Chapter 25 Xue Lihong inquired about the news
Seeing that the sale was completed, Ji Dalang accepted the money and became more solicitous and asked: "Zhao Zhuangzhu, have you ever raised a fighting cock?"
Zhao Zhen responded: "This is the first time. Seeing others raise them, I couldn't bear it, so I got some ideas."
Ji Dalang couldn't help but said: "These adult fighting cocks have been trained , daily training is enough. Chicken cubs are more troublesome. Gamecocks grow up in eight months and need to be trained in February of the next year. From April to May, they are ready for fighting. This is also called the first time of fighting. The time is not easy. If it is too long, it should be within a moment.
Be careful not to fight with an experienced fighting cock, and you must cultivate its confidence and don't let it feel scared or when it has the upper hand. When you are dissatisfied with each other, take the fighting cock away in time to make it excited and even arrogant. After many times, it will not be stage frightened when seeing the old fighting cock. ”
Zhao Zhen endured his temper and listened to Ji Dalang's explanation of how to train a fighting cock. While they were talking, Song Laosan, the Yaman, hired another oxcart, installed the chicken coop, and said goodbye.
Zhao Zhen rode the horse in front and the ox cart behind. Without talking all the way, he went straight to Bailiu Village.
The boy stepped forward, helped unload the car, settled the fare, and gave away two handlebars.
First I opened the dog cage. These dogs were well trained and did not bark. They seemed to know that their owners had changed. The weather was as hot as a steamer, and the dog was panting heavily from the heat. Zhao Zhenrang took out several wooden basins and filled them all with water. Zhao Zhen pointed at the wooden basin, and heard the purr purr purr. More than a dozen big dogs rolled their tongues into the water and started drinking.
He also ordered the villagers to replace the chicken coops with larger ones, move them under the shade of the trees, put in water troughs, and sow the millet.
The fighting cocks were properly placed. He turned around and looked at the dogs. They were divided into three piles and were still drying in the sun. Zhao Zhen thought for a while and led the ten meadow sheepdogs to the shade of the tree and the five Han Zilu. In the front yard, two Liangshan thin dogs and four paparazzi were led to the backyard, where they were all placed in a shady area, with water basins and food basins put down.
After Zhao Zhen cleaned up in a hurry, he went to look at the ten shepherd dogs under the shade of the tree. After drinking water, these big dogs who were good at herding cattle and sheep in the wild had regained their energy. They were all lying under the trees or lying down. Or sitting, they all settled down.
I picked up Xuelihong from the chicken coop. The more I looked at it, the happier I became.
Looking closely, this chicken has bright eyes and glances around, without any trace of the ferocity and calmness of a fighting cock.
The skin is as white as snow, but the inside is actually empty. Although it is a foreign species, it is not made for fighting cocks.
Zhao Zhen put down Xue Lihong, but the chicken was very courageous. He turned his head and glanced at Zhao Zhen, and then sauntered into the shepherd dog.
Zhao Zhen then remembered that when he wanted to buy this chicken, Ji Dalang had a strange look on his face. He only wanted his money. He didn’t recognize this chicken. He could clearly see that this chicken looked like a silver coin. The pewter spear head is just for looking, but it is of no use when it comes to fighting. He gave it to himself at a high price. It should be noted that a big chicken only costs 300 Wen.
Zhao Zhen is not annoyed at all. The red color in the snow is really beautiful, and it would be a sight to see in a fantasy world. After asking the boy to take care of him, Zhao Zhen sent the villager to call Tian Lei.
Zhao Zhen asked: "Is this fish easy to sell?"
"Back to Baozheng, this fish was just shipped to the city the day before yesterday, and soon it was sold out. Back to the village Seeing that Baozheng has gone to the city, we all dispersed. We got a total of 35 taels of silver from selling fish, and they are all here. Please keep them.”
Zhao Zhen took the bag of broken silver without counting it, and put it on the coffee table in front of him, and said: "The weather is hot, it is very hard, and it is the busy farming season. The wine will be placed on the farm tonight. You and all the guests of the village will come today. I have something to explain later, so go ahead and go." Tian Lei stood up and left.
After lunch, Zhao Zhen ordered a sheep to be killed and five pairs of chickens to be cured.
I went to enjoy the coolness in the shade of the front yard, took a cattail leaf fan, and took a nap on a chair with my upper body bare.
Not long after I slept, the concierge came to report, and a store brought bowstrings, glue, wine and other items. Zhao Zhen got up and checked, settled the balance, and moved everything to the warehouse for temporary storage.
After being busy, I no longer feel sleepy. The weather was getting a little cooler. Zhao Zhen looked at Han Zilu playing in the front yard, got up and went to the backyard to greet two Liangshan fine dogs, took five Han Zilu, and went out to hunt rabbits on the hills. Zhao Zhen led a boy out of the village. Several hunting dogs were running back and forth with their heads held high.
After a while, they arrived at Gangzi. The seven hunting dogs became more and more excited and left marks on the trees from time to time. Zhao Zhen went around Gangzi to drive away the hares.
A frightened hare ran into the distance, and several hunting dogs swooped out as if they had made an agreement, even splitting up and outflanking the hare along the way.
Looking at the black Han Zilu who came back with a rabbit in his mouth, Zhao Zhen touched its head and praised it.
Pheasants and hares startle from time to time, and hunting dogs chase them, kicking up bursts of dust. In less than an hour, we hunted eight hares, three grouse, and a yellow-haired fox. It was a fruitful harvest.
Zhao Zhen found long and thin wooden sticks, tied the rabbits with straw, and made a load for the boy to carry. Zhao Zhen picked up the grouse and the fox returned to the village.
When Yu Luzhuang's guests met, they all called Zhao Zhen Baozheng, and Zhao Zhen also nodded in response.
Back at the village, Zhao Zhen asked the servant to pack up all the prey, cooked all the internal organs, cut them into large pieces, and fed them to the hunting dogs with his own hands. The furs were also trimmed and hung to dry in the back of the house.
Today Tian Lei came to the village early to help. Watching the sunset, wine and meat had been placed on the table, and the villagers were arriving one after another.
Everyone sat down one by one. Zhao Zhenrong poured the wine and raised his glass: "Everyone, let's put wine on the farm today. Firstly, we have been working hard cutting wheat, so I will drink a glass of thin wine to relieve our fatigue. Secondly, from now on, we will have a hundred drinks. There is still work to be done in Liucun, and you can also invite friends and relatives from every family." After that, he raised his glass, sat down and said, "Come and eat meat."
All the villagers drank to their heart's content and drank five or seven more cups. Zhao Zhen said during the dinner: "In the next few days, the pavilion chief of Luliu Township will come to inspect. Unfortunately, I don't know who the pavilion chief is."
< br>Li Er, a banker at the banquet, said: "My wife's uncle is in Luliu Township, so he can go and inquire about it."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said: "It's best to say goodbye to your hard work. I will teach Tian Lei to go with you tomorrow." , I inquired about the news and came to report early." The court took three copper coins and rewarded Li Er.
The next day, after Zhao Zhen finished practicing his martial arts, the concierge came to report. Tian Lei and banker Li Er inquired about the news and waited in the front hall.
Li Er received the three-string reward yesterday, so he was very concerned about it. Today before dawn, he called Tian Lei and went to Lvliu Township together. At dawn, he invited Tian Lei to have a random bowl. For soup cakes, the two went straight to Li Er's wife's uncle's house.
I asked my wife's uncle carefully, and after getting the news, I immediately returned to Bailiu Village.
After seeing the ceremony and having tea, Li Er said: "Baozheng, the two of us have found out clearly that the Gaohu Pavilion Chief is the new one. He has been in office for less than a year. I heard that he is a direct descendant of the king and has taken up an official career. , who is also good at spearing and wielding sticks. The old and weak soldiers in the village pavilion were eliminated and re-recruited. They also hired many helpers to practice every day. They also taught some guns and sticks to control the villagers, check their household registration, and catch thieves. , the villagers do not close their doors at night.
The pavilion director is very good at eating fish, so he is good at hunting. . The day before yesterday, I went to the mountains to hunt a wild boar that was 1.56 feet tall. It was known to everyone in the village.
In April this year, the pavilion chief also participated in the village cockfighting competition, but unfortunately he did not win.
My wife's uncle is so strong that he has been recruited as a pavilion soldier. I have taken a break from bathing recently to find out. ”
(End of this chapter)