The wretched old man grinned. He had been in the Tang Dynasty for almost ten years. He had always stayed in the Imperial Academy as a horse breeder and never spoke more than three sentences to people. Today in front of Meng Xinghe, he seemed to have returned Go to the grassland and become the heroic and rugged Huns man again.
He patted Meng Xinghe on the shoulder and looked at Meng Xinghe up and down. He felt that Meng Xinghe had the Huns' bells in terms of height and appearance, because there were very few Han people who were seven feet tall like him. Old Wei continued to smile: "Do you want to drink?"
With the support of the wretched old man, Meng Xinghe was still afraid that the masters from the Imperial College would come and point at him, saying that he was living a disorderly life. He nodded and said yes, and Old Man Wei took out a jar of good wine from the thatched shed, sat cross-legged on the ground, and placed Two extra-large sea bowls were brought out, and each person poured a bowl. Almost half of the wine in the wine jar was poured out.
Meng Xinghe swallowed his saliva. They said that the Huns drank wine just like water. Now it seems that it is indeed true.
"Drink," Old Man Wei said, as his bowl was already at the bottom: "We Xiongnu never pay attention to etiquette. In your words, it is a barbarian land. Women can be robbed, and treasures can also be robbed. , as long as your fists are strong, you are a real Huns man. Unlike you Han people, you still learn the ways of Confucius and Mencius, respecting the old and the young. These etiquettes, I look at them in my heart, they are all false compliments. I really don’t know that you Han people are still like this. believe,"
Holding the sea bowl, he bravely drank the hot liquor into his stomach. It was like eating a ball of fire. Meng Xinghe smiled and said: "Actually, I don't like those red tapes either,"
Old Man Wei poured another bowl of wine, and the whole jar was empty. He didn't drink it all this time. He took a sip, squinted his little eyes, and looked at the stables in the distance. He suddenly stood up and looked around. The air roared.
"Watch it," Old Man Wei shouted and jumped on the green horse. He was like a giant Buddha falling from the sky, sitting motionless on the green horse. The green horse immediately jumped up and down, pulling He opened his hooves and rushed out into the distance, like a gust of wind.
The green horse was not on the reins. Old Man Wei grabbed the majestic green and white mane on its neck with one hand. The green horse shook its head sharply, kicked out with its hind hooves, and jumped several feet above the ground with its front hooves as the fulcrum. , leaving Old Man Wei's thin body in the air, like a bird that has been hit by an arrow, teetering on the edge of falling.
"Boom, boom,"
The green horse kicked off its four hooves and ran wildly around the school ground. The purpose was to make Old Man Wei fall off its back, but Old Wei was like the hair on its back, following the green horse's continuous jumping posture. , riding on its back, as steady as Mount Tai.
"hiss,,"
With a sonorous cry, the green horse that had been running wildly finally stopped quietly, panting heavily.
Meng Xinghe, who had been tamed in this way and witnessed the wonderful scene, raised his head and drank the strong wine in the bowl into his stomach in one breath. Only then did he realize that the water in his hand was not water, but high-concentration strong liquor. Meng Xinghe, whose heart was burning with alcohol, cursed and came to Old Man Wei with slightly drunken steps. This was the first time he saw Old Man Wei taming an ambitious horse. Only now did he know , it turns out that horse training is indeed a physical job.
The tamed green horse was completely unwary of people at this moment. It lowered its head and panted, its hooves kept scratching the ground. The wild nature in its body had been wiped out. At this moment, Old Man Wei said to Meng Xinghe casually: "You can take it. It was taken to the stable, and after more than ten days, it was still unable to tame a horse. If you don't feel tired, I feel tired too."
Meng Xinghe led the green horse back to the stable, and Old Man Wei said: "You are very knowledgeable, so give it a name. The black wind in the stable was taken by Master Du. It is a female horse. The current one is You name a stallion. The two horses make a perfect pair. I think your boy and Mr. Du also make a perfect pair."
"Get lost," Meng Xinghe cursed seriously and locked the green horse in the stable. When he turned around, he saw that it was Master Du who was standing behind Old Wei.
Master Du snorted coldly and turned around to leave. She was dressed in a haute attire. When she turned around, she cursed "shameless". The sound was not loud, but it all reached Meng Xinghe's ears.
Meng Xinghe slapped his head: "Yes, this green horse is called Shameless."
It didn't matter to Old Man Wei what the green horse was called, as long as he had a name to call it. Old Man Wei squinted his eyes again, as if there were some ulterior secrets in those eyes that he was afraid of being seen through, so he always Only a thin slit is exposed, so you can't see what's strange in the eyes.
Perhaps because of the previous drunkenness, Old Man Wei drank the rest of the strong wine in one gulp, and then staggered back to his thatched shed. Meng Xinghe did not follow him in. When Old Man Wei is talkative, you can tell him anything. If he doesn't want to talk, he is a weirdo. Meng Xinghe has been with him for more than ten days, and he can still figure this out.
Shaking his dizzy head, Meng Xinghe returned to his wing. When he entered, Aunt Yun smelled the smell of alcohol on his body and frowned, "Went out to drink again,"
Meng Xinghe blushed and smiled foolishly without answering. Then he walked into the room with staggering steps and fell on the bed and fell asleep. After a while, he started snoring loudly. I really don't know what old Wei's wine is made from. It has great stamina. Young Master, Aunt Yun knew that he rarely had the habit of covering up with quilts, so every time Meng Xinghe came back from drinking outside, she would politely handle the aftermath for Meng Xinghe.
Looking at Meng Xinghe sleeping like a child, Aunt Yun laughed softly and took off his shoes for him. She was as virtuous as the wife Meng Xinghe married back home. However, Meng Xinghe probably couldn't see it. Aunt Yun is such a virtuous scene, because every time only when he is asleep, Aunt Yun will put down the coldness on her face and show the gentle and soft side of a woman.
When Meng Xinghe woke up, it was already dark outside. Aunt Yun heard a noise in the room and guessed that Meng Xinghe had woken up. She came in with a bowl of hangover soup and saw a drunk face, as if she had been there for a long time. Meng Xinghe, who had not seen the sun, had messy hair. She kindly reminded Meng Xinghe to drink less, saying that he was drunk at a young age and would get drunk again in the future.
Meng Xinghe's mouth was dry, so he picked up Aunt Yun's hangover soup and drank it all in one gulp. Aunt Yun asked him if he wanted to eat something. He hadn't eaten anything for a day, and there happened to be some food left in the afternoon for her to heat up. It's ready to eat when it's hot.
Meng Xinghe nodded and said yes. After a while, Aunt Yun brought the hot food into Meng Xinghe's room, including two side dishes, a portion of fresh soup, and a large bowl of rice.
Seeing Meng Xinghe devouring his food, Aunt Yun smiled, her eyebrows gently stretched, her eyes blinked, as if she could talk, and said: "Is it enough, not enough, I will fill another bowl for you."
Meng Xinghe shook his head and said enough. He looked up and saw Aunt Yun smiling secretly at him, "Why are you laughing? I don't have flowers on my face," Meng Xinghe asked.
Aunt Yun pinched her left hand and said, "It's really weird that you use your left hand."
What's so funny about being left-handed? Meng Xinghe took a few mouthfuls of rice and said, "I can still shoot left and right."
Aunt Yun didn't believe it, but she didn't want to pursue it further. After Meng Xinghe finished eating, she packed up the tableware and went out. Meng Xinghe, who had slept for a day, went for a walk after dinner, and then returned to the room to freshen up his energy.
, and started reading those scientific examination books again.
The remaining months passed quickly. In the last month of the imperial examination, Meng Xinghe exhausted almost all his energy. In addition to going to the stables to drink and chat with Old Man Wei, he then went to the *** to spend the night in his own room.
The "Analects" and "Poetry" required for the lieutenant general's imperial examination
Classics" and "Farmers and Businessmen" and other key books were read from beginning to end again. Others had studied hard for ten years. Because of his good foundation, he also paid attention to the provincial and provincial examinations. After a month of studying behind closed doors,
, a clearer overall grasp of the imperial examination.
Tomorrow is the imperial examination. It is also a critical moment for thousands of students to pass the imperial examination, jump to the dragon gate, honor their ancestors, and realize their ideal ambitions when they were studying sages since childhood. The examination location is Gongyuan, which is close to the palace. Where are the imperial examinations held every year?
was held, and at this time, the students in the Imperial College were already preparing to fight to the death and make a last-ditch effort for tomorrow's college examination.
The morning sun was relatively warm. Meng Xinghe lay on his back on a chair, sitting in the empty yard in front of his house, lazily accepting the baptism of the morning sun. Knowing that he would be admitted to the hospital for a test tomorrow, Meng Xinghe felt extremely relaxed.
Days like this are just like taking the college entrance examination in the previous life. As long as you are well prepared, you will never get a bad score.
Aunt Yun, who had been his maid for the past few days, brought a cup of hot tea for Meng Xinghe and placed it on the stool next to him. Aunt Yun could not find anything to say to Meng Xinghe who had been leisurely basking in the sun for three days.
To describe it, he spent all day and night reading a few days ago, but now it's better. In the past few days when the imperial examination is approaching, he is actually playing more leisurely than anyone else. Therefore, Aunt Yun is inevitably worried that if he continues like this, it is destined to lose his reputation.
Although Aunt Yun had seen too many top scorers in the imperial examinations, and had seen others feel proud when they were named on the gold medal list, she could not figure out why this man who was different from others in front of her could do so well in consecutive provincial and provincial examinations.
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Aunt Yun was sitting next to him. Although she was dressed like a servant and had a white silk scarf on her face, her delicate features and delicate eyes inevitably caused the students in the distance to cast strange glances at Meng Xinghe and doubt him.
It is as good as Longyang.
"Tomorrow is the college exam, don't you care at all," Aunt Yun asked lightly. In her heart, she still hoped that Meng Xinghe could go to high school. After all, it was the happiest time in a man's life.
"Why do you care?" Meng Xinghe smiled at Aunt Yun and said calmly: "But, fortunately, we can finally return to Jiangdu."