Chapter 22: The Competition

When Xu Qinghe was young, because of his greed, he stole a piece of caramel in Sufu.

When she returned to the house, her father asked her with a smile: Did Qinghe eat candy at his uncle's house?

She was changing her teeth, so her mother didn't allow her to eat caramel candy.

So when he heard his father's question, he replied smartly: No, my cousin ate several pieces, and my daughter endured a piece next to me and didn't move.

I thought that my father would praise her, but I didn't expect her father to smile and ask, "Then why is there caramel foam on the corner of Qinghe's mouth?" ”

Xu Qinghe was so frightened that he raised his sleeves and wiped it, and it was really stained with some foam, and he was so ashamed that his face was red and he spoke incoherently.

Father picked her up, put her on his lap, and said solemnly: Qinghe, for my father, I hope you will remember in the future and don't lie easily.

Once a lie is exposed, the person who tells it is embarrassed and embarrassed, and the person who listens to it will either laugh and ridicule or be angry and embarrassed.

If you have to lie, use your ingenuity to make sure it's seamless.

Can Qinghe understand his father's words?

The young Xu Qinghe nodded as if he didn't understand.

At the moment, Xu Qinghe was really embarrassed and embarrassed.

She reluctantly raised a smile and explained: "The folk girl originally came to pick up her cousin from school, but she happened to see Lord Shen out of the county office, so she thought about expressing her gratitude to the adult in person. ”

Shen Ye didn't debunk it, and said with a smile: "I see." ”

looked at Su Jin next to him with a puzzled face, and asked, "Are you Wen Yan's brother-in-law Su Jin?" ”

Su Jin nodded, "The student is exactly." ”

Shen Ye gently patted Su Jin's thin and immature shoulder, and said warmly and encouragedly: "Study hard, study the way of the sage diligently, and come back with a top prize in the exam, so that your talented brother-in-law will be ashamed of himself!" ”

Su Jin replied excitedly and happily, "Thank you, student, for your teachings. It must be overwhelmed and invigorated, and study hard to keep the book in hand. ”

The county magistrate personally said that he wanted him to gain fame, and his father would never stop him.

Shen Ye laughed and said: "You don't have to work so hard, it's good to combine work and rest." ”

Xu Qinghe stood awkwardly to the side listening to the two talking and laughing, and quickly thought about finding some proper excuse to leave this place.

Shen Ye caught a glimpse of Xu Qinghe's wonderful expression out of the corner of his eyes, restrained his smile vigorously, and said to the two of them seriously: "Shen still has important things, take a step ahead." ”

Su Jin hurriedly said, "Lord Shen walks slowly. ”

Xu Qinghe was relieved, and hurriedly bent down and saluted: "Lord Shen walks slowly, and the people don't send it." ”

Xu Yao hurriedly followed suit.

Shen Ye glanced at Xu Qinghe with a smile, turned around and walked to the gate of the county government, turned over in a dashing manner, kicked his legs, rode a horse, and walked away.

When the figure of the county magistrate disappeared completely, Xu Qinghe turned sideways, glared at Xu Yao fiercely, and scolded: "Xu Yao, what is going on with you today?" How dare you talk such nonsense in front of the county magistrate? ”

Look at the county magistrate's glance before leaving, maybe I despise her in my heart, slapping the horse, and flattering!

Xu Yao was looking forward to the young lady praising her for being smart and quick to react.

Unexpectedly, he was reprimanded!

Although I didn't know what I did wrong, I still replied aggrievedly: "Ah Yao knows that she is wrong, and she won't dare to talk nonsense next time." The young lady was angry and angry, and the lady should be worried again. ”

Xu Qinghe was indignant in his heart, but looking at the little girl's eyes that gradually became moist, he finally relented: "You are still wronged!" I just said a word about you. You don't want to think about the lies you just told, how embarrassed I am to be exposed by the county magistrate in front of me! ”

Xu Yao held back her tears, nodded and said, "Miss, Ah Yao knows that she is wrong. ”

In the end, it was the most intimate girl, Xu Qinghe couldn't bear to scold her anymore, and said softly: "Don't cry." Be cautious in your words and deeds in the future, don't appear like Xu Yao before, I don't like it very much. ”

Xu Yao nodded yes again and again.

Su Jin clasped his hands to his chest next to him, and watched a wonderful drama seriously, before he interjected and teased: "Cousin Fang Cai's expression is extremely fierce!" My cousin was scared half to death, not to mention Xu Yao, a stupid girl! ”

Xu Qinghe's backhand was a chestnut knocked on Su Jin's forehead, looking at his appearance of watching the play, and asked gloomily: "Is my cousin satisfied with this big play?" ”

Su Jin covered her forehead and said angrily, "Why is my cousin still so rude? How many times have you said that you are not allowed to knock me on the forehead! Don't knock on your forehead! ”

"I have the ability to go to the county magistrate to complain! My cousin has called for a lawyer for you. Xu Qinghe choked disdainfully, turned around and left in a dashing manner.

Xu Yao hurriedly followed.

Su Jin rubbed her forehead while looking at her cousin's tall back, walking briskly and smiling slightly.

On the other side, Shen Ye rode away and galloped all the way, and soon came to a horse farm deep in the suburbs of the city.

Li Bozhou was dressed in a simple riding uniform and waited in front of the gate of the racecourse.

Shen Ye grabbed the reins, jumped off the horse neatly, looked at Li Bozhou, and said with a smile: "Wen Yan is dressed like this, but he has a little bit of heroic spirit!" ”

Li Bozhou was often teased by the county magistrate for being delicate and frail, and he was too lazy to care about him, so he replied with a smile: "Brother Ji Yuan, let's go in and see the racecourse with my junior brother!" ”

Shen Ye nodded, led the horse, and entered the racecourse with Li Bozhou.

In the open meadow, about a dozen horses of different coats and colors are scattered everywhere grazing, leisurely.

"This is the first batch of horses to arrive, seventeen in all." Li Bozhou said.

Shen Ye looked at it from afar and sighed: "Such a large piece of grassland must have cost the Li family a lot of silver!" ”

Li Bozhou shook his head and said: "Most of the grassland belongs to the Li family, and only a few hundred taels of land were bought for the underutility. It didn't cost much to build a horse farm, mainly because it cost a lot of money to buy horses. ”

Speaking of silver, Shen Ye asked, "When will the gambling house open?" ”

"It's in the pipeline, and it will open in a few days." Li Bozhou replied.

Shen Ye smiled: "It's a pity that I can't be there to celebrate." ”

"The county magistrate only needs to sit and wait for the silver to come in, and these trivial matters will be arranged by the younger brother." Li Bozhou replied with a smile.

Shen Ye raised his horsewhip and was slightly provocative: "Try a competition? ”

Li Bozhou snorted, "It's better than that, the little brother is afraid that you won't make it!" ”

Immediately he commanded the servants to bring a white horse.

A moment later, the two were riding side by side.

The servant next to him waved the command flag, and the two horses rushed out at the same time, splashing grass clippings on the ground.

One black and one white, two horses galloped on the grass to their heart's content, and wherever they passed, grass clippings flew.

Shen Ye had superb riding skills, galloped on horseback, and gradually distanced himself from Li Bozhou.

Half an hour later, Shen Ye returned to the starting point first.

He turned over and dismounted neatly, and immediately a servant brought water and a cloth towel. Wipe the sweat off your face and toss the cloth back into the tub.

Shen Ye took a moment to fold his arms on his chest, stood in front of the horse, and watched the white dots in the distance gradually approach, and after a while, he saw Li Bozhou riding a horse and rushing over.