[PS: The beginning of the previous chapter has been modified. Horseshoes do not exist in the world yet. Just remember that there is such a thing. 】
Xiaohuan always obeyed Li Yi's words. Although she was still wondering why her uncle wanted to starve the horse for three days, what he said was right and he put the horse's grass back.
Liu Ruyi walked in from the outside, looked at the little maid holding the horse grass and walked back, and asked: "Xiaohuan, has the horse been fed?"
"My uncle said he would starve it for three days." The little maid shook her head and said.
"Give me the horse straw, you go and do your work." Liu Ruyi took the horse straw from her hand and walked to the stable.
"oh."
The little maid responded, looked at her back as she left, and thought to herself that her uncle wouldn't let her feed the horse, but the second lady had to go feed it. What if her uncle was unhappy?
Forget it, I still didn’t want to, so I left the matter to my uncle and the second young lady to resolve on their own. Thinking that her little rabbit had not been fed yet, the little maid shook her head, took some fresh vegetable leaves from the kitchen, and walked to the inner courtyard.
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When Liu Ruyi walked into the stable with horse straw, Li Yizheng was squatting on the soft ground in front of the stable, holding a brush and white paper, seeming to be rubbing something.
There was the sound of footsteps behind him, and Li Yi stood up. When he turned around, he saw Liu Ruyi walking towards him with Ma Cao in his arms.
Li Yi felt a little at ease when he saw that there seemed to be nothing wrong with her expression, and that there was no weapon hidden in the grass.
After all, what happened on the horse just now was purely an accident and had nothing to do with him. Although Miss Liu Er had a bad temper, she was not an indiscriminate and unreasonable person. She did not draw a sword to kill him at the time, and she would not retaliate afterwards.
However, just in case, it was better to make sure first. He looked at her with a little vigilance and asked: "What happened just now, I wasn't..."
"Shut up!"
Liu Ruyi pretended to be nonchalant because she didn't want Li Yi to mention this matter. A hint of blush appeared on her pretty face again. She threw the horse grass into the trough, glared at Li Yi fiercely, and turned around to leave.
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Now Li Yi was finally relieved. It seemed that Miss Liu Er really didn't intend to care about this matter. However, the look on her pretty face just now was the first time she saw a generation of heroines turning into a shy little girl.
, Li Yi really felt a little uncomfortable in a short period of time.
In the stable, the bully crazy horse ate horse grass and snorted. Li Yi raised his head and glanced at it. This time, for the sake of Ruyi, he let it go first. Next time, if he doesn't know what's good, he won't.
If you starve it for three days, you won't know how many eyes Lord Ma has.
Use white paper and a brush to draw the horse's hoof prints in real size on the soft mud floor around the stable, and order some horseshoes from the blacksmith. Although this horse doesn't give himself much face, it is undeniable that he is a good horse.
It would be a pity if the horseshoe was worn away.
The blacksmith's skills were good. Li Yi told him the request and got four horseshoes the next day.
Out of professional habits, the blacksmith didn't ask Li Yi what these things were used for. He had been a blacksmith for many years, so of course he knew the rules of the trade.
Lao Fang held four strange-shaped things in his hand and asked doubtfully: "Uncle, what are these for?"
"horseshoe."
"What the hell?" The confusion on Lao Fang's face deepened, "What is a horseshoe?"
From the name, it seems that this thing has something to do with horses. However, I have experience in raising horses and am familiar with things related to horses, but I have never heard of horseshoes.
"They are shoes for horses." There are no horseshoes in this world yet, so it's no wonder that Lao Fang is ignorant, Li Yi explained to him.
"What?"
Lao Fang stopped suddenly. He couldn't believe his ears. He looked at Li Yi and asked, "Does the horse still need to wear shoes?"
After living for decades, I only know that people need to wear shoes, but I have never heard that horses also need to wear shoes. Isn't this a joke?
"They are all running on the ground. You need to wear shoes, why don't horses?" Li Yi looked at him and asked.
Lao Fang wanted to say "nonsense", but he held it back before he could say it.
"Walking barefoot without shoes will hurt your feet. If you step on a stone, it will hurt your feet. Horses don't know pain, so why wear shoes?" Lao Fang said confidently.
He had some doubts about whether his uncle had been possessed by evil spirits today and suddenly wanted to put shoes on the horses. In the next two days, he had the idea of hunting cattle and sheep again.
"You also know how to grind your feet. Horses have traveled a lot more distances than you. As time goes by, if the horseshoes are worn away, the horse should also be scrapped."
When Lao Fang heard this, he was stunned for a moment and said: "Uncle, this is unnecessary. The horse only runs back and forth between Fucheng and the stockade every day. It has only been a few miles, and the worn horseshoe will grow again..."
However, it seems that those war horses in the army are often used, and the horseshoes cannot grow faster than they are worn away, so it is necessary to wear shoes."
Lao Fang understood what Li Yi meant this time. He was a horse breeder before and knew how to use horses appropriately. If he tied the horse in the stable all day and did not take it out for running often, the horse's hooves would grow deformed, and if
If you run for a long time every day, the horse's hooves will be worn out. The former can be saved, but the latter will only become a useless horse.
My uncle's method is very good. After he reminded me just now, Lao Fang already understood that this strange thing is probably going to be nailed to the horse's shoe. Although the horse at home cannot use this method, if the war horse in the army has it,
With this treasure, you no longer have to worry about horseshoes being worn out.
After listening to Lao Fang's words, Li Yi was also stunned for a moment. He only remembered reading those time-travel novels in the past. The protagonist invented a horseshoe and immediately shocked the emperors and ministers. They shouted why no one had such a simple method before.
Thinking that it was a reward and an official, he subconsciously thought that all horses should be shoed. After listening to what Lao Fang said, it seemed that he really did not do it this time.
However, since the horseshoe has been beaten, if you don't put it on, you won't be able to afford the few silver dollars paid to the blacksmith.
Two days ago, because this guy was embarrassed in front of Ruyi, I asked the government officials to help him, tie him up, and put horseshoes on him. I think this guy who bullies the weak and fears the strong has never seen such a formation before.
I scared it half to death. If it behaves wildly in front of me next time, I will eat horse meat hot pot in front of it...
When Li Yi went down the mountain with Lao Fang this time, he deliberately pulled the horse down in order to shoe him.
In the open space not far from the gate of the county government office, with the help of Lao Fang, the government officials easily brought the horse down and tied it up with its hooves pointing upward.
The huge horse's eyes were full of fear, and it neighed loudly. However, its four feet were tied, and there were so many people holding it down around it, so it couldn't struggle even if it wanted to.
Lao Fang was about to nail the horseshoe on it according to the method Li Yi said, when suddenly a voice came from behind him.
"What are you doing here?"
A woman wearing a police officer's uniform walked over.
