After all, he was too embarrassed to sleep in the house last night, so Wei Cheng spent the night in the warehouse. Fortunately, it was relatively cool in the summer.
Now he is gradually falling in love with the life here. Last night, through the gap in the roof, he could see the sky full of stars, how magnificent it was!
The stars in the sky can only be seen in the depths of the desert ocean in another world. Now you only need to go there.
Looking at the bright stars, listening to the chirping of cicadas, the scent of herbal incense lingering on the tip of my nose, and the gentle evening breeze taking away the remaining heat, I fell asleep in just a moment.
When I woke up again, I saw the rising sun in front of my eyes, the sound of watering and sweeping the floor in my ears, and the faint fragrance of grains. It was Hao Niang and Xiao'e who had steamed the steamed buns in advance.
Outside the house, Cai Yan looked troubled. In the past, my husband rarely got up late. Maybe there was something wrong with his health.
Just as he was hesitating whether to knock on the door or not, Wei Cheng opened the door and walked out, facing her face to face.
The two of them were the people who knew each other best in the world, but due to various reasons, they turned into two "strangers" by accident.
Not to mention anything else, Wei Cheng still doesn't know Cai Yan's real name because he doesn't dare to ask for fear of revealing the secret that he is not his own person.
And Cai Yan didn't mention it either. Who would mention his own name?
Wei Cheng was stunned for a moment, then showed a warm smile and said, "Good morning, madam."
Cai Yan's heart felt as if it had been poured with honey, his cheeks were dyed red, he pulled back his hands and said, "Husband... it's too late."
This is the first time, this is the first time my husband has said good morning to me!
Cai Yan stared blankly at Wei Cheng in front of him, feeling that everything was so novel. This feeling was really wonderful and happy.
"Sanniang, can we eat?" Wei Cheng walked to the kitchen door and asked.
Hao Niang came out with a big bowl of steamed buns and said with a smile: "It's ready to eat. Master, wait a moment, I'll go get the noodle soup."
Wei Cheng nodded, "No rush, I'll go wash up first."
There are two large water tanks placed in the southwest corner of the yard, and next to it is a simple washbasin. The copper basin was brought by Wei, the wooden shelf was built with the help of Wei Cheng, and the towels were brought from Wei Cheng's own home.
In order not to reveal his identity, Wei Cheng purchased a jar of tooth powder, which was specially disguised as a clay pot. There were also two bars of soap, specially chosen with the scent of soap locust, one for bathing and one for washing clothes.
The toothbrush used by Wei Cheng was also made of scale head. Although the toothbrush made of willow wood and wild boar hair was a little rough, it had a different kind of novelty when used compared with the industrial products of later generations.
Wei Cheng put a little tooth powder on his toothbrush and suddenly thought of Cai Yan. He turned around and asked, "Have you washed yourself, madam?"
Cai Yan nodded. She knew it was inconvenient to live here, so she brought some daily necessities, including special utensils for brushing teeth and washing face.
However, when she saw white foam coming out of Wei Qing's mouth while brushing her teeth, and there was a faint scent of mint in the air, she walked over curiously, "Don't you brush your teeth with salt?"
Cai Yan brushes his teeth with sea salt ground into powder, and adds a little talcum powder as a cleaning buffer. The talc powder can effectively prevent the gums from being broken. However, although sea salt is expensive, the brushing effect is still different compared with tooth powder.
Wei Cheng's mind turned around and he said: "This product is called tooth powder. I brewed it with herbal medicine. You can try it. In addition to cleaning your mouth, it can also make your breath fresher."
As he spoke, Wei Cheng breathed a sigh of relief towards Cai Yan, their faces almost touching each other, creating an inexplicably ambiguous atmosphere.
Cai Yan instinctively wanted to retreat, but the fragrance of mint and grass hit her face. She didn't have time to be shy and said in surprise: "It smells so good. Is this really the powder prepared by your husband?"
Wei Teng did know how to make tooth powder, and he was not lying, so he nodded and replied: "Yes, this tooth powder contains mint, honeysuckle, Tianqi and other medicinal materials. I got it by chance. I didn't expect it to have the effect of cleaning the mouth.
hehe."
Cai Yan recalled the past. At that time, Wei Yan hid in the study every day and studied herbal medicine books. He thought he was trying to save himself, but he didn't expect to refine such a magical object.
After coming back to her senses, she pursed her lips and asked, "Can you teach me, husband?"
Wei Cheng nodded while brushing his teeth and said vaguely: "Go get the toothbrush and put a little on the brush."
Cai Yan ran into the house excitedly and took not only a toothbrush but also a silk towel.
Wei Cheng was washing her face with soap. Seeing this, he took her toothbrush and dipped a little tooth powder on it.
Cai Yan saw a lot of white foam on his face and asked curiously: "Can this powder also cleanse the face?"
Wei Cheng handed the toothbrush to her, shook his head, took out a piece of soap from the pottery pot on the side, and said: "Use this to wash your face, and the other one is for washing clothes. You can also use it. Oh, it can not only wash your face, but also
It can... even be used for bathing."
Cai Yan took the soap, sniffed it close to his nose, and looked at Wei Cheng with clear eyes, "Is this medicated soap also made by your husband?"
Wei Cheng wiped the water droplets on his face with a towel, thought about the reaction process of making soap, and felt that he should be able to do it, so he nodded and said: "Yes, I will make more later and give a share to the people in the village.
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"Hmm, um." Cai Yan greedily breathed in the scent of flowers and plants emitted by the soap. Girls like fragrant things.
"Young master, it's time for dinner." Hao Niang's voice came faintly, with a bit of resentment. She was full of dog food.
After having breakfast.
Wei Cheng made an appointment with Hao Dadao yesterday to find new owners for the twenty-three horses.
He bid farewell to Cai Yan and came to the village alone.
Aning didn't go up to have breakfast in the morning. It turned out that he went to pick wild fruits with some older children. The mountains are full of treasures in this season. As long as you are careful, you can't pick all kinds of wild fruits.
Seeing Wei Cheng arriving, Hao Dadao immediately asked Chengtou to gather the men in the village together.
None of the numerous strong laborers in Haojia Village dared to go down the mountain to hunt today, for fear of missing the opportunity to obtain war horses.
Although raising a horse is not easy, everyone still wants to have a war horse of their own.
You know, in this era, horses are thought to be the supercars of later generations. Different horses correspond to different levels of supercars. As for what corresponds to ordinary cars, there are also mules and donkeys.
"Sir, according to your wishes, we dug dozens of pits in advance and set up some traps, but they are not fatal. What is the use of those things?" Chengtou and Hao Zhao left dirty.
come over.
Wei Cheng waved his hands towards them, indicating that he would make an announcement together when everyone arrived.
After a while, after hearing the news, more and more people came to the village. Even Cai Yan and Hao Niang, who were on the hillside, came down to watch the fun.
When Wei Cheng saw that everyone had almost arrived, he said to Hao Dadao: "Uncle Dadao, please call out all the people and stand in two rows. I want one group to run the fastest and another group to have the strongest people.
"
Hao Dadao nodded, thinking about it, turned around and asked: "What about the person who runs fast and strong?"
Cai Yan, who was standing in the crowd, covered her mouth and smiled. Wei Cheng looked at her, and she quickly pretended to be nonchalant.
Wei Cheng said angrily: "Uncle Dadao, just ask him whether he is faster or stronger. He will know which team he is on. There is no all-rounder in this world. What we want is the best among the best. Do you understand?
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Hao Dashao looked confused and shouted to Chengtou and Hao Zhao who were not far away: "You two, one stands on the east side and the other stands on the west side. The others who feel they are stronger will stand behind Chengtou. If they feel that they are running away,
Those who are quick will stand next to Zhao'er, and those who are quick will start moving."
After a while, the only remaining men in the village stood in line. But what troubled Wei Cheng was that almost everyone stood behind the leader. Even Hao Zhao shouted: "Dad, I am very strong.
I can't run fast at all, but I am very strong."
When Wei Cheng heard this, he knew that everyone had misunderstood what he meant. He quickly explained: "The so-called running fast does not mean running away fast, but chasing the enemy fast. Why, there are so many men in Haojia Village?
Is there not even a single warrior who dares to take the initiative to pursue the enemy?"
Hearing this, the crowd burst into commotion again, and soon there were people standing behind Hao Zhao, including Hao Zhao who said with a proud face: "In terms of pursuit ability, I still want a fast runner like me.
It's too slow and it's useless if you're too strong. I can hit three of you one by one."
He was so angry that his face was red and his neck was thick, but who told Hao Zhao to tell the truth? If he really wanted to deal with it, Hao Zhao could trick him around.
In the end, Hao Dadao came forward and based on his understanding of the villagers, he roughly divided into two teams.
The oldest is in his early thirties, which is the same age as the mute, and the youngest is only twelve, the boy named Hutou.
In fact, it can be seen from the appearance that the older ones are stronger and the younger ones run faster.
However, what surprised Wei Cheng was that the mute was actually assigned to the fast team.
Hao Dadao explained: "Master, you don't know that the mute is the strong and fast person I mentioned."
Wei Cheng nodded and glanced at the mute, always feeling that this man was not simple.
"Okay, everyone, divide into teams and come with me."
Wei Cheng led everyone to the venue that Chengtou and Hao Zhao had arranged in advance.
In front of me is a patch of grass with pits. The pits are not deep, only about ten or twenty centimeters. There are no wood thorns in the pits, but a little yellow mud is poured into them.
Not far from here, there is a high wall made of wood, about three meters high. If you want to climb up, you can only run. Behind the wooden wall is a row of staggered horizontal bars. Yes, this is Wei Cheng's reference to later obstacle races.
Designed assessment content.
Wei Cheng pointed at the checkpoints and said: "This is the assessment venue for the speed group. There are twenty-six of you. The top ten fastest runners will get a horse. The person who runs first will also have priority.
Horse power."
After saying that, he took off his coat. Seeing this, Hao Niang behind him was about to go up and help get it, but unexpectedly, Cai Yan beside her also moved, so she had to stop angrily.
Wei Cheng turned around to see Cai Yan and handed her his coat. The two looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.
Wei Cheng then rolled up his cuffs and trouser legs, and then said: "I'll run it through and you will see it clearly, especially Hao Zhao. You are responsible for supervising. If anyone is cheating, they will be disqualified from the assessment."
Hao Zhao quickly stood up, patting his chest and promising to complete the task.
Wei Cheng did not pass the level very quickly, but explained each level. For example, in the mud pit in the first level, you must perfectly avoid the yellow mud pit hidden in the grass. If you step on one, you have to start from the beginning.
After Wei Cheng completed a lap, everyone roughly understood the rules of the assessment and nodded to indicate that the assessment could begin.
Hao Zhao volunteered and was the first to run. This boy lived up to expectations and only took fifty breaths to finish the entire race, which was considered a reference line.
Seeing that the assessment here is proceeding in an orderly manner, the men in the strength group are gearing up one by one.
I thought that their assessment would be as fancy as the speed group's, but after hearing the content and rules of the assessment, everyone looked confused.
Wei Cheng held the rattan rope improvised by the women in his hand and said: "The content of your assessment is very simple, it is a tug of war on horseback."
First of all, there is no advantage for heavier people in tug-of-war on horseback. If it is a tug-of-war on the ground, weight is the key to victory, but in tug-of-war on horseback, the strength of the waist, legs, arms, and sense of balance are crucial.
Why did Wei Cheng choose the horseback tug-of-war project?
Because he wanted to build the first heavy armored cavalry in the Three Kingdoms, real heavy armor, invulnerable.
But, he ignored one thing.
Although everyone loved horses, none of them had ever ridden one. Even weighing his head seemed embarrassing. He had just climbed on the horse and slipped off inexplicably, unable to sit still.
This is a bit speechless, just like many losers in later generations. When it comes to supercars such as Bugatti and McLaren, they can talk about everything from the engine to the exhaust pipe, but if they really do it, they can even find the door handles.
Less than.
"Uh, this, that, sir, why don't you teach us how to ride horses first."
Wei Cheng was stunned for a moment, then coughed lightly, "Good guy, I can't do it either."
Just as he was about to explain, Cai Yan's voice came from behind, "My husband has been frail since he was a child. He is driven by horsemen and carriages every day when traveling. My family has strict orders that I am not allowed to go out on horseback."
Wei Cheng looked back at her. Was there such a thing? However, seeing the woman's confident expression, it was probably true.
Am I weak?
Wei Cheng frowned and secretly clenched his fists. He felt that his strength was very strong. His body was even stronger than before he traveled through time. Every morning when he got up, he looked up at the sky. "I'm not weak. I'm not weak at all."
After hearing this, everyone agreed with Cai Yan's statement. Whoever the young master is, he naturally rides a carriage when he goes out.
However, no one can ride a horse, so what can we do?
Just when everyone was looking at each other, the people in the speed group over there had already decided the winner.
I saw a man riding a horse and running quickly towards the open space. The horse was running very fast. There was no saddle, pedals or leash on the horse. He just sat on the horse so briskly, doing whatever he wanted and calmly.
Galloped by horses.
Wei Cheng thought he had made a mistake and wiped his eyes. Someone around him shouted: "He's dumb. How can he ride a horse?"
Not far away, Hao Zhao shouted at the top of his voice: "Mute, wait for me, you first teach me how to ride a horse, then you teach me."
Everyone in the strength group looked at each other and quickly grabbed one of the horses and ran towards the mute.
"I, I, I, teach me first, dumb, no, good brother, you teach me first..."