Chapter 601 - Radish (1/2)

Zhang Heng finally arrived at Lincoln County a day earlier than initially planned.

The night he met the bailiff, Zhang Heng mentioned that he wanted to learn his equestrianism. Morton was very patient. Not only did he answer all of Zhang Heng’s questions, but he guided him on a personal level and corrected most of the wrong postures.

That night, Zhang Heng finally completed his self-learning process. The teaching continued until after midnight, and the poor bailiff did not expect to pay such a high price for a bowl of corn paste. So the two went separate ways the next morning. Morton was still yawning due to lack of sleep.

Amid his journey, Zhang Heng continued to hone his horsemans.h.i.+p to perfection. Such vigorous training would indeed cause him days of backache. It was one thing that couldn’t be changed immediately, even after the right ways of riding a horse were learned. He would have to get used to it by himself.

However, the good news was that his riding was indeed improving. Although there was no change in his skill panel, he could personally feel the progress. At least for now, he had no problem with performing some of the basic skillsets.

Zhang Heng also gave his first horse a nameRadish. After all, it was not a good idea to keep calling it a horse with a hair loss problem. According to plan, he replenished supplies halfway and reached the destination smoothly a couple of hours later.

The Lincoln County’s county seat looked vivacious. This place was way more extensive than the two towns he visited earlier. Apparently, there were two mining areas and many farms nearby, so so many people lived here. The town was also equipped with a bank, telegraph office, grocery store, hotel, bar, schools, and even a printing press. It was an excellent place to settle down.

Zhang Heng jumped off the Radish’s back and patted the dust off his body. Getting to Lincoln County had been no less a challenging journey. Having spent six days and five nights in the wilderness, corn paste had become almost tasteless. As of now, the matter of settlement or the search for lucky horseshoes wasn’t on his mind. The most important thing was to look for a place to take a hot bath and fill his stomach with food.

But before that, he still had some small problems to solve.

Not long after he entered the town, he felt a faint hostility along the way. An old man was sitting in front of his house spat at his feet, the spit landing only two steps away from Radish. Two cowboys were leaning against the stables, catcalling every single girl who pa.s.sed them. One of them said to Zhang Heng, “Hey, boy from the east, you’d better back the f*ck off to wherever you came from. You are not welcome here.”

Zhang Heng had faced the same situation in the small town, and now, he had a good idea of how to deal with them. He drew his gun and shot at the hat of an old man nearby. The latter froze for a moment, then sent out a salvo of all kinds of filthy words. Until Zhang Heng shot at the cup he was holding, he quickly shut his mouth, and his face was reddened.

The two cowboys did not expect a new visitor like Zhang Heng to be so arrogant. Immediately, they drew their guns without saying a word. While they were doing that, Zhang Heng had already drew the second revolver and pointed it at them.

“If I were you, I would go to the bar to have a drink before the sunset. After all, life is short, and no one knows what will happen next moment.”

The two cowboys then glanced at each other. Although they were unhappy with the outcome, they decided to step back and better understand the current situation.

Then Zhang Heng looked at the old man again, “Hey, it looks like you are going to need a new cup. I hope the next one will spend a little longer time with you.”