Chapter 58 Slap in the face
?Yuwen Wen tried to show off a little, but he never expected that the "thunder strike" would come so quickly. When he heard the words of the Wrangler, he felt his cheeks burning. In broad daylight, in the bright world, someone actually wanted to slap in the face in public. {[([Net]
He looked at the horse-wrangler and saw that he was about fifteen or sixteen years old, not tall and strong, wearing cloth clothes and straw sandals, with a little freckle on his round face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, looking quite honest.
"Isn't this alfalfa?" Yuwen Wen asked. He decided to 'use calmness to control', first listen to what the other party said, then find out the flaws, and 'break it' in one go.
"Of course it's not alfalfa. Although it can be seen in the wilderness by the river, the leaves look very similar and the colors are similar, but this is not alfalfa." The Wrangler replied.
He saw several men protecting the young man and the girl, and did not come forward rashly to avoid misunderstandings from the other party. He heard the young man ask what these purple flowers were, and then talked freely.
This is not alfalfa but a zirconia. If you don’t know, it is easy for people who are not familiar with these two grasses to mix up, but he has been herding horses for many years and can tell the difference between the two grasses.
Alfalfa, also known as alfalfa, has generally three-leaf complex leaves, such as an inverted egg-shaped shape, with serrated edges at the top; Alfalfa, also known as a red flower plant, has an odd number of complex leaves, with three-leaf complex leaves, and five-leaf complex leaves, with leaves shaped like feathers.
Then there are also different rhizomes: the root system of alfalfa is very deep, the part above the ground is very high, and can reach about five or six feet in height, and the cross section of the stem is round or has edges.
The root system of Ziyunying is relatively shallow, and the part above the ground is not high, usually about one or two feet high, and its stems are hollow round and have hairy hairs.
The petals also differ after flowering. The petals of alfalfa are purple, butterfly-shaped corolla, which grow from leaves and axils, and the pedicels are not branched, and are longer. Many small stalks grow from bottom to top, with each small flower stalk equally long.
The flowers of Purple Cloud are generally axillary leaves, with branches like umbrellas, and the crowns are mostly purple-red or orange-yellow.
Alfalfa can be used as forage, and cymbidium can also be used, but cymbidium can be divided into toxic and non-toxic. Livestock grown locally can distinguish between toxic and non-toxic cymbidium, but if you are too hungry, you will be hungry, especially horses.
If you accidentally eat poisonous Ziyunying, such as cattle, horse, etc., if you eat too much, you will be directly poisoned and die within a few days. If you eat a small amount for a long time, you will be slowly poisoned, which means chronic poisoning.
In this case, cattle, horses and other livestock are listless at the beginning, have a loss of appetite, are unstable in walking, and are weak in the hind limbs. Sometimes they lie on the ground, cannot stand due to paralysis of the hind limbs, and eventually die.
Or run blindly, and finally fall into the ground with limbs limp. The cow will become violent and uneasy after being poisoned. Pregnant cows are prone to miscarriage. If the sheep are chronically poisoned, the symptoms are not obvious but the teeth will gradually turn black.
It is easier to distinguish between alfalfa and cymbidium, but there is not much difference between toxic or non-toxic species, and it is difficult to distinguish. This depends entirely on experience. Only those who grazed all year round can effectively distinguish it.
"The ones that Mr. Lang's hands and those that grow on the ground are all poisonous purple clouds." said the horse-woman. Yuchi Mingyue exclaimed when she heard this, while Yuwen Wen glanced at the corner of his mouth.
He just wanted to pretend to be a little bit, but there was so much knowledge inside, just like Mei Meiren, who had hair and had no hair, and the twists and turns in these forages were not small.
But he said something casually, and then was slapped in the face. Yuwen Wen felt that he would be more honest in the future. If he didn't understand, he wouldn't understand. He could not pretend to understand. But he didn't plan to admit defeat, because he found a flaw in the other party's words, so the next time was the time to fight back.
He looked up at the horses of the wranglers by the river and asked, "Since it is poisonous, why are you grazing here? Are you not afraid that the horse will eat the poisonous Ziyunying?"
As soon as this said, Yuchi Mingyue's eyes lit up and then nodded silently. She was first exposed to the knowledge of alfalfa and Ziyunying, and she only found it quite interesting. She also heard that the beautiful flowers in front of her were poisonous weeds, so she was naturally uneasy. However, when her brother-in-law asked this, she reminded her.
You say that the grass is poisonous and you are very polite. As a result, the horse you raise will eat grass in the pile of poisonous weeds. Doesn’t that mean that what you said before was a fool?
Thinking of this, Yuchi Mingyue looked at the Wrangler with suspicion. She felt that what her mother often said in daily life, "Knowing people but not being aware of their hearts." As expected, the Wrangler looked very honest, but unexpectedly she had ulterior motives.
Looking at the horses again, Yuchi Mingyue figured out what was almost staged: the horse-wrangler's sweet words made everyone think that he was an expert in horse raising, and then took the opportunity to sell those broken horses.
They would definitely say what kind of horses are, what kind of horses are traveling thousands of miles a day, what kind of veins are the remains of sweat and blood. Then a horse is sold at a sky-high price. They still have to cry out and feel that they can spend money comfortably when they meet a horse in a thousand miles a day.
This must be the case!
When Yuchi Mingyue thought of this, she felt that her brother-in-law was wiser. The other party was talking loudly and talking in a mess. She couldn't help but admire her as she listened. As a result, her brother-in-law was very powerful and found the problem from so many words.
Yuwen Wen stared at the Wrangler. He finally caught the opponent's flaws. Seeing the Wrangler seemingly stunned, he felt more and more likely to win. Although it was embarrassing to get the wrong category of grass, if he wins, he can win a game.
"Well, the little one is just drinking horses here. Have you ever seen a little horse eat grass?"
The horse-wrangler said lightly, making Yuwen Wen speechless. He didn't think the other party was making a tantrum, but he did know that the horses were just drinking the river water and not eating grass.
Just now, Yuchi Mingyue was about to get off the car here and take a walk to see the scenery. Yuwen Wen observed the surrounding situation. This was the official road, with scattered people and horses coming and going, and on the grass by the river, the horse-herder was the horse-woman who was releasing his horses.
Later, my sister-in-law looked around by the river. He followed him. Although he was a little absent-minded, she still secretly paid attention to the movements of the Wrangler. He didn't think the other party would be an assassin or something, but just in case.
He was afraid that if the other party was a scammer, it would be a bad thing if he frightened his sister-in-law, so he glanced at the other party from time to time, so he also noticed the horses. After the other party said it, he recalled carefully that the horses were indeed drinking water by the river and not eating grass.
Yuwen Wen was a little embarrassed, and the counterattack that was bound to be defeated easily by the other party. When Yuchi Mingyue heard this, he looked at the horses by the river, turned to look at his brother-in-law, and was quite disappointed when he saw that he was silent.
"Oh no, these grasses are poisonous. What should we do if our horses eat them?" She asked nervously. Yuwen Wen turned around and looked at his group of mounts when he heard this, but saw these horses drinking water by the river.
"I heard from Langjun's accent, I think they were from other places, but these horses should be local horses." The horsewoman smiled and said, "I was drinking horses by the river just now. Seeing Langjun's mount being led to the grass, I also wanted to remind me not to eat grass. However, these horses did not eat grass but went to drink water. I thought they must be local horses."
Yuwen Wen nodded silently. These horses were indeed local horses. Their mounts from the south of the mountain traveled more than two thousand miles. They were so tired that they rode the horses they were in charge of providing horses after they arrived in Yecheng.
"So that's it, I've been taught." Yuwen Wen bowed. Although he was slapped in the face, he was a reasonable person. Although he had a high status, he didn't like to bully others, especially when facing the people.
The other party was just a horsewoman, but he was kind enough to remind himself not to let the mount eat poisonous weeds by chance. This kind of intention is worthy of his tribute.
"You are polite, Mr. Lang." The horse-woman also bowed. Seeing that his horses seemed to have enough water and began to walk on the grass, he turned around and rode one, then shouted loudly, and drove the horse to gallop to the other side.
"These horses are pretty good. I think they are servants from a wealthy family, who specializes in horse herding." Yuwen Wen said to himself. Seeing Yuchi Mingyue's somewhat tired look, he arranged for the guards to prepare horses and drove the carriage over.
Chapter completed!