Chapter 316 Buying a Horse

Zhang Xiaohua held a long sword in her hand, crossed her hands in front of her body, looked up at the many white clouds floating in the sky, and didn't know what to think.

Ji Xiaohua walked into the hut beaming with steamed buns.

"Mother, see what I brought back for you?"

As soon as she stepped into the hut, Ji Xiaohua shouted.

"Xiaohua, why did you come back so early?" Ji Xiaohua's mother asked strangely, but ignored his question.

"Mother, I met a young master in the tea shed. He said he would let me take him to do some errands, and he also said that he would give me ten big money a day, oh, it's eleven big money. Look, this is the bun he invited me to eat." , and asked me to bring you two drawers back."

"What? Who told you to run out of the tea shed so easily? I asked Mr. Hao on the street to find it for you. It was not easy."

"This, mother, I know, but..."

"It's nothing to worry about. You are so courageous. No one dares to believe it. If others want to deceive you, how can you let your mother live?"

"Mother, this young master is really nice, and... besides, the shopkeeper of the tea shed has already stopped letting me go."

"Oh, you, Xiaohua, why don't you let your mother worry about it?"

After finishing speaking, she struggled to get up from the bed, Ji Xiaohua quickly stepped forward to support her, and said, "Mother, please rest, I will feed you buns."

Ji Xiaohua's mother couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said, "You, Xiaohua, why don't you grow up?"

"What's wrong? Mother" Ji Xiaohua was very puzzled.

Ji Xiaohua's mother looked at her son lovingly. The nine-year-old son knew that he was still very naive, so she explained: "He is the young master of a rich family. They all come to our house and give us something to eat. We have to see him anyway." On the one hand, thank you, and..."

Pausing for a while, he continued: "It's a stranger after all, so my mother will meet you too, so don't let people be fooled."

Ji Xiaohua nodded sensiblely, helped her mother get the coat and shoes, and helped her mother out of the house.

When Zhang Xiaohua saw someone coming out, she hurried forward and wanted to salute, but the woman saluted first, "This young master, the concubine Mrs. Zhang is here to greet you."

Zhang Xiaohua hurriedly returned the salute and said, "Auntie, you're welcome, you're not in good health, you should rest indoors."

Mrs. Zhang is only in her thirties, but her hair is already grey. At first glance, she looks older than Guo Sufei in the past few years. No wonder Zhang Xiaohua calls her Auntie when she comes up. .

Zhang said with a wry smile: "Young master, don't be like this, the concubine can't afford it, just call me Zhang."

As he spoke, he coughed again.

Zhang Xiaohua said with a smile: "Then I'd better call her Mrs. Zhang."

Mrs. Zhang even said that she didn't dare, then looked at Zhang Xiaohua carefully, and thought to herself: "Well, you are a good young master, he is very approachable, he doesn't have the air of a son, and he is wearing a long robe, which is the only one in Songning City. Moreover, it seems that the eyebrows are very kind, without a trace of darkness, and it is reassuring to look at."

Nonsense, this guy is a kind country boy, how could he have scruples in Mrs. Zhang's heart?

Mrs. Zhang coughed for a while, and said, "I don't know what the young master wants Xiao Hua to do for you? If it's convenient, can you tell the concubine?"

Hearing the word "Xiaohua", Zhang Xiaohua was both unfamiliar and familiar, and said with a smile, "It's nothing, Mrs. Zhang, I'm a foreigner, and I was almost cheated by someone just now in Ji Xiaohua's tea shed. Ji Xiaohua reminded, I thought, I might run into some troubles when I work alone in Songning Town, so I temporarily wanted to find a local to lead the way and help bargain, don't let people deceive me, I think Ji Xiaohua He is very clever and responsible, so I wanted him to help me, but it also caused him to be fired by the tea shopkeeper, don't worry, I will compensate him."

Zhang Xiaohua followed Ji Xiaohua one by one, and he couldn't say the word "Xiaohua" no matter what.

Mrs. Zhang listened.

A stone fell to the ground, and he coughed and said: "In this case, let Xiao Hua stay with the young master for a few days, but don't talk about the compensation, since you are helping the young master, you can only get the young master's share of the money, this small flower should understandable."

Zhang Xiaohua waved her hand and said: "It's okay, Mrs. Zhang, in fact, it's just to help me buy a horse and inquire about some things. It won't take a few days, maybe half a day."

Mrs. Zhang's expression remained unchanged, but Ji Xiaohua next to her was very disappointed. He was still thinking about earning a little more money. This day, it was only eleven cash.

Mrs. Zhang turned her head and said to Ji Xiaohua: "Xiaohua, go and do things with the young master, be more careful, don't be fooled by others, go and come back quickly."

Ji Xiaohua nodded and stood beside Zhang Xiaohua.

After Zhang Xiaohua saluted Mrs. Zhang, she took Ji Xiaohua out of the courtyard.

When walking out of the small courtyard, Ji Xiaohua deliberately turned her head and shouted: "Mother, the steamed stuffed bun is good to eat while it's hot. By the way, let's eat a vegetable steamed stuffed bun first, and then a meaty steamed stuffed bun."

Mrs. Zhang coughed and nodded with a smile, but where did her footsteps stop half an inch?

After leaving Ji Xiaohua's house, the first thing Zhang Xiaohua did was ask him to take her to a tailor's shop, buy a set of very ordinary clothes, and wear them outside. There are people staring at him, and he will immediately find ordinary clothes to replace.

However, Zhang Xiaohua was already invulnerable to cold and heat, the black robe was obviously a good thing, he was willing to take it off after taking it, but it was just worn inside.

As the saying goes, a man depends on his clothes and a horse depends on his saddle.

As soon as Zhang Xiaohua put on ordinary clothes, she immediately became a lot more ordinary, and she no longer had the taste of a young master. Ji Xiaohua praised next to her: "Master, you are really good. Now that you change into clothes, you look like a He is an ordinary person, not a young master."

Zhang Xiaohua curled her lips, and said secretly: "Isn't this nonsense, isn't it like, I'm just an ordinary person, where did you come from?"

After changing the clothes, the effect was obvious. On the street, no one looked at these two ordinary young people who were somewhat scumbags anymore.

Even when Zhang Xiaohua and the others came to the Luoma Market to choose horses, no one paid any attention to them.

Fortunately, Ji Xiaohua is a local and is very familiar with this place. Not long after, she helped find a shop with a good reputation. Satisfied, but, when choosing horses, the shop assistant was very dissatisfied.

why?

No matter what horse the store clerk recommended, the young man with a tall character who looked very inconspicuous would shake his head and would not even take a step closer. After seeing eight horses in a row, the store clerk was so tired , even Ji Xiaohua, who was standing next to him and ready to help bargain, was full of doubts.

Finally, the clerk quit and asked, "Brother, are you here to make trouble, or to buy horses? I have eight horses, and you just take a look and say no, and you don't even leave. Now, how do you know it's not to your liking?"

Zhang Xiaohua smiled and said: "It's not that I forget you, but these horses are not suitable. The horses I want are not ordinary horses."

The store clerk was amazed, and said: "It's not a normal flattery, what should it look like?"

After thinking about it, Zhang Xiaohua said: "It should be the kind that can bear heavy loads."

"Burden?" The store clerk was stunned, and said, "How heavy is it?"

"Oh, three or four thousand catties."

"What? Three or four thousand catties, not three or four hundred catties?" The store clerk said incredulously, "You're right, right?"

Zhang Xiaohua smiled wryly: "Yes, it's a thousand catties, not a hundred catties."

The shop clerk shook his head like a rattle, and said, "That's impossible. I've never heard of it. A horse can pull three or four thousand catties. You want a cow. Oh, no, the legendary camel."

Ji Xiaohua, who was standing next to her, understood a little bit at this moment, and looked at the long sword in Zhang Xiaohua's hand thoughtfully.

The store clerk just thought it was Zhang Xiaohua who lied to him, and didn't care anymore, so he went to greet other guests. Ji Xiaohua hurried forward, smiling and said: "Brother, don't get me wrong, but my young master has some special requirements, why don't you?" I will find you in this store, right? Do you see if your shopkeeper is there? Maybe he has some ideas?"

Ji Xiaohua is not very old, and in the eyes of the store clerk, she is clearly a clever book boy. She pondered for a while, and then entered the back room. After a while, a tall, strong man with big arms and round waist came out, frowning, and looked up and down. The very humble Zhang Xiaohua asked, "This young master? The horse you want is really not available in the lower shop, why don't you go to another stable?"

Zhang Xiaohua thought for a while, then cupped her hands and said, "That's really troublesome for the shopkeeper. By the way, can I show you the best horse here?"

"This..." The strong man hesitated.

Ji Xiaohua smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, shopkeeper, if it suits my young master's wishes, you will be indispensable for rewarding silver. Go and get it!"

After hearing this, Zhang Xiaohua also understood what the shopkeeper meant, and wanted to show the shopkeeper the banknote from the purse, but he didn't know how much the best horse was worth, so he rushed out the banknote by himself. , Isn't it very embarrassing? Seeing that Ji Xiaohua dealt with it so calmly, she pursed her lips, smiled and said nothing.

The brawny man hesitated for a moment, and said with a smile: "It's okay, just to take a look, this young master, please, please follow to the back to take a look."

Zhang Xiaohua looked at Ji Xiaohua with satisfaction, and followed the strong man to the back.

Turn around a few small passages and enter a large courtyard. Looking around, there are dozens of tall horses in this courtyard? It's just that you can't use your divine sense to recognize horses, otherwise, wouldn't Zhang Xiaohua sweep it away?

Just when Zhang Xiaohua was overwhelmed, the strong man turned his head and said, "Young Master, please follow me."

After speaking, he took Zhang Xiaohua to a stable in the corner of Xiangyang, and saw a tall and beautiful bay red horse tied to the stable. Although Zhang Xiaohua didn't know how to recognize horses, he could probably tell at a glance Good or bad.

This horse is obviously not at the same level as the one the shop assistant led over just now.

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