Chapter 51: The Daughter of Jianghu is a Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger
Ouyang Chun had been observing Lu Sen. The young man in front of him had a handsome appearance, which was extremely rare, and he had an indescribable pride.
He is definitely not a child that an ordinary wealthy family can raise.
Seeing that the other party said that he had something important to discuss, he said, "Then please tell me, Xiaolang."
After eating another piece of vegetable leaf, Lu Sen said, "The horse gang manages the horse traders in the world. It is a private business on the surface, but the government is behind it. I think many people know this."
Ouyang Chun smiled and didn't take it seriously.
Anyone with a little power or vision can see the relationship between the caravan and the government.
"The Song Dynasty has many horses, but few suitable war horses."
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the four people at the table all looked a little strange.
The Song Dynasty had horse-breeding land, and it was not difficult to fence off the land for breeding horses. There were quite a few horses in the Northern Song Dynasty.
But there are too few suitable to be war horses.
A cavalryman, including his armor and weapons, must weigh at least 200 kilograms. With such a weight, if the horse does not have enough endurance to sprint quickly, it will either die suddenly in the middle of the sprint or die suddenly after the sprint.
So this is where the problem lies, the mutation of bloodline.
The Northern Song Dynasty was originally located in the south, and the horse farms were located in the north, so they were actually still considered to be in the south. The horses raised there always seemed to lack strength!
It is roughly the same as "Oranges grown in the south of the Huai River are oranges, while oranges grown in the north of the Huai River are sour oranges". Horses raised in the south are well-behaved, docile and human-like, but they lack physical strength and are not suitable as war horses.
The personalities and physiques of people in the south and the north are quite different, let alone horses.
Seeing the four people's expressions change, Lu Sen continued, "After so many years of breeding, the southern horses have become more and more docile, and there are very few that can become war horses. So you are trying to help the government collect real war horses for breeding. It is difficult to find good horses among the people. You can't buy them from our two neighbors in the north. Even if you can buy them, they are only mares, not stallions."
Ouyang Chun looked at Lu Sen's face and asked, "Why are you teaching me, young man?"
Lu Sen pointed to the port in the east and said, "Why don't you try to ask the Semites?"
"Do these sea merchants know anything about horses?" Ouyang Chun shook his head helplessly.
He really thought that this young man could solve the current shortage of war horses in the Song Dynasty.
A fellow horse caravan member sitting at the same table laughed and said, "It would be more practical if you asked those Semites to teach us how to raise camels... Hey, these lettuce leaves are delicious."
While he was talking, he saw Lu Sen eating two leaves. He was fine after such a long time, so he picked up one and chewed it, and found that it tasted really good.
The two people next to them listened, picked up the lettuce leaves and took a few bites, each of them showing an expression of enjoyment.
Lu Sen continued: "I am not exaggerating, Arabian war horses are the best in the world."
Several people shook their heads, thinking that Lu Sen was just a child talking nonsense.
Ouyang Chun was constrained by his status as the best in the world, so he could not show disdain. Instead, he said gently, "But if the war horses of the Semites are really that good, why don't they take the initiative to sell them to us in the Song Dynasty?"
"Two reasons. Shipping by sea is difficult, but as long as you offer a high enough price, I think the smart Semu merchants will always find a way to safely transport the stallion." Lu Sen explained: "Secondly... I guess you guys don't even take the initiative to ask if they want to sell horses."
In fact, the Semites are also very distressed now. They all come to the Northern Song Dynasty to purchase goods. If they can get porcelain and silk back, they can make a lot of money.
But they also wanted to sell some things to the Northern Song Dynasty... If they kept buying things back, it wouldn't be long before they became poor.
Ouyang Chun felt that what Lu Sen said made sense: "Does that 'Arabian' breed of war horses really exist?"
"Yes." Lu Sen nodded: "I can guarantee this with my heart. By the way, Arabia refers to the Persian area."
Ouyang Chun nodded and took note of what he said.
But he didn't believe Lu Sen's words very much. He just thought it would be worthwhile to try to ask the Semites at the port.
Then he picked up the yellow plum wine and said with a smile, "What's your name, young man?"
"Your surname is Lu, and your given name is Sen."
"So, Lu Xiaolang, you told me this specifically because you want me to do something for you?" Ouyang Chun asked with a smile.
"I just want to meet the best master in the world."
Ouyang Chun smiled but said nothing.
Lu Sen knew he couldn't fool the other party, so he smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. I just wanted to ask Gang Leader Ouyang to help me get to know the female heroes of various sects."
Ouyang Chun was stunned.
Then a man from the caravan who was drinking nearby was so frightened that he spat out the wine in his mouth.
He looked at Lu Sen and exclaimed, "Good fellow, this is the first time I've seen such an open-minded young man from a noble family."
After Ouyang Chun came to his senses, he also felt his scalp tingling.
The other party knew me and actually wanted me to introduce him to a girl from the underworld?
No matter how knowledgeable he is, this is the first time he has encountered such a thing.
"Lu Xiaolang, judging from your appearance, you must have been raised in luxury. Why don't you go find a noblewoman from a wealthy family instead of those rude and immoral women in the martial arts world?"
This was Ouyang Chun's euphemism. In fact, he almost shouted out "Don't come and harm our daughters of the underworld."
The other three also looked at Lu Sen with surprise.
"Alas, you don't understand this." Lu Sen said mysteriously: "My teacher told me that Jianghu women are physically strong, and the children they give birth to are smarter, more lively, and less likely to die young."
Ouyang Chun was stunned for a moment, and suddenly a trace of sadness flashed across his brows. Then he asked, "Lu Xiaolang, is it true that the babies born by Jianghu women are stronger than those born by women from wealthy families?"
"Mostly yes, but there are occasional exceptions."
Ouyang Chun nodded subconsciously, then shook his head.
Lu Sen's words touched Ouyang Chun's heart.
Everyone in the world thought that Ouyang Chun had no family, but in fact he just hid it well.
He was actually a very cautious person. He knew that when traveling around the world, his family was the most dangerous, so he made preparations early.
Now his wife is his master's daughter, with whom he has two daughters. The daughters have been strong, lively, naughty and quirky since childhood.
Then three years ago, he married a delicate daughter of a wealthy family as a concubine and gave birth to a son.
As a result, the son was born weak and suffered from meridian obstruction.
Not to mention practicing martial arts, even walking normally for half an incense stick of time would make you breathless and sweat profusely.
He didn't know how much effort he put into curing his son's illness.
Originally, he didn't want to compete for the position of leader of the martial arts world, but after seeing the exaggerated effect of Jade Bee Jelly, he decided to give it a try.
Now after hearing Lu Sen's words, he thought about it for a moment and felt that what the latter said did make sense.
So he couldn't help but bow and asked: "It's okay to take Lu Xiaolang to meet the female warriors from various sects, but you can't do anything reckless!"
The three men from the caravan nearby were even more stunned.
Is our gang leader...trying to be a matchmaker?
"That's easy. I'll just take a look. I won't do anything or say anything." Lu Sen clasped his fists and said with a smile.
"In addition..." Ouyang Chun lowered his voice and said, "Which women are more likely to give birth to big, strong and vigorous boys? Can Lu Xiaolang teach me a few of their secrets?"
The other three men were stunned and immediately lowered their heads and moved closer.
If you mention the issue of war horse breeding, they, as professionals, will only laugh at you.
But when it comes to how to choose a woman and give birth to a tiger-headed boy, they are not tired anymore.
No wonder they're interested.
In this era of primitive medical conditions, it was not uncommon for women to be unable to give birth, resulting in two deaths.
It was also common for children to be born weak and die young.
The low average life expectancy in ancient times was dragged down by the deaths of children.
In some families, every time a child is born, he or she dies, as if they have been possessed by an evil spirit.
And in some families, they have one baby every year, and all of them grow up healthy, and have many children and grandchildren, making others the envy of them.
Ouyang Chun and others have traveled a lot in many places.
In their opinion, the latter type of people must have some secret recipe for raising children.
In fact, knowledge is greatly influenced by the times, and it also depends on who you compare yourself with... In terms of knowledge alone, no one in the entire Northern Song Dynasty can compare to Lu Sen.
Although Lu Sen has not married and has no children, he has been instilled with knowledge about how to raise high-quality offspring many times through the information stream bombarding him on the Internet.
He looked at the four pairs of expectant eyes and knew that for the ancients, how to let children grow up healthily was a rare "knowledge" in itself.
And having more children is an obligation for them.
They didn't understand before, but now someone knows, so why not ask.
Lu Sen thought for a while and said, "If I explain it in detail, you probably won't understand. To put it simply, it means: those with vigorous blood, long legs, broad minds, and firm buttocks. If you have three of these four, you are more likely to give birth to a fat boy."
oh!
The four of them nodded slightly at the same time, indicating that they had learned it.
And after they return, they will tell all their relatives the secret of having a baby.
When my son grows up, I will choose a wife based on this condition.
Men are delicate creatures. Before, the four of them were wary of Lu Sen. When they heard that he wanted to meet the daughter of Jianghu, they even despised him for wanting to have a flirtation.
But now, after hearing Lu Sen's secret recipe, I suddenly felt that he was an honest man and a friend worth making friends with.
Someone immediately poured Lu Sen a glass of wine and said, "Come on, let's have a drink together."
The atmosphere immediately became heated. After the wine and food were finished, Ouyang Chun stood up and said, "Lu Xiaolang, the four of us are going to visit Kongtong Sect to discuss some things. It just so happens that the leader of Kongtong Sect has brought a large group of disciples here, including three female disciples. You have to come along to take a look."
"Dang, dang!" Lu Sen stood up immediately.
Then the five of them went downstairs together and walked towards the restaurant where the Kongtong Sect was located.
Heizhu packed some food for himself and went back to the cabin to rest.
When they arrived at another restaurant, Lu Sen followed Ouyang Chun the whole time, watching them talk about things, watching them bicker with each other, watching them hypocritically flatter each other, it was really interesting at the time.
When they left the restaurant, a man from the caravan immediately asked, "Lu Xiaolang, how are those three women?"
Ouyang Chun stood by, looking straight ahead, but the fact that he leaned slightly closer betrayed his true intentions.
"That female warrior with a black face and grey clothes should be very fertile."
Lu Sen found it a little unbelievable that there really was such an aspect in the attribute bonus.
The eldest sister of Kongtong Sect (many children and good fortune): She is more likely to conceive and gives birth to extremely healthy offspring.
After hearing what Lu Sen said, someone was immediately tempted: "My boy is about the same age as her. After the matter in Hangzhou is settled, I will take my son to the Kongtong Sect to propose marriage."
"No, you can't snatch it from my son." The man who had just poured wine for Lu Sen whispered, "My family has been a single-generation family for six generations. Can you give it to my son?"
At this time, Ouyang Chun smiled and said, "No hurry, let's go to the next one."
"Isn't everything fine tonight?" a man asked.
Ouyang Chun smiled and said, "Can't you go visit your friends and keep in touch with each other if you have nothing to do?"
Yeah!
So Lu Sen followed Ouyang Chun to visit seven sects in one night.
A lot of character cards were revealed.
Moreover, two additional female heroes with the bonus of "many children and good fortune" appeared.
Lu Sen discovered that women with strong bodies are indeed more likely to give birth to healthy offspring.
The time soon came to midnight, and Lu Sen bowed to Ouyang Chun and others on the street and said goodbye.
Ouyang Chun smiled and said, "Tomorrow, Lu Xiaolang can go to the martial arts arena with me. Then I can take you to meet more girls from the martial arts world."
"Thank you." Lu Sen felt that he had made a profit this time: "See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
After Lu Sen's figure disappeared, Ouyang Chun also led his four gang members to the gang headquarters.
Standing on the bluestone slab, a man said, "Lu Xiaolang pointed out three that are easy to give birth to. Are there really that many?"
Another person nearby also said, "Maybe he deliberately pointed out the wrong ones, and then kept those who were really likely to have children, and then he would ask someone to act as a matchmaker later?"
"It shouldn't be the case. Lu Xiaolang's eyes are bright and extraordinary. A treacherous villain doesn't have such a bright heart." Ouyang Chun said as he walked: "Also, you don't know the woman that Lu Xiaolang pointed out at the end, but I have seen her before."
"Boss, what does that woman have to say?"
"The wife of the Taishan sect's law enforcement elder got married at the age of fifteen. Now she is about twenty-seven years old, but she has given birth to five sons and one daughter, all of whom are healthy." Ouyang Chun smiled and continued, "I think Lu Xiaolang is indeed here to find a wife. Don't you see that he is very handsome? Maybe his family used this method to find his mother and then gave birth to him."
"If it's true, this Lu Xiaolang is quite amazing."
Ouyang Chun smiled and nodded: "Indeed, I didn't expect that there are such strange people outside the martial arts world. By the way, Lao Huang, take people to the port tomorrow to ask if there are really war horses in Persia."
Lu Sen returned to the cabin, said hello to Hei Zhu, and went to sleep on the bed.
Then he opened the system interface and looked at the dozen or so extra cards, and sighed softly.
It can be said that we gained a lot tonight.
Three character cards that are comparable to Yang Jinhua and Zhao Bilian were revealed.
Taishan Sect Qiu (Many Children, Blessings, Harmony in the Family Brings Good Fortune): She is more likely to conceive and give birth to extremely healthy offspring; When you can remain calm for three hours, over the next twelve hours, the growth rate of all natural resources within the home system will increase by 30%, and the grass will be more likely to grow special synthetic plant materials.
Tang Clan's Five Young Ladies (Skillful Hands and Wisdom Heart): The resources required for all crafting recipes are reduced by 10%.
Huashan Sect Li Clan (Resolute and Powerful): Unlocks the special plant seeds Thunder Spirit Grass and Wind Spirit Grass!
When Lu Sen saw the last character card, he was stunned for a moment, and immediately opened some pill recipes. He was surprised to find that if he had Thunder Spirit Grass and Wind Spirit Grass, he could synthesize at least three kinds of pills.
Qi-boosting pills, body-strengthening pills, and thunder-vein bone-strengthening pills.
This Li, in terms of attribute bonus, is far inferior to Mu Guiying, but is much stronger than Yang Jinhua and Zhao Bilian.
