It was already late at night when Li Yanqing returned home. Everything in the village was silent. Every household had dark lights. The whimpering sound of a dog came from accidental. Thinking that he was about to leave his hometown village and headed for the county town, he actually felt a little nostalgic about this very familiar small village.

When he arrived at the door of his house, Li Yanqing had just jumped off the donkey, and the yard opened with a squeak. The magpie ran out and said with tears on his face: "Little official, sister is gone!"

"Where has she been?" Li Yanqing was slightly stunned.

"have no idea!"

The magpie choked and said, "In the evening, a young man rode a horse to pick her up, and my sister followed him. I couldn't persuade her, and she left without looking back."

Li Yanqing understood that it must be Zhang Qiao. Zhang Qiao was defeated by himself, so he would not stay in Tangyin County again, so he took the geese away.

"Go back! Your sister will be fine."

Li Yanqing led the donkey to the yard. When he saw the magpie's eyes were red and his face was full of worry, he smiled and comforted her, "I saw that young man in the afternoon. He was the third place in the martial arts examination. He was not a frivolous prodigal son. Don't worry."

After hearing what the little official said, the magpie felt a little relieved. At this time, she remembered something again and hurriedly said, "Little official, someone sent a horse at noon today, saying it was a gift given to the little official by the patriarch."

Li Yanqing was extremely surprised, and threw the donkey and ran to the backyard. The gift given to him by the patriarch turned out to be a horse.

Wang Gui and Tang Huai both had their own horse, and Li Yanqing was also considering buying a horse, but he had never seen a suitable horse, either a livestock horse that farmed or a heavy-lifted horse that pulled a cart. There were occasionally one or two horses that he could ride, but he looked down on him because the fur color was too mixed.

Unexpectedly, the clan leader considered it for himself first. Li Yanqing ran and prayed, and he must be a good horse that satisfies him.

He ran to the backyard in one breath and saw a horse standing quietly in the backyard cattle shed, like a noble handsome man, quiet and elegant. Li Yanqing fell in love with it at a glance.

Although it was night, you could still see the horse's appearance with the help of a lantern hanging on the shed. The fur was vaguely white, the head was small and full, the long and powerful neck, the limbs were slender, and the body was strong. Under the light, a pair of prominent, shining brightly and joyful eyes were staring at yourself.

"Little official, this is a good horse!"

Uncle Zhong appeared behind Li Yanqing with a donkey and said with a smile: "I have raised a horse in the Li Mansion for nearly 30 years. I have seen many horses. This horse was bought by the master two years ago from a horse dealer from the north. It was only one and a half years old at that time. It was the best horse in the Li Mansion. The second master always wanted to give it to Brother Feng, but the master refused. Unexpectedly, the master gave it to the little official."

As Li Yanqing approached, the white horse became excited, kept sniffing, and churning the hay under his feet with its hooves.

But when Li Yanqing walked under its head, it calmed down again, with a soft look in its brown eyes, and the muscles trembled slightly under its soft and graceful fur.

Li Yanqing gently patted its sturdy neck, carefully locating its neck with a tangled mane. Li Yanqing's face approached its nostrils that were as wide as bat wings. The white horse took a deep breath and squirted it out heavily. He trembled, raised his pointed ears, stretched out its black and thick lips to Li Yanqing, and gently arched it on his head, which almost melted Li Yanqing's heart.

"Does it have a name?" Li Yanqing asked, stroking the horse's soft and fine mane with love.

"It was originally called Xue Jian, which was the name given by its original owner. The little officials can also give it a new name."

"Snow Sword!"

Li Yanqing thought about it and smiled, "This name is good, it's called Xue Jian!"

"The master also brought the saddle and bridle. I will install it tomorrow, and the little official can ride it around."

"I have to worry about Uncle Zhong, so I ask Uncle Zhong to take good care of it for me."

Li Yanqing fed some feed to his beloved horse again, and then he went back to his room.

...........

The next morning, Li Yanqing came back from a steaming jog. Uncle Zhong had already led the horse into the yard. It had been cleaned. In the sun, the snow-white fur was as bright as silk, and the horse's hooves were cast like steel, and they were hit hard on the ground. The long ponytail fluttered in the wind. It was equipped with a new saddle bridle, making it look even more elegant.

"Little official, do you want to try it?" Uncle Zhong patted his saddle and smiled.

Li Yanqing is no longer the young boy who was about to fall off when riding a donkey. He learned how to ride a horse in Wang Guifu. Although he was not strong enough, his height had exceeded that of many adults. Five years of unremitting running made him strong legs, enough to control running horses.

Li Yanqing pressed the saddle and gently turned over the horse. Xue Jian walked a few steps in the yard. Li Yanqing pulled the reins, Xue Jian raised his front hooves high, and a loud voice suddenly rushed out of the far door, and ran away along the path toward the outside of the village. Uncle Zhong ran a few steps and shouted anxiously: "When will the little official come back?"

"I'll go to Tangwang Village and come back tonight!"

Li Yanqing's answer came from afar, and the horses had already run away.

...........

The good times are always short, and it is about to go to the county school in a blink of an eye. Early that morning, Li Yanqing bid farewell to Uncle Zhong and his wife, and took Ju Santa Chow and Magpie to Lushan Town in a rented wide-shed cow cart. Li Yanqing rode his white horse in front, and the cow cart slowly followed, with a donkey tied behind it.

At this time, Yue Fei, Wang Gui and Tang Huai were already waiting at the entrance of the inn. They also brought three ox carts, filled with all kinds of daily necessities. In the front ox cart was Wang Gui and Tang Huai's little maid, and they waved their hands to greet the magpies.

All three were riding horses, Wang Gui rode his love horse with a black hammer, he wore a study tour crown, a white background embroidered purple-flowered samurai robe, a crimson inner robe on the hem, long horse boots, leather belt on the waist, and a king whip on the back, looking particularly energetic.

Tang Huai's horse was a yellow horse. His uncle bought it from the capital at a high price. Today he was dressed as a scholar, wearing a loose white Confucian robe, holding a new gold-patterned folding fan in his hand, and sang Xiaofeng leisurely.

Yue Fei also wore a blue scholar's uniform and a scholar's scarf. Although he was not as energetic as Wang Gui, his waist was straight, his shoulders were wide, his legs were long, and his figure was strong, and he also looked energetic.

He rode a big green horse under his crotch, with mottled fur, and a few gray hairs mixed with the horse's buttocks. He had a little fat on his belly and loose fur. It was obvious that the big green horse was a little older, but his physique was quite tall.

The four of them met and were particularly intimate. Li Yanqing patted Yue Fei's horse and smiled and said, "Old Yue, this horse is good!"

Yue Fei was a little embarrassed to scratch his head and said, "It was given to me by my uncle. Although he is a little older, there is no problem with running at a short distance. Master Zhou wants to teach riding and shooting, but it is not possible without a horse!"

Speaking of riding and shooting, Wang Gui was immediately excited, "I always thought that neither county school nor state school had riding and shooting. If you want to learn riding and shooting, you have to go to the state martial arts. Unexpectedly, the county school also opened riding and shooting this year, and it was also the world-famous 800,000 imperial guards instructors. We are so lucky!"

"Are there any conditions for learning riding and shooting?" Li Yanqing asked again.

Tang Huai gently shook his small golden silk folding fan and smiled: "Of course there are conditions. First of all, there must be horses. The county school does not provide horses and must prepare their own. The second condition is that the step-shot score must be excellent or above, that is, at least ten or eighth of the 10-shot scores, we all met the standards. I heard that only twelve people in the county school meet the conditions."

Li Yanqing smiled, "Lao Tang's news is always very well-versed. It's getting late, let's set off!"

Four ox carts lined up in a row and drove towards the county town......

After several days of exhaustion, all kinds of messy chores finally ended, and their school life began to get on track, but soon, the newly enrolled students became confused again.

Studying in the county school is completely different from their primary school. There is a master in the elementary school who is staring from morning to night, practicing calligraphy, memorizing scriptures, reading, and memorizing poetry. If he fails to finish, he will be beaten. He forces them to work hard like a ox, and he can't stop for a moment. After entering the county school, all his previous learning methods disappeared.

There are only eight professors in the county school, but there are more than 500 students. Each professor has a fixed place. They will have someone paste the content they will give the next day to the entrance of the canteen the day before.

As for whether the students love to come or not, it has nothing to do with them. They only teach scriptures and do not assign any homework to the students to go back and do it, and there are no exams. Only a very small number of particularly outstanding students will be asked to go to the study to answer questions separately.

The relaxed and free atmosphere of county schools is a severe test of the will of students. If students want to get into state schools, they can only rely on their own efforts to study and work harder.

But the teenager was ignorant and yearned for freedom, while the casual and free atmosphere of county schools made many children gradually become wild horses.

But there are also many children who want to get rid of their fate by studying. They do not relax because of the casualness of county schools. On the contrary, they work harder and harder.

Shortly after entering the county school, the students began to quickly differentiate and embarked on different paths of study.

For Li Yanqing, the county school was just a short stop on his journey to study. He would participate in the year-end trial. He quickly calmed down and began to study hard. The same was true for Zhang Xian. Their master knew the scatteredness of the county school, so he set a goal for them early.
Chapter completed!