Chapter 1224
The horse's tail will kick backwards after being trampled, which may be determined by hundreds of millions of years of genes, in nature, horses have to face tigers and lions, these beasts will first bite the horse's tail with their claws and sharp teeth when chasing the horse, in order to knock down the horse, so as to feast, and the horse will know that its tail is bitten after perceiving the tail pain, in order to save their own lives, the horse will instinctively kick backwards, as long as it can kick the beast behind it, Kick the beast out of the way, and the horse will be able to save his life.
After the evolution from generation to generation, this instinct of horses will go deep into the bone marrow, as long as they find that their tail hurts, they will instinctively feel that there are beasts behind them to hunt themselves, so they instinctively kick behind them, which is almost an innate instinct, it is difficult to change through the acquired, so a person who loves horses, must not be curious to pull the horse's tail, it is too dangerous to do so, and he simply does not take his life to heart.
Under no circumstances should a person pull the horse's tail, especially if it is lame, it is even more undesirable, which can easily anger the horse and make the horse think that you are a dangerous person, so that the horse will unconsciously counterattack and attack you with his hind hooves.
No matter how kind a person is, he will have his own taboos, when others accidentally touch them, this person will be angry and angry, and horses and various animals also have their own taboos, which cannot be easily touched, and must be fully respected.
The horse's tail is the more difficult part of the horse's body to clean, because the hair in this part is more and longer, and it is still behind the horse's buttocks, when the horse excretes, the feces are easy to get these hairs, so the horse's tail has become the dirtiest part of the horse's body, although the horse's mane is also very long, but at least it is much cleaner than the horse's tail.
In addition, horses are very fond of flicking their tails, if they do not clean the tail of the horse, when the horse flicks the tail, it is easy to touch the owner, you can imagine how disgusting the tail of the horse contaminated with horse manure is on the body, so it is very important to clean the tail of the horse, this part must be cleaned, and it must be cleaned frequently.
Li Ang stood on the side of the horse, gently put the horse's tail into the bucket, stirred it a few times, took out the horse's tail, and gently wiped it, the movement was very gentle, so as to prevent hurting the horse and making the horse angry.
"Father, it's a hassle to clean up the horses! Do you really need to do this? ”
Tang'er's patience quickly ran out, and he felt that cleaning the horses was a very distressing thing, he liked to ride horses very much, but he just didn't like to clean the horses, this work was too tiring and annoying.
Li An naturally understands that Tang Er is still a child, let him like the work of brushing horses, this is simply embarrassing, very unrealistic, there are many people in this world who like to ride horses, like to clean horses, I'm afraid there are few people, everyone likes chic and doesn't like to work, riding a horse and driving is chic, and cleaning and repairing cars for horses is work.
Li An said with a smile: "Tang'er is still young, and my father won't let you do too much, but occasionally my father will accompany you to brush the horse, and let them brush the horse the rest of the time, there are so many horses at home, our father and son can't finish brushing it!" ”
Only by personally brushing the horses can you better establish a relationship with the horses, but there are too many horses in Ang Lee's house, so many horses, you can't finish brushing them by yourself, you can only brush them occasionally, just establish a relationship with the horses, and more brushing tasks still have to be handed over to the servants to do, so it is in line with reality.
"Oh, that's pretty much it."
Tang Er breathed a sigh of relief, if he was asked to scrub the horses every day, he would probably collapse, and he would be able to accept it if he brushed it occasionally.
Brushing the horse is only the first step, establishing a relationship with the horse, it is certainly not enough to brush the horse, but also to be closer to the horse, such as petting the horse more, so that it can feel your love, so that the horse can have a better relationship with people, and will help its owner at a critical moment.
In many cases, some people who love horses, in order to maintain feelings with horses, will choose to kiss their horses, this practice seems to be very close, however, it seems a little unhygienic, after all, there are more bacteria on horses, kissing horses is a certain risk, in fact, stroking is already very good, more to touch the body of the horse, the horse can also feel caring.
In particular, touching the horse's head is a great help to promote the relationship between people and horses.
"Tang'er, come, touch the horse more when it's okay, especially the horse's mane here, so that it will be very comfortable."
Ang Lee opened his mouth to educate.
"Father, I see, let's go out and play! I'm going to see what my father said about the big kid who rides a horse. ”
Tang Er said.
He seemed to be very unconvinced, feeling that the level of the big children outside was just like that, and there was no difference from the big children he could meet around him, and he wanted to see with his own eyes how powerful the other big children his father said.
When Li An heard this, he nodded and said, "Okay!" Let's stop brushing horses, let's go outside and see the big kids riding horses. ”
Since his own child is so persistent, Li An also feels that it is better to let Tang Er see the reality as soon as possible, he is only six or seven years old and is so crazy, it will definitely not be a good thing.
Because the space inside the capital is relatively small, and every inch of land is expensive, therefore, the racecourse with a larger site is basically concentrated in the suburbs, in these areas, the horses can run more smoothly, without worrying about the lack of space, and the cost of coming to run the horse is relatively low, very qualified for the general aristocracy to come to train, and because the scale is large enough, there are enough people involved, so it naturally forms a very strong atmosphere, which leads to many people who originally like to run horses in the city, but also run to join in the fun outside the city. This further elevated the status of the racecourse outside the city, and even made the racecourse in the city on the verge of closure.
This is like the Internet café in later generations, the larger the scale, the more able to attract people to come, and many people who come to the Internet café also have machines at home, but there is no happy atmosphere of having fun with others, so many people would rather give up the existing machines in their homes and choose to spend money to play in the Internet café to enjoy this special happy atmosphere.
In fact, this is also a kind of socialization, playing at home is not able to communicate with people, but in the Internet café can communicate directly with many people face-to-face, this feeling is absolutely different, the feeling of playing at home, is definitely not comparable to the Internet café, so it will spend money to play.
The same is true for these aristocrats who run horses, if they are playing alone in the racecourse, it is better to run directly on the road outside the city, what difference is this, anyway, they are all alone, and once there are more people in the racetrack, everyone can communicate with each other, and even, you can also have a discussion to see who has the greatest ability, whose riding skills are first-class, this feeling of learning is very happy.
After all, children are not the main consumer power, so the largest and best racetrack outside the city is for adults, they are the main force of consumption, and with the rise of children's riding, the large racecourse outside the city has also begun to open up a special place at the corner of the site, to build a small children's racecourse, and some even directly put the adjacent open space also down to build a larger children's racecourse, this racecourse only allows children under the age of twelve to ride, and the interior is all small fruit horses, There is no such thing as a tall horse, so it is perfect for children to practice riding.
Children's riding is not just a simple way to run a circle on horseback, there are many skills, such as archery on horseback, turning over on horseback, standing on the back of a horse with both hands on the chest, etc., the danger of riding a horse around the circle is still not big, but the danger of riding and archery is very great, after all, are still some children, in case of poor control, it is very likely to be dangerous.
Therefore, many hippodrome shopkeepers have specially designed a new safety bow and arrow for children, the power of these bows and crossbows is relatively small, and they will not shoot too far, in addition, the arrows are also specially treated, using a round head, rather than a pointed head that can kill people, even if such an arrow shoots on a person's body, it will not cause much harm to people, at least, the damage value is very small, almost negligible.
There are large racecourses in the east, west, north and south directions of the capital, but the largest one is in the southwest of the capital, more than ten miles away from Li An's residence.
Li An decided to take Tang Er there to have a look, so that Tang Er could take a good look at how strong the eleven or twelve-year-old child was, how strong his riding skills were, and whether he could compare with it, which would be very beneficial to his future growth.
However, most of the people who can go to the racetrack are aristocrats, these people have seen the world, and many of them have seen Ang Lee, so Ang Lee really doesn't like to show up in this kind of public, and the feeling of being watched is really not particularly good.
But it is necessary to take Tang Er to see the world, it would be nice to have the best of both worlds, Yi Rong seems a little naïve, it is a good idea not to go directly to the racecourse and observe from a height not too far away.
For the geographical environment around the capital, Li An is still very clear, there are any tall buildings around, naturally can not hide Li An's eyes, next to the largest racecourse, it seems that there is really a tall building, only a few hundred steps away from the racecourse, standing on it can see the whole picture of the racecourse, is a very ideal place to observe.
"Father, it's so lively outside!"
Tang Er looked enviously at the crowd outside the window and spoke.
In normal times, although Tang'er can often come out, for safety, he will not go to places with too many crowds, so Tang'er is rarely able to see such a lively street scene.
"Tang'er, this is still a market outside the city, and the market in the city is more crowded, and it is much more lively than here."
Ang Lee said with a smile.
"Oh, it's so lively! Then I want to go to lively places often in the future, okay? ”
Tang Er asked.
Li An shook his head and said, "It's not good, Tang'er, you are still young, don't go to crowded places at will, it is easy to be dangerous, do you understand?" ”
"Why others are not in danger, I will be in danger."
Tang Er asked rather incomprehensibly.
Li An opened his mouth and said: "Who said that others will not be in danger, everyone will be in danger in a crowded place, it's just that my baby Tang'er is more valuable, and my father is worried that Tang'er will be in danger, so he won't let Tang'er go to a crowded place, Tang'er should also be obedient, don't go to a crowded place casually, okay?" ”
"Father, I want to go to a crowded place! I like to be lively. ”
Tang Er said stubbornly.
Li An shook his head and said: "No, this father can't agree, unless there is a father with you, otherwise, you can stay at home honestly, don't go to a crowded place, this must be promised to the father, understand?" ”
For the safety of his children, Li Ang has always attached great importance to it, Tang Er is still too young, going to too many places, there will always be danger, and, as Chang'an City becomes more and more prosperous, the gap between the rich and the poor has begun to develop rapidly, some people are getting richer and richer, and some people are very poor, although there are many job opportunities in the capital, as long as they are not too lazy, they can always find a job, but the money they can earn from working is simply insignificant, and the prices in the capital are very expensive, so unless they are particularly thrifty, Otherwise, it is difficult to have any savings, let alone earn money to buy a house, which should not be thought of.
Although it is said that the poor have a poor way of living, and the rich and rich have a way of living, everyone can only live for a lifetime, but not all the poor are willing to be poor, and some poor people are very unwilling and very eager to change their poverty situation, but they do not have the legitimate ability to change their poverty situation, so they can only be evil to the side of the guts, to do some illegal things, this is in their view, is the only means that can change their economic situation, and any legal means are not enough to change their poverty status.
Of course, these are still ambitious people, and there are some poor people who don't have any ambitions themselves, and they don't want to have too much wealth, as long as the money is enough to spend on themselves, but the price of goods in the capital is too high, and it takes very hard work to earn enough money to support themselves, which is really too hard, these poor people are not willing to suffer so much, they are not willing to work very hard every day, they want to make their lives easier, so they go to steal and rob when they have no money, thus greatly disturbing social security.