Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 141 The Hunting (4000 words)
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"Brother, this dear friend, let me talk about the basic principles of the golden section line and the absolute domain."

"Brother, this one needs to be fleshy, the legs are thin and long and the flesh must be lightly strangled, is that the case?"

"Senior, senior, you must come to my house for a sit down. My family has raised a lot of Anxi and Tianzhu orchids. When the time comes, teach them how to dress up and taste a little together?"

"To tell you the truth, I am good at this, and I have made a living in these years. The senior has inspired me a lot. I also invite the senior to leave your address. I will have more places to ask for advice in the future."

Geng Shu, who has become a fun person, is almost holding a pen and paper, and tirelessly asks for advice on the spot, without the basic consciousness of exchanging words.But fortunately, Jiang Tian also learned through him that there is actually another kind of benefit left by the predecessors of the traversers in this world; stockings called stocking bags.

That's right, they are stockings, but they are not made of nylon, but made of a small silkworm that was almost eliminated in the south. The extremely fine silk spun out is a fabric called silk.And this kind of gauze is also extremely thin and transparent, known as a special fabric with five layers of clothing, especially the flesh can be seen (the prototype can be seen in the plain gauze gown unearthed at Mawangdui, Changsha)

It is also because of this kind of gauze that weaving patterns and colors in advance, and then overlapping and wearing them together (such as the twelve single prototypes of ancient neon lights), revealing a brilliant appearance like clouds, with multiple illusions changing colors at different angles The effect, therefore, has always been one of the traditional tributes of the South China Sea to the royal family.

But after being in the hands of this senior traveler, he was late for all kinds of extra-age tricks.Therefore, although the current silk yarn is still a tribute to the imperial court, its production capacity has been multiplied many times, and it has become a kind of private personal product exclusively for the rich, the upper class, and even the teaching workshop.

Therefore, it is still rare and expensive that is monopolized by the imperial court, and it is invisible in ordinary markets and private homes.Hearing this, Jiang Tian couldn't help sighing that his vision and imagination were indeed limited by poverty.When I go back, I must find a way to make up lessons and study on Shunqing and Mingfei.

He was so preoccupied with it that he left everyone else alone.Even Keda Duck, who seemed the most heartless, couldn't bear it any longer, so he quickly dragged him aside.Then he explained to Jiang Tian:
"Sir, don't be offended. This kid is a weird guy in the family, but he is still a weird guy who has achieved something. He is much more popular than my young master;"

"The ancestors of the Geng family were originally born as master craftsmen, but later because they built many useful equipment for the court, they changed from state-owned craftsmen officials to regular officials of the Ministry of Industry. It can be regarded as an anecdote back then."

"Later, Geng Shangshu's parents began to study the use of torture tools and military weapons; they contributed a lot to the expansion of foreign lands, and the imperial decree was transferred to Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, which also established the family history of Geng's family in the Ministry of Criminal Justice."

"However, this fellow is obviously the firstborn of the eldest son, so he has no intention of inheriting the family business; he claims all day long that the equipment built by the family is too dull and lacks aesthetic feeling, so he has to find another way out."

"At that time, all kinds of things such as climbing walls and jumping ditches came out. His family really couldn't control it, and felt that although this hobby was not elegant, it was better than following other people's footsteps and staying out all night. good;"

"So I gave him a regular sum of money and let him go. As a result, this kid really made something. Although he can't get on the stage, it is real money. His net worth is richer than everyone here. Woolen cloth."

"This time, the elder of the family is also entrusted by someone. We must bring him out to have a good time doing activities. Otherwise, he will still be nesting in his garden, messing around with a bunch of shameless orchids!"

At this time, there was another short sound of horns outside the temporary camp.I saw a team of cavalry approaching Yuli, everyone was wearing big crotch scarlet shirts, wearing Wubian crowns, and their gestures and gestures had a kind of seasoned and capable style.Seeing this, Koda Duck couldn't help explaining: "This is the guard of the East Palace specially invited by the family to maintain the scene."

It turned out that this time was a private event led by several families in Beijing.However, through their respective relationships and channels, they seconded the Youqingdao leader (regiment) under the name of Donggong and one of the ten leaders of the Three Houses: they thought they would maintain order and protect the audience; Or with a hunchback and a hunchback, every gesture is an army-like follower.

With the warming wind in the sun, there is a feeling of dryness and heat.The sound of the horn for the official start of the safari also sounded one after another; people continued to gallop out of the camp one after another.However, it was the first time for Jiang Tian to participate in a similar event, so he temporarily acted as a spectator following the team along with Da Ya and others who claimed to have not stretched their muscles and bones for several years.

At this time, it was the turn of spring and summer, but the mosquitoes and flies had begun to show their power a little.Therefore, most people wear light and loose jerseys with arrow sleeves that are easy to tighten at the hands and feet; they also smear the juice prepared by artemisia annua and pyrethrum on the head and face; and light insect repellent in the camp. Incense coils; realgar and quick ash products to block snakes and insects were scattered.

Then, following the lead of the horse-riding retinue and the servants running on foot, they began to hold hunting nets, hunting traps, poles and zip-lines, as well as cracking whips specially used to scare and drive away prey; Dogs that took off their lead ropes and collars, roared loudly and flew away in the dust; like a wild goose spreading its wings, they rushed out from the two wings first.

After leaving the main road and entering the field, this shaluzisuo showed that it had been well-trained, and it was stable on the other side; it was always able to maintain a relatively uniform speed, and followed the group of people closely; By ordering and urging, you will naturally avoid some ups and downs; only need some simple fine-tuning of direction.

In terms of riding and chopping, this is an excellent hunting horse and traveling horse.Therefore, riding on the ups and downs of the horse, feeling the hot wind coming from the wind, the flying dust and mud, and the fragrance of the trampled vegetation; but it is not like being in the garden. You can't let go of your full strength, you can only trot around the pond to warm up, Completely different feeling and mood.

What's more, there are many young and young female relatives among them; they wear riding skirts with open hems, or simply dress up as men's clothes with light shirts and bare heads.Therefore, when the horse gallops lightly, the rough and large-scale body curves of various ages will inevitably follow the waves, the mountains and the ups and downs, and the singing of warblers and swallows has a unique flavor.

Well, it really is a real safari.The crowd rode their horses and trotted, talking and laughing happily, while waiting for the special servants and trained servants; they disturbed the dormant and hidden birds and beasts in the waist-deep weeds, bushes, and large and small woodlands; In response, they were deliberately driven away, and they all fled towards the middle.

Then, almost head-on into the center crowd.I saw that they were holding exquisite hunting bows, tip bows and short-horn bows with flaws, and they shot arrows one after another.From time to time, the prey screamed and wailed, and the arrow fell to the ground.They were attacked and bitten by the hounds chasing and encircling them, and the falcons and falcons flying high into the sky were caught, killed and pecked down by feathers.

It can be described as a lively scene of "falcons flying brocade wings and falling in the clouds, dogs flying golden bell grass" (Tang Weizhuang's "Watching the Hunt").And Jiang Tian finally understood why the hydrating Shiquan old man in later generations had a record of [-] sun-shot rabbits.Because there are retinues and servants constantly driving the prey in front of you, even if you compare your eyes with crossbow arrows, you can still shoot something.

And when some grass is deep, most hounds are unable to climb or penetrate, and can only hide in the hideouts of furious and roaring birds and beasts.It's time for these felines, who have been pampered in the saddle and carriage, to start showing their skills.Only the sound of passwords, flutes and whistles could be heard one after another, and these cats, big and small, rushed out one after another.

Then, amidst the swaying leaves, biting movements and short wailing sounds of climbing and chasing fleeing trees, struggling prey or corpses, large and small, were brought out one after another; some were colorful tits, young chickens, and sometimes Cave pikas, sometimes badgers and raccoon dogs, muntjacs and roe deer; even individual small monkeys.

Of course, because of the cleaning up around Gyeonggi for so many years, there are actually not many wild beasts that can be encountered in the wild; especially tigers and leopards are almost gone.That is to say, some carnivores such as jackals and foxes that reproduce quickly and have relatively tenacious vitality remain; or large herbivores such as wild boars, deer, and gazelle.

Therefore, among these prey, the wild boars that are the most threatening to humans are the wild boars that have been driven out; especially the large adult wild boars, which may not be able to be shot through by ordinary bows and arrows, and are covered with mud and resin. On the contrary, it is easy to provoke these savages, and rush forward recklessly with their fangs raised.

If you accidentally fail to dodge, you will be overturned even by people and horses, or you will be broken by a horse's leg, scratched by a horse's belly or a human foot, and there will be a probability of casualties.Therefore, the appearance of every big wild boar is almost the focus of the scene and the center of encirclement and driving; even the well-trained hounds will not rush forward to bite;

Instead, he cooperates with his master to drive and frighten them in batches one by one, and exhausts them from running during the siege and interception; there are net-holding followers who are professional hunters, and they use several hunting nets to entangle and trap them at the same time, restraining them. After the ability to move, the special steel fork and spear will be used to assassinate the chest, neck and back of the spine.

Therefore, the size of wild boars and the number of vehicles that can be hunted in each safari are almost the ceiling of various prey.But this time it seemed a bit unexpected. After running away for a long time, the foxes, badgers and deer had all harvested one after another, but they had never encountered even a bigger wild boar.

Although the team of Dada Ducks did not have a set of cat hunting, they also raised a group of flowers with long legs, slender waist, pointed mouth, long ear porches, heads, necks, limbs, and long ribbons. dappled hound.Big and small were divided into groups of three or five, and rushed away amidst the orders of the subordinates, rushing and biting like the wind.

Just sitting on the horseback, looking at these galloping and chasing eagle dogs, and wild animals running wild.Occasionally, Jiang Tian would have some kind of illusion; the kind of predatory desire and sense of accomplishment that was inherited from ancient times and was at the top of the food chain; he suddenly understood why people from all over the world like this kind of activity.

Therefore, a lot of fresh blood-stained prey were quickly piled up on the cart riding from behind, mainly small rabbits, foxes, and wild ducks; occasionally there was a slightly larger badger (猹) and gray goose.However, since the winter has just ended, these wild animals are still quite thin, and their coat color is not good-looking.

Therefore, except for the larger pigs and deer, most of the prey that was hunted was basically no one used it directly for cooking, but peeled off the fur and other things for a little processing, as a souvenir of this hunting; other parts Naturally, there will always be people from nearby military villages who will come to recycle and deal with the aftermath.Guaranteed to make the best use of nothing is wasted.

In fact, many people in the local military mansion and village are working part-time, providing corresponding field hunting services to these high-ranking officials and nobles from the capital; Eliminate a group of birds and beasts that may damage crops and livestock if they reproduce again.It can be described as one stroke.

Li Huan, the leader of the hunting retinue of the Daya family, is a former veteran of the border guards; he is also the captain of the nearby Fubing Village, which is called "Junzhuang", and is currently the captain of the patrol team/mountain forest team.The usual task is to patrol the mountains and forests, while preventing deforestation and illegal logging beyond what is needed for livelihood, and at the same time checking for traces of wild animals, he can be regarded as a veteran.

Because it was the Cold Food Festival, there was no fire to cook at noon; instead, the servants who followed in their cars brought up cold food.For example, high-calorie foods such as Gaohuan (fried oil cakes), Jushengnu (twist twist), Biluo (baked pies), and glutinous rice cakes (sweet pastries) cooked in advance the night before; Feed.

At this time, there was a sound of barking and calling from far to near in front of him.I saw a fiery red figure flying across the long grass and dense bushes, rushing towards the team of Koda Ya in a panic; the next moment, I heard Koda Ya's hissing and shouting full of surprise road:

"It's a rare red fox!"

"Try to catch me alive!"

"As long as it is raised until winter, you can make a good scarf for my sister."

As soon as Kada Duck's voice was heard, the subordinates and servants who surrounded him also competed with each other holding long-handled net bags and poles, chasing and intercepting each other, and kept flying down in response to the sound.Afterwards, whether it was the Shen brothers and sisters or Bai Duolu, they all ordered their servants to catch up and join in the fun.

　Because the New Year's Eve is approaching and there are a lot of things to do at home, so there may be a day or two of rest in between
　　
　
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