stubborn thief

Chapter 37
In ancient China, nailing horseshoes was called hanging palms.

Horses have actually mastered the special skill of running with their toenails. In the wild state, the wear and growth of their hoofs reach a natural balance, but in the process of being enslaved by humans, they violate the laws of nature. The wear of the armor increases, so it is necessary to nail the horseshoe.

Cao Yao left a few horses to his sister-in-law. On weekdays, when her sister-in-law does not go out, the horseshoes will still grow. If there is no wear and tear, the previously nailed shoes will become loose, which is inevitable.

The reason why it is called hanging palm is not only that the horseshoe will be hung on the horse's hoof, but also the way of hanging the horse in most places in the process of nailing the horseshoe, so as not to kick people.

The pain of nailing a horseshoe depends on the craftsmanship. It is similar to the craftsmanship of making a manicure, but it will definitely hurt to lift the nail cap during manicure.

But whether a horse will kick someone during the nailing process does not depend on whether it hurts or not. The key depends on the character and whether the horse is used to turning hooves.

People have the temper of a man, and a horse has the temper of a horse.

Since Liu Chengzong learned riding, he has seen many horses over the years. Some horses are easy-going, and they don't get angry no matter how much tossing them;

There are also some who have bad tempers. On weekdays, they have a mild temperament and are at the mercy of others. When they relax their vigilance, they suddenly pull out a kick from the back of their buttocks, and it is not surprising that they will lie down for ten days and a half.

Liu Chengzong borrowed a war horse from his sister-in-law Cao, and he was so stubborn that he would not walk on the horseshoe pile.

Of course, to do this kind of dangerous work, a little bit of ancestral quantum superstition is essential. Guo Zashi, the newly admitted pig butcher, was invited to the stable and carried the horse to sit on the side.

The pig butcher's real name is Guo Ruqi. According to the places he has walked, if there is a dog, he will either bark or be dumbfounded. He has never behaved normally.

Liu Chengzong has another memory. Although he can't explain it, he thinks that most of the people who have killed more pigs have a different odor, and the dog's nose can smell it.

This 'supernatural ability' may be the same as his master who learned the decapitation knife, and the 'supernormal ability' of the old executioner in Mizhi County is even more powerful.

Don't talk about beasts, no one dares to talk to him.

Liu Chengzong quickly cleaned up the dirt between the horse's hoofs with a hoof trimming knife, and explained to the two: "Unless it is a last resort, you can't change the shoe for Matthew's hoof. If it must be like this... give me the shoe."

As he said that, he took the shoe and nails from the sixteen hands, and his hands kept on saying, "Hurry up, you can fix it with one knife without two knives. The big animal is powerful, you don't know when it will kick you."

I don't know why, but while saying this, Liu Chengzong's mind flashed the image of the horse jumping up and kicking his ass.

If this happened, it might be of greater educational significance to Guo Ruqi and Shiliu.

Fortunately, this black-haired and slick warhorse didn't have a slap in the back, and even felt comfortable hanging on the horse's shoe, his eyes narrowed and his face full of enjoyment.

Maybe it's just a foot fix for it.

With the good cooperation of the war horse, Liu Chengzong handled the matter with ease. He quickly and skillfully used a hoof trimmer to scrape off the dirt in the middle of the hoof, thinning the excess hoof armor, and then replaced the small hammer to nail the horse's shoe, and then removed the iron from the outside of the horse's hoof. The nails were bent, and three hooves were quickly repaired.

Cutting hoofs is a technical job. If the thickness of the hoofs of the four horses is different, the horse will easily become lame after walking for a long time. Liu Chengzong is very skilled in doing this, and he is almost a half-professional.

At least it is more reliable than the blacksmith who is a part-time horseshoe master in the village.

After repairing the three horse hooves, Liu Chengzong had just turned up the last hoof of the horse, when the sound of galloping hooves rang out in the village.

His face suddenly became serious, and instinctively he grabbed the leather belt and the waist knife hanging on the stall, and gave Sixteen a wink: "Look who it is."

Before Sixteen ran from the stables to the shadow wall at the entrance, the sound of horses’ hooves had stopped outside the house, and then came a call: “Sixteen, come and bring someone to bring some stools, I’m going to scoop up the water, I’m dying of thirst! "

It is the elder brother Liu Chengzu.

Only then did Liu Chengzong feel relieved, put his belt back, wiped his hands and walked out of the stable, listening to the sound of armor pieces colliding outside the door, he saw those familiar frontier army veterans file in from the left and right of the shadow wall, leaving the originally very empty yard. All seemed crowded.

Cao Yao took the water bag and poured it into his mouth and handed it to someone else. He grinned and stepped forward: "Lion, brother is back!"

After he said that, his expression stopped, and he raised his eyebrows at the stables and said, "Did you get the horse?"

"Brother Cao, I heard your voice when I was repairing the horseshoe. I guess you know that there was a thief in the north. I plan to go there to check the situation. Guang Hongqi can't run away when something happens."

Cao Yao nodded one after another and waved his hands: "Don't go, those thieves are still in the old temple, prepare for the battle in the next few days."

"Fuck his grandmother, I just opened a new kiln in the mountains, and his children pass by nest after nest. I can't help but dare not go to the old temple village. There are too many thieves."

"These people are old thieves, there are many horses, donkeys and mules."

Cao Yao was really uncomfortable. Originally, he led his subordinates to Xingping in the Temple Mountain of the Black Dragon King, and he did not live a comfortable life for a few days.

Knowing that my brothers were all thieves, their hands and feet were not clean, their temperament was not gentle, and they were afraid of conflicts between the army and the people, which would affect their relationship with Chengzu Chengzong's brother, so he took people away and started anew.

Going to the mountains in the north is definitely better than staying in Xingping. I used to dig caves and build camps. It was dirty work and tiring. I had to send people to contact the surrounding villages. It's a lie to discuss that bartering can be considered enough for daily necessities.

Anyway, the day will pass.

A group of live bandits camped for more than ten days, and they were so tired that they couldn't keep their eyes open. Why?Don't you just want to cover the villagers of ten miles and eight villages and live in this troubled world?

He is a villain, but bandits have the rules of bandits. Even if he is a wolf, he must ensure that there are sheep around if he wants to survive. If he is more than ten miles away, even if he is dead, he can't control it, and the villages around him can't be messed up.

As long as there is no chaos around, his gang can live.

Fortunately, even this little luck is gone.

Wang Zuohang suffered a small defeat at the hands of the officers and soldiers in Yaozhou, and 300 people died in total. The thousands of people gathered in the past fled in all directions. One day after another, more than a dozen people robbed the teahouse on the official road, and tomorrow Dozens of people stormed the surrounding villages.

The day after tomorrow, hundreds of well-equipped thieves would dare to rush into the old temple village and kill all the men, wrapping up the big girl and the little daughter-in-law to make fun of it.

When they left, all that was left for Cao Yao was no man's land, so what's the point of him staying here?
"These gangsters didn't want to stay in Yan'an Mansion. It's time to go after the slaughter of the old temple village. Today, we came across the thief... You should discuss with Master Liu, whether to stay here or go out and hide for a while. ."

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)