Yang Xuyao thought quietly, and the corners of his mouth always had a light smile, and his smile was slightly warm.

Then, Duanmuqi took Yang Xuyao to greet the uncles and aunts in the fourth and fifth rooms, and then it was the turn of the juniors.

Duanmu and Duanmu Fei of the long room are wearing new summer clothes, one is begonia red, the other is rose pink, and the eyebrows are picturesque, especially the older Duanmu is bright and dazzling, just sitting there quietly, it is so beautiful that people can't take their eyes off it.

Duanmu has become more beautiful!

A look of amazement flashed in Yang Xuyao's eyes, and he secretly sighed regretfully in his heart, and Duanmuqi's indifferent voice came from his ears: "Husband, this is my eldest sister and fourth sister." ”

Duanmu Qi also noticed Yang Xuyao's abnormality and secretly rubbed his handkerchief.

Duanmu Yuan on the side caught a glimpse of this scene, and looked at Duanmu Qi's aggrieved appearance and sneered secretly.

Yang Xuyao solemnly looked at Duanmu Jun and Duanmu: "Big sister, fourth sister." ”

The newcomer walked half a circle, and then came to Duanmu Jue, Duanmu Yuan and Duanmu Jing in the third room, and saluted politely: "Second brother, third sister ......"

Duanmu Yuan still hated Duanmu Qi in his heart, as long as he saw her, he remembered the scene in Luhua Pavilion, and he wanted to slap her in the face, but her parents were not in Beijing, and her grandmother, uncle, aunt and cousin were all arrested and imprisoned in Dongchang...... Now she is like a duckweed without support, anyone can pinch her.

What if her grandfather gave her to someone like the Yang family......

Just thinking about it, Duanmu Yuan felt terrible.

Duanmuyuan glanced at Duanmuxian, who was drinking tea, sat upright, suppressed the hatred in his heart, and called out in a proper manner: "Second brother-in-law." ”

After recognizing the relatives, Xiao He ordered the maids to set up a table, the men were in the main hall, and the women went to the side hall next door to sit down.

The atmosphere of this meal is very stiff, it is better than a table of strangers sitting together, at first the fourth lady Ren also wanted to say a few words to ridicule the bride to liven up the atmosphere, but Duanmu Qi's expression was light, Duanmu Yuan also taunted a few words from time to time, and later Ren did not speak, and the ladies were eating by themselves.

After lunch, the newlyweds said goodbye at the right time, and Xiao He was reluctant.

The others returned to their respective courtyards, Duanmu Fei held Duanmu and walked leisurely in a veranda with nine turns and eighteen turns, she was full of wine and food, and her tiredness came up, yawning lazily.

Outside the verandah, the cicadas chirped, high-pitched and tireless.

From time to time in the yard, you can see the people holding a long pole sticking to the cicada, Duanmu Heng is going to participate in the autumn festival this autumn, Xiao He's is afraid that the cicada will make him study, and every day let the people stick the cicadas in the house.

The little starling likes to watch sticky cicadas the most, and often runs after these long poles, and also cuts off his beard from time to time.

Looking at the figure of the little starling flying around in mid-air, Duanmu Jun's eyes were half squinted with a smile, she suddenly remembered something, stopped and said: "Zhen Zhen, yesterday the steward of the horse farm came to say that there is a mare in the horse farm who gave birth to a foal, should we go and see?" ”

This period of time can be said to be the hottest time, and Duanmu Fei would rather nest in the Zhanqing Courtyard on weekdays and stay at home.

As soon as she heard her sister mention the foal, Duanmu's sleepy insect flew away, and her black and white eyes bloomed with a morning light.

"Sister, let's go see the foal!"

Her voice was sweet and glutinous, and she looked at Duanmu Jun coquettishly.

Duanmu Jun was so heartbroken by his sister's cute appearance that he was going to take her there tomorrow morning, but he didn't want to respond, and told Wisteria to prepare the horse.

So, the sisters didn't go back to Zhanqing Courtyard at all, and turned around and went directly to the direction of Yimen.

After a cup of tea, the sisters rode out of the corner door on one side of the side with Frost and Flying.

Since he bought Qixia Racecourse last year, Duanmujun has always been working on the racecourse, and this is the second time Duanmufei has gone to Qixia Racecourse.

As soon as the steward of the racecourse heard that the two girls were coming, he immediately rushed to the racecourse to greet him, "Big girl, fourth girl, please come inside." "The steward was a thin middle-aged man with dark skin and a sincere smile on his face.

Duanmu Fei looked around with interest, the horse farm was very different from the last time she came, clean and tidy, those dilapidated houses and stables had been renovated, and when the wind blew, she could smell the smell of grass and horses in the wind.

The long-term workers of the horse farm are busy, some are preparing hay, some are brushing the horses, and some are driving the horses......

Duanmu Fei just looked at the horses galloping and frolicking in the fence, and she felt lightened, and she asked the horses to untie the chews and saddles of Feipian and Frost, and let them play on their own in the horse farm.

Fei Pian was so happy that she ran away with her hooves like a bird released from a cage, and Frost followed it not far behind.

"Fourth girl, your horse is really a good horse!" Of course, the steward is a man who understands horses, so he can't help but praise it.

Duanmu smirked, "Of course." If there is a father, there must be a daughter, and Feipian's father is the king of horses...... "Duanmu Fei is like a river when he talks about running into the sky.

As they spoke, they were led by the steward to a row of stables.

"Big girl, fourth girl, please, the mare and foal are in the front of the stable." The steward respectfully led the way for the sisters, "The mare guards the calves, and is easily frightened, so the little one has arranged a stable for him. ”

The smell in the stable was not good, and the steward was a little worried that the two girls would not be able to stand it at first, but he didn't know that Feipian had almost grown up watching Duanmu Fei, and he had already gotten used to it by himself.

All she could see was the cute foal.

The foal, who was only three days old, was only as tall as a deer, with watery eyes that seemed to be dripping, sparse fetal hair, and four legs that were particularly slender.

It was only three days old, and it was already very lively, and it had been circling the mares, and when it saw them entering, it timidly poked its head out from behind the mares.

"Sister, it's so cute!" Duanmu Fei looked at the foal without blinking, and a pair of shallow pear vortices appeared on his face, and the more he looked at the pony, the cuter he became...... Of course, it's still a little bit worse than his own Feipian.

"Its legs seem to be about the same length as when Uza was a child, and it must be a tall and athletic horse in the future." Duanmu Jun said with a smile.

Duanmu smiled like a crescent moon, nodded frequently, and was about to say something, when he heard a stiff female voice outside: "It's really boring!" I thought there would be any good horses here? It looks like they are all ordinary horses, far worse than our grassland!! ”

The fussy female voice sounded familiar.

Duanmufei turned his head to look, and saw five or six young girls walking towards this side under the guidance of the deputy steward of the racecourse.

These girls have deep eyebrows, and they are all wearing brightly colored robes, the slim robes set off their figures, and the bell ornaments worn on their waists are tinkling, with an obvious alien demeanor.

The girl who walked in the front was tall, with deep facial features, and a touch of arrogance on her beautiful face.

It was the Lord of Roland.

Not only did Duanmufei see Lord Roland, but Lord Roland also saw Duanmufei, his steps were slightly slow, and he said in his heart: It's really a narrow road. Unexpectedly, the sisters also came to this horse farm to see the horses.

Because these tribal princes were left in Beijing by the emperor, the nobles of the tribes such as the lord of Roland and the lord of Huacheng did not go back, and wandered around the Gyeonggi area all day long, touring the mountains and rivers.

I also recently heard that there is a horse farm here, and several tribal nobles made an appointment to come and have a look.

They also knew Duanmujun and Duanmufei, and stepped forward to greet each other.

The deputy steward respectfully said to the sisters: "The eldest girl, the fourth girl, these girls have come to see the horses. ”

Lord Roland was stunned when she heard this, she thought that the sisters had also come to the racecourse to pick horses.

"It turns out that this horse farm belongs to Duanmu's family." The county lord of Huacheng smiled and greeted the sisters, "It's a coincidence." ”

It's no wonder that the horses here are nothing more than that. Lord Roland casually shook the whip in his hand and thought disdainfully.

She raised her chin, glanced at a few horses in the stable, and said in an arrogant voice, "Miss Duanmu, the horses here are really a little bad, I just looked at the horse farm for most of the circle, and I couldn't pick out a good horse." Don't you have any other horses here, don't hide them! ”

"Yes, Miss Duanmu, if there are any good horses, quickly pull them out." A noble lady in an emerald green robe stepped forward, walked up to Roland's side, and said in a provocative tone.

With the provocative words of these two people, the atmosphere suddenly became solemn, and there were faint sparks flashing in the air, the face of the county lord of Huacheng was slightly stiff, and the nobles of the other tribes also looked at each other, with different complexions.

"The county lord, please go back, the horses of our horse farm do not sell the county lord." Duanmu Jun's expression was faint, and his black eyes were bright and clear, like a calm lake, obviously not provoked by the Lord of Roland.

The air was cold again.

Sister mighty. Duanmu secretly applauded her sister, and her small mouth made a lovely arc, and the pear vortex was shallow, looking innocent and innocent.

Lord Roland sneered coldly, his chin raised even higher, "Duanmu girl, are you admitting that you can't be on the table right away?!" ”

Duanmu Jun frowned, and a touch of unhappiness flashed in his pupils.

This Qixia Horse Farm is my sister's dowry, of course, it is the best, but Roland doesn't understand Soma, and he deliberately finds fault.

"Any horse in our horse farm is much stronger than the county lord's horse." Duanmujun raised his eyes and looked at Lord Roland, and his voice was cold.

"Miss Duanmu is really a big breath!" Lord Roland seemed to have heard some joke, and his expression couldn't hide the mockery. These two sisters are really good all the way, and they just have a horse farm under their names, don't you think that a lady raised in the boudoir in the capital will know more about horses than them?!

I don't know how thick the sky is!

Lord Roland raised his chin proudly, looked around at several tribal nobles beside him and said, "Who doesn't know that the horses of our northwest grassland are the best horses in Dasheng!" ”

Several noble ladies of the northwest tribe thought deeply and nodded frequently.

Lord Roland looked at Duanmu Jun provocatively, "Miss Duanmu, since you dare to open your mouth like this, do you dare to compare with me!?" I'm betting on twenty BMW horses from the northwest. ”

Duanmu moved his eyebrows.

Although she was not interested in competing with the lord of Roland, the twenty northwest horses proposed by the other party made her heart moved.

Lord Roland is overly proud, but she is right in what she said, the Northwest Horse is indeed the best horse in the Great Sheng Horse, and this Baichuan Clan is the strongest among the Northwest Tribes, and the good horse it has is also famous, and it is not so easy to get it on weekdays.

Someone sent it to the door, if you don't accept it, wouldn't it be too wasteful?!

Just with a flick of his fingers, Duanmujun made a decision in his heart, and said calmly: "Compare and compare, then I will bet two thousand taels of silver." ”

An ordinary horse can be bought for seventy or eighty taels, and the northwest horse is better than an ordinary horse, and a hundred taels is about the same, and two thousand taels is exactly the same as the twenty horses of the lord of Roland.

She would not take advantage of the lord of Roland, and she would not rashly gamble with her sister's dowry, since she wanted to bet, she would simply make a bet of considerable value.

Lord Roland naturally didn't care about the mere two thousand taels of lottery, for her, as long as she won, she could slap the sisters in the face hard, and that was enough.

The horse she rode today was a BMW given to her by her father, one in a thousand, whether it was speed, endurance, or momentum, she would not lose to these weak Central Plains horses!

She said confidently: "Then ask Miss Duanmu to pick a horse at random, let's run around the horse farm here, whoever is faster wins, what do you think?" ”

"Okay." Duanmu Jun took a sip and looked at the stables next to him, and pointed to one of the stables and said to the steward of the horse farm, "Steward Wu, I think that brown horse with white hooves is good." ”

"Yes, big girl." Steward Wu only agreed, and hurriedly went to lead the brown horse in person.

It was a lean brown horse, not tall enough or strong enough compared to the white horse of the lord of Roland, and when the two horses stood together, they were mediocre, like a horse pulling carts everywhere on the road.

Those tribal nobles were born in the Northland, and they could ride horses since they could walk, and they also knew a little bit about the art of horses, so they couldn't help but secretly shake their heads and exchange glances with each other.

After all, the eldest girl of the Duanmu family is a pampered girl in the capital, and she plays polo well, and her riding skills are acceptable, but she obviously doesn't know anything about horses.

There is no suspense in this competition at all, Duanmu Jun is doomed!

Lord Roland also felt the same, looked at the brown horse, and kindly reminded: "Miss Duanmu, do you want to change another horse?" Your sister's dark horse is not bad......" Thinking of Feipiao, a gloom flashed in the eyes of Lord Roland, "This one is still far behind!" ”

When you race against this kind of horse, you can't help but win.

Anyway, the horses in this horse farm, she has seen them all just now, they are all inferior horses, except for Duanmufei's black horse, there is no horse here that can be compared with her horse.

Duanmujun nodded and said proudly: "Of course, our family Feipian is the best. ”

As she spoke, she took the brown horse's rope from Steward Wu's hand, fed it a piece of pine nut candy, touched its slender neck, and said calmly: "This horse is not bad, it is more than enough to compare it with the county lord!" Her bright eyes sparkled.

The brown horse made a "clattering" sound with satisfaction, rubbing the hand of the wooden man, and looked affectionate.

I really don't know the hearts of good people! Lord Roland glanced at the brown horse with disgust, anyway, she had reminded her, and it was considered that she had done her best, and it was Duanmu Jun who had to bring humiliation on herself.

"Lord Roland, please." Duanmujun led the brown horse in one hand and made a petition with the other, leading everyone in the direction of the racecourse, with the style of the master.

At the same time, Steward Wu quickly drove all the horses around the racecourse to other places and cleared the field.

Duanmujun and the county lord of Roland got on their respective horses and stood in front of the starting line, and the county lord of Huacheng volunteered to give orders for them.

When everything was ready, there was silence around the racecourse, except for the occasional sound of horses' hooves and neighing from the distant herd.

Everyone looked with bated breath at the county lord of Huacheng who was holding a drumstick on the side.

"Bell!"

When the sound of loud gongs and drums sounded, the two horses rushed out like arrows from the string, their hooves flying, and they trampled on the ground paved with fine sand, and the dust flew up.

The white horse was worthy of the Northwest BMW, and soon led the brown horse by more than half a horse.

The lord of Roland on the white horse turned around and threw a smug smile at Duanmu.

She still wants to compete with her own horse with such an inferior horse, she is really a frog at the bottom of the well!

Today, I want to let this end of the wooden bunch know how big the gap between them is!

The lord of Roland raised his whip and flicked it on the horse's hip again, and "snapped", and the white horse let out a rapid neighing sound and ran faster......

Roland County was so angry that he lowered his body, intending to leave Duanmu far behind......

"Da Da Da ......"

The eyes of Duanmufei, Huacheng County Lord and others who were fighting outside the racecourse all fell on Duanmujun and Roland County Lord, and many people secretly shook their heads, and the lady in green clothes muttered directly: "The outcome of this game has been decided." ”

Indeed, the winner is decided. Duanmu said in his heart.

That's right.

Duanmu Fei remembered one thing, beckoned to Steward Wu on the side, and commanded in his ear.

Steward Wu nodded, glanced in the direction of Duanmujun, and quickly retreated.

The surrounding tribal ladies didn't care about his whereabouts, and focused on the racetrack.

The two horses, one white and one brown, ran faster and faster, and soon the race was nearly a third of the way, and the two horses began to turn along the oval track in front.

Gradually, the situation changed slightly.

"Huacheng, she...... She seemed to be catching up. There was a tribal noblewoman who said uncertainly, and the "she" in her mouth was of course referring to Duanmujun.

Duanmu Fei was eating pine nut candy on the side, nodded again, and said in his heart: It's not like, it's true. The head of the brown horse has caught up with the half of the white horse...... Well, so calculated, in the next turn, my sister should be able to take the lead.

Suddenly there was a brisk sound of horses' hooves behind her, and she came to smell the fragrance, screaming "chirping", and begging for candy to eat.

Duanmu Fei casually fed it a piece of candy, and after Feipian bit the candy, he ran away again, not interested in the game in the field.

No one paid attention to Duanmu Fei and Feipian, and everyone's eyes fell on Duanmu Jun and the brown horse under her crotch in the field.

The girl's delicate side face seemed to glow in the sun, and her slender and slender body seemed to blend in with the horse, which was especially obvious when turning, when the horse did not slow down at all, and the girl skillfully adjusted her posture and center of gravity with the brown horse......

"Da Da ......"

For a moment, only the sound of the hooves of the two horses seemed to be left around, and all other sounds were isolated by an invisible barrier.

"Da Da Da ......"

The tribal nobles who were watching the battle widened their eyes in surprise, and they watched Duanmujun easily overtake Lord Roland and cross the finish line with a majority advantage of their horses.

"Bang Bang!" Duanmu Fei applauded Duanmu warmly and smiled brightly. Her sister is awesome!

The two horses, one white and one brown, rushed out for dozens of feet before they gradually stopped, and the horses' hooves were still pacing softly in place, and their noses were snorting.

Lord Roland's face was extremely ugly, she didn't believe that she had lost to Duanmujun at all, and muttered a few words of "impossible" to herself, and then, she looked at Duanmujun with a sword-like gaze, and asked sharply, "You...... What the hell have you done, it's just a rag horse farm, what good horses can there be! ”

Yes, it must be Duanmu Jun who moved some hands and feet that he didn't know, and his father seemed to have said that some people would drug horses and use their hands and feet in the arena...... There are many ways to cheat.

Duanmujun coldly gave her four words: "A leaf is blind." ”

After a pause, she narrowed her eyes and said, "Lord Roland, you don't want to repay the debt, do you?!" ”

"Don't worry, I won't pay the bill." Lord Roland's face darkened half, and he gritted his teeth. Their Baichuan tribe has always been a man of his word.

Lord Roland was actually unconvinced, but she allowed the lottery in public, if she didn't give it, others would only say that she was a debtor, and that she was a dishonest person of the Baichuan clan.

"It's good that the county lord won't pay his debts." Duanmu on the side nodded with a smile, looking quite pleased.

She walked to Duanmujun's side and made a gesture to Steward Wu, who immediately brought the IOU that had just been prepared and presented it to Lord Roland.

"Please also ask the county lord to draw a charge." Duanmu Fei said again, smiling more cutely on his little face.

Feipian farts followed Duanmu Fei in a hurry, like a little follower, it bit Duanmu Fei's sleeve, meaning, where is the sugar?!

Lord Roland looked at the two sisters and their horses, and he was very aggrieved that he couldn't get up or down.

She just said that she would not repay the debt, so she could only press the red seal mud with her thumb, stamped her handprint on the IOU, and then said unconvinced: "Miss Duanmu, I want to compare with you again, and I will bet ...... again."

"Roland." At this time, the county lord of Huacheng interrupted the county lord of Roland, and said with a somewhat complicated expression, "This horse should be a Hun horse." ”

This horse looks ordinary, but it is actually a Hun horse.

The Hun horse is short in size, thick and coarse, its appearance is mediocre, but it is not frightened or deceitful, brave and incomparable, it may not be as good as Dawan BMW and Wusun horse in starting and sprinting, but its limbs are strong, the speed of running is uniform and stable, and the physical endurance is particularly prominent.

This time, Roland looked away, there is no doubt about the victory or loss of this game, even if it is compared, Roland will only lose more.

Hun horses?! Lord Roland looked at the ordinary brown horse under Duanmu's crotch again, and exclaimed, "This is impossible! How can you get a Hun horse?! ”

Eighty years ago, the Xiongnu were repeatedly defeated by the Zhenbei army led by the then king of Zhenbei, and had to move westward, and the once formidable Xiongnu military horses were gradually annihilated in the long river of history and disappeared silently......

In recent decades, only occasionally people have seen some Xiongnu horses in the northwest grasslands and northern grasslands, but this wild horse is wild and untamed, and it is not easy to take it down and domesticate.

Duanmu didn't bother to say more to Lord Roland, and only gave four words: "No comment." ”

So saying, she rolled over and dismounted, and touched the horse's neck tenderly, and the brown horse rolled her upper lip with joy.

Is this horse really a Hun horse?! The lord of Roland looked at the brown horse beside Duanmujun, and was still a little suspicious in his heart, and said arrogantly: "I want to buy a Hun horse!" ”

"Not for sale." Duanmu refused without thinking.

She didn't plan to sell this Hun horse in the first place, let alone sell it to the lord of Roland. The lord of Roland has no vision for horses, is not good at riding, and has no love for horses, so he is not worthy of his own horses at all.

The Lord of Roland's face was blue and white for a while, and he wanted to say something, but Duanmu Jun was no longer interested in listening. She lightly instructed Steward Wu: "Steward Wu, send off guests." ”

Steward Wu and Deputy Steward hurriedly stepped forward, both reaching out to Lord Roland to make a petition.

Duanmu Fei looked at her sister adoringly, and sighed again in her heart: Sister is mighty!

Duanmujun didn't want to pay attention to the Lord of Roland anymore, so he took Duanmufei's arm and walked in the direction of the stable, "Zhenzhen, let's go see the foal." ”

The county lord of Roland looked at the backs of the sisters gloomily, and finally threw off his sleeves, and the county lord of Huacheng and the others also left Qixia Horse Farm after him.

Duanmu Jun held Duanmu Fei and walked forward, chattering and talking: "Zhen Zhen, this horse farm, I don't plan to do business, I want to breed horses." Now there are Xiongnu horses, Hexi horses, and Persian horses in the horse farm......"

Duanmu Jun said that Ma Lai, his face was radiant, Duanmu looked at his sister's delicate side face stupidly, and said in his heart: When I bought this horse farm, were there so many famous horses here?

She remembered that it was all ordinary horses, right?

Duanmujun seemed to guess Duanmufei's doubts, turned his head and smiled at her, and explained: "I asked Gongzi Cen to help buy it." ”

Cen Yin?! Duanmu Fei subconsciously stopped, her expression was subtle, why she didn't know any of this!!

The foal in the stable reacted more than Duanmufei, and when he saw the two strangers coming again, he bounced up, and in three or two strokes he ducked behind the mare, and then poked his head out curiously, and then ducked back again......

Looking at the pony's cute appearance, Duanmu couldn't help but hook his lips and smile, and a crisp and hearty laugh escaped from his lips, and he looked at the foal with burning eyes.

"Zhenzhen, isn't it great?" Duanmujun's expression revealed a touch of kindness, "Its mother is Wusun Ma, and its father is a Xiongnu horse......"

Before she could finish speaking, she saw the brown horse with its white hooves running past them, and ran merrily into the stable.

The foal immediately ran out from behind the mare and rubbed the brown horse affectionately, and the brown horse patted the little one with his long tail.

Looking at the big and small interacting with each other intimately, Duanmu's eyes were slightly stagnant, as if he had thought of something, and his body exuded an aura of nostalgia, mixed with a faint sadness.

"Sister." Duanmu Fei stepped forward and grabbed Duanmu Jun's sleeve, and at the same time, Feipian, who had been rubbing beside her for a while, also bit her sleeve.

When Duanmujun turned his head to look at his sister, he couldn't help but smile when he saw this scene, and his eyebrows were sparse.

"Zhen Zhen, when I was in the north, my father thought about breeding horses and tried to breed horses, and I still have some notes from my father, which I have been studying for the past six months. Daddy once said that the Wusun horse and Liaodong horse commonly used on the battlefield today are tall, docile, and have good endurance, but they are not as brave and calm as this Hun horse, and they are not afraid of the cold......"

"This time I got the northwest horse of the Baichuan tribe again, which is also a surprise. I heard that the northwest horse has strong limbs and joints, has a keen sense of hearing, can hear sounds when sleeping at night, and has a strong memory, especially for the place of drinking water and grazing. ”

Duanmu talked eloquently, and his eyes looked at the brown horse and foal in front of him, his eyes brighter than the brightest morning star in the night sky.

"Later, I have to ask Master Huang to go to Qianya Garden to pick horses in person...... By the way, Zhenzhen, you don't know Master Huang yet, do you? This is the horse breeder introduced by Cen Gongzi, who retired from the army. ”

"......" Duanmufei's expression became more subtle, and he said in his heart: It's good if my sister is happy.

Duanmujun continued to say: "Master Huang also sorted out some notes on raising and breeding horses for me, and I really benefited a lot from watching it." It's a pity that Master Huang went to another horse farm to see the horses today. ”

Duanmu Fei looked at Duanmujun's energetic appearance when he talked about the horse, and smiled with crooked eyebrows.

My sister was able to find what she loved to do. That's nice!

Duanmufei knew that with Duanmujun's temper, she actually didn't like the trivial housekeeping in the house, and her sister was smart, careful, bold, and smart, and she was more suitable to do something more creative.

"Sister, we'll come back to see the foal in a few days." Duanmu said with a smile.

Duanmujun answered, Feipian saw Duanmufei ignoring it, and ran to pester Duanmujun, Duanmujun softly touched a pine nut candy for it to eat, and said softly: "This is the last one." ”

She touched Feipian's neck and said, "If you want to breed a new horse breed, you can't make it in a year and a half, Zhen Zhen, this horse farm may not be able to make much money for several years." ”

"Sister, we have silver!" Duanmu scarlet patted his chest boldly, looking wealthy.

Duanmujun raised his hand and rubbed the top of Duanmufei's soft hair, smiling softly and warmly.

"Zhenzhen, let's go see the other horses." Duanmujun took Duanmufei's hand and went elsewhere.

Fei Pian didn't give up yet, and followed behind the sisters.

After a while, Shuang Su also followed, and then followed, and a few horses that had just played with Feipian also ran over, and saw the sisters walking around the horse farm with a group of horses.

Duanmujun was full of confidence and wanted to build a good Qixia horse farm, and after he went back, he rearranged his notes and looked through some horse scriptures every day. But he quickly left the Lord of Roland and his party behind.

However, the lord of Roland did not forget, and within a few days, Prince Giles of the Baichuan clan came to the door in person.

"Lord Duanmu, this king took the liberty to come to the door this time to buy the Hun horses from your mansion horse farm." Giles opened the door and said, "This king is willing to pay a lot of money." ”

Duanmu Xian was stunned, a little surprised.

There is no horse farm in Duanmu Mansion, but Duanmu Xian knows that the eldest granddaughter bought a horse farm for the four girls as a dowry, and there is only one horse farm in his own industry, not to mention Prince Giles, anyone who wants to move the idea of the four girls' dowry will definitely not work.

Duanmu Xian took a shallow sip of hot tea, put down the teacup, and then started Tai Chi with a smile: "That horse farm is just a small fight for children, raising some horses, this Hun horse has been extinct for more than a hundred years, how can my horse farm have." ”

How could Gilles believe Duanmu Xian's perfunctory words, and said: "Lord Duanmu, this king only needs a pair of Hun horses, and he is willing to bid five thousand taels of silver." "That's a lot of money.

If Duanmu Xian would be impressed by a mere five thousand taels, he would not be the first assistant today, and regardless of whether he believed it or not, he said with a smile: "Lord Wang, it's a pity." There really are no Hun horses in our house. ”

As he spoke, Duanmuxian changed his words and smiled more kindly, "Lord, in more than a month, the emperor will be on a southern tour, and the prince will go with him?" ”

The corners of Gilles' mouth twitched, and his face suddenly became stiff.

During this period of time, the words that he and several princes of the northwest tribe were most afraid to hear were "Southern Tour" and "Jiangnan".

During this period of time, in order to pick up money from their tribes, Duanmu Xian did not look for them less, which made Gilles have a splitting headache, and a lot of blood came out of the city, if he really went to Jiangnan this time, wouldn't he be waiting to be dug up again? !

Old fox, Duanmu Xian is really an old fox who gets into the eyes of money, no wonder the emperor will appoint him as the first assistant!

Gilles regretted it in his heart, and felt that he shouldn't have come to Duanmuxian today.

"Ahem." Gilles cleared his throat and prevaricated, "Lord Duanmu, this king has not returned to the northwest for a year, and there are many trivial matters in the Baichuan clan, and there have been repeated letters urging this king to go back, that is, for the sake of the longevity festival, this king has been delayed until now." Speaking of Halloween, the birthday gift prepared by the king for the emperor seems to be coming today, and the palace will leave first. ”

As he spoke, he didn't wait for Duanmu Xian to speak, so he arched his hand and couldn't wait to leave.

When he left Duanmu Mansion and was blown by the oncoming evening breeze, he remembered the original intention of his trip.

Oops, he was actually fooled by Duanmu Xian, the old fox!

However, at the thought of the Hun horse, Gilles was itchy and did not want to give up.

Once, the Huns rode the Hun horses in the north and northwest without a trace, where they passed, not a single grass grows, with their scimitars and Hun horses, but since the Huns disappeared in this land, in the past hundred years, the grassland is also rare Hun horses.

Such a good war horse is in front of him, is he going to miss it like this?!

Gilles glanced back at Duanmu Mansion, still a little unwilling, and squinted thoughtfully.

He was moved, he didn't believe that the emperor would not be moved.

Gilles was busy jumping up and down, but before he could find a chance to see the emperor mention the Hun horses, he fainted from heat stroke.

It is now the end of July, it is the hottest time in the capital, although the northwest is sunny, but not so hot, the summer night is generally very cool, but the capital is different, including the prince of Gilles, the princes of the northwest tribe have never experienced this kind of high temperature in the capital, heat stroke, diarrhea, fever, etc., the situation is constant.

Of course, the emperor's residence was indispensable to the ice basin, but there were still all kinds of discomfort.

The emperor hesitated to go to the palace to escape the summer, and only then did he show such a little sign that Duanmuxian was scared, and quickly calmed down the emperor on the grounds that he couldn't catch up with the southern tour in early September when he went to the summer resort.

Rao is like this, Duanmuxian did not breathe a sigh of relief, the silver of the treasury was spent like flowing water, and it was only barely enough to make up the cost of preparing for the southern tour - the emperor's southern tour was naturally not small, at least more than 1,000 large and small ships should be prepared, and a place for the emperor to rest should be built along the way, and roads, bridges, docks, scenic spots, etc. in the vicinity must be repaired, which all cost silver, and must be allocated to the local government by the treasury...... All kinds of trivial matters are piled up, and Duanmu Xian has a headache every day.

These tribes in the north and northwest are all treacherous, let them pay a little silver just to know how to play Tai Chi, especially the Baichuan tribe, even want to buy the dowry of their own four girls, and the opening is 5,000 taels to buy a pair of horses, it must be too much money to burn their hands!

Duanmu Xian thought indignantly, fine beads of sweat unconsciously appeared on his forehead, an ice basin was not used at all, and the air was still stuffy.

At this moment, Chang Sui opened the bamboo curtain and came in, still holding a food box in his hand, and said, "Old lady, the eldest girl ordered someone to send ice, mung bean soup and almond tofu." ”

There is naturally ice in the household, but the amount of ice is not enough for daily flowers.

Duanmu Xian couldn't help but glance at the half-melted ice basin, and felt that his eldest granddaughter was really considerate.

Hey, why can't she marry such a good granddaughter...... It's all other people's eyes that don't have a vision!

Chang Sui hurriedly replaced the melted ice basin with two new ones, and the temperature in the room seemed to be a lot cooler all of a sudden.

Duanmuxian drank mung bean soup and ate almond tofu, and distributed some to the subordinate officials of the household department, and after a while, he felt refreshed, and even his mind seemed to be clearer.

He rinsed his mouth with tea, cleaned himself up again, and left the household yamen.

Before the halfway point, it was the hottest time outside, so that this horse riding was not fast, nor was it slow, and soon, Duanmuxian began to sweat again.

Duanmuxian slowed down his horse, wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, and before he could put the veil away, three or four horses drove out of a street in front.

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Good morning! I'm so diligent again!