Chapter 34: The Brown Horse
After hearing Fan Xiaoqi's words, the female soldiers became passionate and enthusiastic again.
After a while, the lovely-looking female soldier said to Fan Xiaoqi with a kind smile: "Little brother wants a horse, then you have come to the right place today." You know, we have more than 60 strong horses in our cottage!"
"Oh, you have so many horses here?" Fan Xiaoqi asked with a little surprise.
"That's right!" said the pretty female soldier with a nod.
"So, how much is a horse?" Fan Xiaoqi asked.
"Make a price first!" replied the pretty female soldier wittily.
"En......" Fan Xiaoqi paused, and then said: "Look at the goods first and then make a price!"
Several female soldiers exchanged glances again, and then the beautiful female soldier just now replied happily: "Okay! You wait, I'll bring you two good horses now." ”
After saying that, the beautiful female soldier and another female soldier walked quickly towards the cottage. The remaining two female soldiers waited here with Fan Xiaoqi for their arrival.
Fan Xiaoqi looked at the backs of the two, and a little anxiety appeared in his heart. This is doing business under the nose of a tiger...... Well, I hope God blesses, don't be discovered by Tao Erniang.
When people are anxious and uncomfortable, time always passes very slowly. However, the two female soldiers beside him seemed to see his thoughts and took the initiative to pull him up. Like what, where do you live, what snacks do you like to eat, what fun games do you play, what beautiful woman you like, and so on......
Of course, the two female soldiers who went in to get the horses were also quite effective. Before the above questions were asked, they had already led the two horses out of the cottage.
Soon, two female soldiers led the horses to Fan Xiaoqi. Fan Xiaoqi took a closer look at it, and it was really good! The two horses, especially the brown one that was relatively tall, were very strong, with a ruddy complexion and bright eyes. Although he didn't know how to look at a horse at all, he understood that any animal should have strong limbs and bright eyes. That punctual and healthy, energetic.
So, at a glance, he took a fancy to the brown horse, which was a little small and strong. He roughly estimated in his mind that this horse should be considered an upper-average horse.
But Fan Xiaoqi had never bought a horse in the prehistoric continent, so he could only speculate on it based on his own life experience. In the 21st century, the average horse price is equivalent to five months' income for an average resident. Kindness...... The income of the average resident of the prehistoric continent did not exceed 6 silver coins, that is, a medium-quality horse was only about 30 silver coins at most.
After seeing it clearly and thinking it out. He pointed to the brown horse, then held out three fingers to the female soldiers and said, "Just this horse, thirty silver coins." ”
The female soldiers quickly exchanged a few more glances. Then, the tall female soldier frowned, and said with an embarrassed expression: "Thirty ...... It's a little too little. You know, how much suffering did a few of us have to endure in order to raise this good horse?"
"That's right, and we've given you a nice saddle!" added the small, delicate female soldier, pouting.
Hearing this, Fan Xiaoqi turned his face and looked at the beautiful saddle she said on the horse's back. I found that this saddle is exquisitely made and feels good. Add to that the fact that the tigress could come out and spot them at any time. Therefore, he didn't want to waste a lot of money on this little money.
"Then thirty-five silver coins!" Fan Xiaoqi happily raised the price by five silver coins.
"Thirty-five...... We don't have more than enough money!" said the ordinary-looking female soldier in an aggrieved voice.
"Then thirty-six!" Fan Xiaoqi quickly added.
"Forty! at least forty silver coins, or we will lose anything!" said the tall female soldier, firmly.
"Thirty-eight silver coins, if you don't sell them, I have to leave!" Fan Xiaoqi turned around and made a look of preparing to leave, and said firmly.
"This ...... Well, that's cheaper for you. ”
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In the end, in order to hurry, Fan Xiaoqi let the female soldiers make a small profit.
After satisfying the purchase of this decent brown steed, it was already dark. Fan Xiaoqi bought two torches for a silver coin from several female soldiers, and asked them about the location of the villages that were relatively close to here. Then he quickly mounted his horse, carried his torch, and rode his horse with rusty riding skills, and ran back to the path that the female soldiers had shown him to the nearest village.
On the way, he clamped the horse's legs tightly, held the reins tightly, and rarely waved the whip. He was afraid that once he made the horse gallop, he would fall off the horse because he could not adapt to the bumps on the horse's back.
To be honest, this was not only his first time riding a horse, but also the first time he had walked at night with a torch in the darkness around him. His heart was inevitably a little panicked and anxious. Under the light of the torches, the vegetation on the side of the road revealed a narrow shadow of the person. From time to time, there were a few sounds from time to time in the depths of the woods by the roadside, and the howls of strange animals that he had never heard before made him shiver a lot. For a long time he did not dare to look into the woods, for he was afraid of seeing things that he should not see.
And so, he clung to the brown steed, held the torch, and stared obscenely at the road ahead. After walking about two kilometers, he finally saw a faint light not far ahead. He thought to himself, if nothing else, this was the nearest village that the female soldiers had just guided.
At this time, under the light of this light of hope, his courage was also a lot stronger. With a gentle swing of the horsewhip and a few blows on the horse's buttocks, the brown steed quickened its pace and galloped briskly towards the distant lights.
After about ten minutes, Fan Xiaoqi finally arrived at the village that he couldn't name. Next to the path that crosses the village, there are only four or five candlelit lanterns, which are still bright. Fan Xiaoqi took advantage of the faint candlelight to observe the surroundings. As far as his eye could see, there were only seven or eight simple huts and an inn with little decoration. And the reason why Fan Xiaoqi could see that there was an inn at this time was simply because on an old wooden signboard at the door of this two-story dilapidated wooden house, the two big characters 'inn' were written with a brush. Otherwise, if he was killed, he wouldn't believe it would be an inn.
At this time, it was not late at night, so the door of the inn was still open. After Fan Xiaoqi dismounted, he led the horse and walked in slowly. Then he looked curiously into the door of the inn.
I saw that in front of the counter not far from the entrance of the inn, a middle-aged man in his forties who looked like the owner of the store had fallen asleep with his chin propped up. Of the two or three tables inside, only one table was sitting with a guest at this time. It looks like he was already drunk.
Through the faint candlelight inside, Fan Xiaoqi looked at the appearance of this guest. Looks like a young man in his early twenties. Gorgeously dressed, tall and handsome. Moreover, this young man's face is so familiar! Who could it be? Fan Xiaoqi's mind suddenly swelled up with an inexplicable foreboding.
In ancient times, candles were not as bright as today's incandescent lamps. It is not easy to see a person's face from 15 meters away. So Fan Xiaoqi took a few more steps forward and looked at his face again. After a moment, he broke out in a cold sweat. It turned out that the guest inside was Li Erbao, who was deceived by him not long ago!
Fan Xiaoqi was startled, turned around and wanted to lead the horse away. However, after a few steps, he stopped.
It is estimated that it is already about ten o'clock in the evening, and if you can find another village, it will take at least three or four hours. And after walking in the dark of night for three or four hours in this barren mountain range, in case, if I encounter bandits or some beast of prey, am I not going to be in danger?
However, stay here......
Fan Xiaoqi couldn't help but think of this, and glanced at Li Erbao, who was drinking inside. He was drunk...... So, I still have a chance to fool around?
After thinking about it for a while, his face showed a strong and resolute look. Then, he tied his horse to a small tree next to him. After correcting his spirit, he walked in with bold steps............