Meng Xinghe knew that the meaning of Old Man Wei's words was not just a literal understanding. When dealing with animals, the most important thing is to put down your body. Don't think that animals are lower than humans. This is a common problem among humans. Some Beasts are no worse than humans. They even understand emotions better than humans.
The rice was cooked. Old Man Wei asked Meng Xinghe if he wanted a bowl. Meng Xinghe said yes. Old Man Wei told him that in some barren places, being able to eat such a meal of vegetable porridge was considered rich. Meng Xinghe did not doubt it. According to Old Man Wei, there are many barren places. There are beggars even in Chang'an. There are no beggars anywhere.
After dinner, Old Man Wei handed Meng Xinghe the whip on the wall. He didn't teach him anything. He just drove him out to tame the green horse. He didn't care what method Meng Xinghe used, but he only gave him one day.
Meng Xinghe planned not to train the horse tonight. He brought a lot of hay to the green horse. It had just rained and the ground was wet. The green horse was not penned in a stable. Meng Xinghe decided to bring some hay to use as a mat for it. .
I learned a lot from Old Man Wei today. Don't do anything too hastily. Meng Xinghe has no intention of taming this green horse in a short time. He prefers to treat it as a goal. When the reality comes one day. A strong sense of accomplishment.
Back from the stables, Meng Xinghe did not go to ***, Jinfeng and Yulu. Meng Xinghe thought it would be better to go every three to five. It is also a good idea to hunt for wild food occasionally.
Knowing that Meng Xinghe was about to take the imperial examination, Aunt Yun asked him to temporarily put aside the matter of going to Xiangguo Temple to draw pictures of beauties. Meng Xinghe had a leisurely life. Apart from reviewing his homework in the house every day, he also went to the school yard to feed the horses. During this period, he met Master Du. But the two of them seemed to be in a cold war. Neither said hello to the other. They passed each other like passers-by.
A day passed. Old man Wei personally asked Meng Xinghe how he was doing with his horse training. Meng Xinghe shook his head and said that there was no progress. Old man Wei ran to the stable and saw the green horse grazing leisurely. He knew that Meng Xinghe He took good care of this beast. Old Wei shook his head and walked into his thatched shed.
For more than ten days in a row, Old Man Wei asked Meng Xinghe many times how he was doing with his horse training. The former often received a very positive answer. He had never even climbed on the back of a green horse. Only for more than ten days. Meng Xinghe was able to get close to the green horse, but only when Meng Xinghe was putting fodder. At other times, the ferocious beast was as sturdy as ever.
However, what makes Meng Xinghe happy in these ten days is that he can finally ride on Heifeng's back and gallop around the school grounds. And Heifeng is indeed a good horse. As long as it runs, it will be a speedy enjoyment. .This actually made the green horse that had been tied up next to the stable a little impatient. It kept kicking its hooves, wanting to compete with the black wind.
And every time at this time, watching Meng Xinghe galloping on horseback, Old Man Wei would bring out a stool and sit in front of his thatched shed, with a piece of grass used to feed the horse in his mouth. He could actually play a sad tune. song.
Meng Xinghe had heard this kind of music. He asked Old Man Wei if he had learned it from outside the Great Wall. Old Man Wei smiled lightly and said, "I am a Huns." Old Man Wei asked Meng Xinghe if he wanted to learn it. Meng Xinghe shook his head and said no. He had learned it before, but it was too difficult. That was in his previous life. So he knew that Old Man Wei's song came from beyond the Great Wall.
Meng Xinghe is the first Han Chinese that Old Man Wei has ever seen who doesn't back away when he hears the word "Hun". He may have been with Meng Xinghe for more than ten days. I think this guy is not bad. He does a very serious job of feeding horses and chopping firewood. Old Man Wei He became familiar with him. He smiled and said, "In our Huns, it would take you more than ten days to tame a green horse. If word spreads, no Hun woman would be willing to marry a useless person like you." Men, we Xiongnu are a people on horseback. Almost every Xiongnu man can train horses and shoot arrows. But you Han people have too many scholars and not many are in good health."
Meng Xinghe glanced at Old Man Wei and thought to himself: You are so skinny that you cannot see how much explosive power there is in your body. However, Meng Xinghe still believes that the Huns are brave and good at fighting. They say that they are a nation on horseback. It was not an exaggeration. He read in the book that every Hun child had a pony and a bow and arrow from birth. By the time the man reached the age of fifteen or sixteen, he was already an excellent rider and archer. From this point of view, the Han people are indeed inferior to the Huns.
Meng Xinghe did not find any reason why he could not tame the green horse. Therefore, Old Man Wei stipulated that he should tame the green horse in one day. Meng Xinghe did not complete it after ten days. But Old Man Wei did not blame him. Instead, he did it every day. Old Man Wei looked at Meng Xinghe differently. Because Old Man Wei saw something in Meng Xinghe that others did not have. And this kind of thing was exactly what Old Man Wei needed.
"Oh, by the way, Old Man Wei. What's your Hun's name?" At this time, Meng Xinghe became bolder and called him by his first name. He felt that although Old Man Wei had a weird temper, as long as he was interested in him, there would be no relationship between the two. .You can still talk about everything.
Old Man Wei glared at him. Although he did not officially accept Meng Xinghe as his disciple, anyone who met such a disciple would feel sad to become a master.
"Tiemu. Wei Suo." Old Wei said angrily.
"Sorrowful." Meng Xinghe's eyes widened. He really lives up to his name. Old Wei is indeed quite wretched. He has a rough beard and a pair of eyes as small as a mouse. They are always squinting. He is short in stature. He was wearing a tattered cotton-padded jacket. He was indeed a bit shabby, but it was worthy of his wretched name.
"What a good name." Meng Xinghe smiled.
Old Man Wei kicked him and said: "Go and add hay to the horses in the stable. Then clean the stable for me. Discard all the horse manure and hay residue. Otherwise, I will not teach you how to control horses in the future." "The wretched old man who never likes to talk actually cursed with a curse word. It's really a miracle.
Meng Xinghe slapped his butt a few times. Old Wei's kick had no power at all. It can be seen that the relationship between him and Old Wei will probably change in the future. As for who is the teacher and who is the apprentice, look at the situation today. No. It needs to be divided into so much detail.
He was in front of the stable dealing with the matters that had been dealt with for more than ten days. After finishing, he ran back to Old Man Wei. Old Man Wei said to him: "You know why I chose to teach you, boy. Learn how to control a horse."
"Holy shit. You ask me. Who am I asking?" Meng Xinghe said a rude word. In front of the wretched old man, he finally found a confidant he could talk to. This Huns man rarely spoke to Meng Xinghe in the Imperial College for more than ten years. After only a few days together, I got mixed up with him. The Huns have always been informal, so they didn't take Meng Xinghe's disrespect for teachers seriously.
Old Man Wei laughed heartily. He didn't know whether it was a compliment or a disparagement. He said, "I just like the unruliness in your boy. He really has the blood of our Huns. By the way, your boy is not also a Huns."
"My day." Meng Xinghe pointed his middle finger at the wretched old man. The wretched old man didn't understand what he was doing. Meng Xinghe said with almost contempt: "I am an upright Han Chinese."