Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 519: The Feeling of Galloping Horses

During the awkward conversation, the old man told Wang An and the other two that they could just call him "Uncle Kuma" from now on to sound more friendly.

Uncle Kumar did not explain why it was called this.

However, as far as Wang An knows, the names of the Oroqen people are also quite long, consisting of a nickname, a formal name and a surname.

However, their surnames are generally related to regions. For example, those near JY County call themselves Bilaqian, those in the Ganhe River Basin call themselves Ganqian, those in the Tuohe River Basin call themselves Tuoqian, and so on.

Normally people in the Huma River Basin call themselves "Kumar Qian", and Uncle Kuma asked Wang An and three others to call him that, so his ancestors might have been the original people in the Huma River Basin.

Of course, these may not be all accurate, they are just roughly correct.

Although the Oroqen people are natural warriors and natural hunters, it must be admitted that they are generally very down-to-earth and do not have so many cunning schemes.

So when buying horses from them, Wang An had no worries at all about buying horses with problems.

Besides, with the old man here, Wang An believes that even if one or two people with bad intentions appear, the old man can handle it.

Soon, the group of four arrived at a large yard.

Uncle Kuma called out and soon a middle-aged man about 40 years old came out. Uncle Kuma asked Wang An and the other two to call him "Uncle Amba".

Wang An knew that the word "Amba" means honest and kind in the Oroqen language.

In fact, the Oroqen people in the Heishan Brigade are living together with the Han people.

Therefore, most locals can understand the meaning of some simple daily expressions.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Uncle Kuma told Uncle Amba that he was bringing Wang An and two other men to buy horses.

When Uncle Amba heard this, he seemed very happy, and his attitude towards Wang An and the other two became much friendlier.

I only heard Uncle Amba sigh and say:

"We now have more than 200 horses in our stable, and we can't even afford to feed them."

When Wang An heard this, he asked in confusion:
"Uncle Amba, the horses are eating grass in the stable. Do they need to be fed?"

Uncle Amba was stunned when he heard this, then he laughed and said:

"Livestock must be fed. Although our Oroqen horses are strong even without feed, it affects the foals, hahahaha."

Wang An nodded, feeling that what Uncle Amba said made sense.

After talking for a while, they walked out together.

It is called a horse farm, but in fact it is just a piece of wasteland with a forest and a meadow.

And the horses inside actually belong to the entire Black Mountain Brigade.

To put it simply, the Heishan Brigade is now a whole, just like Kaoshantun before the land was distributed to households.

Although the number of households in Heishan Brigade is not as many as that in Kaoshantun, they are also called a brigade because they are Oroqen people.

Before that, that is, before the entire Black Mountain Brigade moved down the mountain to settle down, they were actually equivalent to a tribe.

But they are a tribe living in the mountains, making a living by fishing and hunting, and in the earliest times, they, like the Evenks, used reindeer as their main means of transportation.

It must be mentioned that although the number of Oroqen people is small, when fighting the Japanese, many of them participated in the war. Although they could hide in the mountains, they still came out. For this spirit, we have to give them a thumbs up.

After arriving at the horse farm, Uncle Amba put his right thumb and index finger into his mouth, his cheeks puffed up, and a loud whistle rang out.

Soon after, I saw horses coming out from the surrounding woods one after another, running at a very fast speed.

Wang An and the other two looked at this shocking scene, their eyes widened and their mouths opened wide, their faces filled with stunned expressions.

I have to say, although there are only more than 200 horses in total, but accompanied by the "dangdangdang" sound of horse hooves, this scene really gives a feeling of thousands of horses galloping.

Uncle Amba's lung capacity is really good. He whistled for about 10 seconds without stopping.

In fact, most mountain people, regardless of gender, can whistle with two fingers.

Because in this age when communication relies on shouting, the sound of a two-finger whistle has quite strong penetrating power.

When Uncle Amba's whistle stopped, the sound of horses running in the surrounding mountains and forests also stopped.

From this we can see that the obedience of the Oroqen horse is indeed quite good.

Then the five people were surrounded by a group of horses.

Horses are not afraid of people, so a bunch of horse heads started to nudge the five people.

From time to time, a horse would grab someone's clothes and pull them, as if saying:

"Where's the delicious food? Take it out?"

At this time, Uncle Amba finally smiled and said:

"Boys, all the horses are here, you can take your pick."

When Wang An and the other two heard this, they were stunned.

Although Wang An and the other two knew how to look at horses, to be honest, the feeling of looking at one horse, several horses, or even dozens or hundreds of horses is completely different.

Some people may not understand this feeling, but you can imagine what it feels like for a normal man to face a group of beauties?
Or how would it feel to pick your favorite one or two flowers from a sea of ​​flowers?
To be honest, anyone who encounters this kind of scene will become dazzled and unable to make up their mind.

After Wang An and his two companions glanced at the surrounding herd of horses twice, Mu Xueli and Wang Li turned their eyes to Wang An at the same time.

And the two of them said almost in unison:
"Brother-in-law (fourth brother), please help me choose."

Wang An ignored the two of them and turned to Uncle Amba and said very honestly:
"Uncle Amba, I think these horses are all good. The more I look at them, the more confused I am. Please spare a moment and pick two horses for each of us three. As long as they are familiar horses, it will be fine."

A familiar horse is actually a horse that has been trained and can fully understand human commands.

An untrained horse is called a green horse, and it is quite difficult to train it.

The main reason is that training a new horse is not only strenuous, but also quite time-consuming and, most importantly, there is a risk of injury.

Because it is relatively easy to train mules and horses to pull carts and grind mills, but it is the most difficult to train them to ride. If they fall off the horse,
This kind of buying a horse is also called capturing a horse. If you capture an untrained horse, that would be a bit ridiculous.

Wang An’s behavior is actually the smartest approach.

(End of this chapter)