Chapter 8 Buying a Horse
Pegasus Ranch is located in the southwest of Jingling County, two tributaries of the Yangtze River, Zhangshui and Fushui, drawing a large triangular fertile plain.
The climate here is mild, the soil is fertile, the products are abundant, among which the field where the Pegasus Ranch is located, the pasture is more abundant, surrounded by mountains, enclosing more than ten miles of fertile fields, only the east and west two gorges can be entered and exited. The situation is dangerous, forming a natural screen for the pasture.
In the northwest corner, there is a magnificent castle built on higher ground, with a steep cliff as a wall in the background, which is quite majestic.
On this day, a strange teenager came to the Pegasus Ranch, who looked like he was supposed to be a rich kid, but there were no servants with him.
He was not tall and dressed in a rather formal costume, and although he was walking, every step gave the impression that a nobleman should walk like this.
His face was a little pale, as if he was a little afraid of the cold, it was obviously a June day, and he was wrapped in a thick white bear skin outside his clothes, and the hair on the bear skin reflected a faint silver light in the sun, and he knew that it was a good thing at a glance.
It was precisely because of this appearance that the boy walked all the way without anyone stopping him, allowing him to easily come to the main gate of the Pegasus Fortress.
"Who's coming?" The guards guarding the door finally remembered their duty, and they stopped the boy and asked.
"Chu people Liu Chu, come to the ranch to buy a horse." The young man said calmly, he was the one who had left the valley.
After determining the origin of the small world he was in, he naturally wouldn't miss the Pegasus Ranch, a place like Pegasus, so after leaving the valley, he came here as soon as possible.
As for the clothes on his body, they were all purchased on the road, and although they were a little urgent, they looked decent.
"Chu people?" The guards were a little unclear about Liu Chu's origins.
At this moment, a voice sounded behind the guard, "He is talking about the people of Chudi, this gentleman, welcome to my Pegasus Ranch." ”
Liu Chu looked in the direction where the voice came from and found a woman in yellow walking out of the Pegasus fortress with several guards and maids.
The woman looked quite healthy in a strong suit, her skin was a little bronzed, and she stared at Liu Chu tightly with a hint of doubt in her eyes, as if she wanted to see something from his face.
Liu Chu was stunned, took out a vermilion gourd from his cuff and poured it heavily into his mouth, and then asked, "Your Pegasus Ranch?" Dare to ask if this is the ranch owner? ”
"Yes, the little woman Shang Xiuxun is the owner of the ranch here, I don't know how many horses this gentleman wants to buy."
Liu Chu stretched out his right index finger, "One, I want a horse that can meet all my requirements." ”
Shang Xiuxun did not underestimate Liu Chu because he only bought one horse, but became quite serious, people like Liu Chu came to the ranch, and it was definitely not an ordinary horse to buy a horse, and the like was their choice, and this was the main source of income from the ranch.
She said proudly, "I have all kinds of horses here, even if it is the blood of the dragon horse, you can find it, I don't know what kind of horse your Excellency wants." ”
Liu Chu thought about it for a while and said with certainty, "Tall, strong, not so easy to die." ”
It's okay to be tall and strong, but the sentence that is not so easy to die directly made Shang Xiuxun angry, "Your Excellency means that the horses in my ranch are easy to die?" ”
Liu Chu shook his head, "No, what I want to say is that the horses in my hands are likely to die easily. ”
As soon as these words were spoken, not only Shang Xiuxun was a little speechless, everyone present was sweating, how could there be a horse that had not started to buy it, and said that the horse was easy to die in his own hands.
Shang Xiuxun even had a look on his face that if you don't explain it to me clearly, I won't sell the horse to you.
Seeing this situation, Liu Chu also said a little helplessly, "In the lower Chu, there are not many horses, so the lower family originally had the technique of strengthening horses with true qi, but in the middle of the lower family road, even if there is a family heirloom secret book, this technique of strengthening horses is also ineffective, so there are too many horses that die in the hands of the lower family."
However, I have been sure that there will be absolutely no more problems, and this is not easy to die and the requirement is just a little insurance. ”
Shang Xiuxun still didn't believe them, and one of them who seemed to be in charge of the matter said directly, "We have been raising horses for so many years, and we have never heard of the technique of strengthening horses with true qi, you won't want to lie to us." ”
"It's no good for me to lie to you, and besides, I'm buying horses for real money." Liu Chu was a little unhappy, he directly raised his hand, and a large piece of gold that had been melted into a golden ball was thrown to the ground.
This kind of gold ball is at least thirty pounds each, and the ground shook when it was thrown on the ground.
Just as Liu Chu was about to take another golden ball out, he suddenly stopped, "By the way, what is the price of the horse now?" ”
Shang Xiuxun was also amused by Liu Chu's actions, she finally understood that Liu Chu must be from the descendants of that kind of big family, and she didn't know how to run out alone, and only such people could talk and act and ignore other people's feelings.
For such a child, Shang Xiuxun naturally knew how to deal with it, and she immediately said, "I'll show you the most suitable horse first." ”
After speaking, Shang Xiuxun personally took Liu Chu to the back of the ranch, and soon the head of the ranch drove someone over with a group of horses.
Pointing to the group of horses in front of him, Shang Xiuxun said proudly, "These are the essence of our ranch, all of them are ponies under the age of three, and the breed is ......."
Liu Chu nodded, "The horse is good, and the raiser is good, although there is no wildness, but it fits my taste, don't look at it, pull the tallest and youngest one over for me to see." ”
The ranch keepers all turned their eyes to Shang Xiuxun, and waited for her to nod before running to lead the horse.
Soon a cyan pony was led in front of Liu Chu, this horse is at least about 1.8 meters high at the shoulder, more than 2.3 meters long from head to tail, and the whole cyan body is like a green jade, which looks quite tall and beautiful.
Led the horse to Liu Chu's face, and before he could speak, he felt a flower in front of him, and Liu Chu had fallen on the back of the pony, and his hands were gently pressed on the pony's neck, as if he was stroking something there.
At the same time, Liu Chu's eyes had already fallen on Shang Xiuxun, as if he was asking what the price of this horse was.
"This horse is not too good except that it is a little taller, it is too heavy to charge briskly, and it is not a warlike horse, so the price is not high, fifty catties of gold ......"
Before Shang Xiuxun could finish his words, another twenty-pound gold ball was thrown out, and at the same time, a cyan light was injected into the pony's body from Liu Chu's hands.