Nailing horseshoes was called hanging palms in ancient China.
Horses are animals that have actually mastered the special skill of galloping with their toenails. In the wild, the wear and growth of their hoofnails reach a natural balance. However, when being used by humans, they violate the laws of nature. Regardless of whether they are carrying people or carrying goods, their hoofs will be damaged. The nail wear increases, so horseshoes need to be nailed.
Cao Yao left several horses to Cao's sister-in-law. If she doesn't go out on weekdays, the horseshoes will still grow. If there is no wear and tear, the previously nailed shoes will loosen, which is inevitable.
The reason why it is called hanging shoe is because not only the horseshoe will be hung on the horse's hoof, but most places will also choose to hang the horse during the process of nailing horseshoes to avoid kicking people.
Whether horseshoeing is painful depends on the skill. It is similar to a manicure, but it will definitely hurt if you lift the nail cap during a manicure.
However, whether the horse will kick someone during the shoeing process does not depend on whether it hurts or not. The key depends on the character and whether the horse is used to turning over the hoof.
People have human tempers, and horses also have horse tempers.
Ever since Liu Chengzong started learning riding skills, he has seen a lot of horses over the years. Some horses are easy-going and don't get angry no matter how hard they are tossed; some horses have a violent temper and will kick when someone approaches and raises their legs.
There are also some people with bad tempers. On weekdays, they seem to have a gentle temperament and are easily manipulated by others. But when they let down their guard, they suddenly kick out their buttocks and make people lie down for ten and a half months. It is not surprising.
Liu Chengzong borrowed a war horse from his sister-in-law Cao. He was extremely stubborn and refused to go to the horseshoe post. Liu Chengzong could only take the risk of turning the hoof up from the side and clamping it between his legs to trim the hoof.
Of course, to do such dangerous work, a little bit of ancestral quantum superstition is essential. The newly adopted pig butcher Guo Zashi was invited to the stable and moved the horse to sit on one side.
The real name of the pig butcher is Guo Ruqi. According to what he said, wherever he walked, if there were dogs, they would either bark incessantly or be dumbfounded. They never behaved normally.
Liu Chengzong had another memory. Although he could not explain it, he felt that people who killed too many pigs had different smells, and dogs could smell it with their noses.
This kind of 'special power' may be the same as the master who learned the decapitation knife from him. The old executioner from Mizhi County has an even more powerful 'special power'.
Let alone a beast, no one dared to talk to him.
While Liu Chengzong quickly cleaned the dirt in the middle of the horse's hoof with a hoof trimmer, he explained to the two of them: "Unless it is absolutely necessary, you cannot re-shoe Matthew's hooves like this. If it must be done like this... give me the shoe."
As he said that, he took the shoe and hoof nail from Shiliu's hand, and said without stopping, "Be quick, it can be repaired with one knife without two. A big animal is very strong, you don't know when it will kick you."
I don’t know why, but at the same time as he said this, Liu Chengzong’s mind flashed with the image of the horse suddenly closing its legs, taking off, and kicking his butt.
If this happened, it might have greater educational significance for Guo Ruqi and Shiliu.
Fortunately, this sleek black-coated war horse didn't buckle, and even felt comfortable wearing the horseshoe. His eyes were narrowed, and his face was full of enjoyment.
Maybe this is just a pedicure for it.
With the good cooperation of the horses, Liu Chengzong did this with ease. He quickly and skillfully used the hoof trimmer to scrape off the dirt in the middle of the hoof, thin the excess hoof armor, use a small hammer to nail the horseshoe, and then nail the iron from the outside of the horse's hoof. The nails were bent and three horseshoes were quickly repaired.
Cutting off the hoof armor is a technical job. If the thickness of the hoof armor of the four horses' hooves is different, the horse will easily become lame and unable to be used after walking for a long time. Liu Chengzong is very skilled in doing this and is almost considered a semi-professional.
At least it's more reliable than the blacksmith who works part-time as a horseshoe master in the village.
After repairing the three hoofs, Liu Chengzong had just turned over the last hoof of the horse when the sound of galloping hoofs could be heard in the village.
His face suddenly became serious, and he instinctively grabbed the leather belt and waist knife hanging on the horse stop, and winked at Shiliu: "Let's go and see who it is."
Before Shiliu could run from the stable to the screen wall at the door, the sound of horse hooves outside the house had stopped, and then a call came: "Sixteen, come and bring some people to move some stools. I'm going to scoop a ladle of water. I'm dying of thirst!" "
It's his elder brother Liu Chengzu.
Only then did Liu Chengzong feel relieved, put his belt back, wiped his hands and walked out of the stable. Hearing the sound of armor plates clashing outside the door, he saw familiar veterans of the border army filing in from the left and right sides of the screen wall, filling the originally empty courtyard. They all seemed crowded.
Cao Yao took two sips of the water bag and handed it to others. He walked forward with a grin and said, "Lion, brother is back again!"
As he spoke, he paused, raised his eyebrows at the stable and said, "Did you get the horse?"
"Brother Cao, I was repairing the horseshoe when I heard your voices. I guess you know that there were thieves in the north. I plan to go there to see the situation. Guang Hongqi can't run away if something happens."
Cao Yao nodded after hearing this, waved his hand and said: "Don't go, those thieves are still in Laomiao Village. Let's prepare for war in the next few days."
"Fuck you, grandma, I just opened a new kiln in the mountains, and his children are passing by one after another. I can't help but watch what happened in the old temple village. There are too many thieves."
"These people are old thieves. They have many horses, donkeys and mules."
Cao Yao was really uncomfortable. He led his men to Xingpingli in the Black Dragon King Temple Mountain, but he didn't live a comfortable life for a few days.
Knowing that all his brothers had been thieves, with unclean hands and feet, and not gentle tempers, and fearing that conflicts between the army and the people would affect his relationship with his ancestors and brothers, he took them away and started a new business.
Living in the mountains to the north is definitely not as good as staying in Xingping. In the past, digging cave dwellings and building camps were just dirty and tiring work. We also had to send people to contact the surrounding villages. Rich households could blackmail them for anything they could. It was not good. I thought it would be enough to barter for some daily necessities.
At least I can get through life.
A group of living bandits have been camping for more than ten days. They are so tired that they can't open their eyes all day long. Why? Don't you just want to protect the people from all over the country and live in this troubled world?
He is a villain, but bandits have bandit rules. Even if they are wolves, if they want to survive, they have to make sure there are sheep around them. Even if they die more than ten miles away, he can't care about it. The villages around him can't mess up.
As long as there is no chaos around them, his gang can survive.
Well now, even this little bit of luck is gone.
Wang Zuogao suffered a small defeat at the hands of the official army in Yaozhou, and a total of 300 people were killed. The thousands of troops he had gathered in the past fled in all directions. Bandits after groups of bandits today, more than a dozen people robbed the teahouse on the official road. Tomorrow dozens of people will attack the surrounding villages.
The day after tomorrow, hundreds of well-equipped thieves dared to rush into the old temple village, kill all the men, and wrap up the young girls and wives to commit mischief.
After they left, all that was left to Cao Yao was no man's land, so what was the point of him staying here?
"These gangsters don't want to stay in Yan'an Mansion for long. They should do this after massacring the old temple village. We met the thieves when we came here today... You and Mr. Liu should discuss whether you should stay here and hide, or go out and hide. .”
