Chapter 13 The Patriarch
The three clan leader looked at Ren Ning, and his eyes were flashing.
He asked the servant next to him to go back and find a set of clothes, "This is my youngest son's clothes. He has been studying Yunchuiyu in Xingji City for more than three years. Young Master Ning wants to see if it fits?"
Ren Ning glanced at him deeply, went into the tent to change his clothes.
The clothes fit very well, but they are a little wet.
But now everyone's clothes are a little wet.
When he walked out, everyone's eyes lit up.
"What a handsome guy." The three clan leader nodded with satisfaction.
He looked at the dense tents and yurts in the tribe meaningfully, "The tribe is in a mess. After a while, I will take a look at the horse, and the young master will leave as soon as possible."
Ren Ning didn't say anything, but just bowed and expressed his gratitude.
The group walked eastward.
Lanmang is a small tribe, with livestock circles and tribe members almost mixed together. Relatively speaking, Kailun is a large tribe. The cattle, sheep, horses and other cattle, sheep, and horses they raise are all on the periphery of the settlement.
But not very far.
Not long after, the group arrived at the horse circle of the tribe leader. The densely packed horses in the circle were neighing, shaking deafeningly.
The three clan leader smiled proudly.
“These are my horses.”
"There have been heavy rain these days, and they haven't been able to walk out for several days, and they are a little irritated."
"There are more than 3,000 horses in five circles, and you can choose them. But there are not many young horses that can ride, less than half. Don't mind, young master."
"Thank you." Ren Ning nodded in understanding.
He was able to be sent to the grassland to explore the situation, and he also carefully learned about some customs and agreements among the people of Xiliang officials.
In order to control the destination of the civilian horses, the Xiliang government will grow up a little better when the good horses raised by herders grow up, most of them will be marked or “buyed” directly, and a small part will be allowed to be left for use.
It is said to be buying, but the official price is similar to that of a forced grab.
No one is willing to do business that is losing money, so when it comes to raising horses over the years, most herders lack interest.
It’s just that horses are a good tool for transportation, and the herdsmen have to raise some.
The leader of the three clans has raised more than 3,000 horses, but he doesn't seem to be many, but he is definitely a big private family.
Ren Ning and the other two looked at each other and went in to pick up the horses.
It's just a few glances.
After all, a good horse was long been selected by the Xiliang government. The rest were either too young or too old or too short, and they were almost the same.
Ren Ning quickly picked a brown horse in his early two years old.
The horse is very energetic, but its physique is not good. The title of Qianli Horse is almost destined to be out of reach.
The slaves asked the master for instructions, ran over quickly to drive the horse out, caught it, put on the reins, and finally took it in front of Ren Ning.
The horse had not been trained yet, and he digged the soil with his feet. He looked at the bipedal beast in front of him in a panic, very frightened.
"Young Master Ning, do you want to try riding first?" The leader of the tribe looked at the horse without comment.
He pointed to the back of the horse circle, "There is a special training ground in the circle. Although there is a lot of mud, the ground below is plain, so it should not be a big problem if you run a little."
"Thank you, no need." Ren Ning refused.
He took out the broken silver to pay the bill, bought some food casually, and stuffed the ration bag around his waist.
A horse is not a good horse, so it is not too expensive, but the two combined cost him twenty taels of silver.
This price is not low.
In the Yunchui Imperial Capital, where prices are relatively high, twenty taels of silver are enough for an ordinary family of five to eat and drink for more than a year.
As the most outstanding scout in the fortress, Ren Ning's military camp only made a fortune in just one tael of silver in a month.
However, the silver he had on him was stolen from the soldiers of Xiliang, and he didn't feel sorry for spending it at all.
Furthermore, even though he knew that he was a Yunchuiren or even a Yunchui army, the leader of the tribe still agreed to sell him a horse without hesitation. This kind of kindness alone could not be exchanged for just twenty taels of silver.
"Youmeng, I wish you good luck. I won't go back with you." Ren Ning tied up the food and grass and waved goodbye to Youmeng's brother and sister.
If you walk with him, a Yunchuiren, and if you are recognized by other Xiliang people, it will only be a disaster for the Youmeng and Lanmang tribes.
You Meng knew this and did not try to keep it.
He came over and punched Ren Ning with mixed feelings, "Brother, take care of your kindness, Lan Mang and You Meng, remember your great kindness."
After saying that, he sighed, "I wonder if I can meet again in the future?"
Ren Ning laughed, "It's better not to see you."
He is a soldier, and appearing in neighboring countries basically means war and death. Blue Mirror is just a small tribe that is not even cannon fodder, so it is best not to meet.
After saying that, he pulled up his horse and went east. Just as he was about to raise his foot, he turned around and looked at the three clan leader of Kailun.
"The leader of the three tribes, Yun Chui often said that there will be a major epidemic after a major disaster. The grassland hasn't seen a flood in a long time." He looked at the thick silt around the horse circle and various livestock drowned by the flood. "These are best dealt with."
After saying that, he held the horse and waved his hand, leaving without looking back.
The family of the three tribe leaders is on the east side of the Kailun settlement. His livestock circle is also built in the east. Ren Ning walks eastward without having to pass the settlement again, let alone encounter the Xiliang army who visits the Kailun tribe.
After leaving for about an hour, the sound of horse hooves trampling through the mud was heard behind him.
Ren Ning suddenly turned around and soon became surprised.
"Brother Ning, wait a minute." A pretty figure stumbled after him on a little red horse.
But he is the youngest daughter of the three leaders of Kailun.
Ren Ning thought about it and seemed to be called Yingpan Kailun.
"Miss Kailun, are you looking for me?" Ren Ning put away his short knife and turned his head to look at the red horse, "Your horse's left foot is injured."
ah?
Yingpan was shocked, quickly turned over and got off the horse, checking his horse with heartache.
Sure enough, some unknown thing cut a deep hole in the red horse's left hind leg, bleeding.
"It's so miserable." She asked the horse worriedly, "Is it painful to shed so much blood?"
口王.
The red horse rubbed against the master, staring at the sharp weapon in Ren Ning's hand anxiously, and instinctively sensed the dangerous aura above.
Hiss.
Yingpan found nothing wrong. She tore off a piece of cloth from her skirt and skillfully bandaged her horse.
After all this, she comforted her horse and signaled her mount to relax, then turned to look at Ren Ning with a confused look on her face.
"Is there anything wrong?" Ren Ning looked at the direction she was chasing, "Why did you run out alone? Where is your maid?"
Yingpan glanced at him narrowly, "I didn't tell her. Don't worry, I'm sure no one follows me."
"That's good." Ren Ning nodded.
He is not afraid of trouble, but it is naturally best not to have trouble.
"Brother Ning," Yingpan hesitated for a while. She looked at Ren Ning's face with the same complexion as hers, a little nervous and expectant. "Where are you from Yun Chui?"
Ren Ning was stunned and his eyes fell on the bag on the red horse's back.
He suddenly had an inspiration in his mind and smiled, "What a coincidence, my hometown is in the imperial capital Xingji City. Do you want to know about your brother?"
"That's great." Yingpan's eyes shining, "Brother Ning, have you ever seen my brother? His name is Tiele, which means Shitou. He is going to school in the Imperial College in Xingji City."
Ren Ning laughed and said concisely: "Miss, Xingji City is the imperial capital of Yunchui, with a population of more than 1.5 million."
"One and a half million people?"
Yingpan hesitated and blinked her beautiful big eyes. She soon realized that her eyes suddenly became clear.
“Is there still so many cities in the world?”
You must know that the entire Xiliang grassland has a population of only more than 3.5 million.
"Yeah." Ren Ning nodded, "It's a huge city. So I haven't seen your elder brother and can't help you."
Yingpan was disappointed, so she asked Ren Ning a few more words, and finally led the horse westward to the west.
Chapter completed!