager who was responsible for leading the horses heard the man’s words, so he turned around and said with a smile.
"Oh? There are actually three more. But logically speaking, such horses should be on the grassland, and even on the grassland, you can see them if you want to see them."
Hearing what the villagers said, the man frowned and shook his head, and said with some disbelief
Although he was not a person who knew horses very well, he also knew that good horses are rare.
There are three horses everywhere, and they are in such a mountain village.
“Don’t tell me this. One of their three horses was bought on the grassland.”
For Dahei, his wife is Chen Ze who came from the grassland. Almost everyone in the village didn't know that it was specially bought as a gift to Zhang An.
Because many of their families have raised mares, and they have always wanted to breed them to Dahei.
It was not until later that Dahei refused to accept a mare from the village, and they knew that the big stallion had a wife, that they gave up.
But before, they never understood why someone would spend so much money to buy a horse all the way from the grassland and transport it over.
Not to mention that the horse itself is expensive, just for such a long distance, the freight is not affordable for ordinary people.
In the end, I can only think of one explanation: too much money to burn.
"Oh? Could it be the dark horse just now?" Upon hearing this, the man raised his eyebrows. It would not be surprising if the dark horse was bought from the grassland.
But he felt something was wrong. The man just now seemed to be leading the horse to carry something.
If it really cost so much to get it from the grassland, how could it be willing to use it like this?
"That's not true. The horse I bought from the grassland is a mare. She is only a little shorter than this black horse. Her coat is also black, except for a ring of white hair on her four hooves. , I heard that they spent a lot of money to buy this black horse as a wife.”
Although the villagers have not seen any documentaries about horses, they also feel that Dahei’s wife is a good choice. It's really nice to watch.
"A black horse riding on the snow..."
Hearing what the villagers said, these words immediately flashed through the man's mind.
"Then what is the background of this dark horse?"
The man asked again, his curiosity had been aroused.
What kind of horse would make people go all the way and spend so much money to find a mate for it? And it is also the famous black horse in history.
“This dark horse was bought by Zhang An’s father for hundreds of dollars from a gambler around us. You may not believe it, but it was a skinny horse at the time. Their workhorse was thinner than ours and not as tall. At that time, their family bought it with the intention of using it as a workhorse. But for some unknown reason, it grew longer after being raised by his family for less than a year. He must be so tall and handsome.”
It was rare to see a guest who liked to chat so much and was so peaceful. Several villagers started chatting freely.
“At that time, when they saw their black horse, many people in our village thought about taking the family’s horse and breeding it, and then they would have a better foal, but guess what? Why, this dark horse has a very bad temper. No matter whose horse it is, he will look down on it. If he comes even one step closer, the worst one will be kicked a few times. After a long time, the boss who built the hotel here, and Zhang An has a very good relationship with him, so he went to buy the mare with four white hooves and brought it back to be his wife. The next year, last year, he gave birth to a foal. Although it was still a little tender, it looked... It’s no worse than this black horse. It must be a good horse.”
Several villagers sang along and chatted with the family on the horse, almost killing Dahei.
After hearing this, the man couldn't help but wonder if this black horse was the offspring of some good horse, picked up by someone who didn't know the goods, and was just raised as a pack horse.
However, he didn't understand it, so he didn't get into trouble. After all, he wasn't a horse lover, so he treated it as just some conversation material.
On the other side, Zhang An came to Zhang Qiye’s house, preparing to move the bitter rapeseeds in the old man’s main room and change them into bags.
"Zhang An, it's very troublesome to exchange them. It's just a few pockets. You just carry them back. When the time comes, it will be the same if I come back to get them."
Zhang Qiye called out to Zhang An. The rapeseed in their house was all sold to Zhang An. As for the rapeseed left for himself, it had already been put into the warehouse.
"That's okay. When I go back and copy it, I will bring it back to Master Qi."
Hearing what Master Qi said, Zhang An didn't want to cause any more trouble.
The reason why he came with his own bag was mainly to see how the rapeseed in the bag was doing when he changed the bag.
And these days, for people who farm, these nylon bags are an indispensable part of the home, and they can count them clearly.
As for Zhang Qiye not wanting to change the bag, is it because the rapeseed inside is not good and he is afraid of being discovered.
Zhang An is not worried about this. After all, everyone is a neighbor in the village, and they meet each other with their heads down but not up. If this happens, he will be scolded by the villagers. For this little money, and Not really.
"Why don't you bring it here? Just leave it at your house. When we pass by one day, we can just grab it."
Their fields are all by the river, so they must be there often. Passing by Zhang An's house is a matter of course.
Afterwards, Zhang An grabbed bags of rapeseed and put them on the scale to weigh them.
This scale belongs to Zhang Laosan's family. When Zhang An went back to fetch his horse just now, Zhang Qiye ran over and borrowed it.
After the weighing, Zhang An did a rough calculation and then said to the old man: "Seventh Master and Seventh Milk, the total weight is 502 kilograms."
In order to make the two old people more careful To be clearer, he also took out his mobile phone and did some calculations with a calculator.
"Then let's give it five hundred pounds."
Zhang Qiye nodded and said without looking carefully. He knew that Zhang An would not care about him.
"No, no, no, no, it's not easy for you two to plant some land, so just do as much as you need."
Zhang An shook his head and smiled and refused the kindness of Qi Ye and the other two elders to wipe out the fraction.
After all, it is very hard to dig food in the fields at such an old age. As a young man, it is much easier for him to make money than the seventh master and the second elder, so he should pay as much as he wants.
And it was his hand that moved the weighing just now. Every time the breeding was done, the scale beam was flat and there was no advantage at all.
No matter what Mr. Qi and Mr. Qi said, he took out the money first, counted five hundred and twenty-seven and handed it over.
The two elders couldn't argue with Zhang An, so they had no choice but to give up.
That night, someone else from the village came to see Zhang An, saying they wanted to sell some rapeseed.
When Zhang An heard this, he naturally knew that his old uncle had already asked him in the village, otherwise he would not have been so quick.
One side sighed at how fast the old uncle was, while the other side accepted everyone who came.
On the second day, there were several families of villagers who came to sell rapeseed to Zhang An.
However, the amount of rapeseed they want to sell is not as much as that of Zhang Laosan and Qi Ye’s family, basically one or two hundred kilograms.
In just two days, Zhang An received a total of 1,500 kilograms of rapeseed, so he announced that he would not continue to harvest.
On the second day after harvesting the rapeseeds, Zhang An called Chen Ze over to discuss dividing the rapeseeds.
With these fifteen hundred kilograms of rapeseed, even if no oil is produced, more than three hundred and close to four hundred kilograms of oil can be squeezed out, which is already a lot.
"You tell me how much you want first, and the rest is mine."
Zhang An thought, after dividing Chen Ze, there should be a lot left, but he is not worried about squeezing too much. Oil problem.
After all, there is space, so it is impossible to let it go bad.
I have squeezed so much rapeseed oil this year. I will be very rich if I want to fry something to eat in the days to come.
"Okay, I've collected so much, so I want one thousand catties, and the remaining five hundred catties belong to you."
Chen Ze was very satisfied when he saw the hills of rapeseed, and even I said it without thinking.
(End of this chapter)